Chapter 99: Zhao Xiaokun Takes Office as Magistrate of Jiangyin County
On the phone: "Brother! I got you an official position from Chongzhen! How is it? Not bad, right?" Zhao Xiaofei said excitedly.
"Ah? What kind of official position should I hold?" Zhao Xiaokun asked.
"The magistrate of Jiangyin County! Sixth rank! That's a rich county! Very wealthy!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Tell me! Why do you want me to be the county magistrate there?" Zhao Xiaokun asked.
"Nothing? The three heroes of Jiangyin, Chen Mingyu, Yan Yingyuan and Feng Dunhou, are serving as the chief clerks in Jiangyin County! Recruit them and let them be responsible for the defense of the entire south!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"How did you get the position?" Zhao Xiaokun asked.
"Haha! I accidentally captured Haoge and made Huang Taiji angry to death! Chongzhen happily asked me what reward I wanted. I said my eldest brother wanted to be a county magistrate in Jiangyin County!" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"He agreed so readily?" Zhao Xiaokun asked.
"Give me two silver coins!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Okay! This official position is really cheap! If we go there to develop maritime trade, we will make a fortune!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
"Then you get ready, I'll take you there next month!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"What about the company? Who will be responsible?" asked Zhao Xiaokun.
"Well! Let Jiang Xiaomei and Qin Baobao take charge!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Aren't you afraid that they will fight? One is your ex-girlfriend and the other is your current girlfriend! What do you think?" Zhao Xiaokun said.
"Xiaomei is not that kind of person!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Xiaomei is not that kind of person, but what will Qin Baobao think?" Zhao Xiaokun said.
"I'll have a good talk with Qin Baobao tonight. She knows the seriousness of the matter!" Zhao Xiaofei said confidently.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Xiaokun thought to himself, you're going to see a good show of your children fighting, maybe even a group fight! Jiang Xiaomei and Qin Baobao fighting, Jiang Di and Qin Xiaomi fighting. Just imagine the scene, haha!
Zhao Xiaofei called Qin Baobao and told him to go home and have dinner together in the evening. Qin Baobao was very happy. When Liu Aiping found out, she immediately prepared something delicious for her son.
Back home, Liu Aiping, Qin Baobao, and Qin Xiaomi were all waiting for Zhao Xiaofei in the restaurant. The family sat together and happily had a reunion dinner.
In the evening, Zhao Xiaofei hugged Qin Baobao and said, "We need you to take over Nanjing right away! My brother and I are going abroad to keep an eye on things, so the important task will be handed over to you from now on!"
Qin Baobao was bewildered when she heard this. She really wasn't prepared. She hadn't learned enough, and now being the boss felt like she was being forced to do something she wasn't prepared for.
"Xiao Fei! Is it too fast? How long have I been learning? There are many things I don't understand. Is there anyone who can help me?" Qin Baobao asked.
"No one can really help you now, but..." Zhao Xiaofei pretended to think,
"But what?" Qin Baobao asked anxiously.
"There is someone who can help you, but I'm afraid you may feel uncomfortable!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Are you talking about Mr. Jiang?" Qin Baobao was very smart and she knew who he was referring to as soon as she heard it.
Zhao Xiaofei nodded, and Qin Baobao smiled and said, "I know you're worried that I'll feel uncomfortable, but it doesn't matter! The company's interests are the most important! Besides, you're both done, and it's not like you're working with her! As long as she doesn't feel uncomfortable working with me, it's fine with me!"
"Really?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Really? How long will you and big brother be gone?" Qin Baobao said.
"Brother will probably be gone for one or two years, and I will come back once every seven or eight days!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"That's no problem! Just don't leave for so long!" Qin Baobao said and hugged Zhao Xiaofei tightly.
A few days later, the imperial edict was delivered directly to Zhao Xiaofei. Zhao Xiaofei held the edict in his hand and wondered, how did this father-in-law pull off such a shrewd move? Weren't the ministers unhappy? Didn't they fight him?
In fact, if Chongzhen had spoken directly to the ministers, it would have been impossible. He asked Wang Chengen to handle it. Wang Chengen had many tricks and understood the rules of the people under him. That's why it went so smoothly!
Zhao Xiaofei took the imperial edict, the official seal, and Qin Baobao by plane to Nanjing. He first held a meeting at the company to explain the situation and announced that Qin Baobao would be the interim president of the company and Jiang Xiaomei would be the vice president to assist the president.
Zhao Xiaofei hadn't seen Jiang Xiaomei for a long time. She looked much better than she had in the hospital. She just had dark circles under her eyes and didn't look very good. Jiang Xiaomei didn't raise any objections to Zhao Xiaofei's decision.
Qin Baobao walked to Jiang Xiaomei's side, stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Jiang, it's a pleasure to work with you!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Qin!" Jiang Xiaomei also stretched out her hand.
Aside from Zhao Xiaofei, the only person who felt awkward was Jiang Di. The goddess he once wanted to pursue had become his ex-brother-in-law's woman. He would have to be more low-key in the company from now on. Jiang Di lowered his head, not daring to look at them.
Zhao Xiaofei wanted to shake hands with Jiang Xiaomei, but Jiang Xiaomei didn't extend her hand. Instead, she nodded and smiled and left. Zhao Xiaofei was so embarrassed that he had to put his hands in the air.
Today, Zhao Xiaofei also saw the guy named Zhao Shuo sitting next to Jiang Di with a serious look on his face. He was busy taking notes and never raised his head.
Zhao Xiaofei took his elder brother to the warehouse, and they took the imperial edict and official seal to the Ming Dynasty. When they arrived at the Zhao family manor, Fang Xinyu brought people to pick them up.
Zhao Xiaokun and his brother went to see his two younger siblings. He was also curious about what Kou Baimen, one of the legendary Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, looked like. Li Sihong was holding the child, and Kou Baimen was wearing a light green cross-collared skirt. Kou Baimen bowed deeply, and Li Sihong said, "Brother! Come and see your nephew!"
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