Chapter 258: Even Internet Trolls Can’t Compare to This Warm-Hearted Guy

As dusk fell, the mountains were blanketed by the night sky, and the world fell silent except for the chirping of insects.

The students of Financial Class 3 were busy preparing for the bonfire party in the hazy evening light.

Ren Ziqiang had originally planned to show off his culinary skills and make a sumptuous feast for everyone. However, Jiang Tian had ordered a self-service barbecue. Hearing Ren Ziqiang brag about his cooking abilities, Jiang Tian thought for a moment and then assigned him the task of sprinkling chili powder, despite his belly full of culinary talent.

“Ren Ziqiang, since your cooking skills are so good, you must be able to sprinkle it evenly, right?”

“…”

After hearing this, Old Ren was dumbfounded, thinking good cooking skills are no match for abs after all.

If only I had listened to Brother Jiang earlier and developed my abs in advance, I could have been more sexy while sprinkling the chili powder…

“Brother Jiang, do you eat spicy food?”

“Go light on it.”

“What about your girl?”

Feng Nanshu turned her head quickly, “His girl eats spicy.”

Soon, the ingredients and tools were neatly arranged. The large barbecue grill was filled with glowing red charcoal and covered with a wire mesh.

Everyone began taking ingredients from the plates, placing mutton, beef and pork belly on the grill. The grease dripped onto the charcoal, instantly creating a sizzling sound.

Sometimes when too much grease dripped, the grill would even flare up with crackling flames, causing the surrounding girls to exclaim in surprise.

The appeal of barbecue lies in the atmosphere, especially when grilling it yourself, the ambiance is even stronger.

As everyone waited for the food to cook, the sky turned completely dark and stars gradually appeared in the night sky.

Jiang Qin was sprawled on a chair, leaning against the backrest with a can of beer in hand, drinking while listening to the people around him chatting.

“Actually, barbecue isn’t a good choice. Not only is it not filling, it’s also expensive.”

“Like this skewer of meat, it’s not even 50 grams. Mutton costs 12 yuan a jin, which can make about 30 skewers, but the boss dares to sell them for 1 yuan each. It’s a ripoff.”

Zhuang Chen kept blathering on to Jian Chun beside him, either to show off his math skills or to demonstrate his mature worldliness.

As soon as he said this, Jiang Tian’s expression obviously turned unpleasant.

The point of coming to a farmhouse is to experience a carefree getaway. Eating barbecue outdoors is part of this experience.

Simply put, you can eat your fill anywhere. For college students out to have fun, there’s no need to be so concerned about cost-effectiveness in a place like this. As long as it’s enjoyable, that’s all that matters.

After a while, when the vegetables started coming out, Zhuang Chen put on an expression as if he had seen through everything and kept rambling on.

“If meat has more than 50% profit, then potato and eggplant dishes are even more lucrative. How much does a plate of spicy shredded potatoes cost? Tsk tsk…”

“I bet the boss of this farmhouse earns even more than Jiang Qin.”

Zhuang Chen’s state of mind was quite complex. As a warm guy, saying these things wasn’t his original intention, but he wanted to imitate Jiang Qin and talk about economic interests, thinking it would make him seem more mature.

However, he still couldn’t quite grasp certain points.

If Jiang Qin were to say this, he would only curse the boss for being too greedy. He definitely wouldn’t say Jiang Tian chose poorly. Selling things at high prices is the business owner being unscrupulous, what does it have to do with the person buying?

Many people are like this now, unable to discern the main point of contention. They can’t even troll properly.

Putting it another way, even if you don’t mean it that way, the listeners will definitely feel uncomfortable. So during the whole process, no one paid him any attention. Even Jian Chun pretended not to hear.

But Zhuang Chen was a bit addicted, greatly enjoying the feeling of everyone not talking and focusing on “listening to him”. So he started criticizing the chili skins and fish tofu.

By the time the waiter brought out the sliced steamed buns, his sarcastic remarks reached a climax.

“Old Zhuang is so right. You don’t realize it until you do the math. It’s still more cost-effective to eat family-style dishes.”

Zhang Guangxu couldn’t let Zhuang Chen show off alone and couldn’t help but chime in, feeling quite proud of himself.

Jiang Qin listened with amusement, thinking these two clowns were truly awesome. Indeed, where there’s a sleeping dragon there must be a young phoenix.

Then he reached out, picked up a skewer of grilled peppers and fed it to Feng Nanshu, making the little rich girl pant and stick out her tongue from the spiciness.

“Old Ren is really sincere, even sprinkling red chili powder on green peppers?”

Jiang Qin quickly passed the beer over, helping the little rich girl drink a sip to relieve the spiciness.

Just then, the owner of the farmhouse, Mr. Huang, hurriedly ran out from the house. After scanning the courtyard, his gaze instantly locked onto Jiang Qin.

He had carefully studied the group-buy app that afternoon and was stunned by its simple yet hugely profitable online sales model.

Especially after seeing a small store in a remote location could sell thousands of orders a day, he immediately couldn’t wait to rush over and sign a contract with Jiang Qin.

You have to know, the western suburb farmhouse specializes in all-inclusive service, covering lodging, dining and activities. One more customer means a lot more profit for them. In his eyes, Jiang Qin was like a living god of wealth.

“Boss Jiang, I’ve made up my mind. I want to join the group-buy app!”

“Great, welcome Boss Huang. But I don’t have the contract with me. How about this, I’ll give you my secretary’s number. When you have time, give her a call and she’ll arrange for someone to handle your contract signing and onboarding.”

Jiang Qin took out his phone and gave him Wei Lanlan’s number.

After exchanging numbers, Zhuang Chen was still blabbering on the other side. Seeing this, Jiang Qin whispered something in Boss Huang’s ear. Boss Huang frowned slightly and then readily nodded.

“Zhuang Chen isn’t wrong. Barbecue indeed isn’t very cost-effective.” Jiang Qin suddenly spoke up to the crowd.

Zhuang Chen was startled by this, not understanding why Jiang Qin would support him like this. But before he could react, the second half of the sentence came out of Jiang Qin’s mouth.

“But tonight, everyone can eat as much as you want, because all the ingredients are on the house.”

In the firelight, Jiang Qin looked like he had a halo, holding a soda can and casually saying a line.

Actually, just as Zhuang Chen said, the cost of barbecue ingredients is really not high, and you even grill it yourself without any labor cost. So comping the meal was just a small gesture for Boss Huang.

As soon as he finished speaking, cheers erupted from the men and women at the scene. Only Zhuang Chen, ever clearheaded, stiffened his face, the corners of his mouth twitching.

He criticized this and that as being expensive just to show his maturity, but ended up becoming a foil for Jiang Qin’s “it’s on me” line.

“Brother Jiang is truly awesome. If I were a girl, I’d fall for him too.”

Ren Ziqiang couldn’t help sighing in admiration as he circled around sprinkling chili powder.

Just then, Jian Chun couldn’t help but ask, “Jiang Qin, did that boss agree to partner with you?”

“Yeah, the western suburb farmhouse will be joining the group-buy app later on. When the time comes, we’ll launch some discount coupons. You guys can help promote it when you have a chance.”

Jiang Qin reached for the soda can, about to take a sip, but froze when he picked it up. He shook it. Empty. And the little rich girl beside him was already starting to flush.

At the same time, the accompanying “family members” couldn’t help being stunned for a moment, then started whispering.

The group-buy app is his?

That group-buy app that has captured all the dining, lifestyle and entertainment business at the four major universities?

They couldn’t help feeling their scalps go a bit numb, thinking no wonder during lunch, the three prettiest girls in Finance Class 3 were all fighting to pass him pancakes. This guy’s halo doesn’t come from his looks, it’s a fricking superpower!

It’s a good thing Jiang Qin didn’t hear, otherwise he would definitely curse them out.

Who says I don’t have good looks? Look how enchanted Feng Nanshu is, her little feet have gone weak!

During this process, Ren Ziqiang, in charge of sprinkling chili powder, had already circled around who knows how many times. This time he stopped again by Jiang Qin and Feng Nanshu.

“Ren Ziqiang, Jiang Qin’s girl still wants more spicy.” The little rich girl said softly.

“?”

Ren Ziqiang froze for a second, reacting five seconds later. He reached out and sprinkled a spoonful of chili powder on the skewers in front of them.

After 9pm, the barbecue party ended and everyone moved indoors. Some continued their card games from noon, while others started playing truth or dare.

Jiang Qin took this chance to go back to the room and change clothes. After all, eating barbecue left the smell of grease all over, which was very uncomfortable. But when he came back out, he saw Ding Xue leaning by the window, chatting with Feng Nanshu.

Facing the pressure of graduate school entrance exams, Ding Xue had hardly played at all this trip. Other than flirting with Cao Guangyu, she had zero interaction with anyone else.

Jiang Qin had already let his guard down, thinking Ding Xue probably wasn’t in the mood to teach Feng Nanshu how to act spoiled.

But now, the little rich girl’s red lips were parted, as if she had learned something good. Her lashes fluttered, her beautiful eyes full of bright light.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Qin panicked. He immediately put on a stern face, walked over and shielded the little rich girl behind him, looking very wary.

“What are you doing? I’m not going to eat anyone!” Ding Xue felt bewildered.

“Don’t corrupt my little rich girl.”

Jiang Qin called out towards the end of the hallway, “Old Cao, hurry and take your girlfriend away, quickly. This woman is too dangerous!”

Ding Xue was pulled to the side by Cao Guangyu, looking very puzzled, “I don’t seem to have done anything? How am I dangerous?”

“Last time at the dinner gathering, you called me ‘big brother’ and told me to feed you. Feng Nanshu learned it all. Now she acts spoiled every day. Jiang Qin is so annoyed but can’t resist no matter how hard he tries.”

“He’s such a big boss but is afraid of this? Too funny.”

Cao Guangyu smacked his lips, “That jerk Old Jiang basically has no weaknesses. But as soon as it involves Feng Nanshu, he can’t handle it. This is called a small thing toppling a big thing.”

Ding Xue glanced back at Jiang Qin and Feng Nanshu whispering, “A relationship can develop like this?”

“I’m telling you Ding Xue, you better not teach that coquettish voice technique to Feng Nanshu. Otherwise, my living expenses this semester will definitely be swindled dry.”

“When the hell did I ever act coquettish? I’m just infinitely, ridiculously adorable to begin with. Do you have a death wish?”

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