At the foot of the grass slope, a small figure was standing next to a chestnut horse, applying ointment to the horse while shedding tears.
In fact, although Jennifer is not yet sixteen years old, she should be about 1.7 meters tall. However, the horse's head should be two meters high, and it is big in size. Standing in front of it, people naturally look small and delicate.
Lu Ming couldn't help but frown as he approached. This red horse did have scars on its body and legs, and there were quite a lot of them. Some of the wounds had even festered. If it were a human, it would have been howling in pain. Although animals' pain nerves are generally underdeveloped, it is conceivable that it can feel a lot of pain.
However, it is very smart and knows that its little master is taking care of it. It forgets the pain in its body and rubs its head against its little master from time to time, happily swinging its ponytail.
"Hush," Lu Ming made a gesture, and the female officer in apricot red uniform skirt who hurried over bowed and lowered her voice: "Hello, boss!"
"Are you Bi Xiaoting?" I had kind of forgotten what the clerk who gave the name to Jennifer looked like. Although I felt that she should be Bi Xiaoting, it would be less embarrassing to ask than to turn around and recognize the wrong person.
"Yes, boss!" The girl smiled sweetly. She didn't think there was anything wrong with the boss not recognizing her. She had curved eyes, a charming smile, and was pretty.
"Did you contact this place for Jennifer?" Lu Ming asked.
This is a stable at the Old Town Racecourse.
"Yes, boss! After what happened, I feel that it is no longer appropriate to keep Shiwutai's horse in Zheng Zhongshi's stable. But boss, my ability is limited. I have contacted several stables in Xinfadi Racecourse, but none of them are willing to accept the horse. So, I can only contact the one in Laocheng. I'm sorry!" Bi Xiaoting bowed deeply again, looking very self-blaming.
Lu Ming nodded.
In the East China Sea, just like in Hong Kong in the past, licensed horse trainers are a monopoly industry with fixed quotas. Newcomers will take their place only when experienced trainers retire.
There are a total of thirty-six horse trainers in Xinfadi Racecourse, that is, there are thirty-six stables, and the trainers are the owners of the stables.
Every horse trainer has a large team, and when they retire, the stable is usually passed on to the most capable or favorite disciple.
The horse owners they came into contact with were all either rich or noble.
Not to mention that Zheng Zhongshi is a champion horse trainer, and he has been the champion horse trainer for five consecutive terms.
In other words, the racehorses from his stable have won the most championships for five consecutive years.
Last year, horses from Zheng Zhongshi's stable won more than 200 out of more than 800 races at the Xinfadi Racecourse, including 5 out of 12 Grade 1 races.
This is an astonishing winning rate.
Not to mention the bonuses, when added together, it would definitely be an astronomical figure.
Although 60 percent goes to the horse owner, the rest goes to the stable and team fees.
But their income must be among the highest in the East China Sea, and their social status is also among the highest class, with connections to wealthy families.
According to the rules of the East China Jockey Club, each trainer in Xinfadi can only keep a maximum of 80 horses in his stable.
The number of places is limited.
But which horse owner wouldn't want to entrust his horse to him for training
If you are not in the horse racing circle, it would be difficult to imagine his status, but Lu Ming feels that his status in the horse racing circle is definitely much higher than his own in the legal circle. After all, he has not yet experienced a long period of testing.
Most of the aristocrats and celebrities are involved in the horse racing circle and do not necessarily deal with lawyers often.
The horses that came out of Zheng Zhongshi's stable and had an unhappy relationship would naturally not be accepted by the other stables in Xinfadi.
It was already good enough that Bi Xiaoting could find a stable in the old city.
"Princess Love" is injured and actually needs more professional care. Although the old city racecourse is in decline, it still has ten stables and a professional horse racing hospital.
"You did a great job!" Lu Ming smiled at Bi Xiaoting.
Looking at her, Lu Ming's expression became serious. "Director Murong Xue, you were very reserved when you told me about your experience. It must be for your reputation that you concealed some secrets. Now, tell me in detail what happened? Did they do anything excessive when they took you to the mountain?"
Bi Xiaoting was stunned, looking down at her toes, "No, I really didn't do anything."
"Okay, then I don't have anything to ask!" Lu Ming wanted to raise his voice and call Jennifer.
"Boss, it's like this..." Bi Xiaoting gritted her teeth, "Actually, it's also my fault. I, I shouldn't have used the boss's clerk's name to meet Zheng Zhongshi. But, I couldn't see him at all, not to mention him, not even the one who was in charge. It was the groom who sent me away. I told the groom that I was the clerk of a councillor in Beiguan, but I didn't say which councillor it was."
Lu Ming nodded.
"Then, someone really brought me into his office, but when he saw me, he suddenly asked me to take off my clothes and said that he had slept with many women, but had never slept with the congressman's clerk. He was excited by the name of clerk, and said that my uniform..."
Bi Xiaoting lowered her head. "Anyway, he said a lot of nasty things. He said that if I was obedient, he would train Princess Love well and not let his apprentices train me. I was shocked at the time, but then I reacted and told him seriously that my boss is also a very good lawyer. You said these words are sexual harassment, and I will send you a lawyer's letter."
"He said, 'Lawyer, huh? OK, I'll make a call.'"
"He called me and told me to go with the people who came. He said he had made an appointment with you. Oh, he didn't mean with you, but with your boss. I thought he was talking about you and that you knew him. The matter of the 15th horse racing would be solved, so I got in the car with his people."
In a quieter voice, "Actually, I just wanted you to see how hard I worked, so I was so excited. I didn't expect this to be a scam..."
Lu Ming nodded: "So, from the beginning to the end, he did not harass you, and he tricked you into going up the mountain."
Bi Xiaoting whispered, "Yes, and when we got to the mountain, they just verbally attacked and threatened me, and didn't really do anything, but I was really scared, so I apologized and wrote a letter of repentance, which roughly meant that I would never harass Zheng Zhongshi again."
"After I came back, I consulted with lawyers from other law firms. Like what you asked, they said that he didn't really harass me. He tricked me into getting on the bus but didn't force me. He just threatened me verbally on the mountain. I also wrote an apology letter saying I would not harass him again. He sent me back the same way. They said that if I sue him, I can't sue him at all. At most, I can sue those hooligans for intimidation or something, but at most it's just an apology. It may also tarnish my reputation, so..."
Lu Ming nodded. According to current legal principles, this is indeed the case.
At this moment, there was a sudden cheer.
Jennifer, who was concentrating on taking care of the horse, turned around and saw Lu Ming, and immediately ran over happily.
She was wearing a snow-white female rider uniform and a beautiful pink knight helmet. She looked pure and sweet like candy. When she ran to Lu Ming, her eyes suddenly turned red. "Little Jenny, little Jenny was beaten like this..."
Looking at her pitiful appearance, Lu Ming felt a little uncomfortable.
She had lived in a greenhouse since she was a child and had no ability to survive. Now, her father who loved her the most died. The person she had entrusted her with turned out to be a person she was very afraid of, and he simply ignored her and sent a random officer to ignore her.
Now, it’s like a child being bullied, but when he wants to complain, he doesn’t know who to tell.
I think you have been crying every night these days, thinking about your father.
Moreover, she didn't know who told her to do this, but no matter how aggrieved she felt, she would not cry in front of him.
"Whoever hits little Jenny, I'll hit him back... I'll scold him!" Lu Ming originally wanted to say, I'll hit him back, but when he got to his mouth, he turned it into "scold him" so as not to scare the beautiful girl in front of him. He felt helpless in his heart.
"Yeah!" Jennifer nodded her head vigorously.
He gently stroked the messy strand of hair that showed from under her pink helmet. It was obviously covered with tears, and the dust here was a little dry and sticky. This aristocratic little girl who was always as clean as the clouds in the sky, was actually dirty for the first time.
"You must have felt very uncomfortable these days..." Lu Ming sighed softly, "Your father is gone. If you have any grievances in the future, please tell me, okay?"
Jennifer was stunned, and looked up at Lu Ming blankly, her eyes becoming redder and redder.
Lu Ming gently helped her dry her sticky hair.
She couldn't bear it any longer, and suddenly threw herself into Lu Ming's arms, crying loudly.
Lu Ming held her gently and listened to her crying louder and louder, gasping for breath, and crying, "I miss my dad" and so on.
Lu Ming felt sad too and patted her on the back. Although he didn't know how to comfort people or what to say, he thought that this pat was a kind of comfort.
After a while, Jennifer's crying gradually turned into sobbing, and then slowly stopped. However, she didn't dare to move. It was obvious that her little head was secretly turning around, as if she wanted to check her own expression.
Perhaps, after venting her grievances, she remembered what someone had told her: she couldn't cry in front of her.
Lu Ming was amused and patted her shoulder, "Okay, little Jenny is going to kick me soon, thinking I'm bullying you."
With a cry of surprise, Jennifer hurriedly got out of Lu Ming's arms to look at the horse. Seeing that the horse did not move, she felt relieved.
Lu Ming took a few steps slowly and gently stroked the brown fur of the red horse. The horse looked at him with gentle eyes, as if it could feel the kindness and pity of the person in front of it.
"They are all external injuries. They will be fine after a period of rest. Later, I will build a stable for you and hire a few professional grooms. What kind of competition will you have? I will buy a few more horses and let them have fun every day. Oh, that's not right. These top-quality racehorses seem to be better if there is a work goal. Then let's compete with ourselves..."
"Yeah..." Jennifer nodded vigorously.
"Oh?" Lu Ming turned his head and saw a tall and thin man standing next to Bi Xiaoting.
Bi Xiaoting took a few quick steps and came to Lu Ming. "Boss, he is the owner of this stable, his name is Ma Zengli."
The man also took two steps forward, stretched out his hands, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, it's an honor to meet you."
Lu Ming stretched out his hand and shook his, smiling slightly: "Your last name is good, and the name Zengli is also good!"
Ma Zengli smiled and said, "Many people say this, but to be honest, my last name is my original last name, and I changed my name after I entered this industry."
Lu Ming nodded: "There are a total of 46 stables in Donghai that are recognized to participate in professional competitions. You are one of them. You are also one of the 46 trainers in Donghai. In this industry, you are considered very successful."
Ma Zengli smiled bitterly: "Mr. Lu, you are too polite."
The thirty-six stables at Xinfadi Racecourse are several levels higher than the ten stables at the Old City Racecourse, and there is a world of difference between them.
Lu Ming smiled again: "Anyway, thank you for taking in Princess Love and using the pony stable to house it."
"It's my duty, it's my duty!" Ma Zengli smiled apologetically.
For a Central Plains person who can make such a beautiful young Western aristocrat as a fifteenth prince, it is not wrong for him to think with his toes, lower his posture, or even curry favor with her.
"You take care of little Jenny first." Lu Ming smiled at Jennifer, "I'm going back to the law firm. A clerk will come later to replace Bi Xiaoting. I can use her."
"Oh..." Jennifer's face immediately turned gloomy.
Lu Ming thought so too. Not only would he leave, but he would also take away Bi Xiaoting, with whom she had established a trusting relationship and whom she might even regard as her only friend now. Naturally, the girl was devastated.
After thinking for a while, "How about this, Bi Xiaoting!" Lu Ming waved to Bi Xiaoting and said, "Go to the Newska Hotel across the street, book a few of the best rooms, then call the law firm and ask Wang Da'an to arrange for my apprentices to come over. Also, tell Murong Xue that I'm working at Newska these days."
Bi Xiaoting had habitually taken out her small notebook and was taking careful notes. When she saw that the boss had finished speaking, she agreed, bowed deeply, and trotted away.
"I'll stay here with you, okay?" Lu Ming smiled at Jennifer.
Jennifer nodded happily immediately, but then she said timidly in a low voice: "Master, I don't need you to accompany me. You have to work and ignore me."
"How can that be? What kind of job is more important than my little Jennifer?!" Lu Ming was stunned after saying this. Where did he learn this? Did he watch too many vulgar movies and TV series in his previous life
Jennifer blushed and lowered her head, feeling both happy and shy.
As for Ma Zengli, seeing the two people talking sweetly, he had already made a gesture of leaving and returned to his office on the second floor of the stable.