Lu Changsheng spent over half a month on his trip to the Ruilong River, waiting until the Lantern Festival concluded and the Tongtian Ranking was posted before finally leaving Fenghua Pavilion.
Upon his departure, the proprietor of Fenghua Pavilion came to see him off in person and waived all his expenses from the past half-month. When Lu Changsheng attempted to decline the gesture, the proprietor insisted, "Having Jieyuan Lu stay at our Fenghua Pavilion is already the greatest honor we could receive. If I were to charge you, I fear I would lose my position here!"
The proprietor was clearly anxious. He was merely a senior manager hired by the Zhou family, and if he failed to manage things properly, he risked being dismissed. Seeing this, Lu Changsheng accepted the gesture and thanked the Zhou family on the proprietor’s behalf.
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