Chapter 626: Chapter 617: Ding Qiang Wants to Start a Business (Part 1)

Anyway, Shen Yi was made completely red-faced by the two, one saying this, the other saying that. Yet, wanting to erupt in anger, she found it impossible. Mainly because Su Qing wasn’t saying anything explicit.

If she acted too fiercely, it might be like admitting it herself, isn’t that like giving herself away?

"Yes... yes, indeed, I’ll definitely stop him from drinking at the office in the future. Drinking causes problems, don’t drink at work, drink after work!" Shen Yi finally gritted her molars, glaring at him and saying this.

From time to time, using her eyes to motion him to shut up, eventually Su Qing felt the atmosphere was just about right. If he said any more, Shen Yi, this little aunt, might really get angry with embarrassment.

After all, even though she’s made some progress lately, her skin is still quite thin. Moreover, among the people present, one is a big man with a very thick skin, the other is a seasoned person; how could she compare?

Seeing Su Qing return to the kitchen to keep busy, only then did Wen Nanqing pull Shen Yi to sit on the balcony, laughing softly and saying: "Tsk tsk tsk, you’d say you’ve found an average-condition brother, you’re the boss outside; he’s at home, nothing bad about it. But little Su is now a big boss worth billions, and he still personally cooks for you, your face is really big. Indeed, it’s now popular to have this sister-brother relationship. I think little Su is totally under your control!"

Hearing this, even though Shen Yi rolled her eyes at her, she still smiled and said: "What’s all this about controlling, we just find this way of getting along more comfortable."

Thinking of that old friend, Shen Yi couldn’t help but spit in her heart, control? It’s good enough that she herself isn’t controlled.

"That’s true, young people like us looking for a partner, isn’t it all about this? Naturally, choose what feels comfortable, they’re drinking in the office; how can it not be comfortable? But do be careful not to let little Su drink too much and create a scene in the office." The landlady covered her mouth and chuckled. Even though her words were impeccable, the teasing hidden in her eyes was obvious. Shen Yi could see very clearly, how could she not understand what the landlady meant?

"Oh come on, there’s really no such thing, don’t make things up!"

"What did I make up? Did I say anything? I’m just suggesting you both be careful at the company, drink less. After all, little Su needs to drive!"

Shen Yi: ...

Oh, a good driver indeed. The landlady reached the highest level of driving with her mastery of the double entendre.

Clearly said nothing, yet said everything, and she knew exactly how much she could tease you in person, isn’t that just maddening?

Anyway, Shen Yi was really annoyed, but she had no way to deal with it. In this area, even two of her together couldn’t beat one Wen Nanqing.

As Su Qing was cooking, the two women took the chance to talk about some private matters, chatting a bit about the company’s recent situation.

When Su Qing finished cooking, the three naturally sat together to chat, talking about trivial matters, just as conversational topics.

However, the landlady did bring some news, saying her elder brother Wen Jingqi’s project had started preparation, and after the Spring Festival, it should begin construction.

Being in the north, Jiang City, even though it’s in a northern climate, it warms up quite quickly. Construction is different from other jobs; if it’s too cold, construction can’t proceed.

Once past the Spring Festival, it’ll get warmer; by March, the climate will be pleasant, making construction inevitable.

If things go smoothly, the skyscraper at University City should be visible in the second half of the year, but if you’re thinking about decorating and bringing in industry, that’s no simple matter and probably won’t happen this year.

As for Su Qing’s matters, most were in the open, allowing the two to tease for quite a while, especially the matter about having rumors with Tang Nan to clear the landlady, which was initiated by Shen Yi herself, making even the landlady laugh so much that she rocked forward and backward. Even Shen Yi shook her head and chuckled.

If there’s a victim here, it would be Tang Nan, who was dragged in for no reason. When Shen Yi went to the capital, Tang Nan complained quite a bit.

As for the little girl, holding her own little bowl, she ran to eat with Da Huang, truly... dining with a dog.

Just the look in Da Huang’s eyes showed that it wasn’t feeling great at the moment, and was slightly disdainful even.

Meanwhile, Wang Xing had some new situation.

"Ding Qiang, why are you in the mood to look for me today, and told me not to call Qingzi!"

In a small eatery, the two sat across from each other, Wang Xing curiously asked.

The two of them, three dishes, all snacks that complemented alcohol. Hearing this, Ding Qiang smiled, then ’pop’ twice, opening two bottles of beer, saying:

"I felt like drinking, why call him? With his drinking capacity, before I’m even satisfied, he’d be out cold!"

"True, Qingzi’s drinking capacity is really like a dog’s. Last year when we ate together, this guy had a portion of mala soup with six bottles of beer; truly not human. Made me wonder who’s the dog between him and his Da Huang!" Upon hearing, Wang Xing pursed his lips and said.

Among them, their classmates, even that skinny Qin Wei can drink several bottles. Su Qing? One bottle of beer is just right, with two bottles he’s crying about dying, three bottles and he starts staggering, and with four bottles he’s finding a place to vomit.

If he could drink four bottles it would be okay, but the main thing is when he reaches the second bottle, he insists he can’t go on, never enough.

After saying that, Wang Xing recollected himself and asked again: "You’re looking better this time, everything alright?"

Ding Qiang shook his head: "It’s just like that, but it’s all past now. My mother is doing better lately; although she’s still feeling down, there’s no way around that. It’ll take time. Now she’s just hoping I find someone to marry next year.

Lately, she’s even started setting me up with people."

"Blind dates??" Wang Xing exclaimed. To be honest, for typical families, at their age, blind dates were a bit early. After all, they had just graduated a year and a half ago, and their jobs weren’t stable yet.

If I date someone, my family would naturally be happy, but if I don’t, they wouldn’t be anxious either.

After all, not all parents are like Su Qing’s mom, Zhou Hui, eager to have grandchildren while still young, even resorting to some ridiculous actions for that.

Regarding Zhou Hui’s online dating antics, even as her son, Su Qing found it a bit absurd and naturally wouldn’t broadcast it, so Wang Xing and the others remained unaware.

Only Shen Yi, the landlady, and the company’s ’hidden talents’ knew a bit about it.

Fortunately, ever since there was a hint of something with Shen Yi, his mom eased up quite a bit on this matter, especially after the two officially got together, she completely abandoned the idea of setting him up on blind dates.

She even uninstalled the dating apps on her phone, ended her game partnerships, and deleted and blocked the WeChat contacts of girls she added before, cutting ties thoroughly, exposing the ’jerk’ attributes without a doubt.

Wang Xing exclaimed loudly but quickly laughed, "Isn’t this a good thing? So, have you found anyone you fancy?"

"It’s not that quick, my mom recently mentioned it to a few relatives, actually I’m not opposed to blind dates. Even if it’s a blind date, I’d find someone I like, it’s not like the old days where both families are satisfied; besides, my dad just passed away this year, so I’m not in the mood. Even if I find someone on a blind date, I wouldn’t get married this year." Ding Qiang sighed.

This is indeed true, when there’s a loss in the family, it’s a custom in Jiang City that children refrain from marrying in that year.

"True, let’s not talk about it, it’s all bothersome stuff, let’s have a toast first!" Wang Xing raised his glass.

Seeing this, Ding Qiang naturally didn’t hesitate, "Come on, cheers!"

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp.

With just a few words exchanged, the two each downed a bottle of beer, when drinkers meet drinkers, they naturally won’t leave until they’re drunk.

Since getting a new girlfriend, Wang Xing hadn’t drunk like this for a while and understandably craved it.

"Slow down, have some food, have some food, let’s drink slowly and for a longer time," Wang Xing suggested.

Ding Qiang nodded, indicating he didn’t mind.

"By the way, you didn’t come to Jiang City just to drink with me, right? You didn’t invite Qingzi on purpose; let me tell you, Qingzi’s girlfriend is back, and she’s a big boss at our company. It would be great for us two to have a meal on her tab." Wang Xing said with a bite of mixed fries, smiling.

Upon hearing this, Ding Qiang sighed helplessly, "Those are minor things, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, but right now I’m a bit lost."

"Lost? What happened?"

Facing Wang Xing’s inquiry, Ding Qiang didn’t hide anything; after all, with his best friend, there was no need to. He immediately explained the issues he was facing recently.

In short, Ding Qiang decided not to go out of town, but he’s such a big guy, he can’t just stay at home, right? People would laugh if they heard.

Especially in the countryside, no one says anything when you’re schooling, but once you stop studying, whether you dropped out or graduated from college, as long as you’re out of school, you can’t just honestly stay at home, especially for men, or else you’d give the villagers plenty to talk about.

Even Su Qing in Jiangcheng City had this concern, otherwise, he wouldn’t have rented an apartment due to work issues.

Otherwise, as someone who does video editing, does it really matter where he works? Why spend 2,000 a month to rent an apartment?

But now, Ding Qiang truly didn’t know what he could do. Speaking of education, he only had a diploma, and what use is a diploma in today’s society?

Without a specialized skill, finding a job that suits him would be hard.

"What’s so difficult about this? It’s just work. If it really doesn’t work out, come to Jiang City. Qingzi’s girlfriend’s company is short on people, join us there. At least Jiang City has more opportunities than Xining."

Jiang City is a first-tier city, whereas Xining is just a county, naturally incomparable.

To this, Ding Qiang shook his head, "I still want to stay in Xining, closer to my mom."

"This... You indeed stumped me. Honestly, in today’s society, finding a job to survive is not hard at all. But to settle down is really tough. Thanks to Qingzi’s success, I got some benefits. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know what to do." Wang Xing said seriously.

But after a moment’s thought, he continued, "If you really want to stay in Xining, consult Qingzi; see if he has any connections?"

Qingzi is different now; he has extensive connections."

Upon hearing this, Ding Qiang refused without thinking, "That’s exactly why I didn’t invite Qingzi today. If he knew, he’d definitely find a way to help me out. I owe you guys too much already; asking him again is not right."

"Ding Qiang, what you said isn’t quite right. Qingzi and we are..."

But before Wang Xing could finish, Ding Qiang interrupted him, "I understand, but friendship isn’t used that way. Over time, the bond fades. Can you say you’d always want to rely on Qingzi’s connections, just idling away in his girlfriend’s company?"

Wang Xing: ...

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