Chapter 2

"How old are you two?" Qin Ze asked.

"Nineteen," Su Qingqing said. "Xiao Ya is nineteen too."

"Not in school?"

"Quit a long time ago," Xiao Ya huffed. "What's the point of school? You end up working odd jobs anyway."

"Then what do you do now?"

"Daily gigs. Handing out flyers, dressing up in mascot costumes, sorting packages—I've done it all."

Su Qingqing flicked the ash off her cigarette.

"Flyers, mascots, package sorting—whatever I can get my hands on."

"Just finished a gig today, earned eighty."

Qin Ze did the math in his head: eighty, split between two people, forty each.

It wasn't even enough for what he used to spend on a single lunch.

Qin Ze didn't ask any more questions.

He simply handed the other pack of newly bought Chunghwa cigarettes to the two of them.

He roughly understood the situation.

These two girls had been out on their own since graduating high school, with no skills and no connections.

Su Qingqing's S-tier rating likely wasn't because of her current circumstances, but something else.

Perhaps it was potential, or some high-quality trait identified by the system.

Once the cigarette was finished, Su Qingqing stubbed it out, hesitated for a moment, and spoke up:

"Um, Brother Qin, thanks for the cigarettes today. Can I add you on WeChat?"

Qin Ze was a bit surprised, but he still took out his phone.

"Sure."

After adding her, he saw Su Qingqing's profile picture was a cartoon cat, and her moments were only visible for the last three days.

"We're heading off then."

Su Qingqing was just about to pull Xiao Ya to turn around.

When Qin Ze heard a faint rumbling sound.

It was coming from Su Qingqing's stomach.

Su Qingqing's body stiffened, but she didn't stop walking.

Qin Ze suddenly spoke up:

"Have you two eaten yet?"

The two of them stopped.

"Not yet," Xiao Ya replied, turning back. "We were planning to go back and cook some instant noodles."

Qin Ze stood up.

"I haven't eaten either. Let's go together, my treat."

Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya turned around simultaneously, their expressions stunned.

"Your treat?" Xiao Ya couldn't believe it. "Why?"

A stranger suddenly being so generous!

It was hard not to be suspicious.

"Eating alone is boring."

"Consider it making a friend!" Qin Ze added.

Su Qingqing stared at him for a few seconds, then pointed ahead:

"There's a night market up ahead!"

"My treat, you follow me." Qin Ze smiled and raised his hand to hail a taxi.

"Get in!"

Qin Ze sat directly in the front passenger seat!

The two spiritual sisters exchanged a glance, then mustered their courage and got into the car!

Seeing this, Qin Ze smiled knowingly and gave the driver an address:

"Driver, take us to Yun Jin!"

This was a restaurant Qin Ze had visited before when entertaining clients!

A high-end restaurant with an average cost of over one thousand yuan per person!

Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya huddled in the back seat, whispering to each other.

"What kind of place is Yun Jin?"

Xiao Ya searched on her phone, then gasped.

"Average cost... twelve hundred?!"

Su Qingqing was clearly anxious:

"Brother Qin, this is a boutique restaurant, it costs over a thousand per person. Let's go somewhere else!"

Qin Ze sat in the front passenger seat without even turning his head.

"Since it's my treat, just listen to my arrangements."

"But..."

"No more buts," Qin Ze said gently. "Just consider me taking you two on as my little sisters."

The car stopped in front of a low-key gray building.

The storefront wasn't large, the sign featured the dark gold characters for "Yun Jin," and a hostess in a cheongsam stood at the entrance.

After Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya got out of the car, their legs felt a bit weak.

The hostess smiled and bowed:

"Good evening, sir. Is it for three?"

"Yes," Qin Ze nodded.

"Do you have a reservation?"

"No."

"Please wait a moment." The hostess picked up her walkie-talkie, said a few words, and then gestured, "Please follow me, the three of you."

Entering the door, there was a high-ceilinged lobby with warm lighting, ink paintings hanging on the walls, and celadon vases placed in the corners.

The air carried a faint scent of sandalwood.

There weren't many guests, and it was very quiet, with people speaking in low voices.

The two spiritual sisters' outfits looked completely out of place with everything here.

A waiter led them to a table by the window.

Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya sat stiffly, not knowing where to put their hands.

Qin Ze opened the menu and glanced at it.

The dish names were elegant, and the prices were equally elegant.

If it were before, Qin Ze's heart would definitely be bleeding.

But now it was different.

This Su Qingqing in front of him was an S-tier rating; if he spent too little, he would be the one feeling the heartache!

"Any dietary restrictions?"

Qin Ze asked the two, noticing they were looking around, clearly still a bit dazed.

Hearing this, Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya shook their heads in unison.

Qin Ze waved his hand and began reciting the menu as if reading a textbook:

"Steamed Coral Grouper, Black Truffle Baked Lobster, an order of Asparagus in Broth, an order of Matsutake Chicken Soup..."

While waiting for the food, Qin Ze chatted with the two girls.

During this time, Qin Ze's phone suddenly rang.

Caller ID: Baby.

It was Zhou Ying!

Qin Ze stared at the screen, his eyes turning cold.

Then he pressed the hang-up button directly.

A few seconds later, a WeChat message popped up:

"Qin Ze, what do you mean by this? You dare to hang up on me now?"

"Where are you?"

"Reply when you see this!"

Qin Ze expressionlessly tapped on Zhou Ying's profile picture, entered her profile page, blocked her, and deleted the contact.

It was done in one smooth motion.

Just then, the first dish arrived: Steamed Coral Grouper.

The waiter helped them serve the food.

Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya looked at the piece of fish on their plates, not touching their chopsticks for a long time.

"Eat," Qin Ze picked up a piece himself. "It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Xiao Ya moved first, carefully picking it up and putting it into her mouth.

After chewing twice, her eyes widened.

"Holy crap..." She was clearly dazed by the deliciousness.

"Why is this fish so tender?"

Su Qingqing also tasted a bite, then praised it repeatedly.

Following that, the lobster, Wagyu beef, asparagus, and chicken soup were served one by one.

The two spiritual sisters gradually let go of their initial restraint.

Qin Ze didn't eat much, spending most of his time watching them eat.

When it came time to pay, the waiter brought the bill: three thousand four hundred and sixty yuan.

It gave the two young girls quite a scare, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

Qin Ze swiped his card to pay cleanly.

The moment the payment was successful, the system notification sounded immediately:

【Detected host spending 3460 yuan on S-tier female "Su Qingqing."】

【Successfully triggered tenfold cashback!】

【Cashback amount: 34600 yuan, deposited into host's bank card.】

【Ding! Successfully bound the first S-tier strategy target: Su Qingqing. Subsequent spending on this target will receive extra bonuses based on the binding relationship.】

Qin Ze's heart skipped a beat.

Thirty-four thousand six hundred!

He then hurriedly checked his mobile banking, and the balance had indeed changed to over one hundred and thirty thousand.

One meal, and he made a net profit of thirty-one thousand.

Back when he was a corporate drone!

Doing a project, the bonus and dividends would at most be over ten thousand!

Now he was making thirty thousand just by lying down!

This feeling was truly refreshing.

Qin Ze couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

This system was damn powerful.

Walking out of the restaurant, the night breeze blew, and Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya both burped, their faces a bit flushed.

"Brother Qin, you're too generous. This one meal is worth a month of our work."

Su Qingqing's eyes held a bit more admiration as she looked at Qin Ze now.

Xiao Ya was even more excited.

"Brother Qin, how about Qingqing and I recognize you as our Big Brother! Haha!"

"It's just a meal." Qin Ze checked the time; it was only past eight.

"By the way, what are you doing next?"

Su Qingqing glanced at Xiao Ya.

"We were planning to go to Muse Bar; a few of our sisters are hanging out there."

"Brother Qin, do you want to come along? We'll treat you to drinks!"

Muse was a nearby bar, not high-end, but it had a lot of young people.

Qin Ze felt a stir in his heart.

Bar spending wasn't low, another good opportunity to spend money.

And maybe Su Qingqing's sisters had other S-tiers?

And since Su Qingqing was S-tier, he definitely couldn't just let her go after one meal!

"Sure, I've got nothing to do anyway." Qin Ze agreed.

"Great!" Xiao Ya excitedly took out her phone. "I'll tell them to save a big booth!"

Arriving at the bar, there was a line at the entrance, and the music was deafening.

Xiao Ya greeted the security guard and led them in through the side door.

Inside, the lights were psychedelic, the dance floor was packed with people, and the DJ on stage was spinning discs.

Xiao Ya led them through the crowd to a semi-open booth area.

Four girls were already sitting there, their style of dress similar to Su Qingqing and Xiao Ya's.

Heavy makeup, revealing clothes, dyed hair, tattoos.

Seeing Qin Ze, several girls cast curious glances.

"This is my Brother Qin!" Xiao Ya introduced loudly. "Brother Qin is a big shot, he's rich!"

Several girls looked Qin Ze up and down.

They were enthusiastic on the surface, but still skeptical inside!

After all, Qin Ze's outfit didn't look like a rich person's at all.

"Qingqing, Xiao Ya, you guys are something, you've latched onto a big shot!" a red-haired girl laughed.

Su Qingqing was a bit embarrassed, pulling Qin Ze to sit down.

Qin Ze glanced at the tops of the girls' heads.

All B's and C's, the highest was A-.

As expected, S-tiers weren't exactly common.

A waiter came over to ask what they wanted to drink.

Xiao Ya rushed to say:

"Brother Qin, we'll treat you tonight! What do you want to drink?"

Qin Ze looked at the drink menu; the prices were two or three times higher than outside.

Beer was fifty a bottle, and liquor sets ranged from eight hundred to five thousand.

"Let's get the whiskey set."

He pointed to a set priced at 2888.

"Just this one."

Xiao Ya's expression changed.

2888, even if they pooled their money, it would still hurt.

Qin Ze smiled:

"My treat, feel free to drink."

After paying, he felt that spending over two thousand was really too little!

Qin Ze beckoned the waiter over and whispered a few words!