"Brother, Sister Lingyun said that you wrote another book, why didn't you tell me?" Zhuo'er asked with an unhappy face as soon as she came in. Just now, she only found out that Zhou Zhong was writing another book through Xie Lingyun.

Wrote a novel.

"Haha, you can't understand the book my brother wrote this time, so I didn't tell you!" Zhou Zhong prevaricated randomly, then he stepped forward and held Zhuo'er's shoulders, then pushed her out of the room and said, "Zhuo'er, I and I

Miss Xie has business to discuss, and it’s not suitable for you to listen, so just wait for us outside the door!"

Zhuo'er couldn't understand why her brother became so mysterious. He tried to struggle but was not as strong as Zhou Zhong. In the end, he was pushed out of the door. Then Zhou Zhong closed the door, turned to Xie Lingyun and said with a smile: "

Miss Lingyun wants to read the manuscript of the new book, I will give it to you right now."

Seeing Zhou Zhong closing the door, Xie Lingyun suddenly felt panicked. After all, it was inconsistent with etiquette for a man and a woman to be alone in a room. However, when she thought that the bracelet was outside and there was a bead accompanying her, she did not stop her.

I saw Zhou Zhong quickly taking out the Jin Ping Mei manuscripts he had sorted out and handing them over to Xie Lingyun. There were not many of these manuscripts, only the first six chapters, so Xie Lingyun read them very carefully, but at the first glance, she was struck by

The poem at the beginning shocked me.

Twenty-eight beauties’ bodies are as crispy as

With a sword at his waist, he beheaded the foolish man.

Although no one was killed,

I taught you secretly that your bones were withered.

This poem is straightforward and easy to understand, and it is clearly a naked obscene poem. Although Xie Lingyun is very sophisticated, she is still just a girl about the age of ten and Zhou Zhong. Now that she suddenly saw such a poem, she immediately became a fan.

His face was slightly red, and his head could not help but droop slightly, as if he was worried that Zhou Zhong would notice something unusual about him.

Fortunately, the first chapter of Jin Ping Mei is quite normal. Apart from the obscene poem above, there is only one paragraph discussing the word "wealth and sex". Although it is very explicit, it is also profound and makes people unable to help but nod their heads after reading it.

It’s just that a few characters appeared in the first chapter. For example, when the protagonist Ximen Qing first appeared, Xie Lingyun felt very familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere, but couldn’t remember it for a while. But when Wu Song, Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian finally appeared

At that moment, Xie Lingyun suddenly realized how come these characters are all from Water Margin?

Seeing the characters from Water Margin appearing in Zhou Zhong's new book, Xie Lingyun couldn't help but look up at Zhou Zhong suspiciously, only to find that the other person was looking at her with a grin on his face. That smile looked very obscene and unbearable.

I just wanted to punch him twice.

Resisting the urge to hit someone, Xie Lingyun then turned to the second chapter. Like the first chapter, the beginning of the second chapter was still a fragrant poem. At this time, Xie Lingyun was mentally prepared, so she was no longer shy, but again

In addition, the second chapter almost copied the plot of Water Margin. Xie Lingyun had read it a long time ago, so she brushed it off. At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder, wouldn't Zhou Zhong's new book just copy Water Margin?

Turning to the third chapter, it was still the plot of Water Margin, and even the five shameless things of "Pan Donkey and Deng Xiaoxian" were copied. This made Xie Lingyun so angry that she gritted her teeth and really wanted to throw the manuscript in her hand.

Zhou Zhong's face. But she is a very sensible person. Although there are many explicit words in the manuscript, and there are many plots copied from Water Margin at the beginning, in terms of plot and writing style, the beginning of this book is still very attractive.

Even for many people, those explicit descriptions are the key to attracting them.

It was with this rational mentality that Xie Lingyun suppressed the anger in her heart and forced herself to read on. But she obviously underestimated Jin Ping Mei. Although the content of the fourth chapter also copied Water Margin, there were changes.

For example, the plot of Ximen bed seducing Pan Jinlian into bed was only briefly mentioned in Water Margin, but it was described in great detail in Zhou Chong's book.

The subsequent plot was even more obscene. Xie Lingyun could feel her face burning and her hands and feet were a little weak. Especially when she thought of Zhou Zhong looking at her with a wicked smile, she felt ashamed and angry.

Finally it broke out.

"Pah!" Xie Lingyun threw the manuscript onto the table with a wave of her hand, pointed at Zhou Chong with a blushing face and angrily yelled: "Shameless!"

Seeing that Xie Lingyun finally lost the calm and calm look of the past, Zhou Zhong felt an indescribable sense of relief. Maybe it was because the other party put a lot of psychological pressure on him when he dealt with Xie Lingyun several times before. Now he saw a

The angry Xie Lingyun made Zhou Zhong feel that the other party was also an ordinary person who could also be angry. This made the pressure in his heart disappear all of a sudden.

Facing the shy and angry Xie Lingyun, Zhou Zhong smiled and picked up the manuscript on the table and said: "Miss Xie, please be patient. Don't forget that you are a businessman. Businessmen only do it to make money. If my book Jin Ping Mei is

The publication will definitely be no worse than Journey to the West, and may even be more popular. Wouldn’t your Xie family earn more by then?”

Seeing the joking expression on Zhou Zhong's face, Xie Lingyun felt like she was about to cry. Her eye circles were slightly red and tears were about to fall. The little maid behind her, Suan Zhu, didn't know what was going on, and she wanted to help but didn't know.

How should I help? In the end I could only look at my lady at a loss.

But what Zhou Zhong didn't expect was that in the end Xie Lingyun used great perseverance not to let her tears fall, and after standing there staring at Zhou Zhong for a long time, the look of shame and anger on his face slowly faded away.

Finally, he regained some of his original calmness.

"Thank you Mr. Zhou for reminding me that I am a businessman and making money is what I need to consider!" Xie Lingyun's voice was calm and trembling. After speaking, she stretched out her slender hand to take back the manuscript from Zhou Zhong's hands, sat down and read again.

Got up.

Seeing Xie Lingyun's performance, Zhou Zhong was completely stunned. He did not expect that in the Ming Dynasty, a woman would dare to read a book like Jin Ping Mei in front of a man, and the other party was an unmarried young lady.

How much courage does it take to dare to do such a thing?

Compared with Zhou Zhong's shock, Xie Lingyun actually didn't feel better. Although she tried hard to tell herself that this was a test for herself. If she couldn't pass this test, how could she completely take over the family business? But looking at it,

Despite the disgusting words and sentences in the manuscript, she still couldn't help but feel her face burning up, and even her ears turned red in the end.

Suanzhu next to her saw her young lady's strange reaction. She finally realized that what made her strange was the manuscript written by Zhou Chong. This made Suanzhu extremely curious. She stretched her neck to take a look at the contents of the manuscript, but she

She just looked at it a little bit, and then she said "Yeah" and her face turned red with embarrassment. She covered her face with her hands and didn't dare to look anymore. But even so, she didn't forget to give Zhou Zhong a fierce look through the gaps between her fingers, and she felt even more worried in her heart.

He put the mark of 'dirty and shameless'.

After finally waiting for Xie Lingyun to hold back her shame and read it, she calmed down her turbulent mood, tried to look calm and looked at Zhou Zhong and said: "Okay, I have finished reading the manuscript. Although it is disgusting, I am not interested in some dirty things.

As a person, it is indeed very attractive.”

When she spoke, the blush on Xie Lingyun's face still did not fade away, and her voice was even more trembling. However, she did not flinch even if she had a stubborn temper. She stared closely into Zhou Zhong's eyes. Although Zhou Zhong knew that the current situation was very unpleasant.

It was appropriate, but for some reason, he suddenly had a strong urge to burst into laughter. However, considering the serious consequences of doing so, he wisely did not laugh out loud in the end.

"Ahem~" Zhou Zhong coughed dryly, "Miss Xie really has a vision. Since I have your approval, the new book is finalized. I will finish it as soon as possible!"

"No need!" What Zhou Zhong didn't expect was that Xie Lingyun rejected his words. Then Xie Lingyun slowly sat up straight. After taking a few deep breaths, the blush on his face slowly faded, and then this

Then he said, "The book written by Mr. Zhou is indeed wonderful, and it is also very touching, but I just suddenly thought of something, and it is precisely because of this matter that your new book does not meet our requirements. Our Xie family

This book will not be published!"

"What?" Zhou Zhong almost jumped up after hearing this. According to the previously signed document, if Zhou Zhong's book does not meet the Xie family's requirements, Xie Lingyun has the right not to publish the book. Of course, Zhou Zhong's remuneration will also be lost.

"What on earth made you decide that the new book does not meet the requirements? According to the provisions of the document, you must give me a convincing reason!" Zhou Zhong also suppressed his anger and asked, although Xie Lingyun was in front of him.

Reading pornographic books is a bit unethical, but in his opinion, it is just a prank after all. If Xie Lingyun is not to publish a new book just because of this, then this reason is too unconvincing.

Xie Lingyun returned to his original calm look at this time, glanced at Zhou Zhong indifferently, and then said: "Since Mr. Zhou wants to know, then Lingyun will not hide it. I believe you have also heard about it, Mr. Zhou."

However, our Xie family is mainly engaged in smuggling, and has only started to enter other industries in the past few years. Compared with smuggling, the profits of printing workshops are actually very low, but the reason why I insist on buying a good printing workshop is actually

It’s not just to make money, but to change outsiders’ impression of our Xie family!”

When Xie Lingyun said this, she did not explain any more. With Zhou Zhong's intelligence, he immediately understood what she meant. Although most wealthy people in Songjiang Prefecture and even along the coast are involved in smuggling, most of them are quite legitimate.

Business and smuggling only account for a part of their business.

But the Xie family is different. They mainly engage in smuggling and do not have legitimate business as a fig leaf like other rich people. This makes the Xie family's reputation not very good. Therefore, Xie Lingyun wants to develop other industries to change outsiders.

My impression of the Xie family, such as the previous donation to the victims, the Xie family was very active.

The printing workshop directly serves scholars, and scholars are the mouthpieces of public opinion for the entire society. Therefore, for the Xie family, the printing workshop is not only used to make money, but most importantly, to earn fame.

Although "Jin Ping Mei" is a good book, if it were printed and published, countless people would rush to buy it. But it is also a pornographic book. Although the book is mainly bought by scholars, most of the scholars actually do one thing and talk about it.

On the other hand, especially those sanctimonious scholar-bureaucrats, maybe they just happily finished reading The Golden Ping Mei at night, and they will scold the author for being shameless and obscene during the day. As a printer, the Xie family will definitely be affected as well. Don't say anything then.

Earning fame will probably only bring the Xie family into disrepute.

Xie Lingyun's reason was indeed legitimate enough. At least Zhou Zhong couldn't think of a way to refute it. When he was planning to write Jin Ping Mei, he even planned to let Xie Lingyun publish it anonymously. After all, writing pornographic books was not a glamorous thing, and he didn't want to

He had gained notoriety by himself. But he didn't expect that the Xie family cared more about reputation than he did and were not willing to publish such a book at all.

"I understand, your Xie family is indeed not suitable for publishing this book. Let's do this. I will write a new book, and I will definitely not make a mistake like Jin Ping Mei!" Zhou Zhong said with some dejection. He didn't realize that he was busy.

After a few days, I have been busy in vain. Is it possible that I really want to write the Dream of Red Mansions? The book is very literary. Although some of the ideas in it are rebellious, they will definitely be loved by readers, and maybe even attract some readers.

The rich lady calls herself Baochai and Daiyu.

Seeing Zhou Zhong's dejected look, Xie Lingyun, who had fully recovered, suddenly smiled and said, "Young Master Zhou looks like he doesn't like writing books?"

When Zhou Zhong heard this, he rolled his eyes at Xie Lingyun and said: "Life is forced, no matter what I like or dislike, it is just making money to support the family."

Hearing what Zhou Zhong said, the smile on Xie Lingyun's face became even brighter, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes as he said: "The slave family is also very considerate of Mr. Zhou's difficulties. After all, he has just finished writing a book like Journey to the West. If he is going to write it soon,

To write another book, it is inevitable that I will not be able to keep up mentally. If Young Master Zhou really doesn’t want to write, the slave family has another way. As long as Young Master is willing to give up one thing, the three hundred taels of silver that Young Master borrowed last time still does not need to be paid back."
Chapter completed!