Chapter 495: Chapter 495

On the third day of summer vacation, Pu Sangzhi was surprised to find that it was Ye Qingcao who knocked on her family’s door early in the morning!

With her left cheek still severely swollen from having her wisdom tooth removed, Ye Qingcao carried her laptop and dragged her suitcase into the house, spirited and full of energy, as Pu Sangzhi welcomed her in...

"Xiaocao, don’t tell me you came over today to look for a part-time job with your face looking like that..." Pu Sangzhi incredulously followed behind Ye Qingcao...

"Yes! I came to discuss part-time jobs with you!"

Despite the terrible swelling on the left side of her face, when Ye Qingcao spoke, she was full of vitality, "I have to earn money urgently this month! Our family’s god of beauty has a birthday next month! So I can’t delay any longer! Every day I wait, I lose a few tens of yuan!"

Pu Sangzhi admired Ye Qingcao’s dedication to love, "Alright then, you sit down, and I’ll go get you a glass of water."

Ye Qingcao replied with a cheerful grin, "Great, Sangzhi! Oh, and I’m bringing my suitcase into your room! I’m going to stay at your house this month! My mom talked to your aunt about it yesterday! Sorry for the inconvenience!"

After that, Ye Qingcao cheerily dragged her suitcase towards Pu Sangzhi’s room, with not the slightest bit of formality, treating the place as her own home.

Of course, many years ago, the Ye and Pu families were as close as one’s own relatives.

Thus, there was nothing inappropriate about Ye Qingcao making herself at home in Pu Sangzhi’s residence.

A while later, Pu Sangzhi boiled some hot water, and Ye Qingcao went to greet Chen Huifen, having a warm and lengthy chat with her.

Afterward, the two of them sat together in the living room, powered up Ye Qingcao’s laptop, and began their search for part-time jobs.

That day, while looking for part-time jobs on their phones, they saw plenty of online part-time job listings, such as customer service for Tmall...

So, that day, they considered whether to choose an online part-time job or one in the local area?

In the sweltering heat of summer, naturally, the best option would be to make money without having to go outside.

So, they decided to try out an online part-time job.

Ye Qingcao had come over early that morning and found a Tmall customer service part-time job on 58.com with Pu Sangzhi, contacted the relevant staff, and even added them on QQ.

At first, they were very excited, because everything was going smoothly.

The staff explained the customer service job’s requirements and the training before starting. All the procedures seemed very formal. The salary was appealing, which immensely interested both girls.

Thus, they spent the whole morning in front of the computer, each paying a 100 yuan security deposit... only to be blocked by the staff member!

From the moment they got blocked, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao deeply felt the malice from the internet! They completely gave up on finding part-time jobs online!

At lunch, Chen Huifen asked the two girls how their job search was going.

Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao did not speak about being cheated out of 100 yuan. They both stuck to the same story: "We haven’t found anything yet!"

In the afternoon, Pu Sangzhi gave up entirely on looking for part-time jobs online together with Ye Qingcao.

The two of them looked for part-time work in brick-and-mortar stores on their phones, calling each store to confirm before highlighting their targets.

They waited until about 3:30 pm when the sun wasn’t so scorching, and then took a ride to Tangxia Street to look for stores where they could interview.

They interviewed at a bubble tea shop, clothing stores, cosmetics shops, supermarkets, and restaurants...

All these stores were hiring summer workers, with wages fluctuating between 15 to 25 yuan per hour.

Moreover, the bosses of these stores were quite easy to talk to. They treated students coming for interviews courteously, with hardly any requirements, almost all indicating they could start work immediately.

With the summer holiday bringing in a large influx of customers, the stores were indeed short-staffed.

After making their rounds, the remaining question for Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao was which job would be the most suitable?

Around 5 pm, the two sat in front of a stall selling lean meatballs, munching on them as they discussed which store would be the best to work at.

They unanimously ruled out restaurants first, as working there meant they couldn’t escape roles like waiter, dishwasher, or food runner... Compared to other jobs, any of these positions would be too exhausting.

So, the two girls preferred to find work that was relatively more relaxing and cleaner.

Ye Qingcao said, "Sangzhi, I think the bubble tea shop is not bad. It’s just that the money is a bit less, 15 yuan an hour, and they only need us for 5 hours a day, with one day off after working for three. This means we might earn less in a month... But I think the bubble tea shop is still okay. Maybe we could learn how to make bubble tea! Plus, we could drink bubble tea for free!"

The key point was, Ye Qingcao liked drinking bubble tea!

"I think the bubble tea shop should be our last resort." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍

Pu Sangzhi had a different opinion from Ye Qingcao, "Among all these jobs, I think the most cost-effective would probably be ’Metersbonwe’ store. The base salary is 1200, plus commission. Although it requires 10 hours a day, it’s also one day off after three days of work. If we sell a lot of clothes, the commission will be high. Think about it, that Metersbonwe store’s location is so good, and it has so many customers, earning high commissions should be easy. I estimate that if we sell for 10,000 yuan, and they give us a 10% commission, then we would have 1000 yuan in commission. That means the more we work, the more we earn."

Ye Qingcao scooped up a meatball and chewed it on her right side, saying, "But, 10 hours a day... aren’t you afraid it’ll be exhausting..."

Pu Sangzhi shook her head, "You can’t be afraid of being tired if you want to make money. Since we decided to work, we have to be prepared for hardship. Anyway, it’s just for a month, we can endure it. Moreover, sales have always been challenging work. Instead of just settling for a fixed salary, I think I can try sales; maybe it can even sharpen my speaking skills."

Seeing that Pu Sangzhi had made up her mind about liking this job, Ye Qingcao could only nod, "Oh... then let’s go work at Metersbonwe tomorrow."

Pu Sangzhi saw Ye Qingcao compromise so quickly, seemingly somewhat reluctant, "Xiaocao, if you don’t like it, you can work at the milk tea shop. Anyway, we’ll be getting off work at 10 PM, so we can go home together. As for going to work, I can just come in early."

Ye Qingcao refused, "I looked for a part-time job with you because I want someone to keep me company. How could I be separated from you~ No way! I want to work at Metersbonwe with you!"

Pu Sangzhi laughed and gently patted Ye Qingcao’s head, "Mhm, good girl, we will definitely make a lot of money!"

Ye Qingcao nodded seriously, "Right! We will definitely make a lot of money! I want to buy really expensive things for our family’s Siyuan!"

Pu Sangzhi laughed and said, "Mhm."

Meanwhile, in another part of the city...

"I must make a fortune! I have to give our family’s Sangzhi the most expensive trip!"

Locked in his room in Mingzhu Building, Huo Feng was also furiously gaming, fighting and roaring as he played, full of lofty ambitions and fierce determination!

The game’s voice chat was on, and on the other side was Yan Siyuan, playing Fantasy Demon Domain with him for the first time...

Huo Feng was carrying Yan Siyuan’s new account with his own new account, with a shared goal: to level up the account and then sell it for money!

Huo Feng needed money for a simple reason, because next month was Pu Sangzhi’s birthday.

He had made up his mind to take Pu Sangzhi on a trip to Tsinghua!

So it goes without saying that Huo Feng was in great need of money now!

All of his savings up to now had been spent together with Yan Siyuan on network lessons for computer programming.

Due to the discounts for buying in bulk, they purchased two months’ worth of lessons all at once, and even with a discount, it was still expensive!

Each of them forked out 1600, becoming broke in an instant!

Therefore, both Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan needed to make money.

With many younger brothers and sisters in his family, as the eldest sibling, Yan Siyuan needed to have money in his pocket to occasionally take care of the little ones at home.

"Yan Ji! Hurry up with your actions!"

Huo Feng shouted, "Teaming up with you to level up really affects my efficiency! We’ve played all day and only reached level 18! I haven’t even called Sangzhi today because of you!"

Yan Siyuan tried his best to keep up, "I’m already going as fast as I can. It’s my first time playing. Can you not demand from me the hand speed of someone who’s been single for 18 years?"

Huo Feng shouted, "What nonsense, we’re both forever alone, you’re not any more noble than me! Yan Ji, after we finish this map, let’s go to the Demon Domain map, that place easily drops rare equipment!"

Yan Siyuan asked, "Is that okay? Just level 18 and we’re going?"

Huo Feng said, "Let’s go! I’ll bring you! Today we must get a rare equipment drop!"

Yan Siyuan said, "Okay..."

Huo Feng said, "I still haven’t called Sangzhi today! It’s your fault for holding me back! Yan Ji, you really suck at gaming!"

Yan Siyuan replied, "Heh..."

Huo Feng said, "Just one month, I need to save at least 4000 to take Sangzhi on a trip. Tsk, Yan Ji, if I don’t manage to save enough, lend me some money! Consider it tuition fees!"

Yan Siyuan flatly refused, "No way."

Huo Feng said, "You’re done for."

Huo Feng said, "Starting tomorrow, I’ll level up with my son, not with you."

Huo Feng said, "Goodbye Yan Ji, former-friend Yan Ji."

Yan Siyuan said, "I’ll support you with up to 200."

Huo Feng asked, "Are you some kind of rich second generation or what?"

Yan Siyuan confirmed without any doubt, "Undoubtedly, yes."

Huo Feng narrowed his eyes, "You’re the stingiest rich second generation I’ve ever seen."

Yan Siyuan didn’t deny it, "My father became rich by being stingy! I, by being frugal."

Huo Feng pondered over this statement for a moment before he couldn’t help but yell, "Isn’t that the same damned thing!"

No wonder Yan Siyuan is so stingy! It turns out the root of the problem is a crooked beam leading to a warped column!