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The faint smile on Ji Zhengqing’s face froze for a moment.
C-close down?
Ji Zhengqing looked at the sign hanging at the entrance of the ticket booth, indicating that the museum was only open on weekends and Wednesdays and Thursdays, while a typical museum usually only closed for one day a week.
Ji Zhengqing walked up to the ticket booth, where there was only one ticket seller inside. She was napping with her head resting on the table, a small fan whirring away beside her.
Ji Zhengqing: “…”
It really didn’t seem like it was being run properly…
Suppressing the sudden feeling of “getting off on an inauspicious start,” Ji Zhengqing lightly tapped his finger on the window and asked, “Can I buy a ticket here?”
Private museums are different from public ones. Since public museums are state-run, visitors can enter for free with just their ID, but private museums rely on ticket sales for revenue, so admission requires a ticket fee, though the prices are usually quite reasonable.
The ticket seller woke up at the sound, and upon seeing a tall and handsome man wanting to buy a ticket, she was momentarily stunned before quickly responding, “For how many people? One ticket is 58 yuan.”
Ji Zhengqing said it was for two. He took the two tickets handed over by the ticket seller, and walked into the museum with Xu Yao.
Lu Ye and the others hurried off to buy a few tickets as well, planning to follow them shortly after.
“Brother Lu, President Ji sure is something alright, who chooses to go on a date in this godforsaken museum?” one bodyguard grumbled, holding their ticket.
“I’ve had three or four girlfriends, and never once have I thought of taking my girlfriend to a museum,” another bodyguard whispered in agreement.
It was truly quite a puzzling situation. Normally, a museum wouldn’t stir up much of a sweet or romantic ambiance, right?
Lu Ye and his group kept his distance about twenty meters from Xu Yao. Lu Ye’s gaze remained fixed on Xu Yao, his expression tense with vigilance.
“Brother Lu, you can relax a bit, there are hardly any people here.”
Lu Ye felt even more tense upon hearing this, frowning as he said, “Fewer people makes it even more dangerous.”
Xu Yao’s current status wasn’t ordinary anymore. Now that she was in the spotlight, she was practically a walking target for criminals.
Hua Country is a society governed by the rule of law. If President Ji had taken Xu Yao to a crowded place, wouldn’t the criminals have at least been wary of the surrounding crowd? But here, with so few people, it really would be more dangerous if there truly were criminals here.
Lu Ye’s words made all the bodyguards more alert, paying attention to everything around them.
The Guanya Museum had very few visitors. When Xu Yao and her group reached the entrance, they even saw a few plump cats of various colors sprawled out on the cool tiles due to the hot weather, now fast asleep.
When these cats noticed strangers had arrived, they suddenly woke up and darted away to hide in the nearby bushes.
Ji Zhengqing: “…”
It really did look like this museum was about to close down. If there had been more visitors, how could these cats be so skittish at the sight of people?
They scanned their tickets and entered. Xu Yao immediately noticed something unusual—
“Is it still this hot inside the museum?”
Compared to other museums where the indoor temperature could be cold enough to wear a coat in summer, this place felt like a steamer; sweat was rolling down Xu Yao’s forehead.
The elderly man in charge of checking tickets had a flushed face and kept saying, “Isn’t this in response to the national call to save electricity? You all go in and look around; I’ll notify the curator that we have visitors, and turn on the air conditioning on the way.”
Fearing that these hard-to-come-by visitors might leave, the old man even shoved his bamboo fan into Ji Zhengqing’s hands and hurried off to the curator’s office.
There were visitors! About ten had come today, and they had already earned over eight hundred just from ticket sales!
Xu Yao and her group exchanged glances. Was the air conditioning only turned on because there were visitors? Was this museum in such dire straits?
Holding onto the idea that they might as well take a look around since they had already come all this way here, Xu Yao walked inside.
Most of the lights in the exhibition hall were off, leaving only a few dim lights overhead. Even the lights in the display cases seemed rather weak, indicating that the curator was indeed trying hard to save electricity.
Even if the air conditioning was turned on immediately, it would still take a while for the place to cool down completely. Xu Yao was sweating lightly, and given the state of the museum, she didn’t dare hope for any refreshing products like cultural ice creams to cool her down.
A cool breeze suddenly brushed against Xu Yao’s face, one after another.
Xu Yao looked at Ji Zhengqing’s slightly awkward handsome face appearing from time to time through the bamboo fan.
President Ji was personally fanning her!
Seeing that he and that rustic bamboo fan seemed a bit mismatched, Xu Yao found it somewhat amusing.
At that moment, Ji Zhengqing was currently regretting his decision to not consult Assistant Li’s opinion. Although this assistant seemed a bit obsessed with romance, at the very least, he definitely wouldn’t make such a big mistake like this.
To mess up his first date like this—he might as well have just stuck to going to a restaurant.
They first entered the goldware exhibition hall. Even though the lights in the display cases were not very bright, Xu Yao was still stunned by the rows of items in the exhibition hall.
“So much gold,” Xu Yao exclaimed, bending down to look at a gold bowl in the display case. “This bowl is so beautiful, with such intricate and hollowed out patterns. It definitely doesn’t look like it was made just for holding rice.”
Ji Zhengqing fanned her while explaining, “This should be an item from the reign of Emperor Dezong. During that time, gold bowls were used for sacrificial rites. This should be a ceremonial item used for human sacrifices by the royal family.”
Xu Yao couldn’t help but take another glance at Ji Zhengqing. With him around, there was no need for her to rent an audio guide for the exhibition hall.
From small gold hairpins to entire Buddha statues casted in gold, Ji Zhengqing could provide detailed explanations with just a glance, even weaving the stories behind certain artifacts into his explanations.
Telling stories actually requires talent, and he could make a tiny anecdote sound extremely vivid.
This clearly wasn’t something that could be achieved just by doing his due diligence in advance. Xu Yao looked at Ji Zhengqing with curiosity. “You seem to know a lot about this?”
Ji Zhengqing smiled, continuing to fan Xu Yao as he said, “My grandfather loved collecting cultural artifacts during his lifetime. This little bit is just what I’ve picked up from him.”
Xu Yao’s eyes lit up, and she stepped closer to ask, “So your family has many valuable collections?”
In the dim light of the exhibition hall, Ji Zhengqing looked down and saw a round bead of sweat trickling down Xu Yao’s fair and delicate nose. He didn’t know what perfume she was wearing, but it smelled delightful.
Ji Zhengqing unconsciously slowed his fanning motion and said, “In the past, our family focused on developing in Europe. You should also be aware of the fact that many of our cultural artifacts have ended up lost overseas. My grandfather loved to acquire collections, so we do have quite a few.”
Ordinary rich second-generation heirs flaunt their wealth by showcasing villas, luxury cars, and beautiful women, but what truly separates a tycoon from others is their collections. Just the collection of Old Master Ji during his lifetime was worth billions.
Xu Yao immediately said, “Qingqing, I really want to go to your house.”
Her home, filled with luxury bags, clothes, and jewelry, suddenly felt inadequate in comparison to the Ji family’s collection.
Ji Zhengqing’s fanning had completely stopped. Seeing the sweat on his forehead, Xu Yao recalled how he had been fanning her the whole time, while he himself hadn’t felt even a hint of that breeze. Her heart softened, and she took a wet wipe from her bag. “Let me help you wipe your sweat.”
The cool wet wipe touched his forehead, carrying a faint scent of mint.
Her fingertip touched his forehead through the wet wipe, she could feel the warmth of his skin.
Xu Yao had always known he was handsome. Her grandfather had vetted her fiancé in every aspect before he passed away. But today, it seemed like this was the first time she had been close enough to Ji Zhengqing to realise it. His features were exceptionally striking, and even after having seen so many handsome men in the entertainment industry, he was still unmatched.
“It seems… the air conditioning is on,” Xu Yao said, sliding the wet wipe down to cover Ji Zhengqing’s gaze.
Ji Zhengqing removed the wet wipe from his face and smiled at Xu Yao, “Yes, the air conditioning is on again.”
He then whispered, “Come to my house another day to see the collection.”
The museum had indeed turned the air conditioning back on, but the curator had probably set it to a higher temperature, just enough to make the indoor environment comfortable, so that they could also save electricity.
The lights in the exhibition hall gradually brightened, making the venue feel more spacious.
With the lights turned on, Xu Yao suddenly spotted a golden tree in the center!
“Let’s go take a look.” Xu Yao grabbed Ji Zhengqing’s wrist and pulled him toward the tall golden tree.
This golden tree was estimated to be seven or eight meters high, with branches made of gold growing in all directions, and leaves made of jade.
Was this the legendary “golden branches and jade leaves1“?
Seeing Xu Yao release his hand, Ji Zhengqing stood behind her and said, “This piece should be a replica.”
A replica?
Before Xu Yao could respond, a smiling voice came from not far away, “The young man has a good eye.”
An elegant elderly lady wearing reading glasses approached them, and Xu Yao immediately guessed her identity, “Are you the curator of Guanya Museum?”
The elderly lady nodded with a smile. “Yes, I am the curator.”
She looked at the exhibit with them and said, “It’s true that this is a replica. The genuine piece has long been rented out to another city’s museum for many years now.”
The old curator had originally planned to explain the exhibits to the visitors, but it seemed that wouldn’t be necessary now.
Looking at the exhibit, the elderly lady said in a soft voice, “You should be the last group of visitors to Guanya Museum.”
Tears misted in her eyes that were hidden by the reading glasses, but she forced a smile nevertheless. “It’s an honor to still receive visitors before the museum’s permanent closure.”
This topic felt somewhat melancholic.
Xu Yao knew that while private museums operated independently, the government also provided subsidies for such institutions.
The old curator shared that she had been a conservator in her youth, and some of the collection belonged to her, while others were donations. That was why there weren’t many items in the exhibition hall.
Due to its remote location, the museum had few artifacts on display, with many of the few treasures it had once possessed having been rented out by a shortsighted former curator. As a result, this led to a sharp decline in visitors, with the museum now losing money to the point where they couldn’t even afford to keep the air conditioning running.
These days, there aren’t many people still willing to visit museums.
The elderly lady recalled how the former curator had taken personal collections, leaving only the donated items, and had firmly stated that the Guanya Museum would never thrive.
They were not major collectors, and the items in the museum were not famous enough to attract large crowds.
Although Curator Ke Meiru had been so adamant back then in opposing the former curator taking his previous collections overseas, she still had to succumb to reality.
Xu Yao caught the key phrase in the old curator’s words. “Is the land for this private museum rented?”
The elderly lady nodded, somewhat bewildered by Xu Yao’s question.
Xu Yao looked at Lu Ye not far away. With just a glance, he immediately understood her meaning and walked over.
“Check if this is land owned by the Xu family.”
If it was, then wouldn’t this be their own tenant?
Lu Ye took a moment to quickly check and soon nodded. “It really is.”
Xu Yao’s lips twitched slightly. Just how much did her Xu family ancestors love hoarding land? Turns out this plot of land really did belong to her family.
Truly, the author of this novel was too bold. They were willing to attribute practically anything to the Xu family, just so they could create an aura of wealth for Xu Jing.
Sometimes, when Xu Yao was tired from outings, she would have Lu Ye or He Fan check which of the rental properties belonging to the Xu family she could go directly to rest in.
Xu Jing had now entrusted all of the rental matters of the Xu family’s properties to Xu Yao, so now, all of it was under her management.
Curator Ke Meiru was still quite confused and did not fully understand Xu Yao’s meaning.
A middle-aged man working in the museum excitedly said, “Curator, this seems to be Xu Yao, the super powerful landlady that young people are always talking about! She’s incredibly popular!”
This uncle occasionally browsed short videos and often saw the news circulating about Xu Yao, hearing that she treated her tenants exceptionally well.
However, he had never expected that Guanya Museum would also be on Xu Yao’s land; after all, it was just too exaggerated. Just how much property did this young landlady have?
The old curator looked bewildered. She understood what being popular meant. To keep up with the younger generation, Guanya Museum had also opened their own official Weibo account, frequently posting promotional images and videos of exhibits, though it didn’t seem to be very popular.
“If Xu Yao helps us advertise our museum on Weibo, there’s no way our museum can’t become popular!” the middle-aged uncle whispered to the elderly lady.
However, the old curator showed no signs of happiness; instead, she looked very worried.
She also understood that with this celebrity effect, tourists could still be briefly attracted to their museum. However, the museum’s outstanding collections and artifacts were simply lacking. With museum’s other outstanding pieces having been rented out at a high price to other private museums by that damned former curator, how could their remaining exhibits possibly retain those briefly-attracted tourists?
But the old lady had always regarded these exhibits as her lifelong work, and deep down, she still hoped that more people would come here to learn about the stories behind each collection.
“Were all these pieces restored by you, Old Curator?” Xu Yao asked, pointing at the items inside the display case through the glass.
Since there were no other visitors and seeing that they didn’t seem to mind, the old lady accompanied Xu Yao and the others on their tour.
The old lady glanced at them with a slight smile. “Yes, this piece was donated by a collector. It took me and a few master craftsmen five years to restore it piece by piece.
“When it was first sent here, its beauty was completely unrecognizable. But just look at how beautiful it looks now.”
The old curator could speak about all the exhibits with ease, effortlessly recounting the stories behind them. She had poured her heart and soul into Guanya Museum, and her every word revealed the deep attachment she felt to the museum.
If it weren’t out of necessity, who would choose to shut down their life’s work in their old age?
They wandered around the museum for several hours, and in the end, it was the old curator, Ke Meiru, who personally saw them out.
Xu Yao smiled and said, “I had a great time at the museum today. I hope to come back next time.”
The old lady was a wise and cultured person and was momentarily taken aback upon sensing the deeper meaning behind Xu Yao’s words.
Originally, they had planned to permanently close Guanya Museum a week later.
The old lady smiled and said, “Alright, next time, Grandma Ke will still come and personally explain the meanings behind those pieces to you.”
Xu Yao and the others bid farewell to the old curator. She watched the setting sun cast shadows on the silhouette of their departing car, then turned back to look at the museum, which had returned to its quiet state before, with a cat leisurely licking its fur in front of the building.
The old curator said, “Tell Old Zhou to turn off the air conditioning. We should still save some electricity.”
Indeed, there was now a glimmer of hope. She didn’t want the museum to close down—didn’t want to retire just yet. If she could, she would be willing to stay behind with these cultural relics for as long as possible.
*
A black luxury car sped down the road, with the driver taking them to the restaurant that Ji Zhengqing had reserved in advance.
Ji Zhengqing observed Xu Yao’s profile and suddenly asked, “How about coming to my house tonight?”
Xu Yao was taken aback. The driver in front abruptly hit the brakes, but quickly pretended that nothing had happened.
Rather, the partition in the car was thoughtfully raised by the driver instead.
Xu Yao: “???”
Wait!? Driver, why are you raising the partition all of a sudden?! We’re not planning on doing anything in particular back here!
Ji Zhengqing immediately realized that his words could be easily misinterpreted. He clenched his fist in front of his lips and coughed lightly, saying, “I meant… I still have quite a few artifacts at home. Would you like to come and pick out a few?”
The museum was definitely the hardest tenant for Xu Yao to help. Providing Liu Feiyang with the best swimming facilities was one thing, but what about the museum?
The geographical location was definitely not the main reason for their low tourist traffic!
The main reason was their collection.
It’s one thing for the former curator to be a short-sighted old man with no vision for the future, but the real issue was the lack of rare artifacts to attract tourists.
But as it turns out, his family had quite a few artifacts, with many rare ones too…
Xu Yao looked Ji Zhengqing up and down. “Qingqing, you must be the only child in your family, right?”
Ji Zhengqing nodded.
Xu Yao sighed, “No wonder.”
If he weren’t the only child, he probably would’ve already been beaten to death by his parents and late grandfather by now!
He had quite a few artifacts at home and invited her to pick out a few? Just look at how casually President Ji puts it.
If his grandfather knew about this from the afterlife, would he be aware that this was how his grandson was treating his collection?!
“You are my fiancée. It’s different,” Ji Zhengqing said nonchalantly. “Grandpa would definitely understand me.”
Fiancée = future wife, so they would definitely be family in the future.
Xu Yao had traversed through 999 worlds. Although she had never dated anyone during her missions, the one thing she never lacked was men professing their deep feelings for her. Yet, she had always remained unmoved, like a machine focused solely on completing her tasks.
She was his fiancée, and that made things different. So even if she acted boldly and crossed the line a little, there was nothing wrong with it.
Ji Zhengqing said it as though it were the most natural thing in the world—not some vow carefully considered and spoken only in a solemn setting. The words seemed to lightly stir up something in Xu Yao’s heart, leaving her with an unusual feeling inside.
The car stopped in front of the restaurant, and Ji Zhengqing got out first to open the door for Xu Yao. “We’re here.”
Xu Yao reached out to him, and after a few seconds, Ji Zhengqing offered her his hand. Xu Yao placed her hand in his slightly warm one, and got out of the car.
Xu Yao felt his long fingers, noticed the thin calluses on his fingertips, and sensed the slight sweat in his palm.
Ji Zhengqing held Xu Yao’s hand and led her to the reserved private room.
Ji Zhengqing sat down in front of her and pushed the menu toward Xu Yao, asking her gently, “What would you like to eat?”
After Xu Yao had finished ordering a few dishes, Ji Zhengqing still asked her for her opinion, “Are you really not going to my house to pick out some artifacts?”
Although there are plenty of sheep, it’s rare to see such a proactive fat sheep that willingly lets you fleece it.
Xu Yao didn’t outright refuse. She just said they could talk about it in a few days.
“In a while, there will be a large cultural relic auction in Country E. Are you interested?” Ji Zhengqing skillfully cut his steak and pushed the plate toward Xu Yao, casually extending an invitation for their next date.
“Really? Will there be many of our cultural relics there?”
Having been influenced by his grandfather, Ji Zhengqing was quite knowledgeable about this area. He nodded. “Yes, there might be items that were lost from the Old Summer Palace. Would you like to go see them?”
Xu Yao’s eyes sparkled, and her lips curved into a smile. “Sure.”
As they enjoyed their dinner, Xu Yao found the steak at this restaurant quite delicious and planned to eat a few more bites.
Just then, her phone in her crossbody bag vibrated. Xu Yao glanced at the caller ID and decided to answer the call.
“Sister Yaoyao, I passed! I got my driver’s license!”
The voice of a young boy, filled with joy, came from the other end.
Ji Zhengqing vaguely felt that the voice was familiar.
“Did you get your license? Congratulations, Zhaozhao, that’s so impressive!” Xu Yao generously praised.
After graduating from high school, Han Zhao went to learn how to drive. He has taken the driving test twice now. When he failed the first time, although the instructor hadn’t made any sarcastic remarks, the boy’s spirits had still remained quite low.
He felt like a failure, believing that apart from being able to write some computer programs, he was utterly useless and couldn’t accomplish anything else.
Fortunately, many people, including Xu Yao, continued to encourage him, and during his second attempt at the driving test, he passed with a perfect score of one hundred.
Han Zhao held the freshly minted license in his hands, his cheeks still flushed as he said shyly, “it’s still Sister Yaoyao who’s the best; you’re the one who arranged for me to have such a great driving instructor. By the way, Sister Huang, Brother Zhou, and Brother Tian have all gotten their licenses too.”
Xu Yao now had too many employees to count, and her memories of the Sister Huang, Brother Zhou and Brother Tian Han Zhao mentioned remained vague, only recalling that they were all young people who had been arranged to learn how to drive together.
“I should celebrate with you all.” Xu Yao thought that getting a driver’s license was indeed something worth celebrating.
Xu Yao particularly loved giving out red envelopes, often sending them in the rental team’s WeChat group, and frequently privately messaging outstanding employees with red envelopes.
Han Zhao quickly said, “Sister Yaoyao, you don’t need to give out any red envelopes.”
The other employees who had passed their driving tests felt the same way, as the money for their driving school lessons had all come from Xu Yao, and it felt inappropriate for them to also accept her red envelopes.
Xu Yao agreed, “Giving out too many red envelopes does diminish its novelty over time. Han Zhao, do you all have passports?”
Han Zhao was a bit confused by Xu Yao’s sudden shift from discussing driver’s licenses to passports.
However, he still honestly nodded, “Yes, I do.”
When his parents were still on good terms, they would travel abroad as a family. But ever since his parents divorced when he was in middle school, he hadn’t had the chance to see the world outside again.
Xu Yao said decisively, “If you have passports, then everything will be easier. How about we go to Country E next month?”
Han Zhao and the others, who were left in a state of confusion: “……”
Just because they got their driver’s licenses, their generous landlady boss wanted to reward them with a trip to Country E?
This was a trip abroad!
Xu Yao thought she had come up with a brilliant idea.
Her employees worked hard collecting rent for her, and now, they still had to constantly run around in this sweltering heat. Wasn’t a trip abroad a reasonable reward for them?
Xu Yao told Han Zhao and the others to head home early from the driving test venue, and hung up the phone to continue eating.
“Are you taking your employees to Country E for a vacation?” Ji Zhengqing asked.
Xu Yao winked at him. “Anyway, I’m only going to the cultural relic auction with you, not with them.”
Ji Zhengqing’s lips curved into a smile, and he continued to use the serving chopsticks to pick food for Xu Yao.
Xu Yao clicked her tongue in her heart. See? Her fiancé really was too easy to please.
*
pls do not share this anywhere or u will always stub ur toe when u walk past a door frame !! this translation has been stolen from mioscorner.com, pls only read there i’m begging u :kneels:
“Boris! Boris! Some rich sucker from Asia has written to us!” A middle-aged man with blonde hair and blue eyes read the email carefully, gasping in surprise.
Look what they’d received!
It was an email from Hua Country, and the sender was Xu Yao, who had previously stirred up the global fashion industry.
In the message, she mentioned that she intended to work with a Hua Country plush toy factory called “Fluffy” and hoped to obtain authorization for producing merchandise related to the New Youth Games.
The amount of dollars listed nearly made the middle-aged man short of breath. Everyone had known for centuries that the people of Hua Country had money—what was the difference between this and someone coming and basically handing them money?!
The New Youth Games weren’t as popular as the Olympics. Their level of public attention was far from ideal, and at the moment, only Country E as the host nation seemed truly enthusiastic about it.
The mascot for the New Youth Games had also previously been ridiculed on Facebook for being ugly, with netizens pessimistically predicting that merchandise wouldn’t sell well at all.
And then suddenly, a sucker from Asia appeared, wanting to buy the licensing rights.
If Xu Yao and her team managed to sell the merchandise, according to the licensing contract, they would also be entitled to a small share of the profits.
However, due to the low public attention on the New Youth Games, they had initially hoped to collaborate with a well-known toy factory in an island nation in Asia for licensing rights, but had been rejected.
Now it seemed that going with Xu Yao’s side was also quite good too!
The Western man called Boris waddled over with his beer belly, carefully read through the email, and became so delighted he practically looked ready to float into the air. “Charles, reply to them. Tell them to send over factory samples for inspection. If they meet the standards, we can grant them merchandise licensing rights.”
Unfortunately, they still held some doubts about the quality of products from Hua Country, so they still needed to see the samples before making a decision.
When Xu Yao was sent home by Ji Zhengqing, He Fan quickly approached her and said, “Miss Yaoyao, they replied that they’ll need to see our physical samples before coming to a decision.”
Xu Yao knew that this matter was already more than half successful and asked He Fan to contact Liu Feiyang’s parents to arrange for the samples to be sent.
Ji Zhengqing stared at He Fan and suddenly felt nostalgic for this Assistant He. After all, having a love-brained assistant was not as good as having the lifelong bachelor Assistant He.
He Fan felt a bit nervous under Ji Zhengqing’s gaze and kept repeating, “President Ji, look, my hair has grown! It’s really grown now, almost to several centimeters!”
Ji Zhengqing: “…Congratulations.”
Ji Zhengqing felt a bit uncomfortable. Assistant He possessed extremely high emotional intelligence, meaning this was his silent way of telling him that he would never go back to being his assistant again—otherwise, there was no way for his hair to grow.
Xu Yao thought her fiancé looked a bit pitiful and urged him to go home and rest.
“Also, He Fan, make sure to prepare for our team’s group trip abroad.” Now that they were about to secure the merchandise licensing rights, Xu Yao had another plan in store.
In the rental team’s work group, He Fan suddenly popped up, tagging all members to announce the news.
[He Fan: @everyone Dear colleagues, Miss Yaoyao will be taking you to the New Youth Games in Country E next month to watch the competition as thanks for all your hard work so far. Colleagues who are interested should prepare their passports in advance.]
This was the core group for the team at Xu Yao Rentals, which contained the senior members of the team.
Among them was Li Xiaoli.
She is still working in the urban village of Hai City, but the buildings entrusted to her by Xu Yao have recently increased dramatically. She was no longer just in charge of two buildings in the urban village, but an entire area!
It’s worth noting that Li Xiaoli arrived even earlier than He Fan and is a veteran employee under Xu Yao. Her salary has now risen to over tens of thousands, and she also has several subordinates helping her with her work.
Although she is still living in the urban village, her life is incredibly enjoyable.
Who amongst the netizens doesn’t envy Li Xiaoli’s job? She wakes up naturally every day, checks on the situation after waking up, and is only busy during the few days of the month when she reads the utility meters.
Li Xiaoli is also very satisfied with her current job. Given the generous welfare benefits, she didn’t expect that the overseas trip promised by Xu Yao would actually come true!
The group chat suddenly became extremely lively.
[Passport? I have one! Going to Country E for fun? Great!]
[What kind of competition is the New Youth Games? Is it a large-scale competition? This is the first time I’ve heard of it.]
[Sister Zhou, the New Youth Games is a global competition! I found out that many of our national teams will also be participating. This will be my first time watching a competition live, it should be very interesting. Thank you, Sister Yao!]
[Wahhhhh, do I get to go too? I’ve already lived for over twenty years, yet this is my first time going abroad!]
Seeing everyone discussing the situation so enthusiastically, Xu Yao decided to step in.
[AAAA Professional Rentals Little Xu: If the senior management of this group has no issues with their schedules, they can all go. Additionally, I will probably bring some outstanding employees along. Don’t worry, I will arrange a direct flight to Country E, no layovers!]
Previously, some netizens had complained that Xu Yao’s rental team had benefits as good as a company involved in organ-harvesting. Recently, rumors about organ harvesting have been rampant, and many netizens shared their own experiences online.
One netizen once posted that the company would usually be newly established with excellent benefits. After getting along well with colleagues, the higher-ups would likely announce a collective overseas trip in three months or half a year, only to turn around and sell people to a telecom fraud ring.
The key is that this sort of thing is hard to guard against. Some people’s destinations are not countries where fraud organizations often operate. These employees were taken during layovers, and when they woke up, they found themselves inside a scam ring, unable to call for help.
It’s important to know that the benefits of Xu Yao’s rental team are much better than those of fake organ-harvesting companies.
Xu Yao’s words made many employees chuckle.
Who would dare say that their Sister Yao is involved in organ harvesting?!
Have you ever seen a telecom fraud ring that receives official praise from the authorities?
However, some employees in the group noticed Xu Yao’s wording and were instantly shocked.
[Sister Yao, are you saying that you’ll arrange for a direct flight to Country E? Wait… does that mean you’ll let us take your private jet?]
[I can fly on a private jet? I’ve never even experienced business class in my life, and now, you’re saying I get to first experience the joy of travelling in a private jet?]
That’s Xu Yao’s private jet! Something ordinary employees like them would never even dare to dream of.
Apart from Lu Ye and He Fan, only the respected Old Master Cui Guoqiang could sit on it. Could they also take the boss’s private jet to go abroad to watch a competition?
[AAAA Professional Rentals Little Xu: Yes, that’s the plan so far. However, I don’t have that many private jets, so the other outstanding employees will take a charter flight.]
Xu Yao smiled slightly. Didn’t they say that the New Youth Games weren’t popular enough?
No problem, it just so happens that she is particularly good at marketing. Well, looks like she can only help make this international event popular.
The senior management will take her private jet, while she will charter flights for the other outstanding employees!
What for, you ask?
Of course, it’s to watch the competition, and to cheer for Liu Feiyang, the swimmer from Hua Country! Got a problem with that?
IM GIVING UP ON KEEPING TO WORLDBUILDING wdym u use hua country as fictional but then directly name europe and africa HELP i’m abt to crash out QAQ
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