Chapter 876: Chapter 866: Sooner or Later, It’ll Be Your Turn

Other than those two, the only ones really happy about him getting discharged were the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix.

That night, to celebrate him leaving the hospital, the four of them went to a big food stall on the pedestrian street.

Have to admit, once summer hits, the night market here gets even livelier.

"Come on, come on, cheers for Qingzi getting discharged, and cheers for my glorious resignation, heading into exam prep, down this one!" Wang Xing grabbed the beer bottle, ready to show off in front of them.

But the other three just ignored him. Sun Mumu and Lin Miaomiao looked at Su Qing curiously and asked:

"Su Qing, I heard you passed out, you okay? Was it because work was too exhausting?"

No need to guess, this line was definitely from Lin Miaomiao. Even the dumbest college student with clear puppy eyes couldn’t come up with something like that.

Then Sun Mumu next to her said, "Oh please, did you not watch the stream the day before yesterday? He had a little sister dancing next to his hospital bed, and the key point is, it was our President Shen who personally ordered that little sister for him.

But, little Qingzi, since when are you and Nan Bro that close? He even went to the hospital to see you. And, and, who was that other woman? I only know you helped promote her shop before—she looked so damn good, I’m a woman and I’m still... slurp!"

Su Qing: ...

So nowadays people who like widows don’t even care about gender anymore? Chancellor Cao’s spirit really is powerful!

"Talk properly, don’t look like some pervert!" Su Qing said in disgust.

Sun Mumu: "I’m a pervert?"

Su Qing: "You’re transitioning."

Sun Mumu: ???

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

"Gradually becoming a pervert. Short form: transitioning."

Sun Mumu: ...

"Nan Bro, Little Yi, and that woman you mentioned—they’re good friends. Or more accurately, the three of them are the three shareholders of our company. So now you get why I know Nan Bro, right?

As for that woman you mentioned—divorced, single mom, loaded. Her assets are basically real estate and legs. If you could latch onto her... even just cop a feel, that’d be enough for you to coast through life without working ever again. Premise is: you’ve gotta bend her into liking women first!" Su Qing said.

Hearing that, both Sun Mumu and Lin Miaomiao widened their eyes. They hadn’t expected to hear such juicy secrets just from going out for dinner tonight.

"Divorced single mom? That’s not a deal-breaker. Shame she doesn’t like women, otherwise I’d be totally fine with it. I already can’t stand stinky men—if I could have a pretty older sister who loves me, gives me money to spend, and comes with a kid as a bonus, I feel like my life would be one-and-done right there." Sun Mumu pinched her chin, seriously evaluating the feasibility of this.

The three of them: ...

"Hey hey hey, I’m talking over here, can someone respond to me please? You guys doing this is making me feel super awkward!" Wang Xing held up the beer bottle, his arm already sore. Seeing the three getting more and more into their gossip, he couldn’t help complaining.

At that, the three of them turned their heads toward him in perfect sync.

"Drink by yourself. The two of us don’t drink, and Su Qing just got discharged, so he shouldn’t drink either!"

"Hear that? Your girlfriend has spoken. Drink by yourself!"

Su Qing glanced at Wang Xing. Seeing his pitiful expression, he felt like he couldn’t just leave him hanging. He picked up a glass and said, "You know how much I can hold. Take it easy."

They clinked glasses and each took a sip. Then Su Qing continued, "Why did Da Qiang head back so fast?"

"Man, who would’ve thought you’d be discharged this quickly? Just yesterday the two of us were talking about visiting you in the hospital, then you up and got released right away. He had stuff to deal with this morning, had to head back, nothing he could do. Guess he missed out on the good food tonight." Wang Xing downed a mouthful of beer, instantly feeling his mood lift.

It was already the end of the month, and tomorrow was the weekend. Being short one day only meant he didn’t have to go back to work.

And starting today, he’d be getting ready to register for the civil service exam. Whatever else you say, this kind of determination is pretty solid.

Of course, Wang Xing didn’t quit just for the exam. Mainly, he wanted to do something else, kind of like Ding Qiang.

Right now, the business was technically run by the two of them, but in practice it was still mostly Ding Qiang doing the heavy lifting. In the short term, that’s fine, but over time, bumps are inevitable.

After quitting, he’d prep for the exam for a while. If he passed, great, everything settled. Then he could slowly pull back from the business with Ding Qiang, or at least adjust his share.

If he failed, then he’d just go all-in with Ding Qiang. Both of them would invest time and money, plus with him around, the three-way relationship should be stable.

Wang Xing himself knew perfectly well: working a job, you’re never getting rich in this lifetime. At this point he had only two choices—either become a civil servant, and even if he never gets rich, at least his whole life is secure; or work for himself, build something of his own.

He couldn’t just keep loafing around in his bro’s girlfriend’s company. Wang Xing has his pride too.

"Nothing to be done about it then. I’ll arrange something just for you guys later. Around mid-next month I’m going up to the capital, and while I’m there, I’ll get engaged." Su Qing said it offhandedly, like he was just going to the capital to buy groceries.

The others didn’t take it so lightly. Their eyes instantly went wide:

"What? You’re actually getting engaged? With who?" Wang Xing blurted out first.

Su Qing gave him a dumb-look stare and snapped, "Who do you think? I’ve got only one girlfriend right now—if I don’t get engaged to her, am I supposed to get engaged to you?"

"Damn, Little Su, look at you go. You’re really getting engaged to President Shen this fast?"

"Yeah yeah, I’m so jealous!"

The two women immediately flipped into gossip mode.

"Eh, we’ve been together for a while now. Feels right, so we might as well lock it in. I’m pretty chill about it, but Little Yi’s at that age already, plus both our families are really anxious. It’s not like I can run away anyway—it’s just a matter of sooner or later." Su Qing laughed casually.

"Then you absolutely have to invite us to the wedding!" Sun Mumu said.

Su Qing nodded. "No problem. I’m definitely taking your cash gifts."

Listening to them chatting, Wang Xing finally snapped out of it and yelled, "Fuck, Qingzi, you’ve made it. Didn’t expect you to be the first one of the bros to get married. Respect, respect. Damn, I’m so jealous. Why do all the good things happen to you?"

Su Qing rolled his eyes at him. "What’s there to be jealous of? And it’s just an engagement. Who knows when the actual wedding will be."

"With Auntie’s personality, she’s not letting this drag into next year, you can bet on that. Tsk tsk tsk, last year around this time, you and I were still nobodies. Who’d have thought that by this year, you’d already be getting engaged, with marriage not far off. Really something." Wang Xing sighed.

This time last year, Su Qing had just gotten the Narrator not long before. Life had started to pick up a bit, but he was still living in a crappy old rental. Even back then, Su Qing himself didn’t expect he’d be where he was a year later.

Can’t deny it, the Narrator’s tip had been spot on. The Shen Yi shortcut was deep water, and thank god he grabbed onto it.

Right as Wang Xing finished talking, the Narrator chimed in in Su Qing’s head:

[When it comes to marriage, Wang Xing will beat you to the punch. Right now, there’s already a new life in Lin Miaomiao’s belly. Time until reveal: 3 days. Shotgun wedding incoming!]

Su Qing: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a

Hearing that, he instinctively glanced at Lin Miaomiao’s stomach, a bit stunned. Then his expression shifted, and the look he gave Wang Xing was downright schadenfreude:

"Exactly. I didn’t see it coming either. But you don’t need to envy me. Your turn for this kind of ’good news’ is coming sooner or later. Relax—your unexpected surprise is still ahead."

Wang Xing: ???

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