In the evening, the golden chrysanthemums in the courtyard were still blooming beautifully in the evening breeze.
This is Mr. Zheng’s manor residence in the outer suburbs of Justice League—Wan Qingxuan!
In the small pavilion under the east fence of the back garden, Mad Dog Long and Gu Xiaoyue were dressed energetically and sat quietly on the small table in the pavilion.
Liu Yun, who was dressed in gauze, personally brought four dishes to go with the wine: beef slices with soy sauce, Kung Pao chicken, Lao Tan peanuts, and boiled fish, as well as several famous Suzhou and Hangzhou dishes that she personally cooked.
There are not many dishes, but they are all very delicate and tempting.
Tonight is the day when Mr. Zheng invites Mad Dog Dragon and his wife to have dinner alone. This kind of treatment has not been received by more than ten people in the entire new century. This shows that the Sky City mission has made Mr. Zheng trust and value Mad Dog Dragon even more.
Liu Yun placed another antique wine bottle on the stone table, and then showed a gentle smile: "Cucumber, Mr. Zheng rarely drinks. Don't persuade him for a while."
Mad Dog Dragon nodded: "I remember, Sister Yun!"
Not long after, Mr. Zheng, dressed in a Tang suit, slowly walked through the sea of flowers, walked around the corridor, and finally entered the small pavilion.
Mad Dog Long and Gu Xiaoyue stood up immediately. Mr. Zheng smiled and waved his hand: "Sit down, you are welcome. You two should treat this place as your apartment."
The square table was very small, so Liu Yun stood up and poured wine for everyone.
The wine was the most authentic and ancient Chinese Bamboo Leaf Green. Mr. Zheng raised the small wine glass: "Cucumber has worked hard this time. I'll toast you with this glass first."
"Thank you, Mr. Zheng!" Mad Dog Dragon quickly raised his glass.
After finishing this glass of wine, Mr. Zheng sighed with satisfaction: "The forty-year-old special bamboo leaf green is Master Jiang's handiwork, right? I haven't felt so truly relaxed in a long time. Have another drink."
He has a very high appreciation for fine wines, beautiful women and famous utensils.
Mad Dog Dragon hurriedly said: "Mr. Zheng, I also toast you with this drink!"
Mr. Zheng smiled and said: "It's great to be young, Cucumber. I can see from your gesture of raising a glass that you are also a master of wine."
Mad Dog Dragon scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I'm not a master of wine. I'm just a good drinker. I have no research on the quality of wine."
After drinking this cup, I started eating with chopsticks. Anyway, everyone knows that the eating appearance of Mad Dog Dragon is so evil anywhere.
Watching the mad dog dragon eating like a tiger descending the mountain, the smile in Mr. Zheng's eyes became even stronger, with appreciation and even a hint of envy in his eyes.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaoyue quickly pinched Mad Dog Dragon's waist. Mad Dog Dragon immediately stopped eating.
Mr. Zheng smiled and said: "Xiao Gu, you don't need to remind him. It's better to be more natural here. I feel my appetite is much better when I see cucumbers."
Gu Xiaoyue smiled bitterly and said: "He usually behaves like this, I hope Mr. Zheng won't blame him."
Liu Yunyan said: "Mr. Zheng is afraid that others won't let him go. Cucumber is what young people should look like."
Mr. Zheng laughed loudly: "That's right. Young people should have the energy and vitality of young people. To be honest, every time Chengfeng and Lao Yan accompany me to dinner, I am really fed up. I always feel that I am a young person and they
That’s the old man.”
Gu Xiaoyue said sweetly: "Mr. Zheng, you will always be young in our hearts."
Mr. Zheng shook his head and sighed: "I can't accept my old age now. If it weren't for my poor thinking, how could the City in the Sky ruin Yang Hong this time?"
Mad Dog Dragon immediately put down his chopsticks and stopped eating and drinking, and said seriously: "Mr. Zheng, I really blame my carelessness. I didn't expect that the Wuxiang Strange Sword is quite powerful. I was negligent for a moment."
"I don't blame you!" Mr. Zheng waved his hand and looked at Gu Xiaoyue, "Xiao Gu, if you were the one to arrange the candidates this time, how would you transfer them?"
"This..." Gu Xiaoyue never expected that he would ask this question.
Mr. Zheng said to Yan: "Answer the truth and don't have any worries."
Gu Xiaoyue also put down her chopsticks: "I think...Sister Weiwei and Sister Yang actually shouldn't go."
"Why?" Mr. Zheng stared at her, "Tell me what you think."
Gu Xiaoyue pondered and said: "First of all, organizations like Three Hands are not good at conspiracy. They like to hide in the dark and hurt people with secret arrows. Sister Weiwei and Sister Yang are suitable for fighting hard battles. They lack experience in heresy."
Mr. Zheng added: "Then who do you think is the most suitable replacement?"
Gu Xiaoyue said: "The effect will be different if we replace Diu Diu Mei and Sister Shuitian. Diu Diu Mei is clever and dexterous, and Sister Shuitian is proficient in all kinds of heretical things. At least the two of them will not suffer the consequences of three hands."
Mr. Zheng nodded approvingly: "Your opinion is exactly the same as mine. Alas... Yang Hong, I really lost one of my generals..."
He was sighing and Gu Xiaoyue didn't dare to speak. Although Yuhou Qingyin was willing to apply for a new area with the two families in this Sky City mission, Yang Hong died in this battle. It is said that he lost level fourteen, and his equipment exploded a lot, and
The skill level has dropped seriously. Although they are still core members, it is actually impossible for them to take charge of related affairs in a short time. They have to seize the time to practice.
As a result, Mr. Zheng has one less available general.
Seeing Mr. Zheng's melancholy expression, Mad Dog Dragon felt a little emotional. It was obvious that Mr. Zheng cherished the talents he had more than developing new areas.
"Why didn't you raise any objection when the candidates were decided that day?" Mad Dog Long looked at Gu Xiaoyue.
This time the person who answered became Liu Yun. She smiled and said: "Cucumber, you have to think about little Gu. He has just been promoted to the headquarters not long ago, so there are some things that are not easy to say publicly."
Mad Dog Dragon immediately understood that the suggestion of Sky City was made by Lu Chongyun. Of course it was not easy for Gu Xiaoyue to object. Besides, the candidate was selected by Queen Dove. If Gu Xiaoyue wanted to openly oppose it, she would undoubtedly be in a situation where her footing was not stable.
Two internal enemies were erected below.
Mr. Zheng pondered and said, "Xiao Gu, if the new district can be opened this time, would you be willing to head the new district branch?"
Gu Xiaoyue was overjoyed: "Thank you Mr. Zheng, I will never let you down your expectations of me."
Mr. Zheng smiled and said: "Actually, I didn't agree with the suggestion Xiao Lu made this time."
Mad Dog Dragon said: "Then why did you agree again and send me to the Sky City?"
Mr. Zheng sighed: "After all, Chongyun has been with me for almost ten years. He has been tempered in these ten years, but Chongyun is still not mature enough. Many times he still lacks a long-term perspective when looking at problems. Compared with
Cucumber lacks a little adventurous spirit, he is bold but not big enough, and compared to Xiao Gu, he is a little less calm and calm. When encountering big problems, he is still not completely calm. Of course, these shortcomings are common among young people.
have……"
Mr. Zheng continued: "I asked him to make a decision this time just to let him see for himself how heavy the price would be if we made a slight mistake in any decision."
Mad Dog Dragon and Gu Xiaoyue were both silent. If Lu Chongyun and Queen Dove had no problem with the selection this time, the final result would probably be: Yang Hong would not be sacrificed, but they would be able to exclusively obtain the pioneering point.
Mr. Zheng said sternly: "If we can use a metaphor, our New Century is more like a company. We support many people. You two may not know it. Xiaoxue has made rough statistics, relying on our New Century to be able to do well in the real world."
There are at least more than 2,000 families of surviving players. If something goes wrong with our decision-making, not only will lives be lost here, but many people in the real world may be displaced..."
He was definitely not being alarmist. Both Mad Dog Long and Gu Xiaoyue knew that he was speaking objectively, and Gu Xiaoyue even felt that he was describing it lightly.
"Our responsibilities are huge and beyond what others can imagine." Mr. Zheng sighed even more heavily, "This is why I have been unwilling to retire. Chongyun still cannot support the banner of the new century alone."
Liu Yun said in surprise: "Brother Cheng, you really want to retire, right?"
Mr. Zheng smiled: "I have had this idea for a long time. I had this idea when I heard about the king and Du Zheng's retirement. They walked away freely and without any ties!"
Gu Xiaoyue forced a smile: "Mr. Zheng, you are still young. You can stay in "The Ninth Continent" for at least ten or eight years..."
Mr. Zheng shook his head with a smile and said: "Xiao Gu, it's true that you are still young. I am indeed old. This is no longer the era of our time. Even the kings can think about it. Why can't I think about it? I just entered "The Ninth"
"Mainland", I couldn't even afford to buy a bottle of nutrient solution in reality. At that time
When I was young, I was just like you, vowing to get ahead and make a career. Do you have a career now? Yes, I have it. In fact, having it is not what I want, it is really worth my nostalgia.
It was the days when I was setting up a street stall in Xinshou Village, that was the most unforgettable day for me..."
He is undoubtedly an emotional person and has a profound view on life.
Mr. Zheng was in a particularly high mood tonight and drank another glass of wine: "I think so. Two new vice president positions will be added in the new century. After Chong Yun becomes the president of the conference, Xiao Gu and Hua Gua will serve as a new force to assist him.
, and Lao Fan and Director Lu have rich experience and serve as another traditional force to guide him. In this way, after I retire, the foundation of the new century will still be solid."
Gu Xiaoyue was horrified and moved: "Mr. Zheng, do you really want to retire?"
Mr. Zheng nodded: "This idea has become stronger and stronger recently, but I can't worry about many things. The three hands have been really noisy in the past two years, and the God's Domain was also changed last year. This young man named Dazang has grown up.
People are not simple either. When I was forty years old, I had never seen anyone smarter and more powerful than him among my peers."
At this point, I couldn't continue. For a while, the four people at the table were silent. (To be continued...)
