Rebirth: Super Banking System

Chapter 292: Chapter 238 Dou Jiao’s ’Victim Association’ (Subscription Requested) _1

After collecting his clothes, Tang Qing swiftly left under the watchful eyes of the designers who were reluctant to let go. Tang Qing knew that their reluctance was not about him personally but rather the disappointment of losing such a perfect clothes hanger.

When Tang Qing left, he also took some high-level membership cards of Sheng Tang Apparel. These cards were already made before the shops of Sheng Tang were fully launched. After the opening, some were taken for public relation purposes and given away as gifts. Even though these shops were established through Liu Qian’s connections, Sheng Tang still couldn’t ignore others and needed to maintain these relationships for future collaborations.

As the chairman, Tang Qing had asked them to reserve a few for him.

For instance, the ones he took offered the highest discounts, as low as 20 percent off, basically selling at a loss. He planned to give them to friends with whom he had good relations, such as Wang Yan, Li Kai, and Han Leng. It would be inappropriate to simply give them away for free. Actually, there were also free cards. Ten such cards were made in total, he had one, Liu Qian had one, and the rest eight were kept in the office, ready to be given to relatives or important partners.

Although compared to the card Liu Qian gave him, his felt cheaper, it was still a token of appreciation, an attitude. As his business grew bigger and bigger, this card would become more and more valuable. When his businesses expanded further, he would definitely give Liu Qian a new card.

Moreover, Sheng Tang had also cooperated with various local businesses under Liu Qian’s flag. They all gave away Sheng Tang’s cards or coupons when a purchase is made, and Sheng Tang also had many similar coupon-like items from these companies for customers to choose from. Sheng Tang was also actively promoting this model and had even set up a new department to handle this matter—to expand businesses as much as possible by cooperating with more merchants or companies, or you could say it was an attempt.

At least for now, it had a noticeable effect.

...

Leaving Sheng Tang.

Tang Qing and Sun Chao arrived at Sky Eye.

It was already noon. Dou Jiao had returned an hour ago and was waiting for him in the office.

The office area of Sky Eye.

It was a bit crowded here at the moment. There were already a lot of things to deal with before, but recently Tang Qing had added a lot of workload for them, making a lot of market research and research reports. Therefore, they were constantly recruiting. The small team of twenty or thirty people had nearly seventy people now, but it wasn’t overly crowded. Considering the costs, Dou Jiao did not lease a new office.

Despite this, no one in the company complained. They were all full of energy.

Because the employees had long known the news that the new headquarters of Sky Eye was under construction. The whole blueprint was hung up in the office area, serving as a kind of motivation. For now, the effect was quite good.

Knowing that the boss had spent tens of millions of RMB building an office building for them, and that they could move in in less than two months, there was nothing to complain about. Companies big enough to do so these days were all big companies or conglomerates. Thinking about the fact that they wouldn’t have to squeeze into the elevator every day, and that there would be company cars for commuting, not to mention the high-standard employee dormitories and environmental arrangements, they were really motivated.

Tang Qing arrived here when it was time to get off work.

Seeing Tang Qing come, the employees of Sky Eye consciously made a path. They looked at this rarely seen, but very approachable young boss, with faces of admiration and joy. Tang Qing did not play hard to get and walked in with a smile.

"Hello, Boss Tang."

"Hello, Boss Tang."

"..."

The employees of Sky Eye greeted him respectfully one after another.

Tang Qing responded to each one of them.

"The boss is still so handsome."

"Looking at his clothes, it seems to be customized by Sheng Tang."

"Yes, I’ve decided. For such a handsome boss, I’ll only wear Sheng Tang clothes in the future."

"Daydreamer, get lost. Do you think we will get a discount if we buy? We can get employee prices for Dream Melody Group’s items."

"Should be, after all, it has just opened. Let’s wait a bit more. Sheng Tang made so many cards, they are definitely going to distribute them."

"Okay, once the cards are out, I will go shopping."

"..."

The people from other companies on this floor were also asking around a lot. Once they found out that Tang Qing was the boss of this peculiar company that does not do business openly, they felt envious. They weren’t shocked, but genuinely envious. The entire floor knew that the backstage boss of this company was a high and mighty spender, having invested tens of millions of RMB in building a headquarters building. Many people were considering whether to switch jobs and join.

Knocking at the door of Dou Jiao’s office.

"Knock, knock, knock..." Tang Qing knocked on the door a few times.

"Come in."

The voice of Dou Jiao sounded.

Tang Qing pushed open the door and walked in.

The situation was very different from the last time he visited. The cluttered boxes were gone, the floor was swept clean. At this moment, there were two people in the office, Dou Jiao, who was sitting and reading documents, and Deputy Manager He Zixin, who seemed to be reporting work by her side.

"Hello, Boss Tang." He Zixin greeted respectfully.

"Hello, you haven’t left yet." Tang Qing said with a smile, closing the door behind him.

Before He Zixin could speak, Dou Jiao cut him off and said, "Of course not, unlike you who doesn’t have to do anything."

"I am also very busy." Tang Qing defended himself. He was indeed busy. Wasn’t studying considered being busy?

Dou Jiao laughed and said, "Yes, I know. You’re a student. Manager He, you should go have lunch first. We will continue our discussion in the afternoon."

"Okay."

He Zixin finished speaking and left, closing the door behind her.

"So, what’s up? You mentioned something about a surprise. If it’s not amazing, I’ll deduct your salary." Tang Qing sat opposite Dou Jiao and said.

Dou Jiao didn’t care about the salary. She said cheerfully, "Boss Junior, accompany me to meet a friend in a bit."

"A friend? What’s that got to do with me? I don’t want to." Tang Qing said with a fake ’prideful’ face. It wouldn’t be to play boyfriend-girlfriend, would it? Tang Qing shivered with disgust at the thought. That wouldn’t be so crazy, right?

Dou Jiao had no idea what Tang Qing was thinking. Seeing his lack of cooperation, she said with a pout, "Don’t appreciate the good intentions. This is about a business matter. He’s a good friend of mine, his family’s business is similar to Boss Liu’s, mainly focusing on commercial property development, especially in the coastal provinces. They have a strong network, which would be very helpful for the development of Sheng Tang outside our province.

On hearing that it was good for Sheng Tang, Tang Qing perked up instantly. "Okay, when are they coming?" Initially, he was just putting on an act. But he was genuinely grateful to Dou Jiao. She was like a caring older sister, always thinking of his welfare.

"At noon. He’s on a self-driving tour of the cities in our province. He’s expected to arrive here today and wants to spend a couple of days in Qingyan City. I thought we could have lunch with him. It might be helpful for you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have rushed back so early." Dou Jiao explained.

"Hehe, thanks, Sister Jiaojiao. Don’t worry, once the deal is sealed, I’ll give you a big red envelope."

"I wish that was it. I woke up so early, and I didn’t even sleep well. Let me tell you..." Dou Jiao began telling him all the trivial things that happened that morning.

Listening to Dou Jiao’s incessant chatter, Tang Qing could only listen patiently and interject occasionally.

Five minutes later, Dou Jiao finally finished her story.

Tang Qing wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead, finally hearing the angelic words.

"Let’s go."

Following that, Tang Qing followed Dou Jiao to... Oh god, not again.

However, when he thought about it, he realized it made sense. The person Dou Jiao was going to meet was an ultra-rich second-generation heir. Naturally, the places he stayed at and ate had to be the best. And the largest and most luxurious hotel in Qingyan City was Liu Qian’s Tianfu Hotel.

Tang Qing followed Dou Jiao to a luxurious room on the eighth floor.

At the moment, there were three people in the room, two men and one woman. The two men seemed to be in their twenties, and the woman looked no older than twenty. She was pretty attractive and tall.

Could it be a spoiled child?

A kept model?

Tang Qing furrowed his eyebrows.

Seeing Dou Jiao, the handsome young man without a female partner quickly stood up, saying excitedly, "Jiaojiao, you’re here."

"Yeah." Dou Jiao’s expression was a little unnatural when she saw him, but it was definitely not out of disgust.

Tang Qing looked at the two of them, suspecting something fishy. He rested his chin on his hands. Yup, there was definitely something going on between these two. It was definitely not just a casual friendship.

"Rat, long time no see." Dou Jiao turned to the man with the female partner, greeting him casually.

Hearing Dou Jiao call him by his nickname in public, his face fell. "Sister Jiaojiao, other people are here, don’t call me that, okay?"

"No, I’ll call you whatever I want. Do you have a problem?" Dou Jiao completely ignored him and sat down. The man who was being ignored quickly took a seat and shot Tang Qing a hostile look.

"No, absolutely not. How can I dare to? Oh right, who is this young man?" The guy called ’Rat’ quickly changed the subject.

"He’s my younger brother and also my boss, Tang Qing. These two..." Dou Jiao trailed off.

But before she could finish her introduction, she was interrupted by the ignored young man.

"Boss? Jiaojiao, are you joking? He’s just a high school student."

Dou Jiao just gave him a glare, but didn’t respond.

"Jiaojiao, are you really working for him?" The other man quickly tried to defuse the awkward situation. Both of them were heavyweights. He wouldn’t want to offend them.

"Yep, do you have a problem?" Dou Jiao replied grumpily.

"No." The ’Rat’ immediately shook his head. The other man also kept quiet, as if afraid of angering Dou Jiao.

Tang Qing watched this scene, speechless. How many people must Dou Jiao have traumatized for them to be so afraid of her? They acted like a mouse seeing a cat. Maybe they can form a victim’s club? There definitely was some bitter history between these two.

Thinking about himself, Tang Qing finally felt relieved. After all, being called ’Little Tang’ or ’Junior Boss’ was much better than ’Rat’. He felt sorry for them.

Seeing Tang Qing’s weird expression, the two men could only give a bitter smile. They also unconsciously put Tang Qing into the ’victim’ camp. Even though they hadn’t officially introduced themselves, they were in the same boat now.

PS: There’s one more Chapter. I’ll upload it later.