Watching Lin Yi smash a table with a single palm strike, the Minister of Public Works, Lu Feng, immediately delivered a flattering compliment.
"Truly, esteemed Lin has such skill to break a table with one palm. I am blind not to have recognized Mount Tai before me, my vision is truly poor."
This ironically amused Lin Yi who hadn't expected this man to be so adept at sucking up. He pointed at Lu Feng's nose and continued speaking:
"Enough with this nonsense. I'm asking you, whose idea was it not to charge for this construction?"
"Isn't it always like this?"
This question caught Lu Feng off guard. Since taking his post at the Ministry of Industry, he had never charged anyone, when building residences for princes and nobles wasn't everyone at their beck and call?
Lin Yi nodded, uttering three 'good's in a row, leaving Lu Feng somewhat bewildered, not knowing what Lin Yi was really getting at:
