Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Spending Money Day 24
An angry Liu Yue argued with the system, wanting it to ignore the small difference.
She gave Sang Yu 90,000 yuan, so a budget deviation of over 200 yuan wasn't normal? Furthermore, Sang Yu was using her money to do things, so a normal person would definitely try not to overspend. Who would intentionally overspend?
There was absolutely no subjective intention to deviate by 200 yuan from the budget of 90,000 yuan. She could have spent the money immediately. How could the system deduct her cashback for this reason? It's too much!
The system coldly stated that the unspent money was Liu Yue's fault. If she had kept a close eye on her wallet's balance, even if she had treated Sang Yu to a nice meal the day before and reimbursed a bit more for the food, this awkward situation wouldn't have occurred.
Liu Yue: ...
Although the system's explanation made sense, she still remembered that the cashback she received on January 14th was 20,000 yuan! She felt incredibly upset that she was being deducted 20,000 yuan just because she didn't spend 200 yuan.
System: "Host, please confirm. The house renovation task you entrusted to Sang Yu has been completed, and the remaining 279 yuan has not been spent."
They even asked her to confirm before deducting her money. How is this different from stabbing her in the heart? What a cruel system.
Suddenly, Liu Yue had a flash of inspiration and an idea came to her mind.
"The mission is not completed!" she said. "Who said the mission is completed? It's not even close!"
Liu Yue quickly found Sang Yu and asked her to buy a beauty bed, the kind she mentioned yesterday, with a shower and a shampoo basin.
Although she didn't know the specific price of this bed, it would definitely be more than 279 yuan. She would give the extra money to Sang Yu.
Sang Yu demonstrated the professional qualities of an excellent assistant. When faced with the boss's requirements, he simply followed through without asking why.
While she was searching for channels on her phone, Liu Yue checked with the system and said, "This should be fine, right?" The beauty bed was something she wanted to use at home, and of course it was part of her house renovation project.
System: "The task status has been changed to in progress. Please complete it as soon as possible."
Liu Yue breathed a sigh of relief, as long as her money wouldn't be deducted anymore.
She said a little embarrassedly: "System, you are so nice~"
She realized that the system was reminding her in disguise when it asked her to confirm whether the task was completed.
The system did not respond, and Liu Yue didn't care.
He makes a lot of money but doesn't talk much. This is the dream boss of many workers.
At eleven o'clock, Aunt Zhang came to the door on time.
Aunt Zhang's full name is Zhang Xiaoli, and she's thirty-six years old. This age balances experience with old-fashioned values. When Sang Yu was looking for a nanny, she was hoping for someone who could serve Liu Yue for decades and take care of her children in the future.
Well, this... Although Sang Yu considered it very comprehensively, she was also thinking too far ahead...
Last night, Sang Yu asked Liu Yue what she wanted the nanny to call her.
Sang Yu said that these senior nannies are accustomed to calling their employers Mr. and Mrs., Master and Miss, but Liu Yue felt that she was not used to hearing "Miss". She would dig her toes into the ground and ask the nanny to call her by her name directly, or just call her Xiao Liu.
"It's better not to do that." Sang Yu reminded her, "The nanny is older than you and spends every day with you. Keeping a distance in the way you address her will remind her that she is working and that she should always remember the spirit of service."
Liu Yue felt that what she said made sense, but calling her "Miss" was too embarrassing... She always felt that there was a voice-over telling her to read less online novels.
So, Aunt Zhang calls her "madam".
This is a respectful title for ladies in English, often used in the service industry. Liu Yue finds it much more pleasant to the ear.
Aunt Zhang had just come from the market and had even taken a moment to change into slippers from her bag. Her hair was meticulously combed and she was dressed neatly and elegantly. Liu Yue had a very good first impression of her.
After chatting for a few minutes, she went to the kitchen to cook. Liu Yue saw that she was wearing a hair cap and a mask before entering, and couldn't help but sigh at her professionalism.
There were three dishes for lunch, namely boiled beef, cola chicken wings and shrimp balls, and stir-fried spinach, all of which were her favorites.
The Chinese kitchen is closed, and Liu Yue didn't smell anything when Aunt Zhang was cooking. Now, sitting at the dining table, she swallowed several times before even picking up her chopsticks.
There were only two bowls of rice on the table, and Liu Yue looked at Sang Yu in confusion.
Sang Yu: "Aunt Zhang's portion has been divided in the kitchen. She is not used to eating with her employer."
Aunt Zhang smiled and nodded at her. Liu Yue was shocked in her heart. Could it be that the place where she used to work was a wealthy family with very strict rules?
Forget it, don’t think about it too much for now, let’s eat.
She first picked up a piece of beef, and the red oil dripped down the meat slices onto the rice. It felt spicy and fresh in her mouth, and the aroma was fully stimulated. It was spicy and satisfying.
The boiled beef isn't actually boiled in water, but cooked in a spicy hot broth and then drizzled with hot oil. The dish is covered in oil, yet it doesn't taste greasy at all. Liu Yue was first captivated by the flavor, and then realized the exceptional quality of the beef.
The beef she had just eaten was firm and elastic, and tasted particularly delicious. It felt different from the beef she usually ate.
She thought it was a secret to thickening the sauce, but Aunt Zhang was surprised to learn that they were using yak meat. She had heard Lin Feiran complain about it and thought it was fishy and difficult to chew.
Aunt Zhang said that yak meat must be cut against the grain, and baking soda and raw tomatoes must be added when marinating the meat, so that it will taste good.
As expected of Sang Yu as the nanny candidate who “cooks delicious food”, it seems Aunt Zhang has many little secret recipes.
Liu Yue tried the cola chicken wings and shrimp balls again. She thought that just looking at the combination of ingredients, this dish couldn't be bad. In the end, the taste was even more amazing than she had imagined.
The chicken was tender, the shrimp paste was fresh, and the shrimp paste was particularly firm, unlike the loose ones in some hot pot restaurants. It was completely chewy and made with real ingredients. Aunt Zhang said that she bought the freshest shrimp and ground it with a meat grinder, not frozen.
"This is the first time I've tasted real freshly made shrimp paste," Liu Yue said. "Many hotpot restaurants advertise this, but who knows if they're genuine."
But she should be able to tell the difference later - the taste is really different!
The last dish, stir-fried spinach, also surprised Liu Yue. After taking a bite, she felt that the spinach she had eaten before was fake. Why could the spinach made by Aunt Zhang be so sweet and refreshing?
Aunt Zhang told her that the spinach was not bought at the market, but ordered directly from a farm. This farm specializes in high-end fruits and vegetables, and its products are not directly sold on the market, but only supplied to acquaintances and some restaurants.
If you don't have an acquaintance to introduce an order, even if you find out the location of the farm, they won't sell the goods. After all, the production is limited, and just supplying regular customers is enough to make money.
Liu Yue immediately showed great respect for Aunt Zhang. Is this the network of connections a senior nanny has?
She had already made up her mind. Even if it was just to eat the food produced by the farm, she must stay with Aunt Zhang. Besides, her cooking was really delicious! Although they were all home-cooked dishes, they tasted better than those in restaurants outside.
She was originally worried that such a preconceived impression would be unfair to Aunt Cai who came for the interview in the afternoon, but after Aunt Cai gave her a massage, Liu Yue wavered again.
Aunt Cai's head massage was so comfortable that Liu Yue fell asleep right on the sofa bed. Later, when she was given a shoulder and neck massage, although she felt a little pain, she felt very relaxed after the stretch.
She hadn't bought a shampooing bed yet, but Aunt Cai had blown her hair. Blowing hair here refers to using a hairdryer and flat irons to create a style. Liu Yue looked in the mirror and finally understood why perming her hair could never achieve the look she saw in online photos.
It turns out that this is how you can achieve those fancy looks. You can't get a long-lasting look with just one perm; you need to maintain it every day.
Aunt Cai can also braid hair! She modestly says her skills are average and can't compare to those of a professional stylist, but she can still do it easily by simply copying a picture from the internet and learning it after watching a few tutorials.
After some hesitation, Liu Yue decided that she wanted both aunts.
She couldn't give up Aunt Zhang's cooking skills, but she was also very attracted by Aunt Cai's specialties. Since the system would pay for it anyway, she might as well hire two nannies. There were two beds in the workers' room, so there was enough room for them.
Sang Yu thought about it and said to her, "I can talk to them. This will reduce some of their workload, but I can't guarantee that they will accept a corresponding salary reduction."
"That's okay." Liu Yue didn't care. "I don't plan to cut their wages. I just want better service."
Sang Yu understood what she meant, nodded, and then went outside to make a phone call.
Liu Yue turned over on the sofa, calculating how much money to transfer to Sang Yu.
Sang Yu has already booked a beauty bed, which will be delivered to her door tomorrow, including the installation of water pipes. The cost here will be deducted from the 279 yuan in her small wallet. This bill is part of the "house renovation plan", so Liu Yue will transfer it to her separately first.
...Although this payment method is very strange, Liu Yue had no choice but to do it for the sake of the system task.
In addition, she also has to pay for the round-trip transportation expenses of the two aunts, as well as reimburse Aunt Zhang's grocery shopping expenses.
They were both in their thirties, so calling them auntie seemed a bit too old. But then again, the two aunties gave Liu Yue a very mature and steady feeling, so she felt that there was nothing wrong with calling them auntie.
I don’t know how much this money is yet because I have to wait for them to send the receipt.
Liu Yue said to the system, "It's really troublesome to transfer money back and forth. Can I deposit some money with Sang Yu to cover these miscellaneous expenses? These are all my expenses, but Sang Yu will pay for them for me."
It is very troublesome to transfer money every time, but Liu Yue feels embarrassed to ask Sang Yu to pay for it.
She knew how torturous it was to wait for reimbursement. It was clearly her own money, but when she asked for it, it felt like she was asking for it from someone else... If it was a company procedure, it would be fine, but private transfers always had to involve some social etiquette.
System: "The host cannot guarantee that the money will be spent on the day of the mission. This violates the rules."
"It's a deposit, just like—like topping up your phone bill."
Liu Yue found an example: "If I top up my phone bill for 10,000 yuan today, would that count as effective consumption? Would you require me to spend all the money today?"
"Oh, and the same goes for the campus card. Do I have to top up the exact amount of the meal every time before I get it? These types of consumption are pretty much the same."
The system fell silent again. Liu Yue clasped her hands together. Regardless of whether the system could see it or not, her eyes were full of anticipation.
"Okay." Liu Yue heard it say, "Based on the host's current financial strength and daily expenses, the total real-time amount of this deposit cannot exceed 10,000 yuan."
Great! Liu Yue cheered in her heart. The system is really soft-hearted.
She transferred 10,000 yuan into her previous small purse, and then told Sang Yu that the reimbursement for the two aunts would come from here.
Daily expenses, such as taxis for Sang Yu and items she needs, are also deducted from this account first. If the balance is less than 500, she can be reminded to transfer money to it.
Sang Yu nodded: "Aunt Zhang's grocery shopping and purchasing expenses will also come from my side. If there are any large expenses, I will tell you."
Liu Yue: "Or you can just pull her in directly."
"I don't recommend you do that," Sang Yu said. "Someone with ulterior motives could infer your living habits and location information from your spending records, but that's not what she needs to know."
Yes, Liu Yue had never thought about this before, it was Sang Yu who thought it through.
Sang Yu said that both aunts were willing to work together, but the specific salary and work content were still under discussion, and it might take until the next day or the day after tomorrow to finalize and sign the contract.
Because there are two nannies, and their expertise in services is different, how to divide the work becomes an important issue.
Who is responsible for which area, is there a need for rotation, how are holidays calculated during shifts, who handles unplanned emergencies... Although Sang Yu has confidence in their professional ethics, human nature is very complex, and she still believes more in the power of the system.
Sang Yu already had a preliminary plan. When she reported it to Liu Yue, the latter blinked and waved her hand.
"I leave it all to you." Liu Yue said, "I officially appoint you as my chief steward."
Sang Yu accepted the title and smiled at Liu Yue's hands-off attitude.
The house is already ready for occupancy, but perhaps because the process was so easy, Liu Yue didn't feel it was real.
In fact, it is not impossible to stay here tonight. There are newly bought and washed underwear and pajamas in the cloakroom, as well as various daily necessities. But Liu Yue always thinks about the bed in her dormitory.
She has lived in the dormitory for a long time. While others would go home during the winter and summer vacations, the dormitory was more like her home.
It's nice here, everything is good - it's just that she's a little uncomfortable.
"Let's move in during winter vacation," Liu Yue and Sang Yu said. "It's only a few days away anyway. I'll come back and live here after the nanny goes back to work."
As an assistant, Sang Yu would have no objection to his boss's schedule.
It was four in the afternoon, and Liu Yue still remembered she needed to go buy hair accessories. Deep Bay Sky City was very close to MixC, and a taxi would have taken her only a short time. It felt like the walk to the pickup point took longer than the ride itself.
Sang Yu and her two nannies all have driver's licenses, and she now has enough time and money to learn to drive, so should she buy a car?
Liu Yue was a little distressed. Buying a car was easy, but registering it was troublesome.
With her luck, she can forget about the lottery, and as for the auction... it depends on whether the turntable gives her face.
Liu Yue asked Sang Yu, "Do you know how much it costs to bid for a license plate in Shenzhen?"
"Wait a minute, let me check."
Sang Yu quickly answered her, "Last month's average auction price was 22,861 yuan, and the transaction prices in the past five months have fluctuated between 20,000 and 23,000 yuan."
Oh no, if it’s more than ten thousand, then it depends on the luck of the roulette wheel.
Liu Yue was still pondering the probability of reaching 100,000 or more when Sang Yu added, "But you don't have a driver's license, so you can't apply to bid for the license plate."
Liu Yue: ...
It turns out that there is a hard requirement of a driver's license. Then her previous consideration was in vain.
Without a driver's license, she couldn't bid for a license, nor even enter the lottery. Even the green license, the lowest-level application requirement, was closed to her.
That’s not right. Don’t all rich people know how to drive? Don’t they have drivers?
Liu Yue was worried about this, and Sang Yu offered a solution: "You can buy a license plate with company quota."
The buying and selling of license plates in Shenzhen is not allowed. What Sang Yu meant by "buying a license plate" was actually buying a company - that is, indirectly transferring the license plate by changing the legal person and shareholders.
Since the license plate is a company asset, buy the entire company.
This is a good idea! Liu Yue's eyes lit up.
But the system reminded her: "Acquiring a company is an investment and is not included in the consumption task amount."
Liu Yue: ...
Well, that's not an option either, the system is very strict in that regard.
She asked Sang Yu: "Is there any other way?"
Sang Yu pondered for a moment: "Actually, you don't have to buy it yourself. You can ask your parents to buy a car and apply for a license plate in the name of the company, and then give it to you. This way you can also deduct taxes. Many rich second-generations do this."
"When the company buys a car, your car becomes a company asset. Even if you get married in the future, you don't have to worry about property division after a divorce."
After listening to this, Liu Yue felt like she had learned something new. It turns out that rich people are so calculating.
But her "biological parents" were just tools provided by the system, and it would be difficult for them to help her accomplish this task... Liu Yue asked the system in her heart, and it turned out to be impossible.
"I'd better get my driver's license. I have nothing to do during the winter break anyway."
Liu Yue said helplessly: "My parents' businesses are not in the mainland, it's not very convenient."
Sang Yu nodded: "Then I will help you find a suitable coach."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you~"
To drive a car on the road, it needs a license plate, and to have a license plate, you need a driver's license. Liu Yue is currently stuck at this stage and has decided not to consider buying a car for the time being. If she buys a car but can't drive it out, it will just sit in the garage gathering dust, which is boring.
She just mentioned it casually, but Sang Yu next to her was deep in thought.
Liu Yue said that her parents' business is not in the mainland, but she has been staying in Shenzhen and has rented a house, so it seems that she will not leave in the short term.
If you were to say her biological parents didn't value her, they seemed quite generous with their money. Liu Yue had already spent several million recently, and judging from her condition, this was just pocket money. But if you were to say they valued her, it would have been fine if they didn't immediately arrange for her to immigrate, but they didn't even send an assistant, driver, or bodyguard...
Is there some hidden secret in her family, or is it that her family's financial resources have exceeded her understanding, and what she understands as "generosity" is just a casual way for them to get rid of people?
Liu Yue didn't know that Sang Yu had already imagined many wealthy family dramas. After getting off the car, they went straight to Alexander's store.
As soon as she entered the store, a salesperson came forward to greet her. Liu Yue originally wanted to buy some hairpins and hair ties, but her eyes were involuntarily drawn to the crown on the counter.
A closer look revealed that it wasn't a crown, but a headband. However, it was indeed designed based on a crown.
Seeing that she liked it, SA took out the headband and let her try it on.
When she tried it on with her hair down, the effect was not that good, and the design seemed a bit exaggerated; but when SA helped her put her hair up and Liu Yue looked in the mirror again, she felt the surprise that the headband brought her.
Wow, who is this graceful, elegant, luxurious and dignified woman? It turns out to be herself.
Thanks to SA for styling her hair and to Sang Yu for putting on her makeup before she went out, Liu Yue thought happily that she also got to experience the feeling of aristocratic temperament.
This headband comes in two colors: black and gold and black and silver. Liu Yue felt good about both after trying them on. Alexander's service was also very good. He could adjust the headband according to her head circumference, making it more comfortable for her to wear. So she decided to buy both.
The smile on the receptionist's face was even more sincere. This headband is a new product from their high-end line, and the promotional price is over 8,000. I'm really lucky today, I met a wealthy and straightforward customer.
With the arrival of the rich lady, SA is more diligent in recommending new products.
Alexander's several high-end headbands are well designed. Liu Yue tried the pink Queen of the Night and felt that her whole temperament became gentler; there is also the white Princess, which feels more lively and casual to wear, and can be easily controlled even with hair down.
Sang Yu thought Liu Yue needed her help to choose 1 out of N. She had considered it comprehensively based on Liu Yue's wardrobe and was just waiting for her to ask her. Unexpectedly, Liu Yue and SA said that they wanted all the ones they had just tried on.
Sang Yu:......
OK, she was overthinking it. This was Liu Yue who treated ready-to-wear clothes like cabbages when choosing at Chanel.
After buying enough headbands, SA recommended two high-end limited edition hairpins to Liu Yue.
This 8cm flash is really beautiful, and the faith butterfly looks ordinary, but it appears so perfectly on the hair. Moreover, it is a clip and has a wide range of uses. It will look good no matter how you use it.
As long as it looks good, it doesn’t matter if the unit price is over ten thousand, just buy it.
Liu Yue also bought classic Alexander products, such as snow pea hair clips in two colors, and Diana series bow hair clips and hair ties.
When Liu Yue saw the mini Vendôme clips, her obsessive-compulsive disorder flared up and she picked twenty of them directly, collecting all the colors in stock in the store.
The guests next to her were a little dazed when they saw her choosing hairpins like this.
Don’t be fooled by its small size. The crystal-covered style costs over 500 yuan each. This is not the small plastic grabber sold in Yiwu!
Well, he has money and didn’t even blink when paying the bill.
Liu Yue spent 81,415 yuan at Alexander's and successfully completed today's task when she paid the bill.
Although she didn't reserve any money for dinner, she already had a million in savings, so there was no need to be so fussy. Being happy was the most important thing.
This is the confidence that money gives you. The feeling of having wealth is really fascinating.
Liu Yue happily took Sang Yu back to school. On the other side, Ji Zishuo returned home.
He found that his own mother seemed unhappy.
"What's going on?" he asked.
His sister said, "Our nanny quit, and Mommy couldn't keep her even after giving her a raise."
Ji Zishuo was shocked. Why, how could this happen!
Without Aunt Zhang, who will cook for him?
He hurriedly asked, "Aunt Zhang has been working for us for almost ten years. Why is she leaving so suddenly? Did she encounter any difficulties? We can help her solve them."
When Ji Zishuo learned that Aunt Zhang was pried away by someone else, he felt dizzy and as if the sky was falling.
Who is this? Who is so wicked as to steal their nanny? They are such a corrupt person with such bad morals!
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