The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 197 The Treatment of an Emperor_1

Gong Ge was just about to pour himself a drink when he heard this and put the bottle down, "Lü Zong, we haven’t made much money, and now such an incident has occurred, how can we think of resting?"

"If you won’t rest, Qingzi should take a break, after all, he’s both worried and worked hard," Lü Zong said with a smile.

Gong Ge felt somewhat embarrassed and said with a sheepish smile, "I was only thinking about myself and forgot about Qingzi."

Li Qing felt quite uncomfortable upon hearing this. "Lü Zong, it seems I’m even less entitled to rest."

Taking the lion’s share of the money and being the first to rest would certainly not be appropriate.

"Let’s not fight over this now; we should take a break when needed. With that harmful bastard not yet found, anything we do now could be targeted by the adversary, we might as well all just take a break," Lü Zong suggested, raising his glass.

The three of them clinked glasses.

Li Qing finished his drink, wiped his mouth, and said, "Lü Zong, here’s the thing, I think we could simultaneously investigate and explore new channels for receiving goods in other regions. The tea factory has been delaying for too long, and it’s probably not good to drag this out."

"I’ve already notified Zhang Senlin about the tea factory, there shouldn’t be a big problem," Lü Zong said thoughtfully, "However, your suggestion, Qingzi, is a good one, we shouldn’t confine ourselves to the situation at hand."

"But this isn’t very urgent, we can take our time. With people spreading out, we can start by getting a feel for the nearby towns and villages."

Li Qing nodded.

With such an incident occurring, in fact, Li Qing was even more anxious than Lü Zong.

He was very clear about the earnings during this period.

The bulk of it had been earned by him.

On the contrary, Lü Zong, who had set up this whole operation, hadn’t made much money.

To be honest, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

Li Qing poured himself a drink and said, "Lü Zong, I’ll take my leave first then, to inquire about the situations in the surrounding towns and villages."

"Don’t rush." Lü Zong gestured downwards with his hand, "I had the kitchen cook a few dishes, let’s eat well and drink well first, then we can talk about other things. Besides, you don’t need to find someone yourself; Gong Ge can arrange for someone to inquire."

"In ancient times, your role would have been that of a military advisor, just engage in planning and strategizing, there’s no need to immerse yourself in every single matter."

Li Qing truly didn’t know what to say.

Lü Zong’s attitude towards him was unexpectedly too favorable.

Gong Ge had been by his side for a long time, yet now it was quite apparent that Li Qing’s status was significantly above Gong Ge’s.

The more Li Qing thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he decided to ask outright. "Lü Zong, there’s something I’ve always been unable to understand. I’ve always felt that I’m not very capable..."

But before he could finish, he was interrupted by Lü Zong.

With a slight smirk, Lü Zong said, "I get what you mean. Actually, I’m not very capable either. But, I do have one advantage, I’m willing to spend money, to delegate authority, and my judgment of people has always been pretty good."

"Do you think Uncle Liu was very capable? I think he was average, but he was willing to delegate authority to those below him."

"It doesn’t matter if you think you’re not very capable, as long as I think you are, that’s enough."

Li Qing: ...

This Li You, what he said sounded quite reasonable.

But Li Qing still didn’t feel quite at ease.

He really wasn’t that capable.

"Relax, whatever I give you is definitely what you deserve," Lü Zong said, his face brimming with a roguish smile.

Li Qing looked up, nodded silently.

It was precisely because they were relatively familiar with each other now that he wouldn’t normally care to listen to Lü Zong speak with that smile.

Everything he said with that half-smiling, not fully genuine expression seemed like a threat.

Several waiters came up with the dishes.

"Come on, Qingzi, Gong Ge, let’s eat," Lü Zong called out as he picked up his chopsticks.

Unable to resist Lü Zong’s enthusiastic hospitality, Li Qing began to eat without reservations.

After three rounds of drinks and tasting five flavors of dishes, everyone’s spirits were high.

Even Li Qing’s voice became louder unconsciously.

While they were chatting animatedly, over ten scantily clad and sexy women came walking over from the stairway entrance.

"Manager Lü, hello."

The dozen or so women chirped and fluttered around Manager Lü, greeting him.

With his cheeks slightly flushed from drinking, Lü Zong squinted through his hazy, drunken eyes and said to Li Qing, "Qingzi, come, pick one. Right, and Brother Gong, you pick one too. Let’s go have some fun in the back."

All the women’s gazes shifted down in unison, some looking toward Li Qing, some toward Brother Gong.

Not a single one showed disgust; instead, they cocked their hips and preened, vying for the attention of Li Qing and Brother Gong.

Li Qing swallowed hard, feeling unavoidably tense in this situation.

His eyes quickly swept over the women.

Suddenly, he noticed that the doll-faced girl he’d messed around with last time was also among them.

When their eyes met, she even winked at Li Qing.

"Manager Lü, then I won’t stand on ceremony," Brother Gong said with a roguish laugh as he stood up.

He went up to the bevy of girls and started to pull down their necklines to look inside, even using his hands to feel them.

"I like them nice and big at the top, authentic and solid. I know you all make them look bigger by any means necessary, faking and deceiving. Don’t take offense, everyone!" Brother Gong said loudly, laughing heartily.

Li Qing was shocked.

Is this really okay?

Wouldn’t they beat Brother Gong to death?

However, the reality was completely unexpected to Li Qing.

Far from getting angry, the girls giggled and laughed among themselves.

Some even squeezed their bosoms together and called out to Brother Gong, "Brother Gong, come with me, I’m all natural and there’s plenty of ’water’ too."

Brother Gong went over, gave them a feel and said, "Hey, you’re rather honest. Let’s go, let’s go."

He slung his arm around the girl’s shoulder, touching as they walked away.

Li Qing’s eyes were wide open.

In this place, every occasion seemed to broaden his horizons.

Manager Lü laughed heartily, "Qingzi, hurry up and pick one. In ancient times, only royal and noble families could enjoy such treatment."

Faced with so many women of different shapes and figures, Li Qing was genuinely tempted.

His little heart thumped wildly.

But his eyes were also dazzled; he found them all attractive.

Just then, his cell phone suddenly rang.

Li Qing pulled it out and saw it was Han Mei.

"Manager Lü, I need to take a call," he said hastily, getting up and moving to the side to answer the phone.

"Qingzi, I heard from people in several surrounding villages today that someone has poisoned the Wenguan Trees. Is that true?" Han Mei asked with concern.

"The few villages I helped the big boss acquire have indeed been poisoned. I’m dealing with it now," Li Qing told the truth. Since Han Mei already knew, even if he wanted to conceal it, it wouldn’t be realistic.

"Is it serious?" Han Mei asked anxiously.

"It’s somewhat serious, and I’ve already reported it to the police," Li Qing said.

"Be very careful. I’m afraid someone is doing this because they’re jealous of the money we’ve made," Han Mei said worriedly.

"Sister-in-law, you don’t need to be too nervous. This matter isn’t too closely related to us," Li Qing said.

After placating Han Mei a bit, Li Qing hung up the phone and returned to his seat.

"Hurry up and choose. The girls can hardly wait," Manager Lü teased with a laugh.