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The following dinner was a repeat of the exaggerated scene from lunchtime: the six women scrambled for food, and then each of them lay down on their chairs with their bellies sticking out. Fortunately, Su Chang had anticipated this and handed them the hawthorn tea she had prepared.
After dinner, Qu Xiaoxiao once again asked Andy and Guan Juer to stay and help, while Qiu Yingying and Fan Shengmei thanked Su Chang and said goodbye before leaving Su Chang's house.
Su Chang, of course, did not escape Qu Xiaoxiao's clutches either, while Jiang Lai held a wine glass and enjoyed the night view outside the window on the balcony.
Su Chang, possessing profound financial knowledge and a solid foundation in basic knowledge, along with rich experience from later generations, offered many insightful suggestions when Andy was working on the proposal, which impressed Andy. Guan Juer looked at Su Chang with admiration, her affection completely undisguised. As for Qu Xiaoxiao, she had already fallen asleep on the sofa. She simply couldn't grasp such theoretical concepts; she was a complete academic failure.
At two in the morning, the three of them finally finished the project proposal and stretched. However, when they saw Qu Xiaoxiao sleeping on the sofa in a very unladylike posture and Jiang Lai sleeping in the recliner on the balcony at some point, the three of them shook their heads helplessly. Sure enough, the three of them could not compare with the rich second generation. They were destined to be busy.
"Su Chang, really, why don't you come to Shengxuan? You're absolutely capable of being a senior executive," Andy urged again.
"Hehe! Andy, why would I go to Shengxuan to be a senior executive? Do you think I'm short of money? Besides, I already have shares in Shengxuan, there's no need for me to work so hard for that kind of money. I've been working hard for twenty years, and now I just want to do something I like." Su Chang shook his head and rejected Andy's suggestion again. When they were working on the project proposal, Andy had asked him to become a senior executive at Shengxuan more than once.
“Well, you certainly deserve to enjoy life,” Andy said with a hint of envy. She longed to take a break and enjoy life, but the thought of her background and potential problems prevented her from stopping her pursuit of wealth.
"Wow! Brother Su Chang, Sister Andy, you're both so amazing! I'm so much worse than you." Guan Juer looked at Su Chang and Andy with a bit of dejection.
Su Chang and Andy exchanged a smile after hearing Guan Juer's words, and Su Chang patted Guan Juer's head.
"Guan Guan, you've only just graduated. As long as you step out of your comfort zone, you'll become amazing too."
“But… Su Chang, didn’t you just graduate too?” Guan Ju’er looked at Su Chang with a serious expression.
"Cough cough..." Su Chang thought to herself, Guan Juer, what's wrong with you? You and I are both cheaters, you really know how to find people. Don't you feel superior to Qiu Yingying? Although she thought this, she still lied amicably, "Guan Guan, well, I've had to support myself since I was little, so I've always been working. I was also involved in finance during college, so I have almost ten years of financial experience."
"Is that so?" Guan Juer looked at Su Chang with a puzzled expression. Although she felt that something was wrong, she also felt that Su Chang's words made some sense. Andy, on the other hand, rolled her eyes at Su Chang with annoyance.
"Alright, Guan Guan, it's getting late. Wake Qu Xiaoxiao up and go back to rest." Su Chang was indeed a little tired, but she was most afraid that Guan Juer would continue to ask questions.
Then Guan Juer woke Qu Xiaoxiao up, and the three of them greeted Su Chang before leaving Su Chang's house with their things. After closing the door, Su Chang went to Jiang Lai and saw her sleeping peacefully in the recliner. To be honest, Su Chang was a little moved. It was hard for a man not to be attracted to Jiang Lai like this. Su Chang steadied himself, picked up Jiang Lai, and carried her to the bedroom. He then placed her on the bed, covered her with the blanket, tucked her in, and stroked her hair, murmuring softly, "How wonderful it would be if she could stay like this forever? So cute."
Then, Su Chang turned around, turned off the light, gently closed the door, and left the bedroom. Little did Su Chang know that as soon as Su Chang left, Jiang Lai blinked and then opened her eyes.
"Hmph! You damn bastard, who wants your liking?"
Jiang Lai muttered a complaint under her breath, then closed her eyes with a rosy complexion and fell asleep again.
The next morning, after Su Chang and Jiang Lai finished breakfast, they prepared to leave. Jiang Lai quickly followed Su Chang out the door. Su Chang turned around helplessly and said, "Hey! Why are you following me?"
"Aren't you going out? Take me with you." Jiang Lai said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Uh! I have important business to attend to, what are you going to do?" Su Chang said irritably.
"I can help. My family has some influence in Shanghai," Jiang Lai said proudly, patting the surging breasts in front of her.
"Gulp!" Su Chang swallowed hard as he looked at the surging waves in front of Jiang Lai.
"You bastard, what are you looking at?" Jiang Laijiao shouted.
"Cough cough! I wasn't looking, I wasn't looking. If you want to follow, then follow." Su Chang had no choice but to quickly look away. Although she was a little reluctant, she had to quickly change the subject and hurriedly walked out the door.
"Hmph! You scoundrel, just wait till I seduce you to death." Jiang Lai puffed out her chest arrogantly, muttered something under her breath, and followed after him.
Su Chang happened to be coming to Gan Jing's company today to see the new design drafts, so the two of them went straight to Gan Jing's company. As soon as they arrived at the door, Gan Jing was already waiting there.
"Sister Gan Jing." Upon seeing Gan Jing, Su Chang immediately greeted her.
"Gan Jing? No, you bastard, what are you doing here with Gan Jing?" Jiang Lai looked at Su Chang with a puzzled expression. Although she already knew that Su Chang had met Gan Jing on the day Jiang Haokun proposed, she didn't understand what the two of them had in common.
"Of course I came here to ask Sister Gan Jing to help me renovate my shop, otherwise why would I come?" Su Chang said matter-of-factly.
"Open a shop? What kind of shop do you want to open?" Jiang Lai asked in surprise.
"A private kitchen." Su Chang replied simply and walked towards Gan Jing. Jiang Lai didn't say anything more. Thinking about Su Chang's cooking skills, she thought it would be quite suitable.
The three of them arrived at the conference room. Gan Jing gave Su Chang several newly designed drawings and then explained her design ideas and the budget for these drawings.
After looking at several design drafts, Su Chang was deeply attracted by the one with the highest budget, so without much thought, she said, "This one is the one."
"Okay, now that the design is finalized, we can start construction once you've paid the deposit." Gan Jing didn't ask Su Chang about the budget anymore, since she had heard Jiang Haokun say that Su Chang was a big spender.
“Okay, no problem.” Without saying much, Su Chang transferred five million to Gan Jing’s account.
Not long after, a finance staff member rushed over and reported to Gan Jing, "President Gan, there's suddenly an extra five million in the account!" Gan Jing looked surprised and turned to look at Su Chang.
Su Chang quickly explained with a smile, "I hit it, Sister Gan Jing."
Gan Jing frowned and said, "Su Chang, as I said before, a prepayment of two million is enough."
Su Chang waved his hand dismissively and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you do a good job. If the budget is insufficient, just tell me and I'll add more." Then, he warmly invited Gan Jing, "Let's have lunch together?"
Jiang Lai's eyes lit up, and she excitedly suggested, "Let's go to Su Chang's house to eat! His cooking is absolutely amazing. I've been completely obsessed with it these past two days and don't want to eat out at all."
Seeing Jiang Lai's excitement, Gan Jing also became interested and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll go and try Su Chang's cooking too."
Su Chang initially wanted to refuse, but seeing how expectant Gan Jing and Jiang Lai were, she swallowed her words, smiled helplessly, and said, "Alright then, everyone is welcome to my home."
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Sign-in Frenzy
Around noon, Su Chang had just finished shopping for groceries with Gan Jing and Jiang Lai and had just finished cooking when the doorbell rang again. Su Chang probably guessed who it was, but she continued cooking anyway, so Jiang Lai had to open the door again.
As soon as the door opened, Qu Xiaoxiao, carrying several boxes of hairy crabs, walked in with practiced ease.
"I knew you guys hadn't eaten yet. Come and see what delicious food I brought you." Qu Xiaoxiao said as she placed the hairy crabs on the table.
Jiang Lai said with a smile, "Where have you been playing again? You even brought us food."
"Hey! I didn't go out to play at all. I'm exhausted. I handed the project proposal to my dad first thing this morning. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and my friends gave me some hairy crabs, so I brought some over." Qu Xiaoxiao complained with a look of utter despair.
"Is it Mid-Autumn Festival yet?" Jiang Lai felt uneasy when Qu Xiaoxiao said that tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival. She thought that she would definitely have to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise her parents and Jiang Haokun would come knocking on her door. But she didn't want to leave. She decided to ask Su Chang later if he could go back with her.
Jiang Lai looked at the huge pile of hairy crabs on the table and felt a little numb. She then asked Qu Xiaoxiao, "You brought so many hairy crabs. There are too many of us to finish them all."
"Hehe! It's okay. I called the other girls from the 22nd floor before I came. They'll all be coming over later. Qiu Yingying even called her boyfriend to come with her." Qu Xiaoxiao waved her hand dismissively.
"No, shouldn't you have notified me about this kind of gathering? I only prepared food for three people, how can it be enough for so many people?" Su Chang complained as she came out of the kitchen after hearing Qu Xiaoxiao's words.
"Hehe! Brother Su Chang, don't be angry. See if you need anything, I'll go buy it right now, how about that?" Qu Xiaoxiao immediately went up to Su Chang and flattered him as soon as she saw him come out.
"Hehe! Forget it, Miss Qu, you're treating this place like a cafeteria now. I've become your chef. Please dine at my private restaurant from now on. I'm not your private chef, Miss."
Su Chang didn't give Qu Xiaoxiao a friendly look. He knew Qu Xiaoxiao's personality well; she was the kind of person who would take an inch and then a mile. He didn't want to give Qu Xiaoxiao any hope of having any improper thoughts. He had thought before that Qu Xiaoxiao was at most a flirt and could never become his woman. He wanted to be a playboy, but he wouldn't accept every woman who was the main character in a TV series. That would not make him a playboy, but a beast.
Miss Jiang Lai was delighted to hear Su Chang's words, because Su Chang would never say such things to her. She thought to herself, "Su Chang is indeed different towards me. Look at my irresistible charm, Su Chang can easily win me over."
Su Chang didn't say much. He just greeted Gan Jing and Jiang Lai and then left with his things. He had already properly stored the prepared dishes after hearing Qu Xiaoxiao's words in the kitchen. He was just grumbling, not that he really wasn't going to cook for them. He wanted to wait until everyone was there to see what they could get for signing in.
An hour later, Su Chang arrived carrying a lot of groceries, followed by Shi Tiandong carrying two jars of Shaoxing wine. Su Chang felt that eating crabs should be paired with Shaoxing wine. As for those who drink red wine while eating crabs, I just want to ask, aren't you afraid of getting an upset stomach? Especially for women, aren't you a little too comfortable when your period comes? So she went to Shi Hun Zhe. When Shi Tiandong heard that Su Chang needed two large jars, he delivered them directly to her door.
Of the women, only Jiang Lai and Gan Jing recognized Shi Tiandong, the handsome boss, and greeted him. Jiang Lai, Gan Jing, and Manager Bai didn't pay much attention to Shi Tiandong. After all, Jiang Lai and Gan Jing weren't familiar with him and didn't care about his looks. Could he be more handsome than Su Chang? As for Manager Bai, he was too busy to take it all in. With so many beautiful women, and thanks to Qu Xiaoxiao's advice, he was now focused on Jiang Lai and Qu Xiaoxiao. After all, they were people he could save on his future struggles, so he had to serve them well. Jiang Lai didn't want to pay any attention to him, while Qu Xiaoxiao, for some reason, kept stirring his heartstrings.
"Stay and have something to eat with us."
Seeing that Shi Tiandong had set out the wine, Su Chang casually said something. Shi Tiandong looked at the room full of beautiful women, and besides him and Su Chang, there was only a lewd man with his eyes darting around. So he shook his head.
"Forget it, I have things to do at the shop, and besides, this is more like a neighborhood gathering, so I won't join in."
Su Chang didn't know how to salvage the situation, so he just told Shi Tiandong to wait a moment while he went to get the money for him. Shi Tiandong originally wanted to tell him that he could get the money later when he went to eat meat, since he was a genuine rich second-generation and didn't care much about such a small amount of money. Unfortunately, Su Chang dashed into the bedroom in a flash.
Su Chang entered the bedroom and closed the door. He wasn't there to collect money; he just wanted to take advantage of everyone being there to sign his name quickly.
"System, sign in."
"Ding! Detected that the host is surrounded by characters from 'Ode to Joy' (Andy, Qu Xiaoxiao, Fan Shengmei, Guan Juer, Qiu Yingying) and supporting character Bai Guanzhu, 'Mr. Right' (Jiang Lai, Gan Jing), and 'All Is Well' (Shi Tiandong). Host's salary:"
Ownership of Red Star Building
2000 million in cash
500 million in cash
Yixin Wealth 65% stake
Ownership of KAKA Cafe
One villa in Dongshan
35% stake in Gray Whale Decoration Company
5000 million in cash. (All property deeds and share agreements have been placed in the host's bedroom.)
"Wow, it exploded! It exploded! System Daddy is really awesome! If this keeps up, and I hold a few more parties, won't I become the richest man in the world?" Su Chang was excited. He didn't expect to have such a big harvest this time. He just didn't know if it was because Manager Bai was too poor or because Manager Bai was too inconspicuous that he couldn't even get a little bit of money. But he didn't care. With so much harvest, he didn't care about a few measly coins.
"Host, you're dreaming. Everyone's sign-in limit is limited. When it's almost over, your gains from being around them will be much less. So, host, please continue to discover new protagonists around you."
"Oh my god, is this how it is? This is basically telling me there's a limit to how much you can take advantage of others. Forget it, I'll think about it later. I'm still a virgin, so I don't have the energy to discover other protagonists yet."
Su Chang didn't think much of it afterward. He glanced at the pile of documents and property certificates on the table, hurriedly put them away, took the cash, and left the bedroom.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Su Chang handed the money to Shi Tiandong and explained apologetically. Although it hadn't been long since what happened, he was still a little embarrassed. After all, he had already taken advantage of this sheep twice, and he felt guilty.
"It's alright, it's alright. Just give me a call next time you need alcohol." Shi Tiandong waved his hand dismissively, took the money without counting it, put it in his pocket, said goodbye to Su Chang, and left.
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Angrily Confronting Manager Bai
After seeing Shi Tiandong off, Su Chang turned around and saw a particularly eye-catching figure among the group of women—Manager Bai, whose eyes were darting around furtively. Su Chang was furious; he was the kind of person who could be ignored even when signing in. He wasn't a good-tempered person, so he walked over with a gloomy face.
Meanwhile, Manager Bai, who was Su Chang's target, was completely unaware of the situation. He was still fantasizing about building a harem after he won over Qu Xiaoxiao or Jiang Lai, taking all these mature women, lolis, and young women into his possession. Unfortunately, he could only dream about it.
As soon as Su Chang approached, Qiu Yingying jumped out and introduced him to Manager Bai: "Brother Su Chang, this is my boyfriend, Manager Bai. Manager Bai, this is the owner of this house, Brother Su Chang."
"Hello! Hello! Su Chang, right? Just call me Xiaobai." Although he was inwardly extremely jealous of Su Chang, thinking that he was so young, so rich, and so handsome, and surrounded by so many beautiful women, he felt completely unbalanced. He thought to himself, "We're both men, how come there's such a big difference? God is so unfair!" However, as a seasoned veteran of society, he still greeted Su Chang with a smile.
"Hehe! Little Bai? Excuse me, uncle, I'm only 20 years old, and you're probably almost 40. Are we that close?" Su Chang didn't give him a friendly look and said sarcastically, which made Manager Bai extremely embarrassed.
"Brother Su Chang, how could you do this? Manager Bai is only in his twenties and he's already a manager in our company. He's quite promising, isn't he? Besides, he's my boyfriend. I won't allow you to insult him like this." Seeing Su Chang's lack of respect, Qiu Yingying jumped in like a mother hen protecting her chicks, thinking that even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. Although Manager Bai isn't as outstanding as Su Chang, he's still her boyfriend.
"Heh! I didn't see any promising young man, but I can clearly see his lecherous and despicable nature. If you don't believe me, go ask these ladies here. See if this scumbag is as I described. I've finally realized you're missing something, and yet you've gained something too." Su Chang retorted irritably. He wasn't afraid of offending Qiu Yingying. Firstly, he genuinely wasn't very interested in the tablet. Secondly, given his inability to distinguish right from wrong, his attitude would change drastically afterward, especially with the opportunity to treat everyone to something delicious.
"What's missing? And what's added?" Qiu Yingying is the kind of person who can never grasp the main point of a conversation.
"Hehe! You're missing a pair of glasses and have a bit too much water on you." Su Chang rolled her eyes.
"Pfft..."
Hearing Su Chang's words, the girls couldn't help but laugh out loud. Even Andy lowered her head, her shoulders trembling, as she struggled to hold it in.
"You..." Just as Qiu Yingying was about to continue arguing, Guan Juer pulled her away first. She also disliked that Manager Bai. If it weren't for her own good manners and consideration for Qiu Yingying's feelings, she would have cursed him long ago. Those shifty eyes were so annoying.
"Mr. Su, I haven't done anything to you, have I? If you don't like me, I'll just leave. You don't have to slander and insult me like this, do you?" Manager Bai stared angrily at Su Chang and said in a deep voice. If it weren't for Su Chang's status, he would have really wanted to go up and beat Su Chang up. But after struggling in society for so long, he knew all too well that this society was ultimately a world for the rich, and people like them from the bottom were not to be trifled with.
"Heh! Slander? Insult? Ask everyone here except that little idiot, who doesn't know what kind of person you are? If you think these can't prove it, that's fine too. Give me some time, and I guarantee I can get evidence about this scumbag. Want to give it a try?" Su Chang stared intently at Manager Bai without any scruples.
"Ahem... well... there's no need for that, is there? If I'm not welcome here, I'll just leave. There's no need to make things so tense." Manager Bai didn't want to try. His survival rule as a low-level person was to seek advantage and avoid harm. If he couldn't win, he would run away. If he encountered someone weak, he would just bully them.