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Chapter 184: Chapter 155: Help me hit the fly (Please subscribe!) _1
Upon hearing about this company from Tang Qing, Feng Sen naturally had to retract his previous words. Given Tang Qing’s background, it wouldn’t be easy for this company to go bankrupt due to lack of funds.
Feng Sen had previously asked Dou Jiao about the company. However, Dou Jiao had only told him that the company did not do business with outsiders, was not large in scale, and only revealed some aspects of its services, such as information gathering, given the company’s confidentiality system.
Although Dou Jiao can be a bit clueless sometimes, she wouldn’t make such basic mistakes when it comes to important matters. The elders in her family are mostly officials, so she has a profound understanding and respect for confidentiality. She instinctively resists anyone who attempts to inquire for information in attempt to profit from early knowledge.
"It’s fine, those unfamiliar with the company’s core business would naturally think so. However, I have no plans to make money from this company as it primarily serves my other companies.", Tang Qing explained with a light chuckle.
"You have other companies, Tang?" Feng Sen feigned surprise.
He knew about Tang Qing’s clothing company. Even Liu Kai helped with the license, but to avoid appearing as a blabbermouth, he had to pretend ignorance. After all, Liu Kai has always been a loyal follower and respectful towards him, so naturally, he wouldn’t betray him, especially not here.
Before Tang Qing could respond, Dou Jiao interjected:"Don’t underestimate Little Tang. He just invested 30 million RMB in the company and plans to invest up to 100 million RMB in the future. How come I’m not as fortunate? I’m only managing a small company worth about one million."
As Dou Jiao went on, her tone became more ’grieved’, almost as if she were on the brink of tears. Tang Qing flatly ignored her, shaking his head at her complaints while her face was full of contentment. It seemed very out of place.
Hearing that Tang Qing will be investing tens and even hundreds of millions of RMB, Feng Sen was genuinely shocked now.
Wait, tens of millions? Hundreds of millions? In the hands of this teenager? Have I got it wrong? Amongst his peers, some have started business ventures, but generally, they operate on a scale of one million at most — and those businesses are usually run by individuals who are a couple of years older than him whose families are more trusting with their money. But to give a child tens or hundreds of millions to play with, isn’t money just like dirt to them? He also wanted to know where they found such money.
He needed to latch onto Tang Qing; his influence was too great to ignore.
"Tang, you have to look out for me in the future." Feng Sen excitedly said.
As the eldest son of a reputable government official, Feng Sen was not expected to depend on Tang Qing, the ’Rich Second Generation’. Having experienced the benefits of power, Feng Sen has no interest in doing business. He would rather hand down the legacy of his privileges to his offspring, bearing the ’responsibility’ as a father.
However, not everyone is equal; a millionaire has no right, and he would not bow down to a person worth tens of millions. But for a family who could easily give out millions for their child to spend, he had to venerate them. Until now, Feng Sen had not met a single businessman of Tang Qing’s calibre. The ones he knew were mostly acquaintances of acquaintances, and most of them were profound and had their own backgrounds, and ignored him.
His father was acquainted with some billionaires, but those were his father’s connections, not his, and this is a significant distinction. The connections his father made weren’t as reliable as the ones he made himself.
Thus, Feng Sen wasn’t ashamed to seek protection from Tang Qing. He was also considering his father’s future; his father may be transferred to a less developed prefecture-level city to serve as mayor, or as an executive vice mayor in a developed prefecture-level city next year. At least then there would be hope, and Feng Sen was ecstatic thinking about the look on his father’s face when he secures a large investment with a single call.
"Hehe, what do you mean ’look out for you’? We’re all friends here." Tang Qing didn’t take advantage of Feng Sen’s request. He didn’t believe that Feng Sen was sincerely asking him to take him under his wing, as there has to be a reason behind it. Although he didn’t know the specifics, he wasn’t going to leap into it either. Tang Qing wasn’t a fool.
"Anyway, I’m going to call you ’brother’ from now on, you can’t ignore your ’little brother’." Seeing Tang Qing’s noncommittal response, Feng Sen wasn’t surprised. If a wealthy boy like him were to easily form such close relationships, that would be the real surprise. So, he decided to play the entitlement card. He was not in a hurry, he could always get closer to him over time.
"Alright, just let me know if you need anything in the future. I’ll help if I can, but begging won’t get you anywhere if I can’t." Tang Qing stated. He didn’t have a bad impression of Feng Sen, having someone who’s convoluted but has a solid background to call ’brother’ was not a bad arrangement.
Hearing this, Feng Sen was overjoyed. He finally got what he wanted, and could now gradually deepen their relationship. Anyway, his father’s transfer was a long time away. This time, he wanted to surprise his father to stop him from always saying that he only hangs out with unreliable friends. He wanted to use facts to teach his ’dad’ a ’lesson’. The more he thought about that scenario, the more delighted Feng Sen was.
"By the way, Tang, I heard from one of your classmates that you’re studying at Bajing Highschool. Considering your status, why don’t you go to Erzhong where it’s much lively? If you’re interested, I can arrange to transfer you to our class B. We can be schoolmates." Feng Sen suggested.
Having just called him ’bro’, he naturally had to extend some courtesies. Though he knew that if Tang Qing really wanted to transfer to Erzhong, it was just a matter of saying the word, but Feng Sen asked if he was interested rather than if he wanted to go because he could not really figure out how else he could help Tang Qing apart from this. Tang Qing seemed well-off and with a background that most likely wasn’t inferior to his own, so he could only resort to this seemingly insignificant opening. So even if Tang Qing were to refuse, he could say that he had at least put forward his ’intentions’.
"Are you in class B?" Tang Qing didn’t seem bothered about the school transfer. With the National College Entrance Examination coming soon, he didn’t have the time to transfer schools. He liked his school’s teachers, leaders, and fellow students, and he just wanted to spend his final year of high school smoothly. But he was surprised to learn that Feng Sen was in class B because Lin Jiaxue was also in that class.
"Yes, why?" Feng Sen began his ’sales pitch’ when he noticed Tang Qing’s interest. "Our class B is the best class at Erzhong. You either need to have excellent academics or a strong background to get in. If you are interested, I’ve got you covered."
"There’s no need for a transfer at this point, I will just stay in my current school. Since you’re in class B, do you know Lin Jiaxue?" Tang Qing asked with a smile.
"Of course. She’s the class beauty, and many guys have tried to woo her. But no one gets a response. Wait, are you interested in her too?" Feng Sen naturally asked. He did not consider Lin Jiaxue as a potential candidate for being Tang Qing’s girlfriend because of her aloof nature. In their class, no one had any influence on her. Even those from influential families were useless in front of her as she didn’t seem to care at all and always maintained a "we can talk, nothing else" kind of attitude.
This raised a challenge for many people, and in the end, the aspirants had similar capabilities and always competed with each other covertly. No one dared to resort to foul play. Feng Sen was also one of the pursuers initially but gave up when he faced rejection. At their level, how could they not have seen beautiful women? Just like when they first met Wang Yan, they may be surprised, but that’s all. After all, not all men think with their lower half. He could only laugh at those who thought in this way.
"She’s my girlfriend; we’ve known each other since we were kids." Tang Qing shared honestly.
Feng Sen was shocked once again by Tang Qing’s words. Lin Jiaxue was Tang Qing’s girlfriend? That news was explosive! Many people even thought that Lin Jiaxue was cold and distant, but out of nowhere, she has such a remarkable boyfriend. Small wonder none of the ’kids’ in the class caught her fancy. Even though they were of similar ages, comparing their actions to the ’kids’ playing with mud would not be an understatement.
"Damn! No wonder she wasn’t interested in those guys, she’s your girlfriend! Don’t worry, I’ll watch over her for you. I won’t let her be bullied," Feng Sen immediately pledged. In his opinion, Tang Qing’s words weren’t random. The words from ’big shots’ needed to be pondered upon. The likeliest explanation was that Tang Qing wanted him to keep an eye on Lin Jiaxue, and he wasn’t going against that.
"That’s right, she’s very reserved and wouldn’t tell me if she was wronged. It’ll be of great help if you could look out for her. If there are any problems you can’t solve yourself, call me. Should anyone bully her, notify me too," Tang Qing nodded and thanked Feng Sen. Since Feng Sen was so cooperative, Tang Qing was pleased. It’s always easier to talk to intelligent people.
"Of course, leave it to me. Don’t worry," Feng Sen assured heartily, patting his chest. He was well aware of the background of Lin Jiaxue’s pursuers in his class; all were weaker than him. Intimidating them would be easy. There were others in his class with stronger backgrounds, but they already had girlfriends. As he always said, the higher the level, the more beautiful women one sees. Without any specific reason, very few would persistently chase after a girl who didn’t give him the time of day.
"Thank you. Let’s go, I’ll treat you all to a nice lunch," Tang Qing thanked and offered. Having Feng Sen to keep an eye on things, he felt more relaxed. If his girlfriend was harassed by a bunch of well-connected classmates, Lin Jiaxue probably wouldn’t want to bother him, considering he was a ’commoner’. But times had changed, he was no longer a random passerby, and he was obligated to protect his girlfriend. He was not afraid of anyone.
PS: There will be another Chapter tonight.
