Chapter 217 - 216 Very Shameless
Facing Jiang Yifan’s question, Jinrong answered with a calm smile, "Qi Ye is after all a woman, thinking too simply. The Qi family cooperating with me in the Dairy Products Store might command respect from the ordinary officials and gentry, and considering most of the share belongs to me, my brothers are also willing to give way. But if the Qi family, with commoner status, owned such a large industry independently and such substantial financial profits, even if related to me, they couldn’t fend off the dark hands of powerful forces." Jinrong looked at Jiang Yifan and said frankly, "Knowing this outcome, why would I just watch such things happen without taking early control of the Qi family’s industry into my own hands? We are friends since childhood, and as close as brothers, and that’s how I see it—I’m not hiding it from you."
Jiang Yifan stared at the documents in front of him for a long while before lifting his head and saying, "I need to visit the nearby villages this afternoon to check on the harvest, so I can’t accompany you, Sixth Master."
When Jinrong saw Jiang Yifan folding the documents and preparing to stand up, he said, "Wait a moment, I plan to see how the ingenious devices Qi Ye made for her family’s Construction Industry work when their work site starts operating."
Jiang Yifan’s movement to stand halted, and after a moment, he let out a deep sigh and sat back down.
Jinrong laughed, "That’s more like it. Why the rush? Official duties are never-ending, your hurrying is pointless, right?"
Jiang Yifan rolled his eyes at Jinrong, "Easy for you to say, not being the one to do it. You talk lightly—should I just sit and wait for the superior’s questioning, and expect poor evaluations year after year?"
Jinrong chuckled, "But the thing is, your evaluation could never be poor. Having straightened out the disorderly affairs of Qingyuan County and organized the personnel both in the county government office and locally, your evaluation this year has already met the criteria for excellence."