For the members of the Fanlou team and the Grassroots team, today is a very happy day. At the end of the warm-up match, the two sides shook hands and made a draw at 2-2. This did not affect the relationship between the two teams.
relationship. Just now, Pan Wen and Chen Chen told their team members that they should go to Fanlou to have a big meal and Pan Wen would treat them. For these ordinary people, this was equivalent to winning a big prize. If they were
Without joining the Cuju team, given their status and income, it would be a luxury to go to Fanlou once in this life.
After Zhao Zhen announced the process arrangement and time changes for the official competition, it has actually been a long time since today's warm-up match from preparation to the end of the arm race to Zhao Zhen's speech. Although it is still afternoon in terms of time, but
Under the dual pressure of physical pressure and mental pressure, even at noon today, both Pan Wen and Chen Chen actually asked everyone to eat more, but they could not offset the consumption under the dual pressure. Before Zhao Zhen spoke, Fan
The members of the Lou team and the grassroots team were already very hungry. They managed to survive Zhao Zhen's speech. When Zhao Zhen said that he could leave on his own, the members of the two teams were also the first.
Shi Shi found Pan Wen and Chen Chen and asked for their instructions. Then, Li Hao led the members of these two teams to Fan Tower.
In fact, Pan Wen had already made arrangements for this. Before he came to the training ground today, he had already gone to Fanlou to say hello. He had informed the shopkeeper that Fanlou would be closed for the day today because he wanted to invite people after the new Cuju competition.
All the members of the Fanlou team and the grassroots team ate here. However, there were some minor incidents. Originally, Pan Wen planned to come to Fanlou with Lu Yao, Zhe Kexing, and Pan Wen, but Lu Yao now
They said they were going to meet the Immortals in Wine, so Pan Wen asked Li Hao to take these people to Fanlou.
After the members of the two teams also left, only Lu Yao, Zhe Kexing, Pan Wen and Chen Chen were left on the training ground. In fact, when everyone was leaving just now, Fan Zhongyan once wanted to come to Lu Yao.
The meaning of Yao's last few words, but when he saw that Lu Yao was chatting happily with his friends, he finally gave up the idea. After all, both of them had more important things to deal with now.
, For Lu Yao, the results of the imperial examination or his own emotional matters have to be put aside for the time being. His focus should now be on the new Cuju competition. For Fan Zhongyan, what is more important is
, that is, to provide a specific solution to the Xixia problem with Han Qi. Of course, there is also the fact that during the period when Fan Zhongyan left Bianliang, the situation in the DPRK and China has undergone tremendous changes. Now that he is back in power, it also needs
It takes a certain amount of time to familiarize yourself with the structure of the court, and to cultivate some forces of your own. In fact, Fan Zhongyan himself doesn't like being accused of forming cliques for personal gain. However, he also knows in his heart that he must gain a firm foothold in this kind of court.
, he cannot end up being demoted from Kyoto again, so he must cultivate some useful people around him. As long as these people are really for the good of this country, he can absorb them and become his people.
After figuring this out, Fan Zhongyan left the training ground with Zhao Zhen.
Lu Yao, on his side, waited for Zhe Kexing to come back and asked about the result of his request to the emperor. Zhe Kexing said that Zhao Zhen had agreed to his request, and when the warm-up match tomorrow, the table used for commentary would be explained.
There will also be benches in the area where the two teams are located to give everyone a rest.
"Well, there will only be one game tomorrow. When the official game comes, the stadium will be ready. I will go to the Bird's Nest in two days to see how these things are prepared." Lu Yao thought.
After thinking about it, he said.
Pan Wen came forward and said, "Speaking of which, we are going to meet the immortals in the wine world. Have you prepared all the ingredients?"
Lu Yao shook his head with a smile and said, "Not yet, you go back to Yitang with me first, get the ingredients and then go there."
Chen Chen quickly said: "Actually, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. We can also get together at your house."
When Pan Wen heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "How can that be done? It's not that we can't go to the Lu Mansion for a party, but because Master Lu and his brother and sister-in-law are all there, and we will all be drunk by then.
It’s really not good to be drunk.”
Zhe Kexing also agreed with Pan Wen's idea and said: "That's right. Jiuzhongxian is originally the ninth floor opened by Lu Yao himself. We can hang out there for as long as we want, and there will be no problem." After listening to the two people,
After explaining, Chen Chen felt that what they said made sense, and then the four of them started walking towards the outside of the palace.
Lu Yao had already given instructions to his family before arriving, asking them to prepare the carriage outside the palace gate at the agreed time. Although the servants in the palace waited outside for a while, Lu Yao's estimated time was still relatively short.
To be precise, the four of them left the palace, got directly into the carriage, and headed back home.
Chen Chen was sitting in the carriage, and suddenly thought of something, and said to Lu Yao: "I see, the person driving the car now is not Tang Xi. I wonder what he is doing now?"
When Pan Wen heard this, he smiled and said: "Tangxi's status is different now. He is the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion. He will no longer do the job of a coachman, unless Lu Yao asks him to drive a carriage."
The relationship between Chen Chen and Tang Xi is relatively good. After all, if Chen Chen was able to get in touch with Lu Yao and become a member of this small group, Tang Xi can be said to have played an indispensable role in this. Therefore, I didn’t see Tang Xi today. Chen Chen
I also thought about asking a question.
Zhe Kexing naturally knew what Chen Chen was thinking, so he said, "You want Tangxi to go to the Jiuzhongxian Party with us."
Chen Chen nodded.
Lu Yao said: "Originally, I wanted Tangxi to come over, but in today's training match, the emperor is watching the game from the sidelines. I don't want to leave the emperor with the appearance that I have a lot of status, and I have to show up wherever I go.
I brought a butler with me, so I didn’t let Tangxi enter the palace with me. Originally, I wanted him to drive a carriage to pick us up, but now I’m more worried about the construction of the Bird’s Nest Stadium, so I sent him to take a look there first.
Now that you have calculated the situation, you should have returned to the mansion. Since you want him to come with you, then take him to the Jiuzhongxian Party later."
When Chen Chen heard this, he immediately smiled and agreed.
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Lu Yao had talked about his relationship with Tang Xi before, but Pan Wen didn't know much about it. Now when Chen Chen is very concerned about Tang Xi, Pan Wen naturally wants to know more about the relationship between the two.
story.
So Zhe Kexing briefly talked to Pan Wen about what happened between Chen Chen and Tang Xi.
After hearing this, Pan Wen looked at Chen Chen and said, "Well, if that's the case, you should really care about Tangxi. After all, without him, you might not be able to participate in the Cuju competition."
The four people were chatting when the carriage stopped. It seemed that they had arrived at the Lu Mansion. Lu Yao asked the three people to wait in the carriage so they didn't need to get out of the carriage. They could just go to the manor to get the ingredients.
Back home, Lu Xu saw Lu Yao coming back and asked about the results of today's warm-up match. He knew that today was a match between the two teams Pan Wen and Chen Chen. Zhao Zhen watched the new Cuju for the first time.
game, so I mentioned it in the morning today.
Lu Yao truthfully told his father the situation, and then expressed that he wanted to go to Jiuzhongxian with his friends to get together. Lu Xu also agreed. After all, there was no problem in the first warm-up match. Now let’s watch the new Cuju competition.
It can be held smoothly, and Lu Yao has just passed the imperial examination, so it is time to find a chance to relax.
Later, Lu Yao called Uncle Fu and followed him to his room to sort out and pack the ingredients. At this time, Tangxi had already returned to the house. Lu Yao had an idea when he saw it. He first listened to Tangxi's report about the Bird's Nest.
Regarding the stadium, Tangxi said that the current Bird's Nest Stadium has the conditions to hold the Cuju Competition, including the lounges, commentary seats and other details. Tangxi went there today and did an inspection, and heard that there were no problems.
Lu Yao was also very satisfied. He could just wait and see it the day after tomorrow.
Then, Lu Yao told Tangxi that he would go to Jiuzhongxian to meet Pan Wen and Chen Chen soon, and hoped that Tangxi could follow him. The carriage going there was driven by Tangxi.
Tangxi didn't react at the first time, thinking that Lu Yao just asked him to do the job of a coachman. However, when Uncle Fu packed up everything and Tangxi followed Lu Yao out, Lu Yao finally understood what he said. It turned out that he was also asked to do the job.
Come join this party.
Tangxi was naturally very happy about this. You must know this kind of party. In fact, Tangxi had attended one before. That was the dinner party where Lu Yao and all the Lu family members said that Tangxi would become the butler. In fact, Tangxi could be said to be the
I felt very uneasy, and in the end I didn’t even know what the food tasted like.
But it was different today. The people gathered were all familiar to Tangxi, and now that he had become Lu Yao's housekeeper, it should be said that he was qualified to sit with them in terms of status.
"What do you think of Chen Chen?" Lu Yao suddenly asked as he was walking away from the Lu Mansion.
Tang Xi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I think he is pretty good, he takes everything seriously, and he is a talent that can be cultivated."
"Well, that's right. I plan to let you take charge of the outside world and he will take charge of the house." Lu Yao was very serious when he said this, and it didn't look like he was joking at all.
This should be the most formal sentence that Tangxi has heard Lu Yao say to her since she met Lu Yao. Since Tangxi became the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion, her daily interactions with Lu Yao are actually not as formal as they are now. Although Lu Yao
Yao would also tell Tangxi to do some things every day, but most of them would go to inspect the site or the factory below, and his tone would be relatively gentle.
But now, seemingly inadvertently, Lu Yao suddenly asked Tangxi about Chen Chen's future arrangements, which made Tangxi a little nervous.
Obviously, this is completely different from what he was told to do before. Now what Lu Yao is talking about Chen Chen's future arrangements is more like discussing with Chen Chen. It is a master discussing with his butler about the personnel arrangements around him.
question. Therefore, Tang Xi's current answer can be said to be very critical. Once his answer cannot satisfy Lu Yao, he may not even be able to keep his position as butler.
However, after all, Tangxi had been a housekeeper for some time, and he had mastered many essentials in the art of human relations and speaking. He immediately analyzed the deeper things behind this problem.
Chen Chen is now the leader of the grassroots team. Even Tangxi has not had much contact with the new Cuju competition, but he also knows that although Chen Chen is full of gratitude to Lu Yao, he wants to use his current grassroots team's ability to
It is still very difficult for the team to win the championship of this new Cuju competition.
The contract between Chen Chen and Lu Yao was also stipulated at the time, which would end with the grassroots team's Cuju competition trip. In other words, once the grassroots team's competition ended, the employment relationship between Chen Chen and Lu Yao would also end.
Therefore, Lu Yao has now begun to think about the work that will be arranged for Chen Chen when he is free. Thinking of this, Tang Xi actually already understands in her heart that Lu Yao is very optimistic about Chen Chen. When they get together or talk to Chen Chen on weekdays,
, seemed expressionless, but based on how well Tangxi knew Lu Yao, he knew that Lu Yao valued Chen Chen very much. So Lu Yao definitely wanted to hear a positive answer here.
After talking about Lu Yao's thoughts, let's take a look at herself. Her relationship with Chen Chen is pretty good. Tang Xi still remembers the first time she met Chen Chen in the outer city. Through his guidance, Chen Chen successfully found
Lu Yao later became the leader of the grassroots team. After that, the two of them were busy with their own affairs, but their relationship in private was not bad. Moreover, Chen Chen was the kind of person who seemed to be serious and responsible at first glance, so with this
When people cooperate, the probability of making mistakes will be greatly reduced. In this case, letting Chen Chen become Lu Yao's right-hand man like himself is a matter of great benefit and no harm.
Finally, what Tangxi has to consider is if Chen Chen really becomes Lu Yao's confidant, will it affect his status in the Lu Mansion? If it was when Tangxi first came to the Lu Mansion, he would definitely consider this
A little bit, at that time, he was not on a stable footing and always felt that everything was like a dream. He was afraid that after today and the next day, he would be kicked out by Lu Yao. This mentality did not completely disappear until Lu Yao appointed him as the housekeeper.
Now Lu Yao not only has himself beside him, but also Chen Chen. However,
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Tangxi's mentality has also changed now, because Lu Yao just said that he is in charge of the outside world, and Chen Chen is in charge of the inside. Now Tangxi is in charge of the inside and outside alone. Tangxi is quite clear about the specific work of being in charge of the inside and outside.
In comparison, being a master is definitely more training and requires stronger abilities. Therefore, even if Chen Chen comes here to share his work, it should not affect his status.
Tang Xi, who finally figured it all out, immediately said before he reached the gate of Lu Mansion: "I don't have any objections. Chen Chen's ability has actually been confirmed through this competition. If he also becomes a housekeeper,
If so, I will definitely be able to share your worries, Master."
Once the words were spoken, there was no room for maneuver, but Tang Xi said these words after careful consideration. He felt that Lu Yao should have the same thought as him.
On Lu Yao's side, he stopped after hearing what Tang Xi said. Tang Xi didn't know what was going on, but he also stopped along with him.
Lu Yao looked at Tang Xi, smiled, and said, "You have grown a lot in these days. I think you must have thought about something before saying this."
The young master is indeed the young master. Tang Xi was very impressed. Lu Yao had already made up his mind. When he asked Tang Xi about Chen Chen, Tang Xi would definitely think about it before answering. In fact, Lu Yao had already determined this matter in his heart.
No matter what answer Tangxi gave Lu Yao in the end, he would arrange for Chen Chen to be by his side in the future.
However, Lu Yao asked Tang Xi her opinion on this matter because he wanted to see if after this period of training as a steward of the Lu Mansion, he could remain calm when faced with this problem of his own, from the perspective of a steward and
Thinking to answer this question.
Facts have proved that Tangxi's answer made Lu Yao very satisfied. His answer had completely abandoned personal emotions and personal interests. Thinking about this issue from Lu Yao's perspective, that is, after Chen Chen becomes another butler, will he
It will bring benefits to Lu Yao.
After listening to Lu Yao's words, Tang Xi admired Lu Yao and at the same time sighed a little. Compared with the young master, she was far behind, so it would be best not to hide anything from him in the future.
After Lu Yao said this, he continued to leave Lu Mansion with Tang Xi.
When the two of them arrived at the gate, Lu Yao ordered the groom to go back home and asked Tang Xi to drive the carriage. On his side, he got on the carriage with the ingredients that Uncle Fu had just packed for him.
The three people in the car waited for a long time, and finally saw Lu Yao and Tang Xi coming out together.
Lu Yao sat in the carriage and gave the order, and Tang Xi drove the carriage towards Jiuzhongxian.
"Look, doesn't the butler still have to drive the carriage? This might be all your fault." Pan Wen in the car said with a smile, of course he was joking.
Chen Chen smiled awkwardly, and then looked at the cloth bag in Lu Yao's hand, which was full of ingredients. It seemed that Lu Yao was going to make a big meal for these people tonight.
Lu Yao looked at Chen Chen and said, "Chen Chen, what are your plans after this new Cuju competition?"
When Chen Chen heard Lu Yao suddenly ask this question, he didn't know how to answer for a while. After a few seconds, Chen Chen slowly said: "I haven't thought about it yet. The most important thing at the moment is to complete this new Cuju competition."
Pan Wen was smarter than Chen Chen and said quickly: "Lu Yao wants to ask you what you should do after the Cuju competition is over."
Chen Chen thought for a while and said: "As you know, my parents have now moved to Bianliang City. Although the location is a bit remote, they have settled down in the inner city. I think this is the best way to stay with me.
Just like in the city, find a job in the inner city."
Chen Chen was indeed a fool. He didn't realize that what Lu Yao said just now was actually an olive branch to him.
Zhe Kexing said: "If you want to find a job, there is actually an opportunity right now." After saying that, Zhe Kexing winked at Chen Chen and glanced at Lu Yao.
After Zhe Kexing's reminder, Chen Chen finally understood. He looked at Lu Yao and said, "I don't know if I have a chance to work in the Lu Mansion? Of course, it would be best for my brothers in the outer city.
Bring it too."
Lu Yao said with a smile: "I have already thought about those brothers of yours. They will naturally have their places to go when the time comes."
At this time, the place Lu Yao was talking about was just like the brothers before Tangxi. They were scattered in various factories under Lu Yao. Now, for Lu Yao, the place that lacked the most manpower was the bank that he was about to open, and Chen Chen
For these people under his command, Lu Yao had already seen the personal physical conditions of the grassroots team when he watched the warm-up match today, and felt that it would be a good choice to let them go to his bank to do work similar to security guards.
When Chen Chen heard that his brothers had been arranged by Lu Yao, it was clear that Lu Yao must have made plans for him, so he said: "Then I will thank Mr. Xiao Lu for them. I don't know, when the time comes,
Where will I be placed?"
Chen Chen saw that after Lu Yao heard what he said, he put away his previous smile and said very seriously: "Although this place is not so formal now, I will formally invite you here until the Cuju competition is over.
After that, I invite you to come to Lu Mansion and be my other housekeeper, mainly responsible for internal affairs."
As soon as these words came out, Pan Wen and Zhe Kexing were very surprised. They were actually not surprised at all that Lu Yao would arrange for Chen Chen to work under them, but no one expected that Lu Yao would make Chen Chen a housekeeper.
, that is to say, the same status as Tangxi.
Chen Chen was also shocked, and quickly refuted: "I shouldn't be able to do this, after all, the Lu Mansion now has Tangxi, and I don't know anything now, so I definitely can't be a housekeeper."
"I believe in you," Lu Yao said, "You treat everything with a very serious and responsible attitude. With this attitude, there is nothing you can't do badly. And as I said just now, you are the internal steward.
Tangxi is open to the outside world, so there is no conflict between your two positions, you are both my housekeepers."
Chen Chen was still confused and said: "What's the difference between internal and external?"
