The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 753: Ways to Retain Customers_1

Li Qing glanced at the photo on the wall and realized this must be Cai Qingping’s office.

The office was simple, furnished with only a desk and a mountain of documents in the cramped space.

Beyond that, there were hardly any possessions to speak of.

The only other items were a stack of storage boxes in the corner, which seemed to contain miscellaneous items.

Cai Qingping asked Li Qing to sit down on a chair. She then crouched on the floor, opening those storage boxes and took out two neatly folded blankets, one made of a foam-like material and the other soft, akin to a mattress pad.

She layered these two items on the floor, then took a vacuum-sealed comforter from another box and spread it over the top of the pads.

Li Qing watched dumbfounded as Cai Qingping swiftly set up a bed on the floor that hewed close to the ground. His expression became somewhat bewildered, "What are you doing?"

"Our break lasts until two-thirty, and it’s almost forty minutes from now. It’s a bit rushed, but I think it should be enough time. How about I join Mr. Li for a nap?" Cai Qingping said earnestly.

"No, why are you so adamant about sleeping with me?" Li Qing asked with a bitter smile.

All he did was make a joke, and she actually took it seriously.

Cai Qingping kicked off her high heels, walked over with bare feet, and sat down in Li Qing’s embrace. "The reason is simple, I want to retain Mr. Li, my only big client."

"I wasn’t planning on leaving," Li Qing said.

"But I want to keep you even more closely," Cai Qingping pursed her lips and said, "I’ve been at headquarters for four years. Most employees who started with me are now heads of their departments, while I was demoted here as a store manager because I’m not very good at socializing, at least that’s what they say."

"I wasn’t performing very well to begin with, and moving to a county-level store only made it worse. I didn’t aim for anything more, I was content with running a small store. But this year, the company’s performance has been poor, and they’ve instituted a damn bottom-out system. If the store is at the bottom, both the store and its manager are eliminated. Our store... is currently third from the bottom."

"Moreover, it’s only because of the performance Mr. Li brought in recently; otherwise, we’d be dead last."

Li Qing looked astonished, "I’ve only contributed around a million so far, does that really move you from last to third? Your store’s sales don’t seem to be doing too well."

Cai Qingping nodded with a wry smile, "There are too many stores—Jade Manor has over three hundred offline stores now. The company’s performance is down this year, they’re shifting focus online, hence they’re cutting off stores with poor metrics like ours."

"As Mr. Li needs custom jade pieces regularly, to be honest, if I could retain you as a client and put in some extra effort, there’s a chance our store could escape the bottom fifty and survive, safeguarding my job in the process."

"After four years with the company, I really don’t want to leave like this. So, no matter how you look at it, I think I should spend this time in bed with Mr. Li and take good care of you, our valued client."

"Mr. Li has contributed over a million in performance in just two months for me; it’s only right that I do this much."

Li Qing chuckled as he watched Cai Qingping, "So, is this the reason you’ve just convinced yourself to compromise?"

Cai Qingping nodded, smiling lightly, "Although I don’t particularly enjoy doing such things, I feel I should."

"I can tell you’re not bad at dealing with people; you’re just not skilled in social interactions," Li Qing shook his head and laughed, "Don’t worry too much about that. I’ve got your sales covered. You don’t need to be so hard on yourself or sacrifice your body."

A serious seller would never verbalize the intention to exchange favors with their body. They would simply proceed with various seductive strategies.

To lay bare such an intention makes a physical sacrifice fruitless and might even spoil the relationship with the client. Why bother?

To mention sleeping together, yet also say you dislike such things?

That’s just asking to upset someone for no reason, possibly leading them to seek out other partners after having their way.

"Mr. Li, I know I’m a bit tongue-tied, but my intentions are sincere," Cai Qingping earnestly said, "If I said anything wrong, please don’t take it to heart. I’m actually quite pleased you’ve taken a liking to me."

Li Qing looked helplessly at the demure and delicate woman, "Honestly, you do have a bit of a blunt tongue. Is that why you’re not popular at the company? No matter, competition is less fierce in small places and relationships are easier to manage. I’m not that complicated, so you can let go of those unnecessary worries."

Suddenly, Cai Qingping stood up and yanked up her knee-length skirt, revealing a pair of strikingly red panties underneath.

"Mr. Li..." her voice trembled softly, her eyes shimmering with bashful confusion.

Li Qing smiled wryly; the woman was rather stubborn.

Why couldn’t she understand?

"Do you really need to sleep with me to feel at ease?" Li Qing asked.

Cai Qingping’s eyes flickered downward as she nodded slightly, "If I do this, I’ll feel secure."

"But that makes me feel insecure," Li Qing said with a laugh.

He had decided not to philander anymore, yet fate seemed to strike so spontaneously.

"Mr. Li, please be assured, I won’t cling to you," Cai Qingping suddenly said with a tense expression.

"That’s not what I mean," Li Qing scratched his temple, "First, let’s get your skirt down."

Cai Qingping lifted her gaze, looking earnestly at Li Qing, then suddenly she ripped off the red garment, "Do you find me unattractive, Mr. Li? If that’s really the case, you can be frank. I thought I was somewhat attractive, not ugly by any means, whether it’s my face or... other parts. Maybe... you could have a look first?"

Li Qing’s head was about to burst from confusion; the conversation was becoming ever more muddled.

"Alright, alright, we’ll sleep, we’ll do it right now!"

Talk about forcing meat into someone’s mouth; no point in being coy about it, might as well indulge.

And besides, Cai Qingping was a genuine beauty, albeit unadorned and simple, her aura quiet and graceful—a true girl next door. Such girls were most appealing and typically more family-oriented.

"Come closer," Li Qing said, "Let me take a good look."