Chapter 533 The Life of the Poor
"And a salary of 1,800 gold coins a month?!"
Merlin calculated again in his mind. If converted to Blue Star, this would be 180,000 per month. "Kid, your setting of 'poverty' is really unbeatable!"
Merlin smiled bitterly and continued watching the movie, curious about what jaw-dropping plot would happen next.
Alicia sat in a high-end and elegant office, and everything around her was extraordinary.
The exquisite magic crystal chandelier casts soft light, the office desk made of expensive magic wood is as smooth as a mirror, and the magic stationery on the desk sparkles with a mysterious luster.
She seemed to be working hard, and her focused expression seemed as if she was really fighting for her life.
Then, the scene suddenly changed and the conflict broke out instantly.
Alicia was surrounded by a group of colleagues, all with disdain and arrogance on their faces. One of them said in a sharp voice: "People like you should serve tea and water instead of pretending here."
Merlin raised an eyebrow, thinking, "Bullying in the workplace? Interesting, let's see how it develops next."
Alicia silently handed the water to her colleague, who glanced at her with disgust, took a sip, and then suddenly spat it out, shouting, "Get out of here! You've polluted the water, and it smells so bad."
There was a flash of grievance in Alicia's eyes, but she was helpless and could only endure it silently.
The colleague snorted coldly and threw out a bag of gold coins. The bag fell to the ground and the gold coins glowed instantly. There were at least hundreds of them in it.
"Poor bastard, take the money I give you and get out of here!"
Merlin was stunned. He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Is this workplace bullying? Just because I served tea and water and was criticized, he casually threw out 10,000 yuan (the converted value of Blue Star)? This way of bullying is too 'generous'."
Alicia looked at the gold coins on the ground, her face showing grievance and unwillingness. She stared straight at her colleague and said loudly: "You are too much. You actually used money to humiliate me. I also have dignity."
Merlin was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, "If I were on Blue Star, I would hope that colleagues like this would humiliate me more. I would absolutely love it! This is not bullying, it's simply giving benefits."
"Dignity? Ha!" The colleague stood up and arrogantly threw out bags of gold coins, throwing them at Alicia, muttering, "Dignity? Is this enough? Is this enough? Huh?!"
Merlin was completely stunned and couldn't help but sigh, "Is there such a good thing? This bullying is simply a 'sweet burden'."
However, Alicia yelled, "Enough!" and ran away crying, still shouting, "I have self-respect too!"
"Don't give it to me!" Merlin felt a pain in his heart. Although he no longer lacked the money in this world, he unconsciously brought back the time when he was struggling for life on Blue Star. He did not know whether to laugh or cry about this kind of "bullying by giving money".
At this time, the boss frowned when he saw Alicia running away crying. He yelled, "Asshole, don't you know it's still working hours! It's not even 5pm yet, I'm going to deduct your salary! I'll count it as asking for leave! Deduct ten gold coins from you!"
Merlin: "...9 to 5? Ten gold coins will be deducted for leaving early? Or is it calculated based on the time off you take? My monthly salary is 1,800 gold coins, and I take time off every day!!!"
Alicia returned home, crying sadly, shouting a name: "Ryan!"
But there was no response.
Merlin was puzzled: "Who is this? The plot has not revealed this person's name yet. Could it be Alicia's lover? Parents? Or a close friend?"
Then Alicia laughed at herself and said, "I forgot that my housekeeper Ryan left me because my boss cancelled my benefits."
Merlin was speechless for a while, "......"
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Alicia asked in a crying voice, "Who is it?"
A kind voice came from outside the door: "Baby, it's us, mom and dad."
Alicia happily ran to open the door, and behind the door appeared a handsome middle-aged gentleman elf and Jessica, who played Alicia's mother.
Merlin's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but complain, "Okay, okay, that's how it's going to be played, right? The father of the Elven Finance Minister, the mother of the Queen! Although this is definitely not the identity set in the plot, I just want to complain! This lineup is too exaggerated."
Alicia covered her mouth and hugged them in surprise. At the same time, her inner monologue sounded: "Although my family is very poor, my mother is very poor."
Merlin looked at the silk and satin Jessica was wearing, which were embroidered with exquisite magical patterns, and she was also wearing various jewel ornaments that emitted powerful magical fluctuations, and he felt helpless.
"Dad is very poor."
Merlin looked at the middle-aged elf again. He was wearing a gold-rimmed monocular with a priceless magic lens. He was wearing clothes that only high-ranking elves could tailor-make for him. Every stitch and thread exuded luxury.
"The butler is poor."
"No? Butler?" Merlin was even more shocked when he saw the butler coming out from behind and hugging Alicia.
"Wait a minute, the parents came to see their daughter and brought a housekeeper with them?" Merlin was completely confused.
Alicia continued, "The nanny is very poor..."
Merlin: I don't want to complain anymore.
Alicia looked at her parents in surprise, tears in her eyes, and asked impatiently: "Father and mother, why are you here?"
Jessica looked at her daughter tenderly, her eyes full of concern, and said softly, "Baby, Mommy is really worried about you working alone. You have been spoiled since you were a child, and Mommy is afraid that you will suffer."
As she spoke, she handed over a beautiful bag, "These are the clean clothes that grandma bought for you. She has been thinking about you all the time."
Alicia took the bag and looked at the neatly folded clothes inside. She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes and she said in a sobbing voice, "Oh my God, I love you guys so much. I miss grandma so much, too."
At this moment, Alicia's inner monologue sounded again, with a hint of feigned sadness in her voice: "What does poverty feel like? Probably like this, grandma washes and wears the "Gunn" shirts and skirts that should be thrown away after wearing them once."
"Guen" is the elves' leading fashion master. The brand he founded enjoys a very high reputation in the entire Azer continent, just like Chanel and LV on Blue Star, representing the ultimate luxury and fashion.
Alicia's voice continued to echo in the audience's ears: "But even though life was so 'difficult', grandma never let me wear Master Gunn's clothes that had been washed and washed again, and always left brand new ones for me."
Merlin almost spit out water when he heard this, and complained in his heart: "Is this poverty? Wearing clothes designed by top masters once and then throwing them away, and then washing and wearing them again and again is considered a manifestation of poverty? This standard of poverty is too outrageous!"
He stared at the screen with an expression of disbelief. He really couldn't understand how the character of this so-called "poor girl" was established. The whole plot was full of absurdity and contradictions, which was a far cry from the real concept of poverty.
The audience around also began to whisper to each other, discussing this ridiculous plot setting in low voices.
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