During Chu Zhishui's business trip to the Yinhai Bureau, she was always soft-spoken and professional, chatting and strolling with Director Ye without saying a word. For the first time, she bluntly acted as if she had nothing to do with the matter, which completely choked Ye Huayu to the point of being speechless.

Ye Huayu was confused: "Wait, you're making me a little confused."

The simple and direct attitude of a human colleague would confuse anyone.

Chu Zhishui's face was calm: "Director Ye, there is nothing confusing about this. You tell me a story and I will tell you a story."

"What story?"

"In fact, it's not a story, but scientific common sense. The earth we live on depends on the sun all the time, but the sun will become a 'red giant' in 5 billion years. By then, the high temperature will bake the surface of the earth, and everything on the earth will perish. Moreover, during the expansion of the 'red giant', it may even swallow the earth next to it."

Chu Zhishui said seriously: "If you are very worried about the future, you can also keep the 'red giant' in mind and worry about the two things at the same time."

Ye Huayu was incredible: "How can I care about the sun!?"

Chu Zhishui asked back: "How can I care about monsters?"

"..."

In Chu Zhishui's view, worrying about Xin Yunmao provoking a war is just like worrying about the sun swallowing the earth. They are all so far away that there is no need to think about them. Anyway, they have nothing to do with her.

"No, these two things are different." Ye Huayu finally regained his sanity. He raised his neck and said firmly, "Of course you can take care of the monster's affairs, as long as you don't bring him to Yinhai again."

Ye Huayu recently figured out that if it weren't for Chu Zhishui, Xin Yunmao would not leave Huaijiang. Although he couldn't understand the relationship between the two, he could infer from clues that Chu Zhishui had a certain restraint on Xin Yunmao.

As long as Xin Yunmao didn't come to Yinhai again, they would have nothing to do with him, so naturally there was no need to worry.

Chu Zhishui was silent for a moment, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I'm sorry that I can't agree to your request. It depends on the work arrangement of the department."

"Xiao Chu, what work arrangement does it depend on?" Ye Huayu said loudly, "He is not a monster in the bureau, but you brought him here. You might lose your job!"

Chu Zhishui looked at the excited Ye Huayu. She thought motionlessly for a few seconds, and suddenly smiled: "Oh, really? Lose my job? Are you ready to sue me?"

Her smile was soft and her attitude was gentle, but the words she said were completely opposite to her expression.

Ye Huayu: “?”

Chu Zhishui clasped her hands and said in an orderly manner: “First, I belong to the Huaijiang Observation Bureau, and you are the director of the Yinhai Observation Bureau. It is doubtful whether you are qualified to assign me work at will; second, unless a major work accident occurs, the bureau is not qualified to dismiss employees without reason. Please produce evidence of my violation in accordance with the regulations to prove that I made mistakes at work; third, as a human being working in the bureau, I feel that you have racial discrimination in the workplace, which has caused great harm to me physically and mentally. Maybe I will report the situation to the bureau.”

She finished her words in one breath without any stuttering in between, and she looked completely confident.

Ye Huayu's head was buzzing with confusion at her logical and meticulous words, and he finally said hastily, "How did I discriminate against you?"

Chu Zhishui said calmly, "Even if he didn't discriminate against me, you discriminated against him."

Ye Huayu argued, "I have just made it clear that he is not the monster in the bureau!"

"It turns out that you are just like humans. You seem to get along well with each other, but you just haven't harmed each other's interests. I thought only humans would be like this. When you think about it this way, the principles of everything are similar." Chu Zhishui sighed when she heard him being so stubborn, "Director Ye, you are really very human."

Ye Huayu once said that people in the bureau are shrewd and calculating, and they are ruthless in harming their peers. They look disdainful of those who make agreements for money and power and cause trouble. She was hurt by Ye Huayu's words at first, but now she finds that he is no different from humans, except that monsters care not about money and power, but monster spirit or other things.

Ye Huayu looked at her in confusion, as if he didn't understand what she meant.

"When you need him, you choose to join forces, but when the crisis is resolved, you are afraid of being bullied. What do you mean by a quarter of the Dragon God? Isn't it equivalent to resources or money in the human world?" Chu Zhishui raised her eyes slowly, "Ask yourself, if he really wanted to rob you, would he have waited until today?"

Although Xin Yunmao brags about himself all day long, many of his words are probably correct. He is quite powerful among monsters. He doesn't care about observing the soul of the Dragon God, which means he really has no interest in these things.

Ye Huayu frowned: "You think too simply."

"It's not that I'm simple, it's that you're too complicated. You always think badly of others subconsciously. Maybe it's your own projection. One day when you are in a high position, you want to step on others."

Because you can't help but bully others when you get to a high position, you think that everyone in the world is the same as you.

Chu Zhishui lowered her eyes and said: "As a real outsider, I can objectively comment that Director Hu and Director Miao may not have a good relationship with him, but they are better than you in one aspect. They won't discuss his affairs in private, at least they have never told me."

Hu Chenrui and Miao Lu should have the same concerns about Xin Yunmao, but they will not reveal things to her as a human being. She communicated with Director Hu privately, and Director Hu never said a bad word about Xin Yunmao; Director Miao always showed his claws to Xin Yunmao, but in the end he still let him enter the observation department.

She originally thought that Xin Yunmao was just wandering around Huaijiang Bureau, but the monsters outside actually talked more about him, and even couldn't pretend to be peaceful on the surface.

It's hard to imagine what kind of life he has lived for thousands of years, and it's hard to imagine how he felt when she first mocked him for not feeling the kindness of others.

He once said: "Not all monsters can be considered the same world. Aren't you humans the same? You just said it yourself, it's just that the environment is different, and the difference is very big. I'm different from them, but I still stay, and you can do the same."

As a human, she can indeed stay, and his peers treat her better than him.

"To be honest, I had a very bad impression of him when I first met him, and I said a lot of very impolite things to him, but I have not been retaliated against so far. He is really not the type to hold grudges." Chu Zhishui stared at Ye Huayu and laughed, "Why don't you try to understand him? You have had more time to get along with him than I have."

Ye Huayu questioned unhappily: "Do you think understanding him can change anything?"

Chu Zhishui said calmly: "I don't know what can be changed, but I think this is beneficial to the safety of Director Ye."

Ye Huayu: "?"

She smiled and asked: "Do you think green tea tastes good?"

Ye Huayu was suddenly interrupted. He scratched his head and asked: "By the way, how do you grow green tea? Old Hu is hiding it from me."

Ye Huayu had tasted green tea before, and wondered what kind of black technology the Huaijiang Bureau had that could use tea to nourish monsters.

Chu Zhishui calmed down and said, "It was his demonic energy that infused it."

"???"

She smiled brightly, "So, if you want to have good green tea every year and do business in harmony, then try to understand and accept him, and then remember to buy tea at four times the price next year."

Ye Huayu hadn't recovered from the previous news, and was shocked by the next news: "Wait, why are they raising the price?"

The price of green tea at the Huaijiang Bureau was already close to the highest price in the market, but now she said she wanted to quadruple the price, aiming for an astronomical figure.

Chu Zhishui remained calm and explained, "Oh, because there will be a disaster next year, the price will fluctuate a little."

The relationship between Huaijiang Bureau and Yinhai Bureau has capsized, and the storm of love has ruined the green tea garden. Of course, the price of green tea will increase.

Ye Huayu felt even more absurd: "There will be a disaster next year, and we know this year!?"

He would believe such a contrived reason for the price increase!

"Of course, if you insist that he is not a monster in the bureau, then both Green Tea and the monster will be in danger." Chu Zhishui tilted her head, her face was innocent, and she said in a friendly tone, "I'm not his section chief and I have no reason to care about him. It's not difficult to understand if he smashes an ancient building or an office building, right?"

Ye Huayu was shocked when he heard this. He swallowed nervously and reminded, "...You just said that he wouldn't retaliate."

"He won't take the initiative to retaliate, but I can remind him. After all, I'm a human being. The higher the position, the better he is at bullying others, and maybe he will bully monsters. Don't you understand this best?" Chu Zhishui smiled and said, "Which one will Director Ye choose?"

Ye Huayu: "..."

This human being is just like Hu Chenrui, a black-bellied old fox with a smile! The most terrifying thing is that she has no demonic aura but is paired with an untouchable deified monster!

Ye Huayu was silent for a long time. After a tangled psychological struggle, he was finally forced to change his words under threat, and said weakly: "He has been one of the staff members of the Economic Development Section of Huaijiang Bureau since ancient times."

Facing Kong Que's compromise, Chu Zhishui clapped her hands with a smile on her face and praised him generously: "You are really good at being a human being!"

Ye Huayu returned in defeat. He observed her expression and tried: "Then the green tea..."

"Four times the price." Chu Zhishui said, "If you think it's unlucky, you can change it to five times."

Ye Huayu decisively closed his mouth.

At the door of the office, Chu Zhishui suddenly remembered something before leaving. She stopped and turned around: "Oh, there is one more thing I have been wanting to tell you."

Ye Huayu was afraid that she would ask for an exorbitant price or let Xin Yunmao smash the building. He suddenly felt a pang in his heart: "What is it?"

Chu Zhishui said sincerely: "Your watch is really tacky, to be honest, it makes you look vulgar."

She was embarrassed to speak when she first came to Yinhai Bureau, but now that she had such an in-depth exchange with Director Ye, adding this sentence was not offensive. She once suspected that Director Kongque had been deceived by someone, otherwise why would he choose such an ugly style.

Ye Huayu was stunned for a moment, then he cackled like an enraged bird, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "You can insult my demon character at will, but you can't say my watch is ugly!"

Chu Zhishui: "..." So insulting his watch is more serious than insulting him?

At the gate of Yinhai Bureau, Du Zigui drove the car to the gate of the guesthouse, and even Ye Huayu and other demons came to say goodbye.

When Chu Zhishui saw the huge battle, she knew that it was not aimed at her. She was afraid that the demons of Yinhai Bureau would have another dispute with Xin Yunmao, but the office conversation in the morning obviously had some effect on Director Ye.

Ye Huayu and other demons were no longer murderous, they just came to say goodbye.

Ye Huayu looked at Xin Yunmao, who was calm and composed. His expression was unpredictable, but he finally bowed his head and bowed respectfully: "Farewell, Lord God."

The arrogant and ostentatious peacock put away his eye-catching feathers and finally faced the existence of the monster in front of him.

Xin Yunmao was stunned by this scene. He didn't understand the change in Ye Huayu's attitude, especially since the peacock had never been beaten before, so he shouldn't call him like that. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said puzzledly: "What a surprise."

Ye Huayu said with a stiff face: "Thank you for the tea, Lord God."

He knew the truth about the tea from Chu Zhishui, and only then did he taste a different flavor. Putting aside other right and wrongs, just looking at the green tea that has the effect of nourishing the demonic energy, they really owed him.

What you owe must be paid back, this is the principle of monsters.

Xin Yunmao was silent for a longer time this time, until he followed Chu Zhishui into the car and was really leaving the bureau, he replied lightly: "It's a small matter."

He didn't irrigate the tea garden for them, but their reaction made him feel strange, as if it was the first time in a thousand years that he communicated with the monsters outside without any other mixture.

Chu Zhishui sat next to him, her expression was gentle, and she smiled politely: "Director Ye, then we will set off."

"Well, say hello to Lao Hu for me."

"Okay, we will also try to come to Yinhai often."

"...Okay."

At the airport, Du Zigui drove Chu Zhishui and Xin Yunmao to the terminal. He opened the trunk and was about to help Chu Zhishui take out the suitcase, but Xin Yunmao reached out to shake it first, which frightened Du Zigui and he withdrew his hand in panic.

Xin Yunmao ignored him. He calmly put the suitcase on the ground, pulled it naturally, and walked to Chu Zhishui.

Du Zigui was amazed at this scene. He didn't expect Xin Yunmao to carry luggage and be so approachable. He thought for a moment, shook off his fear, and showed a sincere smile: "Then you two are welcome to come to Yinhai again next time."

Chu Zhishui hurriedly said: "Thank you, you have worked hard these days."

Du Zigui can be said to be the most tired demon on this trip. He has been busy these days and often drives to pick them up.

Xin Yunmao also nodded to Du Zigui, which made Du Zigui sigh.

After saying goodbye, Du Zigui drove away, leaving only one person and one demon.

Chu Zhishui turned around and saw Xin Yunmao holding a suitcase. He stood at the entrance of the terminal and looked at him curiously. He didn't look like a mysterious demon in the crowd, but more like an ordinary person with a touch of fireworks.

Thinking of this, she was no longer new to Yinhai City, but he actually didn't visit here much, but he didn't have enough time to visit this time.

"I suddenly came up with an idea. I can take you on more business trips in the future." Chu Zhishui smiled, "Next time, we don't need to fall, and we can really take the plane back."

As a mortal, she couldn't control what would happen a thousand years later, nor did she know how short a hundred years was for monsters, but she could leave some pleasant memories for her monster friends in the years that were within her reach. She

now knew his identity. They might not be colleagues, but they should be considered friends.

Xin Yunmao looked at her deeply, pursed his lips slightly, as if he was embarrassed, and spoke hesitantly: "I know you can't leave me, but you don't have to say it so directly in public."

It is said that human aircraft only take a few hours, but she didn't expect that she would need his company during this short period of time.

"???"

Chu Zhishui's inner tenderness vanished. After listening to his ridiculous remarks, she couldn't help but hold her forehead with a headache and gritted her teeth and said, "You should find a place where no one is and disappear right now."

Xin Yunmao doubted, "Why are you so anxious?"

"I'm afraid I can't help but beat you up."

"..."

She shouldn't have sympathy and pity for the empty-headed bamboo monster. Maybe he doesn't care at all about being looked down upon or isolated by other monsters. His brain circuits are different from those of normal people or monsters! He

was right not to talk to other monsters for thousands of years, otherwise his narcissism would have been exposed long ago!

At that time, other monsters would no longer be afraid of him provoking a war, but would think that he had a problem with his brain, and the cold and arrogant filter of the Conferred God Monster would be shattered, revealing his true face as the God of Funny and the God of Narcissism.

The next day, the business trip to Yinhai City came to an end. Chu Zhishui returned to Huaijiang Observation Bureau and felt that everything was new.

The familiar bureau was full of lush vegetation, and the breeze seemed to warm the Huaijiang River a little. The temperature rose after a few days of absence, and a layer of summer air gradually rose. The environment of Huaijiang Bureau was still quiet and peaceful. Compared with the bustling Yinhai Bureau in the city center, it exuded the tranquility of a remote small place.

In the office of the Economic Development Section, Chu Zhishui was on the phone with Director Qin.

Director Qin's voice was excited on the phone: "Xiao Chu, we have already started cooperation with them. We have been trying to find tea farmers to promote Huaijiang tea in the past few days. The live broadcast data is not bad. It seems quite reliable now."

"Your bureau also has products. Hurry up and try them all. It just so happens that there is support for publicity recently. It would be a pity to miss this wave of popularity."

"Okay, thank you. We will seize the time now."

Chu Zhishui originally connected Director Qin and the live broadcaster. Director Qin has local resources and policy support, and the person in charge of live broadcast has a mature process system. Unexpectedly, Huaijiang tea really became a little popular. Because Huaijiang tea is a poverty alleviation and agricultural product, it has a good recommendation position on A and has attracted a lot of attention recently.

Director Qin knew that Huaijiang Bureau did not sell green tea, but he remembered that there were other related products that could be launched together with this wave of momentum.

The three demons of yellow, black and white have also made some achievements recently. Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei have jointly developed a scalp nourishing cream, and Xiao Huang has also made ginger candy with unique flavors on his own. Lao Bai came to the tea garden relatively late. He had just finished with the ginseng on the mountain and had not had time to participate in product research and development.

After experiencing Guanju brand tea, Chu Zhishui was also familiar with the product packaging and other processes. She had arranged Guanju brand ginger candy and scalp nourishing cream early, and put the two new products on the live broadcast after completing various procedures.

She was bored and flipped through the live broadcast room. These days, she can always see Huaijiang tea, and often see some familiar old faces, all of whom were tea farmers who gathered at the gate of the tea garden to chat. Some of them were really good at speaking, and they were very excited to introduce tea, just like when they were popularizing science to Chu Zhishui.

Some of them had high sales volume. One of them was a tea farmer who once claimed to have 200 mu of tea, and his sales volume was as high as 20,000+; another one was a big brother who said he also grew white tea, and his sales volume was also 10,000+.

Chu Zhishui looked at the sales volume of the products in the bureau again. The sales volume of Guanju brand scalp nourishing cream was 81, and the sales volume of Guanju brand flavored ginger candy was 34.

In comparison, the data was miserable.

Chu Zhishui leaned back on the chair and sighed, "Damn it, I still have to find a way to promote it."

Everything is difficult at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end. The road to wealth in the Economic Development Department is even more difficult. When can she live an easy life like the Silver Sea Bureau, where she can make money by collecting rent?

During lunch break, Xin Yunmao never stayed in the house. He would run under the big tree to bask in the sun and complete his daily photosynthesis.

There were only Chu Zhishui and Jin Yu in the office. Chu Zhishui lay flat on the chair and found bubbles in the air. The colorful bubbles were floating everywhere in the room, shining and spinning in the sun, a very dreamy and magical scene.

"Jin Yu, you are watching TV again." Chu Zhishui said helplessly, "Don't watch it when he comes back. He will be very upset when he sees the room full of bubbles."

"Wuwuwuwu, okay..." Jin Yu shrank in front of the screen with red eyes. She stared at the video screen intently, and seemed to be moved to tears. She responded to Chu Zhishui's words absent-mindedly, and more and more bubbles popped out.

Chu Zhishui went on a business trip to Yinhai City. Jin Yu was alone in the house with nothing to do, so Yu Yu started to slack off, and the way to slack off was to watch TV series.

The simple Jin Yu would feel real emotions when watching TV series, and would produce a large number of bubbles from time to time.

"This is a real soap opera." Chu Zhishui stood up with emotion. She poked the bubbles in front of her and walked to Jin Yu's side curiously. "Is it really that good? Aren't domestic dramas a mess?"

Jin Yu enthusiastically recommended: "Wuwuwu, this drama is really good. I never watched dramas before. I wish everyone was watching this drama. Many people are discussing it every day on the Internet!"

"It seems that I have been expelled from the community." Chu Zhishui said casually, "What is it about?"

"The heroine is a plant demon who has transformed into a human being, and the hero is a gentle university professor of botany. They slowly developed feelings after meeting each other, but now they can't be together due to life span, and I guess they're going to be tortured!" Jin Yu whispered, "I originally wanted to save two episodes to watch later, but now I can't stop watching it."

Chu Zhishui looked subtle: "No, it turns out you are also interested in people, I thought you were only interested in fish."

This sounds like an old-fashioned modern fantasy romance drama, but she didn't expect that this kind of plot is not only lethal to humans, but also to monsters. Do monsters fantasize about falling in love with humans?

Thinking this way, in the ancient Liao Zhai novels, could it be that there are also audiences among monsters?

Jin Yu said honestly, "No, I'm only interested in pretty faces."

Chu Zhishui: "..." This is too true.

Chu Zhishui had nothing to do during the break, so she simply stood aside and watched, chatting with Jin Yu.

The plot of this TV series is quite fast, and it is understandable why Jin Yu can't keep it up. I watched it a little bit and finished it unknowingly, especially when the progress bar jumps automatically at the end.

Jin Yu's recommendation was successful, and she asked happily: "Is it beautiful? Is it beautiful?"

Sometimes, people or monsters are much happier to recommend something they like than to appreciate it alone.

Chu Zhishui couldn't bear to see Jin Yu disappointed, so she politely replied: "It's okay."

The handsome and affectionate face of the male protagonist appeared on the computer screen. The close-up shot made his eyebrows clearly visible. He stared at her with warm and bright eyes, making Jin Yu hold her breath and twist around.

Chu Zhishui stood beside Jin Yu and didn't notice that the bubbles in the room disappeared. They were already clean in the air.

Suddenly, a cold and resentful voice came from behind: "What are you looking at?"

Chu Zhishui had a bad feeling in her heart. She turned around and saw a demon with a bad face: "..."

Xin Yunmao came back at some point and pointed at the actor on the screen, frowning and said: "Him? Good-looking?"

Chu Zhishui retreated tactically. She touched her face subconsciously and asked tentatively: "...Okay?"

Xin Yunmao felt stuffy in his chest, his face was extremely gloomy, and he crossed his arms across his chest unhappily: "Make a wish to me."

Chu Zhishui was stunned: "Why?"

He said unconvinced: "Make a wish to me, let me heal your eyes."

"..."