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Chapter 214: Chapter 183: Need Services? (Please subscribe!)_1
Seeing Tang Qing ignore him, Wei Jun, like Liu Qian, believed that Tang Qing might be scared because of his young age and after finding out about his past background.
Looking at it in perspective, though most youngsters enjoy the ’thrills’, ’passion’, and ’fights’, there are a lot who don’t, especially when these important businesses are handed over by their families to a little kid like Tang Qing. In terms of his personality, Tang Qing can’t be any less mature.
Thinking about it, Wei Jun could only sigh inwardly. Since his father’s death last month, he realized that he had to rely on himself from now on. There was no one left to protect him. His adopted cousin, with no blood relation, was found dead with his father. According to the police, his father committed suicide, and his cousin was probably killed by the culprits to avoid loose ends. Therefore, the deposit of 50 million dollars was naturally still in his hands.
Even with plenty of cash at hand, Wei Jun didn’t want his wealth to dwindle to nothing. To prevent his departed father from becoming disappointed in him, he decided to revive their family’s success. Thus, after the new year, Wei Jun actively extended and deepened his relationships domestically, but it was a fruitless effort. Not only Tang Qing and Liu Qian, but many old business partners adopted a cautious attitude, avoiding too close of an interaction with him.
He understood the bosses’ concerns clearly.
Because those jewelers still had to interact with the force that had usurped Wei Jun’s family turf and replaced their business. Not only did they fear that their business might be choked by this force, but they were also worried that it might retaliate against Wei Jun and drag them into trouble. Judging from its erratic behavior, this was a madman who had killed hundreds of innocent people in just over a month. If it wasn’t in a good mood, it could easily bring them down as well.
Therefore, even though Wei Jun has been actively visiting and networking domestically and many people are willing to do business with him, none dared to get too close out of fear for trouble.
Seeing Tang Qing’s uncomfortable expression when looking at Wei Jun, Dou Jiao leaned in and whispered, "Little Brother Tang, why are you such a cold fish to Wei Jun? Did you have a falling out with him before?"
Tang Qing replied with a smile, "Not really. I was just told by Manager Liu that Mr. Wei is also planning to open a jewelry company, and we will be competitors in the future."
He dared not tell Dou Jiao about Wei Jun’s previous identity to prevent her from prying further. After all, more worries were not a good thing.
"I see." Dou Jiao said, nodding thoughtfully, but on her face was a disbelieving look. Even though she was extremely curious, seeing that Tang Qing didn’t want to talk about it, she didn’t press further. She thought, she would ask Liu Qian in the future. Anyone Tang Qing disliked, she would too. If someone was disliked by Dou Jiao, then Liu Qian wouldn’t dare to show any favourable attitude either. As result, those who were disliked by Liu Qian were also avoided by many people.
Thus, poor Wei Jun had become a ’lonely soul’.
Seeing the ’colossally embarrassed’ look on Wei Jun’s face, if Tang Yang did not know Wei Jun could cause serious harm to him, he would surely feel pity for Wei Jun. But now, the farther away Wei Jun stayed from him, the better. He was a trouble he could not afford.
After the dinner party, Tang Qing and his group returned to the hotel.
Before leaving, Liu Qian mentioned inviting Tang Qing and his family over to his house for dinner at the end of the month. Mentioning this made Liu Qian feel a bit embarrassed. He had promised to treat them before the new year, but kept procrastinating till after the new year. This ’lack of integrity’ could be fatal for businessmen. But there were just too many things going on before and after the new year. He had very few days to return to Qingyan City and most of the time he was either trading dollars with Tang Qing or accompanying the leader to meet friends. Even without social engagements, there were many other worries. That’s why it was dragged up to now.
Tang Qing understood this. How could Liu Qian lack the money for one meal? After all, he was already just overseeing the business and had plenty to do. Let alone Liu Qian, who always likes to take charge personally. Most of the time, it’s not the people that are busy, it’s their minds that are busy.
After freshening up, Tang Qing stood by the window of his suite, looking at the glimmering city lights outside, his brows furrowed. Naturally, he was still thinking about Tang Kai’s matter.
He had to leave tomorrow, but there was still no movement from his second uncle. He acquired no useful information till now, it seems he could only leave a teleportation node here. The teleportation node was originally connected to the command center’s transfer area, so the system could retrieve it at any time from anywhere.
To put it simply, if needed, he could fetch back the teleportation node located in Province City anytime. Very convenient. However, once it’s fetched back, someone would have to drive it over there again.
"Ding dong..."
A ring of a telephone interrupted Tang Qing’s thoughts. He quickly took out his mobile phone. However, it was not his mobile phone ringing.
It slipped his mind for a moment that his ringtone had always been this one, coinciding with the landline’s, and he never bothered to change it. He had been laughed at by everyone who had heard his ringtone before but he never changed it. He was a faithful person, why should he change his to match everyone else’s?
Whatever makes us happy matters more. If a common person uses this ringtone, it’s seen as old-fashioned. But if a country’s head or the world’s richest uses the same ringtone, it becomes ’nostalgic’, or even ’quirky’ and is able to set new trends. This is the reality of life. What you use matters less than who you are.
Tang Qing quickly walked over to the hotel landline, picked up the phone, and said, "Hello, who is this?"
"Sir, would you like some company?" A delicate voice came from the other end of the phone.
Tang Qing was dumbfounded and said helplessly, "Jiaojiao, enough is enough. Why can’t you call my mobile instead of the landline?"
Indeed, it was Jiaojiao on the other end. Even though Dou Jiao was disguising her voice, she wasn’t a professional voice actor and Tang Qing found her habits and character were much harder to alter.
Okay, Tang Qing was just showing off.
The truth was that he had noticed the call was made from Dou Jiao’s number on the landline.
"How did you know?" Dou Jiao asked, surprised.
"Naturally, I remember my sister Jiaojiao’s voice by heart. How could I forget?" Tang Qing complimented her and didn’t ruin the mood by saying something like ’Your phone number gave you away’.
"Tehehe, I was playing music on my mobile when it ran out of battery. Little boss, you’re not bad for recognizing my voice...." Dou Jiao giggled flippantly, but quickly realized she hadn’t used her mobile and the landline was from the hotel. By now, Tang Qing would have seen the number on the screen.
"So, little boss, you were trying to trick me, weren’t you? Admit it, you saw the phone number," Dou Jiao then huffed.
"Not at all, every word I say is true. If I’m lying, you can scratch me. But now, can you tell me what you wanted to talk about this late in the night?" Tang Qing adamantly denied her allegation.
Although Dou Jiao knew Tang Qing was trying to placate her, she wasn’t going to push him further on it. Instead, she simply asked, "There’s no big deal, I just forgot. Are you leaving tomorrow morning or afternoon?"
"What difference does it make?" Tang Qing asked in confusion.
"Well, if you leave in the morning, I’ll go to the company to work, but if you leave in the afternoon, I’ll take half the day off to hang out with you," Dou Jiao answered.
"So, you’re looking for an excuse to skip work again," Tang Qing said helplessly.
"Of course not. You’re the boss, so if I shirk my work because of you, it’s not counted as dereliction. It’s also a kind of work," Dou Jiao chuckled.
"Alright, you win. I’ll leave in the afternoon. I’ll go shopping in the morning," Tang Qing confessed.
Upon hearing ’shopping’, Dou Jiao’s eyes lit up at once and she asked, "What are you going to buy? I haven’t gone shopping for a while."
"I have to buy something for my cousin since I came to the Province City. I’ve been ’forced’ by Qin Shiqi to buy something for her and bring it back," Tang Qing explained. She hadn’t specified what it would be; all that mattered was that it had to please her. But Tang Qing knew exactly what to do – buy something expensive.
Of course, he was going to charge these expenses to that ’big shot.’ He had a scapegoat anyway, and it wouldn’t be tough to find a convincing excuse. He also planned to buy something for his uncle and mother. Opportunities to spend money weren’t to be wasted.
"Hehe, alright then. I’ll come to keep you in check and maybe I’ll buy something too," Dou Jiao said happily.
"Alright then, go to sleep early," Tang Qing replied with a smile.
"Alright, goodnight," Dou Jiao added.
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