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Ye Wenyu was bewildered. If Lin Tingfeng hadn't introduced her to this job, then who had helped her?
She glanced at her boss and decided to be frank, asking him, "Boss, tell me the truth, who asked you to help me find this high-paying, easy job?"
The boss hesitated for a moment, glanced at Ye Wenyu, and then said evasively, "No one is here."
Ye Wenyu became anxious and said to him, "Boss, let me tell you the truth, I didn't even submit my resume to your bookstore, so how did you get my phone number?"
The boss slowly flipped through Lin Tingfeng's biography and said to her leisurely, "Young lady, perhaps you've sent out too many resumes and forgotten about them. Business is tough in bookstores these days, why do you keep thinking that others helped you get this job? I see you have a high level of education, a good temperament, and are beautiful. You'd be a beautiful sight in the bookstore, a living advertisement for us, which is why I hired you." What he said made perfect sense, as if there was no way to refute it.
Ye Wenyu listened with a mixture of belief and doubt.
"Don't believe me? Let me show you something." The boss smiled slightly, took out his phone, found a video app, winked at her, and said smugly, "You're a social media influencer now."
Internet celebrity? Ye Wenyu was completely bewildered, as if shrouded in a fog. When did she suddenly become an internet celebrity?
The shopkeeper scrolled through his phone screen a few times, found a short video, opened it, and handed the phone to Ye Wenyu. Ye Wenyu took it with some skepticism and saw that the video actually showed her reading a book in the bookstore. Her long, black hair was draped over her shoulders, and her small face was so white it seemed to glow. She was very focused on reading, and because of this, she didn't even know when she had been secretly filmed.
She glanced at the title of the short video again: "The pretty lady at the bookstore, I go to that bookstore every day because of her!" Ye Wenyu blushed and looked at the video's view count, which had reached 600,000.
Good heavens, she didn't even realize she'd become famous; it turns out she's a celebrity now.
Ye Wenyu opened her eyes wide in shock, her face a question mark.
The owner said happily, "I also discovered it half a month ago! The number of views is increasing every day. That content creator has gained 20,000 followers because of this video. I heard that he is now being approached by businesses for endorsements, such as clothing stores, publishing houses, and bookstores. I said, Xiaoyu, instead of letting others use you to become an internet celebrity, why don't you become a content creator yourself and do live streaming to sell books in our bookstore?"
Selling books via livestream?
Ye Wenyu was completely bewildered; what was going on?
She stammered, "Boss, I don't have time to do a live stream."
The boss was still trying to persuade her: "Xiaoyu, live streaming is all the rage now, otherwise you'll fall behind. Besides, do you know how hard it is for me to run a bookstore? I'm almost bankrupt, sob sob sob. Look how good I've been to you these past six months, haven't I paid your salary on time every month? Please have pity on me, have some sympathy for me—"
As the boss spoke, he repeatedly adjusted his glasses, as if wiping away tears. He seemed to have successfully changed the subject, turning "who helped Ye Wenyu find this job" into "the bookstore is on the verge of survival and can only be saved by selling books via live streaming."
Ye Wenyu's heart stirred, and she slowly said to him, "Okay."
"real?"
The boss's eyes lit up, and he happily looked up.
Ye Wenyu remained calm and smiled at him, saying, "If you reveal the person who helped me, I'll agree to help you sell books via live streaming."
"This...this—"
The boss was in a difficult position, constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Ye Wenyu appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him: "Boss, even if you don't own the bookstore, you'll lose your job if it closes down, right? But if the bookstore does well, your monthly income will increase significantly, won't it?"
The boss glared at her and said through gritted teeth, "I'll think about it for a few days and let you know when I make a decision. Also, let me tell you, it's not Lin Tingfeng."
What? It really wasn't him? Ye Wenyu was puzzled.
The bookstore owner said he needed a few days to consider before he would exchange terms with Ye Wenyu, so she could only go back to school with a big question mark in her mind.
Just as she finished her morning classes and was heading to the cafeteria for lunch, her mother called. Ye Wenyu answered the phone as she walked toward the cafeteria, and Zhang Susu's excited voice came through: "Xiaoyu, hurry to the South Gate, I'm at your school!"
Ye Wenyu was stunned, wondering why her mother had come to her school again. It hadn't been long since they last met! She felt that something bad must have happened again, and her heart felt uncontrollably heavy, as if it were filled with lead.
However, looking at the weather outside, it was already autumn. The wind was cold and the rain was pouring down. The gloomy sky looked like a thick piece of lead. It was lunchtime, and her mother had arrived at her school at this time, so she probably hadn't had lunch yet. Therefore, although she knew that her mother's visit was definitely not a good thing, she still had to go see the old man.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu agreed and went to see Zhang Susu.
When Ye Wenyu arrived at the South Gate, she was shocked to see Zhang Susu wearing a bright pink cheongsam! Her jaw nearly dropped as she stared at her mother.
She still hasn't had the courage to try clothes with those highly saturated colors. Besides, who wears a cheongsam these days? Wouldn't she look like a restaurant waitress in one?
Zhang Susu walked over with a smile, took her hand, and asked, "Haven't had lunch yet?"
Ye Wenyu nodded, wondering what her mother was up to, and honestly replied, "I just finished class and haven't eaten yet. Mom, let's go to the cafeteria together and you can try our food."
She is a kind-hearted and filial child.
Zhang Susu smiled smugly, glanced at her daughter, and said to her, "What are we eating? Someone is treating us to dinner!" Her tone was very cheerful.
Ye Wenyu was stunned. She glanced at the old woman again. Was this the reason she was wearing a rose-red cheongsam today?
Zhang Susu noticed her beloved daughter looking at her clothes, and couldn't help but proudly tug at the hem of her skirt and twirl around, excitedly asking her, "Does it look good?"
"Uh, it looks good." Ye Wenyu was a filial and sensible child and really didn't want to spoil her mother's mood, so she said it looked good against her will. In fact, the cheongsam was a bit too tight, and her mother was getting on in years, with a waist as thick as a bucket and excess fat on her stomach. Especially this cheap, shiny fuchsia color made her look even worse.
A person should know how to dress to accentuate their strengths and downplay their weaknesses, and what clothes to wear for what occasion.
However, the fact that the old man had such a taste in clothing at his age was a result of a life of hardship, so Ye Wenyu remained silent.
Unexpectedly, the old lady believed her and became smug. She looked at Ye Wenyu's outfit with disdain, grabbed her hand, pushed her shoulder, and said to her, "Come on, come on, is there a shopping mall nearby? I'll take you to buy clothes!"
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