Chapter 107: Small Town Girl
Walking behind the group, Ge Qin couldn't help but glance a few more times at Li Jing, who was chatting with his parents in front of her. Her curiosity about him grew stronger, feeling like a tiny kitten was lightly pawing her heart.
Originally, her vague impression of Li Jing had also gained some favorable feelings during this interaction.
At this moment, Li Xiaoxiao turned around and noticed Ge Qin walking alone at the back. After saying something to her father, she walked over energetically, warmly saying, "Sister Qin, we are all family. There's no need to be too formal. My brother and his family are all very easy-going."
Upon hearing this, Ge Qin subconsciously tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, smiled gently, then walked side by side with her, hesitated for a moment before still asking, "Xiaoxiao, what kind of work does Li Jing do in Celestial Sea City? He seems quite impressive."
"You noticed? Sister Qin, you have quite the keen eye!"
Li Xiaoxiao was surprised. She wasn't as familiar with the luxury brands Li Jing wore as Ge Qin was, but seeing the question, she didn't hold back and explained proudly, "My brother is indeed impressive; he is a big boss in Celestial Sea City. Though I don't know exactly how wealthy he is, he is very remarkable."
Hearing the response, Ge Qin felt a small stir inside, nodding slightly, her rating of Li Jing rising even higher.
Being a boss in Celestial Sea City, is he really that excellent...
Indeed, only in major cities are there more outstanding men.
In her hometown, the men around her are too complacent, with not enough competition or pressure, lacking motivation to earn money.
While thinking, Ge Qin received a message on her phone from the guy who had driven her to the high-speed rail station.
"Have you arrived? Was everything smooth on the road?"
Receiving the message, Ge Qin, after seeing Li Jing, felt an inexplicable annoyance towards his constant care, yet she still simply replied, "Arrived."
"Glad you arrived safely. I checked, and the train you're on should arrive in Celestial Sea right around this time."
The sender followed up with another message: "Regarding the four-leaf clover necklace, I looked into it again and indeed bought the wrong one. So sorry, I really don't understand this stuff, wasn't intentional to buy a fake.
I checked the price, it's quite expensive, I'm a bit short at the moment, but I'll get you a proper one later."
The words "expensive", "short on cash" in the message seemed particularly glaring to Ge Qin at this moment.
She subconsciously furrowed her brow slightly, typed a reply: "We are just ordinary friends, your salary is not high, no need to waste money on this."
After sending the message, she turned off her phone screen, not planning to respond further, even though the phone vibrated several more times, she ignored it.
Then, led by Li Xiaoxiao, Ge Qin arrived at the high-speed rail station parking lot's embarkation point.
Seeing the densely packed vehicles in the parking lot, her eyes were startled, face slightly changed, especially seeing many luxurious brands like Mercedes, BMW, Audi, she again felt the sharp disparity between the major city and her hometown.
This is the prosperity of a major city...
Ge Qin's family condition back in her hometown was pretty good; her parents, after losing jobs, worked hard outside, earned money to buy a car and house, slightly better than Li Jing and Li Xiaoxiao's family condition.
It was because her parents were busy working outside and couldn't take care of their child, that Ge Qin had to live at Li Xiaoxiao's home for a year.
It was during that year she met Li Jing.
But compared to the Li siblings' diligent study, Ge Qin's grades were average, staying in the province under her parents' protection.
After graduation, through some resources she entered the bank, and eventually, through parental connections worked at her hometown city's bank branch. ContentfirstreleasedonM_VLEM_PYR.
In her hometown, Ge Qin's family's conditions could be considered middle-upper class, having a stable job, she was barely counted as a wealthy girl in her circle, hence she was particularly interested in many low-luxury goods.
It was also these low-luxury goods that made her feel she could set apart herself from peers, satisfying her vanity, being envied and surrounded by friends.
Yet upon arrival at Celestial Sea City, those years of built self-esteem and vanity were repeatedly struck down, making her original confident demeanor restrained quite a bit.
"Sister Qin, my brother's cars are over there, those three cars!"
At this moment, hearing Li Xiaoxiao's lively voice, Ge Qin looked in the direction she indicated, first noticing the BMW at the front, surprised: "Your brother's car is a BMW?"
"No, no, it's the ones behind; hurry and follow me."
Being pulled along by Li Xiaoxiao, Ge Qin saw it wasn't the BMW, she exhaled a slight relief and yet felt a hint of disappointment.
Her emotions were complex, fearing Li Jing was overly wealthy, too large a gap between them; yet hoping Li Jing was wealthy enough for her to have a beautiful tour experience in Celestial Sea City.
As she and Li Xiaoxiao approached the three white cars, she could already see Li Fuguo and Li Weijun etc. sitting inside.
"Three cars?" Ge Qin was surprised.
"Yes, we have more people; my brother also has two... assistants, so traveling in three cars is more comfortable."
Ge Qin didn't process Li Xiaoxiao's explanation, her attention already drawn to the big B logo at the front.
Despite not being that interested in cars, she had followed high-end cars.
Especially this glaring big B logo made words of top luxury car Bentley flash in her mind.
"This is...your brother's car?" Ge Qin was genuinely surprised this time.
If Li Jing wearing luxury brand clothes could still fit within her imaginations, then seeing three Bentleys worth millions each went far beyond her expectations.
"This car?" Li Xiaoxiao shook her head: "No, my brother is one person, why buy three cars, they're all rentals."
"So they are rented..."
Ge Qin finally took a breath and revealed a smile again.
At least the gap with the other wasn't that large.
As she got into the car, she curiously asked, "The rental isn't cheap either, right? I remember my friend renting a big Benz for wedding, costing seven or eight hundred each."
"Car rental isn't the same as wedding rentals. Plus, Bentley is higher-grade than Benz."
Sitting in the passenger seat, Zhang Xinxin heard Ge Qin's comment, turned her head with a smile and explained: "President Li specially rented Bentleys to give you all a better tour experience, the daily rental for three cars is nearly twenty thousand."
"Twenty thousand a day??"
Upon hearing that, just seated at the rear, Ge Qin's eyes widened, incredulously looking at Zhang Xinxin in the passenger seat.
Immediately she reacted, marveling at the other's surprising beauty, without hesitation asked, "You are..."
Zhang Xinxin smiled with crinkled eyes, turned around and reached out: "Hello, I'm President Li's secretary, specially serving you during this tour, you may call me Sister Xinxin."
"Secretary..."
Ge Qin was utterly stunned hearing this.
She had speculated Li Jing was wealthy, but now it seems...
Li Jing's prowess is far higher than she imagined...