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In terms of facial features, although she is not as delicate as Xia Qing, she has a cool and aloof temperament, with the charm of a mature woman.
Behind them, the entire wall was covered with display shelves.
The display was filled with a dazzling array of antiques, all of which were, of course, fakes.
A huge ink painting hangs on the west wall.
How's work lately?
Xia Qing poured her a cup of tea.
"This is awful," the mature woman sighed.
Xia Qing smiled and said, "That sounds so gloomy. You didn't say that when you were trying to persuade me to invest."
"The boast that your assets will increase tenfold in a year is still fresh in my mind."
"I was young and ignorant, okay?"
The mature woman sighed again: "I'm used to being my dad's secretary, but I only realized how difficult it is to start a company when I took it upon myself to do it."
“My dad said he wanted me to be the head of the investment company.”
"But now that we've just started to achieve some results, my ambitious but incompetent older brother can't wait to get involved."
“My dad is a staunch believer in the traditional preference for sons over daughters. He couldn’t resist my older brother’s persistence and forced him into the position. He’s even the vice president. It makes me furious.”
Xia Qing smiled and said, "Do you need my help?"
"It's not good to break ties with my family."
"It's a mature woman," the woman sighed.
"Another issue is the lack of talent in the newly established company."
"The company's bunch of idiots are a bunch of good-for-nothings. After two months, they haven't even made a tenth of the profit."
"What I want is to cut the cake, not to lick the cream that someone else has left."
“The company is newly established, and it’s hard to find talent,” Xia Qing comforted her. “Didn’t a batch of graduates join last month?”
"By the time those newbies have grown up, they'll have already forgotten about you."
A mature woman complained, "You're such an easy husband, just sitting back and doing nothing."
Xia Qing listened to her nagging and complaining, and smiled without saying a word.
At the beginning of the year, her older sister persuaded her to invest in and set up an internet company.
He said his father's company was interested in developing its online business and was looking for a partner.
Xia Qing symbolically invested tens of millions, acquiring a 20% stake.
The talent pool is pieced together from various sources.
They were poached from various internet companies.
It's not as bad as she made it out to be; there are still talented people among them.
The company is just too young and lacks depth.
How could it suddenly soar into the sky?
It's because her older sister has too high expectations.
For Xia Qing, this was just one of her countless investments; as long as it made money, that was good enough.
“Let’s not talk about these unpleasant things,” the mature woman said, taking a sip of Pu’er tea, a smile flashing in her bright eyes.
"Have you encountered anything interesting or met anyone lately? You look even more radiant than before. Have you found a boyfriend?"
Xia Qing glanced at her: "Guess?"
The mature woman clicked her tongue and said, "I'm not going to guess."
Xia Qing's attempt to show off failed: "It's boring."
"Change the subject."
A mature woman tactfully changes the subject: "I'd like to hear about the interesting stories of wealthy and powerful families..."
"There are a few funny stories, but I don't want to talk about them. I feel like I've become a comedian."
Xia Qing hesitated for a moment, then said, "There is one person."
She suddenly seemed to be deep in thought.
She knew that her boyfriend was looking for something to do.
But she couldn't help directly; a man's pride needs to be protected.
Can...
As she pondered this, her gaze lingered on the mature woman.
"Tell me."
A mature person adopts a listening posture.
"A rather interesting young man,"
Xia Qing's eyes sparkled as she said, "We met by chance. It's quite interesting. My nephew is in his final year of high school, and his grades are terrible. He's always thinking about fighting and killing."
“If things continue like this, he’ll be ruined sooner or later, so I thought of him. He’s a college student who’s about to graduate, and his academic qualifications are decent. He’s the perfect tutor for Xu Liang.”
"You once said that being a person is like investing in stocks; if you come across a promising stock, it's okay to invest in it."
"Who would have thought he was such a promising talent? The first day he came to tutor, Xu Liang slammed a test paper on the table and made a request: 40 minutes, 120 points or more."
After a pause, Xia Qing kept everyone in suspense, "Guess what happened?"
The mature woman asked, "Is it done?"
“It’s more than just making it.” Xia Qing chuckled: “Twenty minutes, one hundred and fifty points.”
"So awesome?"
Even someone as aloof as her couldn't help but widen her eyes, then doubt arose:
"You're kidding me. A high school senior's exam, twenty minutes, and a perfect score?"
She was a top student back then, and it's not uncommon for her to get full marks in math.
But it got a bit creepy after twenty minutes.
Xia Qing nodded with a smile.
Knowing she never exaggerates, the mature woman sighed, "Amazing intelligence."
"There's something even more interesting, right? You know Qiao Jingjing, right?"
"Your arch-nemesis, a big star, of course I know him."
"His sister."
"Dear?"
"Did you find it by chance?" Xia Qing asked playfully.
"Oh," the mature woman exclaimed in surprise, "you mean Qiao Yu, right?"
Xia Qing nodded when she saw that her goal had been achieved.
The mature woman smiled and said, "That's interesting."
Women all love following the entertainment industry, and remembering something, she asked with great interest:
"Was the performance of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' lip-synced? Online sources say it was an electronically synthesized voice."
Xia Qing said helplessly, "It's true, he's very capable."
...
Early September.
Qiao Yu went to two companies for interviews.
One company didn't hire him, and the other company was too small-minded, so he didn't join.
He was home alone again today, helping his two older sisters with their laundry.
I sat on the sofa, smoking and typing, feeling bored.
In reality, he could have completely avoided becoming a slave to the company.
He can take off with the royalties from his writing.
But he wanted to protect Qiao Jingjing from the wind and rain, and he wanted to achieve great things.
Therefore, it is essential to enrich one's experience and expand one's network.
This is how you can grow strong and healthy.
Working in isolation might make money, but it will never create a successful career for a superstar like Qiao Jingjing.
After all, once you reach a certain point, money becomes less important.
That's why Qiao Yu had the idea of going out and making his own way in the world.
He occasionally chats with his three roommates in the group chat.
Ever since they learned that Qiao Yu had a beautiful older sister, the guys in the dorm have been talking about Qiao Jingjing all the time.
After Zhou Songqing pleaded repeatedly and Zheng Qianli used the room rules to pressure him.
Qiao Yu posted a photo of his older sister sitting on a sand duck, pouting and making a cute face.
The three guys yelled excitedly.
Yang Zihang said, "Goddess's cute photos are my must-have."
Qiao Yu enjoys chatting and joking with his roommates.
They didn't realize they were any different from before, and their egos became inflated.
He kept most of the old man's many principles in mind.
For example, he often said that a person's character is what matters.