C36 (1/2)
She hated people who would beat around the bush when they talked to her. If this was on a battlefield, she would punish him for delaying the military's intelligence. Moreover, he had said so much, but she hadn't even said a single word about the reason to solve it!
”I don't understand.”
This answer was within his expectations.
He sighed. ”If you want to raise a satisfactory military salary, you have to make the officials willingly take out money from their pockets. Even if they don't want to, they have to give up their lives.”
Hearing that, Zhou Leping slapped the table and laughed, ”Are you stupid or are they stupid? Or do you know some kind of immortal arts that can make them obediently hand over their entire family foundation with a snap of their fingers? ”
”As a government official, I care about my reputation the most. There is a saying, 'killing to punish the heart'. As long as the general can grasp this weakness, it is not difficult to raise funds.”
Zhou Leping took note of his words and felt that they made sense. Once he got excited, he would casually slap him on the back, ”That's more like it.”
Zhu Guanliang almost vomited blood from her slap, his hands supporting his waist as he frowned.
Only now did Zhou Leping realize that he was still injured, and she quickly supported him, ”Sorry, I was too excited, my strength … … It shouldn't be big, right? Does it hurt? How about I massage you? ”
Before she could touch him, she was grabbed by Zhu Guanliang, ”What are you doing?”
”Aren't you in pain? I'll help you massage it. ” Thinking that he might have misunderstood, he hurriedly explained, ”I don't have any other intentions, so don't think too much.”
In the past, the two of them had never faced off like this before. Now that Zhu Guanliang was holding onto her hand, even after struggling, Zhou Leping realised that it was actually difficult for him to break free.
”No need.”
”Alright, alright, alright. No need, no need. Let go of me, I won't massage anymore.”
Zhu Guanliang released her.
She stretched her wrist and whispered in a strange tone, ”I didn't expect you to still have some strength left.”
He was stunned for a moment before calmly explaining, ”The disparity in power between men and women is innate. Is it strange that I am stronger than the general?”
”For most women, men who are stronger than me, I haven't met many in my life.”
He didn't have any intention of continuing the discussion with her, he propped himself up and said, ”It's getting late, I'll go back first.”
Zhou Leping followed him a few steps, worried, ”I'll send you off, it's not easy to leave when it's dark.”
He did not refuse, but Zhou Leping did not dare to touch him again. His reaction was too huge, probably because his man's ego was hurt.
Seeing that his actions were still not very convenient, she could not help but exhort, ”If there's nothing wrong, you should just lie down on the bed and rest. Don't walk around, your waist is the most important thing.”
Zhu Guanliang's face instantly darkened, he clenched his teeth and thanked her, ”General, thank you for your trouble.”
”Then take a rest, I'm leaving.”
She closed the door for him and turned away into the night.
”Did you hurt your waist?”
Zhu Guanliang lit a candle and looked clearly at the man sitting on the bed. However, he did not seem to be surprised at all by his arrival.
”F * ck off.”
He was lazily handling it, pressing his temples, looking tired.
”Do you need me to prepare something for you?”
”Yes.” ”I need you to get lost.”