My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

His original intention was to make 500 million, even if it meant breaking even. He wanted to sell it anyway. Because although the item was good, he wasn't qualified to enjoy it. He was a businessman; these were things he used to make money. This item had tied up all his capital, leaving him with no funds to buy new stock.

"Mr. Chen, you are truly my benefactor!"

"No—", Chen Xiao refused to admit it, even when trying to get close to him, he wouldn't say it like that.

"If you keep doing this, I won't dare to come next time." He thought this boss was somewhat capable and could get some good stuff, so he had the idea of ​​having him help him find things on Taobao.

"Ziqian, add the boss on WeChat. In the future, if he has anything good, he can contact you."

The boss was overjoyed and too excited to speak. He never expected that President Chen would want to cooperate with him long-term. With such a big spender, he was about to become rich.

"Oh, right—", Chen Xiao was about to leave but then came back.

"Could you keep an eye out for any shops in good locations on this street that are willing to sell? If so, please contact Ziqian."

He remembered that Xu Wu's second uncle was also in the jade and antique business, but he was only dealing with beginners. Let alone collections worth hundreds of millions, he wouldn't even dare to accept anything over 30. Chen Xiao had a decent impression of Xu Wu's second uncle, and thinking that he might need Xu Wu's help when he opened a shop here in the future, he might as well buy the shop in advance and put it there to avoid the hassle of renting a place later.

The boss didn't know what Mr. Chen was going to do, and didn't dare to ask. He just had to do as he was told. He was also grateful that Mr. Chen hadn't given the opportunity to the real estate agency, but had chosen him instead.

Zhang Ziqian handed the Jade Immortal Galloping Horse to the bodyguard and accompanied Chen Xiao as they continued walking out. There was a City God Temple by the lake. Standing by the railing next to the temple, looking out at the boundless lake and feeling the lake breeze, Chen Xiao realized that it had been a long time since he had enjoyed nature like this.

I'm a little thirsty—

Zhang Ziqian glanced at it and said, "I'll go over there and buy you some water. I want it iced, okay?"

After Zhang Ziqian left, Chen Xiao was bored. Seeing that some people had bought tickets to enter the City God Temple, he decided to follow them in on a whim.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Chen Xiao immediately spotted Qiu Qiaoqiao kneeling before the statue of the City God. Chen Xiao tiptoed to the side and followed her example, kneeling down as well.

The commotion startled Qiu Qiaoqiao. She turned to look at Chen Xiao, but because she was kneeling and praying, she didn't greet him and continued to silently pray with her hands clasped together. Suddenly, she heard Chen Xiao say to the statue, "Bless Qiu Qiaoqiao so that all her wishes may come true—"

Qiu Qiaoqiao had just made a wish when she heard this, a strange light flashing in her eyes. Her wish had come true? She chuckled softly, "May President Chen live to be a hundred years old—"

The two stood up, and Chen Xiao pointed outside, "Want to take a walk together?"

Nodding, Qiu Qiaoqiao followed him to a bench by the lake and sat down. Chen Xiao stared intently at the beautiful, almost perfect girl, "I sense you have something on your mind!"

Qiu Qiaoqiao seemed to be mocking herself, saying, "Isn't the point of living in this world to have worries every day?"

“It’s different—” Chen Xiao paused for a moment, then said with great certainty, “I feel that you have a melancholy about you, as if something is not going well.”

"Going smoothly? In this life, how many things can we really do as we please?"

"You're so young, how come you speak so maturely?" Chen Xiaoqi asked.

Qiu Qiaoqiao glanced at him: "I used to be innocent and carefree too. I guess I was too happy and that made the heavens jealous!"

Chen Xiao felt that this woman must have gone through something, but what could have happened to her at such a young age? Her father's early death shouldn't have made her look so cynical.

"Life is like flowing water, and when we wake up, it's just a dream. We should forget about unhappy things and face life with optimism, happiness, and positivity."

"Forget it?" Qiu Qiaoqiao laughed.

Chen Xiao turned his head to look at her, knowing that she obviously did not agree with what he said.

"Some things can never be forgotten in a lifetime."

He frowned. Such a beautiful girl shouldn't have such a strong sense of hostility. "If you have any difficulties, I might be able to help you."

Qiu Qiaoqiao seemed to have heard the funniest thing in the world. Her beautiful, dark eyes stared at Chen Xiao: "You?", then she pointed to her chest, "Help me? You definitely can't help me~!"

These words only fueled Chen Xiao's competitive spirit. "You seem to have forgotten that I am also a very capable person."

Although she didn't know if the owner of the Zichen Palace International Club had told her his true identity, judging from the fact that he spent millions that night, it was clear that he had a certain amount of power. How could she be so sure that she couldn't help him?

Qiu Qiaoqiao looked at him seriously. "I know you have power, but you can't help me, and you won't help me."

This woman is so stubborn. Even though I offered to help her, she kept saying she wouldn't help her and couldn't help her.

Tell me what's wrong, and if I say I can help you, I definitely can.

Qiu Qiaoqiao stood up, walked to the cement railing, and looked at the shimmering lake. "President Chen, don't worry about me. I can handle it myself."

Chen Xiao looked around and noticed that Zhang Ziqian was already watching them from a short distance away. She probably didn't come over because she saw him talking to Qiu Qiaoqiao. He stood up, walked to Qiu Qiaoqiao's side, and stared at the lake like her. "Let me guess what it is. If I guess right, just nod."

Qiu Qiaoqiao didn't speak, but a contemptuous smile appeared on her lips again, which somewhat stung Chen Xiao. He said to himself, "Judging from your appearance, you must have been hurt by someone—?"

His tone was full of probing, and his eyes were fixed on Qiu Qiaoqiao, trying to find the truth from the changes in her eyes.

"Being hurt by someone?" Qiu Qiaoqiao smiled and nodded, agreeing with his statement.

Chen Xiao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and asked sullenly, "I bet the one who hurt you was a man, right?"

He took a breath, feeling a little uneasy thinking that this beautiful woman was heartbroken because of another man. But then he wondered if he was being too sentimental. He couldn't possibly have all the beautiful women in the world to himself, could he?
"A man? Yes, it's a man!"

As expected, Chen Xiao seemed somewhat dejected and asked in a muffled voice, "Is it because of love? That man betrayed you?"

“Feelings—?” Qiu Qiaoqiao immediately turned her head. “President Chen, I don’t have as many feelings as you.”

Instead of being upset by her sarcastic remark, Chen Xiao felt a sense of relief. "What else could it be? It can't be because of a grudge, can it? If that's the case, I can definitely help you."

"Thank you. I'll handle my own affairs. Mr. Chen, your female companion has arrived, so I won't take up any more of your time. It wouldn't be good if a misunderstanding affected your relationship."

After saying that, he left without waiting for Chen Xiao's consent. Chen Xiao didn't chase after him, but leaned against the railing, his arms resting on it, lost in thought.

Zhang Ziqian walked over and handed over a bottle of ice-cold Evian mineral water. "Boss, this is the best I can buy."

"I'm not that picky, what kind of water can't quench my thirst?" He took the bottled water that Zhang Ziqian had already opened for him and took a sip. The ice water made him feel instantly refreshed.

Not a particular person? Zhang Ziqian didn't know what more she could ask for. The office used Beverly Hills 90HO water, which cost 7 yuan a bottle, for making tea. What more could she ask for?

He'd put Qiu Qiaoqiao's matter aside for now; since she wasn't willing to let him help, there was no need for him to go out of his way to help her. Besides, he was out with Ziqian today, and if he were thinking about other women, it would be unfair to his trusted secretary.

"Let's go, Ziqian, let's go eat and try the local dishes."

Zhang Ziqian looked exceptionally sophisticated in her custom-made "Starry Night" suit. Her pure and innocent features and beautiful figure attracted a lot of attention. However, she was accompanied by Chen Xiao, otherwise someone would have come up to chat with her long ago.

"Boss, the antique shop owner just contacted me and said that a corner shop at the intersection of the antique street, 200 square meters, is available for sale."

"Oh—? Then let's buy it and put it under Mr. Xu's name."

Zhang Ziqian glanced at him but didn't say anything.

"What do you mean? I get the feeling you're looking down on me."

Zhang Ziqian pursed her lips and said softly, "You invested at least 10 billion yuan in shops for me. What kind of status does President Xu have? You bought several shops here for him. Moreover, the property prices here are very cheap. The total price of the shops is only 200 million yuan."

So she was speaking up for President Xu. Chen Xiao stopped and pinched her cheek. "What are you thinking? Get in the car later, and I'll spank you."

How could he be stingy with Xu Wu? Last time he even said he'd give her 1000 billion as a development fund for the Xu family. He didn't explain that this was for Xu Wu to buy, so her second uncle could do business in the future, saving them from having to scramble for money at the last minute.

"Hey—what are you doing?"

Chen Xiao heard the shout but didn't pay attention, assuming it was someone else. However, as the person approached and shouted again, "Aren't you going to let go?"

Pointing at himself in surprise, Chen Xiao looked up at a young man with dyed green hair, who was glaring at him angrily three steps away. Turning to Ziqian, he asked, "Is he a relative of yours?" Zhang Ziqian shook her head. Confused, Chen Xiao asked the young man, "What have I done to offend you?"

The young man said indignantly, "How could you pinch her face? She's such a pretty girl, how could you treat her like that?"

Chen Xiao chuckled. "You're here to stand up for someone who's wronged? Are you blind? What's it to you about a man and a woman's business? What you perceive as being bullied might just be their playful banter, their private pleasures."

Before he could speak, Zhang Ziqian couldn't hold back any longer, "Are you alright? How long have you been like this? You should go to the Fourth People's Hospital of Jiangzhou as soon as possible. They have research on your symptoms there."

Green Hair was clearly from Jiangzhou and very familiar with the city. "What do you mean? Isn't the Fourth People's Hospital of Jiangzhou a hospital that specializes in treating mental illness? Are you insulting me?"

Zhang Ziqian sighed, "The fact that she can still react means there's still hope. Let's go see her quickly."

Green Hair exclaimed incredulously, "Beautiful lady, I'm helping you, and you're cursing at me?"

"Help me? You interrupted the flirting I was having with the boss." Zhang Ziqian turned to Chen Xiao and said, "Boss, let's go."

Why waste time with a young punk like that? Chen Xiao isn't that much older than him. But maturity is often determined by experience, not age. If someone stays under their parents' wings the whole time and only starts working at 40, they'll probably have the mind of a 20-year-old.

This green-haired guy is clearly spoiled by his parents. Chen Xiao, with Zhang Ziqian, walked past him as if he didn't exist, which traumatized him. Did he end up causing trouble while trying to help someone?

"There are so many fools—" A gentle breeze carried the beautiful woman's charming voice, but the content was a bit hard for him to accept.

After dinner, Chen Xiao took Zhang Ziqian on a tour of the entire neighborhood. During the tour, Chen Xiao wondered if they would run into Qiu Qiaoqiao again. Unfortunately, she had probably already left and they never saw each other again.

On the way back, passing by an antique shop, Chen Xiao remembered the jade thumb ring that Qiu Qiaoqiao had been looking at and wondered if he should buy it and give it to her when they met in the future.

The shopkeeper was dumbfounded when he heard Chen Xiao wanted to buy a jade thumb ring. "Brother, what's going on? If you'd just said so earlier, I would have given it to you!"
"Mr. Chen, that jade thumb ring isn't worth much; it's only worth a few tens of thousands of yuan."

He nodded. "I know, I'll buy it and play with it."

The boss was almost in tears. "Mr. Chen, I thought you wouldn't like it, otherwise I would have given it to you this morning."

"You don't need to send it, Ziqian, just transfer 10 yuan to him."

"Ah—no, no. Mr. Chen, that jade thumb ring is no longer there."

Gone? Chen Xiao frowned. This antique street wasn't a pedestrian street; it was lucky to get a dozen or so customers a day. It was a case of "three years without business, then three years of feasting when it does." In such a place, a jade thumb ring, though worthless to him, was still worth tens of thousands of yuan, and in the current economic climate, it wasn't easy to sell.

“In the morning, the beautiful lady who came to see the jade thumb ring earlier came back and bought it.”

Qiu Qiaoqiao? It seems she really likes this jade thumb ring, and she came back specifically to buy it. She's quite willing to spend the money!
He felt that Qiu Qiaoqiao, who was just an office worker, could not earn much money. It was unusual for her to spend tens of thousands of yuan on a jade thumb ring that she didn't need.

He also guessed that Qiu Qiaoqiao must have left this charming town after parting ways with him in the morning, since the antique shop was located in the direction of the exit, and she must have bought this little thing on her way out.

"Dad—", someone called out from the inner room. Chen Xiao looked up at the sound and saw the green-haired guy he had met before. He smiled and guessed that he was probably the boss's silly son.

"What are you doing here?" Seeing Chen Xiao reminded her of what happened that morning—"You hurt me, and then you just laughed it off."

The boss was terrified and yelled, "Get inside! How dare you speak to General Manager Chen like that?"

Chen Xiao waved his hand: "It's nothing, he's just a kid. It's just that this hairstyle is a bit weird. Wouldn't a buzz cut be better? It would look much more energetic!"

Green Hair clearly disagreed, "Is there any hairstyle uglier than a buzz cut?" he said, then tossed his hair to look cool, making it look even more flowing.

"Let's go—", Chen Xiao had no time to waste talking to a little kid like him.

The shop owner bowed and scraped as he saw Chen Xiao out, then turned and glared at his son. A moment later, he returned, saying, "You're going to get your hair cut today, a buzz cut!"

"Why should I do it?! I won't!"

"You don't want to do it? Fine, starting today, all your financial support will be cut off. The choice is yours—"

"Damn it!" Green Hair protested vehemently, "You're interfering with me and restricting my freedom just because of something an outsider said?"

The boss snorted: "I give you money to spend, I'm your father, so you have to listen to me."

"I'm not questioning why I listen to you; I'm questioning why you listen to him."

The boss said irritably, "Because he also gives me money to spend—" He earned 2000 million from Boss Chen in just one morning, which also solved his own cash flow problem. More importantly, he asked him to travel the world to collect rare items for him. He doesn't plan to look after this shop anymore and will let the employees manage it. He will focus on working for Boss Chen.

"He gives you money? He's not your dad!" Green Hair blurted out, then immediately regretted it, afraid the boss would punish him. But the boss wasn't angry at all, and laughed, "He's not my dad, but he's closer than my own father."

Green Hair snorted: "Recognizing a thief as your father!"

Suddenly a gust of wind swept by, and the experienced man turned and ran. Behind him came the boss's curses: "You bastard, I'll beat you to death!"

Green Hair dodged around the pillar while begging for forgiveness: "Dad, Dad, I was wrong, I shouldn't have scolded you!"

"You bastard, I'm going to beat you to a pulp today, how dare you call President Chen a thief?!"

Huh? He wasn't angry that he'd been accused of acknowledging someone as his father, but rather that he'd called that General Manager Chen a thief. He was momentarily dazed when his boss caught up and gave him a sound beating, yelling as he hit him, "Serves you right for disrespecting General Manager Chen! Serves you right for disrespecting General Manager Chen—"

As Chen Xiao and Zhang Ziqian walked out, they looked around. They didn't have each other's contact information, and they didn't know if they would ever see each other again. Chen Xiao didn't have the habit of asking girls for their contact information, but Qiu Qiaoqiao didn't take the initiative either. This parting might be the last time they saw each other.

Once in the car, Zhang Ziqian checked her phone. "Boss, news has come from South Africa—"

South Africa? Chen Xiao hadn't paid attention to things there for a long time. A few miners had given Wansheng Group 1000 billion yuan, which wasn't even enough to scratch his own itch.

The Blue Star Guardians' Cape Town branch was attacked by well-equipped and well-trained opponents. The two sides fought fiercely for several hours, with both sides suffering losses.

"Hmm—? Hassan's equipment is so advanced, and his personnel are all highly paid elites, yet he managed to fight the enemy to a standstill? Although he was on the defensive, the fact that the enemy could achieve such a result shows that they are not simple. Which faction is the enemy?"

Zhang Ziqian put away her phone; clearly, she had already read the report Hassan had sent. As the chief secretary, she wielded considerable influence; the chairmen of several business entities would report to her with their matters, and she would then relay them to Chen Xiao.

Hassan said it was a new force, appearing as if it had suddenly appeared. He has now ordered the Cape Town branch of the "Blue Star Guardians" to be on high alert in case of another attack, and has also arranged for people to conduct further investigations into this force.

He also mentioned a strange point: this force not only attacked the 'Blue Star Guardians,' but also one of the miners, who suffered heavy losses. It's said that the miner has gone to heaven.

Chen Xiao pondered for a moment. This must be a new force trying to seize control of the area; otherwise, why would they specifically target the two most powerful forces in the region? He didn't take it too seriously. The Cape Town branch of "Blue Star Guardians" was just the tip of the iceberg of "Blue Star Guardians'" strength. Now, "Blue Star Guardians" had no fewer than several hundred branches worldwide, and they had both manpower and money. If a real conflict broke out, no force could rival them.

He didn't pay much attention to it; it was a problem Hassan needed to solve, or rather, it wasn't a problem for Hassan at all, and it was even less of a concern for him here.

“Ziqian, in a few days, ‘Star Palace’ will open in Rodeo Street, South Korea. Let’s go there again and see Ji-eun while we’re at it.”

The Champs-Élysées in Paris has also opened, but Chen Xiao doesn't plan to go. Although he has a private jet, which is more convenient than before, he is still not used to staying abroad for too long.

He glanced at the message in his mind and smiled, "Mr. Ma's business is growing bigger and bigger—"

"Mr. Ma?" Zhang Ziqian thought he was referring to Ma Jian, but Chen Xiao was actually talking about Ma Jing. He realized his slip of the tongue, so he didn't explain. Otherwise, if Zhang Ziqian asked him how he knew how big a deal Ma Jing had signed, he wouldn't be able to answer. He couldn't very well say that he was the only one who could see the performance bonus through the system notifications, could he?

"Ding~! Detected that the host has received a business commission bonus of 2000 million from Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group and a dedication bonus of 22.4 billion. After the reward, the account balance is 1952.6 billion."

"Ding~! Detected that the host has received a commission bonus of 600 million yuan from Zhifei Aerospace business and a dedication bonus of 6.72 million yuan. After the reward, the account balance is 1959.3 billion yuan."

Good heavens, Ma Jing made 30 billion yuan on this trip, enough for her, Zhang Ziqian, and Wang Ping to buy commercial properties. The money came too easily, so much so that Chen Xiao doesn't even feel anything when he sees these numbers.

The car dropped Zhang Ziqian off at Junxiao Lakeside CBD Center, where her car was in the parking lot. Chen Xiao didn't go downstairs; instead, he went to Yunfeng Building to pick up He Qing and take her home. Checking the time, he saw he had 10 minutes left before getting off work, so Chen Xiao decided to go upstairs to check.

Upon entering the lobby, he saw a girl carrying a printer, struggling to walk forward. At first glance, her figure seemed familiar, but as she got closer, he realized it was Xiaoyun, the girl he had bumped into in the elevator before and a former colleague of Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Group.

Xiaoyun also saw him. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled brightly and said, "What a coincidence, I've run into you again."

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence. You're carrying something that's rather heavy, isn't it?" (End of Chapter)