Manager Shi's eyes flickered as he took in the long line of carriages parked outside. It seemed the Gu family had struck it rich out in the world.
He led the group to the mayor's office. Originally, the mayor had no desire to deal with such a thankless task and wanted to send them away to handle it themselves. But the moment he saw the calling card Gu Yi submitted, he immediately sprang to his feet.
"So Mr. Gu hailed from our very own town! I was blind to who I was speaking to. Please forgive me for slighting you all." Although he was the mayor of a town, he had only obtained the position through connections; strictly speaking, he didn't even have an official rank. Standing before him were the relatives of the top scholar! How could a lowly mayor like him dare to offend them?
