Chapter 1 Saturday Afternoon

Saturday afternoon at the nameless restaurant.

"Come on in, this way."

Pei Qian smilingly led Bao Xu to the largest private room in the nameless restaurant.

Bao Xu, on the other hand, was all hunched up, nervous and apprehensive, looking like he was about to attend a Feast at Hongmen.

He sensed it, something was off!

Why did President Pei suddenly think of inviting him to dinner?

He didn't want to come at all; he'd rather stay home and play games.

After all, he had been busy with the snack market for a while, and when he got busy, he didn't have much time to play games. Now that the snack market was finally over, he had to catch up on all the latest games, right?

But when President Pei invited him to dinner, he couldn't refuse.

He just hoped to grit his teeth, finish eating quickly, and go back to playing games.

After taking his seat, Bao Xu realized that there were only himself and President Pei in the huge private room. Watching the delicious dishes being served one after another, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

He felt more and more that something was wrong!

Bao Xu had always been low-key and cautious, afraid of exposing himself to everyone's sight and being voted the second-best employee again, forcing him to go on vacation.

Later, he found that even after keeping a low profile and being mistaken for being idle, he still had to go on vacation. That's when he decided to find something to do.

But finding something to do didn't mean doing something earth-shattering!

Wouldn't that mean he would be voted the second-best employee again and have to go on vacation?

Therefore, Bao Xu's goal was to let everyone know that he was busy, but that he hadn't made any significant achievements.

But now, why did President Pei want to invite him to dinner? And only him?

This kind of honor was very rare!

Did this mean that he had helped a little too much at the snack market?

The more Bao Xu thought about it, the more panicked he became. If it weren't for the delicious food, he wouldn't have been in the mood to eat.

Seeing that they had eaten almost enough, Pei Qian felt that the time was almost right.

"Bao Xu, you are also an old employee of Tengda. You have been conscientious and hardworking for so many years. Thank you for your hard work!"

"I have a commendation letter here. Take a look, are you satisfied with it?"

Pei Qian smilingly handed the printed commendation letter to the waiter, who passed it to Bao Xu.

The table was a bit big, and the two of them were sitting at the farthest positions, so they couldn't pass it directly. They could only ask the waiter to do it for them.

When Bao Xu heard the words "commendation letter," he was shocked. He was stunned for a moment before putting down his chopsticks and tremblingly accepted it.

After reading it from beginning to end, Bao Xu trembled even more violently.

He knew very well that if this commendation letter was sent to Tengda internally, he would probably have to prepare to book a flight immediately!

Seeing Bao Xu's expression, Pei Qian smiled slightly.

Good, the goal was achieved.

"Bao Xu, I plan to send this commendation letter to all departments of Tengda. What do you think?"

Bao Xu was shocked: "President Pei, I don't think that's appropriate!"

"Actually, I just helped out with the snack market as much as I could. I didn't make any contributions at all. This commendation letter is too exaggerated. I don't deserve it!"

Pei Qian nodded slightly, well, it's good that he's afraid.

"Okay, since you insist that I don't send this commendation letter, then I won't send it for now. I'll keep your contributions in mind."

Pei Qian paused slightly.

He had already scared Bao Xu, so next he had to guide him step by step and let him turn over a new leaf.

But how should he communicate with Bao Xu?

Pei Qian couldn't directly say what he was thinking. Although he knew that Bao Xu didn't want to travel, Bao Xu didn't know that President Pei actually wanted him to be a salted fish! (lazy person)

It was really difficult to communicate effectively without causing misunderstandings. Pei Qian couldn't think of a good way to say it for a while.

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the private room.

"Oh? President Pei is here today too?"

Pei Qian turned his head and saw, "President Li?"

"Come on in, let's eat together."

Pei Qian had reserved the largest private room in the nameless restaurant, and it was a bit of a waste to only have two people sitting in it.

President Li was also a regular customer of the nameless restaurant, so it would be good to have him come in and eat some food.

Li Shi quickly said, "Thank you for your kindness, President Pei! But I just ate."

Pei Qian smiled, "It doesn't matter, eat as much as you can."

He turned to look at the waiter, "Add a chair and a set of tableware."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse the invitation, Li Shi nodded, "Okay, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

They were all old friends, so there was no need to be polite. Li Shi sat down very calmly.

Pei Qian hadn't really figured out how to "communicate" with Bao Xu, so he chatted casually.

"President Li, why are you free to come to the nameless restaurant today?"

Li Shi smiled, "Didn't I make the reservation more than two months ago? Wouldn't it be a waste if I didn't eat?"

"What's more, I owe a lot to you, President Pei, for the Xingniao Fitness and the purchase of shops some time ago. This time, I'm inviting Boss Che of Xingniao Fitness and several other investors to dinner to show my appreciation."

Li Shi was also very cunning. He knew that it was very difficult to make reservations at the nameless restaurant, so he made reservations every once in a while, preparing in advance.

As long as he made the reservation early enough, he could guarantee that he would be able to eat at the nameless restaurant every week.

Of course, the premise was that his wallet could support such frequent consumption.

For President Li, he had gotten enough soup from President Pei, so how much was this meal money?

What's more, the situation of Xingniao Fitness and the shops on the snack street had been very good recently. Although he hadn't made a lot of money yet, the pot had already been set up, and the soup was about to boil, so it was worth celebrating.

Pei Qian was a little confused.

Xingniao Fitness? Shops?

What were those?

He didn't pay much attention to it, and just thought that Li Shi was being polite when he said "thanks to President Pei." So he buried his head in his food and continued to think about how to knock some sense into Bao Xu so that he wouldn't cause any more trouble.

The atmosphere in the private room was a little cold for a while.

After all, Bao Xu was also a man of few words. Although he had vaguely heard of President Li's name, he had never met him before, and they didn't know each other, so it was not easy to strike up a conversation.

But Li Shi didn't think so.

It was an accident that he met President Pei this time, but Li Shi was very observant and very smart. As soon as he entered the private room, he felt that the atmosphere was a bit delicate.

President Pei was hosting a private dinner at the nameless restaurant, which was quite impressive!

Even himself, although he had helped President Pei a little, had never enjoyed such treatment.

In other words, this young man who looked a little dark and thin was not simple!

Of course, he had to take this opportunity to get to know a talent that President Pei valued so much.

Li Shi picked up two pieces of food and chatted casually for a few sentences before asking, "President Pei, this young brother looks a little unfamiliar. Could you introduce him?"

Pei Qian was still considering how to knock some sense into Bao Xu, so he casually replied, "Oh, he's an employee in our game department, Bao Xu."

As soon as he heard these two words, Li Shi's eyes widened instantly.

"Oh!!"

"Are you the Traveler Bao Xu? I've heard of you for a long time!"

Li Shi couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

No wonder, then everything made sense!

He had long heard that Bao Xu, as a backbone employee of Tengda Group, had always had outstanding achievements and was often rated as the second-best employee.

It was very reasonable for President Pei to host a private dinner for such an excellent employee!

However, since he was an old employee, why did he invite him now?

Li Shi's brain worked quickly, and suddenly a flash of inspiration, he thought of another thing.

"Oh! I remember!"

"When the Jingzhou TV station interviewed the snack market on the evening news, the person in charge said that he wanted to especially thank a warm-hearted friend in Tengda's game department, who used game design concepts to arrange many interactive activities. He must have been talking about this Brother Bao?"

"No wonder President Pei wants to personally host a banquet to commend him!"

Li Shi smiled, with an expression of "so that's how it is," eager to integrate into the topic of the dinner.

However, Pei Qian and Bao Xu stopped at the same time.

One was holding a half-eaten lobster in his hand, and the other was holding a large crab claw, seemingly forgetting whether he wanted to put it in his mouth or put it down.

"Evening news?"

Both of them had a dumbfounded expression.

Li Shi was stunned for a moment: "Ah? What, don't you guys watch the news?"

Pei Qian and Bao Xu took highly unified actions, putting down the lobster and crab claw in their hands, and then took out their mobile phones to search online.

Although they were both shocked by the words "evening news," the points of their shock were completely different.

Pei Qian was shocked that the evening news had gone to interview the snack market again?

Wouldn't that be the end?

The snack market was about to become even more popular!

Bao Xu was shocked that the evening news interviewed the snack market, and Zhang Yahui could say whatever he wanted, but why the hell did he mention him!

The two of them took out their mobile phones at the same time to watch the news from Jingzhou TV station.

Li Shi ate some food, a little confused.

Pei Qian's hand holding the mobile phone trembled slightly, not sure if it was because the G1 mobile phone was too heavy.

"In recent years, with the rapid economic development of Jingzhou, tourism has also become an important industry in Jingzhou."

"As the saying goes, people take food as their heaven, and people can't resist the temptation of snacks. During holidays, people always like to travel to relieve their mood and pressure. No matter which city they go to, they will go to the local food street to taste the local specialties."

"And recently, a new snack market has appeared in the old industrial area of our Jingzhou, and its style is very different from the traditional food street. What are the differences? Let me take you to see it!"

After a brief introduction, the snack market appeared in the news, as well as an interview with Zhang Yahui.

Zhang Yahui talked eloquently, talking about his hard experience from being a small stall owner to the person in charge of the snack market, especially the final discussion about the humanistic feelings of the snack market, which was simply deafening.

"Zhang Yahui, the person in charge of the snack market, said that the snack market is to preserve and display the excellent snack culture, to correctly regulate and guide the street snacks, so that they can survive smoothly, develop and grow, and eventually integrate into people's lives, so that this atmosphere of life can continue to burn in the increasingly cold big cities!"

"Everyone may also wish to visit the snack market in their spare time. I believe that the unique environment, interesting interactive mechanism, cheap and delicious snacks will definitely allow you to experience a different kind of deliciousness!"

In addition, Pei Qian also noticed one thing.

During the interview, Zhang Yahui emphasized that the design of this snack market relied on a warm-hearted friend from the game department. Although he did not name him, anyone who knew a little bit about the inside story could guess that this person was actually Bao Xu.

After watching the news, Pei Qian looked up.

He happened to see Bao Xu also looking up.

The two looked at each other, speechless.

Pei Qian knew that the commendation letter he had prepared was useless.

He also didn't need to rack his brains to think about how to knock some sense into Bao Xu, because it was meaningless.

Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh.

Bao Xu, I wanted to protect you, but in this situation, I can't help you!