Picking Up Fragments in PUBG

Qi Muxin and Qi Muqing spent some time choosing and eventually settled on an Audi Q7, which cost just over 600,000 yuan.

Qi Muxin had originally wanted a Porsche 911. She loved its compact and cute design, as well as its looks, performance, and attention-grabbing appeal.

However, her older sister firmly opposed it and even scolded her. Left with no choice, Qi Muxin obediently followed her sister’s decision and picked a mid-range car.

"Chairman, we’ve made our choice," Qi Muqing said, feeling a bit embarrassed as she addressed Jiang Siming.

Jiang Siming glanced at the Q7 and smiled. "That car is too big for two young women like you. Switch to the 911 instead. It’s smaller, and it’ll be easier for you girls to park and reverse."

"No, no, that’s not necessary…" Qi Muqing quickly waved her hands and shook her head like a rattle drum.

The chairman was already too kind to them, so much so that she felt a growing sense of pressure in her heart.

Even though she knew Jiang Siming’s kindness had no ulterior motives, accepting such a significant favor still left her feeling uneasy.

"If you don’t want it, then you can drive the Q7, and Muxin can drive the 911. We’ll buy both," Jiang Siming declared, exuding the aura of a true tycoon.

"No, no, that’s too much! It’s even more expensive that way. I’ll just follow the chairman’s decision…" Qi Muqing had no way to argue, so she had to comply.

"Yay! Chairman, I love you! I’m off to pick my car!"

Qi Muxin, once again able to get the car she loved, was so overjoyed that she could have exploded on the spot. In her excitement, she accidentally blurted out the "truth" without thinking.

After speaking, she froze. *What did I just say? Did I really say that? Hopefully, the chairman didn’t hear… Emmm...*

With the cars for the senior company staff all taken care of, the only thing left was the company buses.

This dealership also sold buses, and Jiang Siming picked out two 9-meter-long "giant beasts" that could carry 49 passengers each.

With the company’s staff approaching a headcount of 100, it would be difficult to fit everyone on one bus, so buying two was a practical decision.

Luckily, the dealership had plenty of drivers available. On the spot, Jiang Siming offered them three times their usual salary to recruit drivers.

Three experienced drivers were immediately hired. All three had both A1 and A2 licenses, with more than ten years of driving experience, ensuring they were steady and reliable.

These three drivers were assigned to operate the two buses and the company’s business vehicle. On weekdays, they would take turns driving the buses to pick up and drop off employees. At other times, if the company needed to send small groups of employees on business trips, they could use the business vehicle.

"Actually, hiring two drivers would have been enough. Isn’t three a bit much?" Li Yingzi quietly asked from the side.

"Too much? I don’t think so. Let’s hire them for now. Experienced drivers like these are hard to come by. In the future, if the company expands or I open a new company, I can transfer them from Yinghuan whenever I need them," Jiang Siming replied with foresight.

Hearing this, Li Yingzi agreed that it made sense.

"Oh, by the way, our high school reunion is tomorrow night. Do you have time to attend?" Li Yingzi asked.

"We’ll see. If I have time, I’ll drop by," Jiang Siming replied casually.

Jiang Siming casually agreed without taking it seriously.

At this moment, Li Yingzi’s WeChat group chat rang. She opened it curiously and saw someone was sending voice messages.

"Class monitor Yingzi is amazing! Haven’t you heard? Yingzi switched jobs to Winhuan. The company has only been open for a month, invested in just two small stocks, and made over a billion!"

"Wow, then the class monitor must have gotten a big commission bonus, right?"

"Of course! Look at the photo Yingzi just posted in her Moments — she got herself a Jaguar worth over a million!"

"Awesome, awesome! Class monitor, please let me ride your coattails!"

"Hey, class monitor, is your company hiring? I’m not a finance major, but I can learn! Please get me in!"

"Class monitor, don’t forget us if you get rich. We were high school classmates, after all. That’s a friendship forged in the same classroom!"

Hearing these messages, Li Yingzi’s face showed a hint of embarrassment. She awkwardly said to Jiang Siming, "I just posted a photo in my Moments. I didn’t expect them to see it so quickly."

Jiang Siming chuckled and said, "That’s not the main point. The main point is, can you handle the class reunion tomorrow? Judging by these guys’ tone, you might be swamped with ’help requests’ tomorrow."

Li Yingzi let out a bitter laugh and said, "What else can I do? I’ll just refuse them one by one. I’m just a worker, who can I really support? There have been many requests like this before, and I’ve rejected all I could."

"And which ones couldn’t you reject?"

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"Borrowing money. They always say it’s urgent, and I can’t bring myself to refuse."

"Did they pay you back?" Jiang Siming asked with a smile.

"Only a small portion did. The rest said they were short on cash."

"How much do they still owe you?"

"Not too much, about fifty or sixty thousand."

"Fifty or sixty thousand could have been half a year’s salary for me back then, and you call that ’not much’? Just giving it away to these leeches and parasites? You’re way too generous," Jiang Siming said in an annoyed tone.

"But… it’s really hard to refuse them…" Li Yingzi bit her lip, looking aggrieved as she glanced at Jiang Siming.

Jiang Siming crushed the paper cup of red tea in his hand and threw it accurately into the nearby trash can. Then he turned to Li Yingzi and said, "Let me ask you, were you close with these people back in high school? Think carefully."

"Not really. Most of them used to talk behind my back, saying I was too strict with them."

"Ha, you see? You already know. This so-called high school classmate friendship has long since changed. But you still insist on putting yourself in the position of the class monitor, like back then, helping every classmate who asks."

"Then think about it. Why did they badmouth you before but are now eagerly contacting and flattering you? Think about me. I used to be a well-connected guy in class. But now, when they know I’m doing poorly, has a single one of them reached out to comfort me or offer help?"

"Back in the year before last, I was so broke I couldn’t even pay my rent. I asked my best bro from class for 300 yuan. Do you know what he did? He blocked me immediately."

"Also, I’m clearly still in our WeChat group. Aside from you, has anyone else ever chatted with me or even said a simple hello? Do you know why?"

"It’s because they’re afraid I’ll ask them for help, afraid I’ll become their burden. So they pretend I don’t exist. Now do you understand?"

Jiang Siming’s words left Li Yingzi feeling ashamed and heartbroken for him at the same time.

But Jiang Siming himself seemed rather cheerful.

"You don’t have to think I’m miserable. On the contrary, I’m quite happy."

"Why?" Li Yingzi asked, confused.

Jiang Siming decisively replied, "Because I didn’t have to pay any price to see so many classmates’ true nature. It made me understand what real friends are and what fake friends are."

"On the contrary, I pity you more. You seem to be adored and pursued by so many classmates, but none of them are truly sincere toward you. You’re worse off than me."

As Jiang Siming got emotional, he couldn’t help but poke Li Yingzi’s shoulder with his finger. But he missed and ended up poking somewhere... quite soft and springy.

Li Yingzi didn’t notice it, instead lowering her head, deep in reflection.

Finally, she raised her head and said, "Xiao Mingzi, you’re right. I’ve been overthinking it. I always believed that friendship with classmates was really important. I swear, after this reunion, I’m not going to another high school reunion again."

"Glad you figured it out. My big speech wasn’t wasted, then."

The two exchanged a glance and burst out laughing together.