March 26th, Saturday, 8:30 AM.
Soon after the doors of Jinpeng Trading Co., Ltd. opened, Li Yanning and her sister saw a tall girl standing at the entrance, who said in her clear, crisp voice:
"Hello, excuse me, is Mr. Tan Jincheng, Boss Tan, working here?"
The girl had fair skin and large eyes gleaming with curiosity as she looked around the office.
She had a small ponytail, her hair half-pinned up; a sky-blue French cardigan thin sweater jacket on her upper body, a white round-neck T-shirt underneath, a creamy white pleated skirt on her lower body, and a pair of white sneakers on her feet.
Her tall figure, big eyes, and pure face made Li Yanning and her sister, also women, feel somewhat amazed.
"Yes, you're looking for our Boss Tan? May I ask who you are?"
Li Yanning composed herself and asked.
"Oh, hello, my name is Gu Qingqing. I used to be a clothing model for Boss Tan's Taobao shop, and today I have an appointment to meet Boss Tan here,"
Gu Qingqing replied with a smile.
She then continued to Li Yanning:
"May I ask how to address you, Jie-jie?"
"Oh, my surname is Li. Please come in and sit for a while. Our boss usually doesn't come to the company until around nine o'clock."
After speaking, she ushered Gu Qingqing inside, led her to the sofa area, and poured Gu Qingqing a glass of water.
"Thank you,"
Gu Qingqing said softly.
"You still have to wait for half an hour. You have our boss's phone number, right? Do you want to call him, or should I call him?"
"It's fine, I'm not in a hurry, Li Jie, please go about your work."
Since that was the case, Li Yanning said nothing more, found a fashion magazine for Gu Qingqing to pass the time, and went back to her work.
"Jie, who is this?"
Li Jinglan curiously leaned towards Li Yanning and whispered.
"She said she's a clothing model for the Taobao shop, looking for Boss Tan. Don't pry."
In reality, that was all Li Yanning knew, but whispering behind someone's back was a bit impolite.
"What's wrong with asking? She's quite pretty,"
Li Jinglan muttered while looking at Gu Qingqing.
As if sensing Li Jinglan's gaze, Gu Qingqing looked up and smiled at Li Jinglan, making Li Jinglan too embarrassed to continue looking.
Gu Qingqing appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly, she was a little flustered.
This was her first time coming to Beicang.
Before, Boss Tan would always come to her, so she didn't feel anything, but she didn't expect it to be so far and inconvenient.
Beicang was still too remote a place in Yongcheng.
Gu Qingqing, who got up early, took several bus transfers.
When Boss Tan first started without a car, did he also transfer buses like this for business?
If so, it must have been quite tough.
Her translation work was temporarily suspended, but there would still be clothing shoots.
This time, Gu Qingqing came to finalize the shooting for new summer clothing.
Summer clothes were different from other apparel; in Boss Tan's words, some styles Gu Qingqing might not necessarily accept.
Gu Qingqing had also taken the initiative to come to Beicang on a whim.
Tan Jincheng had been busy preparing for a business trip to Yangcheng recently, with no time to concern himself with these minor matters, nor to visit the Yongcheng University campus.
Gu Qingqing didn't know what her mindset was, why she requested to come to Beicang to see for herself.
If she couldn't shoot certain styles, then she couldn't.
She believed Boss Tan would still have her shoot the clothes she could accept.
Besides, it hadn't been long since school started, and she wasn't short on money.
"I wonder what kind of clothes Boss Tan said she couldn't shoot,"
Gu Qingqing thought, idly flipping through the fashion magazine.
Around nine o'clock, Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng arrived at Jinpeng Trading Co., Ltd., chatting and laughing.
As soon as they entered, they saw Gu Qingqing sitting on the sofa.
Zhang Xupeng was clearly taken aback, then cast an inquiring look at Li Yanning, who smiled and pointed to Tan Jincheng.
Gu Qingqing also saw the two, stood up, and smiled at Tan Jincheng.
"Why are you here so early? Have you been waiting long?"
Tan Jincheng said as he walked towards Gu Qingqing, then looked at Li Yanning.
"This young lady arrived at 8:30,"
Li Yanning quickly said.
"Why didn't you call me? You waited so long."
"It's fine, I arrived too early."
"Alright, come in with me. Old Zhang, go find Zhang Haiping to hang out. I have something to discuss with this young lady, and it's not convenient for you to listen."
After speaking, he introduced the two to each other.
Zhang Xupeng looked puzzled.
He had just arrived at the company and was immediately sent away by Xiao Tan.
What was going on?
Zhang Xupeng knew that Gu Qingqing was a clothing model for the Taobao shop, but this was their first meeting.
But what exactly was it that he couldn't even listen to?
Tan Jincheng's directness made Gu Qingqing blush a little, but she still braced herself and said,
"Will this affect your work? If it does, I can come another day."
She had voluntarily requested to come today, and Boss Tan had also said he was quite busy recently.
"It's fine, he's just going there to discuss next month's production volume, it won't affect anything."
With that, he waved his hand at Zhang Xupeng.
Didn't he just go to discuss that yesterday?
Zhang Xupeng thought somewhat dejectedly; however, he didn't say anything, briefly informed Li Yanning and Li Jinglan, and then left.
After going downstairs, Zhang Xupeng slapped his head:
"Damn it, I forgot to ask Xiao Tan for the car keys."
Zhang Xupeng had gotten his driver's license two days prior.
Having his own car to practice with was quite fast.
Without going on highways, Zhang Xupeng would have no problem driving in the Beicang area.
"Never mind, I won't go back up. I'll just take a taxi there."
Although he didn't know what Xiao Tan and the young lady were going to discuss, Xiao Tan wasn't the type to be completely smitten by a woman.
He wouldn't tease his brother because of a woman, even though the girl was indeed beautiful.
Since it wasn't convenient to listen, there must have been an inconvenient aspect.
Over the past six months, following Xiao Tan and a group of bosses, he had visited many entertainment venues in Beicang.
Although he was still a "magician," his experience was far beyond what it was when he first "landed."
What surprised Zhang Xupeng the most was that, despite it being their first time in these venues, Zhang Xupeng himself was very nervous, while Xiao Tan was as seasoned as those bosses.
He knew when to get hands-on and when to joke, not at all like someone entering such a place for the first time.
This Tan Jincheng was someone Zhang Xupeng had never seen before.
However, after leaving, Xiao Tan said:
"As for the women in these places, once you're out the door, just pretend you don't know them. Don't have any emotional interaction with them."
Good heavens, that was heartless; he certainly didn't say that when they first got hands-on.
Meanwhile, upstairs at Jinpeng Trading, Tan Jincheng walked towards his and Zhang Xupeng's office, with Gu Qingqing following closely behind him.
"I only have instant coffee here, would you like some? Or should I have my staff go buy you a cup of milk tea?"
(End of chapter)
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