How much trouble can a working person cause?
Judy’s answer: Sending gossip about her boss to the boss himself.
The moment she hit “unsend,” she had already drafted her resignation letter in her mind, sweating profusely and praying that Shen Hechuan hadn’t seen those two messages.
Shen Hechuan did see the messages, but he had no intention of holding Judy accountable.
Because those two messages gave him an idea to deal with his family’s constant pressure to get married.
Although he and Qiao Le weren’t in a relationship, he could strike a deal with Qiao Le.
He remembered that during their first meeting, Qiao Le was helping someone sabotage a blind date.
Since Qiao Le took orders from others, he should be able to take Shen Hechuan’s as well.
Qiao Le had also mentioned before that he was willing to help whenever Shen Hechuan needed it.
Now was the time when Shen Hechuan needed Qiao Le’s help the most.
After making up his mind, he sent a message to Judy and then opened Qiao Le’s reply.
[Qiao Le: The food at your company’s cafeteria looks really good.]
Shen Hechuan chuckled silently and replied: It’s alright.
On the other side, when Judy received Shen Hechuan’s message, she felt like the sky was falling, thinking she was about to be fired.
But when she read the content… oh, it was just a request to prepare gifts for the kids in the afternoon.
Did Mr. Shen not see what she had sent?
Judy felt like she had been given a second chance.
She immediately replied with “Received,” skipped her nap, and got to work right away.
By the time work resumed, she sent the prepared items to Shen Hechuan for review.
[Shen: Good, thanks for your hard work.]
Judy: Self-rescue successful.
That evening, Shen Hechuan returned to the family estate from the company.
The three “idle” family members had been waiting for him, and the atmosphere was even more intense than the last interrogation.
Yesterday, after Wu Huilan left Linjiang Villa, she told Shen Zhenghe and the old master about the clues she had discovered at Shen Hechuan’s place.
She was convinced that her son was seeing a young man.
And it might not even be a proper relationship, but some kind of shady arrangement.
Otherwise, why would Shen Hechuan keep denying it?
Same-sex marriage was already legal, and they weren’t stubborn, inflexible parents.
Last time, Cheng Jiarong mentioned that the guy looked very young-could he be underage?!
Was it because it was “illegal” that Shen Hechuan couldn’t let the family know?
The more Wu Huilan thought about it, the more she felt she couldn’t let Shen Hechuan continue like this.
Regardless of whether this “person” was a man or not, or what kind of man he was, she needed to meet him first to understand the situation and figure out how to handle it.
Today’s family meeting was to discuss Shen Hechuan’s “relationship issues.”
From the moment Shen Hechuan sat down, the three of them bombarded him with questions, unanimously demanding that he bring this person home to meet them, whether it was a man or a woman.
Shen Hechuan remained silent the entire time, calmly sipping his tea, seemingly unfazed by their words.
Just when they thought today’s efforts would be in vain, Shen Hechuan suddenly said, “I’ll ask him.”
Wu Huilan: “Huh?”
Shen Zhenghe: “Huh?”
The old master: “Huh?”
The three of them exchanged glances and asked in unison, “What did you just say?”
Shen Hechuan put down his teacup: “I said I’ll ask for his opinion. If he’s willing.”
Wu Huilan: “!!”
Shen Zhenghe: “!!”
The old master: “!!”
Although Wu Huilan firmly believed that her son must have someone he was seeing, she wasn’t entirely confident that she could actually persuade him to bring that person home.
She had even prepared herself for a long-term battle.
But then he suddenly agreed?
“Are you serious?” she asked, half-doubting, as she looked at Shen Hechuan.
“You’re not pulling our leg again, are you?”
“Yes,” Shen Hechuan replied.
“I’m serious.”
“When?” Wu Huilan pressed, seizing the opportunity.
“How about tomorrow? It’s the weekend, so you can bring them over for a meal. What do they like to eat? I’ll have it prepared.”
“Or we could go out to eat,” the old man chimed in.
“They can pick any restaurant they like.”
Shen Hechuan didn’t immediately agree.
“I’ll discuss it with him first. He’s quite busy with work.”
Ever since he had met Qiao Le, Qiao Le had been juggling multiple part-time jobs, busier than even Shen Hechuan himself.
As for what Qiao Le liked to eat, the only thing Shen Hechuan knew so far was pizza.
He wasn’t sure about anything else.
Wu Huilan, afraid he might change his mind, urged, “Alright, hurry up and ask. We need to prepare in advance.”
“Your mom’s right. We should make some preparations,” Shen Zhengho added.
“Is he coming alone or with his parents? Make sure to ask so we can arrange things accordingly.”
Shen Hechuan: “…”
It was supposed to be just bringing someone over to meet them, but now even the parents were being included.
However, Shen Hechuan wisely chose not to elaborate on the topic.
After all, one person couldn’t outtalk three, especially when those three were elders who had nothing better to do than nag about marriage all day.
Sometimes, he couldn’t help but think that the old man and the others could form a group and debut as the “National First-Class Marriage- Nagging Squad,” with one leader and two deputy leaders.
After leaving the old man’s study, Shen Hechuan returned to his room.
He lived alone on the third floor, and with no one to disturb him, his ears were finally at peace.
He grabbed some clothes and headed to the bathroom.
After his shower, Shen Hechuan rummaged through a drawer and found the note Qiao Le had left him earlier.
It had Qiao Le’s contact information and his account on the “Let Me Help” app.
Holding the note, he walked over to the sofa and sat down.
He first familiarized himself with the “Let Me Help” platform, then downloaded the app and registered an account.
The platform’s purpose was to make things convenient for people, and its interface was user-friendly.
Shen Hechuan searched for Qiao Le’s account using his ID.
When he saw Qiao Le’s account name, he couldn’t help but chuckle.
[ID: Five Elements Short of Money]
[Self-introduction: Click to place an order. I’m here to serve you wholeheartedly.]
Shen Hechuan glanced at the introduction on Qiao Le’s profile and noticed that he took on a wide range of tasks, including errands, dog walking, housekeeping, and even filling in shifts.
These miscellaneous jobs were all priced, and you could simply place an order.
For more complex tasks, you needed to privately discuss the price.
After some thought, Shen Hechuan opened the private message window and sent a message.
Earlier that day, after taking Qiao Man out for pizza, Qiao Le had also taken him to watch an animated movie.
It wasn’t until he received a call from Fang Jiaxu that he headed over to Mate Bar.
When he arrived, he found that besides Fang Jiaxu, the bar’s owner was also there.
Ever since Fang Jiaxu had contacted the owner that morning, the owner had arranged for someone to check the bar’s surveillance footage.
With the time and area clues provided by Qiao Le, they quickly identified the suspicious individual.
Coincidentally, the person was a member of their store and had registered membership information.
However, the process of contacting them was somewhat complicated, which delayed reaching out to Qiao Le until now.
With surveillance footage and witnesses, the person couldn’t deny the allegations.
But what was surprising was that this incident was actually related to one of their bar’s employees.
This employee, who couldn’t stand Qiao Le and felt that Qiao Le had stolen their spotlight, had conspired with a customer to teach Qiao Lea lesson.
“How do you want to handle this?” the boss asked Qiao Le.
“How to handle it?” Fang Jiaxu crossed his arms and said, “Of course, report it to the police! People like this won’t realize their mistakes unless they face consequences.”
Qiao Le nodded, “Let’s report it to the police.”
The boss had someone submit the evidence to the police station, and Qiao Le went to give a statement.
After everything was settled, he took Qiao Man home.
Having been out for most of the day, Qiao Man was already exhausted.
While taking a bath, his head kept nodding as if he were fishing.
After the bath, Qiao Le tucked his brother into bed, then quietly climbed onto the bed himself, sitting cross-legged to go over the accounts.
He calculated this month’s rent, utilities, Qiao Man’s tuition, and the money he owed to relatives, then checked how much he had left.
He had earned quite a bit at the bar these past few days, so he could repay his relatives a little more.
Qiao Le flipped to the page with the list of debts, marked the next person he planned to repay, and was about to continue writing when a small hand reached out and tugged at his pajamas.
Qiao Man, who was supposed to be asleep, whispered, “Brother.”
“Hmm?” Qiao Le turned to look at him, “Did I wake you up?”
Qiao Man shook his head, snuggling closer and asking, “Brother, is it really hard for you to take care of me?”
Qiao Le put down the pen, closed the notebook, and set it aside, looking at his brother, “Why are you suddenly asking this?”
Qiao Man said, “Because you’re so, so, so busy.”
He used three “so’s” to emphasize just how busy Qiao Le was.
Qiao Le chuckled, pinching his chubby cheek, “Because brother needs to earn money.”
“Is it to take care of me? Did we spend a lot of money today?” Qiao Man wrinkled his little nose, looking worried.
“We didn’t spend much. Brother earned a lot of money these past few days. Next time, I’ll take you out for pizza.”
Qiao Le didn’t want his brother to worry about these things at such a young age, so he spoke seriously, “Also, brother doesn’t just work to take care of you. I also need to take care of myself. You’re not the source of my hardship you’re one of the reasons I work so hard. Understand?”
Qiao Man seemed to half-understand, “Then when will you go back to school? Miao Miao said his brother went to college today.”
Miao Miao was Qiao Man’s classmate at kindergarten.
Without hesitation, Qiao Le replied, “When brother isn’t so busy anymore.”
Originally, he had applied for a leave of absence rather than dropping out, with the intention of returning to school after cleaning up the mess his father had left behind.
Over the past year, he had faced many challenges and setbacks.
Although it hadn’t been easy, he had also met many people willing to help him, and both his work and life had gradually stabilized.
He belived things would only get better from here.
Once everything was settled, he would go back to school.
Qiao Le thought to himself that he would definitely push his life back on track, step by step.
“Can I go with you?” Qiao Man asked eagerly, full of anticipation.
He didn’t yet understand what university was, but he wanted to stay with his brother and didn’t want to be separated from him.
“Of course, when you grow up, you can,” Qiao Le replied, tucking him in.
“It’s late, time to sleep.”
He put the ledger back in the drawer and reached for his phone to check the time.
As soon as he unlocked it, he saw a new notification on the screen.
[You have received a private message from the “Let Me Help” app.]
An order?
Qiao Le casually opened the message.
The sender was a user named “S,” who mentioned that their family was pressuring them to get married and they needed assistance.
Pressure to marry?
Qiao Le paused, recalling Mr. Huo’s previous order.
Could this be another case of sabotaging a blind date?
Thinking of the 20,000 yuan he earned from Mr. Huo last time, Qiao Le suddenly felt wide awake.
He had just been worrying about his debts, and now a money-making opportunity had fallen right into his lap!
Qiao Le turned off the light and started replying to the client.
[Lacking Money: Hello, how can I assist you?]
[S: Let’s meet and talk. Are you free tomorrow morning?]
He was free, but the price needed to be discussed first.
[Lacking Money: I’m available, but this type of commission is more expensive than the minor tasks listed on my profile. Just so you know.]
Qiao Le noticed the user was new and wanted to make sure they understood the rates.
[S: Money isn’t an issue, as long as the problem gets solved.]
Another big spender?!
Qiao Le loved hearing “money isn’t an issue.”
He tentatively sent a message.
[Lacking Money: Starting at 10,000 yuan, with additional fees depending on the difficulty of the task?]
[S: That’s fine.]
Qiao Le: !!!
This really was a big spender… no, a money god!!
Qiao Le’s typing speed increased.
[Lacking Money: You can set the time and place. I’m available anytime.]
[S: Tomorrow at 11a.m., Café West in Area A, Table 9, Building A of the Brilliant Twin Towers.]
Qiao Le: “…”
Is this some kind of designated spot for blind dates?
Why do all your marriage pressure commissions end up here?