The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 362 Secretary Zhou’s Hint_1

Lu Furong did not stop Li Qing’s actions, but her eyes were sharp like daggers.

"You still dare to glare at me!"

Li Qing let out a light snort, his palm moved past her elastic buttocks, grabbing into that swampy area.

"Ah!"

Lu Furong let out a sharp cry, her face suddenly tinged with an alluring blush.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" she said in a cold, low voice.

Although Lu Furong’s cry was sudden, she restrained herself throughout it.

So, actually, her voice wasn’t very loud.

Li Qing wasn’t worried about being heard by Secretary Zhou in the living room.

"Wanting to die, huh, why don’t you kill me then!" Li Qing said with a roguish look on his face.

Lu Furong snorted coldly, and the blush on her pretty face deepened by a few shades.

"Hurry up and serve the dishes!"

The corner of Li Qing’s mouth curved up in a light smile as he eased the force in his hand, gently caressing.

"You seem to be already wet, do you want me to do it right here?" Li Qing said with a sinister laugh.

After realizing Lu Furong’s preferences, Li Qing gradually became more unrestrained.

"If you really want to die, just try it!" Lu Furong said in a chilling voice.

Li Qing let out a cold laugh and fiercely grabbed her perky buttocks before finally moving his hand away.

He somewhat perversely put his finger to his nose and sniffed, "It’s a pity there’s no scent!"

"How about I fart for you to smell, would that do?" Lu Furong said with a stern face.

"Sure, let’s have it!" Li Qing said with a mischievous smirk, "Even beauties can’t avoid defecating and farting, I don’t mind."

Lu Furong’s pretty face instantly turned red as a ripe cherry.

She tried her best to maintain her cool expression, but the more she glared, the more it revealed an uncontainable shyness.

That little expression nearly bewitched Li Qing to death.

"If I saw that look on the bed, I could definitely go another three hundred rounds and completely wreck you!" Li Qing shook his head and sighed, "Keep it under control, don’t let your husband notice something’s off later!"

"No need for your nonsense, serve the dishes!" Lu Furong glared and ordered sternly.

But the slight curve that gently rippled on the corner of her mouth made it difficult for her to keep up the fierce facade.

That tiny arc actually added a hint of cuteness to her.

Li Qing chuckled and picked up the two small dishes Lu Furong had already prepared.

"Can you eat spicy food?"

Just as Li Qing was about to leave the kitchen, Lu Furong suddenly asked.

This unexpected show of care made Li Qing’s heart burst with joy.

"It’s all good!" Li Qing said with a hint of a smile on his lips.

Lu Furong had clearly changed her attitude toward him.

This was a huge gain.

Secretary Zhou’s green hat now had every chance of fitting snugly and steadily in the future.

In the living room, Secretary Zhou had already divided the wine and, surprisingly, there was even a chessboard set up.

"Xiao Li, come here!"

What this old fox was up to, springing to life with such sudden warmth—I couldn’t tell.

"Do you know how to play Chinese chess?" he asked while arranging the chess pieces.

Li Qing nodded, "I’m not very skilled, but I’ve learned a bit from the elders in the village."

"Come on, let’s play a game," Secretary Zhou said with a hearty laugh, "We’ll eat, drink, and play chess at the same time!"

Li Qing sat down boldly.

His chess skills were indeed not that refined, but those old masters in the village had long become his defeated opponents.

Li Qing made an aggressive opening move against Secretary Zhou.

Secretary Zhou smiled and shook his head, "A very standard move, Xiao Li, your chess skills are really not that great."

Li Qing laughed, "My skills in chess are completely self-taught, I definitely can’t compare to you, Secretary Zhou!"

After flattery, Li Qing quietly started to manoeuvre the unremarkable pawns.

Secretary Zhou already had the upper hand, responding calmly, taking apart each move as it came.

"Xiao Li, do you know why I like playing Chinese chess?" he suddenly asked.

Li Qing shook his head.

Where could he possibly know?

The majority of people who play Chinese chess simply love it!

As for the reasons beyond love, everyone has their own ideas, how could he possibly guess.

"Because they obey!" Secretary Zhou picked up a chess piece, smiling enigmatically.

"Look at this small chessboard, yet it encompasses everything, as if it’s a society, and we are like its rulers!"

"This little world changes according to our thoughts, obeying, as though under our control!"

Li Qing almost popped his eyes out upon hearing this.

How could inanimate objects possibly disobey?

A hint of mockery rose silently in Li Qing’s heart, but then he suddenly realized, could this old fox be hinting at something about him?

Was he suggesting that Li Qing was the one who didn’t obey?

Whether it was true or not, Li Qing felt that he needed to test it.

So, Li Qing casually said, "Secretary Zhou, if these chess pieces had thoughts, they would probably also care about winning and losing!"

The smile on Secretary Zhou’s face suddenly froze.

After a long pause, he laughed and said, "How could chess pieces have thoughts!"

Li Qing was stunned, suddenly feeling an urge to flip the chessboard.

Good lord, this old fox had been playing this game all along.

He intended to treat him like an obedient chess piece!

"What you said is true, Secretary Zhou, chess pieces indeed should not have thoughts," Li Qing agreed.

But in his heart, he was thinking, I don’t want to be any damn chess piece!

He had always placed himself in a position to cooperate with Secretary Zhou.

But apparently, that was not what the other party had in mind.

No wonder they couldn’t see eye to eye...

"Actually, not to mention inanimate objects, people should also be prepared to be chess pieces in some situations," Secretary Zhou spoke indifferently, lifting his glass, "Let’s drink to this first, and later we can talk more about those two projects."

"To Secretary Zhou!" said Li Qing, raising his glass.

The word ’chess piece’ left him with the feeling of having swallowed a fly.

Extremely disagreeable!

But those two projects, they truly piqued his interest.

He was still prepared to listen to whatever this old fox had in mind.

If there really was a big profit, and money to be made, he didn’t mind dealing insincerely with this old fox for now.

After a few drinks, Li Qing took the initiative to ask, "Secretary Zhou, for those two projects, is it true that without corporate qualifications one can’t even touch them?"

Secretary Zhou did not answer directly but asked, "Do you have reliable manpower at your disposal?"

"Secretary Zhou, it might be difficult to find manpower in these villages of Sanhe Town, but almost everyone is a migrant worker. The wages are transparent; how well the work is done is clear to all," said Li Qing.

Secretary Zhou nodded, "You are well aware of the basic situation of our towns and villages."

"If you have relatively reliable manpower, I might be able to find a company for you. You can use the company’s name to take on these two projects. Although the money you get in hand will definitely not be as much as if you were to contract independently, it’s less worrisome."

"At least you won’t have to deal with the higher-ups. For projects like these, dealing with the higher-ups is actually the hardest part."