Chapter 157: Rejecting Ding Xue’s Invitation to Meet the Little Rich Girl

While the employees were out eating, Jiang Qin drove back to the dorm to change clothes.

Although winter doesn’t have the stickiness of summer wearing thick clothes and staying indoors all the time makes sweating inevitable.

Linchuan University’s boiler room had been providing ample heat these past few days the radiators were hot to the touch. As soon as Jiang Qin entered the dorm he felt a sense of spring-like warmth completely different from the temperature in Room 208.

Of course, that stuffy smell was truly unpleasant but it’s the smell of a proper male dormitory.

What does the little rich girl’s dorm smell like?

It should smell as nice as she does right?

No, not necessarily.

Gao Wenhui dries her socks on the radiator so her dorm probably doesn’t smell that great but the little rich girl’s bed must smell nice, that’s indisputable.

“?”

“I must be really tired today.”

“Hehe, thinking about all these things I’m not interested in at all.”

Jiang Qin patted his head and walked into dorm 302 with a blank expression, reaching out to close the door.

Zhou Chao was sitting at the desk reading a novel, Ren Ziqiang was smoking and contemplating life, while Cao Guangyu was curled up in bed chatting away, transferring his burning passion from offline to online.

The three of them maintained absolute silence, each immersed in their own world and unable to extricate themselves, not affecting each other.

If you ask what’s so great about college life, the most wonderful thing is actually this moment – a group of people crammed in a warm room, not having to worry about tomorrow, freely spending their youth. Even if there’s no interaction, if someone wants to talk, they can call out and someone will respond.

“Don’t keep the window closed all the time, let some air in, I can even smell the kimchi!”

Jiang Qin walked in and picked up the mop that had fallen to the ground, casually propping it up in the corner.

Zhou Chao got up and pushed open a crack in the window, turning his head and saying with a smile, “Bro Jiang, your group buying is awesome, it’s how I solved my dinner problem.”

Jiang Qin gave a thumbs up: “Thanks for contributing your precious living expenses to support my business.”

“Bro Jiang, I used it too, for both lunch and dinner!” Ren Ziqiang immediately opened his mouth.

“You’re so cool too, next time don’t use the discount. If you pay full price, I’ll call you Bro Qiang.”

Jiang Qin changed his clothes and shoes. Suddenly, he saw Cao Guangyu raise his head from the bed and stare at him intently: “Old Jiang, can I discuss something with you? I’ve already made plans for Ding Xue to have dinner with her roommates. Can you come with me?”

“No, women will only slow down my money-making speed. Just ask Old Ren to go.”

Jiang Qin responded coldly while tying his shoelaces, his eyes as icy as a handsome male lead.

“Old Ren won’t do, he can’t control the situation. There are two girls in Ding Xue’s dorm who are arrogant and sarcastic. I just want to deflate them a bit!”

Cao Guangyu extended an arm and made a “deflating” gesture, his jade-like arm quite pale.

“Although I admit I’m incredibly handsome, I don’t think I can take the wind out of those girls’ sails.”

Old Cao rolled out of the covers, looking especially excited: “You may not be able to, but your girl can! I just want them to see what a true goddess looks like and not always put on such a condescending air!”

Jiang Qin grinned: “Old Cao, I have no idea who you’re talking about.”

“I saw you two holding hands the other day, even sweeter than me and Ding Xue. Even I reek of the stench of love, so I definitely smelled it on you too.”

“Are you a hellhound?”

Jiang Qin spat at him, thinking that even after getting into a relationship, Old Cao still hadn’t gotten rid of his bad habit of bragging.

Back when the Student Union was selecting new members, Old Cao borrowed his entrance to show off. Later, he even plagiarized his own life story on the forum and almost got exposed by fans in real life.

Now it’s gotten even worse. He actually wants to use the little rich girl’s influence to put his girlfriend’s roommates in their place. What kind of stunt is that?

He felt this kind of thing was neither here nor there, not rising to the level of values, and couldn’t be judged in terms of right or wrong. But he absolutely wouldn’t allow Feng Nanshu to have any more contact with Ding Xue.

The little rich girl was as clean as a blank sheet of paper. As a result of eating one meal with Ding Xue, she even learned how to call guys “gege” with a coquettish tone.

Let it happen again?

Can’t take it, even if Xuanzang came he couldn’t take it.

Back then, when the Queen of the Women’s Country called Xuanzang “Royal Younger Brother”, even he couldn’t help saying “If there is a next life…”

That old Xuanzang is really naughty. He was supposed to be on the path to Buddhahood, yet he still fantasized about a next life. Definitely broke his vows, absolutely.

“Old Jiang, this time it’s not for my own sake!”

Cao Guangyu pulled the blanket up and draped it over himself. His expression suddenly became serious: “Ding Xue’s roommates say very hurtful things, saying that an ordinary girl like Ding Xue can only barely find someone like me. If it were you, could you stand it?”

After hearing this, Jiang Qin couldn’t help frowning: “AreAre the relationships in the girls’ dorms that bad?”

“It depends on the person. Ding Xue has a bad temper so it’s normal for people to talk sarcastically about her. But she definitely doesn’t have bad intentions. Think about it, she’s my girlfriend. I don’t want others badmouthing her like that.”

“Does Ding Xue know about this?”

Jiang Qin found it strange. With Ding Xue’s explosive temper, even if the Bull Demon King came, he’d have to plow two miles of land and hand over his nose ring before leaving.

If she heard about this, she definitely wouldn’t be so forgiving, right?

“Ding Xue definitely doesn’t know. If she knew, she’d slap them right away. University isn’t like high school, getting physical has bigger consequences. I don’t dare tell her, but as a man, I can’t just let them gossip behind her back. After thinking it over, I still need to ask Feng Nanshu for help! She just needs to sit there without saying anything and her aura will crush them!”

Cao Guangyu acted both timid and self-righteous.

“Old Cao, you’re a good man, and you’ve matured. I’m very gratified.”

Jiang Qin affirmed his way of handling it: “If you want me to bring the little rich girl, that’s fine, but you have to promise me one thing.”

Upon hearing there was hope, Cao Guangyu immediately perked up. Playing the sympathy card really works: “Tell me, Old Jiang. I can promise you anything.”

“Don’t let Ding Xue use that coquettish tone. Don’t let her call anyone ‘gege’. And don’t deliberately show affection in front of me and Feng Nanshu. It’s best if Ding Xue beats you up a few times to make me feel better.”

“Old Jiang, you’re so perverted. You like that kind of thing?”

Jiang Qin gave a cold laugh: “If you don’t agree, forget it. Why bother talking nonsense.”

“I agree! As long as you two can come, I guarantee I’ll arrange everything in advance!” Cao Guangyu thumped his chest with a bang.

“Alright then. When?”

“Let’s see when the sun comes out. In this damn weather, Ding Xue doesn’t even want to go out. I’ll call you once I confirm the time.”

After finishing his words, Cao Guangyu pulled the covers and lay back down on the bed in a curled up position.

Jiang Qin turned and left the dorm, driving back to 208.

At this time, the people who went to “Food is Heaven” for dinner had all gradually returned. With full stomachs, everyone was energized.

Thus, the evening marketing officially began.

The gimmick for this wave of marketing was the countdown to the first-day discount event, urging users who hadn’t enjoyed the discount to jump on board immediately.

Opportunities not to be missed, buy now, limited time offer… It’s the dead of winter, aren’t you going to stock up?

Lu Feiyu’s keyboard clacked loudly as he easily churned out various marketing slogans, creating a sense of urgency that the event was about to end.

Jiang Qin watched from behind him, laughing his head off, thinking this kid was a damn marketing genius.

Look at this advertorial, look at this persuasive power! Who would have thought that during the campus beauty contest, he insisted on writing “delicate” for Liu Yiyi and wouldn’t listen to anyone’s advice, saying journalism students must respect objective facts.

“Boss, isn’t this text too exaggerated?”

“It’s not exaggerated. If I was a bit younger, I’d definitely be fooled by you.”

Lu Feiyu froze for a moment, unable to tell if that was praise or criticism.

At the same time, Su Nai coordinated with Lu Feiyu’s marketing and launched a countdown event for the “First Discount Day” on the website homepage.

After a few operations, there was indeed a peak in traffic at 10pm, especially the increase in registrations, which had already exceeded the total for the entire day.

“Boss, I exported today’s data report.”

As the marketing was about to end, Su Nai handed over a form recording today’s registrations and consumption.

The Zhihu forum now has over 40,000 daily active users. Excluding half from the University of Science and Technology, there are still over 20,000 daily active users.

However, the actual number of registrations on the first day of the group buying launch was just a mere 3,000 people. And among these registered users, less than 60% generated consumption data.

So after the “First Discount Day”, marketing activities need to continue, but such big discounts can’t be offered anymore.

Jiang Qin operates a B2C platform, which requires not only consumers but also merchants. For those merchants who need to bear the costs of rent and utilities, selling at cost is no different from losing money.

Occasional promotions are fine, but if this continues long-term, even if he can sustain it, those merchants may not be able to.

Therefore, after the official end of the “First Discount Day”, goods will be discounted and promoted on the basis of restored original prices, but merchants must also be given some profit margin.

“Is the situation optimistic?”

Jiang Qin picked up the cup and took a sip of tea: “It’s still optimistic.”

Dong Wenhao, who was sitting nearby, heard this and froze, then reached out and scratched his head: “So it’s not very optimistic then?”

“Where did you hear that it’s not optimistic?”

“Boss, if the situation was really optimistic, the corner of your mouth should be up to your eyebrows by now.”

Jiang Qin smiled calmly: “What I said was optimistic only for the first day, but we are still far from the final goal. So the corners of my mouth aren’t up for now, and everyone needs to stay calm.”

Upon hearing this, all the employees of 208 immediately straightened their chests: “Understood!”

“Good, you’ve all worked hard. Go back and crawl into your quilts!”

Seeing this scene, Tang Lin’s eyes couldn’t help but look dazed – it’s deadly! He seems even more handsome, is it because he changed clothes?

How can someone get more handsome day by day, is there no law?