My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

Chen Xiao returned to Jiangzhou from Dubai and rushed home immediately, eager to win Xiangjun's favor by presenting her with the Qianlong famille rose gourd-shaped vase. However, upon arriving home, he discovered Xiangjun wasn't there.

I called to ask, and it turns out she went to Laiwu.

It turned out that Shen Jun had called her these past two days to say he missed her, but unfortunately, summer vacation hadn't started yet and he couldn't leave. So, Xiang Jun took a bus to Laiwu, which made Shen Jun both happy and worried.

When Chen Xiao called home, Shen Yun scolded him, "Why did you go abroad all the time instead of taking care of Xiangjun at home? I was worried sick when she came all the way to Laiwu."

That's not an exaggeration at all. Pregnant women ride in cars all the time. Besides, the Rolls-Royce Phantom that Xiangjun had modified for over 100 million yuan was no different from sitting on a sofa at home.

He was getting ready to pick up Xiangjun. Zhao Xiangjun told him that since he was back, he should stay home with his mother for a few more days. If Chen Xiao insisted on picking him up, he should wait two days and go home to visit her as well.

Now he was all alone. Xiangjun wasn't home, and he couldn't stay at home either, so he took a car to Yunfeng Building, planning to come back with He Qing that night.

Upon entering the Yunfeng Building, a message suddenly arrived on my phone, and at the same time, a message appeared in my mind from the system.

He quickly looked at the system:

[Ding—Detected that the host has received a business commission bonus of 50 yuan from Feiyun Technology, and a dedication bonus of 5800 million yuan. After the bonus, the account balance is 1922.3 billion yuan.]

Feiyun Technology? Qin Yun? Remembering how she mentioned last time that she'd get a 10% commission on the business she brought in, this was probably business she got from Zhifei Aerospace. I realized I hadn't seen her in a while, so I decided to go check on her.

Upon arriving at Feiyun Technology, Chen Xiao was told that President Qin was entertaining guests. He was about to say no, since he was just passing by anyway. Unexpectedly, the company employees recognized him and warmly invited him to sit down before running off to report to Qin Yun.

Upon hearing that Chen Xiao had arrived, Qin Yun hurriedly came out. "You're here? Why didn't you send a message beforehand?"

"Oh, don't misunderstand, I didn't mean to blame you. If I had known you were coming, I would have rescheduled the interview. But it's basically over now, so please wait for me a moment—"

"You go ahead with your work, or I'll come another day?"

"No need—" In her haste, Qin Yun grabbed Chen Xiao, who was about to leave. Then, blushing, she put him back down and said, "Look, I'm interviewing a business director. You're a top performer, so could you come in and help me screen him—"

"Isn't that inappropriate?" She's interviewing people, and you're asking me to vet them? Isn't that disrespectful to the interviewees?
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I'm just refining the company structure. Actually, even without this department, the workload from Zhifei Aerospace alone is enough for me. I'm just training talent early to prepare for the company's future development."

Chen Xiao was pulled into the office by her, so he didn't refuse. It was the first time in his life that he had seen someone interview a person.

Sitting in Qin Yun's office was a man around 35 years old. He seemed surprised to see Chen Xiao enter, and there was even a fleeting hint of displeasure in his eyes.

"Let me introduce you. This is Lin Tao, who is here to apply for the position of Marketing Director in our company. He has worked in a large company, has outstanding business skills, and has a lot of industry resources."

Chen Xiao nodded, greeted them, then pulled up a chair and sat down next to Qin Yun. Lin Tao was taken aback; this setup seemed to be a joint interview.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"Oh, this Mr. Chen is also a very experienced salesperson. He helped us close many of our previous orders as a side job—"

Lin Tao nodded. "That's great, so you're in the same industry—"

"Very good?" That sounded a bit condescending. Dude, you're being interviewed right now. Chen Xiao didn't bother arguing with him.

At this point, Lin Tao introduced himself again: "I used to work at a big company. Have you heard of Jiefei Technology? Its annual revenue is over 10 billion yuan. I used to be the head of the marketing department there."

Qin Yun nodded, which was also a point she agreed with. Having worked in a large company, her professional skills were generally better than those from small companies, since those were from professional backgrounds.

Jiefei Technology? That name sounds so familiar. Chen Xiao couldn't quite place it. There are so many tech companies in Jiangzhou now, mainly because Junxiao Capital has heavily invested in them. In addition, tech giants like Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group and Zhifei Aerospace have also spurred the growth of many upstream and downstream tech companies.

It should be said that almost all companies related to artificial intelligence have either had dealings with Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. or with Junxiao Capital. There are too many companies to remember them all.

Qin Yun asked, "Have you had any impressive case studies at Jiefei Technology?"

Lin Tao turned to look outside the office. Although he couldn't see anything through the door, Qin Yun knew he was checking the size of her company. Qin Yun wasn't ashamed of her company's small size. Even the Junxiao Group started with just one dollar, didn't it? A skyscraper starts from the ground up.

Chen Xiao didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise he would have answered her, "That's really not it."

Lin Tao glanced outside, a smile playing on his lips, as if he were completely confident. "Leaving aside my work at Jiefei Technology, my biggest contribution to the company was directly pushing for Junxiao Capital's investment—"

Hmm? Chen Xiao sized him up a few times. Junxiao Capital really did invest?

Qin Yun was quite interested. After all, according to Lin Tao, he was directly in contact with Junxiao Capital, which was a completely different level. Only Chen Xiao knew he was exaggerating. In Jiangzhou, for any company involved in Junxiao Capital's investment, the boss would definitely handle it personally. What use was a marketing manager?

"Back then, I took Li Zhu, the assistant to our general manager, and personally approached Xu Wu, the current CEO of Junxiao Group. After several rounds of negotiations, we secured investment from Junxiao Capital. However, at that time, Ms. Xu did not have her current status in the industry. I could still hold my own against her in negotiations, but now I no longer have the opportunity to negotiate directly with her."

He said he had no chance to negotiate with Xu Wu, but his face was full of arrogance, and he didn't feel ashamed at all.

Qin Yun sighed, "President Xu was a very important figure in the early days of Junxiao Group. You were able to negotiate with him at the negotiating table. I don't know how many people envy you for that experience."

Chen Xiao's eyes were a little strange. He remembered which company Jiefei Sports was. Xu Wu used to have two best friends, one was Gao Yue and the other was Li Xiao.

Gao Yue was working at Gemdale Group at the time, so she asked Xu Wu to invest in Ding Yong's HarmonyOS Smart Selection Authorized User Center project; while Li Xiao was working at Jiefei Technology. At that time, in order to help Li Xiao get closer to Xu Wu, Jiefei Technology specially provided her with a car and didn't have to do anything. She only needed to maintain a good relationship with Xu Wu.

Chen Xiao remembered clearly that Junxiao Capital's investment in Jiefeng Technology was decided without any formal negotiations; it was all done in Xu Wu's office. Chen Xiao was present at the time, and the only other party was Li Xiao. Later, at dinner at Tianxing Pavilion, Chen Xiao met the owner of Jiefeng Technology—if he remembered correctly, his name was Gao Fei—once. After that, this insignificant figure had no further opportunities to meet with Chen Xiao or Xu Wu. Li Xiao, on the other hand, only got the chance to join the Junxiao Charitable Foundation later because she was Xu Wu's classmate. Unfortunately, that woman was a bit tactless, actually complaining about He Qing in front of him; she really thought too highly of herself.

This triggered a flood of memories for Chen Xiao. He was certain that Lin Tao was exaggerating, but Qin Yun, lacking such experience, naturally couldn't discern the truth. She listened intently, nodding occasionally.

"At the time, Mr. Xu originally only planned to invest 50 million, but I argued my case and eventually raised it to 100 million. During the dinner after the negotiations, Mr. Xu even toasted me separately—"

"This is truly a rare experience, Mr. Lin. In Jiangzhou, this experience is far more valuable than several years of training at the company—"

Lin Tao waved his hand magnanimously, "That's all in the past. A hero doesn't dwell on past glories—"

Chen Xiao found it amusing. Instead of mentioning past glories, you even fabricated a story from the past?

"I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to meet President Xu again, and if she remembers our past relationship and gives me any face—"

"Hiss—" Qin Yun was startled. "President Lin, do you know how much money President Xu would be worth if he were to give you face? It's not even about the money; it's a status symbol across the entire country."

If that were the case, Qin Yun felt that giving him the general manager position would be a serious waste of his talent; he was someone who even General Manager Xu Wu respected. She turned to Chen Xiao, "What do you think?"

Lin Tao was a little unhappy. He had already boasted so much, so why did he need to ask a salesman for his opinion? What did the salesman know?

Before Chen Xiao could even speak, he countered with a question: "This is Mr. Chen, right? I wonder what your achievements are in business?"

Chen Xiao ignored him and turned to Qin Yun, saying, "He's not suitable—"

Lin Tao's eyes widened immediately. How arrogant! Who gave you this authority? Who do you think you are? President Qin listens to you so much, letting you sit in on the proceedings, not making the decisions for you.

But the next second, Qin Yun said to him, "President Lin, I'm sorry to say, our company may not be able to be with you—"

Getting a little anxious, he said, "President Qin, for such an important position in your company, you're just going to listen to an outsider, and one who's a salesperson at a level far below mine? Isn't that a bit too frivolous?"

"My level is far below yours?" Qin Yun was a little unhappy. "President Lin, let's leave it at that—"

Lin Tao stood up, surprised that the conversation had gone so well today, only to be ruined by this man surnamed Chen. Although Feiyun Technology Company wasn't large, the salary offered by the marketing director was considered very high in the industry, and he was quite interested in it.

As he left Qin Yun's office, he turned back somewhat resentfully and glared at Chen Xiao: "I haven't asked you yet, which company do you work for?"

Chen Xiao smiled faintly, "Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group"

Lin Tao was taken aback. That was indeed a super-large company; no wonder he was so arrogant. However—

He sneered, "Is that so? Then I do have some connections with your boss."

Chen Xiao smiled. He was too lazy to bother arguing with such a threatening statement; it would be a waste of time.

"You don't believe me? Look, don't I have your boss's phone number?" He opened his phone and handed it over. It had "General Manager Li" saved on it, with the note "Dr. Feng, Marketing Director" next to it.

Does this number look familiar?

Chen Xiao pushed his hand away, "I'm not familiar with this person, I don't have their phone number."

Lin Tao was taken aback. "Are you an imposter? You work in business at Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Group, how come you didn't even leave your boss's phone number?"

"What fake? Qin Yun and Chen Xiao used to be colleagues at Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Group." Upon hearing this, she said, "President Lin, let's leave it at that. We have other things to do."

Nodding, Lin Tao directed all his hatred at Chen Xiao, "When I have dinner with President Li these next couple of days, I'll ask him how a subordinate can't even remember his boss's phone number. It shows he doesn't take his boss seriously."

This was a hint that she would try to sabotage Chen Xiao later. Chen Xiao smiled and said, "I advise you not to mention it, or we might not even be able to stay friends. It's not very meaningful to end things over a meal, is it?"

Lin Tao didn't understand what he meant, so he snorted and left Feiyun Technology.

"Chen Xiao, why do you think he's not good enough? Although I don't like him very much, he has worked in a large company and had the opportunity to participate in negotiations with General Manager Xu of Junxiao Group. He is definitely one of the best business talents in Jiangzhou."

Taking the tea Qin Yun offered, Chen Xiao waved his hand dismissively, "Here, here, change to this—"

He reached into his bag and pulled out a can of white tea. It was a century-old wild Baihao Yinzhen tea, produced from the mother tree on the cliff of Taimu Mountain, with an annual yield of less than 500 grams. Lin Ya had brought it to him this time, and he had casually put it in his bag that day. He only remembered it when he saw Qin Yun brewing tea.

"What's wrong, Chen Xiao? You're complaining about my tea? Let me tell you, I specially bought this good tea to treat you, it cost over 8000 yuan a pound."

Give her your tea, "Just change it when I tell you to, don't argue—"

The office wasn't very soundproof; employees nearby could hear everything. They exchanged bewildered glances, thinking, "This General Manager Chen is really disrespecting the village chief!" "General Manager Qin is our manager," one employee replied. "You told him not to nag."
The next second, Qin Yun came out with a cup and poured out the tea she had brewed. She seemed genuinely obedient, which truly shocked them and forced them to reassess Mr. Chen's standing in their boss's eyes.

Upon first contact with boiling water, the silver needles of tea slowly fall from the rim of the cup, while the golden tips trail a spiral trajectory in the water like comet tails. Suddenly, a string of pearl-like bubbles is released from the base of the tea buds. Then, the buds unfold one after another, revealing the seven layers of scales inside, like miniature white peonies blooming. The tea soup gradually turns moonlight-colored, and a "golden ring effect" appears on the cup wall.

The inverted buds and upright tea hairs create a Gothic spire shadow, while the tea leaves float in the middle of the cup, forming a clear mirage-like layering.

"Wow—Chen Xiao, this tea must cost tens of thousands, right?" (End of Chapter)