Bird and Sea King were both stunned, staring at Lin Xiao in disbelief.
Bird Brother gave Lin Xiao a thumbs up: "Tsk tsk tsk, Xiao, I didn't expect you to be not only a master of painting, but also an expert in relationships! This is enough to be written into a book, what should it be called, 'The Self-Cultivation of a Simp'?"
"If we have any relationship problems in the future, we'll consult you! You don't charge us, right?"
Lin Xiao laughed and cursed, "Get lost!"
Aquaman grinned and teased, "Ah Xiao, are you switching careers to become a relationship coach? Your analysis is too insightful. If any of us brothers have relationship problems in the future, we'll probably have to line up to see you!"
"Brother Wei, you don't know this, do you? Xiaozai is working several jobs now, and he's even started an online chat and sleep-inducing business."
"He charges by the hour, so you're lucky to have him."
After listening to Lin Xiao's analysis, Wei Ye also felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
He nodded and smiled, "Yes."
Aquaman: "By the way, Xiaozai, what are your rates?"
Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows and held up one finger.
Aquaman tentatively asked, "One piece per hour?"
"What the hell? One dollar an hour! My time is worth a lot of money, okay?" Lin Xiao glared at the Sea King and said.
"Is that a hundred yuan an hour?" Haiwang guessed boldly, taking into account Lin Xiao's tone.
Lin Xiao thought about it for a moment. He wasn't a professional psychological counselor, and the fee was too high and a bit outrageous, so he nodded in agreement.
Sure enough, the price did not arouse any suspicion from my roommates.
Wei Ye asked in surprise, "Ah Xiao, how did you find this part-time job? Do you need more people? I'd like to do it too."
Bird Brother raised his chubby little hand and adjusted his glasses: "I'd like to say that if you need someone, I can help you."
Aquaman: "Actually, I'm quite eloquent. I'm definitely good at online chat and sleep aid services."
Lin Xiao chuckled helplessly, "Stop. Godfather, I have an aunt who's hospitalized with end-stage renal disease. Are you guys as miserable as me?"
"I only had seven clients in total. I lost two, so now I only have five left. I can handle it myself, so I don't need you three to worry about me."
"If you want to do part-time work, go find it yourselves. Don't steal my business."
The three of them weren't too disappointed.
Compared to Lin Xiao's broken family, they immediately felt very lucky.
The main reason is that they feel that 100 yuan an hour is not a lot.
If they knew that Lin Xiao's fee was 100,000 yuan per hour, they would probably tear down all eight dormitory buildings.
Lin Xiao wasn't a stingy person, and he laughed, "I'll treat you to dinner tonight, let's go eat hot pot."
Aquaman laughed and cheered, "Long live Godfather!"
Bird Bro said, "Forget it, let's just split the bill. Ah Xiao, it's not easy for you to earn money. Our aunt's illness is a bottomless pit. We're all poor and can't help you. You don't need to treat us to a meal."
Wei nodded, "Yeah, let's split the bill."
Upon hearing this, the Sea King quickly replied, "Okay, okay, my allowance for this month is enough for a nice meal."
Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Alright, alright, since you all say so, let's split the bill."
"However, I'll order the hot pot tonight. Let's eat to our hearts' content!"
"Brothers, it's not easy for us to live together, so let's cherish this time. This is the last year, and who knows when we'll see each other again after graduation."
He glanced at Wei Ye, patted him on the shoulder, and continued, "I've said enough about relationships. Let's have a nice hot pot dinner tonight to relax. Leave tomorrow's worries for tomorrow, and live in the present!"
All three expressed their approval.
The people in dormitory 808 enjoyed a delicious hot pot dinner that night.
Everyone was satisfied as they walked back to their dormitories on campus.
Aquaman touched his round belly and sighed, "Why is my belly bulging like a balloon?"
Lin Xiao laughed and said, "You're just eating too much hotpot, and your spleen is weak, causing this bloating. Starting tomorrow, come with me and Uncle Wei for a month of morning runs, and I guarantee your belly will be so thin you can see your toes!"
Neptune gave a skeptical "hmm," raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Xiaozai, how come you know everything? Honestly, did you study a lot of weird and wonderful things to do this chat-up job?"
Lin Xiao's smile faltered for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure. He winked mysteriously and said, "In the chat industry, you have to know a little bit about everything, otherwise how can you appear professional? I've been working hard to learn a lot of skills in order to expand my business."
Wei Ye laughed and replied, "Then when you become a relationship guru, even the rest of us probably won't be able to hire you."
Bird Bro chimed in, "Why don't we just start a 'Morning Run Check-in Group'? Nobody can slack off then. I've gained weight too. When I first came to Jiangcheng, I weighed 130 pounds, and now I'm almost 150."
"I really envy Xiao's figure! We've lived and eaten at Jiangda for three years, how come he hasn't gained any weight?"
Lin Xiao smiled smugly: "That's a good idea! But you'd better be prepared to keep up with me, after all, I'm not going to hold back."
The three of them burst into laughter, and Lin Xiao responded with a series of "Eek—"
That evening, Lin Xiao did several sets of strength training in his dormitory to burn off the extra meat he had eaten that night.
Aquaman also did 20 minutes of dumbbell presses.
Wei was still feeling down, so Lin Xiao suggested that he write a 100,000-word diary to sort out his experience with this relationship.
"Never contact Gu Yao again. Don't let yourself become miserable," Lin Xiao warned.
Wei opened the Word document and started typing away haphazardly, startling Bird Brother into tilting his head to look at him several times.
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