eurekapd Chapter 119 My Housekeeper - Xia Mi
Chapter 119 My Housekeeper - Xia Mi
Ye Jingchen sat on Xia Mi's bare bed, legs crossed, dialing the furniture center's number on his phone.
"Yes, this is Ye Jingchen. The deposit of 10,000 yuan has been transferred to your company's account. Please expedite it; it needs to arrive tomorrow. Bye."
Xia Mi saw that Ye Jingchen didn't even lift his eyelids before transferring 10,000 yuan, and thought to herself, "Wow, he's a rich guy!"
She heard Ye Jingchen hang up the phone and saw him put his phone in his pocket before she asked, "Um, young master, are you going to take care of me?"
She presented herself as vulnerable, raising her right hand and gently rubbing her left arm while slightly lowering her head, which made people want to pity her.
When she usually reveals this side of herself, the people around her will grant her requests that are not excessive. In fact, her requests are usually just the basic necessities for survival.
Xia Mi's talent for imitation and learning enabled her to disguise herself as a human and blend into the crowd for more than ten years.
Ye Jingchen glanced at Xia Mi, then got off the bed that was uncomfortable against his buttocks, stood up, and scrutinized Xia Mi:
"No, you must pay the rent as usual, and I will print out a new contract."
Xia Mi is currently short of money, and finding a suitable and affordable rental apartment has always been a tricky matter.
She had searched for this rental room for a long time and had to constantly plead with the old woman before she finally moved in, and she was already a month and a half behind on rent.
She has a lot of experience renting apartments, but because she doesn't have much money, Xia Mi usually rents short-term apartments. Short-term rentals usually involve a one-month deposit and three months' rent paid upfront.
She stayed for three months, which meant she broke even. The deposit also covered a month's rent for the extra month and a half she stayed. She still owed the landlord half a month's rent...
"Young Master, I don't have any spare money right now and can't afford to pay three months' rent as a deposit. Could you please give me a few more days? Please!"
Xia Mi clasped her hands together and acted cute towards Ye Jingchen, (???) (Hehe~)
Ye Jingchen raised his right eyebrow. "You probably don't have a proper... job, right?"
Xia Mi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's really not easy for my meager scholarship to have supported me this far..."
"Do you have a bank card?" Ye Jingchen asked, then took out his phone from his pocket and browsed the average prices of domestic helpers and maternity nurses in the vicinity of Beiping.
Upon hearing this, Xia Mi's heart skipped a beat: "Could it be that Brother Fu is taking pity on me and wants to give me a 50% discount? Or is he eyeing my bank card to do something shady?"
She thought for a moment, but feeling helpless and at the mercy of others, she stammered, "Yes, I have a bank card."
"It's more convenient if you have a bank card, but it's okay if you don't. I'll just give you cash," Ye Jingchen said.
He took out his wallet from his pocket and counted the red and white banknotes inside in front of Xia Mi. "I'll give you a job. You'll be responsible for taking care of my daily life."
I just checked the average price of a postpartum nanny in Beiping, and it's about 4,300 yuan.
I'll offer you a monthly salary of 4,500 yuan, plus a 500 yuan attendance bonus.
Are you willing? If so, let's go print the contract now.
Xia Mi's eyes widened when she saw the large wads of cash in Ye Jingchen's hand. She had never seen so much cash before, and at the same time, she was secretly thinking to herself:
"How can those older aunties compare to me, a cute girl? With my looks, I should be earning at least six thousand yuan a month!"
Xia Mi only dared to complain like this in her heart. She dared not reveal her dissatisfaction at all, as she had not yet grasped the personality of this new landlord and future boss.
Her face was always adorned with a smile as bright as a summer gardenia. She cherished this hard-won job and expressed her gratitude: "I'm willing, I'm willing! Thank you, boss! You're so generous! Waaah~"
Having drifted through half my life, I only regret that I have not found a wise ruler. If you do not abandon me, I am willing to become your godfather!
Ye Jingchen nodded, took out the red and white banknotes, counted them, then put them back into his wallet and pocket. "Do you know where there's a print shop around here?"
He didn't think about getting an advance payment of a certain amount of money to relieve Xia Mi's immediate crisis, because that would make the money seem cheap and easy to obtain.
What you can't have always stirs your heart. Men crave women's bodies in this way, and women covet men's money in the same way.
"I know, I know! Sir, please follow me, this way!" Xia Mi excitedly raised her hand to lead the way, then realized her mistake and quickly corrected herself, "Boss, please follow me, boss~"
Ye Jingchen glanced at Xia Mi, "Let's go."
Winters in Beiping are very cold, a dry cold, unlike the damp cold of the south.
Ye Jingchen noticed that Xia Mi was wearing a thin hoodie and asked, "Can't you wear that little?"
"It's not cold." Xia Mi shook her head slightly and smiled.
She then immediately lowered her head, her expression slightly frozen. The joy of getting work made her forget for a moment that she had to pretend to be afraid of the cold.
Even the smallest female dragon is still a dragon, and the cold is nothing to her.
She originally had a down jacket for winter, which she bought at great expense last year. However, because she was short of money recently, she listed it on a second-hand platform and sold it with the tag "a single-season down jacket for a pure and innocent girl". When it was sold, the price was 120 yuan more than the original price.
In a short while, Xia Mi brought Ye Jingchen to a print shop near Shilan Academy. Because of its relatively remote location, the print shop charged slightly less, which Xia Mi remembered.
The shop manager, a middle-aged man of about thirty with short hair, sat behind the counter. He glanced at Xia Mi, a beautiful customer who frequently patronized his shop, and smiled. "You've arrived?"
Xia Mi nodded and smiled at the shop manager.
Ye Jingchen stepped forward. "Please make two contracts for me: one for renting the apartment and one for domestic service."
The store manager asked Ye Jingchen a few questions about the details, then quickly printed out the contract and handed it to him.
Ye Jingchen picked up the contract, looked at it carefully, paid the money, and turned to walk out of the store.
Xia Mi followed closely behind Ye Jingchen and walked out.
The store manager saw the two of them walk out of the store together and immediately noticed something was amiss. He raised his hand and stroked his chin. "Renting a room, housekeeping... Oh! I see. Then I can rent out the room and hire a housekeeper at the same time!"
The salary offered matches the rent, creating a perfect closed loop! (^?^) Hahaha!!!
However, the store manager soon regretted it, as he had hired two Bogang devils... the kind that he couldn't shake off.
After Ye Jingchen came out, he turned back to look at Xia Mi and asked, "There are no cooking appliances or anything like that left in the house, are there?"
Xia Mi scratched her mouth awkwardly, "Um... Boss, I only have this little rice cooker at home. I usually cook the rice and vegetables together in it for one person, so the portion isn't enough for the two of us. Besides, I'm out of rice in my bag, boohoo~"
"Okay," Ye Jingchen nodded. "Let's go eat out."
"Yay! Long live the boss!" Xia Mi jumped up with joy, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips, thinking to herself:
"Hmph, boss, you've been suffering a lot! I'll make sure you get a good beating! Hahaha... (?＞?＜?)."