Volume 7: Mr. Love, Elite Lawyer, and Two Conjectures about Marriage Chapter 494: Chen Tonggang is almost at the end of his rope
At the dining table, Shen Mingbao smiled slightly as he watched Yang Manman and Yuan Xudong eating with gusto:
“How does it taste?”
"It smells so good and tastes so good. It tastes better than what my dad makes!"
Yang Manman flattered him while eating. Yuan Xudong glanced at her, then looked at Shen Mingbao and smiled:
"It smells so good and tastes so good. It's even better than the one my father-in-law makes!"
"Get out of here!"
"Okay!"
Under Shen Mingbao's rolling eyes, Yuan Xudong took his bowl and went to eat. Before leaving, he took a large piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Shen Mingbao couldn't help but roll his eyes and ignored him. Instead, he looked at Yang Manman who was wolfing down her food and said with a smile:
"Eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you!"
“Yes, it’s delicious!”
Yang Manman nodded slightly, she looked up at Shen Mingbao and said with a smile:
"Sister, your cooking skills are really good. Will I be blessed in the future?"
"You are ugly but you think you are beautiful!"
"I'm not ugly, I'm pretty, okay?"
Yang Manman muttered to herself as she ate.
Looking at the greedy Yang Manman, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but roll his eyes at her and said:
"I have to work during the day, and come back to cook delicious food for you two at night. You two want to use me as a nanny. Have you paid me?"
"None of my business, I can order takeout!"
Yuan Xudong raised his hand to make a joke, but Shen Mingbao glared at him and said coquettishly:
"You are not allowed to talk!"
"Oh, if you don't want to talk, then don't talk. Why are you so fierce?"
Looking at Shen Mingbao with the most innocent eyes, Yuan Xudong shut up and ate, his eyes moving back and forth between Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman. At home, Shen Mingbao took off his uniform and changed into home clothes, blue jeans and a grey short-sleeved shirt. It was a very simple combination, but it exuded an alluring style. A pair of towering breasts filled up the originally plain grey short-sleeved shirt, which was very tempting and made people imagine a lot.
Her face was fair and clean, with long, shiny black hair draped over her shoulders, and her whole body revealed the charm of a young woman. But Yang Manman was different. She was wearing very cute clothes, white shorts and a pink short-sleeved shirt. A very cute furry long-legged rabbit doll was hung on the back of her clothes. She had air bangs, and her hair on her forehead was thin and curled. You could vaguely see her very delicate and cute eyebrows and big, watery eyes with distinct black and white. A few strands of hair hung on both sides of her face, making her slightly chubby face look even cuter. She looked fresh and natural, and she was an innocent girl who deserved to be cared for and held in the palm of her hand and loved, like a princess.
Here, Yang Manman was eating the food made by Shen Mingbao, and she looked up and said:
"Actually, my dad left me some spicy chicken on the day he had the accident, but I didn't eat a single bite."
At this point, the table suddenly became quiet, and Yang Manman said quickly:
"I'm sorry, should I not bring up this topic?"
"It's okay, you can say whatever you want."
Looking at Yang Manman, who lost both her parents at a young age, Shen Mingbao said gently:
"My dad also passed away when I was very young, and I grew up with my mom, so it wasn't a big deal."
“Hmm~~”
Yang Manman nodded slightly and said:
"In fact, he wasn't supposed to be on duty that day. He took someone else's shift in order to earn more money..."
After a brief pause, Yang Manman recalled:
"When I got there, no one allowed me to look. I saw a large pool of blood on the ground. Then when I got home, I saw the spicy chicken he had left for me on the table..."
As she spoke, Yang Manman lowered her head to eat again. Shen Mingbao looked at her and said gently:
"Little goblin."
"Um?"
Hearing Shen Mingbao calling her, Yang Manman couldn't help but look up at her. At this time, Shen Mingbao smiled gently and said:
"Little fairy, don't worry, I will take good care of you in the future..."
As she spoke, tears flickered in Shen Mingbao's eyes. She pouted slightly, as if she was about to cry. Seeing Shen Mingbao revealing his true feelings like this, Yang Manman was also slightly stunned, and then lowered her head to eat. However, compared with the previous wolfing down, she now became a little slow, eating the dishes one bite at a time. Seeing her like this, Shen Mingbao smiled slightly and said:
"Eat quickly, the food won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Well, thank you, sister!"
Yang Manman nodded slightly, and then began to eat the food with big mouthfuls. Seeing that Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman were both so sentimental, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but smile. It's good for sisters to have a deep affection. Only in this way can they live in harmony and let him enjoy the blessing of having two sisters.
After dinner, Shen Mingbao, Yang Manman, and Yuan Xudong cleaned up the dishes together. After washing them, they cleaned the kitchen and the living room. The three of them did these chores together. Even Yang Manman, who usually didn't like doing housework, did it happily. After finishing all this, the three of them sat on the sofa in the living room to watch TV. Yuan Xudong peeled three apples and they each ate one. While eating the apples, they watched the TV series. Although the three of them were watching the TV series, their minds were not on it. At this time, Yuan Xudong ate the apple in his hand while slowly moving towards Yang Manman who was sitting next to him.
Finally, he moved to Yang Manman, then reached out and held her in his arms. Yang Manman looked a little shy and blushed. She looked up at Shen Mingbao who was sitting next to her, and seeing that she didn't seem to react and was still watching TV, she relaxed and snuggled into Yuan Xudong's arms, with shyness, happiness and sweetness on her face. She didn't ask for much. A good man who could shelter her from the wind and rain was enough, and Yuan Xudong met her requirement very well, because both his personal conditions and financial conditions were very excellent, which allowed her to live a good life. As for Yuan Xudong's fickleness, she didn't know what to do, so she simply didn't think about it. Anyway, Shen Mingbao was willing, so why should she think so much?
Holding Yang Manman in his arms, Yuan Xudong caressed the girl, his chin gently resting on the girl's head.
After comforting her for a while, Yuan Xudong picked her up and put her on the other side of the sofa. He exchanged positions with Yang Manman, and then while continuing to hug her, he extended his other hand to Shen Mingbao.
Shen Mingbao resisted twice, but finally gave in to him reluctantly and snuggled in his arms like Yang Manman. The two of them were on Yuan Xudong's shoulders, one on the left and one on the right. As for Yuan Xudong, he hugged two girls with completely different styles in his arms, and felt somewhat satisfied for a moment.
He put the apple in his mouth, then looked at Yang Manman on his left and gestured to her to feed him the apple. Yang Manman understood immediately and took the apple very obediently, then fed it to Yuan Xudong according to Yuan Xudong's instructions, which made Shen Mingbao next to him roll his eyes and twist Yuan Xudong's waist twice in hatred, making him grimace in pain. He kissed Shen Mingbao twice heavily as a punishment, and then kissed Yang Manman twice lightly as a reward. For a while, the room was filled with the delicate scolding and laughter of Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman.
As time passed and the night deepened, the urban romance drama playing on TV had long been forgotten by the men and women who were gradually moved. Looking at Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman with their charming eyes, Yuan Xudong's breathing gradually became heavy.
Needless to say, Yuan Xudong stood up from the sofa, held the shy Shen Mingbao in his arms, and at the same time took the hand of Yang Manman, who was lowering her head, and walked towards the large bedroom upstairs. Soon, the bright moonlight outside the house was blocked by dark clouds, and the night was dark, but inside the house it was beautiful spring, and two orioles began to sing sweetly.
…
The next morning, just as Yuan Xudong, Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman were living a shameless but happy life together, Chen Tonggang's financial crisis finally broke out in his Tiantian Xiangshou gym. First, the fitness coaches in the gym, then the salesmen in charge of selling cards, and some members who rushed here after hearing the news. No one knew where the news first came from, but everyone suddenly knew that Chen Tonggang's company had no money and couldn't even pay the end of the month's salary. These people all surrounded Chen Tonggang and asked for money. Facing the surging crowd, Chen Tonggang could only helplessly admit:
"The company really has no money left in its account. If you have any equipment you like, just move it yourself!"
"Okay, that's what you said, let's go move our things!"
"Let's go move the stuff!"
Under Chen Tonggang's slightly lonely gaze, everyone began to move the fitness equipment in the gym to pay off their debts. Not long after, another group of people came in. Seeing that they were dressed the same as the people who came to deliver the fitness equipment, Chen Tonggang couldn't help but be a little surprised. Didn't Gangzi say that the fitness equipment factory had gone bankrupt?
"Put it all down, put it all down, what are you doing?"
"Who are you?"
Walking into the gym, I saw so many people moving their own fitness equipment. The man in the lead shouted:
"Who is the leader here?"
"He, he's the owner of the gym!"
Seeing that this group of people were all tall and strong, and those who were moving things all pointed at Chen Tonggang, Chen Tonggang had no choice but to come out and apologize with a smile:
"Big brother, are you here to maintain the fitness equipment?"
"What are you still maintaining? Did you pay me?"
After taking a look at Chen Tonggang, the leading man took out a contract from the bag he was carrying across his body and said:
"This is the rental contract for these fitness equipment that Ruan Qing and I signed. Ruan Qing, do you know him?"
"I know him, it's Gangzi, right?"
Chen Tong just nodded slightly. He was about to say something, but the man interrupted him directly:
"These fitness equipment have expired, and Ruan Qing has no intention of renewing the lease. We are here to collect the equipment. Sorry, buddy!"
"No, I bought all these equipment. When did I start renting them to you?"
"You bought it? Are you kidding me?"
After taking a look at Chen Tonggang, the leading man said directly:
"Do you have the contract and invoice for purchasing these fitness equipment? If you have any questions, just ask Ruan Qing. He rented these fitness equipment from me for a short period of time. I called him but no one answered, so I brought someone to collect the equipment. Sorry, buddy!"
After explaining to Chen Tong, the man looked directly at his men who came with him and ordered:
"Brothers, move quickly! We are in a hurry!"
"Okay!"
Seeing that the fitness equipment that was originally intended to be used as compensation for themselves and others was also from someone else, the fitness coaches and sales staff who were owed wages by Tiantian Xiangshou Fitness Center, as well as some members who heard the news and rushed to cancel their membership cards, started to make a fuss:
"What should we do then?"
"Yeah, what should we do?"
…
Looking at these people who wanted to use their own fitness equipment to pay off their debts, the leading man shouted:
"What do you do? What does it have to do with me? You need fitness equipment, right? Come on, come to me. This is my business card. Please take care of my business in the future. Thank you, everyone. Thank you. This is my business card. Thank you..."
Taking this opportunity, the man handed out his business card to everyone here. He even ran to the neighboring Zhirui Tianjie Company to hand out a few business cards to the employees who were watching, including Qi Wei, the marketing director of Zhirui Tianjie. She subconsciously took the business card handed over by the man, but her eyes were looking at Chen Tonggang who was in a daze. She frowned slightly, and her intuition told her that Zhirui Tianjie Company was about to end, and she and her team had to find another way out. It was a pity for this company. It took Zhirui Tianjie ten years to grow from a startup company with an annual profit of only hundreds of thousands to a medium-sized company with an annual profit of more than 10 million. And it only took Chen Tonggang a few months to go from a medium-sized company with an annual profit of more than 10 million to almost bankrupt. Although it cannot be said that it was all his fault, he should bear the greatest responsibility.
Watching those people moving the equipment, the fitness coaches, card sellers, and members who wanted to cancel their cards all surrounded Chen Tonggang and said in unison:
"Mr. Chen, what should we do now? Just tell us straight out, when can we get our wages?"
"That's right. We have been working so hard for more than a month. You can't let so many of us work for nothing without getting paid, right?"
"And us, we all want to cancel our memberships. You'll lose your gym. Isn't this just a scam?"
"Yeah, you want to cheat, right? If not, we'll call the police and let them help us get justice!"
…
"Who cheated you? Didn't we say we won't pay you and won't let you return your card?"
Just when Chen Tonggang was surrounded and accused by everyone, with his head hung, Xue Kexin, who had received his message, finally rushed over from home. Looking at Chen Tonggang, who was surrounded by everyone, with his head hung and not speaking, Xue Kexin couldn't help but flash a trace of disappointment in her eyes. She liked the young and handsome Chen Tonggang, but she also hated men who were timid. At this moment, she couldn't help but think of what Shen Mingbao had said to her. The gap between her and Chen Tonggang was too big. This gap was not only reflected in money, but in all aspects. Since childhood, they have different living environments, and people's values, world views, outlooks on life, consumption views, etc. will be different. She can tolerate him for a while when they are in love, but after getting married, can she really tolerate him for a lifetime like she does now?
Although she was shaken in her heart, Xue Kexin still walked towards Chen Tonggang with a smile. Even if she wanted to break up with Chen Tonggang, it couldn't be now. Seeing Xue Kexin finally arriving, Chen Tonggang was relieved but also felt a little embarrassed. He had been more or less high-spirited some time ago, and even didn't take Qi Wei and the others seriously, but now it has turned out like this. How arrogant he was before, how embarrassed he is now. In front of Xue Kexin, he just felt a little embarrassed as a man, but if he saw Xue Kexin's father again, he was afraid he would have no face at all. People gave him a chance to prove himself, and he actually did it. Just like Xue Kexin's father said, he successfully proved his incompetence and how he managed to ruin a good company.
Seeing that Xue Kexin was not only very beautiful, but also had the temperament of a wealthy person, those who had surrounded Chen Tong and asked for money gradually quieted down. They all looked at Xue Kexin, obviously waiting for her next words. Xue Kexin did not disappoint them. She took out a bank card from her Chanel bag and said:
"There are more than two million in this card, which should be enough to pay your wages and membership fees. Everyone go to the front desk to register!"
"Okay, let's go register!"
"Come on, go, go and register! "
"Who is that woman? She's pretty and rich?"
"She should be Mr. Chen's girlfriend. I heard that Mr. Chen was just an ordinary fitness coach before. Later, he met the daughter of a wealthy family and became a phoenix. That woman should be the daughter of that wealthy family. Mr. Chen is so lucky!"
"Oh my god, isn't this the male version of Cinderella?"
"Don't mention it, it's true, haha!"
"Envy, if you ask me..."
…
Those who were asking for money walked towards the front desk of the gym. Xue Kexin said something to Chen Tonggang and then followed them, ready to resolve the matter properly. Xue Kexin didn't care about the gossip discussed by these people. She felt that it was no big deal and that all the onlookers thought so. But in these discussions, she was the eldest daughter of a wealthy family and the one who was being courted, while Chen Tonggang was teased by them as the male version of Cinderella and the one who was courting. Driven by his self-esteem, Chen Tonggang's face couldn't help but change. He was not angry when he was surrounded and criticized by everyone, but he got angry when everyone said that he was the male version of Cinderella. He felt that he had been greatly insulted.
After all, Chen Tonggang is only in his early twenties and has just graduated from college. His mind is not mature enough. He cares about his face and so-called personal dignity. Of course, it is his own face and personal dignity, which are somewhat superficial. He cares more about external things, such as what clothes he wears, what kind of car he drives, whether everyone treats him respectfully, etc. He thinks these are dignity, but behind these things are the orders paid by Xue Kexin, which is a bit hard to explain. Compared with him, Qi Wei, whose child is in the third grade of elementary school, is much more mature. Looking at the gloomy Chen Tonggang, Qi Wei walked to his side and smiled:
"Why, are you angry?"
Chen Tong just glanced at her without saying anything, Qi Wei continued:
"I don't know who told me this, but it's said that people only get angry when something they say is right."
"Are you here to laugh at me?"
Chen Tong just looked at Qi Wei angrily, Qi Wei also looked at him and said:
"Whatever you think, I'll say one more thing for the sake of our being colleagues. Don't change yourself blindly just for other people's opinions, because in the end you will neither be able to become someone else nor find yourself. After all, you are a college student. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course I understand!"
Turning his head to look at Qi Wei, Chen Tong thought that he had become less and less like himself since he met Xue Kexin. After a brief silence, he asked:
"What kind of person am I in your eyes?"
"Do you want to hear the truth or words of comfort?"
Qi Wei looked at Chen Tonggang and smiled. Hearing her ask this, Chen Tonggang couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said unhappily:
"Of course it's the truth, go ahead and tell me, I'm ready to take the hit!"
"You want to hear the truth, right?"
Looking at Chen Tonggang who was looking at her with bated breath, Qi Wei told the truth:
“In fact, everyone envies you!”
"Envy me?"
"Yes, I envy you, especially the male employees in the company!"
Qi Wei continued to laugh:
"Although you are just a fool and have no skills, you are lucky to become the boss of the company at a young age. Although everyone likes to call you Prince Consort or the male version of Cinderella, it is undeniable that you are the boss and we are your employees. Isn't this the most important thing?"
Hearing Qi Wei say this, Chen Tonggang couldn't help but straighten his chest slightly. Yes, no matter what, he is the boss of the company, and others are just his employees. Qi Wei seemed to know what Chen Tonggang was thinking, and she smiled and said:
"But..."
Seeing Qi Wei keeping things a secret, Chen Tonggang couldn't help but ask:
"But what?"
"But all this is in the past, thanks to you. In my opinion, this Zhirui Tianjie is likely to fail. If there is no external capital injection to revitalize it, then it will depend on how much your princess loves you. If she is unwilling to save you..."
After taking a look at the somewhat silly Chen Tonggang, Qi Wei said directly:
"Then we all have to go out and find new jobs. Oh, and by the way, severance pay still needs to be paid. And this month's salary. I have enrolled my child in a few interest classes, and they charge a lot of money. You can't delay my salary!"
Looking at Qi Wei who suddenly came to him to ask for salary and severance pay, Chen Tonggang's mouth twitched and said:
"I have no money."
"It's okay. Don't you still have a Land Rover?"
Qi Wei smiled and said:
"How about selling the car to pay our salaries?"
Chen Tonggang:
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