Chapter 24: Chapter 22 System Evaluation (Seeking Recommendations and Collections!)_1 "Uncle Li, will you be able to repay the loan when it's due?" Tang Qing felt a bit embarrassed. After all. Asking for money was indeed a difficult thing to bring up. But he had no choice, he couldn't just keep silent because of embarrassment, he wouldn't suffer in silence just to save face, he was waiting for Li Jianguo to repay the money and gain experience points. "No problem, I can borrow from my friends when the time comes. I didn't dare to borrow before because everything was uncertain. But now, with such a big restaurant and good business, borrowing two hundred thousand shouldn't be a problem." Li Jianguo smiled. Even if Tang Qing didn't say anything. Li Jianguo had already planned to talk to Tang Qing about this matter tonight, after all, the contract was soon to expire, and he had gotten through the difficult times. Even though he didn't have money in his pocket, he had a goose that laid golden eggs in his hands. The restaurant was there. At this time, asking to borrow money from anyone would be relatively simple. A deed that would gild the lily. A lot of people would be willing to participate in it, and even possibly lend him money without charging interest, in order to win his favor. But of course, Li Jianguo wouldn't take advantage of that. He would pay interest. Tang Qing bluntly asked him about repaying the money. Li Jianguo didn't feel unhappy at all. He had learned a bit of the cunningness of businessmen over the years, and the spirit of contract of businessmen too. If he had a contract, he would have to fulfill it, or else who would dare to cooperate with him in the future? His reputation would be tarnished in no time. There would be more loss than gain. For Li Jianguo, who had some ambitions and wanted to accomplish great things, he wouldn't allow himself to become such a person who would drag his feet on things agreed to in the contract. Especially when Tang Qing said he had other uses for it. This implied that the two hundred thousand might have been urgently lent to him by Tang Qing, or even diverted to lend to him. Imagining this, Li Jianguo felt a bit touched. "That's reassuring. I really need this money urgently, otherwise I wouldn't have been in such a rush to ask. I hope Uncle Li won't find it strange." Tang Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. "Haha, it's fine. I, Li Jianguo, am not a man who breaks his promises. Since I signed the contract, I won't be in breach of it. I have never thought about defaulting, and I have been thinking about how to repay this money. I have already contacted my friends, and I should be able to get the money together by tomorrow." Li Jianguo laughed. "Thank you for understanding. I had no choice, I'll come to collect it the day after tomorrow at noon." To level up quicker. He had to push Li Jianguo to repay the money faster. As for Zhang Dongqing, he called him at noon and Zhang Dongqing said there was no problem, he could repay it in person the day after tomorrow. Zhang Dongqing had originally planned to treat him to a meal at the previous Sichuan Restaurant, but Tang Qing invited him here instead so that both loans could be repaid at the same time. Of course. The entire process didn't avoid Zhang Jing and the others. As finance managers, they naturally knew about the contract agreement between the two. Even Li Kai was considering how to make the best out of Tang Qing, this local tyrant, in a few days. He wondered what he should order to eat? Li Kai was having a hard time making a decision. "Alright then, Uncle Li, it's getting late, I'll leave first. As for the wages and bonuses, just issue them according to the plan, my uncle must be waiting for me, he probably didn't sleep yet. Don't forget to take pictures next time those troublemakers come." Tang Qing got up, preparing to leave. It was getting late and he needed to go home before his uncle starts to worry. "I understand, I'll give you the money at noon the day after tomorrow." Li Jianguo stood up to respond. "No problem, by the way, Uncle Li, I invited a friend for lunch the day after tomorrow, please reserve a box for me. We don't need the biggest one, just a normal one would do." Tang Qing added. "Let's set it in the Qingfeng box then. Zhang Jing, remember to reserve the Qingfeng box for the day after tomorrow noon." Li Jianguo instructed Zhang Jing. The names of the restaurant boxes didn't carry any prefixes, such as room or pavilion. They were all two-character words like Qingfeng, Xiaoqiao, Stream, Fuyun, Sunrise, and Moon. These were all named by Tang Qing. As for the biggest box. Tang Qing named it – Canghai. Canghai is a phrase that refers to the unpredictable changes and vicissitudes of the world. Although it was not quite fitting, this phrase seemed to have a special allure to Tang Qing and he liked it very much. "Okay." Zhang Jing quickly agreed. ... After returning home. As expected. His uncle was still awake, sitting on the sofa watching the replayed news broadcast. His aunt had already gone to bed as she needed to go to work the next day. As for his uncle, his biological clock from years of habit meant that no matter how late he slept, he would wake up early and be energetic all day. After all, he was in his early thirties and was still in his prime. Seeing Tang Qing safe home. Qin Yugang was relieved. His sister entrusted her only child to him, and he mustn't let any harm come to the boy under any circumstances. Tang Qing had changed a lot during this period, as if he had suddenly grown up. He could cook, he would take the initiative to clean the room and do the laundry, and his way of speaking and doing things were much more mature than before. But Qin Yugang didn't think much of it. That his nephew was growing up and becoming mature was a good thing. ... The next day Monday. He had to go to school again. Early in the morning, Tang Qing got up and checked if there were any changes in the system. He found out that the examination day wasn't that big of a deal, it was just a change in the system interface, turning all the transparent-like blue and white characters to crimson, giving it an urgent feel. Besides that, there wasn't much else different. The system tasks would only refresh after the assessment at midnight tonight. Tang Qing looked over his information once more: Host Name: Tang Qing Level: Level 1 Experience: 30/100 This month's loan quota: 50/500,000 This month's personal quota: 30/100,000 Withdrawable assets: 0 Spirit: 51+15 Physical Fitness: 49+15 Origin Qi Value: 15 The information remains relatively unchanged. The system, however, appears extremely pompous about rounding down the Withdrawable Assets. Any amount that doesn't reach ten thousand is entirely rounded down. A figure of 19,999, for instance, is merely reflected as 10,000. It's as if displaying numbers in the thousands is some shameful act. But Tang Qing can understand. Once he reaches level nine, his monthly loans to others will reach billions. At that scale, sums in the thousands become hardly relevant. And because of this setting. His personal account is displayed as zero, which frustrates Tang Qing because it blatantly mocks his poverty. But he can't exactly vent his frustration on an inanimate object. Evening. Close to twelve o'clock, Lying in his bed, Tang Qing repeatedly looks over his personal information. The system doesn't provide a timekeeping function, and his alarm clock isn't set to standard time. It could potentially be off by a few minutes. And so, Tang Qing keeps mentally checking his personal information. Suddenly, The system's voice resounds, and he quickly sits up. "October exam results-----Pass." And then... that was it. No further details. Isn't it a bit too casual? No detailed assessment of his performance this month? After looking at this seemingly arbitrary system, Tang Qing is at a loss for words. It doesn't seem like there are any rewards for passing either. Tang Qing once again mentally checks the system information. In an instant, His personal information is refreshed to: Host Name: Tang Qing Level: Level 1 Experience: 45/100 This month's loan quota: 0/500,000 This month's personal quota: 20/100,000 (Overdrawn until December) Withdrawable Assets: 0 Spirit: 51+20 Physical Fitness: 49+20 Origin Qi Value: 20 Compared to his previous information. It appears he's accomplished his personal task of accumulating 100K in assets, earning him an additional five Origin Qi points and ten experience points. It appears the money he invested, though belonging to the system and not counted towards his own assets, helps increase his assets' overall value. Besides, because he overdrawn his quota last month, this month's personal loan quota has been fulfilled, earning him another five experience points. Right now, he has forty-five experience points. By tomorrow, once the two repay their loans, he'll earn fifty more experience points, bringing his total to ninety-five. He'll need just five more to level up. Tang Qing eagerly anticipates the rewards from leveling up. Subsequently, Tang Qing pulls up his task interface: 1. Complete this month's system-recommended client loan task. Specific details can be found in the task description. Reward: Experience +5, Completion 0/1. 2. Complete a non-system-recommended client loan this month, totaling at least 100,000. Reward: Experience +5, Completion 0/1. 3. Complete this month's full loan quota. Reward: Experience +5, Completion 0/50. 4. Complete this month's full personal loan quota. Reward: Experience +5, Completion 10/10. (Completed) 5. Achievement Task 1: Reach a cumulative total of 1 million in system loans. Reward: Origin Energy points +5, Experience +10, Completion 50/1 million. 6. Achievement Task 2: Recover a cumulative total of 1 million in principal from system loans. Reward: Origin Energy points +5, Experience +10, Completion 0/1 million 7. Achievement Task 3: Reach a cumulative total of 500,000 in system personal loans. Reward: Origin Energy Points +5, Experience +20, Completion 30/500,000. 8. Achievement Task 4: Reach 500,000 in personal assets (excluding system loans and rewards). Reward: Origin Energy Points +5, Experience +20. Most of the tasks remain unchanged. Only the task about this month's personal loans has turned grey. Achievement Tasks 3 and 4 have already been finished and have refreshed with new goals of exactly 500,000. He believes he can reach that amount soon. He could even finish the achievement task of a total personal loan amount of 500,000 right now. He would just need to overdraw a bit, but sticking to his principle of wasting as little as possible, Tang Qing doesn't plan to overdraw at present. He decides to wait and use it when he really needs it. Assessment completed. Tasks refreshed. Tang Qing begins to feel sleepy. He soon drifts off into dreamland.