32: These three guys are good at bragging.

"Everyone, keep screenshots of your taxi rides and send them to me later. I'll reimburse all of them together."

"Aw, Third Brother, a taxi is only fifty or sixty yuan. With four people per car, it's only a dozen or so per person. We can afford that, so let's skip the reimbursement."

Someone suggested it, and others immediately agreed. After all, they had already benefited by over a thousand yuan; if they didn't even pay a dozen yuan for the fare, it would be too much.

It was like this on the boys' side, but the girls' side was dead silent. Shen Qian observed that Wen Ru seemed to want to speak but was pulled back by someone.

Being generous at someone else's expense has a prerequisite: you have to make everyone accept it.

For example, now, every boy had benefited from Shen Qian. Not only did they not have to pay their share for the meal, but they also got a free bath and massage worth over 1,000 yuan. So what was a dozen yuan for a taxi?

But it was different for the girls. They weren't supposed to pay for anything anyway; it just went from not paying for a meal to not paying for a massage. If Wen Ru said they wouldn't get reimbursed for the taxi, she would definitely be targeted by the other girls.

The reason Tan Xinxin didn't speak was also obvious. In this situation, Shen Qian was fleecing Sun Haoyu. She was Shen Qian's woman; how could she help Sun Haoyu save on taxi fares? Wouldn't that be going against her own man?

"The Boss knows that when it comes to paying, I'm a man of my word. If I say I'll reimburse you, I will. Whether you take a budget ride or a premium one, I'll cover it all."

"I'm not looking for anything today, just for the brothers to be happy!!!"

"Alright, Old Third said so. Why are you guys still yapping? Get a taxi, hurry up!!!"

After Chang Heng shooed everyone away, he said softly to Shen Qian,

"Old Third, you're standing up for me this time. I can't do anything about the sauna money, but you have to let me handle the taxi fares."

"Boss, how much living allowance do you even have left? Let me do it. Third Brother isn't just doing this for you, but for me too."

Gao Haitao chimed in. Since both of them said so, Shen Qian nodded. After all, that's what brotherhood is about.

The few of them didn't take a taxi; Shen Qian drove.

"Holy crap, Old Third, so you brought your car. We thought it was back in your hometown."

"Tsk tsk, a bmw, and it's new. Third Brother, when can you let me take it for a spin?"

"Like hell you're driving. This is a new car. If you scratch it, the value will plummet. Do you know that?"

"Hehe, I just thought about driving slowly in school to show off a bit~"

"What's there to show off about just driving a bmw? I'll see if there are any profitable projects later and take you guys along. Wouldn't it be cooler to earn your own bmw?"

"Holy shit, for real?"

"Not guaranteed. Depends on your performance."

"Don't be like that, Third Brother. I'm definitely clinging to your leg!"

The group chatted and laughed all the way.

Liu Xinyao sat in the passenger seat, listening quietly. This boy hadn't changed; he could always bring so many surprises to her and the people around him. She felt that feeling again—the same feeling from that night.

Shen Qian just smiled indifferently. Although the relationship between the four roommates was okay, it hadn't been long enough. There were too many cases in society where a small favor leads to gratitude but a large one leads to resentment. Anyway, he was just showing off in front of Liu Xinyao right now. Whether he would actually take them along later would depend on their performance.

Leading his brothers to fortune wasn't a sudden whim for Shen Qian. During these days of military training, a rolex combined with these three guys' ability to brag had indeed brought him many benefits.

His low-profile strategy was indeed useful and could attract girls, but since the start of school, it had only attracted one Senior Qin Lan. This efficiency was too slow.

But what could he do? To attract high-quality women, he had to maintain his low-profile persona. Maintaining that persona meant he couldn't deliberately flaunt his wealth.

He couldn't, but these three could.

In just a few days of military training, these three had bragged like crazy, accomplishing what he wanted to do but couldn't: spreading his reputation as a god-tier tycoon.

After bragging, the three of them would even apologize to him, feeling they had gone a bit too far. Little did they know, Shen Qian loved it when they bragged for him.

The more exaggerated they bragged, the greater the contrast with his low-profile and reserved persona when others interacted with him, which would spark their curiosity.

During the military training, he hadn't done anything, yet he had already added several girls with a score of around six. These were all future wealth.

This made him notice the power of promotion. Good promotion isn't just talk; it's tangible results. No matter how much these three talked, it wouldn't be as effective as a single sentence:

"Following Shen Qian, I've already bought a car."

What kind of promotional effect would that have?

The three of them would meet girls, and those girls would meet other girls. Through word of mouth, the job would be done.

"No rush. There are currently no stocks in the market that can make you rich. This thing requires waiting, but it won't be too long."

"Holy crap, you're making my blood boil just talking about it!"

Compared to their excitement, Shen Qian appeared very calm. He gave them wealth, and they helped him with promotion—a win-win situation. That was good.

After driving for about half an hour, they arrived. Just looking from the outside, one could tell it was a high-end club.

"You're treating your classmates here?"

Liu Xinyao knew Shen Qian was rich; after all, he could stay at the Central J Hotel. But spending money on oneself is different from spending it on others. She wouldn't even dare to enter this place just by looking at the exterior decoration.

"They sure know how to pick a place."

To Liu Xinyao's surprise, Shen Qian only commented with a smile.

"This is similar to the bathhouses back in our East Province. In terms of luxury, East Province is even better. Why is it so expensive here?"

"Maybe the owner is from East Province and specifically opened a 'plus' version to rip off the rich people in Shanghai."

The brothers chatted and laughed, waiting for the cars to arrive one by one.

Seeing more and more people at the entrance, the security called the lobby manager.

The lobby manager thought they were there to cause trouble and was a bit nervous. But after Shen Qian said a few words, he immediately beamed. Over 40 people—this was a massive order.

Their prices were high, so the daily foot traffic wasn't large. He had never even dreamed of hosting forty or fifty people at once.

When all 40-odd people arrived, the lobby was crowded and noisy. The manager had to bring in several people from the back bath area to maintain order. At the same time, he instructed the kitchen to immediately purchase more ingredients in addition to what they already had.

People like the lobby manager are the sharpest of the sharp. He knew it was absolutely impossible for a group of college students to have the financial means to consume here. It must be some wealthy young master treating them.

What do wealthy young masters want? Face.

So he would provide plenty of pomp and service to give the wealthy young master face, and the money would naturally flow like water.