Jiang Fan was stuffed into the BMW, as it was troublesome for the Raptor to find a parking spot.
Ji Jing drove, Yang Jin sat in the passenger seat, and Jiang Fan and Su Qing sat in the back. Jiang Fan was trembling, not daring to breathe heavily, for fear that these three women would drag him into a grove and beat him up.
"Jiang Fan, I want to congratulate you first. This time, Mr. Qian saw our contract and Tu Xiao's contract. The board doesn't need a meeting to intervene in such a small matter; they can just decide. Should I take you to buy a suit?"
"I have clothes. I bought them last year, and they're still pretty new."
Jiang Fan really didn't want to go. Shopping with women was too difficult. Ji Jing, who was driving, laughed and asked if Jiang Fan's underwear was also from last year. Jiang Fan got angry.
"I'll take it off and put it on your head now."
"Come on! If you don't, you're not a man."
"Tsk! If you want to see me without clothes, just say it."
Jiang Fan and Ji Jing started quarreling again. He seemed to be bad at sweet chatting with girls. Su Qing, sitting beside them, covered her forehead and said weakly,
"Alright, stop arguing. This time, I took Jiang Fan's credit again. Now, the whole company thinks it was me and Tu Xiao who negotiated. I feel a bit guilty. And there's another thing, Jiang Fan! Mr. Qian seems very interested in you. Liu Shengge called me today to ask about you."
"Oh."
Jiang Fan responded carelessly. Ji Jing, who was driving, asked Su Qing curiously what this mysterious chairman looked like. She heard that few people in the company had seen him, but Su Qing didn't answer.
When the car passed a traffic light, Jiang Fan slapped his leg.
"Who? Liu Shengge?"
He just reacted. Su Qing, with a furious face, glared at Jiang Fan and said in a low voice,
"Next time, slap your own leg! Also, take your hand away."
Jiang Fan looked down at his hand on Su Qing's black-silk stocking and smiled awkwardly. Then, instead of taking it away, he even helped Su Qing pull up her short skirt, whispering that her skirt was hiked up. Su Qing couldn't hold her anger anymore. She grabbed Jiang Fan's ear and was about to hit his forehead. Jiang Fan pushed Su Qing's face in terror.
The two of them were fighting in the backseat.
After a few minutes, Su Qing gave up. Jiang Fan sighed and then frowned. He just remembered what Tu Xiao said. This Liu Shengge seemed to be a very dangerous, abnormal, and extreme person. Tu Xiao's advice was a favor, and it was quite credible, but it couldn't be fully trusted. He also had the suspicion of poaching people.
However! He couldn't ignore it. Jiang Fan turned his head and whispered,
"Qingqing, I heard that Liu Shengge is a guy who only cares about interests? He seems to be... unable to... that, right?"
Su Qing looked at Jiang Fan in confusion and shook her head.
"I haven't seen him either. I was one of the students he funded. After graduation, my grades were excellent, so I interned at his other company for three months before coming to Rongyao as the general manager. Now you know why Gao Lvxing wants to get rid of me so much, right? And who told you that he can't do that? Also! If you call me Qingqing again, I'll bite you to death."
Jiang Fan scratched his head and whispered,
"Tu Xiao said so. He said he hasn't seen him either, just heard about it. Isn't Liu Shengge from our city?"
"No, he's from Beijing. If I say Rongyao is just a toy for him, would you believe it? I don't know much about him specifically, but one thing you said is right. He only cares about interests. It should be Gao Lvxing who went to complain. It's not a big deal. Whatever. If he goes too far, I'll just resign and say goodbye to him!"
Although Su Qing said it simply, Jiang Fan didn't dwell too much on this matter. Just having a rough idea was fine.
Ji Jing parked her car on Central Road and ran to buy a portion of fried braised pork. She liked it, and Tang Wan also liked it. Jiang Fan didn't like it much; it was too greasy. Su Qing didn't seem to think much of it and told Jiang Fan that shopping would take a long time, so it was better to eat something first.
Jiang Fan had eaten too much in the afternoon and didn't have much appetite. Ji Jing was a pure foodie. Buying a portion of fried braised pork was not enough. She also bought a portion of takoyaki and walked and ate without caring about her image. At the same time, she handed a bottle of water to Jiang Fan and asked him to hold it.
After entering the mall, Jiang Fan regretted it. These three women were not really buying clothes for him! He was responsible for carrying the bags. Slowly, Ji Jing and Yang Jin got lost, leaving Jiang Fan and Su Qing to wander around the mall.
They didn't go to Rongyao Department Store. Su Qing said she didn't like to buy things from her own company; it felt like a loss.
After work, Su Qing wore a pair of black silk stockings with a logo. Jiang Fan didn't know much about it, but he felt it should be expensive. Her upper body was dressed in a white bum-hugging skirt, looking very gorgeous. Jiang Fan used a black plastic bag to carry Yang Jin and Su Qing's bags.
It was convenient!
Su Qing led Jiang Fan to a store that Jiang Fan didn't recognize. Standing at the entrance, Jiang Fan looked up for a long time but couldn't make out what it was. He could only confirm that it sold women's clothing, the kind that Su Qing liked.
When they entered the store, they found that Su Qing was already surrounded by sales assistants who were enthusiastically introducing each item. Su Qing was also very decisive when buying things; whatever she touched, she would ask the sales assistants to pack it up.
The sales assistants were also very skilled, as if they had not been serving Su Qing for the first time.
Jiang Fan's mouth twitched when he looked at the price tags of the items. Were these all four-digit prices? Although it was normal, it exceeded Jiang Fan's budget. What he could afford was five hundred yuan, from head to toe, from inside to outside.
"As long as the clothes are wearable, that's fine."
"As for shoes, as long as they're comfortable, that's fine."
Jiang Fan saw some discounted winter clothing in the corner, among which a white coat looked quite good to him. The house in his hometown was not like an apartment building, so buying one for his mother would be quite suitable. The original price was just over one thousand yuan, and after the discount, it was just over three hundred yuan.
"Excuse me, do you have this clothes in a smaller size?"
"There's a size chart on it. Check it yourself! Ms. Su, take a look at this set. It suits your temperament very well, and the price is only a little over four thousand yuan."
The saleslady replied to Jiang Fan in a displeased manner and then served Su Qing with a flattering attitude. Ms. Su was their cash cow. As long as Ms. Su came once, they would have a good month.
Jiang Fan understood and didn't get angry. After careful consideration, he thought that since people wear more layers of clothing in winter, it shouldn't be too big. He could wear it both inside and outside the house, and it wouldn't be a problem. Someday, when he had time, he could take his mother to buy some better clothes.
"Hello, can you help me pack this up?"
Jiang Fan spoke to the saleslady again. This time, several salesladies didn't even turn around and continued to compete to introduce products to Su Qing. Jiang Fan thought they didn't hear him, so he said again,
"Hello, can you help me pack this up? I want to buy this clothes."
This time, there was a response, but there was no sound. Instead, a paper bag was thrown over. Jiang Fan looked at the bag at his feet and then at the salesladies in the store. He smiled faintly, turned around, and left the store. He was too lazy to argue with women. He also understood that they were all trying to earn money, so there was no need to quarrel. He could just not buy it.
Su Qing, who was looking at the clothes, stopped what she was doing, frowned slightly as she watched Jiang Fan's back walking out of the store, and then glanced at the white coat for middle-aged people. Su Qing sighed.
"I don't want it anymore."
"Okay, Ms. Su. Then let's see this..."
"I said I don't want any of them!"
Su Qing suddenly burst out in a rebuke. All the salesladies and the store manager in the store were stunned. They didn't know where they had offended this cash cow. Su Qing pushed away the saleslady in front of her and looked at the back standing by the railing. She was not in a good mood.
At this time, the store manager asked softly where she was dissatisfied.
Su Qing said calmly,
"He's not happy."
After speaking, Su Qing walked out of the store, gently took Jiang Fan's arm, and smiled lightly.
"Let's not come to this store anymore, okay, my great general Jiang?"
The store manager and the salesladies heard this sentence clearly. They never expected that this unremarkable man, whose whole outfit didn't exceed five hundred yuan, and who was choosing discounted items, was with Ms. Su. They also knew that they had made a mistake.
The store manager picked up the clothes that Su Qing had chosen just now and the white coat and ran to catch up with Su Qing. No matter how she called and begged behind her, Su Qing never turned back. She told Jiang Fan softly,
"Do you feel sorry for them?"
Jiang Fan smiled and nodded.
"Maybe in the future, but not now."
"Just forget about it tomorrow. Let's go! Let's go find Ji Jing and Yang Jin. They went to pick clothes for you. They were worried that you wouldn't want the expensive ones, so they didn't let you follow them."
Su Qing had never let go of Jiang Fan's arm.
The store manager behind them looked at the distant backs and took out her phone to make a call.
"Manager, I want to resign."