Chapter 05: Looking for a Partner ()
Lin Yi nodded with a smile, shaking hands with Pengzhan naturally. Lin Yi handled this sort of social etiquette with ease. "Nice to meet you, Mister Chu!"
Lin Yi was flattered by Pengzhan's friendliness. It was the first time he'd met such a friendly employer. He was here to carry out a mission, but the chairman of a listed company in the world's top five hundred was treating him this way. Lin Yi was curious. Why did it feel like they were meeting on the same level?
"Mister Lin! I understand that it might be difficult for you to lower yourself to do something like this … "Pengzhan said after some hesitation.
Pengzhan's words were getting more and more ridiculous, and even someone as thick-skinned as Lin Yi couldn't help but feel embarrassed. "I don't need to lower myself … I only earn a couple hundred a month weaving straw sandals at home, and my old man said that this mission is enough for me to live the rest of my life …"
Lin Yi thought to himself. This employer sure was nice, treating him so politely when he asked him to do something. He wasn't like other people who'd start gossiping after paying him.
"What? Straw sandals? "Pengzhan paused as he looked at Lin Yi. He wasn't mistaking him for someone else, was he? But what the hell was this guy talking about? Was Elder Lin making him weave straw sandals for a couple hundred a day? Pengzhan was speechless. He'd heard some things about Lin Yi from his old man, and the reward for rescuing hostages in Africa alone was in the hundreds of millions of USD. How was he making straw sandals for money?
"Yeah, a pair of straw sandals can be sold for four kuai. Three to five pairs a day would be a couple hundred a month." Lin Yi nodded. He, too, felt that something wasn't quite right. The old man didn't seem like a poor man, did he?
Pengzhan couldn't care less about other people's personal business. He shook his head helplessly after hearing Lin Yi's words. "Your salary from now on will be thirty thousand a month. This includes your school fees and daily expenses. Of course, the money you spend on my daughter will be reimbursed by Li Fu."
"Thirty thousand? Didn't the old man say it was a few thousand? "Lin Yi was stunned for a moment. Such a high salary? If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have brought so much money. He didn't have to see the old man's painful face. Lin Yi remembered the scene when he got the 49,000 yuan from the old man. "Wait, Mr. Chu, what did you just say? Going to school? Tuition and fees? And the money spent on your daughter? What did that mean? I don't understand … "
Lin Yi was puzzled. What did Pengzhan mean by that? Wasn't he here to carry out a mission?
"Oh? Didn't Old Master Lin tell you before? Please come over here. Let's discuss the details upstairs. " Pengzhan smiled faintly as he gestured for Lin Yi to follow him to the elevator.
After all, Pengzhan was his employer now, and the salary he gave him wasn't low at all. Lin Yi didn't understand what Pengzhan was talking about, but he had seen his fair share of strange missions over the years.
So, Lin Yi slowed down his pace when he walked with Pengzhan, making himself look like he was following behind him. Pengzhan, however, was intentionally walking at the same pace as Lin Yi.
Lin Yi, naturally, noticed it. Why did he feel that Pengzhan's attitude towards him was a little too friendly? Lin Yi was curious, but he didn't ask. After all, it was his first time meeting Pengzhan. They weren't very familiar with each other, and some things were better left unsaid. He'd figure it out as time went on.
Pengzhan's office was located on the top floor of Pengzhan Skyscraper. It was two hundred square meters big, and one of the walls was covered with floor-to-ceiling windows.
Faubert walked out after inviting Pengzhan and Lin Yi into the office, ordering Xiao Yu to pour some tea for them.
"Mister Lin, what would you like to drink?" Xiao Yu had learned of Lin Yi's surname from Faubert.
"Water, please." Lin Yi drank water the most at home, and it was the same when he came out.
Xiao Yu paused, but still smiled. "Alright, please wait a moment." As for what the chairman wanted to drink, she didn't even need to ask. It was the same every day.
"Mister Lin, starting tomorrow, Faubert will arrange for you to enter Songshan's First School's twelfth grade class five. You'll be in the same class as my daughter, Mengyao. You'll go to school with her, take care of her life, and help her with her homework … In other words, you'll be her companion … I've been too busy with my business these past few years, and I feel guilty for not taking care of my daughter. I want to find someone she can talk to and care for her … This is the real reason why I asked you to come … You're around the same age as her, and we're both young men. We should have some common topics, right?"
Pengzhan smiled. Lin Yi was stunned. What did he mean by finding someone she could talk to? Care for her? Common topics? It couldn't be, could it? Was this the mission that could feed him for a lifetime? Why did it sound like he was looking for a partner? Could it be that the girl had some sort of biological problem that prevented her from getting married, and was looking for him?
"Mister Lin, what's wrong?" Pengzhan seemed to know what Lin Yi was thinking when he saw the shock on his face. "I thought that Elder Lin had already told you what you were supposed to do, but it seems like that's not the case?"
"Mister Chu, just call me Lin Yi. Mister Lin's a little awkward." Lin Yi smiled bitterly. "To be honest, I really didn't know what I was supposed to do. The old man only said that it was an important mission, and that if I did it well, I'd be able to feed him for a lifetime …"
"Feed him for a lifetime?" Pengzhan paused at Lin Yi's words before laughing out loud. "Hahahaha, that's right, Elder Lin wasn't lying to you. If you do it well, the reward will be enough for you to feed him for a lifetime!"
"I …" Lin Yi still didn't understand what Pengzhan wanted him to do. "But what exactly is my mission?"
"Didn't I tell you before? You'll accompany my daughter to school, and of course, you'll be responsible for her safety. Don't let anyone bully her. "Pengzhan explained.
"Study companion? Babysitter? "That was the only word Lin Yi could think of.
"Ugh … You can think of it that way. That's the truth." Pengzhan nodded, not waiting for Lin Yi to say anything before handing a document to Lin Yi. "This is the information on Songshan's First School- you can familiarize yourself with it."
Lin Yi nodded helplessly as he took the document. Was this the super mission the old man was talking about? Damn it. Could it be that I've been tricked again?
Just like that time in South America, the old man had told him that he was going to save someone … But how was it a person? It was a group of people …
But no matter what, there was a high reward, and the danger level of the mission was relatively low. It was just that he felt like a lackey from a rich family, but it didn't matter- he'd just take it as a break.
Songshan's First School was called Songshan's First School, but it was actually a private school a long time ago- the name hadn't been changed when it was bought over. Pengzhan's Pengzhan Industries was one of the three major shareholders of the school.
No wonder he'd been able to get into this school so easily, even though he hadn't even gone to elementary school. Lin Yi hadn't gone to school before, but he knew from the internet how difficult it was for rural kids to go to school in the city.
"Alright, I'll do my job." Lin Yi nodded after looking through the document.
"Of course, Mengyao's temper isn't too good, but she's a good kid." Pengzhan smiled bitterly. "I believe that you'll be able to get along well with someone as outstanding as you."
Get along? Lin Yi didn't expect to get along well with the Miss. It wasn't like they were dating, so what was the point of getting along well with her? Lin Yi, however, said, "I'll try my best."
Pengzhan seemed to have seen through Lin Yi's perfunctory attitude. He smiled faintly and called out to the door. "Faubert, Yao Yao's almost out of school. Go get her and show Mister Lin around."
"Mister Chu, you can call me Lin Yi, or Little Yi. Don't call me Mister Lin, it's a bit awkward." Lin Yi said.
"Alright, I'll call you Yi then. No matter what, I'm still your elder, so you won't lose out. Don't call me Mister Chu, just call me Uncle Chu." Pengzhan nodded, not bothering with the topic any longer.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
