Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

As soon as the news about the hot air balloon was released, Li Yuanzhao rushed off excitedly.

For Fang Zheng, there was nothing to hide.

It was a good opportunity to lead him away, saving himself from having a camera beside him, constantly stirring up trouble in his marriage.

Seeing Li Yuanzhao off, the group began to head towards Fang's residence.

Along the way, Lai Gou'er and the others were amazed to see people frequently whizzing past them on two wheels.

Fang Zheng patiently explained, eliciting sighs of admiration from everyone.

After walking for half an hour, the group arrived at Fang's residence.

At this moment, the banquet was already prepared, and Xiao Tao was directing the serving of dishes, not saying much when she saw two unfamiliar women arrive.

After everything was tidied up, she quietly closed the door.

Inside the house, Shen Yi and the others finally relaxed... traveling by sea was indeed too difficult.

The sea's turbulence was difficult to adapt to without training.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, everyone began to eat heartily.

This meal was extremely lavish, as they had all had enough of salted vegetables and dried meat on the ship.

With delicious food in front of them, they naturally ate with great appetite, except for Chu Youyi.

"Come on, eat more meat!"

Seeing that she didn't intend to use her chopsticks, Fang Zheng took the initiative to put a large piece of tender and crispy pork knuckle, with skin and meat, into her bowl.

The pork knuckle skin was still covered with a rich meat sauce, making it look extremely appetizing.

Chu Youyi swallowed and gave Fang Zheng a sweet smile.

"Thank you, Lord Fang."

Then, she picked up a small piece of lean meat, put it into her mouth, and chewed it carefully.

Fang Zheng frowned upon seeing this.

Damn it! It looks like she's still afraid to eat... Could it be that something I did left her with a psychological shadow?

He secretly glanced at her, noticing that her figure didn't seem to have changed 'too much'.

Fang Zheng cleared his throat and said, "You need to eat more meat, eating more meat is good for your health."

Chu Youyi nodded, then took another small bite of lean meat, leaving the pork knuckle skin untouched.

"There are also subtleties to eating meat..." Then, Fang Zheng began to talk endlessly about the ketogenic diet, losing weight by eating fatty meat... maintaining stable insulin levels.

The people at the table were confused.

However, Chu Youyi was obviously much more relaxed, at least daring to eat the pork knuckle skin.

Seeing her relax, Fang Zheng didn't say much more and turned to Chu Qinghan and asked, "How many ships have been built in Yuding City now?"

Chu Qinghan put down her chopsticks and said, "The Chu family has been widely recruiting workers, and with the full support of the government, a total of two main ships have been built."

"Now that there is ample money, Yuding City is purchasing materials from various places, and the stored timber is enough to build three more ships. Regardless of cost, building them at the fastest speed should take four to five months."

Fang Zheng nodded.

The progress was gratifying... If there were five giant ships, plus some simplified ships, they could barely form two fleets.

The shipping industry is not developed now, and there can't be too many demands. Everything focuses on exploration.

In addition, the imperial court's navy is still in training... Having two ships to train on, with a four- to five-month break-in period, is barely enough.

Also, those four foreigners should know some foreign languages. Keep their specialties first and then send them to the ship to lead the way.

"The Chu family deserves great credit for this. I will report your contributions to His Majesty."

Chu Qinghan smiled and said, "You're too kind. Without Lord Fang's guidance, the Chu family wouldn't be where it is today. If you need manpower to familiarize yourself with the new ships, Lai Gou'er is the best candidate now."

"He participated in the entire process from the establishment to the sea trial of the giant ship. When it comes to understanding the ship, no one in Yuding City can compare to him."

Fang Zheng's gaze turned to Lai Gou'er.

Lai Gou'er immediately puffed out his chest: "Brother, I haven't slacked off for a day since you left Yuding City. Now no one knows more about sailing than me. If you want me to go to sea, then I will definitely go!"

Fang Zheng smiled and patted Lai Gou'er's shoulder: "Well, it seems you have really made great progress!"

"The imperial court does intend to go to sea, but... you should forget about it, at least think about it more, consider it more."

"The vast sea may take years to return, and if you're unlucky, you may even be buried in the belly of a fish."

"The imperial court sends people to sea as a duty, you are different."

Lai Gou'er's shoulders suddenly slumped: "Brother... I have no problem. I learned all my skills to help you. Now that Xin Zhu is married, I have to continue working hard to win her back."

"Cough... Okay! If you are willing, I will naturally help you arrange it, but no matter what, think about it again, this is no joke!"

"You're already so strong, are you still afraid of not finding a wife? I'll introduce you to someone one day!" Fang Zheng said generously.

Lai Gou'er gave a forced smile: "No need, brother, I just like Xin Zhu."

Faced with the number one devoted lover of the Great Jing, everyone at the table was embarrassed.

Fang Zheng quickly changed the subject and looked at Chu Qinghan and said: "Hahaha, I didn't expect Xin Zhu to be married... Are you all married?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere instantly froze.

Shen Yi's face turned pale in an instant, and he stared at Fang Zheng as if he had seen a ghost.

Chu Youyi's pretty face was flushed, and she buried her head directly into her rice bowl.

Chu Qinghan also lowered her head and murmured: "No.. not yet, thank you for your concern, my lord."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Shen Yi kept winking at him, and Fang Zheng was also shocked.

Did I say something wrong?

It's been so long since I've seen them, even if there was a little ambiguity, the previous things should be over.

"That... you guys eat first, I'll go out for a while." Fang Zheng got up and left.

Shen Yi also hurriedly got up and walked out of the house.

Finding a secluded and deserted place, Fang Zheng hurriedly asked: "Why are you winking at me? What happened just now?"

Shen Yi's expression was strange: "Lord Fang... Aren't the Chu family's eldest and second daughters yours...?"

"What? Who told you that!"

"The Chu family's eldest young master said it, saying that his two younger sisters are married to you, and everyone in the city knows about it... That Chu young master walks sideways all day long, and now he doesn't even pay when he goes to brothels."

"I'll go to his mother! That big idiot!!!" Fang Zheng was furious and burst into foul language!

They even play like this!

The older brother personally ruined the reputation of his two younger sisters, and in the end, he has to bear the blame?

It's nice to carry this blame, but I promised my wife that I wouldn't mess around anymore.

Now, the flowers and plants are directly smeared on my face... No wonder the Chu sisters look at me so strangely.

Shen Yi was dumbfounded, he always thought it was Fang Zheng privately... It seems that there is nothing to do with it.

"Uh... Lord, I guess they can't get married anymore, or you could secretly..."

"Shut up!"

The family has just settled down, why is this happening again?

Fang Zheng rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache: "No, why didn't you tell me about this in your previous letters? I married a princess!"

"Lord, I thought you were secretly raising them outside..."

"Stop talking, let's go back and eat."

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