Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Jing Zhe was very pleased.
At the same time, he also realized that after the New Year, he would have to recruit more people and bring in fresh blood!
He wants to recruit a large number of new people first, and once they have quickly become familiar with the newspaper's operating procedures, he can take the veterans to other cities to expand their territory!
After talking for a while, Jing Zhe looked at Chen Jiannan and asked, "Editor-in-Chief Chen, is there not much work left at the newspaper now?"
Chen Jiannan laughed and said, "President Jing, it's all over. Everyone has been busy for so long. We stopped working as soon as the last newspaper was printed yesterday. We've been chatting all morning."
Jing Zhe nodded, glanced at the sky outside, and said, "It's just past noon. Since everyone is free, there's no need to stay at the newspaper office. How about this, Editor-in-Chief Chen, take everyone out to relax! All expenses tonight will be paid by the newspaper!"
Chen Jiannan was taken aback. "Relax?"
"What, don't you even know how to relax?"
Jing Zhe looked at him with a hint of disappointment. He was actually pretending to be stupid during such a great opportunity for a paid massage.
"..."
Chen Jiannan felt he understood.
How do men relax?
The most relaxing thing to do is to go to Fragrance Garden, listen to some music with a girl, have some wine, and in the evening you can go to the room to discuss life. How relaxing!
But Chen Jiannan couldn't understand in front of Murong Xi.
He chuckled awkwardly, "I understand what President Jing means! Let's go to Wenxiangju together later!"
When it comes to places to eat in Jingzhou, Wenxiangju undoubtedly represents the highest level. Especially after Jing Zhe took over, with the added boost of strong liquor and storytelling by the newspaper, Wenxiangju became even more popular.
Because of the close relationship between the newspaper and Wenxiangju, the newspaper staff often ate at Wenxiangju and were very familiar with the place. However, they hadn't been to Wenxiangju for a long time because they were too busy lately.
Therefore, after Chen Jiannan finished speaking, everyone cheered again.
"Wait!"
Jing Zhe immediately interrupted them, glancing at Chen Jiannan as if he wanted to punch him to pieces!
Can I go to Wenxiangju?
Given these people's relationship with Wenxiangju, they will definitely be questioned after they go there. If they then say that they were the ones who sent them, wouldn't that expose them?
"You cannot go to Wenxiangju today."
Jing Zhe said in a deep voice.
"..."
Everyone looked at him, puzzled.
At this point, Jing Zhe explained, "You all know how busy Wenxiangju is every day, and with the end of the year approaching, the tables in the building are always full. With so many of you, there will be at least two or three tables available. Will there be enough room?"
Everyone fell silent, clearly starting to believe this reasoning.
Seeing this, Jing Zhe pressed on, "Besides, given your current status, if you go to Wenxiangju, the staff there will definitely kick others out to make room for you. But is that a good idea?"
Upon hearing this, the commune members all straightened their backs, raised their heads and puffed out their chests, feeling extremely proud.
But he still said:
"President Jing is right, it's definitely not good!"
"If Wenxiangju is open for business, it would be too much of a shame to kick out other people just to accommodate us!"
"That's right, Wenxiangju can do that, but we wouldn't dare eat there!"
"..."
Everyone chatted amongst themselves, their faces undoubtedly showing great satisfaction.
Looking at the enraptured crowd, and then at Jing Zhe's serious and earnest expression, Murong Xi was filled with admiration: "As expected of my man! His skin is so thick! He's clearly afraid these people will expose them, yet he speaks of it so confidently. Impressive!"
Seeing this, Jing Zhe was very satisfied and said with a smile, "That's right, that makes sense! Besides, our victory celebration banquet tomorrow night will also be at Wenxiangju. If we go there tonight and then go again tomorrow, what's the point?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Jing Zhe thought for a moment and said, "I heard there's a nice restaurant called Ruyi Restaurant on the west side of the city. Editor-in-Chief Chen, why don't you take your people there for dinner tonight?"
"Ruyi Restaurant..."
After listening, Chen Jiannan frowned slightly.
"What, you don't like the place I recommended?"
"No, why would I dislike a place recommended by President Jing?"
Chen Jiannan quickly waved his hand and said, "However, Ruyi Restaurant is a bit far from here!"
Because the imperial palace was located on the east side of Jingzhou, the most prosperous areas in Jingzhou were all in the east, such as Wenxiangju and the residences of various ministers.
The Ruyi Restaurant that Jing Zhe mentioned was located in a rather remote area in the western part of Jingzhou City. It would take more than fifteen minutes to get there by carriage, let alone walking, which would probably take half an hour. That's why Chen Jiannan frowned.
Jing Zhe sneered inwardly: Heh, would I let you go if it wasn't far! Currently, the people from the newspaper are quite famous in Jingzhou City, and if so many of them go out to eat together, they will inevitably be recognized. If they go too close to Wenxiangju, it will inevitably be exposed. Therefore, Jing Zhe has gone to great lengths to let them go as far away as possible!
At this moment, he said earnestly, "Although Ruyi Restaurant is far away, I have heard that the area around Ruyi Restaurant is full of pleasure quarters, and there are countless people playing the zither and singing. The newspaper will be published early tomorrow morning, and we will have a celebratory banquet tomorrow night, so you should not drink too much when you go to Ruyi Restaurant. After you finish eating, chat for a while, and then leave the restaurant and walk back slowly. Wouldn't that be more pleasant?"
"..."
We're all men, who wouldn't understand what Jing Zhe meant?
However, with Murong Xi right there, they pretended not to understand even if they did, but still agreed:
"President Jing is right. We shouldn't drink too much tonight, so going to Ruyi Restaurant is perfect. After all, they don't have any strong liquor, and their food is a bit inferior to Wenxiangju. We don't have to worry about drinking too much!"
"That's right, so what if it's a bit far? We have nothing else to do after dinner, we can just walk back!"
"In that case, let's go now!"
"..."
The group was eager to try their luck, but whether they really wanted to go to the Ruyi Restaurant or the brothel next to it was something only they knew.
“Um…President Jing…”
Chen Jiannan glanced at Murong Xi, then looked at Jing Zhe with a fawning expression and said, "When we leave later, should we lock the outer gate as well?"
Originally, the attic where the newspaper office was located did not have a gate outside the courtyard. It was only after the newspaper office became popular that a gate was specially added to prevent people from breaking in.
Chen Jiannan was quite clever. When Jing Zhe brought Murong Xi to the newspaper office and told them to leave, saying there was nothing wrong, he didn't believe it, which is why he asked such a question.
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