Chapter 226

Chapter 226: Work for Me!

Mei Yue had a wonderful Spring Festival back in her hometown in Plum County.

The whole family gathered together, returning to the place where they spent their childhood. They witnessed the changes in the small town, saw her parents choosing to return to their roots and live there, watched her younger siblings grow up healthily. Especially knowing that her younger brother had such a good relationship with his childhood sweetheart was very delightful.

The only thing that was particularly annoying was that her intended boyfriend turned out to be a scoundrel. If not for her brother’s help in identifying him, she would have fallen for it.

Sigh…

This bad luck continued even after the New Year, being troubled by various problems. However, she could not break the appointment to meet, and it was also a chance to accompany the younger generation.

Mei Yue drove to Jiangcheng No. 1 High School affiliated with the Normal University, parked her car, and met Mei Fang and the others walking towards her halfway.

“Big Sister Yueyue!”

Xia Yuan warmly waved at Mei Yue from afar, and seeing her sweet and cheerful smile, Mei Yue felt the pressure she had been carrying for a long time ease.

She walked up quickly, patted Xia Yuan’s shoulder, and revealed a carefree and bright smile:

“It’s been months since we last met, and you’ve all grown quite a bit!”

“Speaking of which, the three of you are really impressive now, especially you, Yuanyuan. The promotional video you made on C Station was fantastic. My friend heard about my acquaintance with you and wanted me to get your autograph!”

“Hehe… An autograph is nothing much… Not yet.”

Xia Yuan scratched her head embarrassedly. Mei Yue suddenly leaned close to Xia Yuan’s ear, “So, how far have you and our Xiaofang progressed? You two can already sing duets!”

“N-nothing much…”

Xia Yuan had no idea that Mei Fang had kissed her, and Mei Yue had seen it. She kept trying to defend herself, “Me and Ah Fang are just childhood sweethearts.”

“Haha, indeed, ‘kissed’ the childhood sweetheart?”

“Oh!”

Lin You Xi and Mei Fang came up at this moment. Xia Yuan, in a flustered state, mumbled something and dodged the topic, “Yueyue Sister, you drove so far to come here, must be hungry! Come, let’s three treat you to dinner today.”

“Oh, treating Yueyue Sister to dinner? You little guys, do you have enough living expenses?”

Mei Yue patted Mei Fang’s head, and Mei Fang didn’t dodge but instead raised his head and retorted, “Yueyue Sister, you don’t have a job right now, you’re unemployed. We definitely need to think about saving money for you.”

“You brat…” Mei Yue, who was close with Xia Yuan, naturally ruffled Mei Fang’s hair, “Even if I’m poor, I’m still a social person, not as destitute as you say. Quickly find the most expensive restaurant nearby, Yueyue Sister will treat you all properly!”

Although she said so, Mei Fang and the others found a decent Sichuan restaurant nearby and went into a private room to eat.

“Come, let’s order first.”

Mei Yue glanced at the menu. Although it was home-style Sichuan cuisine, the prices weren’t cheap. She handed the menu to Mei Fang, who naturally passed it to Lin You Xi and Xia Yuan.

The two looked through the menu together, ordered several dishes skillfully, then handed it back to Mei Fang, who didn’t even look at it before passing it to Mei Yue.

“Hmm… It seems you guys come here often?”

Mei Fang supported his chin, “Not really, we came here last week with You Xi’s mom. Yueyue Sister, should we add anything else?”

“No need, did you order drinks? Sichuan food should be spicy.”

“This place is moderately spicy, we ordered plum juice.”

“Mm, that’s good.”

Mei Yue called the waiter to place the order and chatted with everyone about the process of creating songs.

“Really? Xiaofang, you can write lyrics and compose music? When did you learn this skill? I, your older sister, didn’t know anything about it.”

“I started getting into music in junior high, of course, with Yuanyuan supporting and encouraging me.”

Xia Yuan smiled shyly, “By the way, two of these songs were actually prepared by Ah Fang as birthday gifts for us. Can Yueyue Sister guess which two they are?”

“Haha… The one by You Xi must be ‘Recalling Lushan,’ no need to say. The one by Yuanyuan—”

Mei Yue smiled at Xia Yuan, “Is it ‘Plain Face’ or ‘I Am Willing’?”

Both of these belong to the category of sweet love songs. Xia Yuan quickly defended herself:

“Wrong, wrong, it’s ‘In That Not Too Distant Place!'”

“Really? I couldn’t guess that!”

…

It seemed Yueyue Sister was a bit too intimate with Xia Yuan.

Did she discover something from Xiaoyaxia or her own observations?

Mei Fang triggered his passive skill of balancing things here. Seeing Lin You Xi looking down at her phone alone, he approached her to talk.

“What are you playing with?”

“Chatting with a man.”

Lin You Xi’s casual response alerted Mei Fang, who hurried to check her phone screen. She didn’t hide it and showed it to Mei Fang directly.

Then Mei Fang saw that Lin You Xi was sending a private message to his account.

[Afang, I’m so hungry.]

This tone of speech was completely different from Lin You Xi’s usual style, as if she was imitating Xia Yuan in a cute manner. Seeing this, Mei Fang found it quite amusing and started sending private messages back with Lin You Xi.

[Why don’t you eat something? There are peanuts here.]

[I don’t want to move, feed me.]

[Well, you’re treating my Yueyue Sister like she doesn’t exist?]

[If you don’t want to feed me, it’s fine. I’m not that hungry anyway.]

Lin You Xi’s private message had an arrogant attitude, but she didn’t show it on the surface. She occasionally chimed in with Yueyue Sister while pretending to continue chatting with Mei Fang.

You little girl…

Mei Fang subconsciously rubbed his nose. He picked up a peanut, hesitated for a moment, and put it in his mouth, pretending to eat it.

Then he glanced at Mei Yue, who was attentively listening to Xia Yuan tell her story. He nudged Lin You Xi next to him, quickly picked up another peanut, and swiftly fed it to Lin You Xi.

Lin You Xi didn’t make things difficult for Mei Fang; she swiftly took it in her mouth, and their cooperation was seamless.

…

This scene was fully witnessed by Xia Yuan.

Hey! They’re too brazen!

“What’s wrong?”

Mei Yue, who was holding her chin and listening to Xia Yuan, seemingly didn’t notice their small actions, but she was curious about Xia Yuan’s sudden reaction.

“Nothing… Nothing much,” Xia Yuan scratched her head, “Why isn’t the food coming yet? I’ll go check.”

“No need, I’ll go. Today, I’m the host.”

Mei Yue got up to check with the waiter, and Xia Yuan immediately whispered to Lin You Xi and Mei Fang.

“Afang, Youxi, what are you doing? We have something important to discuss today…”

“Relax, Yuanyuan.” Mei Fang displayed a laid-back attitude, “This is just a family gathering. There’s no difficulty in work. Yueyue Sister will definitely help us.”

“Do you really believe Yueyue Sister will want to help us with so many troublesome things?”

“Just trust me.”

Mei Yue ate and drank with the three of them. The dishes Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi ordered were the restaurant’s specialties, and they tasted excellent.

“Haha… This boiled beef is so delicious, I haven’t had such authentic Sichuan food in a long time.”

“So that’s why we recommended it! But Yueyue Sister looks like she’s not used to spicy food?”

“I’m not afraid of spicy food; life has just worn down my taste.”

Mei Yue wore a pitiful expression, drinking plum juice as if she were drunk, “I studied for so long to get my accounting certificate, prepared for the CPA exam for so long, finally found a good firm, thought I could settle in Jiangcheng, but then I ran into that scoundrel…”

“Scoundrel?” Mei Fang was surprised, “Wasn’t he the one who lied over the phone claiming to be the boss of an internet company…”

“That’s right… He came to the office nearby to ask me for tea, after the New Year, when I went back to work, he came again, wanting to apologize, saying he was drunk at the time…”

“He even followed you to the office? That’s too terrifying!”

Xia Yuan found it hard to believe.

“His appearance made everyone at work look at me as if I was a joke. Later, he came every day, and both my boss and I were annoyed. Eventually, I quit my job and moved away to avoid any more trouble with him.”

“It’s good you cut ties early.”

“Yes, luckily, I never let him take me home, otherwise, things might have gotten even more complicated.”

Mei Yue held her chin and said, “This man is unreasonable and deserves what he gets, but my job was indeed a good one, just delayed.”

“Yueyue Sister, how much was your monthly salary at your previous job?”

“I got my CPA certificate, although I only have two years of work experience, I can already earn a hundred thousand yuan a year!”

“Which means eight thousand yuan per month? Before tax?”

Mei Yue felt Mei Fang’s tone was somewhat belittling her, and she became angry,

“Do you think that’s low? That’s just base pay. With quarterly bonuses and dividends, I earn even more. In fact, I can make fifteen to sixteen thousand yuan a year.”

“Indeed, it was a good job, it’s a shame to lose it.”

“I knew it! Originally, I could easily switch to another company as a financial manager after a year, but then this happened… Now it’s late April, it’s off-season, finding a suitable job is really hard…”

“How about I introduce a job to you, Yueyue Sister? A financial manager position with a monthly salary of twenty thousand yuan, including meals and accommodation, overtime as needed, reporting only to the boss. Would you take it?”

Mei Yue laughed, “Haha, really? Even working until midnight would be fine…”

“Are you really that easy to satisfy? Then, I won’t give you a year-end bonus? Forget it, give some, otherwise, it wouldn’t look good on paper.”

Xia Yuan kicked Mei Fang to remind him, “Afang, that salary is too high! Just give Yueyue Sister ten thousand yuan, why twenty thousand? Giving a bit extra at the end of the year is the same.”

“Yueyue Sister will also be the legal representative of the company and the nominal boss. Paying too little would be inappropriate. We don’t want to do something so shabby.”

Lin You Xi picked up a slice of boiled beef, slowly put it in her mouth, and spoke casually, creating an atmosphere that confused Mei Yue.

“Wait, you’re not seriously thinking about introducing me to a job, are you? Which company is it? Did Uncle Mei (Mei Lijun) introduce it? Or did you, Yuanyuan?”

“No, none of those,” Mei Fang smiled and shook his head, “We want to invite you to work for me, Yueyue Sister.”

“…