I Have a Wealth Gathering Array-Chapter 319: August 1st

Looking at Qin Xiaotao, Qin Yun didn’t want to ask much, so he avoided the topic.

Leaving the Celestial Fortune office building, Qin Xiaotao walked on the street.

"Xiaotao, how are things with Siya now? You should really pursue her more actively."

His mother, Zhang Pandi, called and started to nag.

Qin Xiaotao sighed in his heart, dealing with his mother.

Soon, the call ended.

Walking aimlessly, Qin Xiaotao suddenly felt a bit lonely inside, not knowing what he really wanted.

Maybe he should follow his parents’ wishes, go on a blind date, make the girl interested, then get married and have kids.

What should have been a beautiful thing now held no anticipation for him. Instead, he felt that being alone was not so bad.

However, he knew his parents were getting old, and he couldn’t go his own way completely.

That’s how Chinese-style marriages are sometimes, beyond your control. His parents’ expectations were something he could never escape.

"Hmm?"

At a certain point, Qin Xiaotao noticed something—a small restaurant where a girl was enjoying a cake.

Though she was alone, the girl seemed quite happy eating.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Xiaotao approached her.

"Director Qin."

Seeing Qin Xiaotao suddenly appear, Zhou Yue was a bit surprised.

"Zhou Yue, why are you eating cake alone?" Qin Xiaotao asked, looking at the girl in front of him.

Zhou Yue grinningly said, "It’s my birthday today. Director Qin, please have a piece of cake."

She cut a small piece and handed it to Qin Xiaotao.

In fact, the cake she bought was small, just a bit larger than a palm.

Even if it was bigger, she couldn’t finish it.

Looking at the cake being handed to him, Qin Xiaotao hesitated slightly before accepting it, saying, "Thank you."

He added, "Happy birthday."

On his last birthday, aside from Qin Yun and others, only Zhou Yue had wished him well.

"Thank you, Director Qin." Zhou Yue said with a grin.

The two sat facing each other, eating the cake.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Qin Xiaotao curiously asked, "Zhou Yue, shouldn’t you invite some people for your birthday?"

Celebrating one’s birthday alone is quite unique, too.

Hearing the question, Zhou Yue felt a bit embarrassed, "Director Qin, I’m quite a homebody. After work, I usually stay in my rented room, and when I go out, it’s usually just to find food. I don’t have many close friends."

She thought for a moment and added, "If I really invited someone, they would definitely bring gifts, which I find troublesome—I don’t like it, and I’m sure they’d be annoyed, too. I’m not anyone special, so birthdays don’t need to be grand, just simple and sweet."

She said it optimistically.

Qin Xiaotao nodded, feeling touched in his heart.

In the vast city of Jinling, Zhou Yue was quite lonely, celebrating her birthday alone, yet her mindset was so optimistic.

"Director Qin, hurry and eat. We still have more." Zhou Yue urged when she saw Qin Xiaotao not eating.

"Alright." Qin Xiaotao smiled.

A piece of cake was quickly finished by them.

"Let’s go."

After eating, Zhou Yue straightforwardly got ready to leave.

"Zhou Yue."

Looking at her, Qin Xiaotao suddenly spoke up.

"What’s the matter, Director Qin?" Zhou Yue asked in confusion.

Qin Xiaotao smiled and said, "It’s your birthday today, and you treated me to cake, but I haven’t given you anything in return. There’s a mall nearby, let me buy you something."

"Oh, you don’t have to, Director Qin." Zhou Yue quickly waved her hands upon hearing this.

"Come on, I need to buy a few things anyway." Qin Xiaotao insisted.

Seeing him insist, Zhou Yue hesitated but eventually followed him obediently. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

They shopped at the mall together, buying stuff and then...

"Director Qin, this is useless, just looks good."

"Director Qin, I don’t need this; if I receive it, it’ll probably end up being thrown in my room."

"Director Qin, this..."

While choosing gifts, Zhou Yue kept giving her opinions.

Listening to her, Qin Xiaotao couldn’t help but feel helpless, "So what kind of gift do you want?"

He picked one gift after another, only for all of them to be rejected by Zhou Yue.

Zhou Yue thought for a moment and suddenly held up a finger cautiously, "Director Qin, honestly, just buy me a bag of chips, and I’d be really happy."

"Ch...chips..." Qin Xiaotao suddenly remembered he used to buy snacks for Hu Shanshan, but it seemed Zhou Yue ate all the chips.

Even when he broke up with Hu Shanshan, Zhou Yue was sitting there munching on a bag of chips.

He used to often think of Hu Shanshan, but it always made him feel sad, yet now that feeling was suddenly gone. Looking at the slightly cautious Zhou Yue holding up one finger, he inexplicably felt better and smiled, "Alright, let’s go buy some chips."

...

Time flew by quickly, and July finally passed completely.

August 1st finally arrived.

In the Celestial Fortune office building in Jinling, Qin Yun was handling some documents.

"President Qin, the Celestial Fortune clothing stores in Xujing City and two other cities are all ready and will start operations at noon today as you instructed!" Zhao Tianqiang reported.

Qin Yun nodded. He was about to say something when some information suddenly appeared in his mind.

August 1st, noon! The Wealth System is updating!

"Name: Qin Yun."

"Level 3 Wealth Gathering Array: None"

"Level 2 Wealth Gathering Array: 16 units (16 units in use)"

"Level 1 Wealth Gathering Array: 33 units (33 units in use)"

"Balance: 56,117,000"

A host of information unfolded before Qin Yun.

The total profit for July was 35 million.

Looking at the information, Qin Yun quickly calculated the profit.

Currently, the marketing report from Celestial Fortune headquarters hadn’t come out yet, but he already knew the specifics.

In June, Celestial Fortune’s profit was over 24 million.

By July, it had soared by over 10 million!

Actually, July’s profit should have been at least 40 million.

But because the new stores’ renovations were completed only on the 10th, the profit was slightly less.

"Balance did not reach 10 billion, insufficient to activate the Level 4 Wealth Gathering Array."

"The Wealth Gathering Array Source includes Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Wealth Gathering Arrays. Please choose the Wealth Gathering Array to activate on August 1st."

As the voice fell silent, Qin Yun thought to himself, "I choose to activate six Level 2 Wealth Gathering Arrays and nine Level 1 Wealth Gathering Arrays!"

As his words faded, information in his mind changed immediately.

"Name: Qin Yun."

"Level 3 Wealth Gathering Array: None"

"Level 2 Wealth Gathering Array: 22 units (16 units in use)"

"Level 1 Wealth Gathering Array: 42 units (33 units in use)"

"Balance: 56,117,000"

"System updates complete."

"The next Wealth System update will be on September 1st at noon."

...

Mechanical voices sounded one after another, and then most of the information disappeared, leaving only a virtual copper coin.

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