Chapter 443: The Old Man’s Test (II)

When Han Ruochen heard that she needed to go to the sea again, she could not help but frown. "To the sea?" She thought that she had already brought enough ’good things’, but now Zhai Muchen was asking her to go to the sea again. Wasn’t he the one who told her that there was no need when she handed him the seafood yesterday?

Zhai Muchen saw the confusion in her eyes; he knew that she was a bit startled by his sudden request but he also knew that this request of his was something that he could not ignore for the time being. "I know that I did tell you that you don’t need to go to the sea for the time being but unfortunately I ended up being dragged into a mess." When Zhai Muchen thought about what happened last night, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Last night, the old man called him and gave him a bunch of instructions but the temptations that he gave him were too tempting for him to ignore. If Han Ruochen could pass this test, then Zhai Muchen knew that the old man would most likely take Han Ruochen as his disciple. That old man had a bunch of connections that could help Han Ruochen in the future and Zhai Muchen did not want to miss this opportunity on account of Han Ruochen.

"What kind of mess?" When Han Ruochen heard Zhai Muchen’s response, she could not help but frown. What did he mean by these words? Who could drag the heir of the Zhai family as well as the chief of the army into a mess?

"It’s like this." Zhai Muchen took out a set of documents from his bag and handed them to Han Ruochen. After he handed her the documents, he continued to speak to her in a politely firm tone. "In a few days there will be foreign dignitaries who will be coming to the county. Though the seafood that you caught is indeed quite thrilling in the eyes of the locals, it’s nothing much in the eyes of those foreign dignitaries. So, the old man asked me to send you this map as well as what he wants."

The old man might have retired but he was still the same arrogant little man who wanted to prove that his country was no less than others. Since that was the case, he would not admit defeat.

Zhai Muchen glanced at Han Ruochen, who was studying the map and continued, "There is no pressure; if you cannot steer on this route, then you can always refuse. I came to you because I had a feeling that you would be able to steer your boat on this route."

Han Ruochen frowned. She had a feeling that the man was not telling her the truth but she couldn’t forcefully rip the truth out of his mouth either, so she could only furrow her brows and read the map carefully and at the same time, she loaded the map into the sea scanning system. The more she looked at it, the more she could not help but frown. This route was not a simple one; if she was not careful, then there was a good chance that she might be washed ashore and would never be able to come up the troubled waters.

But Zhai Muchen was the one who brought this map to her and Han Ruochen had a feeling that there was more to his request. She pursed her lips and replied, "The route is indeed difficult but it is not impossible to follow. Brother Muchen, I will make this trip but first I need to go back to the hospital and tell my dad about it." She might be an adult but she could not just drop everything and leave whenever she wanted, especially when her dad was in the hospital.

"Of course, you don’t have to rush to the sea just because I asked you. Talk with your dad first; if he agrees, then you can make this trip."

"Okay, Brother Muchen. I will be taking my leave now." Han Ruochen nodded as she rolled the documents and decided to read the rest of them at the hospital. "I will call you once I catch the seafood listed in the documents."

"Sure." Zhai Muchen did not manage to speak much with Han Ruochen, as she was hurrying down the boat already. It seemed like she was quite eager to steer the boat on this route.

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"Sister, I am back." Han Ruochen walked inside the ward, where she saw Han Xuehan talking with Han Yichen and his ward mate. Even though her sister was not a hard-tempered person, she was quite good at socialising. With a gentle smile on her lips, she was easily able to win the hearts of the two men and even entertained them quite a bit.

Han Xuehan raised her head and looked at Han Ruochen. When she saw that her sister was back, she gently smiled at her and said to her, "Ruochen, why did you come back in a hurry? Go and wash your face; look how badly you are sweating." Han Xuehan felt terrible when she saw that her sister was running around all day long; it was all because she was useless and could not earn a penny. The last time she saw Han Yong and Han Ruochen sitting down in peace —she could not even remember it!

"Okay." Han Ruochen nodded and then placed the documents down on the table before walking to the restroom and washing her face. She also wiped the sweat off her body and returned to the room, where everyone was peeking at the bunch of documents that she had brought with her.

"Ruochen, what did you bring back with you?" Han Yichen asked with a frown on his face. He could see that the first paper had a map but he had no idea what else was there. What was more, everything on it was written in english! Since when did his daughter start understanding english? No, since when she was able to read english?