Everyone felt a little embarrassed!

The company had provided them with high-end computers, overtime pay, project bonuses, and a full array of snacks and daily reimbursements.

And now, reimbursing employees for in-game purchases? Seriously?

Seemingly sensing everyone's hesitation, Xin Hailu smiled and continued, "Don't be shy, everyone. This afternoon, President Pei will be joining you all at the mall to celebrate the success of *Fortress at Sea*!"

"Everyone, pack up your things and leave work on time at 3 PM. The bus will be waiting downstairs."

...

Pei Qian had anticipated that some people might feel awkward.

Especially with the special reimbursement of 3500, Pei Qian was worried that some people would be too embarrassed to use it.

Therefore, today he was specifically taking these people to the mall, forcing them to use up all their shopping cards and special reimbursements!

After all, Pei Qian was on a spending spree, and the system funds would naturally be replenished when the time came for settlement. It was free money, so why not spend it?

He did a quick calculation.

The system funds were currently around 1.1 million.

This month's salary and bonus expenses would be about 400,000, the shopping cards were over 30,000, and everyone's special reimbursements, if fully utilized, would amount to over 100,000.

Pei Qian could then buy himself some things, spending another 100,000 or so?

With all this spending, there was still hope of creating a loss!

Unfortunately, the rent and other fees had already been paid at the beginning of the month, and it was impossible to prepay next month's.

The more Pei Qian calculated, the happier he became. He decided to take everyone to the mall for a spending spree!

Everyone had to spend the full 3500 of the special reimbursement, leaving not a single penny behind!

...

A little after 3 PM, everyone arrived at the mall by bus.

After getting off the bus, Pei Qian clapped his hands lightly to get everyone's attention.

"Today, we're celebrating the success of *Fortress at Sea*. Everyone has worked hard, so I'm rewarding you with paid shopping!"

"You must spend all 1000 of the shopping card and the full 3500 of the special reimbursement! If even one person doesn't spend it all, no one is allowed to leave!"

"Alright, go forth!"

Everyone looked at each other, then burst into cheers.

"Okay!"

"Thank you, President Pei!"

Several young people immediately ran towards the counters.

Paid shopping was too awesome. No one had ever seen a company with such benefits!

With such a big mall, they could buy whatever they wanted!

The money they could spend wasn't just the 1000 shopping card and the 3500 special reimbursement, but their salaries as well!

Everyone's salary had just undergone a general increase, plus the project bonus, so they all had a large sum of money in their hands, and they definitely had a lot of things they wanted to buy!

Pei Qian quickly watched his employees divide into several groups, scattering in different directions.

The ones who ran the fastest were probably the ones with the strongest desire to shop, and spending all their money wouldn't be a problem.

Those who hesitated and went into every store might be a little slower at spending money, but they probably wouldn't have anything left either.

As for the last small group that dawdled and didn't have a strong desire to shop...

Pei Qian felt that he had to keep a close eye on them.

These people were very likely to not spend all their money!

This bad habit of not being decisive when spending money had to be corrected!

Huang Sibao, Xiao Lü, Lin Wan, and Ma Yang gradually fell into the last group, and Pei Qian decided to focus on them.

Except for Lin Wan, the other three were the type who didn't spend money much. Their material needs weren't high, so they didn't have much enthusiasm for shopping.

As for Lin Wan... she really felt that she didn't lack anything. If she did, she would have bought it already and wouldn't have waited until now.

For her, observing Pei Qian was more important than spending money!

In Lin Wan's opinion, Pei Qian, as a boss, was simply too special!

Issuing shopping cards and giving everyone special reimbursements wasn't enough, he even took everyone to the mall to shop?

Too considerate!

Was this the legendary warm-hearted boss?

The group wandered aimlessly through the mall and soon arrived at a Shenhua Digital store.

Shenhua Group, as the largest domestic communication technology and hardware manufacturer, although it also dabbled in real estate and high-tech industries, its main business was still digital products, computers, mobile phones, headphones, and so on.

Xiao Lü picked up the latest flagship phone, looking at it with fascination.

In Pei Qian's opinion, compared to the mobile phones of the same period in his previous life, these phones actually looked pretty good.

In his previous life, smartphones weren't popular in 2009 and 2010, and the mobile phones on the market could be said to be diverse, with a lot of them having physical buttons, and even quite a few with full keyboards.

In this world, because the wave of smartphone popularity came earlier, most of these phones were all touchscreen, about two or three years faster than in his previous life, and not much different from the first generation Xiaomi.

Xiao Lü was currently holding a Shenhua g9, one of the few mobile phones on the market that was slightly geared towards mobile game players, priced at 3999.

After looking at it for a long time, Xiao Lü silently put it down again.

Pei Qian was immediately unhappy.

"What, don't you like it?" Pei Qian asked.

Xiao Lü quickly said, "Uh, no, I just think my current phone can last another year... and, 3999 is a bit expensive..."

"Expensive? Use the special reimbursement!" Pei Qian said.

"Ah? President Pei, can I use the special reimbursement for this?" Xiao Lü was a little confused, "Buying this phone has nothing to do with work..."

Pei Qian shook his head: "How can it not be related? We may have plans to develop mobile games in the future? We might make a new version of *Ghost General*? What's wrong with buying a gaming phone as a test machine?"

"Uh..." Xiao Lü was speechless for a moment.

"The special reimbursement is 3500, and you can use the shopping card to offset the remaining 499, isn't that just right?"

Xiao Lü blinked: "But..."

"But what? Don't you want this phone? Your g6 is a two-year-old phone, it's almost lagging like a ppt, right? I have to criticize you, using this kind of phone is obviously slowing down work efficiency!"

"If I need to find you for something in the future, and your phone lags, won't that delay things? For the sake of work, quickly change it!" Pei Qian's face turned stern.

Xiao Lü had no choice but to nod: "Okay, President Pei!"

He excitedly picked up a brand new, unopened phone from the counter and went to pay.

"Remember, swipe the card for 3500, use the shopping card for 499, and then give the receipt to Assistant Xin for reimbursement!"

"Don't spend your own salary!"

Watching Xiao Lü go to pay, Pei Qian felt a little unsatisfied.

He looked at Huang Sibao: "I think your phone also needs to be replaced?"

Huang Sibao quickly waved his hand: "No, President Pei, I just replaced my phone two months ago..."

"But your phone is a Youth Edition, Youth Edition is digital garbage, you know?" Pei Qian saw through him at a glance.

"No need, President Pei, I have other things I want to buy." Huang Sibao still refused.

Pei Qian nodded, since he had other things he wanted to buy, then wait a little longer.

He looked at Lin Wan again, but Lin Wan raised her left hand and showed her Shenhua m10.

This was the latest business flagship phone, even the lowest configuration cost more than 5000, and the color scheme of the one in Lin Wan's hand was quite special, probably the high-end version.

Lin Wan said: "I basically have everything in this store, President Pei."

Pei Qian: "..."

Alright, being a rich kid meant you could do whatever you wanted, you win!