Chapter Thirteen: Spending Money Like Water

  "Wait a minute." Mr. Du stopped Ming and thought for a moment: "I'll treat you to dinner as a reward, okay? Let's have some Coke."

  "This...," Ming hesitated.

  "What's wrong with you now?"

  "I originally planned to go find a house after work tonight." In fact, he wanted to fully understand the rental housing prices in City A, and over the past two days, he had sent out SOS messages for help to his classmates. He estimated that he could raise around 1,000 yuan in donations.

  "Where don't you live?"

  "Not for now."

  "Where have you been staying these past few days?"

  Sauna room.

  "That is to say, if you go out with me for dinner today, I will have to book a hotel room for you. Otherwise, you will end up sleeping in the sauna because of my treat?" Mr. Du asked: "Is that so?"

  "Mr. Du, have I done something wrong? You seem very dissatisfied with me." Yu Ming was somewhat discontented, you're sick or something.

  "No, sorry, I'm not in a good mood today." Mr. Du adjusted his attitude: "Sit down, I want to ask about the details of this theft case. You may not understand the impact of this matter, but I'll tell you that it has had a great impact on the company."

  "Really?"

  "I advocate for quotas to employ people with disabilities and ex-offenders. Du Shi International is not a philanthropist, it must give back to society. When I was studying abroad, I went to an American state government office, which had a profound impact on me. A person with mild cerebral palsy served me coffee. I was surprised and asked the governor, who told me that these people yearn for jobs, but most companies are unwilling to hire them. I asked if they should have a perfect social welfare system. The governor said that what they lack is not food or money, but respect." Mr. Du said: "This had a great impact on me. Some people say I'm showing off, doing charity and just throwing money around. I say no, for three years, I personally took charge of selecting people with disabilities and ex-offenders who have the desire to work and yearn for respect. They all failed. Not one person could work at the company headquarters for more than three months, and in the end, everyone was concentrated in a loss-making enterprise that became a welfare factory. But my original intention was to let them work like ordinary people and get respect. The board of directors is very dissatisfied with this policy. They suggested building some handicraft welfare factories, which can also win good public opinion for Du Shi International."

  "This is why, as an employee of one department, Niu Qiu has made the board and me pay so much attention. You have at least proven that my policy still has a chance to continue. I personally thank you very much. Otherwise, we both know that in the end, it would be 'guilty until proven innocent', and Niu Qiu would be transferred to work in the welfare factory."

  It seems like I've done something great. Yu Ming asked: "So, Mr. Du, are you going to give me a suit?"

  "Right, thank you."

  "Actually..."

  "What's going on?"

  "I think that if...if you offer a discount, I would be very happy to accept it."

  Mr. Du was silent for a few seconds, then poured another ounce of whiskey and downed it, putting the glass on the table: "I think it's a great suggestion." He took out his checkbook, wrote some numbers, signed it, and pushed it across the table: "Yours."

  Others thank you for the money, if not, it's too ungrateful. Yu Ming walked over, took the check with both hands and nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Du. Goodbye, Mr. Du. If there is a need for Xingxing Investigation Company to serve in the future, just speak up." Fifteen thousand yuan, this suit is worth so much money? Fifteen thousand can buy one-quarter of a square meter of house in A city. It's too easy to make money, no wonder Du Qingqing said that the best commission is the rich people's commission, if one commission doesn't give you tens of thousands of yuan as a reward, others will be embarrassed to look at you straight.

  Yu Ming left, and Old Master Du came out of the suite with a smile: "Isn't it interesting?"

  "Yes." Mr. Du said weakly.

  "Son, this is where you're wrong. Your three views were established when you were young. You have no worries about food and clothing, you study art, finance. What you value are things like morality, human rights. He's not the same, he's an ordinary person, he can't even guarantee his basic needs, and you talk to him about respect? About a four-piece suit? This is called bullying. When you interact with him, come in and say: 'You're doing well.' Then give him an envelope with 2,000 yuan in cash, that's very good." Mr. Du said, "Your words may have an effect on Li Fu."

  "That Massachusetts double PhD?"

  "Yes, I heard this young man has offended someone."

  "This...I don't know what to do." Mr. Du of course knew about the incident on the tenth floor.

  "I'll take care of it." Mr. Du picked up the phone on the table: "Qingqing, don't arrange for Li Fu to go out tomorrow. I want to have lunch with Li Fu in the staff canteen at noon."

  "As expected, he is indeed a cunning old fox." Mr. Du praised his father with one sentence.

  ……

  Mr. Du and Li Fu having lunch together in the staff canteen was known to all gossip lovers in the company almost instantly. According to what Mr. Du told Xiaoying, Li Fu is actually the son of his close friend from his youth. This is also the reason why this double PhD came to work at Dushi International. Although he is currently working as a staff member on the first floor of Dushi International, there is already a position waiting for him on the 30th floor.

  There's another good news for Yu Ming, the dormitory problem has been solved. The real estate department of the company rented a house to Xingxing Investigation Agency at a 30% discount. The house is a 15-minute drive from the company, with an area of 140 square meters, three bedrooms and two living rooms, as well as a leisure balcony of over ten square meters. The monthly rent is only 4,000 yuan.

  This drove Wan Shi Tong Liu Mang crazy. He privately asked the person in charge of the real estate project in this city. The person in charge told him that it was Mr. Du's intention. This made him even crazier.

  Over the weekend, Yu Ming moved into a new house and found that he was the only one living in the dormitory. Although Li Fu and others had taken the keys, they were not as anxious about moving as Yu Ming was. This was a fully furnished house with all electrical appliances available. Yu Ming took a walk around the house without hesitation. First, he gave up on the master bedroom, guessing that Du Qingqing would take it since her current dormitory was almost an hour's drive from the company. Next, he gave up on the room with a balcony because it had laundry facilities. Yu Ming chose the last room, which was 18 square meters in size and had a small extended balcony where he could dry clothes and plant some flowers. If all four of them lived in the dormitory, there would be one less room available. As Du Qingqing was the boss, she would definitely take the master bedroom, leaving Li Fu and Ni Qiu to squeeze into the remaining 25-square-meter large room.

  I'm really a bad guy, calculating such small things so clearly.

  Yu Ming walked onto the balcony, took a deep breath of fresh air, living in a spacious apartment, it's really blissful.

  There's money in the pocket, and a personal computer is a must-buy. Mr. Du said that the four-piece set gave Yu Ming a deep feeling, so he spent 1,000 yuan to buy a suit, two shirts, and a tie. Then he spent another 300 yuan to buy a pair of leather shoes. He also bought shampoo and other daily necessities. Finally, he spent several thousand more to sign up for a driving school. The 15,000 yuan that Mr. Du gave him was now only 3,000 yuan after settling everything.