Chapter 9 Work

After school that day.

In the cafeteria.

Zhang Yu, Zhou Tianyi and Bai Zhenzhen sat together for dinner.

Bai Zhenzhen was still as cold and silent as usual, calmly focusing on the large plate of food in front of her.

Zhou Tianyi glanced at Zhang Yu and said, "Your financial situation is a bit bad recently."

"Is it so obvious?"

Zhang Yu was slightly stunned, thinking, could it be that the collection call has been made to his classmates? Wouldn't it mean that his debt of 700,000 yuan would be exposed in school?

Zhou Tianyi took a look at Bai Zhenzhen's sumptuous dinner of chicken, duck, fish and meat, and then took a look at Zhang Yu's poor guy's set meal worth 5 yuan.

He stroked his chin and said, "Based on my observations of the cafeteria over the past three months, what a person eats in the cafeteria can effectively reflect his financial situation during that period, and even his cultivation strength."

"For example, someone who eats 10 kilograms in one meal will not sit at the same table with someone who eats 3 kilograms in one meal."

"Because the two sides are completely different classes, they are at the upper and lower ends of the campus contempt chain respectively."

"So it's because I don't eat enough." Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He thought his identity as a super poor person was about to be exposed.

He turned to look at Bai Zhenzhen, looking at the dozen chicken legs in the other's rice bucket, and said curiously: "Ah Zhen, this chicken leg looks so special, let me try one."

Bai Zhenzhen said without even raising her head: "Climb."

Zhou Tianyi, who was standing by, smiled and picked up a duck leg from his bowl for Zhang Yu: "Zhenzhen has been exercising a lot today, and you can tell she's very hungry. Try mine."

"Good brother!" Zhang Yu gave Zhou Tianyi a thumbs up, grabbed the duck leg and started to eat it.

Zhou Tianyi looked at Zhang Yu wolfing down his food and smiled, "If you have financial difficulties, I can lend you some."

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said, "No need, I can handle it myself."

Although he owed a lot of debts, Zhang Yu did not plan to borrow money from his classmates. In other words, borrowing money from his classmates would not solve the problem of the huge debt of 700,000 yuan in one go. What he needed was a way to make money continuously and repay his debts continuously.

"At least we need to pay the interest every month, and we can't let the debt collectors escalate their methods any further."

Zhang Yu knew that as his overdue time continued to grow, the collection company's tactics would become more and more severe. From online insults to offline truthfulness, each step was more severe than the last.

"There's also rent, utilities, and food expenses..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu felt a headache coming on.

Just after Zhou Tianyi left, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly said, "Based on my observation of you and Zhou Tianyi over the past three months, he treats you very well."

Zhang Yu: “Is there?”

Bai Zhenzhen laughed and said, "A man smiled and gave the duck leg in his bowl to another man. I have only seen this happen in two situations in my sixteen years of life."

"One, the two parties are father and son."

"Another one, hehehehe..."

Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Ah Zhen, the things you look at are quite diverse."

Bai Zhenzhen: "Yuzi, you don't have to be afraid. Anyway, in this school, you are the one who has the initiative."

As she said that, Bai Zhenzhen pushed her plate and placed it in front of Zhang Yu: "Alas, I can't eat anymore. I'll give you these leftovers. You are my eldest son after all."

"Climb." Zhang Yu snatched the plate and glanced at it. He could see that the food was neatly arranged and had not been touched.

Just when Zhang Yu raised his head to thank the other party, he only saw Bai Zhenzhen's back leaving the cafeteria.

Walking out of the cafeteria, Bai Zhenzhen's gaze faded again. She thought to herself, "Yuzi, there is actually a third situation that will also be like this."

Bai Zhenzhen turned her head and looked at the steps at the cafeteria entrance. A cafeteria auntie was pouring leftovers from the swill bucket into a cat's bowl.

…

After leaving school, Zhang Yu began to plan ways to make money.

"My current rent is 1500 yuan, water and electricity costs are around 200 yuan a month, and I have to pay 15000 yuan for the loan every month..."

"hiss……"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu started to have a headache again.

"I have to make at least 20,000 yuan a month. An ordinary job won't do."

As Zhang Yu's mind moved, the feather book had already unfolded in front of him.

Zhang Yu Dao Xin Level 1

Mana 7.7 Physical Strength 0.84

Martial arts: Thirty-six Bodybuilding Moves Level 2 (17/20), Freehand Fighting Level 1, High School Basic Swordsmanship Level 0

Taoist magic: Basic breathing method level 1, basic mind training method level 1

Seeing the newly appeared 'High School Basic Swordsmanship Level 0', Zhang Yu thought of today's martial arts class.

The so-called martial arts class is a course to learn various fighting martial arts and combat martial arts. 80 points out of 100 points in the martial arts class are for actual combat.

For example, freshmen are required to learn one unarmed martial art and one weapon-based martial art.

This basic high school sword technique was what he learned in today's martial arts class, but it seemed that because he had not really practiced it, it still showed level 0.

But Zhang Yu tried it a little and found that this 'High School Basic Swordsmanship Level 0' could also be dragged.

He estimated that if he specialized in this martial art, he could master it quickly with his potential and then quickly level up.

These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and Zhang Yu continued to stare at his panel, thinking about what job he could do.

"Although I have only just started my journey of cultivating immortality, I am still a formal student of Songyang High School..."

After a while, Zhang Yu started to contact his former cram school with his mobile phone.

Originally, Zhang Yu entered Songyang High School after graduating from junior high school and attending this cram school for a year.

"This kind of cram school should have good income, and I'm a regular student of Songyang High School, so I should have an advantage."

But after he asked, the teacher of the cram school said that they were full and asked him to try another cram school.

So Zhang Yu contacted other cram schools.

"Hello, I want to be a part-time tutor. I'm a freshman at Songyang High School..."

"Where did you graduate from elementary school and junior high school?"

"No, I'm already a formal student of Songyang High School!"

"I'm sorry, because there are many tutors with a degree from a key high school. If a freshman like you who hasn't graduated yet comes to work as a part-time tutor, parents will pay much attention to the first and second degrees before high school."

After learning about Zhang Yu’s elementary and junior high schools, the other party did not respond.

After repeating the above conversation five or six times, Zhang Yu gradually understood.

"hateful!"

“The requirements for first and second degrees are so high?”

“Has the competition among tutors become so fierce now?”

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Zhang Yu felt that his primary school education and junior high school education were like two ugly labels that were deeply imprinted on his face, making it extremely difficult for him to find a part-time tutoring job.

So Zhang Yu had to give up the cram school option temporarily and try another backup plan.

"I can only try odd jobs first."

In fact, Zhang Yu had some understanding of the path of odd jobs in the three months since school started.

Of course, the temporary jobs mentioned here are not temporary jobs found by ordinary people, but temporary jobs found by people who have already embarked on the path to immortality.

For example, high school students account for a large proportion of this group. After all, not every high school student is rich. In order to reduce the burden on their families or to buy something they want, quite a number of them need to earn money on their own.

However, because high school students do not have a high school diploma and need to attend classes most of the time, they often can only take part-time temporary jobs.

Zhang Yu had also learned a little about this aspect in the past two days. At this moment, he immediately added an agent and asked the other party if he had any work to do now.

"You're too late to ask. All the work for today has been taken up for the time being."

"Why don't you come over here and wait? If there's new work, you can grab it right away."

…

Half an hour later, Zhang Yu arrived at a small square.

From a distance he saw many people scattered around the square, sitting or lying down. Among these people were old and young, male and female. Some of them just lay on the ground and took a nap, while others, in school uniforms, were sitting cross-legged and breathing.

According to the address given by the other party, Zhang Yu found a human resources company in the corner of the square.

The company is not big, and its facade looks like a real estate agency, with various simple recruitment notices covered on the dirty glass.

After taking a look at the old sign, Zhang Yu pushed the door open and was greeted by a strong smell of cigarette smoke, which made him frown.

Behind the messy desk, a middle-aged man who was smoking looked up, glanced at Zhang Yu and said, "Are you the high school student I just consulted?"

After seeing Zhang Yu nod, the man introduced himself as Lao Wang, the intermediary here. He took out a few pieces of paper and said, "Fill out your resume. I'll register it for you later."

Zhang Yu took it and looked at it, and found that in addition to some information, he also had to fill in the martial arts and Taoist skills he had learned and their levels, as well as his grades in school.

After handing the completed form to the other party, Zhang Yu asked, "How long does it usually take to find a job? How is the income?"

Lao Wang scratched his messy hair and said casually, "The minimum is a few hundred per hour... but it's hard to say how long it will take to find a job. If you're unlucky, it's normal to have no work for a week."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Is the income from this job so high? If so, if I work two or three hours a day, wouldn't that be enough to pay off the loan and living expenses?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu felt happy.

But then he heard the other party say that it was hard to find a job, so he asked curiously: "Why?"

He emphasized his status: "I'm in the top ten of my freshman year at a key high school. Is that hard to find?"

Lao Wang smiled when he heard this, pointed outside and said, "Did those people in the square see it? Except for high school students like you, the rest are high school graduates."

Zhang Yu was shocked when he heard this, and then he said in disbelief: "How is it possible? You have graduated from high school, you have already cultivated immortality, and you are still looking for a temporary job here?"

Lao Wang shrugged: "I didn't get into college. Not every high school student can get into college."

"If I can't get into college, I will be in the Qi training stage for the rest of my life, and I won't be able to reach the second level of Kunxu. I can only stay in this first level year after year..."

Zhang Yu was still puzzled: "You can find a regular job on the first floor, why do you want to be a temporary worker?"

Lao Wang explained: "They don't need to sleep. They just finish their daytime work. If the company doesn't allow overtime, they just come here to find some temporary work."

"How else can I repay the loan? How can I have enough money to maintain my cultivation?"

The other party's words stirred up a wave in Zhang Yu's heart. He had no idea that high school graduates had such a hard time in their memories.

I just thought that after graduating from high school, even if I didn't get into college, I could still sit in an office in a skyscraper in the city center, enjoy the air conditioning, drink tea, and get a decent salary every day...

What a result! I studied 24 hours before graduation and worked 24 hours after graduation. It's getting harder and harder, right?

Old Wang looked at Zhang Yu's resume and said with a smile, "Oh, you're from Songyang High School, so we're alumni. I'm also from Songyang High School, but I dropped out in my senior year."

Zhang Yu: "Drop out of school?"

Lao Wang shrugged: "If you can't get into college, then don't waste your money. I just paid off my high school loan two years ago."

"For the sake of our alumni, I'll give you a suggestion."

"You should do what you can in high school. If you feel you can't pass the entrance exam, you should withdraw early, so as not to end up like some people who have too much debt and ruin their lives."

After filling in the information, the other party asked Zhang Yu to wait outside and would notify him immediately when there was a job.

Zhang Yu: "Competing with those high school graduates, will there be a job for me?"

Lao Wang: "Don't worry, some jobs are specifically looking for high school students."

(End of this chapter)