Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

Tao Tao: "Judging from your appearance, you seem very shy. Your family raised you to be very introverted."

Chen Duo: "I have no home."

"?"

Hearing Chen Duo's words, Tao Tao was slightly taken aback, and then she asked, "What about your father?"

Chen Duo: "I don't have a father."

Tao Tao frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Tao Tao: "And what about your mother?"

Chen Duo: "I don't have a mother either."

Tao Tao: "..."

A child without parents...

I'm so damn stupid.

Why would I ask that?

Looking at Chen Duo sitting beside her, Tao Tao felt a pang of guilt. She wished she could slap herself twice if she woke up in the middle of the night...

Knowing that the person has no family, you still ask such a cruel question...

Tao Tao felt a little uncomfortable, and she was eager to change the subject, so she said:

"Let's not talk about that anymore. By the way, how did you end up with Zhou Fengliu?"

Chen Duo: "Because he was very good at making money...so I followed him."

"?"

"He can make money? And you're going to follow him? What kind of logic is that?"

Tao Tao asked again, somewhat puzzled, "Are you short of money?"

Chen Duo: "You're short of money...don't you?"

Tao Tao: "..."

That's a really hurtful question.

"lack..."

"Didn't you say that Na Du Tong's salary and benefits are pretty high? How come it's not enough for you?"

Tao Tao casually brought up the topic of salary, which she was concerned about.

Seeing that Chen Duo was wearing the uniform of Na Du Tong, she didn't think Chen Duo was someone who chased after brand names, judging from her clothes and accessories.

Chen Duo: "The salary is high, but I owe Zhou Fengliu money, and I also need to save money to travel."

Upon hearing this, Tao Tao raised an eyebrow, then asked:

"You enjoy traveling? Where have you been before?"

Faced with Tao Tao's question, Chen Duo remained silent for a while.

Chen Duo: "I haven't been anywhere..."

Tao Tao: "What? Is it because you're short of money?"

Chen Duo: "It's because of a lack of freedom; my activity area has always been very limited since I was a child..."

Tao Tao: "..."

At this moment, Tao Tao couldn't help but feel guilty about the question she had asked.

I'm so damn stupid!

Knowing full well that they grew up without parents and must have very little income, and might even have grown up in an orphanage... how could they possibly have the freedom and money to travel?

Tao Tao looked at Chen Duo.

For some reason, she felt a little sympathy for Chen Duo at this moment.

Tao Tao: "What's this about you saying you owe Zhou Fengliu money?"

Chen Duo: "I just owe money..."

Listening to Chen Duo's description, Tao Tao exclaimed that it was really inexplicable that Chen Duo owed more than a dozen 998 yuan.

Who rents out tens of thousands of dollars in less than a month?

Zhou Fengliu really dares to ask for things...

Isn't this bullying honest people?!

...

A Qiu—

At the same time, Zhou Fengliu sneezed on the plane.

He rubbed his nose, feeling a little bitter inside.

He really became a versatile brick, always ready to be moved wherever needed...

I just finished visiting the Tang Sect and have to go back to headquarters...

Of course.

He didn't care much about these things; after all, being in this position meant he'd have to do much more than before...

He just couldn't understand why the plane ticket couldn't be reimbursed.

Isn't this bullying honest people?

Forget it.

It's not a big deal.

Zhou Fengliu tried to calm himself down.

If this had happened when he was just a junior employee, he would have had to ask his supervisor for reimbursement...

...

A few hours later.

Headquarters of Nadutong.

Zhou Fengliu rushed to the headquarters of Nadutong overnight to meet Zhao Fangxu.

"Mr. Zhao."

"Little Zhou, come and sit down..."

Zhao Fangxu greeted Zhou Fengliu, and the two sat on the sofa. Zhao Fangxu briefly described the current situation.

"Because of Xu Xin from the Tang Clan, my phone hasn't stopped ringing all day. Other sects are easier to deal with; with our All-Access network involved, they're all willing to give us face..."

"There are no problems communicating with the Ten Elders."

"The main issue now involves the sect of the original thirty-six people, and we need to appease them properly, which is why... I called you over."

“You’ve been overseeing the Tang Clan’s affairs from the very beginning. Some things… you can say to them more convincingly than I can say.”

Hearing Zhao Fangxu's words, Zhou Fengliu nodded.

"Do you mean verbal reassurance, or...?"

Zhou Fengliu asked a probing question with a hidden meaning in his words.

"They all have..."

Zhao Fangxu only answered him with two words, which made Zhou Fengliu understand the purpose of Zhao Fangxu's summons.

He's here to play the good cop... while Zhao Fangxu is playing the bad cop; this two-pronged approach to "appeasement" will definitely double the effect.

"Tomorrow I've invited the leaders of four sects—Yiqilu, Huangmen Sancai, Ziranmen, and Yanwutang—to dinner... They were originally small sects involving thirty-six people, but now they've been integrated into an organization called the Qiuzhenhui (Seeking Truth Society). I'll need your cooperation then..."

Zhou Fengliu had no objections to Zhao Fangxu's arrangement.

...

It was late at night when Zhou, the person in charge, left Zhao Fangxu's office. After a long day, he had just lay down on the hotel bed arranged by the company when his phone rang.

Upon opening it, he discovered it was from Zhang Chulan, which made him raise an eyebrow.

What does this kid want from me?

With a sense of doubt, Zhou Fengliu answered the phone and immediately heard Zhang Chulan's voice on the other end.

"Brother Liu...you're still awake?"

Zhang Chulan on the other end of the phone asked tentatively.

"If you don't make this call... I'm going to sleep. Tell me quickly if you need anything..."

Zhou Fengliu replied.

Chapter 325 Zhou Fengliu: What does Feng Baobao's background have to do with me? (Second Update)

"Ah, it's like this, Brother Liu..."

"After you left, Senior Xu Xin spoke with me and Granny Jin Feng privately about some things..."

Zhang Chulan tried to keep the conversation brief on the phone.

"?"

"So what?" Zhou Fengliu didn't care about what Xu Xin told Zhang Chulan and the others.

It's nothing more than those old, trivial matters from back then.

To be honest, if it weren't for that messy incident of the Jia Shen Rebellion back then, he wouldn't be at headquarters now...

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's nonchalant attitude on the other end of the phone, Zhang Chulan, who was near the Tang Sect Martial Arts School, said again:

"What Senior Xu Xin told us is related to Bao'er's background... Speaking of which, Brother Liu, haven't you ever been curious about Bao'er's background?"

"..."