Fury Immortal Doctor

"What gift?" Bianyi asked, surprised.

Shen Qiang chuckled and said thoughtfully, "It's a gift for my mom, and I believe your wife will definitely love it too."

Bianyi, surprised, asked, "Better than Jade Cream?"

Shen Qiang laughed and replied, "Of course, but you'll have to wait a while to get it."

Bianyi raised his eyebrows with a smile, "I hate when people keep me in suspense. How about I help your dad choose a box of cigars, in exchange for you telling me now?"

Shen Qiang laughed, "I'll tell you a secret, my dad is a simple man. A case of 42° liquor and two packs of Hongtashan cigarettes make him happy, so you don't need to fuss over him."

Bianyi felt awkward and then laughed, "You've explained it so clearly, now I'm wondering if I should show my sincerity somehow."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Just work hard, handle company matters well, and everything will be fine. If the company is a mess, even if you make him smile, I still won't be polite with you."

"Besides..." Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow and said, "As for your brother, you should represent the company and give a small gift."

Bianyi's eyes lit up instantly, "I had already considered this. He's the Combat Team leader, and squeezing with the team members isn't appropriate. How can he settle down in the future? So I've already helped him look at a house near the company, only 20 million."

"Pay for it yourself." Shen Qiang smiled, "The company's gift budget is 2,000, anything more comes from your own pocket."

Bianyi raised an eyebrow, "My dear boss, you should understand that living close means he can come to help with company matters immediately."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Right, I hope so too, but you'll definitely have to pay for it yourself."

Bianyi was speechless, "With such a big boss, you're missing this 20 million? Is a Mixed Element Realm expert not worth investing 20 million in?"

"Worth it!" Shen Qiang nodded with a smile, "But you still have to pay yourself."

Having said that, Shen Qiang stood up and left with Ke Bizhu.

After Shen Qiang walked far enough away that he couldn't hear, Bianyi cursed angrily, "I've never met someone so shameless, wanting my brother to help the company without paying!"

Meanwhile, downstairs, Shen Qiang was smiling and saying, "That Blue Scorpion captain is indeed capable, but he's part of the Dragon Group, not Heshenghe. It's understandable Bianyi wants to get some benefits for his brother, but it's better to let him pay himself."

Ke Bizhu smiled without speaking.

Shen Qiang, Ke Bizhu, and Ye Guyun returned home.

At this time, Miao Xiaoxia and Ju Yang were already on vacation. However, Ali and Ye Xiaolei had resigned from the Combat Team, and were officially reassigned to the Dragon Group's Provincial City branch, with good benefits, no missions, just office work.

So when they returned to the Mountain Villa.

Only Bai Jiao, Ju Yang, and Miao Xiaoxia were at home.

Others were busy.

Upon entering the house, Shen Qiang saw Bai Jiao, Ju Yang, and Miao Xiaoxia discussing various cosmetics.

Seeing Shen Qiang return.

Ju Yang instinctively hid in the background.

Shen Qiang laughed, "Why are you hiding?"

Ju Yang shrugged her eyebrows helplessly, then said, "I can't wear makeup, use cosmetics, or take medicine now. I've got spots on my face, my body has changed shape, it's terribly ugly now, so I'll just go back to my room."

Shen Qiang laughed, pulled her back, took a closer look, then chuckled and said, "You're a bit uglier than before, and quite a bit heavier."

Ju Yang, unhappy, pouted.

"But don't ever think I'm someone who only appreciates beauty and can't accept any flaws." Shen Qiang smiled, "You're just fine as you are now, just as beautiful as ever in my heart."

Ju Yang sighed, "Liar, it's clearly a looks-based society, yet you claim you never judge by appearances."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed, "Where does that theory come from?"

Ju Yang smiled, "The ancients said, 'Judging by appearances led to losing Ziyu,' meaning judging by appearances isn't unique to modern times but has been so throughout history."

Shen Qiang laughed, "That's why you all long to be as beautiful as flowers?"

Ju Yang smiled without speaking.

At this point, Miao Xiaoxia charmingly said, "Ju Yang Jie is right. Actually, in the fall, my classmates and I conducted several experiments to test this. I and an unattractive girl from class separately asked ten people for help on the street. The result was that all ten helped me, but only three helped her, and two were perfunctory."

"And this was even after both wearing identical outfits and using the same lines, so judging by appearance does exist."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang smiled slightly.

At that moment, Bai Jiao smiled and said, "Okay, I was originally supposed to talk about this, but since you're discussing it, let me share something from the workplace—a humorous tale about beauty premiums."

"This story, starts with Cheng Xinyi's online sales department. I remember it clearly; the online sales department was hiring a web designer. Many applicants came, either their designs weren't satisfactory or their interviews didn't go well, and many were eliminated."

"Eventually, a very pretty girl came, and her design was presentable. So she got the job. Then the entire online sales department gossiped that she only got the job because of her looks, as her design wasn't anything special."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed and calmly asked, "But was her design without any obvious flaws? Or rather, was there anything anyone could criticize?"

Bai Jiao was stunned, hesitated, and said, "Seems like that's the case."

"Then there's no such thing as beauty premiums," Shen Qiang laughed calmly.

Upon hearing this, Miao Xiaoxia frowned and said, "It's not like that, my classmate and I's tests have already proven everything, right? Plus, in my family's hotpot restaurant, beautiful staff handle reception, while less attractive ones help in the kitchen. So beauty premiums and ugliness penalties are all around. How can you say they don't exist?"

Shen Qiang laughed and looked at Ju Yang, "Do you think so too?"

Ju Yang said, "I just want to be prettier; I don't see anything wrong with that."

Shen Qiang laughed and pulled Ju Yang onto the sofa, smiling calmly, "Don't be misled by appearances. Beauty premiums and ugliness penalties are merely figments of people's imaginations. The truth is, the factor that really impacts income is character."

"Understand?" Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow and said, "Confident, cheerful, earnest, hard-working people are more likely to succeed. For example, the beauty premium Bai Jiao mentioned: your online sales department might think that girl's design is ordinary and unspectacular compared to someone else's standout design, but she still got the job. It surely must be because she's beautiful, right? But they didn't consider the possibility that your online sales department might need an ordinary, moderate, safe design."

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