Chapter 176: Chapter 118: The Best Boyfriend in the World (Part 2)
When women go out, it’s all about who has the more impressive man.
And Qi Sheng’s success had long since become the pinnacle in their minds—no other man could compare.
...
It was a rare opportunity to have Qi Sheng all to herself.
Tan Hua was particularly clingy, wanting him again and again.
By the end, Qi Sheng even had to feed her her meal.
’Her man’s stamina was simply monstrous.’
’She was no match for him on her own. All she could do was surrender completely.’
"Honey, do you think I should start something? Going to work every day like this is getting a little boring."
Tan Hua said, sounding suddenly adrift as she lay in Qi Sheng’s arms.
"You don’t like your current job?"
Qi Sheng raised an eyebrow but didn’t give a direct opinion.
"It’s not that I dislike it, I just feel like I’m not learning anything. Every day is just stocking shelves and selling things."
"I often go for beauty treatments with Yingying and the others. What do you think about us opening a beauty salon?"
Tan Hua looked at Qi Sheng expectantly, hoping for some encouragement from her man.
"It’s a bad idea. Do you have the skills? The experience? Any brand recognition?"
Qi Sheng was not at all optimistic about Tan Hua’s flight of fancy.
Among the business ventures most likely to fail for women entrepreneurs...
...beauty salons definitely had a prominent place.
"Okay,"
Tan Hua pouted but didn’t argue with him.
Qi Sheng had built his staggering fortune from scratch.
His perspective and foresight were naturally far superior to hers.
If even Qi Sheng thought opening a beauty salon was a bad idea, she certainly wasn’t going to stubbornly walk into a disaster.
"Are you angry now?"
Qi Sheng pinched Tan Hua’s smooth cheek, looking with amusement at his pouting girlfriend.
"Just because I don’t think it’s a good idea doesn’t mean I won’t support you."
"Huh?"
Tan Hua was a little baffled, unable to understand Qi Sheng’s logic.
"You’re my girlfriend. Even if I know this venture is doomed to fail, I’ll still give you the chance to try."
"Besides, your man has deep pockets. I’m not afraid of you losing a few million."
Qi Sheng dared to make such a bold claim because, naturally, he had the system backing him up.
He was currently raking in 50 million a month.
Giving his girlfriend 5 million to play around with wouldn’t even make a dent in his finances.
Besides, it would give them something to strive for so they wouldn’t be clinging to him all day.
Even if they lost every damn cent, Qi Sheng would still think it was worth it.
"Really?"
Tan Hua’s eyes welled up with tears.
She was truly touched by this emotional rollercoaster, his initial rejection making his eventual support feel all the more moving.
"Now, if you want me to invest in you, shouldn’t you give me a good performance?"
"Hmph. Then you lie back obediently, close your eyes, and no peeking."
Tan Hua took a hair tie from the nightstand drawer and pulled her hair back into a ponytail, just the way Qi Sheng liked it.
Then, shyly and nervously, she took Qi Sheng’s wicked tool into her mouth.
For the five million in startup capital,
Tan Hua really put her back into it, even more enthusiastically than she had at home yesterday.
At the end, she even swallowed, which was a rare occurrence.
Normally, Tan Hua rarely did that.
It wasn’t just for the so-called investment; she was mostly just moved by the emotional push-and-pull from Qi Sheng earlier.
That’s why she decided to give him a little reward.
Qi Sheng’s scalp tingled with pleasure; it was impossible to say how happy he was.
He pulled a pack of He Tianxia cigarettes from the nightstand.
Qi Sheng lit one for himself, completing a man’s most sacred ritual.
When Tan Hua returned after freshening up, she saw Qi Sheng’s smug look and shot him an annoyed, blushing glance.
She shared the story of how she successfully secured the investment with Miduo and Xu Ying.
At first, Miduo and Xu Ying hadn’t taken it very seriously.
Having navigated the professional world for years, they also didn’t think much of Tan Hua’s beauty salon project.
But Tan Hua was so good to them, so they had just sent her off to talk to Qi Sheng.
They had assumed Qi Sheng would reject Tan Hua’s ill-conceived business idea.
They never expected that he would actually agree.
All they could say was that Qi Sheng really doted on Tan Hua.
Even knowing that a beauty salon was an easy way to lose money, he was still willing to throw money at it and let her play around.
"Sister Miduo, does this mean we can quit our jobs?"
"Yeah. We’ve been skipping work so often lately, it’s really not right for us to keep these jobs."
Miduo really didn’t care much about her position as a store manager anymore either.
Once she was actually pregnant with Qi Sheng’s child, she figured her life would revolve around the baby all day.
Where would she find the energy to manage a store and focus on a career?
If she were still in her twenties, maybe she would have hustled that hard.
But now, all she wanted was a peaceful life as a homemaker.
That was her ideal life.
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Qi Sheng never went back on his word. He directly transferred the five million to Tan Hua’s account in a single lump sum.
He let her handle renting the retail space, the renovations, hiring staff, and negotiating with brands all by herself.
Five million wasn’t a huge amount, but it wasn’t a small sum either.
It was definitely enough to open a beauty salon in Chengdu.
Qi Sheng wasn’t expecting the salon to make much money anyway.
As long as it gave Tan Hua and the others a place to pass the time, that was enough.
With Qi Sheng as her solid backing, Tan Hua had no reservations.
Aside from Miduo, who could occasionally accompany her to look at properties,
she was basically running around doing everything herself.
Tan Hua spent a full half-month running around before she finally found a suitable retail space.
When Qi Sheng arrived at the location, the corner of his mouth twitched.
He never would have imagined that Tan Hua would choose a location right across from the dance school Pei Yinyin attended.
According to Tan Hua’s thinking, the parents who brought their children to the dance school were predominantly women.
The children’s dance classes lasted at least a few hours.
While waiting, they would naturally need a place to kill time.
The dance school Pei Yinyin attended wasn’t cheap, so the parents naturally had some financial means.
They were the perfect potential customers for a beauty salon like theirs.
After hearing her explanation, Qi Sheng had to admit he couldn’t find any flaws in her logic.
