When someone called out to him, Boss Gou turned around.
At first glance, he didn't recognize him, because the Master Qu had been beaten so badly that he was no longer the same person he used to be.
After confirming that the "pig-headed man" in front of him was indeed Master Qu, Boss Gou rushed up like a madman and grabbed him by the neck.
"Give me my money back! Give me my money back!"
"Let go...let go first..."
Master Qu struggled for a long time, but in the end, thanks to Boss Gou's mercy, he was not strangled to death.
"Cough cough cough..."
Master Qu coughed loudly a few times, then said, "Boss Gou, I understand how you feel, but as you can see, I'm in a worse situation than you! At least you still have your textile factory, but I don't even have the Qu Family Cloth Shop anymore!"
"What good is a textile factory? I've already offended the Zhou family's cloth workshop. If I can't sell coarse cloth to them anymore, who else can I sell it to?"
Boss Gou's textile factory is the largest in Ruzhou City. The only two largest cloth shops in Ruzhou City are Zhou Family Cloth Shop and Qu Family Cloth Shop. Now that Qu Family Cloth Shop has been acquired by Zhou Family Cloth Shop, Zhou Family Cloth Shop will dominate Ruzhou City.
If Zhou's cloth shop doesn't buy Boss Gou's coarse cloth, then his coarse cloth will basically be unsellable.
So he said fiercely again, "If you hadn't said that the Crown Prince of Yu would definitely protect me, I wouldn't have done it! I may not be able to see the Crown Prince of Yu, but you—you have to give me the money!"
Boss Gou sees no hope for the future, so he's trying to cut his losses and take whatever he can get.
Master Qu's eyes darted around, and he said, "The young master will definitely protect us, there's no doubt about that. Besides, do you think that no matter how powerful the Zhou family's cloth workshop is, it can't be as powerful as the Yu Prince's Mansion?"
Boss Gou thought for a moment and then remained silent.
Seeing that Boss Gou had been calmed down, Master Qu smiled and said, "However, the young master also said..."
"..."
...
With that, Jing Zhe had successfully completed his mission.
With the Qu family's cloth shop gone, the Zhou family's cloth workshop won over a wave of people, and from then on, the Zhou family's cloth workshop had no rivals in Ruzhou City.
Both the Da'an Newspaper Office and Wenxiangju were operating well, so that evening, Jing Zhe hosted a banquet at Wenxiangju, which was a real celebration banquet. The newspaper office staff and Zhou's Cloth Shop employees were together, while Jing Zhe was with Zhou Ziqiong and his women.
However, in his excitement, Jing Zhe went to other tables and drank quite a bit with Chen Jiannan and the others. Chen Jiannan also reported to him that he had recruited some talented people in Ruzhou City to join the newspaper in the past few days, and they had begun to familiarize themselves with the newspaper's operating procedures. Even if they left, he could rest assured.
Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe knew it was time to leave.
As the saying goes, it's not the wine that intoxicates, but the person themselves. After wandering around downstairs and returning upstairs, Jing Zhe was already slightly tipsy.
Upon entering the room, Jing Zhe saw Zhang Xiaoyu, Mu Qingren, and Wang Yingqiu sitting around Zhou Ziqiong, talking about something. Zhou Ziqiong's face was flushed.
Upon seeing Jing Zhe return, the three women exchanged glances with Zhou Ziqiong. Zhou Ziqiong looked up and met Jing Zhe's gaze, immediately lowering her head, her face turning even redder.
"Did my husband finish drinking with them?"
"Yes, we've finished drinking."
Jing Zhe went up and poured another glass: "Xiaoyu, we're happy today, let's have a drink together! Xiaoyu deserves a lot of credit for Wenxiangju's success!"
Zhang Xiaoyu grinned and said, "Husband, please don't praise me! Whether it's Wenxiangju or Da'an Newspaper, which one became popular because of your various ideas? Xiaoyu just completed the tasks you assigned. If someone else were in my position, they would definitely do a good job too!"
"Don't underestimate yourself! We've all seen how hard you've been working these past few days!"
Although this was their first time meeting, Mu Qingren had a very good impression of Zhang Xiaoyu.
Mu Qingren discovered that Zhang Xiaoyu truly cared for Jing Zhe wholeheartedly. When Jing Zhe wasn't in the shop, she devoted herself entirely to the business, relieving Jing Zhe of many worries.
That alone is admirable.
So after hearing what Zhang Xiaoyu said, Mu Qingren stepped forward and took her hand.
"Why is Sister Qingren praising me too?"
"It's because you deserve praise!"
"..."
When Wang Yingqiu also stepped forward and said the same thing, Zhang Xiaoyu opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
Seeing this, Jing Zhe smiled and said, "Alright, I know you've all been working hard lately. How about we have a drink together?"
"not good!"
To everyone's surprise, the three women refused in unison.
"My lord, I haven't settled the accounts for the past few days at Wenxiangju yet! So Xiaoyu can't drink anymore, she needs to go down and check the accounts!"
Zhang Xiaoyu stood up and said.
"Yes, I haven't been back to the pavilion much these past few days. It's getting late, I should head back now."
Mu Qingren also stood up.
Jing Zhe shifted his gaze to Wang Yingqiu: "You should be alright, right? The Pavilion Master is enough!"
"Me..."
Wang Yingqiu thought for a moment, then covered her head and said, "Oh dear, I just had a few drinks and I feel a little drunk. My head is spinning. Let Master take me back to the pavilion!"
"..."
Jing Zhe looked at Zhang Xiaoyu, then at Mu Qingren, and then at Wang Yingqiu, and felt that they were doing it on purpose.
So he deliberately said, "Alright, then I'll take you back to Wuxian Pavilion first!"
"don't want!"
Mu Qingren immediately refused.
Zhang Xiaoyu also took Jing Zhe's hand and said, "Husband, the three of us sisters drank quite a bit just now! If you want to drink, you can ask Sixth Sister to drink with you. Sixth Sister didn't touch a drop of alcohol just now!"
"..."
Zhou Ziqiong opened her mouth, wanting to say, "I didn't drink it because I had my period," but then she remembered what the three women had just said to her, and ultimately felt too embarrassed to speak.
Jing Zhe couldn't persuade them or stop them, so he could only watch Zhang Xiaoyu and the others leave.
Before leaving, Zhang Xiaoyu said to Jing Zhe, "Husband, you must keep Sixth Sister company! The private rooms on the third floor are all empty tonight. No one will come up without my permission! There are quite a few accounts to settle these past few days, and Xiaoyu will probably be busy all night doing the math, so she probably won't be coming up!"
"..."
The third floor is full of private rooms at Wenxiangju, where guests usually stay in the evenings. Jing Zhe usually rests here when he is here.
Zhang Xiaoyu deliberately emphasized that she would not come up, which was to tell Jing Zhe that tonight, this place belonged entirely to him and Zhou Ziqiong, and they could do whatever they wanted!
What Jing Zhe could think of, Zhou Ziqiong naturally thought of as well.
In particular, when Zhang Xiaoyu closed the door, she winked at Zhou Ziqiong, who blushed deeply upon seeing it.
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