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  Chapter 146: I Don’t Uand Love

  TL: Etude

  The campus beauty test at Uy of Sd Teology had been ongoing for a month and was now ing to an end.

  On a clear early winter day, Jiang Qin drove to Uy of Sd Teology with Dong Wenhao, Wei Lan, and Su Nai to do the final work.

  The truck from Shengshi Advertising was already waiting on the uy’s pyground. A few workers who had e with the truck were squatting by the roadside, dressed in dark blue work clothes, ready to start their day.

  Jiang Qin approached them, handed out half a pack of Yuxi cigarettes, and chatted briefly. The workers immediately began to effitly set up the stage.

  “Wenhao, you’ll be in charge of the awards ceremony ter.”

  “Why me again?!”

  “You did well st time, I was very satisfied.”

  Jiang Qin patted his shoulder, giving him an affirming look.

  This iouches on a on workpwritten rule: never agree to any work beyond your responsibilities with the boss. If you do poorly, you’ll just be scolded, but if you do well, they’ll keep ing back to you. Over time, this bees part of your job.

  “XXX, have you fihe project’s PowerPoint?”

  “Boss, PowerPoint isn’t part of my job.”

  “Nonsense, didn’t you do the st one?”

  “That’s because you said the person who usually does it was on leave, and you asked me to help temporarily.”

  “You did a good job, so you’ll ha this time too. The capable should do more. I have high hopes for you, keep it up.”

  However, in the eyes of the boss, this sario takes on a different meaning.

  See, I’ve discovered a new skill in an employee. What a wise use of talent.

  “Lan, the Guoxian supermarket nearby is asking for a refund and doesn’t want to tihe promotion. Go ha and find out what’s going on. Keep a low profile.”

  “Okay, boss.”

  Su Nai, standing aside with her arms crossed, asked, “Boss, what about me? What should I do?”

  Jiang Qin g her: “You’ve been cooped up in Room 208 w on the website retly and probably haven’t had time to have fun. I brought you out this time just to give you a break.”

  “Boss, did you upgrade your hardware? Do you actually have a sow?”

  “Taking care of employees’ mental health is also a duty of a people’s entrepreneur. Besides, enjoying the sery is healthier for your mind and body than other distras.”

  Hearing this, Su Nai turned away to head to a nearby venieore, intending to buy a knife.

  While they were talking, two people approached the entrance of the pyground: Hu Maolin, the director of the Youth League ittee, and Zhang Ming’an, the deputy director of the uy office.

  “I heard from Director Zhang that you’re pnning to start a group-buyiure ?” Director Hu got straight to the point, his expression not too pleasant.

  Jiang Qin didn’t hide anything: “Yes, Director Hu, that’s my pn.”

  “Why bother with that when your website is doing well?”

  “The forum’s moization capability is weak. It won’t st long. I must have a long-term moization pn.”

  Director Hu felt like he had let the wolf into the house: “You know about Ye Ziqing’s story, right? She lost a fortune!”

  Jiang Qin uood his s and reassured him: “Don’t worry, Director. I’m not foolish enough to follow her exact path, and besides, I’m handsome.”

  “Jiang Qin, I want to make this clear. I don’t agree with you promoting group-buying at our uy. There’s no room for discussion.”

  “Our trial operation will soon begin at Lin Uy, and we won’t be expanding to our uy for the time being. If you’re really worried, just look at how it goes at Lin Uy. If it doesn’t go well, I won’t force it here.”

  Director Hu frowned and remained silent, his gaze turning towards the stage being structed.

  Their expressions made it clear that they were not vinced and still disagreed, showing no desire tue further.

  Just then, a noisy otioed from the other side of the pyground, drawing the attention of the three men.

  At the front of the soal, a flict had broken out between a group of boys who had been pying soccer and some part-time students from the Polyteiiversity. The argument was heated, and it looked like it might turn physical at any moment.

  “Boss, those students pying soccer don’t want to leave. They say the soccer field is for pying soccer and suggest we hold our award ceremony elsewhere. Should we call security to remove them?” Lai qied breathlessly.

  “They’re right, though. A soccer field is for pying soccer. We’re just borrowing it. If they don’t want to lend it, we really force them?”

  “Ah?”

  “It’s okay, I’ll ha.” Jiang Qin patted his shoulder and walked towards the arguing crowd.

  Watg this, Directors Hu and Zhang exged a gheir gaze following Jiang Qin.

  The group on the soccer field was arguing fiercely, with some hot-headed individuals starting to grab each other’s colrs. Jiang Qin struggled to separate them, pulling two pyers in jerseys aside to whisper something.

  The student in the number eight jersey was the most agitated. He initially tensed up when Jiang Qin grabbed him, almost attempting a judo throw, but his expression gradually ged after hearing Jiang Qin’s words.

  After a while, the soccer pyers nodded and, carrying their ball, left the pyground. Jiang Qiurned back to where he had e from.

  Directors Hu and Zhang were surprised, having not expected the situation to be resolved so quickly and peacefully.

  “How did you get them to leave?”

  “I told them that just kig around isn’t that iing. spring, I’m pnning tanize a joint soccer tour for the top four uies, giving them a ce for a real showdown to see who are the real men!”

  Hu Maolin looked at him: “Just like that?”

  Jiang Qin nodded: “They don’t even care about the campus beauty, pying soccer on the day of the award ceremony. That’s definitely a deep love for the sport. What boy wouldn’t want to py a good match? It’s just a pity…”

  “What’s the pity?”

  “People who truly love soccer usually don’t make it into the national team.”

  “…”

  Hu Maolin wao say something more but then saw Jiang Qin hastily running off.

  The sed, a backdrop panel bei up behind the stage suddenly fell, nearly hitting Dong Wenhao, who was rehearsing his lines as the host. Luckily, Jiang Qin quickly pulled him out of the reventing any act.

  Hu Maolin crossed his arms: “I thought he would e to me to step in, using my position as the Youth League ittee Director to drive those soccer pyers away.”

  Zhang Ming’an g Jiang Qin, who was now loudly scolding someohat would have been the easiest and fastest way.”

  “Then why didn’t he do it?”

  Zhang Ming’an pondered: “Professor Yan said that Jiang Qin has never been aremist. He’s always been cautious and prefers to keep trol in his own hands.”

  “Didn’t Ye Ziqing have a simir issue when she came for promotion?”

  “Yes, she came with her team to distribute flyers with loud music, which led to a flict with a group of students sketg on campus. In the end, you stepped in, and the security guards drove those students away.”

  Hu Maolin fell silent for a moment: “Let Jiang Qin try, then. You take responsibility. If anything goes wrong, you it up.”

  Zhang Ming’an: “?????”

  As time passed, the award ceremony officially began. The otakus from the Polyteiiversity swarmed the venue, surrounding it pletely. Dong Wenhao, looking sharp, stood oage, presenting each campus beauty with a white-wirophy, creating a lively atmosphere.

  Jiang Qin, with his arms crossed, watched from the side for a while, appearing listless, as if he had little i in the event.

  “Jiang Qin, have you found a girlfrie?”

  “Not yet, Director. A man should establish his career before starting a family,” Jiang Qin replied softly.

  Hu Maolin g him: “Starting a family es before establishing a career. You know, the girls at our Polyteiiversity are very attractive. You might want to sider it.”

  “Director, what time is it now? I’m a bit dazzled. Could you chee?”

  “?”

  Jiang Qin took out his phone, lit up the s, and held it up to Director Hu.

  His phone, an older model passed down from Jiang Zhenghong, might be a bit small and outdated, but at least it had a color s and allowed him to set his oaper, which was quite a nice feature.

  As soon as Director Hu looked up, he saw the incredibly beautiful girl on the aper. She was wearing a white coat, her eyes sparkling as if with light, radiating an aura of purity and vivacity.

  “What time is it?”

  “I didn’t… see clearly.”

  “So you’re dazzled too, Director.”

  Jiang Qin pocketed his phone, his expression bnk as he turned his attention to the award stage, his gaze gradually being focused.

  Director Hu smacked his lips, feeling as if he had been spshed in the face.

  He thought Jiang Qin’s future would definitely not be limited to the uy town. If he could find a part the Polyteiiversity, and if he really became wealthy iure, he might mention in interviews that the entrepreneurial student from Lin Uy found his love at the Polyteiiversity.

  But now he realized, someone like Jiang Qin wouldn’t be g in girlfriends. The girl on his aper seemed to outshine all the campus beauties selected by their uy.

  Around 11 in the m, the award ceremony cluded, and the celebration came to an end. Jiang Qihe Polyteiiversity with Dong Wenhao, Wei Lan, and Su Nai.

  “Boss, do you know why Guoxian Supermarket asked for a refund?”

  “Why?”

  Wei Lan sighed: “It’s the same reason as with Gao Dawei, but the situation is reversed. The owner ran off with his mistress, leaving his wife behind, who has lost i in running the store.”

  Su Nai clicked her tongue upon hearing Wei Lan’s words: “The divorce rate seems to have been climbing i years.”

  Dong Wenhao also chimed in: “Love and marriage are indeed different. Some couples are so sweet during courtship, but ’t handle real life together. That’s why they say marriage is the graveyard of love.”

  “It’s not all marriage’s fault. The divorce rate corretes positively with the level of eic development. It shows that love endure hardship, but not necessarily prosperity.”

  “Boss, what do you think?”

  Jiang Qin was silent for a long time: “I don’t uand love.”

  Wei Lan fell silent for a moment: “If we know the ending might be bad, is there any point in starting?”

  “Here we are, get off. Notify everyoo meet in Room 208 to discuss the unch of the group-buying ptform.”

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