"You don’t need to worry about my health, Xu Qianli. Instead of worrying about others, you should take care of yourself! After all, you’ve just arrived in Cailin County, and you’re not familiar with the place or the environnt here. If you happen to fall sick, it’d be quite troubleso, especially when you don’t have anyone to care for you."
Zhang Dongyang imdiately retaliated, "You say I’m no good, but I’m going to make sure you can’t stand your ground in Cailin County!"
"Kid, just wait and see how I, Zhang Dongyang, will handle you in the future!"
Xu Qianli said, "Thank you so much for the reminder, County Magistrate Zhang. You’re right, I’m new here, and it’s no good not having any friends around. How about this, I’ll make a friend now so I have soone to rely on later in Cailin County."
Zhang Dongyang almost burst into laughter at this.
Cailin County is practically dominated by him and Fu Guotai, as solid as a rock. Who would dare openly befriend Xu Qianli, knowing he and Fu Guotai are at odds with him?
He really wanted to see if there was anyone here in Cailin County who was so oblivious as to dare provoke him and Fu Guotai.
If there really was such a person, he’d genuinely be curious to see who it was.
Deliberately, Zhang Dongyang glanced around, daring anyone to step forward.
The officials, big and small, in Cailin County were anxious inside.
In Cailin County, who didn’t know the grudge between Fu Guotai, Zhang Dongyang, and Xu Qianli? They were spectacularly powerful before, but Xu Qianli ca and humiliated them, leaving them in disgrace.
This ti, Xu Qianli ca specifically because they orchestrated it to give Xu Qianli a hard ti, which everyone understood.
Xu Qianli wanting to make a friend who could support him in front of Zhang Dongyang seed like sheer nonsense.
No matter who was willing, they weren’t, as they weren’t foolish enough to openly embarrass Zhang Dongyang like that.
That Xu Qianli guy, surely he was just bluffing, it couldn’t possibly happen.
He Fang, who had been left speechless by Xu Qianli earlier, suddenly jumped back into the fray, "Oh my, Xu Qianli, you must think you’re a superstar or sothing, as if being handso ans friends wherever you go. Our Cailin County is not like other places. Not just anyone is willing to make friends with us, let alone being able to rely on each other. You might as well stop wasting your ti."
Xu Qianli smiled warmly, keeping his eyes on He Fang, "Secretary He, right? You really have a mouth that’s quite endearing; it’s so rosy and pretty that n must like it. But the things you say just aren’t pleasant to hear. What’s this about not making friends? I actually feel surrounded by friends here. For instance, you, Secretary He—I think we could totally be friends."
Bwahaha...
He Fang burst out laughing.
Hahaha, so funny, too damn funny. She, He Fang, is Zhang Dongyang’s person—not just a secretary but his close confidante, having done everything imaginable with him, opening all sorts of doors for him.
Soone like her, standing with Xu Qianli in front of Zhang Dongyang? No way!
Funny, funny that Xu Qianli could even say such a thing.
What does he rely on, just his good looks?
Sure, He Fang admits the kid is quite handso and her type. If it weren’t for the feud between Xu Qianli and Zhang Dongyang, she might have secretly approached Xu Qianli to hang out, maybe even take it a step further and have a fling.
But since he offended Zhang Dongyang, she must distance herself from him, have no contact whatsoever, let alone be friends, especially not mutually supportive ones.
Xu Qianli said, "Don’t be so sure about things; nothing in the world is absolute. Believe it or not, I can say one sentence and make you agree to be my friend, a very close one at that."
"I truly don’t believe it!" He Fang crossed her arms, looking mockingly at Xu Qianli, "Just one sentence, huh? I’d love to hear it. What could you possibly say? You wouldn’t threaten in front of all these people, would you? I don’t fall for that!"
"Secretary He, co on now, we’re talking about making friends, not enemies. Why would I threaten you? As for what I’ll say, it’s simple. Just yesterday, my second uncle from Huayuan Village called to tell we’re actually cousins. Just like that—do you think we could be friends?"
Xu Qianli spoke casually and waited with a smile for He Fang’s response.
Damn woman, with all your flirtation, flaunting your status as Zhang Dongyang’s secretary, who do you think you are trying to act tough with ?
Forget you being a secretary, even if it were Zhang Dongyang himself, I wouldn’t take him seriously. Who are you, anyway?
I didn’t plan to deal with you, nor did I want to cause trouble because you weren’t worth it. But you just had to jump out, so don’t bla for being rude!
Everyone at the banquet was listening intently.
They were curious about what Xu Qianli would say but ended up hearing just a nonsensical sentence.
What nonsense about a second uncle from Huayuan Village saying he and He Fang are cousins—what’s that about?
Never mind where Huayuan Village is; if they were really cousins, wouldn’t they have known by now?
No way, absolutely not. This statent doesn’t add up at all.
Zhang Dongyang was also pondering deeply, unable to figure it out.
Xu Qianli’s words clearly conveyed so information, yet he couldn’t grasp it, so he turned his gaze to He Fang.
He Fang’s face turned all sorts of colors before she finally squeezed out a smile, walked over, and shook Xu Qianli’s hand with a laugh, "Oh my, those words... So you’re my cousin? It’s such a sha that family mbers et yet don’t recognize each other. Don’t worry, cousin; now that you’re here in Cailin County, if there’s anything inconvenient, your cousin will help you out."
The scene left everyone in the room dumbfounded.
Xu Qianli’s words shouldn’t have been anything special, so why did He Fang imdiately have a change of heart?
Just a mont ago, she was being all sharp-tongued, yet now she’s smiling warmly as if they really were family. Was that necessary?
There was sothing off, there was definitely sothing significant about what Xu Qianli said!
But nobody could understand what it ant, nor why He Fang changed her deanor so suddenly.
Zhang Dongyang frowned, looking coldly at He Fang, "What the hell are you up to, woman? You know full well that I, Zhang Dongyang, and Xu Qianli don’t get along, yet you’re cozying up to him, calling him cousin. What do you an by this? Trying to slap in the face?"
He Fang quickly sensed Zhang Dongyang’s gaze, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly looked away, not daring to et his eyes again.
While everyone was puzzled, Xu Qianli said, "I knew it, Cailin County is such a hospitable place. Making friends isn’t that complicated. See, with just one sentence, I’ve gained a cousin. And County Magistrate Zhang, believe it or not, with a few more words, I can have a whole bunch of friends."
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