Why did Yaoyao dream of following Li Qianfan to Modu?
It was to get rich!
No.
It was to accompany Li Qianfan and relieve his boredom.
And to help Vice Manager Su see if they could seize the opportunity for a four-nine start.
At two in the morning today, Yaoyao had already found an excellent opportunity for Vice Manager Su to start four-nine.
So, when she saw this black card, she predicted it had at least three million, so asking for one million wasn't too much, right?
"Look at you, you little money grubber."
Li Qianfan found it amusing. "One million is enough to satisfy you?"
Yaoyao froze for a moment. "Then how much do you think I'm worth for my appearance fee?"
Li Qianfan said lightly, "There are a full seven hundred million in here. Take a hundred million."
Huh?
Yaoyao was stunned, her voice changing. "How much money is in here!?"
Li Qianfan took the bank card and dialed the number to check the password on the back.
"Seven, seven hundred million? Wow, so much!"
Yaoyao was startled and jumped up.
Li Qianfan said nothing, simply transferring one-seventh of it to Yaoyao.
With a thump, Yaoyao collapsed onto the sofa and began to tremble.
Du Yaoyao was good in all aspects, except her heart couldn't handle sudden wealth.
Back on the second day of the Lunar New Year at the Flowing Water Pavilion, Li Qianfan had given her an overly generous appearance fee, and she had been ecstatic.
And now, this again!
"How are you transferring the money to her?"
Su Nanin frowned and reached out to snatch the card. "Yaoyao, transfer the money back to me. No one can touch this money; it needs to be handed in."
Li Qianfan raised his hand and held the card high.
Su Nanin grabbed at empty air, her gaze towards Li Qianfan clearly turning cold. "Li Qianfan, you don't intend to embezzle this money, do you?"
"Vice Manager Su, please clarify."
Li Qianfan also frowned. "This money is compensation from the Chen family for Chen Canghai's inappropriate attitude towards me and Yaoyao. It's a private settlement and has nothing to do with official business, let alone embezzlement!"
"Nonsense."
Su Nanin said sternly, "Even if this money is as you say and doesn't need to be handed in, it still belongs to Dark Blade!"
"What? Then let me ask you."
Li Qianfan asked, "Did our conflict with Chen Ma last night have anything to do with Dark Blade?"
Su Nanin's lips moved, but she said nothing.
Last night's conflict was purely Chen Canghai abusing his power to harm Li Qianfan and Yaoyao.
It truly had nothing to do with Dark Blade!
Since it had nothing to do with Dark Blade, on what grounds could Su Nanin demand Li Qianfan hand over this money or give it to Dark Blade?
This wasn't to say Li Qianfan was greedy.
It was because he knew clearly that the line between public and private must be maintained.
If that line blurred, wouldn't all future profits earned through his personal actions have to be surrendered or handed over to Dark Blade?
If that were the case.
Then, wouldn't the seized assets from Dark Blade missions also have to be distributed among the mission members?
Absolutely not.
"This money is related to me, Du Junlin, Jiao Yin, Gao Lingwang, and others."
Li Qianfan said unapologetically, "We came to Modu by taking leave to handle personal matters, unrelated to Dark Blade. On what grounds do you ask us to hand this money over or give it to Dark Blade?"
"If I, if I hadn't come..."
Su Nanin stammered, "Would the Chen family have sent you money?"
"Yes!"
Li Qianfan said unapologetically, "If they dared not send it, I would have taken Yaoyao and the others to force them to cough up this money, and even more."
He wasn't bluffing.
He had already thought of these possibilities before he had shot Chen Canghai.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have left Chen Ma with the threat of apologizing at the hotel within 12 hours.
Su Nanin's gaze flickered and shifted elsewhere.
Li Qianfan continued, "Vice Manager Su, please think clearly. You brought Dark Blade to Modu not to help me get compensation. Your mission is to use the opportunity we created for Dark Blade to establish a presence in Modu."
Su Nanin wanted to retort but didn't know what to say.
Yaoyao was a bit nervous and quickly stated, "Qianfan, don't argue with Mom. No, don't argue with Vice Manager Su. I don't want the money. You don't want it either; we'll give it to Dark Blade or hand it in."
Sigh.
Li Qianfan sighed and asked Yaoyao, "Then in the future, if Dark Blade's Tiger and the others drive their own cars to pick up passengers after work, do they have to hand over the fares?"
Yaoyao blurted out, "Of course not!"
"Then think about it yourself."
Li Qianfan raised his hand, patted Yaoyao's head, and then looked at Su Nanin.
Su Nanin realized something and turned her head elsewhere.
"Vice Manager Su, you must understand the difference between public and private matters."
Li Qianfan put away the card and said faintly, "If you can't distinguish them, there will be serious trouble sooner or later. Some money I must take. But some money, I wouldn't take even if my hands were cut off. When you consider problems, you can't always think from an official perspective. Take last night's incident as an example."
Example—
If last night, Li Qianfan and Yaoyao were just ordinary people, and after being taken away by Chen Canghai, they were severely beaten as the Ma family intended?
Then, would the medical expenses paid by the Chen family also have to be surrendered or handed in?
Another example—
If Chen Er had repeatedly stated that this mental distress compensation was only tens of thousands of yuan?
Li Qianfan was certain that Su Nanin would never have demanded that money be handed in.
She was overwhelmed by the immense wealth of seven hundred million, leading her to make a subjective mistake.
"If you make another wrong decision like this, failing to distinguish between public and private, no one will truly respect you!"
Li Qianfan was very dissatisfied with Su Nanin's momentary lapse in distinguishing between public and private.
After saying this, he told Yaoyao, "Yaoyao, let's go. Dark Blade's future dealings with the Ma family have nothing to do with us anymore."
He walked out quickly.
Yaoyao hesitated for a moment, brushed past Su Nanin's shoulder, and followed him.
Click.
The door closed, leaving Su Nanin standing alone.
After a long while, she slowly sat down on the sofa.
She had to admit that her hasty actions towards Li Qianfan just now were indeed wrong.
Some money, even a single cent, must be surrendered.
Provided it was earned by Dark Blade during an officially recorded mission.
Some money, even ten billion, could not be arbitrarily surrendered.
Otherwise, how would Dark Blade account for it?
They would only investigate the origin of the money, trace it back to Chen Er, demand an explanation for its "legal income," thus undermining the Chen family's goodwill in seeking reconciliation, reversing the favorable situation, and causing dissatisfaction among subordinates.
But even if she had made a subjective mistake—
Did Li Qianfan have to sulk and leave her behind?
He was responsible for protecting her 24/7, intimately.
And Du Yaoyao.
Vice Manager Su had raised her since childhood, yet she had also abandoned her and followed that rascal.
"What kind of brats did I dote on?"
Annoyed, she raised her hand, fingers tangled in her hair, and cradled her head.
The door opened.
The moment the door opened, she quickly withdrew her hand and sat up straight, looking towards the entrance.
Li Qianfan and Du Yaoyao walked in arm in arm (or rather, Yaoyao was pulling Li Qianfan).
Li Qianfan had a scowl on his face.
It was obvious he didn't want to come back.
But he had no choice.
Su Nanin immediately perked up, a faint smile appearing.
You left, didn't you?
Why did you come back?
Hurry up and leave!
I don't need your protection—
Just as these words were about to come out of Su Nanin's mouth, Yaoyao cut in, "Vice Manager Su, I went to great lengths to invite your personal bodyguard back. If you dare to be sarcastic and let him leave, you can go find him yourself."
Li Qianfan also pulled away from her embrace, preparing to turn and leave.
Su Nanin—
"Damn it! You wait for me tonight."
Su Nanin cursed inwardly and quickly walked into the bathroom.
While on duty, she truly didn't dare to scowl at a subordinate when she knew she was wrong.
However, her mood instantly improved.
When she came out of the bathroom, Li Qianfan was negotiating with Yaoyao on how to divide the money.
Yaoyao kept records.
He said, "Du Junlin, one hundred million. Jiao San, who helped us out last night, and Old Gao, and the others, each one hundred million. The remaining four hundred million is mine, you have no objections, right? After all, I was the mastermind of this fortune last night."
Yaoyao nodded like a pecking chick—
As long as she could ensure her hundred million was secured, she didn't care how much others got!
"These four hundred million are also my private savings."
Li Qianfan pondered for a moment. "I need to set aside one hundred million for my wife Ziyu. Twenty million for Mo Hongti, twenty million for Chongchong, twenty million for Chu Yazhi (and another twenty million for Tang Xiaoni), and fifty million for my mother. One hundred million for my grandmother, she's too poor. Ten million for Old Li (Li Nanfang), and twenty million for Old Man Su and his wife. Oh, and Zhai Xing, Zhai Yue, San Tiao, Murong Yuanyuan, and the others, five million each. And for Su Maomao, who's about to give birth, five million too. And Kui Shu, Su Xin, Xiaolu, Shen Congdao, and the others, one million each."
Soon.
Li Qianfan had completely divided the four hundred million.
Not a single penny was left for himself.
Truly embodying the phrase "scatter wealth like gold" to the fullest.
Of course, none for a certain empress!
Why should she get any?
Just because she had a scowl on her face?
Glancing at the empress, who was pretending to be indifferent but was clearly seething with anger, Yaoyao quietly asked Li Qianfan, "Don't you want to keep some for yourself (and for that empress)?"
Li Qianfan gave her a head pat. "If I need money later, I'll take yours."
One head pat made Yaoyao forget about the empress and beam with joy. "Then aren't you a kept man?"
Li Qianfan shamelessly replied, "My teeth are bad."
"Alright, if you need money, ask me. I'm going to sleep now, yawn, I'm so sleepy."
Yaoyao yawned and went into the bedroom to sleep.
After Yaoyao went to rest, the atmosphere in the room became awkward.
Su Nanin's face began to freeze over.
Li Qianfan ignored her and picked up the phone to call Jiao San.
"Master, please give your orders."
Jiao San's attitude pleased Li Qianfan.
He said, "The 12-hour deadline I gave Wei Shifang and Ma Hongshan has passed. They didn't show up. Now, send them on their way immediately!"