In the small conference room on the twenty-first floor of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, Yue Qianchou and Nong Zhu sat facing each other across a round conference table for a long while.
There was no other reason they were sitting here: Nong Zhu truly could not stand it anymore. Not only did he have to listen to Yue Qianchou's orders all day long, but more importantly, Yue Qianchou kept assigning him all sorts of menial tasks. Whatever was most embarrassing was left for him to do. Never mind handing out flyers when the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce had first opened—now Yue Qianchou had assigned him another task, making him greet customers at the entrance. Whenever a female customer came in, Nong Zhu had to rely on his fine looks to persuade her to buy something.
Nong Zhu was thoroughly unwilling to accept such an arrangement. However, Yue Qianchou had assigned it before the lords of all nations, so Nong Zhu could hardly refuse in public. He had to give Yue Qianchou at least some face. Yet even if he wanted to refuse, he had to consider Wei Chunqiu, the Green Winged Bat King, who had been eyeing him like a tiger eyeing its prey. Nong Zhu could only comfort himself inwardly: that lean, shriveled bat demon was jealous because he was handsome.
Still, being handsome did have its benefits. Quite a few female customers had become regulars because of Nong Zhu. But what finally made him erupt and decide to wash his hands of it was that two female customers he knew had arrived at the same time today, both demanding that Nong Zhu accompany them. Yet Nong Zhu did not know how to split himself in two; he could only accompany one at a time.
As a result,