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Chapter 492: Chapter 402 Discovering an Oilfield (Happy New Year’s Day!)_1
Gangzi quickly ran outside once he received the order.
Tang Qing could only smile ruefully upon witnessing this.
Liu Qian was indeed adept at socializing, he made sure you felt respected and approachable in every way he can, and his methods would never put you off. He was wealthy, and sometimes his attitude when dealing with people could truly make him look dignified.
The two sisters noticed this wealthy Liu Qian, and Qin Shiqi quickly pulled her sister over and greeted him with a cheerful, "Hello, Uncle Liu." Tang Qing knew that their enthusiasm was definitely due to their expectations of reaping benefits.
"Hello, Uncle Liu," Qin Shiyu also greeted, nodding her head.
Liu Qian was elated at their greetings, having no daughter of his own and only a mischievous son studying abroad, he was quite pleased to see the two sisters.
"Hello! You have both grown taller. I can’t even imagine how many young boys will be smitten by you in the future," Liu Qian chuckled. At this moment, Gangzi dashed in and handed over two flattened ’red packets’.
Obvious as always, they were checks.
No one knew how much money they contained.
Upon receiving them, Liu Qian handed the ’red packets’ to the two sisters. Even before he could speak, Qin Shiqi snatched them out of his hands, expressed her joy with a crisp "Thank you, Uncle Liu."
Qin Shiyu also gratefully said, "Thank you."
Seeing this, Liu Qian showed no signs of anger. Instead, he laughed heartily.
The sisters had such interesting personalities, he thought. If he had such adorable daughters, he would definitely spoil them with whatever they wanted. Sadly, he didn’t, but having Tang Qing as their brother was much better. There wasn’t anything that Tang Qing couldn’t afford to buy for them.
"Are you two in charge of grocery shopping today? If that’s so, any time you shop here in the future, just put it on my tab," Liu Qian contemplated, eyeing the huge quantity of purchases by the cashier counter.
"No, Uncle Liu, my brother said he is treating us today," Qin Shiqi diplomatically refused. The red packets were gifts, Liu Qian’s offer was a favor. Gifts were okay to accept, but favors were debts, and she clearly understood the difference between the two.
"Ha-ha, okay, okay," Liu Qian could only sigh inwardly at how understanding Tang Qing’s cousin was.
His business had been going smoothly thanks to Tang Qing’s recent help. Last month, he let Sky Eye monitor all of his companies. After implementing Sky Eye’s financial supervision system, he found himself holding more control over his companies than ever.
The exact amount of funds in the companies, where the money was spent, which expenses were unnecessary and could be saved, and which expenditures might pose a problem, all were detailed by Sky Eye. Reports were sent to him weekly. Sky Eye even pointed out many errors in the direction of his various companies’ operations, and this gave him quite a shock.
For the very first time, he was experiencing the true benefits of scientific supervision and the advantages of a neutral supervising institution.
The money was definitely worth it.
After a few moments of idle chit-chat.
Liu Qian and Gangzi left as staff at his company was still waiting for him. Before leaving, he bought a trunk full of various fruits, earning the store a couple of thousand yuan. Though it wasn’t much, it covered the rent for a month.
Qin Shiqi also bought many fruits and vegetables, filling up half the trunk with groceries. The total cost was just over 300 RMB, which was already considered a huge expenditure for her.
Watching the two tycoons – one driving a Mercedes-Benz and the other a Rolls-Royce – loading their cars with groceries, the local shopkeepers were left dumbfounded. Was this some kind of performance? Could they really afford it?
You must be putting on an act.
But these prices couldn’t be inflated for the sake of acting, there was no point.
Could these goods really be worth so much?
Several shopkeepers started considering trying out the goods. If heartless affluent people who drove Rolls-Royces were buying them, there couldn’t be any problem with quality. Unfortunately, the moment they walked back in, they were scared away by the prices. Buying too little was shameful, while buying too much hurt their wallets. Better to keep out of sight, out of mind.
It wasn’t until later when numerous wealthy citizens of Qingyan City were conquered by the pure taste and started flocking here to buy that they finally gritted their teeth and realized why these vegetables and fruits were so expensive.
They were sweet in the mouth, but painful in the heart.
Once they returned home.
Tang Qing, the man doing all the heavy lifting, continued to toil away, hauling groceries from the car. Who could have thought that he, a man who oversaw thousands of soldiers and possessed over a hundred billion in assets, would end up being ’bullied’ by his two sisters? Still, Tang Qing was happy about it.
Today was the 4th, and it wouldn’t be long before the National College Entrance Examination.
He would then have to leave for university, and would only be able to meet them during summer and winter vacations in the following year. Once he graduated from college, his cousins would probably be studying at various universities. Their only means of communication would then be through electronic devices.
Life.
One of its most painful aspects is separation.
Be it affection or love.
It always feels so hard to let go.
Perhaps this is the price of growth, they could no longer meet every day, could no longer hear each other’s incessant chatter.
At the thought of this.
Tang Qing’s mood became a bit gloomy.
At noon.
As expected, Qin Shiqi was scolded by her aunt for buying so much fruit. Was it not costing her anything? But Qin Shiqi adopted a devil-may-care attitude, accepting the scolding while cheerfully munching her fruit and occasionally saying, "You’re right."
Auntie was helpless with her daughter.
"Mom, here." Qin Shiqi took out two red envelopes from her pocket reluctantly. The amounts on the checks inside were quite large, which scared her. She didn’t dare to keep these for her stash. Each check was a whopping twenty thousand RMB that gave her a jump.
In this era, gifts usually aren’t this significant, especially not twenty thousand RMB handed to the younger generation. But Tang Qing was different. The profits he had brought were far beyond this amount. The ten million debts he owed were already transferred to his account, which felt tantamount to picking up free money.
Tang Qing wasn’t short of money. All he could do was to give his little sister heftier gifts. As for whether it would impact Qin Yugang, he snorted at the thought. In Qingyan City, with Tang Qing, Dou Jiao, and the guru Chai Ren around, anyone who dares to make trouble for Qin Yugang over this obviously doesn’t want to stay here.
Even the city’s Party Secretary couldn’t do anything.
He later found out that the mayor was also related to Chai Ren’s family. So, Liu Qian was not worried about this at all.
Auntie took over the two checks worth a total of forty thousand RMB, signed by Liu Qian, she was also startled.
"Where did you get this from?" Auntie questioned.
"That uncle Liu who lives in the villa gave it to us. We ran into him while with brother buying groceries today. He gave one to each of us sisters, and we couldn’t refuse." Qin Shiqi told a small lie. If she had known there was so much money inside, she wouldn’t have been so quick to accept.
"How... how could you accept such an extravagant gift from someone?" Auntie was exasperated. Forty thousand dollars was more than she makes in a year. How could she just accept it and feel okay about it? Last time was different, with Tang Kai around. This time was not the same.
"What happened?" Qin Yugang had just returned after visiting a leader.
"What happened? Your daughter accepted a gift from Liu Zong when they ran into him while grocery shopping." Auntie handed the two checks over to Qin Yugang. Upon looking, he saw what a colossal amount of money it was.
"Did Tangtang know about this?" Qin Yugang asked.
"Brother was there when it happened." Qin Shiqi quickly ratted Tang Qing out.
Upon hearing this.
Qin Yugang also breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that Tang Qing was there. He believed that Tang Qing wouldn’t make a rash decision. Since she had accepted it, it must be a standard gift. However, a gift of forty thousand RMB was somewhat troublesome for him.
However, if this amount truly reached the level of Tang Qing’s wealth, it wasn’t even considered money at that point.
"Alright, wife, keep these two checks for now. Don’t worry, it won’t influence me in any way," Qin Yugang reassured.
"Really?" Auntie inquired suspiciously.
"Yes, Shiqi, remember for next time, don’t casually accept gifts from others," Qin Yugang turned to advise Qin Shiqi, he needed to criticize this behavior.
Seeing that everything was fine over.
Qin Shiqi only softly acknowledged.
She did recognize her mistake in this incident. If an adult, or a close relative like Tang Kai, was present, it would be fine to accept any amount of money. But if it were anyone else, she shouldn’t take even a cent when an adult isn’t present.
At noon.
The table was filled with delicious food once again.
The aroma was enticing.
In the afternoon.
The two cousins were doing their homework. Tang Qing was in his room with the door closed, practicing wood carving.
This time he did not use Nerve Telekinesis. Instead, he used his hands. However, what made people’s hairs stand on end was that on a piece of paper on the side, a pen was writing and sketching by itself which was quite eerie.
Tang Qing realised that in order to truly practice the control of Nerve Telekinesis, he needed to start with small objects. Going directly to wood carving was impossible to control the precision and technique of applying force, and the effects are not significant.
Therefore, he went back to his old skill--- sketching.
Five in the afternoon.
Tang Qing found out significant news.
Although the oil content of the oilfield on Caisu’s side was not yet confirmed, it was enough to meet the future oil demand within the territory. Once the oil refiner was built within the territory, they no longer needed to purchase oil from Wangsa.
With the construction boom within the territory, large machinery and vehicles were major oil consumers, and the number of motorcycles was also increasing, leading daily oil demand causing a lot of oil tankers to shuttle between Wangsa, which was very eye-catching and problematic, plus the cost was not small.
Now that they had an oilfield, no doubt it would be very beneficial to future development, and various industries would have their raw materials.
In order to ensure the safety of the oilfield.
Tang Qing could only apologize to Caisu.
He had decided that the lifeline of energy must not be controlled by others. What he wanted was the name of Caisu’s forces, not Caisu himself. Therefore, Tang Qing directly ordered Tang Yi to support his own people to take up positions within a month before the oilfield reached production thus neutralizing Caisu’s power.
He wanted this land.
As for Caisu, when considering his previous ’cooperation’ and willingness to do business with the territory, directly killing him would be somewhat inappropriate, so he might as well serve as a puppet.
PS: Thanks to reader "Keyon" and "pig traveler" for their tips, thank you.
The New Year has arrived. Happy New Year’s Day to everyone. Monthly tickets have been reset. The refreshed tickets in everyone’s hands must be thirsty. All vote for the "mouse", haha!!
