Chapter 122, Part 1
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After Ye Qingxi finished her steamed egg custard, she waited a little while before Qin Yuan arrived.
He said goodbye to Mu Shaoting with his small backpack on his back and got into Qin Yuan's car.
Qin Yuan handed him a lollipop and asked, "Can I have some candy?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, took the candy, and started eating it.
Qin Yuan drove very steadily, and soon the two arrived at a Cantonese teahouse.
Ye Qingxi was pulled into the private room by Qin Yuan.
He offered, "Uncle, you order, it's on me."
Qin Yuan couldn't really let him treat her, but since he said that, she still cooperated and said, "Then Uncle won't stand on ceremony."
As he spoke, he ordered a few of his favorite dishes and then asked Ye Qingxi, "What do you like to eat?"
Ye Qingxi then ordered several baskets of her favorite snacks.
The waiter made a note of it and then left.
Qin Yuan looked at him, "Now, can you tell me your little secret?"
He was curious about this all night!
Ye Qingxi smiled, somewhat embarrassed.
The main problem is that this matter is a bit difficult to explain.
A five-year-old child saying he wants to be a shareholder in a company sounds absurd.
So Ye Qingxi quickly pushed the teacup next to Qin Yuan toward him, saying, "Uncle, please have some tea."
Qin Yuan: ……
Looking at his ingratiating expression, Qin Yuan asked in confusion, "Did you get into trouble?"
That shouldn't be the case. How could Ye Qingxi cause trouble?
What trouble could he possibly cause?
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "No~"
"Then what do you do?"
"I..." Ye Qingxi said, feigning hesitation, "I'm afraid you won't agree."
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, your uncle will definitely agree."
Ye Qingxi pouted, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe you think I'm just joking."
"No," Qin Yuan said confidently.
Seeing that he had said that, Ye Qingxi then said, "Uncle, I saw it on TV before, it was in the movies, when a lot of people started a company together, everyone contributed money, so they were all shareholders..."
"Shareholders," Qin Yuan said.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Yes, yes, that's the word."
He picked up his small backpack and patted it. "Uncle, I have money. Uncle Qiu Yue is starting a company, and I can also contribute money. That way, I'll be a shareholder too."
Qin Yuan: !!!
Qin Yuan almost dropped the cup she had just picked up because of his words.
He looked at the little guy in front of him, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
What did he say?
He said he wanted to become a shareholder in Qiu Yue's company?!
No, does he even know what a shareholder is?!
"Xiao Xi, this matter is not so simple."
Ye Qingxi pouted, "You just said 'Uncle will definitely agree to it'."
Qin Yuan: ...I didn't expect you to want to be a shareholder of Qiu Company!
"This..." Qin Yuan said with a headache, "Do you know what a shareholder is?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Everyone contributes money, we're all in this together."
"Shareholders also need to participate in the company's decision-making."
"What is decision-making?" Ye Qingxi asked, feigning confusion.
"It's about what to do about this and what to do about that."
"Then I'll listen to Uncle Qiu Yue. Whatever he says, I'll do."
Qin Yuan: ……
Ye Qingxi looked at him and said, "Uncle, I know. I'm just a child. It's like on TV, the shareholders all seem to be adults."
"Yes." Qin Yuan nodded. "You're still too young."
"So, can you help me become a shareholder in Uncle Qiu Yue's company?" Ye Qingxi dropped another bombshell.
Qin Yuan was almost blown away by his bomb.
"What did you say?! I'll help you pawn it?!"
"Mm." Ye Qingxi looked happy and trusting. "Uncle, you're an adult, you can be a shareholder."
“I’ll give you the money, and you can pay for it for me. Then you’ll be a shareholder in Uncle Qiu Yue’s company.”
Qin Yuan: ……
Qin Yuan felt that this whole thing was just too surreal.
"Xiao Xi, why did you think of becoming a shareholder in Uncle Qiu Yue's company?" he asked, puzzled.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi lowered her eyelashes, revealing a hint of sadness. "If I hadn't gone to Uncle Qiu Yue to deliver the cake, I wouldn't have bumped into his brother, and he wouldn't have started his own company because he couldn't get his brother to apologize to me."
“Uncle Qiu Yue is so pitiful,” Ye Qingxi said softly. “His parents are confused, his younger brother is disobedient, and now he has to start his own company, so I want to help him.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Yuan gently advised him, "He wants to start a company not because his brother didn't apologize to you, but because there's no point in him staying at his previous company, so he wants to start his own business."
"I do not understand."
"Just know that it's not your fault," Qin Yuan said gently.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "But I still want to help Uncle Qiu Yue. I lost my father, mother, and grandfather, but I have a new father, aunt, new grandfather, uncle, and now I have an uncle. Uncle Qiu Yue doesn't have a new father or mother. Brother Qin Cheng will take care of me and protect me. Uncle Qiu Yue doesn't have an older brother, only a younger brother, and the younger brother doesn't listen to him."
"Uncle, I want to help him," Ye Qingxi said softly.
Qin Yuan listened, remaining silent for a long while.
Children's inner world is always different from adults'.
They are forever pure, forever childlike, forever innocent, and forever sincere.
Ye Qingxi is very clear about her background and never hides it.
He knew he wasn't a biological son of the Mu family, but he also knew that the Mu family truly loved him.
He received love from the Mu family, so it was only natural for him to want to give that love to someone else.
Even if it was Qiu Yue, whom he had only known for a short time.
“Xiao Xi, your idea is good, and you are a good child. However, becoming a shareholder involves a lot of money. You are still young and do not understand the concept of money, so your uncle cannot agree to this.”
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi sighed helplessly. "Fine, if the soft approach doesn't work, then I'll have to use the hard one."
You forced me to do this, Uncle!
The next second, Ye Qingxi's tears fell "plop, plop".
Qin Yuan: !!!
Qin Yuan was startled.
He didn't cry even when Qiu Lu scolded him, but now he cried.
Qin Yuan was completely at a loss.
She quickly picked up a tissue from the table to wipe his tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry," Qin Yuan said anxiously. "Here's what you'll do: tell your father about this. If your father agrees, your uncle will agree too."
Ye Qingxi burst into even louder sobs, “This is our secret, it’s just between the two of us.”
Qin Yuan: ……
Qin Yuan also wanted to cry.
He could only hold Ye Qingxi in his arms and coax him, "Don't cry, don't cry, let's talk about it again."
Ye Qingxi sobbed, "Uncle Qiu Yue... is he... is he a good-for-nothing?"
Qin Yuan: ? ? ?
Qin Yuan couldn't keep up with his thought process at all.
However, he still obediently replied, "Of course not."
“That company…isn’t it just for making money?” Ye Qingxi continued to sob. “Uncle has a company…Uncle has money, Uncle also has a company…You have money, Uncle Qiu Yue has a company, Uncle Qiu Yue has money.”
"I have money too."
Qin Yuan: !!!
At that moment, Qin Yuan had a sudden realization!
He only thought that Ye Qingxi should become a shareholder, which was too frivolous. He was not her father, and it was not right for him to rashly allow her to use such a large sum of money.
But what if we change our approach?!
What if he were the one to pay for it?
Qiu Yue is not a useless person. He already had his own team at Rong Sheng. When he leaves, he will definitely take his team with him.
Mu Zheng's suppression of the Qiu family will not be a matter of a day or two, but rather a long-term process. Those who cannot cooperate with the Qiu family due to the influence of the Mu family, as well as those who already had a relationship with Qiu Yue, will naturally be transferred to Qiu Yue.
Therefore, Qiu Yue's company is unlikely to lose money (80% chance).
In this way, Ye Qingxi, as a shareholder, naturally also made a profit.
Even if we take a step back and assume that Qiu Yue's company really loses money, it's his money that's lost—as long as Ye Qingxi's money isn't lost.
Consider it as him giving Ye Qingxi a slightly more expensive gift.
Qin Yuan thought it over and over and it seemed feasible. He had been thinking about giving Ye Qingxi a nice, expensive gift because of Qin Luan, as a way to express his gratitude.
Ye Qingxi is from the Mu family and has everything. No matter what he gives her, it seems like he can't touch her heart. If he gives her something too expensive, Mu Shaowu might not let him accept it. So he gave her his company's new product, thinking that there are still many days ahead and he will eventually be able to get Ye Qingxi something she wants or likes that he can't have.
Now, don't we have it?
Qin Yuan looked at his upturned face, still streaked with tears, wiped them away, and coaxed him, "Okay, Uncle promises you."
Ye Qingxi: You should have said so earlier.
If you had told him earlier, he wouldn't have cried a few times.
“But your uncle doesn’t want your money.” Qin Yuan hugged him and said softly, “Your uncle has money. Your uncle will pay for it himself and save up the money you are entitled to every year. When you turn eighteen, your uncle will return your shareholder status and all the money he has saved for you over the years.”
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
No, what money are you going to pay?
If you're going to invest money, why don't you just become a shareholder?
“Then you can be my uncle,” Ye Qingxi said.
Anyway, it's fine if Qin Yuan becomes a shareholder. Qin Yuan has done a lot to suppress the Qiu family. If he becomes a shareholder, he will definitely not allow Qiu Yue to help Qiu Lu. After all, Qin Cheng is his nephew.
"I won't do it," Qin Yuan said with a smile. "This was originally your idea, and it's what you should have."
He said, “You are too young now. I am your uncle, so I will agree to anything that is good for you. But Uncle Qiu Yue is not related to you. If he knows it is you, he will definitely feel that it is inappropriate and that he cannot use your money. So I will not tell him yet. I will tell him when you grow up and turn eighteen.”
"Tell him how lucky he is to have met such a wonderful baby. Even though our baby is still a child himself, he is thinking about helping adults who are much older than him. What an amazing child."
Ye Qingxi felt a little embarrassed by what he said, "There's no need to tell him."
It doesn't matter. His main purpose wasn't to let Qiu Yue know. Besides, his investment would definitely help Qiu Yue, but it would also benefit himself—he would get dividends and make money.
"You still have to tell him," Qin Yuan said. "It's fine to do something small without leaving your name, but if it's a special favor, you should let him know so he'll remember your kindness."
"Xiao Xi," Qin Yuan earnestly instructed him, "You can do good deeds without expecting anything in return, but you must let the other person know about it, so that they won't hurt you."
Ye Qingxi listened and slowly nodded.
Qin Yuan pinched his little face, "This is the first time I've seen you cry. You can cry too."
Ye Qingxi's voice was soft, "I'm a child too."
Qin Yuan smiled and said softly, "They are adorable children."
Ye Qingxi smiled too.
He sat in Qin Yuan's lap, looking at her. Qin Yuan's eyes were gentle, and her movements were very soft as she held him.
He remembered what Qin Yuan had just said: "Uncle Qiu Yue and you are not related." But they weren't actually related.
He is Qin Cheng's uncle, but not really his uncle.
but……
Ye Qingxi thought of her maternal uncle.
He didn't like his own uncle.
Compared to her own maternal uncle, Qin Yuan does seem to be more like an uncle.
I'm afraid he'll cry.
She might think the matter is trivial, but agree to it because it would benefit him.
Thinking of this, Ye Qingxi couldn't help but feel happy.
He had previously said "I still have an uncle" only because he needed Qin Yuan's help, so he was just being obsequious in front of him. But now, he felt as if he really did have an uncle.
Although they are not related by blood, he likes his uncle who treats him very well and takes good care of him.
very nice.
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