"Why should I give it to you? Are you in the Imperial College?" Du Hui's eyes were blazing, and his face looked increasingly ferocious. "You encouraged her to engrave it for the government. If you miss this opportunity, you're ruining her future. There's no second set of 'Tracing the Origins of Cultural Heritage'. This opportunity is fleeting. What do you want her to do in the future? Even if we don't consider her present, we have to consider her future and plan for her in the long run. She's free now, but what if she gets married and has children?"
Why were they getting more and more rambling and arguing? Xu Jiang and the others rushed forward to try to stop them, but to no avail.
"She has a future at her feet, a future in her hands. How can it be cut short just like that? Even without 'Tracing the Origins of Cultural Heritage,' she could still publish other books. But if this ambition is cut short, then it's truly over." Lou Jing snorted, "And you're using starting a family and having children as an excuse? Can't our Lou family afford to raise children? Will we mistreat our own family?"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then fell silent.
Xu Jiang was stunned.
Du Hui came back to his senses, pointed at Lou Jing and called him "you" for a long time, and finally said, "You are so shameless."
Yuan Zuzhi nodded in agreement.
Zeng Zhui was trying so hard to hold back his laughter that he was almost shaking like a sieve.
Deng Yuechuan whispered to his students, "Does this Shopkeeper Xu have any connection with Lou Jing?"
Li Tongxue whispered to him, and he said, "Oh—" "I see."
Zhong Lu bowed and said, "Congratulations." Then he was met with Du Hui's angry glare.
Xu Jiang finally came to her senses, patted her face, and walked over to Du Hui and Lou Jing, bowing to them. "Please calm down, gentlemen. If you want to blame me for this, blame me for not thinking it through sooner. I apologize to you both. Please don't get angry because of me."
"I'm not angry." Lou Jing waved his hand at her, his expression softening as he jokingly said, "Unlike someone who's like a firecracker that explodes at the slightest touch."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.
Du Hui was neither angry nor annoyed at the moment, so he just kept a straight face and said nothing.
Zeng Zhui stared at his own Lao Du and thought to himself: You know what, he really looks like a firecracker.
Xu Jiang was afraid Du Hui would explode again, so she coaxed him softly, "I know you're worried about me, sir, and I'm deeply grateful. To be frank, I've always considered you my own elder, but this incident has really woken me up. My master's ambition shouldn't be forced upon me. Wouldn't that be unfilial and unrighteous? Besides, all my skills were taught by my master, and they are the foundation of my life that no one else can take away. Please believe me, sir, that even if the bookstore doesn't publish this set of 'Tracing the Origins of Literary Traces,' I can still secure a place in the capital."
Du Huixin softened his tone after hearing these words, and he walked down the stairs. "You are a person with strong opinions. Since you have made your decision, I can't say anything more."
Xu Jiang felt relieved and said with a smile, "Thank you for your understanding, sir."
"Didn't you just say you treated me like your own elder? Why are you being so polite now?" Du Hui glanced at Lou Jing and asked, "Did you really mean what you said to me last time at the Yuan family?"
When Yuan Zuzhi heard that there was something else he could do, he pricked up his ears.
When Lou Jing saw him looking at him, he felt that this matter was related to his family, and he also stared at the two of them.
Xu Jiang laughed dryly and said, "Weren't you still angry at that time?"
Du Hui stared at Lou Jing and sneered, "I'm no longer angry now."
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