74: Is this a proper bike ride?

Compared to the cafe manager, Luo Jinglan still favored the doctor and the teacher the most.

In the local matchmaking market, these two professions were absolute trump cards!

After all, who doesn't have a day where they fall ill? And who doesn't need to educate the next generation?

The professional characteristics of these two have been considered superior since ancient times!

What's more, both of these young women are quite good-looking.

"Alright, let's set it for the night after tomorrow."

Chen Qiu nodded.

Luo Jinglan immediately patted Chen Qiu's arm earnestly.

"You really need to put some effort into this. She's a tenured teacher. If you can marry a teacher, it'll be twice as easy to raise children in the future!"

Chen Qiu nodded with a wry smile.

That might be true, but he was afraid she'd end up treating him like a child too...

However, if Chen Qiu remembered correctly, that elementary school teacher was only 24 years old and had only been working for two years.

She shouldn't have developed that overbearing, habitual tendency to lecture others yet.

Parked on the concrete courtyard in front of Chen Qiu's house were three cars: a volvo xc90, an Audi Horch, and a Xiaomi SU7.

It was fortunate that the original homestead was large enough and the courtyard at the entrance was wide; otherwise, these cars would have to be parked on the road outside.

And the sight of these three cars gathered together would make anyone from the village who passed by click their tongue in wonder.

Then Chen Zhide would always appear at the crucial moment: "How did you know my son bought me a new car?"

"Looking at this setup, your dad's tail is about to reach the sky."

"Several families have asked me to borrow money these past few days..."

Luo Jinglan and Chen Qiu were eating sunflower seeds, with expressions of happy annoyance on their faces.

"Oh right, Mom, let me transfer one million to you. Buy whatever you need."

"No, no, we can't possibly spend that much money!"

Luo Jinglan was startled by this.

If you gave her one hundred thousand, she could be happy all day, but giving her one million made her a bit anxious.

She was afraid of getting scammed one day.

"Didn't you and Xu Jia open another company? You guys should use the money first. It's useless sitting with us!"

Luo Jinglan refused.

"Mom, the company Xu Jia and I opened is small; it doesn't cost much!"

"Then keep it for emergencies. What would we do with one million? It's too much!"

"Just save it. Put it in a fixed deposit; no one can steal it, and you'll get some interest!"

Chen Qiu's words made Luo Jinglan a bit tempted.

Her biggest habit in life was saving money!

In Luo Jinglan's view, saving money was the only way for poor people to hedge against risks!

She was also a bit worried; although her son was doing well now, there was no business that didn't risk losses!

The larger the business, the more you could lose!

If she could save one million for Chen Qiu, then if something went wrong in the future, she could provide him with a safety net!

Thinking of this, Luo Jinglan finally agreed.

Chen Qiu immediately transferred 1.2 million to her.

"Wasn't it one million?"

"Don't put the remaining two hundred thousand in a fixed deposit; keep it for emergencies!"

Chen Qiu laughed.

Looking at the string of zeros in the bank text message, Luo Jinglan's breathing became slightly heavier.

Before, just hearing how much savings Chen Qiu had, she felt nothing but shock and joy.

Now that she had so much money in her own account, Luo Jinglan felt more nervous than anything!

"I'm going to the bank to deposit it right now!"

Luo Jinglan stood up, clutching her phone.

"Mom, you can also set up a fixed deposit using the mobile banking app."

"No, that's not very safe!"

Luo Jinglan shook her head.

"It's safer to have it in a passbook; you can see and touch it!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiu let her be.

Every generation has its own logic of thinking; there's no need to force parents to adapt to the times.

As long as they have peace of mind, that's all that matters.

Afterwards, Luo Jinglan dragged Chen Zhide to the bank.

Chen Qiu shook his head.

Once the house in the city was renovated, he planned to have his parents stop working after the New Year.

If they couldn't stand being idle, he would give them a shop to busy themselves with.

It didn't require rent anyway, so they couldn't lose much money.

At this moment, Chen Qiu received a message.

Zhang Mantong: Brother Chen, want to go cycling?

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A picture followed immediately after.

A beautiful blonde woman in a tight cycling suit was hunched over her bike in an aerodynamic posture, her incredibly curved buttocks raised high, smooth and voluptuous!

Is this serious cycling?

Chen Qiu sternly criticized Zhang Mantong, then replied.

"Let's ride!"

...

Culture and Tourism Bureau!

Shao Shushuang was helping a colleague with work.

Soon after, she stood up with a document and handed it to that male colleague.

"Brother Qi, I've finished this part for you. Take a look."

The man called Brother Qi was in his forties; he smiled broadly after taking the document Shao Shushuang handed him.

"Little Shao, does your ability even need checking? Thanks."

"It's nothing, Brother Qi, we're all colleagues."

Shao Shushuang said with a light smile, then turned and returned to her workstation.

The faint, alluring fragrance carried by her flowing hair made Qi Jingfu's heart itch, and he felt as if the document Shao Shushuang had just handed him carried a scent of its own.

"Sigh, Little Shao is really hardworking..."

He shook his head and sighed softly.

There aren't many girls like Shao Shushuang who are both beautiful and understand how to manage interpersonal relationships!

Since that night, everyone else in the bureau had started to distance themselves from Shao Shushuang, more or less.

Yet, not only did this young woman not express any resentment, but over the past two days, she had been even more enthusiastic, serving tea and water, and helping with miscellaneous tasks.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone who is smiling at you!

Especially when she is a stunning beauty?

After these actions by Shao Shushuang, the relationship between everyone in the bureau and her seemed to have returned to normal.

But Qi Jingfu understood that they were merely grains of sand following the tide.

The most important thing was the attitude of the leadership!

No matter how well Shao Shushuang managed her relationships with them, if the leadership wasn't pleased, everything was just smoke and mirrors, ready to dissipate with a single breath!

"Looking at Director He's attitude, it seems it still hasn't changed much..."

Qi Jingfu glanced at Shao Shushuang's tall back and secretly felt sorry for her.

The officialdom is like walking on thin ice; you never know when you might accidentally offend some big shot and have your career ruined for life.

After work.

Shao Shushuang said goodbye to everyone with a natural expression.

A message from Huang Jun popped up on her phone.

"General Manager Chen didn't come to the company today; I heard he's on vacation?"

Chen Qiu is on vacation?

Shao Shushuang's eyes narrowed slightly behind her glasses.

She found Chen Qiu's WeChat, and the few messages she had sent him were still unanswered.

With her finger hovering over the voice call button, Shao Shushuang took a deep breath, feeling a bit nervous.

After chatting with Zhang Mantong, she had also consulted an online female blogger who was an expert in workplace, leadership, and even male psychology.

The answer she got was to take the initiative!

It couldn't get any worse than it was now, and anyway, it wasn't possible for her to be fired!

Taking the initiative still offered a glimmer of hope; waiting for the other party to respond would be waiting indefinitely!

At worst, she would just take the exam for another place!

With this determination, Shao Shushuang pressed the voice call button.

The ringtone rang for over ten seconds, and Shao Shushuang's heartbeat accelerated until it was deafening.

Calling someone of higher status without a specific reason easily offends them.

But Shao Shushuang had no other choice.

The moment the voice call connected, Shao Shushuang's palms broke into a sweat.

"G-General Manager Chen, are you busy right now?"

On the other side of the phone, there was a noticeable sound of breathing, and then Chen Qiu's voice was heard.

"Hoo... I'm cycling!"