The Cold, Aloof Dominatrix After Parasitically Entering a Rich Family - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Earning Money: Miss Tu Si Wins the Jackpot of the Century!!!

Ahhhh!

Fang Yu was startled awake by her phone ringing in her dream. She checked the time—it was only 6:30 AM.

This meant that the very first thing her respected boss did after opening her eyes was to call her…

“Hello? Good morning, President Gong.”

“You’ll speak on my behalf at today’s anniversary celebration.” Gong Shayu had absolutely no sense of boundary about disturbing an employee’s rest time after work hours.

“President Gong, although today is the ICC anniversary, it’s actually relatively important compared to the grand reopening of the entire resort…”

“I’ll pay you double your salary this month.”

Fang Yu shot up from the bed, nearly shouting “Hooray” into the phone. Relying on her powerful professional composure, she managed to pull back the grin that was stretching to her ears and force out a complete sentence: “President Gong, do you have other arrangements? This event is truly very important.”

“Triple.”

President Gong’s voice on the other end sounded like music from heaven. Just as Fang Yu was about to nod and agree, she heard Gong Shayu complain with a hint of helplessness: “I don’t know what got into Tu Si’s head, she suddenly wants to take wedding photos!”

Fang Yu’s mouth twitched, “Uh, President Gong, as a member of the company, I have an obligation to help you share the burden. Please go ahead. I’ll take care of the event shortly.”

Forget about the double salary; consider it my treat for you and Miss Tu. After all… I was the one who put that idea in her head.

“By the way, if she asks you about the company’s situation, just tell her the company is losing money and has no money to take those wedding photos.”

Fang Yu: “……… Yes, yes, what you say is the truth.”

But aren’t you personally very rich?

“She said she’s going to make money today, hmph! I’d like to see how she’s going to do it.”

Fang Yu: What!!! Boss, you’re actually ditching the incredibly important grand reopening of the entire ICC resort just to see Miss Tu get a temporary job.

President Gong has changed…

…

Judging by Tu Si’s thought process of trying to get rich by picking up empty water bottles, Gong Shayu speculated that she might be handing out flyers, dressing up in mascot costumes, or collecting empty water bottles by the street today.

What she didn’t expect was that Tu Si went to a travel agency to find a local guide job. Indeed, this could pay daily wages, and compared to other methods, she might actually save enough money for wedding photos after a few days.

Afraid of being discovered, Gong Shayu changed to a black commercial car early in the morning and followed Tu Si.

When she saw Tu Si emerge from the travel agency, she thought, Not good. If things progressed like this, she might actually end up taking the photos.

Even dressed in an ordinary T-shirt and wearing the travel agency’s uniform baseball cap, Tu Si was particularly noticeable among a group of local guides.

Gong Shayu was pondering how to refuse on her behalf if someone chose her when a young couple walked up to Tu Si.

Judging by their walking posture, the man was very willing to hire Tu Si, but the woman was not. Especially the moment Tu Si raised her face, the woman flatly refused.

Gong Shayu smirked: Interesting, not bad.

Next came a father and son, a family of three, sisters, a married couple… Without exception, they all chose Tu Si from the group, and without exception, they all refused her after clearly seeing her face.

As the number of guides around decreased, the disappointment on Tu Si’s face deepened.

Miss Gong had been thoroughly enjoying her schadenfreude, but seeing Tu Si’s increasingly downcast expression, her heart felt scratched by a sharp object—bitter and aching.

Just then, two students approached. Gong Shayu got out of the car and stopped them before they entered the travel agency door.

“Are you looking for a local guide?” Gong Shayu wore sunglasses and was so beautiful it was hard to look directly at her.

“N-no…”

“You are looking for a guide,” without waiting for them to finish, Gong Shayu pulled out a stack of Hua currency, “Go inside and find the most beautiful girl. Also, tell your classmates that anyone who comes here to hire her as a guide can collect 1,000 Hua currency from me…”

Tu Si, who had been rejected countless times, was suddenly invited by over ten students at once, and at the astonishing price of 500 Hua currency per person per hour! And all they needed was for her to take them on a tour of the museum!

Crucially, their accompanying teacher also agreed to all this?

This meant that in just two hours, Tu Si earned nearly 20,000 Hua currency.

Even stranger, after leaving the museum, she inexplicably used 10,000 Hua currency of her earnings to win a wedding dress valued at 2.88 million Hua currency in a raffle, which also included a free wedding photography session?

The Flower Fairy felt like she had bumped into a ghost.

She opened her phone, wanting to share this great news with Gong Shayu, but the other party’s line was busy.

Not finding someone to tell, Tu Si felt she would burst. The only person she could contact on her phone now was Assistant Fang.

“Huh? Is it a scam?” Fang Yu had just gotten off the guest stage. After hearing Tu Si’s story, her first reaction was, Is the scamming here really this low-level?

Assistant Fang wore her Bluetooth headset and pulled up her phone screen—a work habit where she subconsciously checked her boss’s calls, WeChat, OA, email whenever her phone was free…

The boss had no new instructions, but a pile of WeChat messages from people who couldn’t reach the boss were sent to her. The assistant of W, a world-renowned wedding dress designer, sent Fang Yu dozens of voice messages, discussing the details of the wedding dress. Yet, her boss, the original sender, had only said: “Whatever, just make sure it can be airfreighted over by the day after tomorrow.”

Seeing the price tag of that casual wedding dress, Fang Yu pressed her hand to her heart. Why did I refuse the triple salary?

It wouldn’t even cover the occupational injury compensation for being killed by my boss’s secretly romantic gestures!

“Oh, then I’ll call the police.” Tu Si was about to hang up.

“Wait! Congratulations,” Assistant Fang’s voice was breathless and shaking: “Miss Tu Si, you’ve won the jackpot of the century!!!”

…

After the museum tour ended, Tu Si bowed and said goodbye to the field trip teacher.

The students in the bus were chattering:

“What’s the relationship between that beautiful older sister and this pretty girl?”

“Their looks are incredible!”

“It’s such a waste to be a tour guide when you’re that gorgeous.”

“I know her! She’s a great street dancer!”

“Really?”

“We get to go out and make money! Teacher, call me next time something like this happens!!!”

The field trip teacher looked thoughtfully into the rear-view mirror of the bus at Tu Si’s receding figure…

“Jie-jie! Jie-jie—”

Tu Si’s joyful calls were exceptionally clear in the crowd. The moment her eyes met Gong Shayu’s, her whole being flew toward her like a nesting bird.

In those two steps, the unpleasantness of last night vanished with the wind whistling past her ears.

Tu Si opened her arms, only to be blocked by Gong Shayu’s raised hand, keeping her at arm’s length.

“I have good news for you,” Tu Si didn’t care much for boundaries. She wrapped her arms around Gong Shayu’s arm, reenacting the scene from the pedestrian street that had played in Gong Shayu’s mind that day.

Gong Shayu didn’t want to lose face here, especially seeing someone taking pictures of them with their phone. She threatened through gritted teeth: “If you keep this up, I won’t take the photos!”

Tu Si’s arm-shaking stopped: “How did you know I earned enough money for the photos?”

Gong Shayu: “…”

Miss Gong’s exact words last night were: “Talk to me about photos when you earn the money for them tomorrow.”

“Look at you, all happy. What else could it be besides this?” Gong Shayu scoffed, nearly giving herself away.

Tu Si indeed stopped shaking her arm, instead taking her hand and smiling foolishly: “Jie-jie, you’re so smart! You always keep your word, right?”

Gong Shayu: “…”

On the way to the hotel, Tu Si was like a tireless magpie, chattering incessantly.

“Jie-jie, do you know what we saw at the museum today?”

“Jie-jie, Jie-jie… Do you want to go inside and see?”

“Ah, Jie-jie, look, this dress is so beautiful!!! I want to wear it!”

“This photo is so pretty; I want to take one too.”

The topic slowly shifted from the museum to the wedding photography next week. Gong Shayu kept her eyes on the road ahead, but when Tu Si talked about specific poses and backgrounds, her pupils unconsciously widened, and the corners of her mouth slightly lifted.

Of course, she didn’t notice it herself.

At the last corner before the hotel, Gong Shayu finally spoke: “Shut up.”

Tu Si fell silent for two seconds, then cautiously said: “Just one more thing, just one. I also want to take a mermaid-style photo.”

Gong Shayu’s mouth twitched: “Fine, then you can take the picture with that male shark.”

Tu Si: “No way! You kissed me, so I can only take wedding photos with you.”

Fang Yu, walking toward them and overhearing the latter half of the sentence: “… !#”

So, he’s the only one of the three who remembers that marriage agreement now???

“President Gong, Miss Tu.” Fang Yu’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart pounded as he gestured them toward the private dining room.

This was Tu Si’s first time eating in such a high-end place since coming to Yalugang, and she couldn’t help but look around curiously.

Gong Shayu personally taught her dining etiquette. Tu Si quickly learned how to sit and arrange her cutlery.

A Jie, dressed in a high-quality white chef uniform with meticulously combed hair, pushed a dining cart in.

“A Jie!” Seeing a familiar face, Tu Si excitedly stood up, her chair scraping the floor.

A Jie’s eyes brightened, and she nodded in greeting to Tu Si.

Tu Si had never seen A Jie’s professional side and praised her: “You look so beautiful.”

Gong Shayu’s face instantly turned as black as the black pepper steak on the table.

Fang Yu looked at the sky and the ground, preparing to find a suitable moment to slip away.

A Jie, however, thanked her naturally: “Thank you. I heard from President Fang that President Gong was bringing you to dinner, so I specially prepared a few dishes you’ve never tasted before. I hope you like them.”

Tu Si: “I like them, like them, I especially like them!”

Gong Shayu’s face turned from black pepper to black truffle, but she still managed to control her facial expressions, trying to look generous.

“Sit down, why don’t you join us?” Tu Si patted the empty seat next to her, gesturing for A Jie to sit down.

A Jie glanced at Gong Shayu’s elegant yet cold face and told Tu Si: “This is a candlelight dinner specially prepared for you and President Gong. I shouldn’t intrude.”

The Cuscuta couldn’t notice the subtle expressions of anyone other than Gong Shayu. She was already impatient to try the food she had never tasted before.

Hearing this, Tu Si eagerly picked up her knife and fork: “Okay, okay, thank you! Then I’ll start eating with Jie-jie!”

Gong Shayu: Tu Si… is quite cute sometimes.

A Jie: …

Fang Yu: …

A Jie stood by the side, introducing the dishes one by one. She was currently the trial head chef for the ICC, and getting the boss’s nod was one of the most crucial parts of her transition to a permanent position.

For Gong Shayu, having several people standing nearby while eating was completely normal. For Tu Si, it was a bit challenging. She liked to talk while eating, especially when the food was delicious.

“Mmm… this dish is especially delicious, and this one, and this one…” Tu Si chattered non-stop.

A Jie explained each dish to her, while Gong Shayu maintained her strict policy of no talking during meals.

“How are you so good at cooking? Who did you learn from?” Tu Si asked.

A Jie: “From my mother. She is a great woman.”

It was only then that Gong Shayu spoke: “Do you have something you need to tell me?”