37: surprise

Qin Yang didn't stay at the headquarters for long. After listening to Zhao Zhi's report, he returned to the main branch of Hongbin Tower.

Because of the summer vacation, the daily turnover of the store had dropped slightly. Fortunately, the brand's reputation was already established, attracting many nearby residents and workers to dine, so the overall impact wasn't significant.

As soon as Qin Yang entered the door, he saw Qin Yue and the other young girls busy serving dishes and taking orders for the customers dining on the first floor.

“Brother, you're back,” Qin Yue greeted him when she saw him.

“Yeah. Yue'er, you guys have been here for almost a month now. What day do you plan to leave?” Qin Yang asked, looking at his sister.

“In a few days. We've discussed it and decided to head back ten days before school starts. We're about to enter our senior year of high school, so school starts earlier.”

“Well, a couple of days won't make much difference. Students should still prioritize their studies. I'm still waiting for you to get into H City University of Technology. Tell your two classmates in a bit; I'll settle their wages later. You guys should head home early and review your schoolwork.”

“Brother, it hasn't even been a month yet.” Qin Yue was a bit reluctant to leave so soon. Mainly, the food at the restaurant was truly delicious, and she wouldn't be able to enjoy these delicacies at home. Qin Yue was essentially a big glutton.

“Alright, you've had the experience. What, do you want to be a waitress for the rest of your life?” Qin Yang asked, puzzled. Had she become addicted to being a waitress?

“No way! I just can't bear to leave the food made by Chef Song and Chef Zheng!” Qin Yue replied with a flushed face.

Qin Yang was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. “Haha, you big glutton. You've been like this since you were little—you can't move once you see good food.”

“Oh, stop saying that about me!” Qin Yue punched Qin Yang lightly, feeling a bit embarrassed and annoyed.

“Alright, alright, I won't say it. Fine then, work for two more days. I'll tell Song Wu to prepare some extra nice dishes to reward you all these next few days. But it's a deal: after two days, you must go home and study hard for me.”

“Yay! Thanks, Brother.” Seeing that Qin Yang agreed to let her stay a few more days, Qin Yue was delighted.

Seeing Qin Yue happily go back to work, Qin Yang shook his head with a smile and returned to his office.

At six in the evening, Qin Yang estimated that Deng Yue should be getting off work, so he packed some food and had Wang Chao drive him to Deng Yue's shop.

When they arrived, he saw Deng Yue standing in front of the shop, waving goodbye to her employees.

Qin Yang didn't get out of the car; he just waved at Deng Yue and signaled for her to get in.

As soon as Deng Yue got into the car, she smelled a rich aroma.

“What smells so good?”

“Here, you haven't eaten yet, right? I packed some food for you. We'll eat at the hotel in a bit.” Qin Yang pointed to the food container at his feet.

Hearing about going to the hotel, Deng Yue's small face instantly turned beet red, and she grumbled, “All you think about is that stuff.”

“Hehehe, food and sex are basic human nature. I'm playing games with my own wife; who can control me?”

Deng Yue slapped Qin Yang lightly but didn't say much else.

Then Qin Yang asked, “Today was the first day of opening. How was the turnover?”

Speaking of this, Deng Yue's face fell. “I knew business would be hard, but I didn't expect it to be this hard. The whole day, only three or four people came to print materials. The turnover was eighteen yuan...”

“Pfft!” Qin Yang immediately burst out laughing. A turnover of eighteen yuan probably wouldn't even cover the electricity and water bills for a day.

“Oh, you're still laughing!” Deng Yue gave Qin Yang a light smack.

“Alright, alright, I'll stop laughing. Look at this.” Qin Yang suppressed his laughter and pulled out a stack of documents from beside him.

Deng Yue reached out to take them and flipped through them curiously.

“These are orders for the restaurant's storefront signs, indoor signage, and printed materials. I'll give you a phone number in a bit. Just say you're Qin Yang's girlfriend, and they'll naturally take care of you,” Qin Yang said.

Deng Yue had already guessed something when she took the documents, but hearing Qin Yang's explanation, she was still unexpectedly surprised.

“Smack!” After reading the materials, Deng Yue happily planted a kiss on Qin Yang's face.

“Thanks, Hubby. But what price range should I quote? I see these are orders for three chain restaurants.”

“Just quote one hundred thousand. I've already cleared it with them.”

“Huh? One hundred thousand?” Deng Yue looked completely dazed!

“What? Is it too little?”

“No, it's too much! Three storefront signs plus some miscellaneous materials—the cost would be thirty thousand at most.”

“Ah?” It was Qin Yang's turn to be surprised. No wonder everyone opened advertising companies; the profit margins were quite large. Of course, this was the price Qin Yang set to take care of his girlfriend. If it were anyone else, Zhao Zhi's side definitely wouldn't have paid so much; it was purely an under-the-table operation.

“It's fine, just quote that. No one will say anything.” After recovering his composure, Qin Yang replied calmly. It was his own money; he could give as much as he wanted. He was just that headstrong.

“Heehee, haha! This old lady finally gets to feel what it's like to be a 'connected person.' This is great!” Hearing Qin Yang's affirmative answer, Deng Yue laughed boisterously.

“Don't be in such a hurry to be happy. This is just the appetizer. Serve your man well tonight, and I'll give you another surprise tomorrow morning,” Qin Yang suddenly said with a wicked smile.

“Go away, you're looking to do bad things again.” Deng Yue pushed Qin Yang.

“I'm happy to.”

That night, Qin Yang finally got his wish and tried several positions that Deng Yue had been unwilling to use before... The next day, when the two of them woke up and were eating at the hotel, Qin Yang revealed the surprise he had prepared.

“You mean, you want me to go to Qingyang Real Estate to participate in the bidding for the project advertisements?!” Deng Yue said with a look of shock.

The restaurant orders had already given Deng Yue quite a surprise, but this kind of project advertisement was truly shocking. A major order like this was something even her previous company wouldn't land once a year.

Then, Deng Yue said with a lack of confidence, “Can this work? Will it affect you?”

“Don't worry, I've already made the arrangements. Just go ahead and bid. No matter what the quote is, this project will be yours. You're just going there to go through the motions.”

“But given the scale of my company, I'm really afraid I'll mess up an order like this and cause trouble for you then.”

“It's fine, you have me. Just tell me whatever you need, and I'll arrange it.” Qin Yang gave Deng Yue a reassuring promise.

Qin Yang wasn't exaggerating. During this time, he hadn't been idling. He had saved many phone numbers of bosses from various industries in his phone; if anything happened, a single call would fix it.

Coincidentally, Deng Yue submitted the bid online in the morning, and in the afternoon, she received an invitation to go to the Qingyang Real Estate headquarters for the bid opening ceremony. Of course, the project advertisement bid was the most inconspicuous among the many bids. After all, this involved a massive engineering project worth over a billion; a few million was just a drop in the bucket.

Qin Yang also received a call regarding the engineering project Wei Liang had given him. His main role was to go and sign the documents.

So, the two of them headed together to the bid opening site at the Qingyang Real Estate headquarters.