upon leaving yingbin hotel, deng zhenyuan and qin hao bid farewell and left.


    bai jing looked qin hao up and down and asked with a grin, "hao, do you have some secret way of making money? tell your sister so i can make some money too."


    good little brother?


    cough cough


    qin hao laughed and said, "not at all, it''s all from selling roasted ducks. jing, i have to go to the station to pick up a friend, let''s catch up another day when we''re free."


    after that, he hurried into his car.


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    bai jing watched his figure, rolled her eyes at him, and then returned to her car as well.


    qin hao looked at his watch, 7:46: "first, i''ll drop mr. tian off."


    tian yamei was still immersed in the donation scene from before.


    twenty million just like that?


    that was twenty million!!!


    where did he get so much money?


    if it were me, would i donate it? the answer is no.


    qin hao noticed her expression and asked, "what''s on your mind?"


    tian yamei looked at him: "mr. qin, where did you get all that money?"


    "obviously, i earned it myself."


    "then why did you donate so much? there was no newspaper or tv coverage; it doesn''t really benefit our company much."


    qin hao questioned back, "why does there need to be a benefit?"


    "isn''t that how it is nowadays? some companies and celebrities get onto news and newspapers for their donations, using it to boost their company''s image and fame."


    qin hao: "that''s already straying from the original intention."


    "original intention? what does original intention rate against reputation and popularity? if tonight''s donation made the newspaper headlines, it would definitely greatly improve our company''s recognition."


    "mr. tian, you have to remember, no matter what you do, never lose sight of your original intention and principles."


    qin hao didn''t want to turn charity into a means for profit, as that detracted from the essence of it.


    of course, many charity donations do get media coverage; it''s unavoidable.


    qin hao was talking about those who make a small donation and then heavily promote themselves.


    ...


    after dropping tian yamei off, qin hao instructed li yang to drive to jiangshan railway station.


    he arrived at the station around 8:30.


    not long after he arrived, his phone rang; it was from his mother.


    mrs. qin: "xiao hao, where are you? did you pick up the person?"


    mrs. qin, "xiao ying, take a rest for a while. i''ll go warm up the roasted duck in the kitchen; it will be ready soon."


    "yeah, thank you, auntie."


    mrs. qin, "xiao ying, don''t be so formal. just make yourself at home."


    "okay, auntie."


    mr. qin told qin hao, "come keep xiao ying company for a bit; i''m going to help your mom in the kitchen."


    qin hao sat on the couch looking at li moying, who just kept giggling.


    "is it that funny? did you have a falling out with your family and that''s why you''re here?" qin hao asked.


    li moying nodded, and the smile faded from her face.


    qin hao, "because of me?"


    "did you know, master?"


    qin hao nodded, "your father once came to see me."


    "what did you tell him, master?" li moying asked curiously.


    qin hao, "i told him my decisions are not up for others to dictate."


    "master, you''re so cool. they say you''re a bad guy, but i think not only are you a good person, you''re the best."


    qin hao, "good or bad is not for him to judge. justice lies in the heart of the people. at the end of the day, your dad is just looking out for you, and you should understand that."


    "i know, it''s just sometimes i can''t stand his temper, so i left."


    in the kitchen


    "this young lady looks quite nice, she''s very pretty, and she seems decent," whispered mr. qin.


    mrs. qin nodded, "yeah, she is quite nice, and she came all this way to see our son, she must really like xiao hao."


    mr. qin, "but i think xiao hao doesn''t seem to like xiao ying that much."


    mrs. qin, "i think he''s gotten too cocky, thinking he''s all that because he''s a boss now? if he doesn''t pursue such a nice girl, i''ll kill him."


    ...


    dinner was ready soon, including a jiangshan roasted duck.


    "auntie, what kind of duck is this? it''s so delicious," li moying said after having eaten half of it herself.


    mrs. qin smiled, "xiao hao didn''t tell you? this is the roasted duck sold by his company. it''s very popular."


    "ah? so this is the roasted duck sold by master? it''s really tasty. i don''t think the de juxiang''s roasted duck is as good as this," li moying said as she ate.


    after dinner was cleaned up, it was nearly ten in the evening.


    qin hao seeing li moying yawn said, "it''s late, and you must be tired after a day on the train. you should rest early; my mom has already made up the bed."


    "yeah, okay." li moying was indeed a bit tired.


    qin hao planned to take a trip to ying county by the border tomorrow, as it bordered nangong country and was rich in jade.


    he said, "mom, dad, i''m going to sleep as well, as i have to go out early tomorrow."