Chapter 104 After Getting Rich
Opposite is the main entrance of Xincheng High School, with its gilded doorplate, aluminum alloy retractable door, and a small blue and white security booth.
Across the street, Qin Mengmeng sat at a long wooden table in the tea shop, watching Wang Mianmian's tea art performance.
She is a Chinese beauty with classical beauty. With a little dressing up, she fits in perfectly in this tea shop with brown and yellow wooden boards as the base and neo-Chinese style decoration.
Xiaomei was sitting at the counter not far away, at a distance where she could see them but not hear what they were saying.
"Mianmian, have you learned it specifically?" Qin Mengmeng asked casually.
Wang Mianmian finished the whole process and used a dazzling operation to prepare four small cups of tea and placed them in front of everyone.
Wang Mianmian took a small cup herself and said with a smile: "Yes, I also have the certificate for the second prize in the National Tea Art Competition."
Then she squinted her eyes and took a bite, with a look of surprise on her face: "This..."
You guys who own a tea shop, is it really okay that the tea you sell in your shop is so bad?
Qin Mengmeng drank tea and said, "It's okay, don't worry about it, just drink something to quench your thirst. I invited everyone here today for other things."
"It's about salary."
Wang Mianmian secretly glanced at Zhang Sanri next to him and whispered, "I don't have much pocket money, can I give you 100,000 yuan a month?"
Qin Mengmeng: “…”
Qin Mengmeng sighed.
"You misunderstood," she said calmly, "I mean, I pay you."
Wang Mianmian was shocked: "Ah? Why? Are you still going to pay me?"
Yu Jiuye was very interested: "How much? What to use?"
Qin Mengmeng held her forehead and wondered what class status meant.
Just from these two sentences you can tell who is a rich girl and who is a pauper.
"Of course you have to pay people for their work." Qin Mengmeng said calmly, "This is only natural."
Zhang Sanri chuckled.
“It’s okay if I don’t send it.”
Yu Jiuye slammed the table and said, "No, we must pay them wages!"
Qin Mengmeng held the teacup and drank water slowly, watching the situation.
Theoretically speaking, she doesn't need to pay any of these three people.
Xiaomei must be paid at least 10,000 yuan a month to support her life, otherwise if she can't make a living, she will have to find her own way to survive.
However, Zhang Sanri and Wang Mianmian each have their own purposes, so it is feasible to ask them to pay for the work. If Qin Mengmeng is willing, she can let them pay to buy the opportunity to be on camera.
Qin Mengmeng shook her head: "Salaries must be paid. Now there are only four of us, so it doesn't matter how we do it, but it's impossible for there to be only four of us in the future."
"So," she looked at Zhang Sanri and said calmly, "Whether you need it or not, you have to take it."
Wang Mianmian said "oh" in a daze. Before she could figure out the key point, Zhang Sanri already understood it and said in a very humble tone: "It's natural."
Yu Jiuye asked: "How much? Cash or something else?"
Qin Mengmeng hesitated for a moment and said, "I definitely can't give you cash. I'm in dire need of money."
"What is that?"
Qin Mengmeng said: "Hidden virtue or gold."
"What about the quantity? How many?"
Qin Mengmeng said: "My current idea is to come up with a mature set of rules and regulations that can be used repeatedly in the future, so I haven't thought about it yet."
Wang Mianmian seemed to be thinking: "So, you let us decide how much salary to pay us?"
Qin Mengmeng spread her hands and said, "That's about what I mean."
Yu Jiuye said quickly: "The wages of construction workers are physically demanding and are quite harmful to the body, so they should generally be higher than the wages of local white-collar workers. This is reasonable."
"Then we work at night, so it is reasonable to have night shift subsidies."
"In addition, the working environment is extremely dangerous and there is a possibility of losing one's life at any time. If necessary, one has to be used as a combatant."
Qin Mengmeng had never seen Yu Jiuye speak such a long speech before.
And so neat.
When did his Chinese become so good?
However, this long paragraph actually has only one central idea: you have to pay more.
Qin Mengmeng said: "So how much do you want?"
Yu Jiuye pinched his chin, put on a thoughtful expression, and then stopped talking.
You can see that his brain is working like crazy.
But no results were obtained.
Zhang Sanri asked tentatively, "You decide?"
Qin Mengmeng said: "My idea is to make it daily, 200 points of Yin De a day."
I have talked with Old Man Ma from Tiandi Station before, and agreed on a more suitable ratio between his paper gold ingots and Yin De, which will not let Qin Mengmeng be cheated too much, and also leave room for Old Man Ma to make money.
It benefits both parties and will lead to long-term cooperation.
The final price was two hundred Yin De.
"Two hundred Yin De or one paper ingot, choose one." Qin Mengmeng said.
Zhang Sanri was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "I have absolutely no problem."
His fortune column is still negative! Later, after staying in the live broadcast room for a long time, he got some tips here and there, but it was still negative 3,000.
It is unlikely that he can grab the spotlight in the live broadcast room and get those who originally planned to give rewards to Qin Mengmeng to give him rewards.
When Qin Mengmeng is around, few people will notice that there is someone else next to her.
Now, I can collect the good karma directly from Qin Mengmeng, and the progress will be much faster.
Two hundred a day, thirty days a month is six thousand!
Soon, the negative value in his account balance will be offset.
He had no interest in knowing what kind of judgment Negative Fortune would face after death, so it would be better for him to get out of this mess as soon as possible.
Yu Jiuye smiled with a look of disillusionment: "How many grams does a paper ingot weigh?"
He was calculating the price of financial freedom and redemption.
Anyway, you will never lose money if you get some gold.
As for how to exchange gold for money... for someone of his status, there are too many ways.
Every killer has to stock up on gold bars or something like that for use when they're on the run.
Qin Mengmeng nodded secretly.
Her original price was actually four hundred Yin De and two paper ingots, leaving room for negotiation and wrangling. Unexpectedly, she only gave the first option and it was unanimously approved.
Wang Mianmian sat on the side, skimming off the foam in the teacup, and never expressed any opinion. However, Qin Mengmeng already knew that she was the kind of person who would work for free, so she didn't ask for her opinion.
"Well, let's start settling the previous wages now."
Qin Mengmeng took out a notebook with a green felt cover and opened it to show them.
"This is the time you joined the live broadcast room and the number of days until today. Please calculate whether it is correct or not. Do you have any objections?"
Wang Mianmian didn't even look at it and said she had no objection.
Zhang Sanri took a glance.
Yu Jiuye took the notebook and read it carefully.
After everyone agreed to the calculation, Qin Mengmeng asked again: "So do you want Yin De or gold?"
Zhang Sanri said: "I want all the good deeds."
He was the first person to join the live broadcast room and had the longest working hours, almost second only to Qin Mengmeng, which was almost twenty days. This huge amount of good karma directly offset his negative value.
It was like a person who owed a huge loan finally got out of debt.
He let out a sigh of relief.
Qin Mengmeng turned her gaze to Yu Jiuye again, and Yu Jiuye said decisively and without hesitation: "I want all the gold."
Qin Mengmeng's eyebrows jumped.
Exchanging such a large amount of gold for cash is really... quite challenging.
"Don't you want any good deeds at all?"
Yu Jiuye hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later. Now, I want all the gold."
"good."
Since he had made up his mind, Qin Mengmeng didn't say much.
This is his own salary.
Wang Mianmian was still struggling. She said hesitantly, "It's mainly because I feel like this is of no use to me..."
First of all, she is not short of money.
Secondly, as for Yin De, as of now, there is still no place to spend it. It just lies in the account and seems to be of no use.
When she first registered the app, she already had over a hundred good karmas in her account, and she didn’t know where they came from.
It has been growing slowly since then and has never decreased.
Qin Mengmeng knew her dilemma and nodded, saying, "Okay, then I'll make the decision for you and give you all the Yin De, okay? Don't you want to cultivate immortality? This thing may be good for cultivating immortality."
Although the Flesh and Blood Monk seems to be a person with great blessings but no cultivation.
...Maybe.
Wang Mianmian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay!"
Although it's a bit difficult to say, she does seem to have some difficulty making choices.
It’s like when after graduation, her parents asked her whether she wanted to go into politics, business, or academia, her family paved the way for her.
In the end, she struggled for a long time, always feeling that both were good, but neither was good.
Then I didn’t choose any.
I'm here to lay the floor tiles.
She did whatever Qin Mengmeng asked her to do, and felt that her life was quite comfortable.
"But," Zhang Sanri asked, "How do you want to send Yin De? Can it be transferred between the two accounts?"
Qin Mengmeng really didn't expect that even he would be so stupid, and said calmly: "Of course, through rewards."
"When you enter the live broadcast room tonight, I will give each of you a reward."
Zhang Sanri: “…Then it’s okay.”
Such a simple, crude yet direct way to pay wages.
Fortunately, the app does not charge any handling fees.
Otherwise you will suffer a big loss.
After discussing today's important matters, Qin Mengmeng drank her tea slowly. She still thought the tea tasted good, so she asked Wang Mianmian: "How much does a pound of tea you usually drink cost?"
Wang Mianmian said: "My mother's work unit gave them to me, and some other people gave them to me, but I don't know the price."
Qin Mengmeng was silent.
Wang Mianmian blinked and said, "I'll ask my mom to send some over so we can all drink it together in the store?"
Qin Mengmeng coughed lightly and said, "Okay."
She didn't even feel the slightest bit embarrassed.
Xiaomei had done her homework before opening this tea shop, and the tea she bought was the best tasting tea she had ever come into contact with. If Wang Mianmian said it was bad, it must be because she usually drank better tea.
Most likely it’s the kind that can’t be bought on the market.
After she finished the work, she suddenly became rich. What was wrong with drinking some good tea? There was no problem at all.
"Speaking of which..." She turned her head and looked at Zhang Sanri, "Do you have any experience to share with me? What should I do after I suddenly make a lot of money?"
If you ask Wang Mianmian and Yu Jiuye about this experience of a poor man suddenly becoming rich, neither of them will get an answer.
You can tell at first glance that Wang Mianmian has never been poor, and you can tell at first glance that Yu Jiuye has never been rich.
On the other hand, Zhang Sanri should be a man who took advantage of the times and made his way from a poor mountainous area to become successful in Kyoto. He should have some opinions that can be used as reference.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Sanri showed an embarrassed expression on his face.
"Well, no matter how much money I make, it doesn't matter if I have no money."
Qin Mengmeng: “?”
"My wife manages the family's finances, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. She gives me pocket money every month, regardless of whether I was so poor that I had to pawn my pants or later won tens of millions in a case, I always got a few thousand yuan in pocket money a month."
Qin Mengmeng: “…”
Yu Jiuye said excitedly: "The first thing I will do after I make money is to quit my job!"
Qin Mengmeng looked confused.
She doesn't want to quit.
If she wanted to resign, she would have done so long ago. She persisted despite the harsh physical environment and the outrageous human environment on the construction site.
Why would you quit your job after finally becoming rich?
"Then it will free parents and family members from the heavy labor!"
Qin Mengmeng thought about it carefully and said hesitantly: "But my dad likes driving... My mom likes selling buns... My brother likes making games..."
She herself also likes working on the construction site.
If I didn't like you, I would have run away long ago.
In fact, long after Qin Mengmeng and Qin Chuan graduated from university, the family's financial situation had reached a point where Qin Dashan and Meng Meili no longer needed to work so hard.
Xincheng is a very small city with low prices and low cost of living.
Qin Dashan and Meng Meili were not the kind of people who were extravagant and wasteful. Their monthly living costs only added up to 1,500 yuan. Qin Mengmeng and Qin Chuan could give them 1,500 yuan each, and still have 1,500 yuan left for spending.
There is absolutely no problem for the twins to support two elderly people who have left their jobs to travel around and see the sights on a budget.
But Qin Dashan was still driving and Meng Meili was still selling buns.
"People can't live without work." Qin Mengmeng said: "If you don't work, life will be too boring."
Time is too long, and if I don’t find something to pass the time, I really can’t go on.
The way Qin Dashan found to pass the time was driving.
The way Meng Meili found to pass the time was to open a shop.
So later Qin Mengmeng just prepared the money for two people's serious illness expenses and let them go.
It is unlikely to stop Qin Dashan from driving and Meng Meili from opening a store.
That is the meaning of their lives.
But with money, you can drive better, open a better shop, and build a better house.
Qin Mengmeng suddenly realized: "I originally wanted to rent a forklift, but now it seems that I can definitely buy one!"
Yu Jiuye: “…”
When Wang Mianmian heard this, she said excitedly, "Can I drive it?"
Qin Mengmeng was surprised: "Can you drive?"
Wang Mianmian: “Uh, no.”
But think positively.
Isn’t this a very normal thing?
She looked at Qin Mengmeng timidly.
Qin Mengmeng said tolerantly, "It's okay. This thing is easy to drive. Just don't overturn it. Go online and find a manual to see what the buttons do. I'll contact the supplier and we'll drive the forklift out of school tonight."
"Leave the school." Zhang Sanri asked calmly, "Which direction should we go? Will the map outside the school be the same as the map outside the new city?"
"It should be." Yu Jiuye said.
He has been to the underworld in Jiangdu.
"The layout of the underworld and the house is exactly the same." He gestured: "If you come out of Xincheng High School during the day and there is our tea shop outside, then you should also see our tea shop when you come out of Xincheng High School at night."
Qin Mengmeng took another sip of the tea water that Wang Mianmian disliked and fell into deep thought.
"However, the modifications we made in the netherworld did not affect the yang residence, and the netherworld did not react when the yang residence caught fire before."
“It seems that the two worlds are not completely opposite to each other.”
"So," Qin Mengmeng asked, "When we come out of Xincheng High School in the evening, will we see this newly opened tea shop?"
If it can be seen, it means that changes in the layout of the yang house will affect the underworld, and there will be much more room for maneuver.
If not, it means that the underworld has been completely separated from the yang house, and there are many things that can be done.
No matter how you look at it, there's no harm in it.
"No matter what, we have to go out and take a look."
Xincheng High School has basically become Qin Mengmeng's safe zone. There is no suspense and no gimmicks. If she continues to stay here, not only will the traffic in the live broadcast room decrease, but Qin Mengmeng herself will also be bored.
She fears boredom the most.
Audiences also fear boredom.
Boredom is the worst thing in the world.
"Let's adjourn the meeting? Is there anything else?" Qin Mengmeng asked.
It's rare that we're so formal today and call everyone here, mainly to discuss the salary payment rules and regulations. After this matter is resolved, the question of where to go after leaving school is of no importance.
You can go any which way you want.
Qin Mengmeng was about to get up and leave, but Wang Mianmian stopped her: "Wait, Sister Meng, I have something to do."
Huh?
Qin Mengmeng looked surprised and asked, "What?"
Ever since the two met, Wang Mianmian has always behaved very well. She is naive but not stupid, rich but not arrogant, able to endure hardships and very obedient. Qin Mengmeng likes her very much.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
If there is anything she needs, Qin Mengmeng is happy to help.
Wang Mianmian said, "I want to buy a house in the new city. I really can't stand staying in that so-called five-star hotel with Gou Ge and the others every day! If it were in Kyoto, this hotel would have been delisted long ago."
Zhang Sanri smiled bitterly: "Well, it's just a place to stay. I think Xintian's service is pretty good."
Qin Mengmeng: “…”
Although she seems to have become rich now.
But I still can’t get used to this tone of voice which is like buying a house or buying a onion.
Fortunately, this was not the first wealthy friend she had met.
Then Yu Jiuye seemed to have thought of something and said, "I don't want to stay in that hotel anymore! Even if you rent me a house, I need a stable long-term residence."
Anyway, it seems that I will have to stay in the new city to work for a long time in the future.
Qin Mengmeng rubbed her face. She had been living in a hotel for more than half a month since she arrived and had never said anything. But today she said she wanted to settle down. Could it be because she got her salary today?
"But why do you think I understand the local real estate sales and rental market?"
Qin Mengmeng was happy to help, but this was really beyond her ability.
Yes, Qin Mengmeng is a local.
However, she had not settled in the new city for almost six or seven years. She was driven back by the 601 Project and then started a new career journey in the new city less than a month ago, which was just a few days earlier than Zhang Sanri.
Not to mention that she already has a house at home, so she doesn't need to rent or buy a new one.
Qin Mengmeng thought about it and decisively chose off-site rescue.
"Xiaomei!"
When they had a small meeting to discuss wages, Xiaomei was sitting not far away at a place similar to a cash register, quietly reading a book with her head down.
When she heard Qin Mengmeng calling her, she put down her book and came over, picking up a chair and sitting at the end of the long table.
"Ms. Meng?"
Qin Mengmeng glanced at Xiaomei, thought about the huge amount of money in the account, knocked on the table, and said, "So, didn't you rent a house in Xincheng before?"
Xiaomei nodded: "Yes."
"Then you know more about the New Town real estate market than I do."
Although Xiaomei has only been in the new city for less than a month.
Qin Mengmeng's eyes dimmed.
After being defeated by Qin Chuan, his understanding of Xincheng was even defeated by Xiaomei.
This is clearly my hometown where I was born and raised...
But if you don’t understand, you really don’t understand.
Qin Mengmeng told Xiaomei about Wang Mianmian and Yu Jiuye's needs, then pondered for a moment and said, "I remember your children are still young, and your parents and husband are not in good health..."
The good karma of up to 200,000 is the confidence that Qin Mengmeng needs to do anything now.
"Well, besides finding a new house for Wang Mianmian, find two more houses."
"I bought both of these buildings to use as staff dormitories, free of charge."
Qin Mengmeng looked at Xiaomei tentatively and said, "If you want, you can bring your family over."
Xiaomei was stunned for a moment and said, "Is this really possible?"
The situation at home really worries her. Although she has asked her husband to take care of her parents, he is blind and has to take care of two disabled elderly people and a baby. How can she be at ease?
Qin Mengmeng shrugged: "I can do it anyway, so why not?"
With tears in Xiaomei's eyes, she uncomfortably picked up the small teacup in front of her and said, "But this is an employee benefit. If you resign one day, you will definitely not be able to continue living here."
Yu Jiuye said: "Me too?"
Qin Mengmeng sneered: "Of course it's the same. I bought the house for free and you can live in it as you like. If you quit your job one day, what are you going to do in New City? If you are not in New City anymore, what do you need the house for? Houses in New City are not valuable."
Zhang Sanri said, "Then I want to live in the staff dormitory too."
Qin Mengmeng: "... Think about it, the newly bought house is definitely not as comfortable as a hotel."
Zhang Sanri said, "It's free."
Qin Mengmeng: “…”
Wang Mianmian also seemed tempted, but soon shook her head and said, "Forget it, I'll just buy one myself."
She only needed to do a quick calculation in her mind to understand that Qin Mengmeng wanted to buy two houses as dormitories, one for the boys where Yu Jiuye and Gou Ge would live together, and one for Xiaomei's family to live in. There was no room left for her at all.
Xiaomei licked her lips and said thoughtfully, "Then I'll ask my husband to bring his household registration book over, and we can just move our household registration to the new city."
Qin Mengmeng was shocked: "It doesn't have to be this bad! Of course, I can guarantee that as long as I'm alive, the tea shop will definitely stay open and won't go bankrupt."
After all, you can't expect a tea shop to make money by selling tea.
It's just a cover for tax filing.
A shop that pays a large amount of taxes to the tax bureau generally doesn't care where the money comes from or who the tea is sold to.
Xiaomei bit her lip and said with a smile, "Let's do it this way. My husband doesn't have a job at home, so he won't have any objections."
Qin Mengmeng turned the teacup in her hand and sighed sadly: "But you have a child, and your household registration has been transferred to Xincheng. In the future, you will have to take the middle school entrance examination and the college entrance examination in the four provinces of Shanhe."
Xiaomei was silent for a moment and said, "In fact, I didn't expect her to go to college. Many people around me didn't go to college, but in the end they just lived like that. Life has to go on."
Qin Mengmeng sighed: "You put a lot of pressure on me."
From then on, what she carried on her shoulders was not only her parents' hearts and Qin Chuan's tears, but also the fate of Xiaomei's family.
Xiaomei just smiled and said, "Sister Meng, do you have any requirements for the house?"
Qin Mengmeng doesn't have any requirements.
"First, you need to satisfy Miss Wang's requirements. Then, the two houses you buy should not be too far away from each other, but also not too close. The price doesn't matter. Try to pick the best one. It's best to choose a second-hand house, the kind you can move into right away. The furniture and layout can be changed later."
Anyway, the top-of-the-range house in Xincheng costs only three million at most.
Qin Mengmeng now really has a huge sum of money in her hands and is not panicked at all. She is like a contractor who has finally received the project payment. She can go to the KTV and dance arrogantly.
It’s just that she doesn’t like dancing or KTV.
In essence, she might indeed be a very boring person.
Xiaomei listened carefully to Qin Mengmeng's request, opened her mobile phone and wrote it down, and asked in surprise: "Not too far from Miss Wang's house, nor too close?"
Qin Mengmeng knew what she meant.
In any case, things like employee dormitories should be as close to the company as possible.
But where did Qin Mengmeng come from?
No matter where you are in the live broadcast room, you can enter it instantly.
"Yes." Qin Mengmeng said, "Anyway, the new city is not big. It takes no more than 20 minutes to drive anywhere in the city, so it doesn't matter."
Being closer to Wang Mianmian was mainly to make it easier to protect her safety.
Although theoretically, there should be no danger, and the biggest danger Yu Jiuye has already turned over a new leaf, but, apart from the live broadcast room, there are countless villains in this world.
For a naive young lady who has just arrived, it is okay for her to live in a five-star hotel. But if she lives alone outside the hotel, she must be careful of thieves, scammers, and those who engage in pyramid schemes and micro-businesses.
Speaking of breaking the law, this group of people may not have necessarily broken the law.
But those who take shortcuts are those who take shortcuts. Qin Mengmeng felt that Wang Mianmian had almost no sense of vigilance and needed extra care.
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