Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Are you sure?”
Xia Xu smiled. “I thought you were thinking about the wrong stuff.”
“What… What wrong stuff?”
Tang Youxin looked away. In the end, she lowered her head out of habit and buried her head in her chest.
She hesitated for a while and felt that it was inappropriate to be so unreasonable. After a while, she raised her head carefully and said weakly, “I… I’m sorry, I misunderstood you. Please forgive me…”
Looking at her pitiful expression, what else could Xia Xu say? He could only forgive her.
“Okay, okay, I forgive you. I didn’t take it to heart in the first place.”
Xia Xu couldn’t tease the timid little white flower too much. He smiled, but then said, “But I’m serious, I want to hire you to help me.”
“But I don’t know anything…”
Tang Youxin was a little uncertain. She said, “If you want my help, just say it. You don’t have to pay, I will do my best to help you.”
“That’s different…”
Xia Xu shook his head helplessly. He paused for a moment, leaned forward, and whispered mysteriously into her ear, “Let me tell you a secret. In fact, I have learned fortune-telling before.”
People who were unwilling to accept charity from others were usually unwilling to take advantage of others. He knew that if he did not give a convincing reason today, he would not be able to make Tang Youxin agree. He could only try to fool her.
“Huh?”
Tang Youxin was in a daze. She didn’t seem to follow Xia Xu’s sudden change in topic.
Wasn’t he talking about working? Why did he suddenly talk about fortune-telling?
“I calculated with my fingers and found out that you are a rare genius that’s rarely seen every once in a hundred years.”
Xia Xu had a serious look on his face as he said, “That is why I want to hire you as an employee in advance. If possible, I hope to sign a contract similar to a scholarship bond, the kind where I will be responsible for your studies and expenses, and you will have to work for me after you graduate.”
“No… no.”
Tang Youxin said firmly in the most timid tone.
She didn’t believe Xia Xu’s nonsense.
Who knew better than her whether she was a genius?’
Although her results had always been good, that was only because she was not stupid and was hardworking in her studies. She knew that she was not a genius, nor did she have any photographic memory or specialties.
Xia Xu wanted to hire her was probably to help her. She was grateful for this, but she couldn’t accept it.
“You…”
Xia Xu was stunned by Tang Youxin’s firm words. He felt suffocated.
It was easy to deal with people with benefits like money. Tang Youxin’s situation was quite difficult to deal with.
“Forget it, how about this, I won’t say anything about hiring and training, just treat it as a part-time job. Come to my place for two days this weekend, I really need your help.”
Xia Xu took a deep breath and took a step back first.
The reason why he suddenly wanted to ‘hire’ Tang Youxin was not purely to win over this five-star programming genius, nor was it out of pity, but she was indeed useful in her own way.
Don’t forget that in addition to her five-star talent, Tang Youxin also had a five-star special destiny.
Fortune to Husband (5 Stars): A lucky star descends upon a prosperous husband. Those who she admires receive a boost in their luck, and her married husband shall receive a huge boost in his luck, good luck triggers based on probability.
Although this destiny was called fortune to husband, according to the description, it could also be effective on people close to her and she admires. An additional layer of boss and subordinate relationship might also make it more effective.
Moreover, no matter how amazing this destiny was, it was impossible for all of the people close to Tang Youxin to receive blessings. It was likely that only one or a few of the people closest to her would receive blessings. An additional layer of connection might very well be the difference from nothing.
This was good luck that could directly increase one’s luck. In this world where there was a ‘plot’ and a typical case like Zhang Jianmin, it was necessary to believe in these things.
In fact, he felt that this kind of luck was already working for him to have encountered the plot of «Person About to Die».
After all, there were almost no risks in the plot of «Person About to Die», but there were plenty of opportunities to reap benefits. Just a report call alone made tens of thousands of yuan, which was considered a lucky encounter.
Xue Mingjie’s noodle shop was remote and deserted. Under normal circumstances, very few people would visit it. If he hadn’t treated Tang Youxin to a meal previously, if he hadn’t taken care of her introverted personality and specially went to the front door to choose a deserted shop, he might not have encountered Xue Mingjie. Naturally, he wouldn’t have encountered the plot of «Person About to Die».
“Is there really something you need me to do?”
After Tang Youxin heard Xia Xu’s words, she hesitated for a moment before asking.
She really wanted to make money, and this had become her obsession.
She was unwilling to take advantage of Xia Xu, but she was still a little tempted if he was really giving him a job.
“Of course it’s true. I just rented a small shop, but it is dirty and messy. It will definitely cost a lot to hire a housekeeper.”
Xia Xu deliberately acted like a profiteer and smiled. “If I find you, it will definitely be much cheaper. It will save me a lot of money, and I can also let you do some chores. If you help me with tutoring in my spare time, it will save me a ton of tuition fees.”
“Then… okay, just give me fifty yuan a day.”
Tang Youxin hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly with a look of shame on her face.
Xia Xu’s acting was obviously fake. Anyone could tell that the reason why he hired her was because of their ‘friendship’, he was worried about her feelings that’s why he said it that way.
But she really wanted to make money!
At most… she would just do as Xia Xu said, she would just work more.
“No way.”
As Tang Youxin was feeling conflicted, Xia Xu shook his head.
“Huh? Is it… is it too expensive?”
Tang Youxin looked up and twisted her fingers nervously. “How about thirty yuan? It’s fine if you don’t pay me as well, I can help for free, as long as it doesn’t affect my classes.”
“Do I look like such a stingy person?”
Xia Xu knocked her forehead angrily and said, “It’s too cheap. Even someone handing out flyers outside for a day earns more than fifty. If you hire a housekeeping maid, it won’t even be enough to pay her for half an hour.”
After saying that, he became serious again. He stared into Tang Youxin’s eyes and said in a serious tone, “I’m not being kind to you or wanting to help you because of our good relationship, I’m just asking for help. Even if I don’t ask you for help, I will ask someone else, so you don’t have to do this.”
“Then… then I don’t know their salary.”
Tang Youxin softly refuted, “You are the boss, why don’t you quote a salary for me, but not too much.”
“Other people want to work as little as possible, but the more salaries, the better. For you it’s the reverse.”
Xia Xu couldn’t help but smile. “Little Tang, look, just based on your thinking, you are one of the best employees. Even if you don’t have any talents, you will definitely be highly wanted by all the bosses.”
“Can you call me Little Xin? Little Tang feels strange.”
Tang Youxin raised her hand timidly.
“Little Tang is just joking, I’ll still call you Youxin.”
Xia Xu chuckled and said, “It’s just a part-time job, you don’t have to treat me like a boss. The salary is a hundred yuan a day. You can easily find a job with a monthly salary of two to three thousand yuan now..”