radiothebook Chapter 820 The First Meeting with Zhao Xiangjun
Chapter 820 The First Meeting with Zhao Xiangjun
Chen Xiao stayed with Zhao Xiangjun, observing how popular she was. He knew in his heart that it wasn't just because Xiangjun was beautiful and kind. The main reason was probably her relationship with Xu Jia.
He listened to the shop assistants chatting with Zhao Xiangjun, and every three sentences they spoke revolved around President Xu.
"Xiangjun, have you met with President Xu recently?"
"Xiangjun, even though President Xu is in such a high position now, it feels like she treats you the same as before, without any change!"
Chen Xiao remained silent, watching them chat amongst themselves around Xiang Jun, while he casually strolled around the shop, checking out the merchandise.
"Xiangjun, you've come at a great time! According to the company's new regulations, your maternity leave is long enough, your salary is good, and all your expenses are reimbursed. When I was pregnant, my treatment was far worse than it is now!"
"But it's alright, my monthly income has more than doubled compared to before. The company provides free medical care and free education, so we have to work hard to get a housing allocation as soon as possible. I heard that the houses the company builds are constructed to the standards of high-end residential projects."
The employee benefits of Yinuo Group and Jiexun Sports Group have been aligned with those of employees of Junxiao Group, and the expenses for this are all paid by Junxiao Charitable Foundation.
It was only when this matter was brought up that Chen Xiao remembered that he hadn't yet given the 200 billion yuan Junxiao Charity Fund, which was a reward from the system for completing the mission.
"Xiangjun, do you want to buy your husband some clothes?" After chatting for a while, Xiao Ni asked half-jokingly, probably feeling that Chen Xiao had been neglected.
Zhao Xiangjun knew that shops valued early orders for good luck! She looked around the shop and said, "This one, and that one, let's wrap them up."
"Huh? Don't you need to try it on?" Xiao Ni didn't expect Zhao Xiangjun to actually buy it. Even if she were to buy it, she should at least try it on to see if it fits.
"No need. I've bought him clothes from [Yi Rui] before, so I know what size he is."
Xiao Ni glanced at Chen Xiao not far away and whispered to Zhao Xiangjun, "You should at least try it on to see if it looks good. After all, it's a lot of money. If you buy it and don't like it, wouldn't that be a waste?"
"That's not necessary, he looks good in anything—"
"." Xiao Ni was speechless. She glanced at Chen Xiao, who was smiling, and thought to herself, "Look how pleased this guy is with himself!"
Xiao Ni took off her clothes, and Zhao Xiangjun went to the cashier to pay.
"Hey, Xiangjun, do you control the finances in your family?" The cashier looked at Chen Xiao, who was sitting on the sofa in the store's rest area, his buttocks seemingly glued to the spot.
"I don't have control over the finances, and I don't know how to manage money!"
"Huh?" The cashier looked at Chen Xiao with some disdain. He didn't give his wife money to spend, but expected her to buy him clothes? Even though they were married, he should still leave his wife some money on the side.
"Would you like to apply to the company for an internal discount?" the cashier kindly reminded her again. Given Zhao Xiangjun's relationship with President Xu Jia, this was a piece of cake.
"No need, just pay the bill!" Zhao Xiangjun showed her payment code.
Chen Xiao leaned back on the sofa, legs crossed, waiting for the system notification:
[Ding! Detected that Zhao Xiangjun spent 3000 yuan on the host. The host is now awarded a Zhao Xiangjun Special Dedication Blessing Fund of 5124000 yuan! Fund balance: 6302 billion!]
Wow, Xiangjun makes money for her family so fast! She casually spends 500 million, but that number doesn't even show up in the Heterosexual Fortune Fund anymore; it doesn't even deserve a decimal point!
[Tianchi Hot Spring] is an apartment in an apartment building next door.
Diao Chan couldn't sleep early in the morning because her roommate was chattering away. She's a very alert sleeper and wakes up at the slightest noise, which is why she often doesn't get enough rest because she lives in an apartment with her colleagues!
"Number 8, Number 8—"
Sigh—, Diao Chan sighed. Was this a dormitory or a vegetable market? If it weren't for the company providing free dormitories, she definitely wouldn't be squeezing in with them, not getting any rest every day. If she had to work the night shift, the sleep deprivation was so bad she felt like she wanted to die.
"You guys chat, I'm going to sleep a bit more," Diao Chan said, turning over and covering her head with the blanket.
"Let's go shopping in Junxiao City together on the 8th. Your skin-patterned jacket is really nice. We're looking for some new clothes, so we're planning to go shopping."
Diao Chan poked her head out from under the covers: "Do you think it's easy for you to make money? Why go shopping at Junxiao City? Things there are ridiculously expensive, and there's no value for money at all!"
"Oh, Number 8, are you looking down on us? You think you're the only one who can shop at [Junxiao City], while we're not worthy?"
Even though she knew her roommate was half-joking, Diao Chan still felt a lump in her throat. She almost blurted out, "Anyone who goes shopping at [Junxiaocheng] is a dog."
Looking back, I realized it was inappropriate for Chen Xiao to give me clothes and for me to secretly scold him, so I took them back in time.
Diao Chan didn't know what to say. Her colleagues were definitely not rich, because no rich person would come here to do this kind of servant work. But sometimes she just couldn't understand why they would work so hard, endure the disgust, and earn money by picking their toes, only to use it to compete with others? Wouldn't it be better to save enough money and leave this extremely annoying place as soon as possible?
"Let's go, number 8. Sister Juan and Qianqian are going too. They were worried you hadn't rested enough, so they didn't call you. They said they'd call you when you woke up!"
Just as Diao Chan was about to refuse because she really didn't want to go, Qianqian sent her a message inviting her to go to Junxiao City together.
Diao Chan hesitated for a moment. She had just used someone else's car yesterday, and it seemed inappropriate to refuse, so she could only reluctantly agree!
Luffy put a lot of effort into promoting [Soseki].
At various tourist attractions and outdoor areas, you'll find advertisements for [Soseki]. Significant investments are also made in online and television advertising, allowing this newly launched brand to spread to countless households in the shortest possible time!
Furthermore, Junxiaocheng's use of the mall's large screen to continuously play promotional videos for [Shushi] has already piqued the curiosity of many outdoor enthusiasts. Coupled with the endorsement by several super-popular celebrities, many fans will come to shop and show their support for their idols!
It wasn't even 11 o'clock yet, and a one-meter line had already been set up at the entrance of [Sōseki], with customers queuing outside!
The shop only lets in no more than three groups of customers at a time to ensure that the best possible service can be provided. Furthermore, these high-spending customers prefer not to frequent noisy places and enjoy being waited on hand and foot.
When Diao Chan arrived here with several colleagues, everyone was shocked.
"My goodness, is this store so popular? It's morning, and there are no customers in other stores, but here there's a queue!"
"Yes, this brand is definitely good, otherwise why would our idol endorse it?"
"Number 8. Oh, no, Xiao Chan. Your client has good taste! He knew about this brand when it was just becoming popular and even bought some for you!"
"Yes, Xiao Chan. Although Mr. Chen is just an office worker, he's quite generous!" Sister Juan thought that although Chen Xiaoren wasn't rich, he was a really good person, and he was also quite handsome, no wonder Diao Chan had a good impression of him!
"What's so generous about it? It's just a skin-protecting jacket, how much is it worth?"
"Hmm, I estimate this renovation will cost around a thousand yuan. It's a bit pricey, but I can still afford it!"
Diao Chan sighed. Only now did she realize that she hadn't even tried on the clothes Chen Xiao had given her, let alone had time to check the price tag!
"Hey, hey, I feel like something's off," Diao Chan said quietly as she walked at the back, hearing Qianqian turn around and whisper.
"What's strange?" Diao Chan's mind wasn't on that at all!
"Look at the people queuing up ahead of us. The men are obviously successful, and the women are either rich, beautiful, or powerful women with a strong presence. As for us..."
Diao Chan rolled her eyes: "I told you not to come, but you insisted. This is Junxiao City, Jiangzhou's most famous luxury shopping mall. Is this a place for us to shop?"
Qianqian pouted, "We weren't thinking that your Mr. Chen, a mere office worker, can come and spend money here. We earn more than him, right?" Ha—
Diao Chan didn't bother to explain. Chen Xiao had already mentioned that he had some business investments outside, and although she didn't know how much money he could make, his income was definitely higher than Qianqian's and the others'. However, it was hard to say if they had other sources of income.
But this line of work is all about youth. Chen Xiao, on the other hand, has great potential, and his company provides him with housing, free education, and free healthcare. Qianqian thinks she's doing better than him, but she doesn't even bother to argue with that!
Finally, it was their turn in line. Just as the saleswoman was about to speak, Diao Chan's colleague at the front pointed and said, "We're together!"
The sales assistant had no choice but to let in the strangest group of customers of the day!
"Hey, isn't that Diao Chan's dress?"
The sales assistant pointed in the direction she was pointing, directly to a skin-like garment worn by a mannequin in the main display area.
"Beautiful lady, you have excellent taste! That's a limited edition from our [Soseki] line."
Qianqian whispered in Diao Chan's ear, "Chen Xiao, he probably just saw how good the model looked in it."
"Give me one in my size, I want to try it on."
"I'll give it a try too," Qianqian said, following suit.
Diao Chan was speechless. "Big sister, do you all like wearing the same clothes so much? There are so many styles here, why do you have to buy the same one as me?"
She simply couldn't understand these people's thought processes; they were utterly baffled. They saw that Diao Chan looked good in her clothes and assumed that if they wore them, they would look like Diao Chan—it was all in their heads.
Having gotten used to this situation, Diao Chan walked to the rest area, sat down, and opened her phone. She inadvertently came across Chen Xiao's icon on her phone's friends list.
I opened and looked at their chat conversation:
"Are you crazy?"
"You're like a wild boar, you can't eat fine chaff!"
Diao Chan scrolled through the messages, a smile occasionally appearing on her face.
"Beautiful lady, would you like some juice?"
"Thank you!" Diao Chan said, surprised that the shop even offered freshly squeezed juice!
Only then did I put down my phone and take a look at the store's display. It felt very stylish, and the products were very well-designed and looked to be of high quality.
"Chen Xiao, you have a good eye, but I wonder if it's expensive. That guy is incredibly reckless; he doesn't have much money, but he has no concept of how much he spends!"
Just as she was about to get up to check the price of the skin-like garment, she suddenly saw Qianqian rushing out of the fitting room with a panicked expression.
Diao Chan's heart skipped a beat. What was going on? Had she torn someone's clothes and now she had to pay for it?
Just then, another figure flashed in the fitting room, and another of her colleagues, equally pale-faced, quickly walked out.
What's going on? Is something ghosted inside? Diao Chan couldn't figure out the reason no matter what!
"Qianqian."
"Xiao Chan, let's go out first. I just remembered I have something to do. I'll come back to pick out some items later."
Something's wrong with her? Diao Chan was confused. Qianqian said this morning that she had nothing to do today and came to go shopping, specifically to visit [Shushi]!
"Yes, yes, I also have something to take care of. Let's go out and take care of it first, and then come back to buy clothes!"
Diao Chan was completely baffled; were these two crazy?
However, knowing there was more to the story, she didn't ask further. She left the store with them, and just as they stepped outside, Qianqian walked a few dozen meters quickly, then stopped, clutching her chest: "My God—"
"This is outrageous!" another colleague who had just tried it on exclaimed.
Sister Juan asked, "What's going on?"
"Do you know how much Diao Chan's skin suit costs?"
The others looked at each other, it seemed really expensive!
"1500?"
Shaking his head, he said, "You can unleash your imagination a bit more!"
"It can't exceed 2000..."
"That's right, it exceeded that!"
"Huh? More than 2000?" Sister Juan turned to Diao Chan and said, "Chen Xiao is quite generous to you!"
Diao Chan was also incredulous: "So expensive, is he stupid?"
"..." Sister Juan was speechless. What kind of reaction is this? Shouldn't you be happy?
"What? Over 2000—" Qianqian took a deep breath, interrupting their conversation. "That dress cost 6800 yuan—"
Ga?
Except for the girl trying on clothes, everyone else seemed to have been acupunctured.
"Why is it so expensive?"
"Yes, it's just a sun protection garment."
Sister Juan's face froze, as if she were petrified. After a long while, she turned to look at Diao Chan again: "He's really willing to sacrifice for you!"
Diao Chan's long eyelashes trembled. "That spendthrift old man!"
"Xiao Chan, I feel that Chen Xiao has truly fallen for you, otherwise why would he be so willing to let you go?"
Sister Juan's words made Diao Chan's heart tremble, and she subconsciously retorted, "How could that be? I'm not worthy!"
"Xiao Chan, you're underestimating your own charm. I've never seen a girl more beautiful than you."
Suddenly, Qianqian beside her let out a soft cry: "Ah—"
Several people looked at her at the same time, and then she looked in a certain direction. Sister Juan and Diao Chan looked at the same time, and their expressions were incredibly interesting.
Sister Juan glanced at Diao Chan subconsciously. She hadn't expected that there really was someone more beautiful than Diao Chan, and that person even seemed to be pregnant! (End of Chapter)