Two hours ago, when Guan Juer and her friends arrived at the Nantong Hotel, Qiu Yingying looked at the magnificent hotel and said excitedly:
"Andy, Guan Guan, I'm so nervous. I've never stayed in such a high-end hotel. I suddenly feel so happy!"
"What's all the fuss about?"
Seeing Qiu Yingying jumping around in the hotel lobby like a country girl coming to the city, Qu Xiaoxiao beside her couldn't help but roll her eyes and said:
"There are many better hotels in Shanghai, okay? Don't tell others you're my friend when you go out. Isn't that embarrassing?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Hearing Qu Xiaoxiao say that she was ashamed, Qiu Yingying raised her neck and retorted proudly:
"I just like to say it. I am happy. What does it have to do with you? Andy is so kind, unlike you who speaks with sarcasm!"
"You dare to talk back to the master, right?"
Seeing that Qiu Yingying was so bold, Qu Xiaoxiao immediately made a move to hit her:
"Be careful, I'll beat you, believe it or not?"
“Woo woo woo~~”
Qiu Yingying was not afraid at all, and even made faces and stuck out her tongue at Qu Xiaoxiao who was about to hit her, and made funny noises like "ah ah ah ah". Seeing the two of them fighting and playing like this, Andy couldn't help but smile and said:
"Alright, both of you stop making trouble. There are three rooms now. Let's divide them up, okay?"
Andy got the room card from the hotel front desk. There were three suites in total. She looked at Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer and said:
"You two and Xiao Fan will stay in one room, Xiao Qu and I will stay in one room, and Mr. Yuan will stay in one room alone, is that okay?"
"no problem!"
"That's fine with me!"
"That's it, the room card is ready!"
Andy handed the other two room cards to Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer. She walked in front and led the way, saying with a smile:
"This way!"
…
Yuan Xudong booked the most luxurious room in this five-star hotel. Guan Juer, Qiu Yingying, and Qu Xiaoxiao followed Andy into one of the rooms. The moment Andy opened the door, looking at the luxuriously decorated and magnificent interior of the room, even the usually quiet and introverted Guan Juer couldn't help but exclaimed:
“It’s so huge!”
Qiu Yingying, who had never seen much of the world, was even more stunned. It turned out that the hotel rooms could be so luxurious and so large. She and Guan Juer ran into the room and looked around. There were three bedrooms alone, each with a separate bathroom and toilet, as well as a gym, a room specifically for watching movies, a bathing room, etc. After looking around the room, Qiu Yingying said happily:
"It's so beautiful here. There are so many rooms that I can't even see them all!"
"Qiu Yingying!"
Guan Juer shouted happily. She trotted out of a room, found Qiu Yingying and said excitedly:
"Yingying, Yingying, there is a gym and a home theater over there!"
"Go and take a look!"
Qiu Yingying pulled Guan Juer back and said with a smile:
"I wonder if I can watch the latest movie. I want to watch The Avengers!"
"What's so good about American movies? They're all about savior and personal heroism, but in reality, aren't they still invading other countries every day?"
"You're right, then we won't watch American blockbusters!"
Qiu Yingying thought about it and said with some distress:
"Then what should I watch? Are there any blockbusters released in our country?"
"Well……"
Seeing Qiu Yingying asking her what domestic movies she watched, Guan Juer said with some embarrassment:
"Why don't we just watch cartoons? I think domestic cartoons are better than movies. What do you think?"
"That's fine, let's just watch cartoons. How about The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit? I think it's quite interesting!"
"That seems to have been taken off the shelves, right?"
“But now you can watch it again!”
…
"Two country bumpkins!"
Looking at the noisy Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying, Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but curl her lips and said, Andy was fiddling with the astronomical telescope in the room. At this time, Qu Xiaoxiao walked up to her and invited:
"Andy, it's so boring to stay here. Let's go to a bar nearby and have a drink. Can you come with me?"
"I never go to places like that, so forget it!"
Andy refused, and Qu Xiaoxiao smiled and said:
"That's perfect. You gave me your first time. Go ahead, go ahead. I just broke up. I'm upset. I have to drink!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go with you!"
There was really nothing that could be done about Qu Xiaoxiao, so Andy agreed:
"To be honest, I'm worried about you going to such a strange place alone!"
"yeah!"
Looking at Qu Xiaoxiao who was dancing with joy, Andy smiled and shouted towards the room where Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer were:
"Xiao Qiu, Xiao Guan, Xiao Qu and I are going to a nearby bar to play, do you want to come with us?"
Hearing Andy's voice, Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer ran out of the room hand in hand. Qiu Yingying looked at Andy and smiled:
"Andy, are you going to the bar with Qu Xiaoxiao?"
"Yeah, do you want to come play with us?"
Andy smiled and asked, Qiu Yingying shook her head and refused:
"I'm not going anywhere today. I'm just staying in this room and I'm going to enjoy myself!"
"Guan Guan, do you want to go?"
Andy looked at Guan Juer and asked. Guan Juer shook her head. She hugged Qiu Yingying from behind and said with a lovely smile on her face:
"Then I won't go either. I'll just stay here with Yingying, and Xudong doesn't like me going to places like that!"
"So you just listen to him?"
Seeing Guan Juer's weak and timid personality, Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said:
"You are so weak, you deserve to be bullied by him!"
Hearing Qu Xiaoxiao talking about herself and Yuan Xudong like this, Guan Juer blushed. She tried to hold her neck high and retorted to Qu Xiaoxiao in a very arrogant manner:
"Xudong is so nice to me, he never bullies me!"
"Xudong Xudong~~"
Qu Xiaoxiao imitated Guan Juer's soft and sticky voice and called Yuan Xudong's name twice in a funny way, then couldn't help rolling her eyes and said:
"You're yelling so cheesy, does he just like you to be so obedient and easy to bully?"
"What's so corny about it?"
After glaring at Qu Xiaoxiao, Guan Juer pouted and said unhappily:
"Humph, I'm not someone you can bully!"
"Hey, is Guan Guan angry?"
Seeing Guan Juer pouting her little mouth and looking cute and angry, just like a punching bag, Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh jokingly:
"Let me see if you are not easy to bully!"
As she was talking, Qu Xiaoxiao was about to touch Guan Juer. At this time, Qiu Yingying stood in front of Guan Juer, opened her hand, and glared at Qu Xiaoxiao like an old hen protecting her cubs, scolding:
"Qu Xiaoxiao, what do you want to do? You, you are not allowed to bully Guan Guan!"
"Oh hey, sisterly love, huh?"
Looking at Qiu Yingying who was protecting Guan Juer with her body, and Guan Juer who was hiding behind Qiu Yingying and staring at her with big eyes, Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but said with evil humor:
"I am just bullying Xiao Guan, what can you do to me? Do you want to hit me? Come on, hit me, hit me hard."
"You, you, don't be so arrogant!"
Seeing Qu Xiaoxiao approaching, Qiu Yingying backed away in fear, stammering:
"I, I will really hit you!"
"Hit me, come on, hit me here!"
Qu Xiaoxiao moved her face closer and joked. Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer were so scared that they stepped back. Seeing Qu Xiaoxiao bullying an honest person, Andy stood up and said:
"Alright, stop messing around. I'm going to the bar with Xiao Qu to play for a while. Xiao Qiu, Xiao Guan, if you go out, remember to get your room card. If you need anything, just ask for room service!"
"Got it, thanks Andy!"
…
After leaving the room, Qu Xiaoxiao followed Andy and took the elevator down to the hotel lobby. When they walked out of the hotel, they saw Wang Bochuan still waiting there. Qu Xiaoxiao and Andy did not go over to say hello, but left the hotel directly. Walking on the road, Andy asked in confusion:
"That Wang Baichuan, what is he still doing waiting there?"
"Just wait for an opportunity. My dad did the same thing before!"
Qu Xiaoxiao explained:
"In China, people are the masters of the world. The same is true for business. If you want to do good business and let others work for you, you must understand what people are the masters of the world. For example, when you sit with your boss and drink, he can drink as he pleases, but you must drink it all. Otherwise, you are not giving face to the boss, you are ignorant, and you will have no business to do!"
"Yeah?"
Andy said with some doubt:
“Why haven’t I encountered this situation before?”
"Come on, you are the leader of the company, and the boss is your friend. It's such a big company, and people always come to you to beg for cooperation. Who would dare to put on airs with you?"
Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help laughing:
"Think about it carefully. When you are in a meeting, do you scold your subordinates so much that they dare not say a word and can only listen to you?"
"I didn't curse at anyone, I just criticized them, what's the problem with that?"
Andy said as a matter of course, Qu Xiaoxiao glanced at her and smiled:
"Well, even if you criticized them, the leaders can criticize the employees at will if they make mistakes. Have you ever seen an employee criticize the leader and say what they did wrong? If there really is such a person who dares to tell the truth, then it's ok if he is wrong. But if he is right, then do you think the leader will leave, or the employee who dares to tell the truth will leave?"
Looking at Andy who seemed to be thinking about something, Qu Xiaoxiao smiled and said:
"So, no matter how capable you are, if you don't have people and don't understand the ways of the world, you won't be able to make it. On the contrary, as long as there are people supporting you, even a pig can fly to the sky. Who doesn't want to be that pig that can fly to the sky? Take me for example. I have studied abroad for several years, and I still can't even understand English. But what about those college students who graduated from key universities? Aren't they working under me? The more capable they are, the more money I will make. I will use a small part of the money they make for me to pay them as wages. They will also thank me for giving them the opportunity to work. It's okay if you don't want to do it. Our country doesn't have much of anything, but there are a lot of people. You can do it if you want!"
"I didn't expect you to be so amazing!"
"What's that?"
Qu Xiaoxiao said with some pride:
"My dad said that the most valuable thing about a company is its employees. Andy, do you know that? For the rich, the poor are also a resource, a large renewable population resource, or a demographic dividend. It's scary to think about it. The poor are so miserable!"
"Having a house to live in, food to eat, the ability to study, and access to medical care, isn't that good enough?"
"Maybe, who knows?"
Qu Xiaoxiao did not refute Andy's words. Just like what some experts said, migrant workers earn millions a year, which family in China does not have assets of three million? There are countless such demented remarks. Either these experts are standing too high, they only see the prosperity of the world and cannot see the suffering of the people, or they are stupid or have bad hearts, taking money from others and speaking for them!
…
Back to the present, Yuan Xudong and Fan Shengmei got out of the car one after another, and Wang Baichuan took them into the hotel.
Yuan Xudong called Guan Juer, Qu Xiaoxiao and others and asked them to come to the hotel's private room for dinner. Wang Baichuan also stayed. About half an hour later, Guan Juer, Qu Xiaoxiao and others arrived one after another. When everyone arrived , the hotel waiters began to serve the wine and food that Yuan Xudong had ordered in advance.
Yuan Xudong and Guan Juer sat next to each other. Looking at Guan Juer wearing a sweater, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but smile. Young and cute girls are good. They look good in anything. Even if it is an ordinary knitted sweater, it looks indescribably cute on Guan Juer. Seeing that Yuan Xudong kept looking at her, and in front of so many people, Guan Juer couldn't help but lower her head shyly, her pretty face flushed and said shyly:
"Why are you looking at me all the time?"
"Is it not okay for me to look at my girlfriend?"
Looking at the shy Guan Juer, Yuan Xudong picked up a piece of beef for her and said with a smile:
"This beef is quite delicious. Eat more to replenish your nutrition. You can't be so thin!"
“Hmm~~”
Guan Juer hummed shyly, and then lowered her head to eat the piece of beef that Yuan Xudong picked for her. Yuan Xudong glanced at Qiu Yingying and Fan Shengmei next to them, and picked up two more pieces of beef for them and said:
"Yingying, Shengmei, you guys try it too, it tastes pretty good!"
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan!"
In front of Wang Baichuan, Andy and others, Fan Shengmei pretended to thank Yuan Xudong, and looked quite reserved and ladylike. Compared with Fan Shengmei, Qiu Yingying's performance was a little worse. She was as embarrassed as Guan Juer, with her face flushed. She stammered as she imitated Fan Shengmei to thank Yuan Xudong. Qu Xiaoxiao on the opposite side couldn't help but glance at her and felt a little confused.
Seeing Yuan Xudong picking up a piece of beef for Fan Shengmei, Fan Shengmei not only did not refuse or feel embarrassed, but also quickly ate it. Wang Baichuan unconsciously had a bad premonition, but he didn't want to think badly of his goddess, so he forced himself to stop. He picked up a glass of white wine, stood up, and then respectfully toasted to Yuan Xudong:
"Mr. Yuan, I'd like to offer you a toast. I'll drink first. Please do as you please!"
"You sit down, no need to stand!"
Yuan Xudong picked up his wine glass and said with a smile:
"You are Shengmei's old classmate, and I am Shengmei's good friend. We are all friends, there is no need to be so formal!"
"Okay, thank you Mr. Yuan for thinking highly of me. I'll do it first!"
Seeing Wang Baichuan drink a whole glass of white wine with his head tilted back, Yuan Xudong felt a little unhappy. In fact, he didn't like drinking, but the general environment in China was like this. During dinner parties, what Yuan Xudong hated most was toasts and persuading people to drink, because it was difficult for you to not drink if you didn't want to. After Wang Baichuan toasted, Yuan Xudong picked up the glass and drank half a glass of wine. If he only took a sip, it would give people a sense of superiority and looking down on others. But Yuan Xudong really didn't like drinking, especially spicy white wine, so he drank half a glass of wine, which was considered to be giving Wang Baichuan face. After drinking, Yuan Xudong looked at Wang Baichuan and smiled:
"I heard from Shengmei that Mr. Wang is also doing business in Shanghai?"
"Boss Yuan, I'm not Boss Wang. You can just call me Xiao Wang. I opened a small company in Shanghai, and I also do engineering!"
Wang Baichuan smiled and Yuan Xudong also smiled and said:
“There is an opportunity to cooperate!”
"real?"
Wang Baichuan was surprised to find that Yuan Xudong would be so easy to talk to.
"Thank you, thank you Mr. Yuan for giving me the opportunity!"
"You don't have to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank Shengmei. She was the one who recommended you to me!"
Yuan Xudong smiled and said, hearing him say this, Wang Baichuan couldn't help but glance at Fan Shengmei gratefully:
"Xiao Mei, thank you, thank you for thinking about me so much!"
"It's okay, I just mentioned it casually!"
Fan Shengmei said unnaturally. She glared at Yuan Xudong without leaving any trace. Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao were eating and chatting. Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying were blushing. Yuan Xudong was chatting with Wang Baichuan about the prospects of the domestic real estate market. He said with a smile:
"Mr. Wang, let me put it this way. Houses in Shanghai will only become more and more expensive. They will never depreciate drastically. With so much money in the market, if the real estate industry collapses, what terrible consequences will there be?"
"Money is just waste paper, and real estate is a reservoir. If the reservoir can no longer store water, the hot money in the market will increase explosively. If other production capacities cannot keep up, it will only cause inflation and soaring prices. The reason why the US dollar is so strong is that it can circulate around the world and pass on this inflation to the whole world. Domestic real estate and internal circulation are to give the RMB a place to be consumed. Otherwise, if everyone has a lot of savings, is the money still money?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Wang Baichuan couldn't help but say:
"But according to market rules, there are more and more houses, but fewer and fewer people need to buy houses. The supply and demand of goods determine the price of goods, right?"
"I'm talking about houses in Shanghai, not those in small cities. Besides, if we really follow the market rules, let alone houses in first-tier cities, even in small counties, the housing prices can exceed 10,000 yuan. Does this conform to the market rules?"
Looking at Wang Baichuan who seemed to be thinking about something, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"If it really doesn't work, we can also blow up buildings to maintain housing prices. If we blow up the extra houses, wouldn't that balance supply and demand? You have to know that whether ordinary people can afford to buy houses is a small matter. Maintaining rapid economic growth is the most important thing!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Andy next to him couldn't help but interrupt and laughed:
"Mr. Yuan is right. When the economic crisis hit the United States, many people had no food to eat and were homeless, but those capitalists poured away the excess milk and killed the cows and buried them in the ground. This is capital. Capital is the economy, and it is money!"
"Yes, this world is so real and cruel. So if you want to control your own destiny, you must work hard to make yourself stronger. Either eat others or be eaten by others!"
Yuan Xudong glanced at Wang Baichuan and said with a smile:
"House prices in Shanghai are already very high, but they will only get higher in the future. If you want to buy a house and settle down in Shanghai, then do it as soon as possible!"
"Okay, thank you Mr. Yuan for your teachings!"
After drinking the remaining half glass of liquor, Yuan Xudong became more sober. After all, he was not an ordinary person. There were some things he could not say casually. Thinking of this, Yuan Xudong felt a little regretful. He looked at Wang Baichuan, Andy and others and said:
"Of course, these are just my superficial thoughts. Our country is different. I believe that common prosperity will be achieved in the near future. By then, we won't have to spend money on medical treatment or schooling, and we only need to spend a little money to buy a house. Everyone will be very happy!"
After hearing what Yuan Xudong said, Qu Xiaoxiao, who still had no house, no car, and no savings, couldn't help but say with longing in her eyes:
“When will it be realized?”
Glancing at her, Yuan Xudong smiled meaningfully and said:
"I don't know about others, but Yingying works so hard, you will definitely realize your dream soon!"
"real?"
"Of course it's fake!"
Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Qiu Yingying who was full of excitement and said:
"Unless you get rich overnight, with the salary you earn from working, you will never be able to own a house in the Magic City in your lifetime!"
"Qu Xiaoxiao, you are so annoying!"
"Hey, I can't even tell the truth?"
"Humph, if your family wasn't rich, wouldn't you be like me and Sister Fan, unable to afford a house?"
Qiu Yingying said angrily. Hearing her say this, Fan Shengmei next to her felt a little guilty. She already had a house, but she just hadn't told them yet. Qiu Yingying didn't know that among the five sisters in Ode to Joy, she was the only one who didn't have a house. Poor little girl, she thought Fan Shengmei was with her to share the poverty and lack of a house. At this time, Qu Xiaoxiao said proudly:
"What's wrong with my family being rich? I was born with a head start. Are you jealous of me?"
"Who, who is jealous of you?"
"You are just jealous of me!"
Qu Xiaoxiao imitated Qiu Yingying's stuttering, which made Qiu Yingying very angry. However, she couldn't beat the sharp-tongued Qu Xiaoxiao, and she felt wronged. Seeing Qu Xiaoxiao bullying Qiu Yingying, Yuan Xudong said:
"That's enough, let's eat!"
"Why should I listen to you?"
Qu Xiaoxiao said something to Yuan Xudong casually. She was used to talking back to others. Yuan Xudong glanced at her and smiled:
"Do you believe me? I'll tell your father about your mother."
"you……"
Seeing Yuan Xudong using this to threaten her, Qu Xiaoxiao said, not to be outdone:
"Do you believe me and tell you all the good things you have done?"
"Tell me, what good things have I done?"
Looking at Qu Xiaoxiao who wanted to threaten him, Yuan Xudong said calmly:
"Oh, by the way, the project I gave you last time has been signed with your Qu family's company. But I heard that your Qu family's company's capital chain seems to be very tight. Your father also negotiated with the bank for a large loan. Has the loan been approved?"
Looking at Qu Xiaoxiao, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"I know some people in the financial industry. Do you want me to say hello to them?"
"No need, my dad can handle it!"
Qu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and said that Yuan Xudong had her under control. If the loan was blocked, her father's companies would be completely ruined. Because of the relationship between her mother and her brother Qu Lianjie, their Qu family had already been emptied of more than half. Without this loan, the next project would not be possible to start. At this time, Yuan Xudong looked at Wang Baichuan next to him and smiled:
"Oh, by the way, Mr. Wang, you can work with Qu Xiaoxiao first, and you can take on some interior decoration work from her!"
"this……"
Wang Baichuan looked at Qu Xiaoxiao. He understood what Yuan Xudong meant. After all, his company was too small. Jingyan Group would not cooperate with him directly. The Qu family was a good choice. In fact, Wang Baichuan was just an insignificant boss to the Qu family. However, Yuan Xudong had already spoken, so Qu Xiaoxiao could only accept it.
"Okay then, I'll go back and tell my dad!"
"Okay, thank you Mr. Yuan, and thank you Mr. Qu!"
"You're welcome!"
Seeing that they had finished discussing business matters, Guan Juer couldn't help but raise her head. She looked at Qu Xiaoxiao and asked:
"Qu Xiaoxiao, what good things did Xudong do?"
"he……"
Seeing Guan Juer asking her this, Qu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and said casually:
"He donated money to the orphanage, of course it's a good thing!"
After hearing what Qu Xiaoxiao said, Guan Juer felt a little ashamed. She thought Yuan Xudong had done something bad and Qu Xiaoxiao knew about it. Thinking of this, she looked up at Yuan Xudong and said:
"Xudong, next go to the orphanage, take me with you. I also want to do something for them within my ability, okay?"
"Okay, no problem!"
Yuan Xudong smiled and said, when he heard Qu Xiaoxiao talking about the orphanage, he remembered that Andy’s biological brother seemed to be staying in an What was the name of that place, was it Daishan or Daishan?
Yuan Xudong secretly decided to arrange for someone to investigate when he returned. Andy was a very capable manager. Wouldn't it be great if he could get her to work for him?
As for that singularity, the showy Mr. Bao , and Tan Zongming, they can only step aside. Deep down in his heart, Yuan Xudong is still very interested in the five beauties sleeping in the same bed. He knows that this is not good, and is even a bit perverted, but there is no way. This is his innate shortcoming and he cannot change it. And from another perspective, it is just like stamp collecting, just a hobby. It's a very normal thing!
The meal was finally over in a somewhat strange atmosphere. Yuan Xudong asked someone to drive Wang Baichuan back home. Wang Baichuan was very grateful for Yuan Xudong's courtesy. People are like this. The gentleness of a superior is a virtue, and the same is true for the humility of an inferior.
After Wang Baichuan left, everyone went back to their own rooms. Yuan Xudong gave Fan Shengmei a wink, and the latter understood immediately.
She deliberately pulled Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying to walk behind, and asked Qu Xiaoxiao and Andy to go back to the room first. After they all entered the room, she looked at Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer and suggested:
"Little earthworm, Guan Guan, it's still early, how about we play a game?"
"Okay, Sister Fan, what game do you want to play?"
Guan Juer asked with a smile. At this time, Fan Shengmei looked at Yuan Xudong who had been lagging behind and said with a smile:
"Mr. Yuan, you can come and play too. What game do you want to play?"
"OK!"
Yuan Xudong thought for a moment and said:
"Let's play poker. Whoever wins gets it, and whoever loses gets it all. How about that?"
"Okay, okay, count me in too!"
As soon as Yuan Xudong finished speaking, Qu Xiaoxiao jumped out of the room. She looked at Yuan Xudong and Fan Shengmei and said with a smile:
"I saw you two were acting sneaky, and I thought you were up to something, but it turns out you wanted to gamble. I want to play too!"
As she spoke, she dragged Andy out and said:
"And Andy, let's play together!"
"Okay, okay!"
Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer also agreed. Only Yuan Xudong felt like crying but had no tears. He was thinking about having the three beauties together tonight, but it was ruined by that hateful woman Qu Xiaoxiao. Yuan Xudong swore that sooner or later he would give her a good beating!