Zero-cost shopping was all about doing whatever she pleased

"I'll take one of these laptops, an iPad, and-is this that new phone whose camera works like a telescope? My parents would definitely like it. I'll take four..." Watching Chi Qing order "dishes" at the phone store as casually as buying cabbages, Wang Xiaoyan wasn't the only one bewildered. The sales assistant was dizzy too.

When Chi Qing took out the shopping card from the property sales office to pay, the sales assistant understood instantly. This was a big shot. A shopping card with that much credit could only have come with a purchase of at least ten million yuan in commercial property.

"Here, this, this, and this are for you." Chi Qing shoved the laptop, tablet, and one of the phones into Wang Xiaoyan's arms all at once.

"Huh? What are you giving these to me for?" Wang Xiaoyan scrambled to take them, terrified of dropping anything.

"Office supplies. You'll need a computer to prepare for opening the shop, and you'll need to call and message me on WeChat. That all counts as work," Chi Qing said matter-of-factly.

"Qingqing." Wang Xiaoyan choked up a little. She knew these so-called office supplies had to be Chi Qing's way of helping her after noticing her financial difficulties.

"All right, no more of that. These aren't gifts from me. You have to enter them all in the business accounts," Chi Qing said playfully, knowing Wang Xiaoyan's pride.

"Okay, I'll record them, and you can check the accounts." Wang Xiaoyan wiped her eyes and said with a smile, "Qingqing, I'll work hard. I won't let you lose money."

"All right, all right, I believe you. Next up, it's employee benefits time!" Chi Qing took Miaomiao's hand. "Charge!"

And so, over the next half day, despite Wang Xiaoyan's many unsuccessful attempts to stop her, little Miaomiao received a generous reward for spending most of the day with them: a children's watch, a children's computer, all kinds of clothes, trousers, toys, snacks... Of course, everything was paid for with the shopping card Chi Qing had received for buying the commercial property, giving her the thrill of what felt like zero-cost shopping.

Wang Xiaoyan couldn't help marveling. With employee benefits like these, she was going to have to work her heart out twenty-four hours a day!

Holding the shopping card, which still had around a hundred thousand yuan left on it, Chi Qing wanted to keep charging ahead, only to receive a call from the cleaning company. Since she had chosen their highest-tier cleaning service, they had sent plenty of staff. As it turned out, both villas were quite clean apart from the dust, so the cleaning team had finished ahead of schedule and needed Chi Qing to return, inspect their work, and sign off.

"Ah, I have to head back. Let's meet up again next time," Chi Qing said helplessly. Having received so many gifts from Chi Qing that her arms were giving out, Wang Xiaoyan breathed an inward sigh of relief when she heard they could finally stop.

"We haven't finished going over the proposal in detail yet," Wang Xiaoyan said, remembering the main purpose of their meeting today.

"I glanced at it just now. There weren't any major issues. I'm comfortable leaving it entirely in your hands. My only suggestion is that we go with a new Chinese style, so we have something distinctive. I have no objections to anything else. Work out a renovation budget based on the café's existing interior, then send me the overall budget and I'll transfer you the money," Chi Qing said.

"Okay, I'll get moving. The café's interior is already there, and I have a few backup candidates lined up too. Let's aim to open before the New Year!" Wang Xiaoyan was brimming with drive.

"Ah, all right." Chi Qing, who had been thinking there was no need to rush when she was lying flat, felt too embarrassed to hold Wang Xiaoyan back.

"I've pretty much finished talking with the new staff. Let's arrange a day for you to meet them. I'll also put together an employee benefits proposal for you to look over," Wang Xiaoyan continued.

"No need. You can decide," Chi Qing said as she walked.

"Then I'll come up with a few shop names. Once we settle on one, I'll get a design company and a renovation company to start work." Wang Xiaoyan followed Chi Qing, confirming the details.

"Okay, okay, okay. You're the manager. You call the shots. I'm a hands-off boss. You decide, you decide!" Lazy Chi Qing practically wanted to cover her head and scurry away.