I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

But... if you can fall in love with someone else, then you're no longer "age"...

Looking at the gilded cub lying in his arms, letting him ravage it, Nian fell silent.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything? Is the signal bad?"

Seeing that Nian had remained silent, Bai Zhou raised an eyebrow and asked softly.

"Hmm? Who's disturbing me..."

The beast, who was enjoying a massage from its "servant," opened its eyes slightly annoyed and looked at the iron block that had released a small spell.

"Σ(???ノ)ノ"

With a sharp screech, the beast had already burrowed into Bai Zhou's large clothes.

"Hahaha..."

Nian let out an awkward but polite laugh.

"Xiao Bai, you're getting more and more sophisticated..."

The woman looked at her man with a complicated expression, seemingly reflecting on his growth.

Going back to the Fourteenth Prince's "slacking off"? How can the Vice Minister's affairs be considered "slacking off"?

"What happened? What did Ah Xi say that made you like this? Did he scold you?"

Seeing the strange-looking Nian, Xi asked her in confusion.

"evening……"

Nian looked at her younger sister and showed a touched expression.

"Uh... whatever, it doesn't matter."

Xi waved her hand dismissively and asked again, "Did A-Xi say when he'll be back?"

She had been looking forward to traveling after the New Year for a long time.

"Yes, soon. It will take two or three days at most, and if things go smoothly, I'll be back by tomorrow night."

Nian twisted her neck, half-closed her eyes, leaned back on the soft sofa, picked up the remote control, and started watching a show.

"Tomorrow night..."

Xi frowned slightly and began to think about what dishes to make for tomorrow night.

Leaving aside their leisurely life at home, things are more complicated during the day.

The despised fragment discovered its embarrassing situation; the Sui Beast was almost evolving into Mosquito Coil Sui.

"It's just that we were seen, there's no need to make a fuss about it."

Bai Zhou patted Sui, whose clothes were stretched taut, and tried to pull Him out of the clothes.

"You don't understand...you don't understand..."

The boy stubbornly resisted the hand that was holding him, refusing to let go.

How could a little dragon possibly understand that predicament?

"...Fine, fine. Whatever you say."

He has other things to do, so let him do whatever he wants.

……

"Lord Jingzhe, this is today's case. Please take a look."

The temple official's words were not inappropriate, but her superior stared at her intently.

"Call me Lord Zuo Shaoqing."

The junior temple official replied with a puzzled look:

"But this is only your first day in office..."

"It was the next day."

She corrected him, then took the files and prepared to go back to her office to slowly peruse them.

"Oh dear..."

Watching the girl's departing figure, the temple master chuckled and shook his head.

It seems that the promotion is something that makes the young lord truly happy, as he's even willing to make jokes about it.

"Hmm... this case is quite simple."

After quickly finishing processing the files, the girl, who was in a slacking-off state, looked out the window and hummed a little tune, secretly grabbing her phone.

"Hey, let me see if Mr. Bai has posted anything lately..."

"Happy Chinese New Year... that was a long time ago. I also liked that post."

"My dear grandson has gone to college... Empty nester, so sad (emoji)... There are comments below... Grandpa and grandson interacting, so interesting."

"Hmm... the champion of the bun-eating contest... this is the one Mr. Bai is raising..."

"Um……"

As she scrolled up through the posts, the girl suddenly noticed that the other person had updated their status.

[Xi: Passing by Dali Temple, I stopped by to take a picture and see what the little ones were working so hard to build. ??]

There are also photos.

The handsome man carried a disdainful-looking cub on his shoulder, slung a bag over his shoulder, and waved to the camera with a smile.

"Mr. Bai...hehehe, I was the first to like this."

Upon seeing this post, Jingzhe quickly clicked the little heart icon.

"but……"

After laughing, she awkwardly realized something was wrong.

She saw the stone lion behind the other person, as well as a Dali Temple official who was passing by.

The girl glanced at the title of the other person's post again...

"Wait... Mr. Bai is at the Dali Temple!"

Wouldn't that mean...?

She was caught slacking off?

Oh no, oh no... what am I going to do...

The girl was struggling with her decision when the other person's social media posts received several new responses in quick succession. Driven by curiosity about Mr. Bai's interpersonal relationships, she temporarily set aside her worries and focused intently on following the gossip.

[I'm so tired: Welcome, Ancestor!!! (The dragon applauds)]

[Without rules, there can be no order: We hope the children will satisfy you (?)]

"..."

Looking at the two nicknames, the Qilin girl fell into deep thought.

The first one looks like the one in the palace, right? Is that one also slacking off?

The second one...

The girl opened her friends list, and the status of her friend labeled "Boss" was clearly visible.

Oh no, oh no... If I get caught, will my salary be docked again this month?

"Hmm? Mr. Bai responded?"

The girl looked over.

[Xi replied to "I'm so tired": You're slacking off again? And you still want a vacation?]

[Xi replied: Without rules, there can be no order. ??]

[I'm so tired. Reply to Xi: Please forgive me! I'll get back to work right away!]

[Without rules, there can be no order. Reply to Xi: ???]

"..."

Why does it sound like an elderly people having a conversation? And... isn't that person a little too lively?

"Well... compared to those..."

The girl looked at a red dot in the message with a bitter expression.

"Hmm... Little Awakening also liked my post."

After responding to each of the people who commented on his post, Bai Zhou smiled as he looked at the first person who liked his post.

"Alright, I just bought some snacks, I'll take them to her."

Open the dialog box, compose a message, and send it.

As expected, a response was received in less than three seconds.

Mr. Bai, where are you? Please wait a moment, I'll come get you right away!

"Ah...where am I?"

Bai looked around and then at Sui.

"Why are you looking at me? I've never been good at remembering directions."

"Hmm...that's a bit troublesome."

After much thought, Bai Zhou found a relatively reliable location: "the main house between two large willow trees" and sent it to the other party.

"...Why did Mr. Bai go to the files office?"

Although puzzled, the girl immediately replied, telling the other person to wait for her there, and that she would be there soon.

Yes……

I'll be there soon.