Chapter 290: Mother-in-Law’s Impression of Son-in-Law

“President Qin, the young lady’s lost luggage has been found.”

In the early evening, inside a skyscraper next to the Huangpu River, on the top floor office, a young woman sitting behind a desk set down her tea cup and waved her hand lightly.

She wore a black gown, her hair in a high bun, her entire demeanor noble and graceful, her makeup exquisite yet understated, elegant in just the right amount.

Seeing this, the secretary in a tight skirt exited the CEO’s office, gently closing the door behind her, her footsteps gradually fading down the empty corridor.

“Jiang Qin…”

The young woman grabbed the mouse, opened her email, clicked on the contacts, found a name called “Eagle Eye” in the group, and reviewed the historical emails sent from this account.

These emails had no subject or text, but had large attachments. Each was a compressed file that when unzipped contained a folder named “Jiang Qin” followed by a date.

The latest folder was called [Jiang Qin-0601]

It contained all of Jiang Qin’s information from June onward, including his major moves at university, as well as records of all the major events related to the group-buying platform and Zhihu from June to July.

If Boss Jiang were here, he would definitely curse in shock, wondering who was investigating him so thoroughly behind his back.

Actually, it was no one else but the honorary president of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, the president of Azure Investment Company Qin Jingqiu, who was also the second wife of the Feng family, Feng Nanshu’s aunt.

Ever since she heard Feng Nanshu talk in her sleep during last year’s National Day golden week, she knew someone lived in her niece’s heart. So she hired an investigative company to look into it.

The information that came back was very ordinary, just an ordinary person from an ordinary family, with nothing really worth noting. Plus, with Uncle Gong taking care of things on that end, Qin Jingqiu didn’t look further into Jiang Qin’s investigation materials.

However, the investigation company’s services weren’t a one-time thing. Every month they would update a report on Jiang Qin’s activities and email it to her, where it would slowly expire in her inbox.

Until this afternoon, when Feng Nanshu called to say she had come to Shanghai, she thought of Jiang Qin again.

The reason was simple. How dare that little girl travel so far alone? Since she came, someone must have accompanied her.

It definitely couldn’t be family, so it had to be a friend. But that girl seemed to only have one friend.

Therefore, while Qin Jingqiu had people looking for the luggage, she also sent someone to check the hotel. As expected, the person who brought Feng Nanshu turned out to be Jiang Qin.

The first “Star Student” of Linchuan University?

Qin Jingqiu scrolled down, coincidentally catching a glimpse of Jiang Qin’s grades this semester. He really barely scraped by the passing line. Adding up all the subjects, he couldn’t even get one extra point.

This… is a “Star Student”?

The second wife of the Feng family had a look of disbelief. She continued flipping through the attached files, her impression of Jiang Qin jumping back and forth between reliable and unreliable.

Until three minutes later, she suddenly saw the background check information about Zhihu and the group-buying platform. She couldn’t help but reveal an unusual expression. Her scrolling fingers paused and she even furrowed her brow.

She knew Jiang Qin had created a forum in college, because it was mentioned in the investigation materials a year ago.

But to Qin Jingqiu, that could only be seen as a student’s hobby, not something that could be associated with the business realm.

However, this time, the content provided in the investigation materials was completely different. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it was like the difference between clouds and mud.

[Four major campuses jointly promote, group-buying changes university students’ consumption habits]

[Jiang Qin single-handedly facilitates reform of Wanzhong Mall]

[Linchuan young entrepreneur stimulates market economy, promotes industrial upgrading.]

[Predicts the future of internet commerce will be social networks]

Qin Jingqiu downloaded all the attachments that hadn’t expired yet and silently read for a long time, her slender eyebrows slightly raised, her eyes full of surprise.

She had always been very sensitive to entrepreneurial projects. Without this ability, she wouldn’t be in charge of the Feng family’s largest investment company in the country.

And everything Jiang Qin had done along the way, including the operation of the campus beauty pageant, the marketing of the Xitian milk tea shop, the two-pronged approach with the group-buying platform, and the bundled promotion with Wanzhong Mall, all made her gasp in admiration.

In other words, from these dense personal materials, she saw a future as vast as the sea and endless possibilities.

The key was that this person was only nineteen years old.

Qin Jingqiu put herself in his shoes at nineteen and thought about it. She realized that even she might not have the ability to take this platform to this level in such a short time, let alone change the consumption habits of a city.

This was a very difficult thing to do. Even if the strategy was off by one move, the final effect could be vastly different.

What’s going on?

Wasn’t he supposed to be an ordinary person?

It seems my little Nanshu, after some digging, has dug up a treasure?

Right at this moment, footsteps sounded in the corridor outside. The office door was pushed open and a middle-aged man in a suit walked in.

He was very tall with broad shoulders. On his sturdy hand was a ring with three interlocking loops, clearly a match with the one on Qin Jingqiu’s hand.

Wearing matching rings with the second wife of the Feng family, this man was naturally the second master of the Feng family, Feng Nanshu’s uncle Feng Shihua, a man in his forties with a scholarly air about him.

“Jingqiu, have you finished the work at hand? I’ll take you to dinner.”

“It’s done, but I discovered something very interesting. Come take a look at this.”

“?”

Feng Shihua walked behind her and leaned over to look at the computer screen. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Jiang Qin’s information: “Is he here to seek investment from us?”

Qin Jingqiu smiled slightly upon hearing his voice: “Take a closer look.”

“This group-buying platform… it’s quite interesting. It fully covered an entire industrial city in just a year. Wow, it’s a university student start-up project? Wait, freshman year? This college student is only eighteen or nineteen years old?”

Feng Shihua’s gaze also grew increasingly surprised: “This project is not bad. University student start-ups are probably quite short on money. Let’s invest some, use our personal accounts to invest.”

“You want to invest in someone after just a glance? Aren’t you afraid of losing money?” Qin Jingqiu was a bit surprised by her husband’s decisiveness.

“You should understand, in the investment industry at the top level, what we invest in is absolutely not just a project, but more importantly, a person. A person full of endless possibilities.”

Qin Jingqiu picked up her tea cup and took a sip: “Then what do you think of this person?”

Feng Shihua straightened up and was silent for a moment: “Starting a business in university, in an extremely short time, attempting to overturn some established things, and successfully getting started without anyone noticing. I also know people who have had similar experiences. Without exception, they have all become the movers and shakers of their era.”

“So you think he’s very good? Very satisfactory?”

“At least I couldn’t have done it at his age, so I suggest we try investing some.”

After hearing this, Qin Jingqiu smiled: “Too bad, he’s not here for investment. I secretly collected this information.”

Feng Shihua was slightly taken aback, looking very puzzled: “This person is indeed very outstanding and the project is quite promising, but it’s not dazzling to the point of you actively seeking information, right? When did you become so interested in small projects like this?”

“Alright, you caught me. I’m not looking into him because of his start-up project, but because… he is Nanshu’s sweetheart.”

“?”

“Little Nanshu is already a teenager. She really has reached the age when feelings start to blossom.” A hint of adoration flashed in Qin Jingqiu’s eyes.

After a long silence, Feng Shihua lowered his voice: “You investigated? Is he really Nanshu’s boyfriend?”

“Their relationship doesn’t seem to have reached that point yet, but it’s close. Nanshu is probably quite attached to him.”

“Does big brother know about this?”

Qin Jingqiu pursed her lips: “He should know.”

Feng Shihua breathed a sigh of relief: “Then shouldn’t we make an appearance, invite them to a meal or something? After all, I’m the uncle. If I didn’t know, that’s one thing, but now that I know, I can’t pretend not to know. It’s a good opportunity for me to assess his character on Nanshu’s behalf.”

“Didn’t you quite admire him just now?”

“I admire his talent, but you should know, talent and character can never be lumped together. Some people are brimming with talent, but that doesn’t stop them from being full of evil.”

Qin Jingqiu shook her head and scrolled the mouse to the end, where there was an interview about Jiang Qin: “Regretting starting the group-buying platform, not making money, really not making money.”

Feng Shihua narrowed his eyes: “Isn’t this nonsense?”

“It’s not nonsense, but concealing his strengths. He wants to hide the group-buying platform, waiting for the instant payment financial license. Since he has his own ideas and they’re very clear, we can’t interfere too much or it will disrupt his plans.”

“Why do I feel like you have the vibe of a mother-in-law sizing up her son-in-law?”

Qin Jingqiu’s gaze instantly softened: “I raised Nanshu until she was nine, so I’m naturally her mother. No one else has that blessing.”

Feng Shihua was silent for a long time: “Jingqiu, let’s keep this between the two of us. Don’t mention it when we get home. Sister-in-law won’t be happy to hear it.”

“Sister-in-law passed away eighteen years ago. The one who came after doesn’t deserve to be called that by me.”

“Forget it, let’s not continue this topic. Let’s talk about this Jiang Qin. Is he good to Nanshu?”

Qin Jingqiu came back to her senses: “Nanshu is an extremely intelligent yet extremely timid girl. If someone wasn’t good to her, she definitely wouldn’t dare entrust all her trust to him.”

Feng Shihua patted his wife’s shoulder: “Honestly, you’re totally using a mother-in-law’s tone now.”