This cartoon suitcase belonged to Yang Bin. Younger than Wu Jia, she had just graduated and still possessed a girlish heart.
Seeing Liu Zi take her suitcase, she quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Big Brother."
"No need to be polite, it's not heavy," Liu Zi said, lifting the suitcase and heading upstairs.
"This is your room. If anything is unsuitable, I'll bring the brothers to tidy it up," Xiao Qi said, leading two people into the room.
"This is great, thank you, Big Brother," Wu Jia replied.
"My name is Liu Qi, but they all call me Xiao Qi or Qi Ge. You can call me that too. We're neighbors now, living upstairs and downstairs. If you need anything, just call us," Xiao Qi said.
"Thank you, Qi Ge. We'll definitely trouble you a lot in the future," Wu Jia said quickly.
"The dining room downstairs is shared. We all have tasks, so our meal times aren't always regular. The vegetables in the kitchen are what we bought ourselves. You can use them if you need to."
"Aren't vegetables delivered?" Wu Jia asked.
"Perhaps General Manager Guo prepared them for delivery since you're here. We don't buy many vegetables ourselves; we mostly eat out. Even when President Xiao lived here, he didn't cook and ate at the East Courtyard."
"President Xiao? What does President Xiao do?"
"President Xiao is General Manager Guo's wife. She mainly handles the business in the provincial capital."
"Doesn't General Manager Guo do jade business? What other businesses does he have?" Wu Jia asked.
"It's normal that you don't know since you've just arrived. General Manager Guo has many businesses: real estate, hotels, guesthouses, car dealerships, and as you mentioned, the jade business."
"With so many businesses, can he manage it all?"
"General Manager Guo primarily handles the jade business. The other businesses are managed by President Xiao."
"Then isn't President Xiao very busy?"
"She's quite busy. Each store has a person in charge, and she mainly handles coordination."
"That's still very impressive."
"It certainly is. Are you tired? Do you need to rest a bit?" Xiao Qi asked.
"Not tired. Qi Ge, since you know so much, why don't you chat with us? Let us understand General Manager Guo better."
"No problem, I just worried about disturbing your rest."
"We're not tired. Earlier, you mentioned General Manager Guo also does real estate? Wu Jia asked.
"Yes. General Manager Guo has several projects. The 'King's Villa' he's living in now was developed by him."
"'King's Villa'? Is that the villa in the east that's worth hundreds of millions?"
"That's right. General Manager Guo met Xia Li when he bought that villa."
"Xia Li? Who is she?"
"She's also one of General Manager Guo's wives. She's currently mainly responsible for the safekeeping, transportation, and coordination of the jade."
"How many wives does General Manager Guo actually have? There's one at the hospital who just gave birth, another one lying upstairs in the East Courtyard. And you've mentioned two more." Wu Jia asked.
"Over ten."
"Is General Manager Guo that unfaithful? Don't his wives fight?"
"Not at all. They are closer than sisters when they are together. Especially after getting pregnant, they often form groups to attend prenatal classes, have tea, and listen to music."
"How do you know all this so clearly?"
"We are mainly responsible for the safety of General Manager Guo's family."
"Do you security guards handle these things too?"
"Of course. Most people can't even hire us."
"I heard your security guard salaries are very high?"
"Not that high. General Manager Guo pays us a million a year. But that's pocket change compared to the bonuses."
"A million isn't high? Even if he paid us ten thousand a month, I'd think it was great," Wu Jia said.
"You haven't seen General Manager Guo when he's being extravagant. The last time we accompanied him abroad for a wedding, each of us who went had at least a few million in earnings."
"Is that true? If you say that, you must be earning several million a year?"
"Roughly. Our tasks are very demanding. We must ensure the safety of General Manager Guo's family and the jade in the warehouses below. Sometimes we even have to escort jade to Kyoto or Shanghai. The work isn't easy."
"Your security guards also handle escort missions? It feels like you're not ordinary security guards."
"Indeed. Qi Ge is the most skilled among us. He was the 'Gun King' in our military back then," Liu Zi said from the side.
"Are you soldiers? Are you special forces?" Yang Bin asked.
"Not special forces," Xiao Qi replied.
"We're not part of the special forces, but we are selected from them," Liu Zi said.
"Ah? Then you're 'Soldier Kings'? Are you like the 'Soldier Kings' written about in novels?" Wu Jia asked, her eyes full of admiration.
"Not 'Soldier Kings.' Our affiliated units are just different," Xiao Qi said.
"Even 'Soldier Kings' are eliminated from our ranks," Liu Zi added.
"Then how did you end up working for General Manager Guo?" Yang Bin asked.
"To protect the safety of General Manager Guo's family."
"You are people who are even more formidable than 'Soldier Kings.' How can you do this kind of security work?"
"It's a mission," Liu Zi said.
"A mission? Are you currently on a mission?" Yang Bin asked, glancing curiously at the two of them.
"Yes and no. We've already retired from active duty, and it happened that General Manager Guo needed people, so we came here," Xiao Qi said.
"The more you say, the more confused I become. Isn't General Manager Guo just a businessman? Why would you come here on a mission?" Wu Jia asked.
"Our former leader assigned us this job, so it's considered a mission. However, since we've retired, it's not exactly a mission anymore. We are now working for pay, much like yourselves," Xiao Qi explained.
"It's impressive that General Manager Guo can find people like you to be security guards. With you here, absolutely no one would dare to cause him trouble."
"Not necessarily. Since we arrived, we've already handled several emergency incidents."
"Really? What incidents?"
"We can't talk about that. It's confidential. Since you're here, you'll gradually understand."
"You're keeping it a secret from us? Come on, tell us, we won't tell anyone," Wu Jia said, almost pleadingly.
"We really can't say. If it were something I could tell you, I wouldn't hide it. Please understand."
"Do the two nurses General Manager Guo hired earlier know about this?"
"They probably don't. After they arrived that morning, they left shortly after to accompany Xiao Hong and haven't returned," Xiao Qi said.
"Don't they live in this place?"
"No. The houses over there belong to them, but they left before they could move in," Xiao Qi said, pointing outside.
"We looked at it this morning. It was precisely because we didn't want to share a bed with someone that we asked General Manager Guo to change the bed," Wu Jia said.
"So that's why General Manager Guo asked us to buy beds. It was because of you. Both these beds are made of solid wood and have no odor. You can sleep soundly."
"Thank you. If you're not out in the evenings, I can cook a bit more and leave it for you."
"You can cook?" Xiao Qi was surprised. Most girls nowadays don't cook; at home, they're mostly waited on hand and foot. Especially beautiful girls, very few can cook.
"Of course. But I can't guarantee it'll be delicious."
"As long as it's cooked, we'll eat it. We're not picky eaters," Xiao Qi said quickly. He knew that if he wanted to get closer to this beautiful girl, he had to interact with her more. Otherwise, he wouldn't have shared so much about Guo Xuyang earlier. If he didn't seize this opportunity now, he might not even be able to greet her in the future. Only by becoming familiar could he have a chance to win her heart.