Zhou Ziqiong is the palm of the hand, and Mu Qingren is the back of the hand.
Both sides are dear to him, and Jing Zhe is having a tough time choosing!
Moreover, Jing Zhe shouldn't interfere in such matters.
Even if it were to be inserted, it certainly couldn't be through the mouth.
Therefore, Jing Zhe chose not to intervene.
Okay, I'll not insert it for now.
No matter who he helps, he will be biased, and since he has too many women, he must treat them all equally.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly pointed behind him and said:
"Look what that is!"
"..."
The sudden pointing finger startled the four women present. As a normal human reaction, they all turned their heads in unison.
Then they heard Jing Zhe's voice gradually fading away.
"My ladies, your husband has urgent business to attend to, so I must take my leave now! See you in bed tonight!"
"..."
The four women then realized they had been tricked. They turned around and, sure enough, found that Jing Zhe had vanished without a trace.
"Hmph, all you do is run away!"
Zhou Ziqiong said with dissatisfaction.
"Yeah, all they do is run away!"
Mu Qingren echoed.
"snort!"
The two looked at each other and said in unison.
"..."
Wang Yingqiu and Zhang Xiaoyu stared at each other, suddenly realizing they were superfluous...
...
Jing Zhe felt refreshed as he left Zhou Ziqiong's boudoir, away from the women's battlefield.
He first arrived at the front hall of the Zhou family home, where Zhou Gui was reclining in a chair drinking tea. Jing Zhe greeted him and then explained the plan to open the Zhou family's cloth shop in Jingzhou.
His initial motivation for sending the Zhou family's cloth workshop to Jingzhou was self-serving.
The Zhou family cloth shop ultimately belonged to Zhou Gui, so he had to inform him about this beforehand—of course, he felt that Zhou Gui had no reason to refuse such a good thing.
As expected, Zhou Gui praised it repeatedly upon hearing it.
Afterwards, Jing Zhe left the Zhou family and went directly to the Da'an Newspaper Office. The Monkey Story was still going on, and the Da'an Newspaper Office was also packed with people. On the streets of Ruzhou City, more and more people were holding newspapers and discussing current events and novel plots.
All signs indicate that Jing Zhe's first step away from Jingzhou has been successful, and the integrated business of Da'an Newspaper, Wenxiangju, and Zhangjia Winery can be considered a success.
Jing Zhe then spoke with Chen Jiannan to learn more about the recent recruitment efforts. The first recruits had already undergone two days of training and were much more familiar with the operational procedures of the Da'an Newspaper.
This also indicates that it's time for them to leave Ruzhou.
According to Jing Zhe's plan, after the success of Da'an Newspaper, Wenxiangju, and Zhangjia Winery, he would recruit and train local staff, and then leave one person in charge of each store. The people he brought from Jingzhou could then head to the next city and open up a new battlefield.
He called the three people who were left in charge together and gave them specific instructions, thus making proper arrangements.
Although there are bad people like Yu Wang in Ruzhou City, they have no real power. The one with the most real power in Ruzhou City is the governor Yu Li. As long as he protects them, both Zhou Family Cloth Shop and Da'an Newspaper can get along peacefully.
So Jing Zhe's final stop was Yu Li's house.
At noon, he stayed at Yu's house and drank and chatted with Yu Li. He also entrusted his business in Ruzhou to Yu Li, who naturally agreed without hesitation.
For both public and private reasons, and for personal gain, he had to help Jing Zhe. Moreover, according to the rumors in his elder brother Yu Sheng's letter, the Prince of Jin and the Prince of Yu probably wouldn't be able to cause trouble for much longer. When that happened, his power in Jinxi and Ruzhou would be even greater. For this reason, he had to curry favor with Jing Zhe.
...
After a busy day, Jing Zhe returned to Wenxiangju in the evening.
Just then, Wenxiangju had already closed for the day. The servants had finished cleaning and gone home, but Zhang Xiaoyu was still at the counter doing the accounts, essentially standing her last shift.
To Jing Zhe's surprise, Zhou Ziqiong and Mu Qingren were both in the main hall of Wenxiangju, but they were sitting at a table in the far corner of the hall with their backs to him.
At this moment, Jing Zhe had already stepped one foot over the threshold. If he wanted to leave now, it was still not too late, because he felt that Zhou Ziqiong and Mu Qingren were "arguing" fiercely and obviously hadn't noticed his return. He could leave if he wanted to.
However, Zhang Xiaoyu had already seen him and waved to him with a smile. Jing Zhe quickly made a shushing gesture to her to avoid alerting her. Then he had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush inside. After all, he was already mentally prepared for a chaotic scene with so many women.
He tiptoed behind the counter, wanting to hear what the two women were arguing about all day.
But when he overheard the conversation between the two women, he was stunned.
"Sixth Sister, there's really no need to stay there. Our Wuxian Pavilion has a Wuxian Garden in Jingzhou. Yingqiu used to live in the garden when she was in Jingzhou. Our trip to Jingzhou is ostensibly for the Wuxian Garden, so we can stay there!"
Mu Qingren said.
“So that’s what it was all about, and that’s what it is now. So you were just the head of Wuxian Pavilion, and Yingqiu was just the head of Wuxian Garden. It’s perfectly reasonable for you to go to Jingzhou and stay in Wuxian Garden.”
Zhou Ziqiong shook her head and continued, "But things are different now! Now you are all wives of the Jing family. Now that you're in Jingzhou, how can you not go home?"
"Sixth Sister, we haven't even... mastered the basics yet, isn't this inappropriate?"
Mu Qingren asked tentatively.
Zhou Ziqiong took Mu Qingren's hand and said, "It's just that there wasn't a ceremony, that doesn't mean he hasn't entered the marriage! Do you think he's ruined you both and still dares not to marry you?"
"..."
Although she was facing away from the counter, Jing Zhe could still see Mu Qingren's flushed neck.
Then, the two moved even closer and spoke in even softer voices, but it was clear that they were becoming more intimate.
This scene was utterly unbelievable to Jing Zhe. He glanced at Zhang Xiaoyu and asked, "What happened?"
Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Sixth Sister and Sister Qingren have reached an agreement, and they are getting along very well now!"
"..."
They do have a very good relationship, as Jing Zhe has already noticed.
"What consensus was reached?"
Jing Zhe was still curious.
"Ruzhou Alliance!"
"..."
Like the "Jingzhou Girls' Group", the "Ruzhou Alliance" is composed of women from Ruzhou, including Jing Zhe. The current members are Zhou Ziqiong, Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu.
As for Zhang Xiaoyu...
"Whose side are you on, Xiaoyu?"
Zhang Xiaoyu smiled sweetly: "I belong to both sides!"
"..."
Then Zhang Xiaoyu tilted her head: "Or rather, I don't belong to either side! Second Sister needs me, so I'll be close to Second Sister; Sixth Sister needs me, so I can be close to Sixth Sister too! It's just that Xiaoyu has a good personality!"
"..."
Zhang Xiaoyu is truly one of the most outspoken opportunists when she can make it sound so righteous.
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