Chapter 227: Chapter 227
The weather has gradually turned cooler lately, not to mention that Burt Chambers has arrived in a rather chilly city.
He wasn’t prepared at all when he went out, and the clothes he brought were quite thin.
He huddled at the entrance of a small shop, with the cold wind howling by. Watching the diverse people passing by, he suddenly felt like backing out.
But as soon as he thought about running away like a coward and being laughed at by Paige Sterling and those fair-weather friends for a lifetime, he decided he absolutely couldn’t go back — even for the sake of his pride, he had to tough it out outside.
Burt Chambers huddled on the roadside for a night and started job hunting the next day.
He’d been spoiled since childhood and spent money lavishly, refusing to do any work that was too hard or tiring, or any job that paid too little.
After half a day, he couldn’t find a job at all.
People looked at him with mocking eyes when they knew his conditions, thinking he must be out of his mind.
Without qualifications, without experience, yet wanting an easy and high-paying job? Why don’t you just go to the moon?
Burt Chambers faced repeated setbacks in job hunting, squatting on the roadside in despair, feeling a bit dizzy from hunger.
Just then, a woman suddenly approached him, seemingly kind-hearted.
"Young man, you seem like you’re looking for a job."
Burt nodded, "Yes, I’m looking for a job."
The woman said, "I’ve got a job here, and the pay is quite good. What’s key is it’s easy, you can earn while lying down, effortlessly making over ten thousand a month. Do you want it?"
As naive as Burt Chambers was, he didn’t give it much thought, thinking his extraordinary handsomeness had moved the woman with sympathy, feeling secretly smug.
He thought, who could bear to let a handsome guy suffer?
He had the face of a male lead in a feel-good novel, his life should be as gloriously legendary as those protagonists.
It was just that the timing hadn’t arrived before, but now his time had come.
He asked the woman, "Does this job include meals and accommodation?"
"If you don’t have a place to stay, housing is included, but as for meals..."
The woman sized up Burt Chambers, "You probably don’t have money right now either. I’ll cover your meals first, but once you start earning, I’m not gonna feed you."
"Great, great, great, thank you, ma’am, thank you!"
Burt flipped his hair, fully displaying his handsome side.
Isn’t the male lead in a feel-good novel one who thrives among women? Lolis, mature women, young wives, all bow at his feet.
This woman... ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝓷𝓮𝓽
Though she looks a tad older, if she’s truly head over heels in love with me, he could reluctantly keep her as a sweetheart.
Burt Chambers was lost in his daydreams.
However, the woman looked at him with a slightly strange gaze.
This young man is quite the looker, just seems a bit... not all there.
Burt Chambers followed this woman named Sue to a very simple salon.
All the way, he noticed this street was lined with salons.
Could it be that the locals love getting their hair cut, which is why so many people come here to open salons?
But this salon looks a bit too plain.
If it were the old Burt Chambers, he would never come to a place .
Once inside, Burt said to Sue, "Sue, are you asking me to get a haircut? But I don’t know how to cut hair."
Washing others’ hair is way too dirty; he would never do that.
Plus, it totally doesn’t fit his leading man image from feel-good novels.
Sue smiled warmly, "It’s okay if you don’t know how, you can learn slowly, I don’t mind."
Burt Chambers was moved once more.
A stranger he’d just met treated him so well, while Paige was brutally cold and indifferent. Leaving home was indeed the right choice.
Sue led Burt Chambers upstairs, and only then did he notice there were several small rooms, and as they were going up, a young man and woman emerged from one room. The guy was quite young, and the woman was a bit...
He thought they were mother and son, nodded at them, but then the woman, on the way downstairs, affectionately kissed the guy, "I’ll come back to find you next time."
Burt Chambers, "..." That age gap in love is a bit excessive!
The guy sent the woman off and greeted Sue, "Sue, is this the new guy?"
Sue said, "Yes, this is the new kid, and there are still many things he doesn’t understand, so make sure you look out for each other."
The guy squeezed Burt Chambers’ shoulder and gave him a suggestive wink, "Don’t worry, once you’re in this trade, we’re all insiders. When there’s time, I’ll share my experiences with you, so we all make money together."
Burt Chambers nodded, "Thank you..."
This world indeed still has many good people.
Sue pushed open one of the small doors and said to Burt, "Burt, from now on, you’ll be staying here."
Burt walked in; the space was small, with only a bed, but for a small shop willing to hire him, with meals and accommodation included, it was quite decent.
He said gratefully, "Thank you, Sue, you’re truly a good person, I will work hard!"
Sue was very satisfied, "You’re a smart kid."
So Burt Chambers stayed there, and soon Sue even brought him a bowl of noodles.
After a hearty meal, he lay on the bed and fell asleep.
The next morning, as soon as Burt Chambers awoke, the door suddenly opened.
Sue walked in with a woman.
Burt was only wearing his shorts and was startled by the sudden entry of the two women.
How come they didn’t know how to knock?
But this was their turf, and he’d only stayed one night, so Burt was too embarrassed to ask for much, quickly covering himself with a blanket, and asked Sue, "Sue, is there something?"
Sue didn’t answer him but asked the middle-aged woman she brought in, "So, satisfied?"
The woman said, "He looks good, just wondering about that part."
Was he going to cut hair on his first day?
But he hadn’t even started learning, what if he cut it badly...
Just when Burt was about to speak, Sue said, "Then try him out; if he’s good, we’ll stick with the original price; if not, it’s half price, how about that?"
Burt didn’t understand a word they were saying, but it didn’t seem like they were discussing haircuts.
At this moment, Sue finally looked at Burt and said, "Burt, you see how generous I am with you, right? It’s your first day, and I’m already introducing you to a client, so take good care of her."
Burt nodded, "Okay, Sue, I’ll do my best."
Sue, "You better do your best."
Sue gave a knowing smile and left.
Burt saw the woman still lingering in the room and said, "Can you go out for a bit so I can get dressed?"
"Dressed for what? You’ll take it off anyway."
The woman giggled lewdly.
Burt was dumbfounded; do you need to take your pants off to cut hair?
In his bewilderment, the woman suddenly pounced, yanking the blanket away.
"My, such a handsome young man, great body too! I just love this type of fresh meat..."
Then her big mouth came down for a kiss.
Burt Chambers was stunned, struggling, "Stop it, stop it! What are you doing?"
"Oh my, playing hard to get, are we? I love it!"
Burt Chambers, "Haircuts are haircuts, no need to get handsy! Or I’ll tell Sue!"
The woman laughed heartily, "Go ahead, even if you scream your lungs out, no one will hear."
Seeing his pants being pulled down by this woman, Burt was filled with despair.