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Chapter 322: Chapter 262 Generous Thank You Gift (Please subscribe!) _1
After sending the message confirming the transaction to Tang Qing, Liu Qian put away his mobile phone. His face didn’t show much joy because his important ’interests’ connection with Tang Qing’s friend had been cut off. How could he be happy? As for the dollar exchange business, that was a ’public matter’, whereas the loan was private. Business couldn’t earn him any favors.
Now he could completely confirm that Tang Kai really was not the one providing those dollars cash to Tang Qing. The force behind the Fighter was, and its power was huge. As for how huge it was, he had no qualification to know, nor did he dare or have the expertise to investigate. He could only maintain his relationship with Tang Qing properly, which was the only bond worth his sacrificial efforts to maintain.
"Manager Liu, does this friend still owe you money?" Chai Ren, who was standing by, asked curiously. Liu Qian had started his call with Tang Qing by his side and Mu Jian’s. He had returned to his room to get his bank card and came out only after hanging up. But they understood from the previous conversation that they were discussing repaying money, but they didn’t know the amount of the loan.
Liu Qian nodded and admitted, "Yes, he borrowed money from me two months ago. Now that he has it, he plans to pay me back today. He is very trustworthy. Even though I wanted to continue lending him money interest-free, he refused. He is a really nice young man. He even convinced Yuan Brother’s boss. When I go back, I plan to buy him some good gifts."
Although Chai Ren knew about his dollar business, Liu Qian wasn’t about to spill all the details, so he glossed over it.
Chai Ren didn’t care about how much Tang Qing had borrowed, thinking it was probably only several hundred or several thousand RMB at most. He had no reason to ask more. He raised his hand and said, "Manager Liu, count me in for the gift. What does he like?"
Liu Qian was bleeding money, so he wouldn’t be stingy.
"Well... I don’t know either. He is still in his senior year of high school. His uncle has said that he doesn’t have much of a hobby." Liu Qian thought for a while, then suddenly realized that he really didn’t know what Tang Qing liked. Their few interactions were all about dollar exchanges. Even when he invited Qin Yugang’s family and Tang Kai for dinner and asked about Tang Qing’s childhood, he didn’t hear any mention of expensive hobbies.
Moreover, given Tang Qing’s net worth now, how could he possibly fancy ordinary things? The gifts had to be meaningful.
"Senior year of high school? That’s difficult then. If a high school student is not a fun-loving second generation rich kid, he probably doesn’t have many hobbies that require spending. Does he lack anything, like a car or house?" Chai Ren asked again.
Hearing Chai Ren’s question, Liu Qian suddenly brightened and said, "Chi Ren, actually, his parents are still renting a house. They don’t know about him having money. As for cars, they have enough. The young man’s uncle is very powerful and left a Mercedes-Benz passenger car for them to drive. Usually, he is the one driving it."
Chai Ren nodded and said, "That’s good if he lacks something. When you go back, give his family a house. Since originally he was the one who made the introduction, this can be considered the introduction fee. Put it on my account. Don’t turn it down or claim it. Even though a million or so is not much, how can you replace the thought?"
"Okay, on behalf of the young man, I’ll thank Chi Ren for your kindness first. I’ll pass this on to him. I’ll arrange it later. I’ll give him a surprise when I go back. My company just built a high-end residential area in Qingyan City. The largest is a duplex with over two hundred square meters. I’ll give it to him at a tenth of the cost." Liu Qian slowly said. Even if this was presented as a surprise, Tang Qing could not be fooled. He could only trick Tang Qing’s parents. Of course, Chai Ren did not want to be an ’unsung hero’. Chai Ren also wanted to meet Tang Qing. Saying this paved the way for a future meeting.
Chai Ren frowned and asked, "Manager Liu, will he accept if you give it to him like this?" If he couldn’t give the gift, it would be embarrassing for him.
Liu Qian chuckled and said, "Chi Ren, don’t worry. I’ll arrange it well. It’s not good to force a gift, but there’s no problem finding a reason, right? Leave everything to me. I assure you I will be able to give it to him."
Chai Ren nodded in satisfaction. It would be a disgrace if his gift couldn’t be given. He then turned to Mu Jian and said, "Jianzi, we both shed blood. Aren’t you going to do something? Without him, Yuan Brother wouldn’t have been able to bring the money."
Mu Jian said weakly, "You claimed all the expenses and gave a house. He doesn’t lack a car. What can I give? How about my homemade red wine?"
"Go away. Can you be more shameless? We both shed blood. No matter what, you also have to bleed." Chai Ren was determined to drag this ’miser’ in, knowing that Mu Jian was joking.
"Alright, bleed then. But we are still far from going back. Let me think about it." Mu Jian pretended to be ’pained’.
"In any case, it can’t be worse than ours. Otherwise, we will suffer too much." Chai Ren didn’t let it go.
"What kind of logic is this?"
"Normal logic."
"Rogue.".
"..."
Seeing the two ’argue’ again, Liu Qian was helpless, but he found it amusing.
... 𝔫𝔬𝖛𝖕𝔲𝖇.𝖈𝖔𝖒
After hanging up the phone, Tang Qing continued to munch on the pancake roll in his hand. This kind of roll, filled with various ingredients, and paired with the special sauce made by the boss, was extremely delicious. He had been eating it for several days in a row, going for every kind each time, with oil dripping from his mouth.
Yummy.
Delicious.
"Ding ding ding..."
But, as he had only taken a few steps, his phone rang again. So young and still in his school uniform, yet nonchalantly toting a phone worth thousands of dollars, he was definitely an anomaly in this day and age. There was no lack of envy, jealousy, and resentment. Don’t ask them how they knew his phone was worth thousands, wasn’t it obvious? It was a flip phone, and a pretty one. It was instantly identifiable as much fancier than those old bar phones.
Tang Qing glanced at the caller ID. It was Dou Jiao. Could she be calling about the villa project’s investigation?
He answered the call.
"Sister Jiaojiao, what’s up?" Tang Qing said, taking a big bite out of his beef pancake roll.
"What’s up? Bad news." Dou Jiao was exasperated by Tang Qing’s laid-back tone, and said grumpily.
Tang Qing was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Bad news? What bad news? Are you okay?"
"Pff... the bad news is you’re about to lose money." Dou Jiao burst out laughing. She thought to herself, at least my little brother isn’t too bad, as he’s less concerned about the project and more about me.
"Uh, so the villa project’s investigation is completed?" Tang Qing said with a forced smile. He was teased by Dou Jiao again, but he found it amusing. Why the need to be all serious? He had no interest in standing lonely at the pinnacle.
"Yes, everything’s been checked. We were in meetings till late last night. They’ll take care of all the procedures, we just have to pay up. Also, another thing, I’ll be supervising everything here, getting the initial set-up of the project and shareholdings in order before returning home at the end of the month." Dou Jiao said.
Tang Qing suddenly said, "Sister Jiaojiao, you should really be going on a date." When Dou Jiao went to Shanghai, Pan Yue followed her, under the pretext of business. Given their situation, there was a better than 90% chance they would get together.
"What did you say just now?" Dou Jiao’s voice suddenly escalated, as if she’d discovered a hidden secret. Yes, indeed, she did have a personal agenda. But it didn’t affect the work anyway.
Moreover, she was right. A lot of things did need her close watch; otherwise, those little hustlers might be up to something. After all, not everyone recognized her authority. No second-generation rich kid in the country had nationwide influence. There would always be someone who didn’t fear them.
Tang Qing could almost imagine Dou Jiao’s expression at this point.
"Nothing, I mean, everything is totally fine. I can rest easy with Sister Jiaojiao taking care of things." Tang Qing quickly corrected himself.
A little verbal victory was satisfying, but he didn’t want to overextend. It was all just a joke. Even if it did affect the work, big deal, it’s only a business of tens of millions. What was that to him? He genuinely hoped Dou Jiao found a good partner.
"That sounds more like it. When will the money be in the account?" Dou Jiao asked after hearing Tang Qing’s remark.
"In ten minutes, how about that?" said Tang Qing without hesitation.
"That soon?" Dou Jiao asked with surprise. After all, it was 60 million RMB! She expected it would take two days for the money to be transferred. That’s why she called in advance to remind him.
"Of course, I’ve had the money ready for a long time." Tang Qing said. It was only 60 million RMB; did he need to prepare that?
"That’s good then. First, transfer the money to Sky Eye’s account. It’s easier to handle things via the company’s account. As soon as your funds arrive, within two days the whole real estate company will be established. We won’t mind the name. I didn’t expect Huang Qi and his associates to find so many partners, and get help from their families. By the latest, the land acquisition, approval, exploration, design, and all other procedures will be completed by next weekend. We can start construction in the middle of this month and, barring any unforeseen issues, it will be completed before you start college." Dou Jiao rambled on in one breath.
"That’s pretty quick." Tang Qing laughed. This speed could compete with that of Sky Eye’s headquarters construction. Oh, right, didn’t Dou Jiao have a hand in that as well?
"Well, it’s not that fast really. If it were a high-rise, it wouldn’t be completed this quickly. But this is a villa complex; the highest floor is only three stories. Add the basement and it’s only four levels in total. It should be fast to build. By the time we finish, all the villas will be ready for occupancy, even with the decoration included." Dou Jiao slowly explained.
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