Chapter 248

　Where did I go wrong?

　　 “I earn enough to cover my expenses, so I don’t need to ask Zhao Tiancai for money at all.”

　　 “Money earned by selling your body?”

　　 “This is called value investing.”

　　 “That’s ridiculous,” Bai Jing said coldly. “According to you, women who don’t become prostitutes are wasting their own resources?”

　　 “Most women aren’t that good-looking, so it’s not considered a waste of their resources. But if someone as beautiful as you doesn’t sell yourself, then it really is a waste of your resources. I really think you’re very good-looking, the kind of angel who could become an overnight sensation with just a little encouragement, so why don’t you give it a try? With your looks, if you didn’t get plastic surgery, earning hundreds of thousands a month wouldn’t be a problem.”

　　 “If I were the kind of bad woman who wouldn’t mind being a prostitute, do you think I would be working in Jiangnan?”

　　 When Bai Jing asked him that question, Luo Qiu fell silent.

　　 “I’m going back to work.”

　　 With that, Bai Jing turned and walked away.

　　 “Don’t tell anyone about me.”

　　 “I’m not the kind of person who would cause trouble for myself.”

　　 After Bai Jing entered the Jiangnan Travel Agency, Luo Qiu left.

　　 She originally wanted to find Zhao Tiancai, but she was afraid that her panic would arouse Zhao Tiancai’s suspicion, so she chose to leave directly.

　　 At the same time, Hanji Hot Pot Restaurant.

　　 There were no customers yet, so Bai Qin, the cashier, was looking down at her phone.

　　 When she sensed someone standing in front of her, she looked up.

　　 Seeing that it was Lao Qian standing on the other side of the cashier, Bai Qin asked, “What’s wrong?”

　　 Are you free tonight?

　　 “I need to collect the cash at night.”

　　 “I mean after get off work.”

　　 “I need to go home and rest after get off work.”

　　 “I’ll treat you to a late-night snack,” Old Qian, whose face was full of fat, said with a smile. “I won the lottery last night, about 20,000 yuan, so I wanted to celebrate with you. You can think of something you like to eat, and I’ll take you there.”

　　 “I’m on a diet recently.”

　　 “You’re as skinny as a bamboo pole, and you still want to lose weight?”

　　 “Let me put it another way,” Bai Qin said, squinting. “I’m trying to maintain a stable weight, so I can’t eat late-night snacks.”

　　 “Hey Xiaoqin, have you been avoiding me lately?”

　　 “How could that be?” Bai Qin said, feigning surprise. “We work in the same place, I can’t avoid it even if I wanted to. Besides, if I wanted to avoid you, Master Qian, why would I be chatting with you?”

　　 “Why haven’t you replied to my messages on WeChat lately?”

　　 “It’s because I’m too busy.”

　　 “There must be times when you’re not busy during the day, right?”

　　 “Actually, this is just my personality,” Bai Qin said. “I rarely keep in touch with people, so I basically don’t have any friends. For example, if an old classmate suddenly contacts me on QQ or WeChat, I’m always thinking, ‘Is this guy trying to get me to give him a wedding gift?’ Because I don’t usually keep in touch with many of my old classmates, I’m too lazy to reply. They only think of me when they want to get a wedding gift. Isn’t that hurtful?”

　　 “Is it because you heard rumors about me that you stopped replying to my messages?”

　　 “Of course not,” Bai Qin said, not wanting to continue the conversation. “Master Qian, your private life has nothing to do with me. I really rarely keep in touch with anyone, not even my mother. I haven’t been in touch with you much lately because I don’t plan to learn to cook. Like a while ago, I was asking you all sorts of questions on WeChat because I wanted to learn to cook.”

　　 Upon hearing Bai Qin’s words, Lao Qian looked around.

　　 Seeing that no one was watching, Lao Qian, who was leaning against the cashier, whispered, “Xiao Qin, to be honest, I really like you, so I want to date you.”

　　 Upon hearing this, Bai Qin was terrified.

　　 Looking at the fat, big-eared old Qian, Bai Qin’s eyes immediately revealed disdain.

　　 If she remembered correctly, Old Qian was already over forty years old!

　　 And she was only in her early twenties!

　　 So at her age, she could be Old Qian’s daughter!

　　 If Lao Qian weren’t an employee of Han Ji, Bai Qin would have wanted to directly criticize him, saying that Lao Qian was an old cow eating young grass or a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

　　 Not wanting to strain the relationship, Bai Qin said, “I remember you’re already married, Master Qian.”

　　 “You can leave at any time.”

　　 “Then you shouldn’t get a divorce, because I have a partner.”

　　 “Didn’t you say you didn’t have a boyfriend when you were chatting with Liu Li yesterday?”

　　 “Why would Liu Li tell you about this?” Bai Qin asked, frowning. “Could she be the waitress with whom you had a rumored affair?”

　　 “Don’t talk nonsense,” Old Qian hurriedly said. “Liu Li has a boyfriend. If your words get out, she and her boyfriend will come after me.”

　　 “But you weren’t there when I was chatting with Liu Li yesterday.”

　　 “She said that when she came in to serve the dishes later.”

　　 Why would she tell you this?

　　 “I don’t know either, I guess she was just saying it casually,” Old Qian said with a smile. “Xiaoqin, why don’t you date me? I won’t treat you badly!”

　　 “Thank you for your kind offer, Master Qian, but I’m planning to find a boyfriend who is a few years older than me.”

　　 “A man like me is mature enough.”

　　 “The age gap is too big, sorry.”

　　 At this moment, Lao Qian’s expression suddenly turned serious.

　　 Still looking at Bai Qin, Lao Qian said, “If you’re willing to date me, then Han Ji will be settled down.”

　　 Bai Qin wasn’t stupid; she naturally realized that Lao Qian was threatening her.

　　 She wasn’t the kind of girl who could be easily threatened, so she retorted, “Master Qian, I was politely refusing you because I didn’t want to hurt your pride. And you, of all people, dare to threaten me! Let me tell you, you’re just a toad covered in hemorrhoids, yet you dare to dream of eating me, a swan? You’re just daydreaming!”

　　 Old Qian was furious because Bai Qin’s words were too direct.

　　 After glaring at Bai Qin, Old Qian said, “Let me tell you, Han’s Restaurant is going to go bankrupt soon!”

　　 After saying that, Old Qian immediately walked away.

　　 Hanji’s business had been operating smoothly and making a profit every month, so Baiqin couldn’t understand what Lao Qian meant by that.

　　 However, fearing something might go wrong, Bai Qin waited until Lao Qian went into the back kitchen before calling Han An.

　　 After the call connected, Bai Qin recounted what had just happened.

　　 After listening, Han An on the other end of the phone said, “That’s why I told you to stay away from Lao Qian back then.”

　　 “Brother-in-law, aren’t you missing the point?” Bai Qin said. “I called you to tell you that Lao Qian might be in trouble, otherwise he wouldn’t have said that Han’s Restaurant is going to go bankrupt soon. I think if possible, we should just fire Lao Qian. What he just said really made me very uneasy!”