Chapter 20: The Baby-Faced Store Manager Lin Xiaoxi

Qin Ze put away his phone and started the car.

He planned to go check out Qingteng Apartment first.

On the way, Qin Ze planned his itinerary for the day in his mind.

Go to the apartment in the morning to understand the situation.

Go meet Zhou Ying's best friend, Jiang Manman, at noon.

Wait until the afternoon to see Jiang Wan.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Qingteng Apartment.

Qin Ze got out of the car and looked up.

The apartment building wasn't new, probably about ten years old, but the facade was well-maintained.

The building was eight stories high; the first floor was for commercial shops, and the second floor and above were apartments.

A "Qingteng Apartment" sign hung at the entrance, but the paint was peeling, looking like it hadn't been maintained for a long time.

Qin Ze pushed the door open and entered.

The lobby wasn't large, and the decor style was popular ten years ago, looking a bit outdated now.

A girl was sitting at the front desk, looking down at her phone.

Hearing someone enter, the girl looked up.

Qin Ze saw her face clearly.

The girl was probably twenty-three or twenty-four years old, very pretty, the pure and innocent type.

Wearing a simple white shirt and black suit pants, she looked very capable.

Qin Ze took a look at the top of her head.

【Lin Xiaoxi, Rating: A】

【Occupation: Apartment Store Manager, Emotion: Nervous】

【Wish: Keep her job as much as possible, hope the new boss pays the back wages, hope the apartment turns a profit as soon as possible】

【Dilemma: Because the previous boss defaulted on wages, her fiancé's mortgage is facing the risk of disconnection】

A-rank, although not as good as SS-rank, it was still pretty good.

Thinking of this, Qin Ze couldn't help but look her over a few times.

This Lin Xiaoxi's pure, baby-faced lolita appearance was quite unique.

But in contrast to that was her devilish figure.

The plump assets on her chest stretched the white shirt taut, and the deadly S-waist paired with the perky buttocks...

Qin Ze quickly shifted his gaze.

And Lin Xiaoxi, seeing Qin Ze, immediately came up to greet him:

"Hello, sir. Are you here to rent a room?"

Qin Ze shook his head:

"I'm Qin Ze! I want to see your store manager!"

Lin Xiaoxi was stunned.

She stared at Qin Ze for several seconds before reacting:

"You... you're President Qin? I'm the store manager, Lin Xiaoxi!"

"I just received the notification this morning that the apartment was acquired."

"I didn't expect you to come so soon."

As she said this, she scrambled out from behind the counter:

"President Qin, please sit; I'll go pour you some tea."

"No need for trouble," Qin Ze waved his hand.

"Let's get straight to the point. Since you're the store manager, introduce the situation of the apartment to me first."

Lin Xiaoxi nodded and took a thick folder out of the drawer:

"This is the apartment's ledger and operation records; please take a look."

Qin Ze took the folder and opened it.

Lin Xiaoxi introduced from the side:

"The apartment has thirty rooms in total; eighteen are currently rented out, and twelve are vacant."

"The ones rented out are all long-term leases, with rent ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 per month."

"The apartment currently has four employees: I'm the store manager, responsible for overall operations and also acting as the accountant; there's also a housekeeper, a front desk receptionist, and a cleaner."

Qin Ze asked while looking at the ledger:

"How is the financial situation?"

Lin Xiaoxi bit her lip, her voice dropping:

"Not very good! The previous boss was forcibly executed due to debt issues, the apartment's cash flow was cut off, and it has been losing money for a year."

"How much exactly is the loss?" Qin Ze looked up at her.

Lin Xiaoxi hesitated for a moment before telling the truth:

"Debts to suppliers, utility bills, maintenance fees, and some costs for replacing facilities add up to about 200,000."

"In addition, there are five months of back wages owed to employees, totaling over 80,000."

Qin Ze's hand paused, unable to believe his ears.

200,000 plus over 80,000, nearly 300,000.

He previously had over a million, but in the last two days, buying things for Su Qingqing, booking the office, and transferring money to Shen Jingshu, he had already spent quite a bit.

Now there was only over 900,000 left in the card.

If he took over this apartment.

He would have to spend nearly 300,000 all at once.

Plus the funds needed for subsequent operations...

It would take at least 500,000! To get the whole apartment back to normal operation and business.

Qin Ze felt a pinch in his heart.

But calming down, Qin Ze realized that this apartment was worth at least three million.

Revitalizing this apartment would give him a steady stream of cash flow.

And this was gifted by the system, equivalent to picking it up for free.

No matter how you calculate it, it wasn't a loss.

Qin Ze looked up at Lin Xiaoxi:

"What's your monthly salary?"

Lin Xiaoxi's heart tightened, and she hurriedly replied:

"Five... five thousand!"

"So low?" Qin Ze was a bit shocked; a store manager only getting 5,000, that previous boss was a pure animal.

"Wages haven't been paid for five months, why haven't you left?" Qin Ze asked the question in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxi's face instantly turned pale.

She thought Qin Ze was hinting for her to resign.

"President Qin, I... I really need this job."

"I can take a pay cut, and I don't even want the back wages owed; just let me continue working here."

As she said this, she suddenly knelt in front of Qin Ze.

At the same time, the clothes on her body tightened due to the kneeling action.

And at this moment, under Qin Ze's vision.

He could clearly see the black lace trim under Lin Xiaoxi's shirt neckline, as well as that clear, delicate cleavage...

But the most unexpected thing was what Qin Ze accidentally saw: under her suit pants, she was also wearing a pair of pantyhose...

Hiss! This baby-faced little store manager, although A-rank, had extraordinary talent and plenty of "capital"!

Lin Xiaoxi looked humiliated, looking up at Qin Ze.

"President Qin, I really need this job."

"I... I bought a house with a loan, and I have to pay the mortgage every month; if the loan is disconnected, I really won't have any way out!"

Qin Ze looked at Lin Xiaoxi and quickly reacted.

The other party had such a big reaction; did she think he was going to lay her off?

Qin Ze sighed:

"What I meant just now wasn't to fire you; I just think your salary is too low."

"And since the apartment has been in arrears for so long, and you've still been able to persist here, it shows you're very responsible for this job."

Qin Ze looked at her and said seriously:

"I'll pay to fill the hole in the apartment. You continue to serve as the store manager, and I'll raise your salary from 5,000 to 10,000."

Lin Xiaoxi's eyes widened, unable to believe what she was hearing.

"My only requirement is that within one month, you make the apartment turn a profit. Can you do it?"

Lin Xiaoxi opened her mouth, unable to speak for a long time.

The new boss not only wasn't firing her, but was also filling the apartment's hole and giving her a raise?

What... what kind of god-like boss was this?

"Yes! President Qin, I will definitely do it!"

Lin Xiaoxi hurriedly got up from the ground and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Good."

Qin Ze picked up the ledger and started looking at it carefully.

When he was doing projects at a big factory before, sometimes the manager would pack a project and give it to him directly; from project initiation to client docking, to financial docking, it was all him.

So Qin Ze was also clear about accounting-related knowledge.

After looking at the ledger, Qin Ze could confirm that there was no problem with the apartment itself; it was just that due to insufficient funds, operations had problems.

As long as he spent money, all problems were not problems.

"Give me the company account," Qin Ze said.

Lin Xiaoxi hurriedly brought the company's public account information from the front desk.

Qin Ze took out his phone and started operating.

Qin Ze directly transferred 480,000 in one breath.

200,000 to fill the hole, 80,000 to pay wages.

The remaining 200,000 was for subsequent operational expenses.

Lin Xiaoxi looked at the arrival text message on the company account, her hands shaking.

"The money has arrived; you pay the employees' wages first, and then pay all the expenses that need to be paid," Qin Ze put away his phone.

"Alright... alright!" Lin Xiaoxi nodded repeatedly.

"Also, add me on WeChat."

Qin Ze pulled up his QR code.

"Send me a message directly if you have anything in the future; if there's something important, come find me at the Fusheng Hotel."

Lin Xiaoxi hurriedly scanned the code to add him.

After the addition was successful, Qin Ze transferred another 10,000 to Lin Xiaoxi.

【You received a transfer of 10,000.00 yuan】

Lin Xiaoxi was stunned again:

"President Qin, this is?"

"Incentive bonus; work hard. As long as the apartment gets back on track in a month, there will be more rewards then."

Lin Xiaoxi looked at the transfer and was about to bow to Qin Ze on the spot.

"President Qin, thank you... thank you so much..."

Qin Ze hurriedly supported her:

"Just work hard." ===== CHAPTER 21 =====