Chapter 541: Even He Can Be a Scoundrel Sometimes
Qiao Xing replied with "OK", asked Xing Jiu to take her back, and then sent the packaged code to the group.
In addition, Tao Yang also talked to her about the final payment. As previously agreed, a portion would be reserved for Shen Boyan to pay off his debts, and the rest would be split among them.
They left 340,000 yuan for Shen Boyan, and another 50,000 yuan for company expenses, since they had previously hired several college students and needed to pay their salaries. The remaining 150,000 yuan was split among the three of them.
They asked Qiao Xing how to divide the 150,000, as they did not make the decision on their own.
Qiao Xing stared at the computer for a moment, then remembered the doctor's words about staying away from radiation. She casually typed a line on the keyboard: Let's split it equally.
They also need to make a living and support their families, and they haven't received a salary for a long time.
Tao Yang: Thank you, Qiao Xing.
Sun Miao also said thank you.
Qiao Xing watched them say thank you and fell silent for a moment. She seemed to see the politeness in their thanks, or to exaggerate, the flattery.
Their company's business has always been quite chaotic. Although they work in the same room and in the same company every day, it often feels like they are doing their own thing.
Even Sun Miao would take on some side jobs in addition to working together, so over time, it became almost a tacit agreement that he would take the money for the jobs he took on and would not get any money for the jobs he did.
Qiao Xing and Shen Boyan were the ones who negotiated this project. Sun Miao and Tao Yang didn't participate in anything, so they shouldn't have taken the money.
But they're not made of iron; they all need money.
Shen Boyan was on their side. He didn't mention this matter, but instead asked the two of them to ask Qiao Xing, clearly intending to give them money as well.
At first, he didn't want to keep the 340,000, but then he thought that if the 500,000 were split equally, he would be doing Tao Yang and the others a favor, but Qiao Xing would be at a disadvantage.
So he agreed to keep the 340,000, and it wouldn't be too much for them to each take 50,000.
After they finished talking in the group, Shen Boyan spoke up, saying, "Qiao Xing, consider this money a loan from me. I will definitely pay it back later."
Qiao Xing didn't really think that much about it. What she valued most about them when she first joined was their atmosphere, their friendship, and their character.
Secondly, it's about how much money the company can make in the future.
Just as Qiao Xing was about to type, Shen Boyan popped up another line of text: "Or when the next project comes in, you'll get the lion's share."
Qiao Xing sighed. She was about to leave her computer, but after seeing these two sentences, she sat down again.
She typed: Let's discuss this when the money comes in.
Shen Boyan: Okay, once the company is on the right track, we need to discuss the company's rules and regulations. We can't continue like this.
Qiao Xing had no objection; this was essential. Clearly separating public and private matters, along with a complete system and structure, was key to a company's long-term success.
Doing things arbitrarily like that is definitely not acceptable.
There's no other way now. Everyone is poor and struggling to survive. Even getting food is a problem. The priority is to stay alive.
Qiao Xing sent an OK emoji and then shut down the computer.
On the other end, Shen Boyan leaned back in his chair, staring thoughtfully at the computer screen. The screen displayed a WeChat chat window, and below it was a document containing a shareholding agreement.
If the company can truly get back on track, he will redistribute the shares.
Qiao Xing was unaware of his thoughts. She was taking a walk in the neighborhood and following the doctor's advice to exercise more.
When she went to the new house, she didn't see the old man. She guessed that he was in the neighborhood, so she looked for him everywhere.
We finally found him in a pavilion; he was playing chess with a group of old men.
"Grandpa," Qiao Xing walked over and greeted him.
The old man was pondering his next move, his eyes fixed on the chessboard, when he casually remarked, "Why are the stars here?"
“I just went to look for you, but you weren’t there. I guessed you were taking a walk in the neighborhood, so I came looking for you.”
Do you know how to play chess?
Qiao Xing glanced at the chessboard, which was covered with dense black and white pieces. It didn't look like Gomoku, so she didn't know how to play.
"I won't."
The old man frowned, it seemed the game was at a stalemate, and he hadn't been able to place his black piece for a long time.
The old man across from him urged him to hurry up.
The old man said impatiently, "What's the rush! Once I find your weakness, you'll be ready to lose!"
The old man has been playing chess for so long and has almost never lost. But whenever he does lose, it ignites his fighting spirit, and he is determined to win back.
But this afternoon, he has already lost two games.
If he loses this game again, he probably won't be able to sleep when he gets back.
Qiao Xing waited and waited, for a full half hour, but he still couldn't place his piece.
The old man was getting impatient. "Hey, Old Qin, are you sure you can handle this? Just call me 'Big Brother' and that'll be enough."
Qiao Xing asked in surprise, "Did you place some kind of bet?"
The old man said, "It's just a coincidence. Old Qin and I were born in the same month and year. He's lost to me so many times, and he still won't call me 'elder brother.' So today we made this bet."
"Whoever loses has to call the other 'Big Brother'?"
The old man chuckled as he looked at the old man. "Best of five, your grandpa is probably going to lose. Little girl, remember to call me great-grandpa."
Qiao Xing glanced at the old man with a serious expression. He had been the eldest brother all his life, and he was definitely not happy to be asked to call someone else "elder brother" now.
For some reason, she took out her phone and downloaded a Go app. She had originally planned to set up the same endgame and play it on the system.
The system will definitely win this game.
However, she saw a discussion group inside, so she simply clicked on it and saw that people were discussing it, which made things much simpler.
She secretly took a picture of the chessboard on the table and posted it in a discussion group, asking if anyone could win.
Once the message was posted, there was an immediate response in the group, with everyone giving different answers, and some even arguing about it.
She couldn't understand it either, so she looked at the answer that most people agreed with. She walked behind the old man, pretended to rub the tip of her nose, and whispered, "16.7."
The old man paused for a moment, his gaze falling on the spot Qiao Xing had mentioned. He pondered it carefully, then grinned and placed the chess piece in his hand down.
"Oh." The old man was a little surprised, then looked up at Qiao Xing. "Young lady, are you in cahoots with Old Qin?"
Qiao Xing waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, I don't know how to play chess."
The old man chimed in, "If she knew how to play chess, would I be here playing with you?"
The old man smiled and shook his head, with an expression that said he had already seen through it all.
Qiao Xing felt a little guilty and moved to the side.
After the old man made that move, the situation began to reverse, and he defeated his opponent in no time.
The old man said, "Old Qin, you've only won the first game. You need to win two more games to beat me."
"Come on, let's fight to the bitter end today. Don't get too cocky."
The two began tidying up the chessboard. Meanwhile, Qin Ce returned and searched for everyone, but couldn't find Qiao Xing and the old man. He sent a message to ask and found out that they were playing chess here.
When he arrived, the two had just finished setting up the chessboard and were preparing to play the second game.
"It's almost dark, why are you still here?"
As soon as Qin Ce spoke, the old man turned to look at him, his eyes lighting up.
He pulled Qin Ce aside and said to the old man, "Old Man Meng, this is my grandson. I taught him chess. Don't say I'm bullying you. Let him play against you. If you beat him, I'll honor my bet and call you 'Big Brother' from now on, okay?"
Qin Ce's eyelids twitched.
Qiao Xing couldn't help but twitch his lips; even this old man had moments of shamelessness.
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