Chapter 280
Dan Ruo: Anyway, Dan Ruo is just my online name...yawn.
Dan Ruo chatted with the maid in the courtyard all night last night and was seriously sleep-deprived. Although she took a nap in the carriage and then stayed awake for a while in the cold wind in the front room of the carriage, she still felt a little sleepy.
After chatting with Yu Qian for a while, Dan Ruo yawned and went to Aunt Ding to book a room for a month, and signed an indefinite renewal contract in advance: "Qianqian, if you have anything else you want to discuss with me, you can send me a private message directly. I will reply after I finish work!" She found it quite interesting to think that she would appear in the storybook.
"Okay!" Yu Qian, who was worried about losing her inspiration and borrowed paper and pen from Aunt Ding and was writing furiously on the table, nodded vigorously.
"Qian'er, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Aunt Ding helped Yu Qian pick up the paper that had fallen on the ground. "Hasn't the chapter you were supposed to write this month already been completed?"
"Yes, I've finished writing it, but I have to go on a long trip soon, so I'll collect some manuscripts in advance to save on copying fees." Yu Qian wrote without even looking up. In order to prevent herself from forgetting the idea she had finally come up with, her handwriting was very sloppy, so sloppy that if she didn't re-copy it within a short time, she might not be able to recognize it after a while.
"Oh, then why don't you make a rough draft with charcoal? Writing with a brush isn't as fast as with charcoal, right?"
“…I forgot.”
Yu Qian was saving up her manuscripts because she didn't want to give up her income from writing storybooks. But after she went to the cultivation world, even if she finished the manuscripts in time, she wouldn't have any way to send them back. If she sent the manuscripts privately, she would have to pay extra for the transcription. If she paid this part of the fee...
"Ah, that's not right. I don't think I'm spending much money here, am I?" Yu Qian paused. "Anyway, the previous storybook is finished, so it doesn't matter if the new one doesn't start, right?" But the outline and character design are already written...
Yu Qian was struggling with whether to continue writing the storybook. Meanwhile, Bei Qiao, who had left the inn after chatting with Yu Qian for a few minutes, was dealing with matters at the escort agency. Although Li Qingqing had already helped with many things, there were some things she couldn't do for her, and some things Bei Qiao needed to know.
"I thought she'd just be a hands-off boss like before, but it turns out she still has to take charge." Yu Qian, who had been undecided after much deliberation, finally came to find Bei Qiao. Standing at the door, she looked at this rare workaholic Bei Qiao and said, "Wow, this is the first time I've seen Qiao Qiao at work."
"A leader can be incompetent, but they can't be inactive." Li Qingqing shrugged. "Of course, our boss is still very capable. Her mere presence has reduced a lot of trouble." The Qin family's leaked orders nearly bankrupted the village's small escort agency. I'd thought the addition of the Qiao Family Escort Agency's Linjiecheng branch would give Bei Qiao more attention, but she was actually managing it remotely and had gone out to play. This boss, while capable, felt a bit... flat-footed? Salted fish?
"Actually, Qiao Qiao is already a very good leader, but..."
"As a leader, you don't have the employees who are motivated?" Yu Qian covered her mouth and chuckled. To say Qiao Qiao lacked ambition wouldn't be accurate. After all, Qiao Qiao's travels weren't in vain. The Qin family was the result of her proactive handover, as was the subsequent Qiuhua Sect and other such ventures. The appearance of some scattered orders was all Qiao Qiao's credit. But if she was ambitious, Qiao Qiao rarely intervened in the agency's operations beyond providing remote guidance, as if it weren't worth her attention. She tried hard, but she didn't strive for continuous improvement. Rather than expansion, Bei Qiao seemed content with simply maintaining her success.
"Almost, but this is much better than having a pig-headed leader." Leaning against the door frame, Li Qingqing sighed heavily.
"Idiot-headed leader? Are there idiots among leaders? Someone with connections?" Yu Qian had not worked for long before and was not familiar with her colleagues, let alone her leader.
"It's not certain whether he has connections or not, but he just doesn't understand what people say, doesn't speak human language, and doesn't do human work." Li Qingqing gritted her teeth while counting on her fingers: He gave good answers to multiple-choice questions, didn't respond to questions, held accountable afterwards, made no contribution, and passed the buck everywhere... Damn it!
"Ah... I thought leaders were all very powerful. After all, Qiao Qiao herself is very powerful."
"Compared to them, Qiao Qiao is indeed a conscientious and good boss. Some leaders are really worse than gorillas!"
"That doesn't sound like a compliment." Bei Qiao put down the brush and said with a smile: Who wants to compare a good person with a gorilla? At least find someone to serve as a reference.
"Yes, I'm complaining to your face. Do you enjoy it?" Li Qingqing waved her hand. "It's unbelievable. These days, there are still employees who worry about their boss and beg her to make progress... burp!"
"Have you been under a lot of pressure lately?" Bei Qiao spread out the paper and placed it on the table to dry. He then walked over from behind the table and asked, "Have you been drinking?"
"I'm not drunk, I'm telling you..." Li Qingqing swayed, grabbed Bei Qiao's shoulders, and began to chant like Tang Seng chanting scriptures.
Bei Qiao: "...Thank you for your hard work." There's no need to be so resentful.
"Qingqing is drunk? I couldn't smell it. Is there something wrong with your sense of smell?" Yu Qian approached Li Qingqing with a suspicious look on her face and sniffed: "I still can't smell anything."
"I'm not drunk!"
"Drunkards always say they're not drunk." Yu Qian stretched out a finger and poked it in front of Li Qingqing: "Come on, tell me, what time is this?"
"It's a finger!"
"You are indeed drunk."
"I didn't!"
The two started arguing like elementary school students. Li Qingqing's eyes were a little wandering, but her words were clear and her logic was fine. She even repeatedly left Yu Qian speechless, which made Yu Qian so angry that she went to Bei Qiao for help like she was looking for a parent.
"The head of the family," Bei Qiao, held his forehead with his hand and stepped forward to pinch Li Qingqing's earlobe: "Let's give her some honey water first."
Li Qingqing drank the honey water obediently, then mumbled that she wanted to log off and go to sleep. She reluctantly walked home under the escort of the two men: "What are you doing? I know the way!"
"I know you recognize him. We are on our way to the village chief's house for something."
"Something? Oh, the boss is going to be a hands-off boss." Li Qingqing suddenly realized.
Yu Qian: “…”
Bei Qiao: “…” With such exaggerated acting skills, it seems that he is sober now.
On the way to send Li Qingqing home, the group met Qi Zhi, who was carrying a medicine box. As the only doctor in the Novice Village, she always wore holographic glasses when going out in real life, and used them in case of emergency.
"We're going to take a photo, come quickly!" In reality, friends who were traveling with her invited Qi Zhi to take a photo.
"Here I come!" In reality, Qi Zhi posed as if stepping in front of the camera; in another world, Qi Zhi walked steadily forward in the pose of taking a selfie.
"It looks like it's really hard..." Yu Qian smacked her lips.
After finishing the real-life photo session, Qi Zhi glanced at Li Qingqing, who was striding home in front of her. "Drunk again? Who did you offend this time?"
"Again?" Bei Qiao followed her gaze and looked at Li Qingqing.
"Yes, I just discovered it recently. Qingqing can drink as much as she wants back home. It's a bit of an exaggeration to say she can drink a lot, but she can always drink half a pound. But here, she only drinks a drop."
"Can you still hit people when you're drunk?" Bei Qiao didn't care about what Li Qingqing had just said. She was just worried that Li Qingqing's alcohol tolerance would become a weakness for others to target her.
"Hit, of course not!" Qi Zhi adjusted her straps: "Hit hurts more, and words are more poisonous. Last time, a customer secretly put a little wine in her water bottle, and she drove the carriage directly on the road, and pressed the customer to play the face-to-face game with the bandits on the roadside. People passing by laughed so hard that their jaws were dislocated." Because Qi Zhi was relatively close, she was called to help treat the man's dislocated jaw.
"So that's how it is. I wonder who that guest is and where he is now?" Bei Qiao smiled slightly.
"This is the first time I've seen you smile so creepily... I don't know, but Qingqing must know. Or why don't you check your work records? It happened on the 16th of last month."
"OK, thanks."
"Don't thank me, please control your expression for a moment. You're laughing so hard that it makes my bones cold." Qi Zhi rubbed her arms and shook her body.
Bei Qiao put away his smile and looked at Li Qingqing, who was walking in front of him. The latter felt uncomfortable being stared at, and she slowed down her pace awkwardly, saying that she was fine and had beaten the bastard up. "That guy is too good at acting. I thought something was wrong, but I didn't notice anything..."
"Tell me the person's name and place of origin."
"...I'll send it to you after I get back." Li Qingqing raised the corners of her mouth, and after taking a few steps she started jumping around: Hehehe, happy!
After watching Li Qingqing walk smoothly and steadily into her home, Bei Qiao and Yu Qian turned around and prepared to go to the village chief to inquire in detail about going to the cultivation world. Qi Zhi, who was going along the way, joined them. On the way, the three of them ran into Yu Qian's neighbor, who immediately came over to talk to her enthusiastically, trying to introduce her to a man from a good family. No matter how much Yu Qian refused, she remained persistent: "Anyway, why don't you go and take a look first? What if you like him?"
"Auntie, why don't you dare introduce me to other people? Do you think I'm easy to bully?" After months of avoiding her neighbors, Yu Qian had had enough. "I can tell at a glance that she'd make a good wife. Is that a compliment?" What does a good wife mean? Diligent, filial, and hardworking? That sounds like a misfit!
"I, I'm not doing this for you..."
"I have a father and a mother, I don't need you to do things for my own good!" Yu Qian didn't want to talk to someone who was unreasonable. After saying a few words, she turned around and left, leaving Bei Qiao and Qi Zhi behind.
"Young people nowadays..." The neighbor aunt laughed dryly and turned to look at Bei Qiao and Qi Zhi who were still standing there: "They are still too young and don't understand the benefits of living."
"It's not that I don't understand, it's that you don't even understand your own life, so there's no need to listen to you." Bei Qiao said this, quickening his pace to catch up with Yu Qian: "Guess why I walked a step slower?" First, rule out the option of agreeing with you.
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