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Killing their heart is nothing more than this!
Today was Xu Yao’s first live stream, and the vast majority of the attendees were fans of Sheng Zhou and Liu Yingxia. When the camera panned to Li Xiaoli’s room, the fans of Sheng Zhou in the live chat nearly went wild.
Clearly, this Li Xiaoli was a fan of Sheng Zhou!
The fans of Sheng Zhou were ecstatic at that moment, even eager to see Xu Yao’s expression. Would she be furious? Her tenant, whom she cared for so much, was a fan of Sheng Zhou.
But there was nothing to be done; Sheng Zhou was just that popular.
And the result??
The live chat exploded even more, the speed so fast that Lu Ye could barely keep up. In short, Li Xiaoli was unilaterally outed as a fan of Sheng Zhou!
[This Li Xiaoli is too disgusting; her mindset is too weak and she doesn’t deserve to be a fan of our Zhou Zhou, get lost.]
[Does this woman not know how much trouble Xu Yao has caused for Zhou Zhou? Several endorsements have fallen through because of Xu Yao’s rumors, and she switched sides at the last minute? It’s just some broken furniture, just a broken job! She doesn’t deserve to like Zhou Zhou!]
Li Xiaoli couldn’t see the barrage in the live stream; she was unaware that she had just stabbed Sheng Zhou’s fans in the back. Calmly, she looked at the poster on the wall and said, “It must have been left by the previous tenant.”
As she spoke, Li Xiaoli reached out and tore down the poster closest to her. The poster split right through Sheng Zhou’s face, as if he had suffered a severe punishment.
This scene was a form of extreme abuse towards Sheng Zhou’s fans, and the insults in the live stream grew even louder.
Onlookers, however, were more rational: [A broken idol that you can’t even touch through the screen is no match for a warm bowl of rice. Life is tough for adults.]
[Yeah, some of Sheng Zhou’s fans probably haven’t been beaten down by society yet. If someone offered me a job with a monthly salary of 15,000, I could curse Sheng Zhou into a brain haemorrhage! After all, there’s a pile of dirt on him that deserves to be criticised!]
[In the end, it’s all Xu Yao’s fault. If she hadn’t grasped the lifeline of this young lady who was eager to find a job, Li Xiaoli wouldn’t have “betrayed” her.]
[Isn’t Xu Yao a landlord? Collecting rent isn’t that simple, right? What job is she really offering Li Xiaoli? Don’t let the young lady get her hopes up for nothing.]
Li Xiaoli felt a bit anxious, unsure if Xu Yao would change her mind upon learning that she had been a fan of Sheng Zhou. She took the initiative to ask, “Boss, what exactly do you want me to do?”
Xu Yao and Li Xiaoli went outside, where workers were moving in the purchased furniture, including a bed frame, mattress, and single sofa. Xu Yao smiled and said, “Your job is to help me connect with the tenants in the urban village.”
Collecting rent in an urban village is different from high-end residential areas; every month, the water, electricity, and gas meters need to be read. This time, she had managed to relax a bit by giving everyone supermarket vouchers without any conditions, but she couldn’t keep giving out supermarket vouchers every month, could she?
Giving them once is a small gift that makes people grateful; if she did it every time, it would become expected, and if she ever missed a month, it would be her fault. That’s just human nature.
Li Xiaoli was a bit stunned. Is that it? Is that the job content?
Seeing her shock, Xu Yao emphasized, “This job isn’t easy. You need to keep track of the rental and lease progress; every month, you have to read the meters and verify the data; you also need to pay attention to the sanitation conditions in the urban village every day, coordinating and arranging for the cleaning team to do the cleaning; as well as handling any damage or repair issues with the tenants’ furniture and appliances; and you must communicate with me promptly about any urgent matters that arise with the tenants.”
The more Xu Yao spoke, the more she felt that being a landlord was truly hard work! Collecting rent might be enjoyable for a moment, but there are a ton of miscellaneous tasks. She was still arranging for others to do the work while she lay back and collected money.
Little 6: [The host is really smart, shifting the hard work onto others. This job content is indeed quite laborious.]
Xu Yao agreed, “I can only give her more bonuses in the future to compensate her, and provide two domestic trips and one international trip a year for a good rest.”
Little 6: [Mm-hmm, the host is a good person.]
However, Li Xiaoli’s mind was filled with—”No need for a nine-to-five?”
Xu Yao suddenly recalled her unfortunate days working in the fast-travel bureau and said seriously, “A nine-to-five is inhumane.”
Goddess! Bodhisattva! Deity!
Li Xiaoli was almost overwhelmed with joy; she finally believed in the phrase “after hardship comes happiness”!
No need for a nine-to-five! She could sleep until she naturally woke up, check the cleaning situation in the urban village building every day, and only be busy reading the meters for two or three days each month, occasionally coordinating with the tenants. What kind of divine job is this?
Li Xiaoli was young but had worked many jobs. Those bosses who offered three to four thousand in salary treated people like cattle, and buying social insurance? Ha, that was a joke.
Li Xiaoli even came to the realisation… if this was her job, she would have plenty of free time.
Li Xiaoli felt a bit panicked; she suddenly didn’t know what to do with so much salary and so much free time!
The live stream was going crazy. Aside from a few die-hard fans of Sheng Zhou who were still struggling, the office workers were turning red with envy.
[Give me a job like this, sob sob sob, what kind of divine job is this? No need to wake up early, no need to squeeze onto the subway, and I could even get breakfast done in the time it takes to go downstairs.]
[Does Xu Yao have any more buildings? Let me have one; I don’t need 15,000, just give me 10,000, sob sob sob—I’m a college graduate on the verge of being driven mad by job hunting!]
[I don’t need 10,000; just give me 8,000, I really want to work for Xu Yao.]
[Angry, ban industry involution!]
[Actually, to be honest… there’s really no need to be a fan of Sheng Zhou; just be a fan of Xu Yao… Sorry, Zhou Zhou QAQ.]
[This job isn’t good for young people; it will make them lose ambition. I suggest I take it; I’m not afraid.]
Xu Yao asked, “Can you accept the job content?”
If there weren’t so many people around, Li Xiaoli would have jumped for joy, “Yes, yes, yes, I can definitely do it!”
Was there even a need to consider this job content? Wasn’t this just a preview of the daily life of a landlord?
Li Xiaoli’s job content was actually quite similar to that of the second landlord, Li Qiang, but Li Qiang constantly infringed on the tenants’ interests, crazily squeezing profits, as if he wanted to drain them dry. In contrast, Li Xiaoli was simply working for the landlord Xu Yao, receiving her salary without ulterior motives.
Xu Yao had gone through 999 fast-travel tasks and believed her ability to judge people was quite good.
In this novel, there were only a little over a hundred characters described, and even the famous characters in the renowned classic “Dream of the Red Chamber” numbered only around seven or eight hundred. Yet, the world is so vast that outstanding people cannot be limited to just those described.
Xu Yao suddenly said to Little 6, “Are you here to assist me in achieving a perfect retirement?”
Little 6 happily replied: [Yes, host, Little 6 will help retirees avoid danger and live happily for the rest of their lives.]
Xu Yao calmly said, “I have reasonable suspicion that Li Xiaoli is going to attack me.”
Little 6: [???]
Little 6 quickly checked Li Xiaoli’s original life history and reassured Xu Yao: [Host, don’t worry. Li Xiaoli is currently in a difficult situation, but she has strong work abilities and will work in one company until retirement, making significant contributions to her boss.]
Xu Yao felt proud. See, she knew her judgment wouldn’t be wrong.
Xiao 6:[……]
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pls do not share this anywhere or u will always stub ur toe when u walk past a door frame !! this translation has been stolen from mioscorner.com, pls only read there i’m begging u :kneels:
The urban village had undergone a transformation. Each room was furnished appropriately, and tenants noticed that not only had the rent not increased, but the rental agreement clearly stated the unit price for civilian water, electricity, and gas.
Unless the rental market was universally like this, no one would want to rent from a second landlord and be exploited.
Meeting a landlord like Xu Yao was indeed good luck.
Li Xiaoli, who had started work early, said to Xu Yao, “Boss, many tenants in Buildings A and B hope to sign long-term rental contracts.”
Xu Yao smiled, “Okay.”
Renting her property was like sending her money!
Xu Yao, of course, knew that they were signing long-term contracts for fear that she would raise the rent temporarily. As long as the rent was fixed within the contract period, she wouldn’t be able to change it, but Xu Yao didn’t care about that little money.
Lu Ye, who used to be in charge of managing all of Xu’s family’s properties, looked at the submitted forms and said, “Miss Yao, this month’s rent from the two buildings in the urban village totaled 400,000 yuan, which is about 65,000 yuan more than usual.”
In the past, that 65,000 yuan was the kickback profit eaten up by the sub-landlord, Li Qiang.
Lu Ye continued, “However, you arranged for the cleaning team today and purchased furniture, costing about 500,000 yuan. Profit is expected to begin next month.”
The furniture was actually quite cheap and sturdy, but there was a large quantity, so the cost was considerable.
However, Xu Yao was very satisfied. She wasn’t in a hurry to use the rent from the urban village; next month would be here in a flash. Was she afraid she wouldn’t receive the rent?
Li Xiaoli was quick to learn. She had been renting in the urban village for a month and was more familiar with it than Lu Ye.
Looking at the form, she said, “Boss, 98% of this month’s rent has been received, but a few haven’t paid yet. I’ve contacted them by phone and asked them to transfer the money directly to you if it’s inconvenient for them to come.”
Xu Yao asked who they were. If they were truly facing temporary difficulties, she wouldn’t make things difficult for them, but if they were deadbeats, she would evict them immediately.
“Wang Dazhi (Uncle Wang) in A606, Liu Guihua (Aunt Liu) in A321… and Zuo Ning in B404, but Zuo Ning said he’ll come to see you soon.”
Li Xiaoli was a little surprised. She remembered that the young man in B404 didn’t seem like the kind of deadbeat who would owe rent, or perhaps young people generally had better qualities.
Xu Yao smiled upon hearing the name and said nothing.
Watching Li Xiaoli busy herself at the rent collection stall, she seemed to think of something and said, “Xiaoli, I’ll advance you half a month’s salary.”
After going to Li Xiaoli’s home earlier, Xu Yao noticed several packs of instant noodles, not even the bucket-sized ones, on her table, along with a few shriveled white steamed buns. It seemed she was indeed struggling.
Li Xiaoli’s eyes instantly reddened, and she choked back a sob, nodding, “Yes, thank you, Boss.”
Even just half a month’s salary, 7,500 yuan, was higher than her previous monthly salary. It was enough for her to buy many necessities. She hadn’t eaten meat in a long time and wanted to buy some pork; she was sick of eating instant noodles. Oh, and she had a 100-yuan universal voucher, so she could buy a few more packs of sanitary napkins, the kind with brands that were more hygienic.
She could even buy a few clothes and pants she’d had in her shopping cart for a while, so as not to affect the boss’s image.
Life suddenly seemed brighter. Li Xiaoli found hope for the future. Right now, she wanted to immediately go back and throw all of Sheng Zhou’s things in the trash!
Feeling elated, Li Xiaoli remembered that Sheng Zhou actually had a lot of scandals, but she had been blinded by her fan filter.
Now, Li Xiaoli looked at Xu Yao firmly and said, “Boss, I’m actually a Sheng Zhou antifan.”
Sorry, Sheng Zhou, you’ve just lost a fan, but the world has gained a happy worker!
The tall, thin boy who had been dawdling along heard those words, was stunned for a moment, and then his mind wandered, “Um, can being an antifan of Sheng Zhou offset the rent?”
Xu Yao, who abided by the law: “…”
Actually, there was no need for that.
feels like the job market is universally bad for recent graduates QAQ
another day of nobody getting hurt except sheng zhou ◡̈
