Chapter 76

"Mr. Shen, here are this morning's meetings and activities, already coordinated with all departments. Also, these are the contracts and documents needed for the meetings. The detailed schedule has been sent to your email."

The assistant placed the folder on Shen Huaichu's desk, then stepped back to her position.

Shen Huaichu didn't look up, simply saying, "I see." Seeing this, the assistant left the office.

After leaving, the assistant felt puzzled. She thought she had heard lively sounds coming from Shen Huaichu's computer.

Was it her imagination?

In the CEO's office, Shen Huaichu was watching a live reality show featuring the Jing family.

Jing Yi appeared on the screen. She looked a bit sleepy but seemed happy, probably because they were going out.

His first impression was that she seemed to get along well with the Jing family.

He had investigated Jing Yi's background and knew that Jing Zeyou treated this sister quite well. Now it appeared their relationship was even better than he had imagined.

Looking at Jing Yi's crescent-shaped eyes and dimples, Shen Huaichu found it somewhat irritating.

If a little hedgehog only pricks one person, wouldn't anyone be happy to be that person?

Shen Huaichu's face remained expressionless, but a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes as he reached out to close the screen.

'Mr. Shen, it seems I can tease you like this too.' The image of Jing Yi from that day flashed in Shen Huaichu's mind.

He hesitated.

Meanwhile, at the Jing family home where they were recording the second episode of the reality show, the family was in a standoff with the director. Sёarᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Director Xu was confirming Jing Yi's part-time job payment with Jing Zejun, and there was some disagreement between them.

Jing Zejun secretly glanced at Jing Yi. They had messed up. They had planned everything else yesterday, but they hadn't discussed this!

[Director Xu, I'm reporting them! They're 'colluding'!]

[Haha, Jun and the others probably didn't discuss how much to set.]

[Indeed, charity begins at home!]

Jing Yi, thinking that they should aim for as much money as possible for the road trip, secretly held up two fingers to Jing Zejun.

Jing Zejun immediately turned to Director Xu and said, "Twenty thousand!"

Director Xu silently looked at the two. Did they think he was blind?

"That's impossible! Please provide relevant proof!"

Not to mention it was only a two-day part-time job, and it wasn't even for a top-tier bodyguard. Where did such a high daily rate come from?

After some negotiation, Jing Yi's part-time job payment was set at two thousand.

This was a drastic 'discount'. How could four people go on a road trip with just two thousand yuan? Now all their hopes rested on Jing Zeyou.

The three people in the living room turned to look at Jing Zeyou in unison. They saw him calmly take out several documents from the side and hand them to Director Xu.

He explained, "This is the proof of my work modifying a company's software program. There are detailed records inside." This was his part-time job, which took ten minutes.

Director Xu took the documents in a daze. He hadn't expected someone to actually get official proof.

Looking at the payment amount on the document, Director Xu's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "One hundred and twenty thousand?!" Wasn't it just modifying a program?

In his shock, Director Xu quickly displayed the general content of the document to the camera, of course, hiding some personal information.

[Big brother?! One hundred and twenty thousand?! What kind of part-time job is this?!]

[As expected of the eldest brother! He easily earned one hundred and twenty thousand!]

[Isn't this strange? Orange worked so hard to earn twenty thousand, and he just casually makes six times that? Isn't the show being too biased?]

[What? Does the person above know what they're talking about? This is modifying a program, not baking cakes.]

[Fans, please go to your own idol's page. Mr. Jing has laid out the evidence in black and white, even showing the details of the modifications!]

[As a fellow 'programmer', I understand the value of Mr. Jing's 'part-time job'!]

Regardless of how much the fans argued, Director Xu had already set the travel budget for the Jing family, after all, they had provided such detailed proof.

"Well then, the Jing family's budget for this recording is one hundred and twenty-two thousand!"

Jing Yi no longer cared about her own meager part-time job earnings and excitedly asked, "So, Director Xu, can we go pack our luggage and get ready to leave?"

Seeing him nod, Jing Yi pulled Jing Zejun upstairs, with the camera crew quickly following.

Jing Zeqian and Jing Zeyou weren't in a hurry to go up, both still dealing with matters at hand.

"Don't you two need to go pack?"

Jing Zeqian looked up, his tone lazy, "It's just a week, we can pack quickly." Moreover, due to their work, the servants had already prepared travel luggage in advance. They could just grab it and go.

The camera then moved to Jing Zeyou, who was working. "Mr. Jing, where's your first stop?"

Jing Zeyou didn't look up, his gaze focused on the screen. Only after arranging the last bit of work could he relax and accompany his sisters on the trip.

"The first stop is Xiyuan. Yi Yi and the others want to go camping, and we happen to have some properties there."

Jing family properties? Director Xu looked a bit troubled. "Mr. Jing, according to the rules, all travel expenses must come from the money earned from part-time jobs."

What if netizens made an issue of this...

Jing Zeyou finished his last task, closed his laptop and set it aside, then looked at the camera. "I understand. I'll pay according to the standard rates."

Jing Zeqian added from the side, "Don't worry, Director Xu. We're even renting the vehicle we'll be traveling in." He waved his phone, showing a chat record with a car rental company. He had just arranged to rent an RV.

It was Jing Zeqian's first time doing so much preparation work himself.

Director Xu breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the two with gratitude in his eyes.

When inviting the Jing family, he had been worried. Although the Jing family brought their own popularity, they were after all a wealthy family in high positions, and Hengjing Group was a top global conglomerate.

He had prepared himself for the Jing family to be difficult to deal with, but over this period of interaction, the Jing family turned out to be even easier to work with than most celebrities he had encountered.

[Ah! I have to say it again, Mr. Jing is so handsome! So there really are CEOs in real life who are this polite, modest, and super capable!]

[Young Mr. Jing is cooperating too! Although he always argues with Jing Yi, he quietly prepares everything for his sister!]

[It's too hard to choose! The steady and elegant Mr. Jing or the cool and tsundere Young Mr. Jing!!!]

[Sisters, I suggest you stop daydreaming.]

Meanwhile, Jing Yi and Jing Zejun were packing in the room. Since it was only a week-long trip, they decided to just bring one large suitcase.

Although it was Jing Yi's room, it was Jing Zejun who was packing clothes inside.