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    “Old Jiang when did you start praying to Buddha?”

    “What’s good about praying to Buddha? Does the Buddha wear silk stockings too?”

    “?”

    Jiang Qin calmly puts down his wine glass his mind recalling last night in room 207 locking the door kneading Feng Nanshu’s snow-white feet in his arms while absorbing knowledge.

    You really have to admire some education experts’ research results.

    The efficiency of joyful learning really is the highest.

    Because the human body has a kind of memory conduction substance that is stimulated by joy and is closely related to the brain’s central system when nerve cells are highly excited memory is also multiplied not only accelerating the learning progress but also stabilizing memory.

    Jiang Qin feels he’s not the kind of genius with photographic memory the only reason he can have today’s dazzling achievements is finding the right way and method.

    Cao Guangyu’s face is green with envy.

    Damn it he didn’t fail and still wants to scam me for a meal? What an animal!

    Can’t stay in 302 anymore apply to change dorms after winter break there’s a dog inside!

    Jiang Qin pats his shoulder signaling him not to worry then feels a buzzing vibration so takes out his phone from his pocket.

    “Brother walk me.”

    “No walking.”

    “About to go on break want to walk.”

    “But I’m currently at a class gathering how about you come to 208 to find me in an hour?”

    “Okay.”

    Jiang Qin tucks his phone into his pocket hurriedly eating a couple more bites.

    When this farewell meal is over Song Qingqing Jian Chun and them suggest going to karaoke there’s a KTV not far from the school although the facilities aren’t great because of the short distance it still attracts a lot of people usually.

    Old Lü waves his hand indicating he’s not going.

    Year-end meetings big and small are piling up various reports also need to be written finding time to eat a meal is already very difficult.

    Seeing Old Lü refuse Jiang Qin also says he’s not going he still has to return to 208 in the afternoon to make holiday arrangements.

    The delivery business of the group-buy officially suspended at noon today after collecting their wages all part-time delivery staff stopped taking orders.

    But although the group-buy is closing the forum still needs to continue operating because there will definitely be many students using the forum during the winter break especially Old Cao feeling uncomfortable all over if he doesn’t go online to show off for a day.

    In this situation the people in 208 only need to take turns acting as moderators for a day and can easily get through the whole vacation.

    “The group-buy business is suspended?”

    Jiang Qin arrives at 208 the team members have already arrived early currently chatting while waiting for him the whole room is warm and cozy the windows fogged up a cheerful and peaceful scene.

    “After completing the noon orders it officially stopped the delivery staff wages have all been settled and the New Year red envelopes have also been distributed this is the registration form.”

    Wei Lanlan hands over two forms Jiang Qin takes a look and nods satisfied.

    “Tan Qing how is the settlement of payments from each merchant?”

    “The pedestrian street and the Academy Supermarket have settled only Wanzhong Mall hasn’t settled yet.”

    “No problem they have a lot of money and don’t care about this little bit let’s talk about it after the New Year maybe I’ll pay New Year’s greetings to Old He and he’ll take the payment as a New Year’s gift after all I’m his junior brother.”

    Jiang Qin believes in the idea of accumulating leverage he has already pre-dug a hole for He Yijun to lie in when wishing him a happy New Year.

    Next he holds a year-end summary meeting with everyone in 208.

    The keyword for ’08 is “start” the keyword for ’09 is “take off.”

    So there’s a lot of preparation to be done during the winter break everyone needs to adapt in advance before entering that state.

    The marketing team needs to do some background investigation work based on the business cards Jiang Qin brought to figure out the social connections and quirks of the big shots in Linchuan’s business circles.

    The content team needs to plan new topics to warm up for next year’s group-buy store visits.

    The tech team is relatively more relaxed maintaining the website optimizing it ensuring the forum’s stability.

    Lu Xuemei’s publicity team is the most relaxed because as operations slow down there’s basically no need for design.

    After arranging the preparation work each team needs to do Jiang Qin breathes out preparing to deliver a long speech of gratitude to enhance the team’s cohesion.

    It’s the holidays it’s the New Year everyone has been working hard towards the same goal for so long it’s time for some sentimentality.

    He drafted this thank-you speech last night 4000 characters of content plus his cadenced boss tone it will take about half an hour it will definitely move these pure and foolish college students to tears.

    But the next second there is a pitter-patter sound outside the door.

    Feng Nanshu arrives at the door of 208 looking inside with her clear eyes her gentle gaze very accurately finding Jiang Qin.

    But perhaps because she sees everyone is in a meeting she doesn’t enter obediently stopping at the doorway seemingly planning to come in after the meeting ends.

    Jiang Qin seeing her coughs clasping his hands together.

    “I’m not like other bosses I’m not good at being sentimental.”

    “Of course I also especially dislike using some long-winded thank-you speeches to waste everyone’s time that’s something only low-level and vulgar bosses would do.”

    “Let our thousands of words be summed up in one sentence wishing everyone a happy holiday dismissed!”

    Hearing this the entire 208 erupts in applause.

    They have been students for so long the thing they hate most is leaders’ speeches all irrelevant points if you don’t pretend to listen attentively it won’t do in comparison their own boss is great considering his employees in everything!

    “Woohoo the boss finally did something decent!”

    Su Nai excitedly shouts immediately shouldering her backpack pulling her suitcase whooshing out of the office exchanging a few words with the boss’s girlfriend rushing to the train station to catch her train.

    “Fuck how can this female programmer talk like this?”

    Jiang Qin grumbles rubbing Feng Nanshu’s little hand instructing everyone to unplug all the outlets that need to be unplugged.

    The others aren’t as extreme as Su Nai buying a train ticket that’s nearly impossible to catch each time seeking that thrill of sprinting in the station but they are all homesick moving quickly to unplug outlets tidy personal belongings and leave.

    Only Lu Feiyu remains motionless playing spider solitaire with flying hands.

    “Old Lu aren’t you going home?”

    “My home is local no hurry you go first Dong-ge see you next year.”

    Dong Wenhao glances at the good friends holding hands thinking see you next year my ass the boss wants to clear out the place to be lovey-dovey with the boss’s girlfriend can’t you see?

    This kid where did his EQ go?

    So he forcefully pulls up Lu Feiyu’s arm dragging him up from the chair.

    “Dong-ge why are you pulling me?”

    “I’m going to the train station with a lot of luggage I’ll have to trouble you to help me carry it.”

    “Okay boss I’m leaving first don’t miss me too much!” Lu Feiyu still can’t help waving as he’s dragged out of the office.

    Dong Wenhao facepalms covering Lu Feiyu’s mouth smiling and saying goodbye to the boss’s girlfriend turning and disappearing around the corner of the entrepreneurship base’s stairs.

    Looking at the office that has emptied out Jiang Qin feels a bit sentimental.

    In September this place was still empty and messy but now it has taken initial shape every blade of grass every tree every brick and tile he personally wrested with all his wits from Dean Zhang and Director Yan was it easy?

    “Little rich girl when are you leaving?”

    “I’m leaving tomorrow.”

    “What a coincidence I’m also leaving tomorrow then there’s no rush let’s go to 207 to watch a movie.”

    Feng Nanshu’s eyes sparkle obediently letting him hold her hand to 207 locking the door and watching Hachiko they didn’t have time to watch on Christmas Eve.

    Japan indeed has a way with sentimentality not only is the Akita dog cute they also intentionally arrange a heart-wrenching plot a movie later even the little rich girl is a bit sad.

    “Jiang Qin I also want to get a dog.”

    Jiang Qin leans on the sofa shaking his head: “The dorm doesn’t allow pets the auntie will spank you if she sees at that time I won’t stop her.”

    Feng Nanshu is stunned for a while: “Pick one up at school raise it here.”

    “Let’s talk about it after the break raising a dog is a lot of trouble you need to find time to walk it every day if you don’t walk it long enough it won’t do some dogs are very energetic if you don’t walk them until they’re tired they’ll easily tear up the house…”

    “?”

    Feng Nanshu looks at him blankly thinking she must get a dog when she comes back from break.

    Jiang Qin glances at the time it’s already past 4 pm he also needs to go to Xitian to close up shop for the break and give them New Year red envelopes at the same time.

    No need for Gao Wenhui fuck teaching nonsense in the dorm every day as if the world will fall apart if she doesn’t she successfully had all her wages deducted estimated that she’ll have to be a slave for ten years before regaining freedom.

    “Jiang Qin my socks are gone again.” Feng Nanshu looks at him with shining eyes.

    “Don’t move sit obediently I’ll find them for you.”

    Jiang Qin gets up lifts the blanket finds a pair of cotton socks behind his butt puts them on her snow-white jade feet puts on her shoes zips them up holding her hand to the front square.

    Checking accounts clearing out goods pulling the electrical switches locking the doors.

    Hu Xin as the current store manager carefully handles all matters before leaving Jiang Qin stuffs a red envelope into her hands.

    Gao Wenhui watches from the side drooling: “Jiang Qin where’s my red envelope?”

    “Deducted.”

    “Why?”

    “Why you know in your heart.”

    Gao Wenhui blankly looks at Feng Nanshu only to see the little rich girl take a deep breath pretending to be silly pitter-pattering after Jiang Qin.

    Early the next morning most of the students have already left the school Zhou Chao who lives the farthest away is again the first to leave with his big and small bags wanting to cry but having no tears.

    Cao Guangyu and Ren Ziqiang also leave one after another only Jiang Qin is left in the dorm.

    After breakfast when the sun is high Jiang Qin comes to the female dorm of the School of Finance giving Gao Wenhui her deducted red envelope warning her not to teach nonsense in the future then sending the little rich girl to Cuizhu Garden Community across from the school.

    Uncle Gong has already started the car waiting seeing Jiang Qin come over immediately puts down that book Overbearing Son-in-law in the City he was holding.

    “Young Master Jiang are you coming with us?”

    “I still have some things to do in Linchuan you take the little rich girl back first.”

    Chapter Summary

    Jiang Qin attends a class gathering before winter break. He avoids giving a long sentimental speech, efficiently wrapping up the group-buy and forum business with his team. Feng Nanshu wants to get a dog after watching a movie together. Jiang Qin distributes red envelopes to employees except Gao Wenhui. He sees off Feng Nanshu who is returning home for the break while he stays behind in Linchuan.

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