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  Chapter 156: ’t Get Any Deeper

  TL: Etude

  In the blink of a was 7 p.m.

  Just as Jiang Qin had predicted, ohe first round of group purchases was successfully pleted, the evening orders began te at an astonishing rate, leaving even Su Nai somewhat astounded.

  The reason was quite simple.

  Winter nights were colder than the days, making it inve and unnecessary to go out.

  Moreover, many had seetle yellos in the school and witheir roommates and cssmates successfully purchasing from the group-buyie, dispelling their fears of being cheated or wasting time.

  Most importantly, college students were sensitive to trends and quick to adopt hings.

  Home delivery and dists were irresistible attras.

  So, from noon to seven in the evening, orders accumuted in the bad, were sorted and piled by the system, and theo the merts and delivery personnel.

  Wiems from the pedestrian street were selling like hotcakes on this snowy day.

  Items like quilts for sleeping, bs for studying aming, fluffy cotton slippers, thick cotton socks, and thick leggings were almost must-have items.

  Additionally, food and beverages from the supermarket were selling exceptionally fast, sed only to hand warmers.

  However, there were no orders from the Wanzhong Shoppier, which was a bit disappointing for Jiang Qin.

  This artly due to the high prices of the mall’s goods and partly because they only delivered at 8 p.m. each day, both of which deterred ers.

  “…”

  “Look, the group purchase delivery person is here again.”

  “Ah, is it already 7 p.m.?”

  “Yes, it’s the st delivery for today. I ordered some fruits, after all, it’s winter now, and the weather is too dry.”

  “I also bought some hand warmers to stock up. They were very cheap.”

  Uhe cold snowy night, delivery personnel with little yellos, breathing out cold air, returned fully loaded and once agaiered the school uhe e-yellow street lights, attrag the attention of many students with their chic caps.

  Even though the pacted snow slowed down the delivery and deyed arrival times, most people were uanding.

  With the cold and slippery ditions, many students in the school had fallen, and even the official website had issued a safety notice. Therefore, people didn’t mind a few minutes’ dey in delivery.

  After delivering to the st building, the delivery person Tian Xiangjia even received a bottle of water from a student, feeling an ued warmth in this cold night.

  He left the dormitory area, parked his tricycle somewhere unobtrusive, then took out his phone, opehe calcutor app, and started calg his earnings for the day.

  He was shocked by the amount.

  Even after excluding the initial bonus, his earnings were equivalent to what he would make in two full days of part-time work.

  He heard the boss was a freshman from the finance department. Damn impressive!

  [Sis, I’ve switched to a new job, a long-term one. You don’t have to work so hard out there anymore. Maybe I even earn enough for our little brother’s tuition fees!]

  Tian Xiangjia sent a message to his sister, in a first-tier city, then hummed a song and rode his tricycle southward.

  Every person born into this world was struggling against fate, hoping for a better future.

  “…”

  “Boss, the st delivery for today is done.”

  “Okay, thanks for everyone’s hard work. I’ve booked a table at Shiwei Tian. Go a first. There’s o wave tonight; it might be a bit more work.”

  In the brightly lit Room 208, Jiang Qin waved his hand, letting everyone go for dinner.

  The successful un the first day was worth celebrating. Even a minimum standard like Shiwei Tian was deserved. Losing money was strangely satisfying.

  Jiang Qi go of the mouse, stretched, and looked at the wall clock.

  Although the st delivery of the day was over, new orders would tio e in tonight, accumuting until tomorrow m’s delivery slot.

  So, the real marketing challenge wasn’t over at eight. For Jiang Qin, maintaining the momentum until the day was crucial.

  As he pondered, everyone in Room 208 put on their coats, moved their hands a, and headed out of the entrepreneurship ter.

  Seeing this, Tang Lin, responsible for the project presentation PPT, couldn’t help feeling a bit envious.

  Tang Lin’s envy wasn’t just about going to Shiwei Tian for dinner. It was more about the sense of unity, the excitement of w with full vigor, and the feeling of achievement iing a new er method.

  And the source of all this was that enigmati.

  “Senior Sister Cao, Hong Yan, Tang Lin, you should join us too.”

  “Ah? we go as well?” Tang Lin’s eyes lit up.

  Jiang Qin nodded naturally: “Everyone is w hard for the same project. It wouldn’t be fair if only they get to eat and you don’t. Go ahead, eat a lot.”

  Cao Xinyue gave a thumbs up after hearing this: “Not bad, little junior. I’ve been here so long and finally heard something reasonable. I won’t be polite then. Just don’t pin that I eat too much.”

  “Don’t be polite, eat all you want. Best if you get so fat that your boyfriend dumps you, then you e work part-time for me.”

  “Pfft, don’t jinx it. Our retionship is going strong!”

  Cao Xi on her coat with a smile, leading Hong Yan and Tang Lin out of the office.

  At this moment, Tang Lin saw an infinite charm in Jiang Qin, shining brightly in the cold snowy night.

  “Everyone, go have dinner. I’ve booked a table.”

  Damn, that sounded like something a domineering CEO from a novel would say. No wonder so many campus beauties secretly admired him.

  A young face with the demeanor of a mature man, unfppable and posed, it was almost lethal.

  Tang Lihat even she couldn’t help but be charmed by such a man.

  No, not just a man, but a god!

  However, she knew her own looks weren’t enough to catch the attention of such a radiant man. Perhaps her best friend had a ce, though!

  Thinking this, Tang Lin suddenly envisioned a beautiful, aloof face.

  Well, the ces might be slim, but they weren’t zero.

  “Hong Yan, are you still thinking of pursuing Jiang Qin? I support you!” Tang Lin suddenly blurted out.

  Hong Yan stumbled at the words, nearly falling at the doorstep: “What are you talking about? Didn’t we agree not to mention this?”

  Cao Xiurned around in surprise. She wasn’t aware of the previous corridor i: “Yan Yan, you pursued Jiang Qin? I had no idea.”

  “Well, sort of…”

  “Eh, I never heard about it.”

  “It wasn’t ret, it was back at the beginning of the semester,” Hong Yan admitted openly.

  Cao Xinyue’s eyes widened in surprise: “And now?”

  “There was a mountain I couldn’t climb over. And I heard, even that mountain couldn’t crush Jiang Qin.”

  Hong Yan tightened her down jacket and looked at the dim streetlights in the cold night, feeling a bit mencholic.

  She always thought the saying ‘lovers don’t talk about love’ was a joke. Who wouldn’t want a sweet roman college?

  It wasn’t until she learned about Jiang Qin and Chu Siqi’s story that she realized he truly didn’t believe in love.

  Empty words are useless, right?

  But having experienced Chu Siqi’s suffog tactics, she uood where Jiang Qin’s pain y.

  Love was a waste of time for him.

  Otherwise, with Feng Jiejie’s beauty and figure, she would have already turned Jiang Qin upside down.

  So, it’s better not to pursue such low-success endeavors. Better not to get too deep, only to end up with a bad oute.

  “What’s wrong with a mountain? I’ve heard of the Foolish Old Man who moved mountains since I was a child!”

  Tang Lin suddenly sounded defiant.

  “What do you mean?”

  A flicker of fusion passed through Hong Yan’s eyes.

  “In novels, isn’t there always that kind of male lead who doesn’t fall for the stunningly beautiful rich girl but instead likes derel? And Hong Yan, you’re several levels above derel!”

  Tang Lin emphasized the word “levels” heavily.

  “But as you said, that’s in novels, not reality.”

  Hong Yan smiled faintly, choosing not to respond further.

  She had high emotional intelligence, so she didn’t let her emotions cloud her judgment. In pin terms, she was very rational.

  Her rational analysis told her that pursuing this further was futile and would likely lead to a bad ending.

  So, she started to suppress those feelings.

  This was where she differed from Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin was too impulsive, daring to veo uain endeavors, often ending up hurt in the process.

  Hong Yan had advised her many times to think things through and proceed only when there was a reasonable ce of success. But it seemed her words had fallen on deaf ears.

  “Wait, who’s this ‘mountain’?” Cao Xinyue suddenly asked.

  Tang Lin waved her hand, “It’s Feng Nanshu. Her face looks like she bribed God. Haven’t you seen her, senior?”

  “Oh, Feng Nanshu. I’ve seen her many times. Aren’t she and Jiang Qin together?”

  “No, although people in the office call her the ‘boss dy,’ Xue Mei sister said Jiang Qin always maintains they are just good friends.”

  Cao Xinyue, busy with her work at the general offid her retionship with her boyfriend from another school, had little time fossip.

  Only now did she realize that Feng Nanshu and Jiang Qin hadn’t officially firmed their retionship.

  Wow, resisting ordinary girls was ohing, but eveing someone like Feng Nanshu?

  Jiang Qin really took to heart that statement he wrote in his startup application form.

  “Jiang Qin is indeed a very strange person.”

  “Yes, it feels like he thinks a lot ahings with a sharp aached perspective.”

  “But surely, one ’t go their whole life without falling in love, right?”

  “I don’t know, but it always seems like he’s chasing something and at the same time, afraid of something.”

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