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

Li Xingxing reluctantly paid 360,000 yuan, and swiped her credit card three times in a row, probably because her credit limit was not high enough.

After paying, I felt a little awkward. "You should swipe this card on every card; it helps increase your credit limit."

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Yes, I know."

Li Xingxing inwardly vomited blood. "It's over. To show off, I'll only be able to pay the minimum payment next month."

The beer girl, hiding to the side, whispered to Li Xingxing, "Where did your friend bring this beauty? She's so pretty. I've never seen such a beautiful woman before, not even on TV."

"How would I know? Being handsome is all the same; you can easily snatch away beautiful women."

The voice was a bit loud, and Chen Xiao and Qiu Qiaoqiao could hear it clearly. Knowing that Li Xingxing was just someone who wouldn't back down from a fight, Chen Xiao didn't take it to heart and turned to Qiu Qiaoqiao, saying, "A girl like you should come to places like this less often, at least not alone."

Qiu Qiaoqiao nodded, "I wanted to drink, so I came over. I don't have any friends in Jiangzhou, so I had to come alone."

Chen Xiao chuckled, "What, am I not your friend?"

“You—?” Qiu Qiaoqiao looked at him with affectionate eyes. “I can’t exactly ask you to come out and have a drink with me.”

"Why not? Aren't I much better than that bald guy from before?"

Qiu Qiaoqiao chuckled, "Well, at least you're more handsome than him."

"Hmm, you have good taste too," he said seriously, which made Qiu Qiaoqiao laugh.

"Qiaoqiao, your smile is so beautiful. Why are you always so cold?" He was actually thinking to himself that Xiangjun and Han Xue, these girls who were almost too beautiful, were all a bit cold. It was probably a deliberate act to avoid being disturbed by others.

Qiu Qiaoqiao fell silent upon hearing this, then raised her wine glass and clinked it against Chen Xiao's.

"You really like drinking?"

He shook his head. "I rarely drink."

Chen Xiao looked at her curiously, put down his wine glass, and turned to look at her. "So, what about today?"

"Today is my father's birthday."

After a moment of silence, he realized that her father had passed away, and he had inadvertently stirred up her painful memories.

Since Qiu Qiaoqiao arrived, Chen Xiao had been keeping her company and talking to her, while Li Xingxing was relegated to drinking alone with the beer girl, worried that the bald man with the gold chain might cause trouble when he woke up. Although he wasn't the one who hit her, he was the one who provided the "weapon."

Qiu Qiaoqiao was indeed not a good drinker. After half a glass of wine, Chen Xiao felt that her thoughts were not clear. And yet she still went out drinking alone. She really had never suffered a loss before. Chen Xiao was so angry that he wanted to spank her.

She needed to go to the restroom, and Chen Xiao stood up to help her. He thought to himself, "If it weren't for me, her protector, what would she have done?"

At this moment, the beer girl glanced at the LV bag that Qiu Qiaoqiao had left on her seat, her eyes filled with struggle. Just then, Li Xingxing stood up and said, "I'm going to the restroom too. You don't need to come with me. I guess it'll be over soon when they come out."

The beer girl stood up and stood there until Li Xingxing's figure disappeared around the corner. She quietly went over and opened Qiu Qiaoqiao's bag.
Just as Li Xingxing had predicted, Chen Xiao helped Qiu Qiaoqiao back, and that was the end of the day. Seeing Qiu Qiaoqiao's bag on the sofa, Chen Xiao picked it up and asked Li Xingxing where she lived.
Li Xingxing's home is in the neighborhood next to the bar, no wonder he chose this place.

"Then let's reschedule for another day—"

Watching Chen Xiao's retreating figure, Li Xingxing shook her head. "Being handsome has its advantages. He's taken away such a beautiful woman. Chen Xiao is in luck tonight."

We took the elevator to the underground parking lot. A bulletproof Rolls-Royce Phantom was already waiting nearby, while the plainclothes bodyguards got into their Mercedes-Benz GLSs.

"Qiaoqiao, where do you live? I'll take you home."

Qiu Qiaoqiao leaned back in the soft seat and murmured, "Put me down, I'll take a taxi home."

Seeing her like this, how could anyone dare to put her down? Many men are lustful at first sight, let alone such a beautiful woman. They asked her several times but couldn't get her address. After calling her a few more times, she had actually fallen asleep.

Alright! "Let's go to Junxiao Lakeside Hotel!"

He settled her in his private presidential suite that night, with the hotel's butler and waiters taking care of her, before he felt at ease enough to drive back to Xishan Linyu.

The next morning, in his office at Junxiao Lakeside CBD Center, Chen Xiao received Qiu Qiaoqiao's call for the first time.

"Mr. Chen, thank you—"

Chen Xiao stood up, walked to the window, and saw the Junxiao Lakeside Hotel diagonally opposite. "What are you thanking me for? For not taking advantage of me?"

"I know Mr. Chen isn't that kind of person—"

She believed in her character, which pleased Chen Xiao, who then asked, "So, what kind of person do you think I am?"

"Mr. Chen is a good person."

He touched his chin, realizing he shouldn't have asked that question; he'd probably been friend-zoned.

Chen Xiao's silence caused Qiu Qiaoqiao to pause for a moment before asking, "Mr. Chen, where was my bag when you brought me back yesterday?"

Hmm—? "Is something missing from your bag?" When he took Qiu Qiaoqiao back yesterday, Li Xingxing went to the restroom. The restroom was empty, so he picked up the bag and brought Qiu Qiaoqiao to the hotel.

"Oh, it's nothing, nothing's missing—"

After ending the call, Chen Xiao felt something was off. Nothing was missing, so Qiu Qiaoqiao shouldn't have asked that. However, he didn't think too much about it; losing a few valuables wasn't a big deal.

"Ma Jing, where did Ziqian go this morning?"

It was almost 11 o'clock, and Zhang Ziqian still hadn't returned to the company. Chen Xiao found this a bit strange; it had never happened before.

“Hey—, didn’t Ziqian tell you yesterday that the owner of that antique shop found some good things for you? Ziqian went to pick them up.”

Oh dear, Chen Xiao slapped his forehead. Zhang Ziqian had mentioned it briefly at the auto show yesterday, but he was so focused on how Qiu Qiaoqiao ended up with Jin Wuxian that he hadn't paid any attention. But Ma Jing's mention of it made him suddenly remember.

I checked the time and thought about sending Li Xingxing a message to ask how things were going at the company, but then I decided against it and didn't want to upset him.

Li Xingxing woke up at 6 a.m., unable to sleep. The thought of joining Zhifei Aerospace, a star company in Jiangzhou, today filled her with indescribable excitement.

"Sigh, I spent almost 40 last night. I need to work hard and make money, otherwise I won't be able to afford to drink anymore."

He went to Zhifei Aerospace excitedly, told the receptionist that he was a new employee who had come to join the company today, and the receptionist led him into the company to find HR Manager Song.

Looking at the young man who had almost knocked the boss to the ground with a single slap yesterday, President Song smiled awkwardly: "Little Li is here. Let me show you around the marketing department's offices."

Zhifei Aerospace's office area is still the old one in the High-tech Zone. It won't be operational until the second half of the year, so it's still quite crowded here.

The marketing department has an open-plan office; even the marketing director, Mr. Liu, doesn't have a private office. This is a stark contrast to the treatment when Xu Wu was the director. However, it's understandable. Back when Xu Wu was in charge, the entire company relied on the marketing department's orders; now, nobody in the company seems to care about them.

Li Xingxing met with Director Liu and greeted him, expressing her intention to learn more from the leader and asking for his guidance.

Mr. Liu is very approachable, but I don't understand why the company's marketing department needs to hire more people. Aren't the company already busy enough with its own staff?

Li Xingxing pointed to the empty workstation next to her and asked, "Should I sit here?"

President Song immediately said, "No, no, come with me—"

Leading Li Xingxing to a small, private office of only a dozen square meters, President Song opened the door, and a wave of heat hit him. He thought to himself, "Won't we get steamed alive in here?"

He cleared his throat. "Xiao Li, your outstanding performance during the interview greatly impressed the company boss—"

Li Xingxing's eyes lit up. "Chen Xiao, and that old geezer Lao Cha, you've all misjudged me. That blunder you all talked about has now made me 'in the Emperor's heart'."

"The company values ​​talent, especially top talent like yourself, very much."

Li Xingxing was overjoyed and almost got carried away.

"Therefore, the company has decided to give you a private office to show our appreciation for your talent. Unfortunately, the company has limited space, and we have tried everything we could to free up this office. We hope you won't mind that it's small."

{Oh my god, happiness just fell from the sky! Even the director doesn't have a private office, and I do! How prestigious is that?}
"Mr. Song, you're too kind. Thank you for the company's kindness. I will definitely work hard and live up to the company's expectations of me."

General Manager Song smirked. "Alright, Xiao Li, I have high hopes for you. Keep it up! By the way, since you're new here, there are many management rules and regulations in the company. You'll need to familiarize yourself with them gradually. But there's one thing I want to tell you in advance: you're not allowed to wander around your work area during working hours. Please remember that."

Li Xingxing nodded emphatically: "President Song, don't worry, I understand."

"Okay, I'll head back now. Go tidy up your office." Li Xingxing waved to the departing President Song, almost whistling a tune, thinking to herself, "We ordinary folks are so happy today," before walking into her private office.

Not far away, several people from the marketing department asked General Manager Liu, "Boss, that storage room doesn't even have an air conditioning vent. Is it safe to live there?"

Mr. Liu sighed softly, "How was I supposed to know? The worst part is that it gets the afternoon sun there. In the afternoon, the temperature is so high you could roast a suckling pig inside."

"Will the newcomers come out as roast meat after they go in?"

"No, it won't be that bad. If the temperature isn't high enough, it'll only be half-cooked at most."

Li Xingxing, enduring the sweltering heat, opened the window. Ugh, there weren't even curtains! He searched for the remote to turn on the air conditioner. After searching for a while without success, he subconsciously looked up and was immediately dumbfounded—"Damn, there's no air conditioning vent?"

It's June outside, much cooler than inside his office. He's only been here a few minutes, and he's already sweating. How can he stay here?
After thinking for a moment, I went out to find President Song. "There's no air conditioning in here, it's too hot—"

Mr. Song explained helplessly, "Because we're moving to a new office soon, there's no need to modify the air conditioning ducts here. Besides, if we do modify them, the whole company will be affected. Xiao Li, do you think it's worth bringing the whole company to a standstill just because of you?"

"No, of course not," Li Xingxing said righteously, "If anyone's going to suffer, let me suffer alone."

"If you find it too hot, I'll talk to the owner and ask him to let you move out. But that would probably be letting him down. Do you think I should go and say something?"

"No need, no need. This environment is great, it inspires my enthusiasm, and I work with great passion."

Mr. Song smiled with satisfaction, "Xiao Li has a great vision; no wonder the boss looks at you favorably. Alright, is there anything else?"

"It's gone, it's gone—"

"Alright, hurry back. Everyone's very busy, so don't wander around."

Li Xingxing returned to the office door and took a deep breath. {Even Sun Wukong wasn't afraid in Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace, so what's this? Watch me forge my golden body in here. Hmm? Could this be the boss testing my ability to endure hardship—enduring the bitterest of hardships to rise above others? Yes, yes, that must be it. The boss is truly thoughtful.}
hum-

Li Xingxing saw the caller ID and quickly answered, "Hey, Chen Xiao, you left with a beautiful woman last night, I thought you hadn't gotten up yet."

Chen Xiao chuckled, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not that kind of person. Once I've settled her in, I'll leave." He didn't really need to explain, but he didn't want to tarnish Qiu Qiaoqiao's reputation.

"Have you settled into your job? How's it going?"

The reason for making this call was that Cha Lan had just reported to him on Li Xingxing's situation and his actions towards Li Xingxing. Cha Lan was meticulous in his work. Although President Chen had tacitly agreed yesterday to teach Li Xingxing a lesson, she was still his classmate, so Cha Lan reported everything he had done in detail.

Chen Xiao stood by the window, looking at the scorching sun outside, thinking about Li Xingxing's "misery," before making a phone call.

Li Xingxing's smug laughter came from the other end of the phone: "Chen Xiao, the company values ​​me a lot. Even our department director doesn't have a private office, but they prepared one for me. I guess the boss must have felt my flexibility because of my amazing skills during the interview. I'm a top performer in sales, so they're focusing on cultivating me and want to make me the most powerful salesperson in history."

"Li Xingxing, I heard a ship's horn. You didn't have the window open, did you? What kind of weather is this? Aren't you hot with the window open?"

"Ah—no, no. The office air conditioning is too cold, so I opened the window to cool it down."

Chen Xiao smiled wryly. This Li Xingxing was really too proud to admit it. If Cha Lan hadn't told her everything, she almost would have believed it. At this moment, Zhang Ziqian returned from outside, and Chen Xiao ended the call.

"My secretary, what treasures did you bring back this time?"

Ma Jing also curiously gathered around. Zhang Ziqian's packaging was made of sandalwood, and inside was an exquisite cup.

Chen Xiao's eyes lit up; this was good stuff.

With a diameter of 8.2 cm and a height of 3.8 cm, it perfectly fits the shape of an emperor's hand, which is "enough to be held in one hand". It weighs only 45 grams (equivalent to three copper coins). The thin body allows light to pass through, revealing the icy and jade-like texture of the "eggshell glaze".

The straight walls are slightly curved like "cut bamboo", and the rounded edge of the foot is deliberately left like a "loach's back" when it is trimmed - this is the secret craftsmanship of Chenghua imperial kiln to prevent the emperor's lips from being scratched.

The outer wall is painted with four groups of chickens playing, and the bottom of the cup is engraved with the character "天" (tian, meaning sky). When you run your finger along the rim of the cup, you can feel the glaze slightly raised like a baby's cheek—this is the natural curve formed by the glaze "flowing" in the kiln, which modern technology still cannot accurately reproduce.

"What is this??" Neither Chen Xiao nor Ma Jing recognized it, but that didn't stop them from knowing it was a treasure.

"Mingcheng Hua Doucai Chicken Cup!"

Hmm? It's actually this top-tier antique. Chen Xiao held it in his hands and admired it for a long time. "What a fine piece. I'll give it to President Xu Wu. He can use this to drink tea and enjoy the feeling of being an emperor."

Zhang Ziqian nodded, and then Chen Xiao said, "This antique shop owner is quite capable; he's a good person at getting things done."

“This cup was auctioned for 2.8 million. I paid the boss 3 million. As you instructed, we must make sure they make a profit.”

Chen Xiao nodded and smiled, "That's how it should be. That way, people will have the motivation to do things."

Zhang Ziqian smiled as if she had thought of something amusing, and said, "The boss told me that he no longer manages the store's affairs; he's traveling the world specifically to find these treasures for you. It's true, he probably didn't earn as much in a year as he did in the past."

"Oh, right—there's something strange. Look what this is."

As Zhang Ziqian spoke, she took out a jade thumb ring from her pocket and handed it over.

Huh? Chen Xiao took it. "Where did this come from? Isn't this the one Qiu Qiaoqiao bought last time?" She bought it, so how come it's back in the antique shop?
"The boss said that a girl brought it to them this morning to ask if they would buy it. Because you had shown interest in this jade thumb ring before, the boss spent another 10 yuan to buy it. I happened to be there today, so he asked me to bring this to you."

A girl took it. Could it be that Qiu Qiaoqiao was short of money again, so she chose to sell it?

No, Qiu Qiaoqiao said before that the reason she was interested was because her father had a jade thumb ring like that. She bought it because she missed her deceased husband. Based on my understanding of her, even if she were broke, she would never sell it.

Also, back in the morning, Qiu Qiaoqiao seemed to still be at the Junxiao Hotel and hadn't gone to the antique street at all.

Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I'll stop thinking about it. I'll just ask Qiu Qiaoqiao directly.

I took a picture and sent it to Qiu Qiaoqiao, just as I was about to ask if it was hers. Qiu Qiaoqiao immediately sent a message: "You took it yesterday?"

What the hell? What do you mean I took it yesterday? Then I remembered that Qiu Qiaoqiao called me this morning asking where I took her bag yesterday. I immediately realized that it was her jade thumb ring, and it had been stolen last night.

Chen Xiao called back and explained the situation. He wasn't the type to casually touch someone's bag; it wouldn't be good to be misunderstood like this.

After hearing Chen Xiao's explanation, Qiu Qiaoqiao said, "No wonder—"

Upon further questioning, it was learned that after Qiu Qiaoqiao inquired about the situation that morning, she considered two people most suspicious—Li Xingxing and the beer girl—based on last night's events. However, Li Xingxing was Chen Xiao's classmate, so it was unlikely she would do such a thing. Therefore, she went to the bar. The bar manager told her that the beer girl had said last night that her father was seriously ill and she needed to rush back to care for him, and that she had already resigned and left. Moreover, considering that her father needed money for treatment, the bar had even settled her wages and commission in advance.

In retrospect, it seems that they stole Qiu Qiaoqiao's jade thumb ring and ran away because they were afraid the owner would come looking for it.

This is incredibly ignorant. What kind of society is this? It's truly a case of "the net of heaven is vast and inescapable." If Qiu Qiaoqiao wants to pursue the matter, she only needs to call the police. There are clues everywhere; where could she possibly run off to?

However, after listening to Qiu Qiaoqiao's suggestion, Chen Xiao decided not to call the police. Since the jade ring had already been recovered, she didn't mind wasting time pursuing the beer girl.

"Mr. Chen, how much did you pay for it? I'll transfer it to you."

"It's free. The boss gave it to me. Let's meet sometime, and I'll give it to you."

Qiu Qiaoqiao said she would be going out of town for a few days and would contact Chen Xiao when she got back. Chen Xiao didn't ask where she was going and the two ended the call.

"I'm giving you both a day off today. I'm going to Yunfeng Building."

Ma Jing pursed her lips, a hint of jealousy in her voice, and said, "Even when you went to Yunfeng Building to see President He, you used to bring Ziqian along. It's just that I'm pitiful and have no one to take care of me."

Chen Xiao pinched her smooth cheek, "When will you be as knowledgeable about everything as Ziqian, so I can take you with me wherever I go?"

“Sigh—” Ma Jing sighed, “I can’t compare, I can’t compare, she’s a prodigy.”

"Xiangjun went today too, I'll go keep them company, you guys take a rest. I'll call you if anything comes up."

Zhao Xiangjun's closest friends are Xu Jia and He Qing. Feeling bored at home, and with Chen Xiao forbidding her from going out, she has no choice but to come to Yunfeng Building. She could also go to the Hanjiang branch of Yinuo Group, but that would scare too many people away. After all, she went to the company back then as the top salesperson in the store, and that wouldn't be appropriate now.

Xu Jia was also at Yunfeng Building today, along with Zhao Xiangjun, He Qing, and Wang Ping. The four of them were discussing something in He Qing's office.

Zhao Xiangjun accepted the limited-edition VOSS water from Wang Ping and thanked her. She was pregnant and shouldn't drink tea.

"Let Xiao Tao and the others meet here. The rooftop garden upstairs is nice and quiet, and they'll have a good chat. We can have lunch here."

Hearing Zhao Xiangjun's suggestion, Xu Jia was also somewhat tempted, and thought it would be a good opportunity to have the others help her make an assessment.

Jiang Tao, the son of Xu Jia's aunt, was supposed to open a Ruishi 4S store with Xu Guang when he came to Jiangzhou last time, but it was stopped. Now, Xu Jia asked Xiao Yuting to arrange for him to join a Junxing Auto sales terminal. He will start with a small one, investing 200 million yuan, which Xu Jia can afford.

Zhao Xiangjun originally planned to lend her money for a big venture, but Xu Jia felt it was better to let her start small. (End of Chapter)