Jing Zhe had no idea what Wu Pin was fantasizing about, because he really couldn't understand it either. Given his current state, what kind of IQ would Wu Pin have to think of going against him?

However, this is understandable from a genetic perspective.

After all, Wu De, Wu Pin, and Lin Wenyao are all grandsons or great-grandsons of the Wu family. The fact that they are all so stupid shows that their genes are pure and there will be no cuckolds in the family.

No, it's hard to say about Lin Wenyao. After all, the Wu family bloodline in him comes from his mother. As for whether his father was cheated on, only his mother knows.

He first glanced at the simpleton, then said seriously, "Why did you hit someone for no reason?"

"He insulted you, so I hit him."

After a moment of silence, Jing Zhe said, "Well done!"

He then asked, "What did you say to me?"

"have no idea."

"Um?"

“I saw him staring at you and moving his mouth, like he was cursing at you, so I hit him.”

"..."

Everyone froze instantly. What a powerful phrase, "it's like I'm insulting you!"

Jing Zhe was a little embarrassed and kicked him: "Next time, wait until he actually curses before you hit him!"

"Yes, young chieftain."

"..."

This made Wu Pin even angrier.

"I told you you did it on purpose! You sent people to beat me up even though I didn't swear at you, haha, I'll remember that, you just wait and see!"

"First of all, you were beaten because of your dereliction of duty, not because you insulted me. If you had insulted me, I would have beaten you up myself."

"..."

Where did I fail in my duty?

Wu Pin, trembling with fear, retorted.

"Since I told you not to let unauthorized personnel into the newspaper office, and these three of them came in today, isn't that dereliction of duty?"

"I tried to stop them, but I got beaten up!"

“You were already beaten by him, so why did you let him in? If you chose to let him in, then you suffered the beating for nothing. So, it was still a dereliction of duty.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Pin was stunned, and inexplicably felt that there seemed to be some truth to it...

"Then, I won't be like you, always waiting and waiting. I'll settle my scores on the spot, instead of just talking big. And I'll keep my word. For example, if I don't let you go to Wuxian Garden, you really won't be able to go, right? And then I'll make you leave the newspaper voluntarily. I believe it won't take more than a few days."

"..."

After saying that, Jing Zhe strode away.

I'm not leaving, I'll make you furious!

Wu Pin stared at Jing Zhe's retreating figure, preparing to spit at him viciously, when Jing Zhe turned around, startling him so much that he swallowed the phlegm that was about to come out of his mouth. He felt incredibly uncomfortable...

...

As they left the newspaper office, Hanhan asked, "Young Master, where are we going?"

"Let's go to the East Palace first for the interview. We can have lunch there; the food there is quite good!"

Jing Zhe vividly remembers the last time he went to the East Palace, when Su Xinping invited him. He misses it dearly.

"Oh, did it take you a long time?"

"Idiot asked again."

Jing Zhe glanced at him, thinking to himself that he didn't actually talk so much nonsense, and then asked, "Just say what you have to say!"

"Oh, it's like this, Miss Zhang came to your house last night, but I told her you weren't home, so she left. This morning when I opened the door early, Miss Zhang was outside, and she seemed to have been waiting for a long time. I told her again that you weren't home, and she left again..."

"You...you're only telling me now?"

"Zhang Xiaoyu must have run into something, coming to see me twice in a row, once in the morning and once in the evening," Jing Zhe said angrily.

"I...forgot..."

He scratched his head sheepishly, looking a little embarrassed.

"You forget everything when you're hitting someone, but you forget everything else. You're such a disgrace!"

"Young chieftain, my mother passed away long ago..."

"roll!"

Jing Zhe kicked him, then said apologetically to Chen Jiannan and the other two, "I have important business to attend to, so I won't go to the East Palace now. You guys go back to the newspaper office and wait for me. After I finish my work this afternoon, we'll go to the East Palace for the interview!"

So he took Hanhan and ran away.

Watching his figure quickly disappear around the street corner, the three of them sighed with regret for missing a luncheon at the Eastern Palace.

The rotating head of the life department was a big fat man named Xiong Qiang. He was the third child in his family, so people in the newspaper affectionately called him Xiong San. With his size, he was quite reliable as the head of the life department. He looked like he knew how to live well.

At this moment, Xiong San said, "President Jing, what urgent matter is it that's even more pressing than going to the Crown Prince's Palace?"

Zhao Wei chuckled: "You just don't understand, do you? Didn't that idiot say it was Miss Zhang? It's definitely a woman's matter!"

"Women's affairs? More important than eating?"

Xiong San scratched his head, still unable to understand how a woman's matter could be so important as to warrant a meal at the Eastern Palace.

The food at the East Palace is second only to that in the Imperial Palace, isn't it?

Thinking of all this, Xiong San sighed again.

In the eyes of the muscular fat man, women are clearly not as important as food.

Zhao Wei rolled his eyes at him: "All you ever do is eat! With your mindset, when will you ever find a wife?"

"What do you need a wife for?"

Xiong San retorted, "I just want to earn more money and eat to my heart's content every day! How much does it cost to marry a wife? You have to buy a house and pay such a huge dowry. If I had that much money, wouldn't it be better to eat more delicious food?"

Zhao Wei was stunned for a moment and found himself speechless.

At this moment, Xiong San asked again, "Hey, a woman who can be valued so much by President Jing must be no ordinary person, right? President Jing can often write such beautiful poems of longing, it must be related to women, right?"

Zhao Wei nodded in agreement, thinking to himself that Jing Zhe's stunningly handsome appearance was indeed not something an ordinary woman could match.

So he asked out of curiosity, "I wonder who this Miss Zhang is!"

As for Chen Jiannan, who had attended the Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering and witnessed Zhang Xiaoyu and Jing Zhe's affectionate relationship, he coughed at this moment and asked smugly, "You don't know who Miss Zhang is, do you? I do!"

Who is it?

The two quickly surrounded them and asked curiously.

"Zhang Family Winery, Zhang Xiaoyu!"

"Wow, it's the beautiful young lady from Zhang's Winery!"

"I heard that Zhang's Distillery has been selling a lot of spirits lately and is making a fortune. What a lucrative business!"

"That's right, the Zhang family is quite remarkable!"

"No wonder President Jing left after hearing that. If it were me, I would go too. If I married Miss Zhang, I would never have to worry about eating well every day!"

"..."

Chen Jiannan looked at Xiong San's face, which was even bigger than Xiong San's round face, and said earnestly, "Minister Xiong, you're overthinking it. If it were you, Miss Zhang would never come!"

"..."

Zhao Wei patted Xiong San on the shoulder to comfort him.

This was indeed a sad story, and Xiong San suddenly felt his eyes well up with tears, and he wanted to cry…

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