Chen Ruochu suddenly felt somewhat regretful. He had grown up without his mother's care, but Lady Liu treated him better and closer than a real mother. He didn't want to make Lady Liu feel uncomfortable or troubled.
"Hehe, I was just saying it casually, how could I really do that?"
With an awkward smile, Chen Ruochu handed the Golden Plaque to Lin Wei, and when he turned to look at others, his face immediately reverted to its usual polite and distant smile.
"Haha, I finally became the shopkeeper of an Imperial Merchant, haha! Just wait, I'll make sure to swagger around when I go out!"
Liuzi laughed heartily, wrapping his arm around a young attendant beside him and patting his shoulder.
The young lad was barely a teenager, thin and small, unable to withstand Liuzi's strong pats, and immediately began coughing.
