After dropping this bombshell of an announcement, Ji Yanzhi left them standing there. Before leaving, he added, "Close the door for me when you leave."
When he hurried back to the bedroom, Ji Ting was reading before bed as usual.
Once Ji Yanzhi saw the title, he couldn't help laughing. "Eighteen Ways to Make Pastries? What, are you planning to expand your bun shop's offerings in advance?"
"I'm not planning to make them. I'm just reading it to relax." Ji Ting put down the book and asked, "Have Wang Mian and the others left?"
"Not yet. They'll probably need an hour or two at our place to recover."
Ji Ting's brow shifted slightly. "Are any of them unwilling?"
"Unwilling?" Ji Yanzhi raised his eyebrows high, his pride practically spilling out. "Let me put it this way. If I fired them right now, they'd make a fuss for a few days at most. But if I refused to let them into your Laboratory, all six of them would start sleeping outside the Manor's gates today."
Ji Ting nodded. "Mm. Then there's no problem."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ji Yanzhi sidled up to him. "Ji Ear, can I discuss something with you?"
"Go ahead."
"If-and I mean if-any of those six fail to meet your requirements, could you give them a few more chances for my sake?"
Ji Ting looked at him in silence for a moment, then said, "Since they're your people, yes."
Ji Yanzhi's heart soared. He had just taken Ji Ting's hand when Ji Ting added, "But only three chances. If they..."
"If they still can't meet your requirements after three chances, I'll throw them out myself," Ji Yanzhi immediately promised.
"Mm."
Ji Yanzhi lifted his hand and kissed the back of it. "Ji Ear, thank