My Young Female Cleaner

The two siblings walked on the road, neither of them speaking a word to the other.

Cheng Yun walked faster, taking the lead. The afternoon sun was scorching, and he broke into a sweat after taking just a couple of steps.

Meanwhile, Cheng Yan shoved both hands into her trouser pockets, strolling leisurely behind him. Had she not been genuinely pretty, her posture would have made her look somewhat like a female hoodlum.

She had applied sunscreen, so she was not afraid of getting tanned. Anyway, she knew that Cheng Yun was forced to put on an angry posture right now even if he was just putting on a front, so she did not bother to provoke him. Since Cheng Yun wanted to walk, she would just accompany him on the walk.

Before long, the distance between the two of them grew wider and wider.

"Walk slower!" Cheng Yan still had her hands shoved in the pockets of her harem pants, following along with a swagger, her gaze glancing sideways at the roadside. "I can't keep up."

"..." Cheng Yun slowed his pace slightly.

When she caught up a little, Cheng Yun turned his head and said earnestly, "You were really thoughtless this time!"

"How so?"

"You should have at least discussed it with me."

"Would you have agreed?"

"...No!"

"So?"

"..." Cheng Yun felt that his sacred authority as an elder had been challenged.

"I've said it countless times, I don't need you to manage me, why can't you just understand?" Cheng Yan cast a somewhat helpless glance at him and sighed. "I'm very annoyed when you talk to me in this parental tone. You're my older brother, not my dad or my mom! Haven't you watched Eat Drink Man Woman? The eldest daughter of that family loves playing mom too much, so her relationship with her two younger sisters isn't very good. Besides, with my ability, it's pretty much the same wherever I go. Instead of having this mindset, you should think about yourself. Even though you managed to get into Yizhou University back then with great difficulty, now that you've graduated, it feels like those four words 'Yizhou University' haven't added any value to your life at all!"

"But... I am your elder!"

"What the hell kind of elder!" Cheng Yan spat lightly. "Can't you just focus on the second half of the sentence?"

"..." Cheng Yun was somewhat speechless, so he continued walking forward.

A short while later, Cheng Yan seemed to want to ease the atmosphere. With her hands in her pockets, she stopped in front of a roadside barbecue cart: "Cheng Yun, I want mutton skewers."

Cheng Yun did not want to bother with her: "Buy them yourself!"

"I didn't bring any cash."

"Use WeChat or Alipay!"

"I don't have money either!"

"Horseshit! I transferred money to you just two days ago!" Cheng Yun said in a deep voice. "If you don't want to spend money, don't eat!"

The barbecue vendor grinned broadly and asked Cheng Yan, "How many skewers does the young lady want?"

"Three, I guess." Cheng Yan pointed at Cheng Yun as she spoke. "He'll pay."

"You got it!"

The dark-skinned vendor picked up three mutton skewers, placed them on the grill, and fanned thick smoke out with a cattail leaf. While fanning, he said to Cheng Yun, "If my wife had been as pretty as this when I was young, I'd certainly never have quarreled with her."

Cheng Yun twitched the corners of his mouth: "..."

On the other hand, Cheng Yan was completely calm, continuing to swaggerly keep her hands in her pockets as she stood and waited.

In the end, Cheng Yun could only take out his phone to pay, and then stared longingly as Cheng Yan ate.

They did not return to the hotel, but instead went back to that empty home. Cheng Yan wanted to go back and change clothes; tonight, her high school classmates had decided to hold a graduation dinner together, which was also a farewell party for each other.

In this moment of parting, one could easily imagine that Cheng Yan would once again reap quite a few confessions from male classmates.

Originally, with Cheng Yan scoring such a high grade, Cheng Yun had even mentioned whether they should hold a separate banquet to thank her high school teachers and enclose a red envelope to express her feelings and so on. But Cheng Yan said that the political atmosphere was relatively tight this year, and their parents' bodies were indeed not yet cold, making it inappropriate to celebrate lavishly. Cheng Yun had given up on that plan and instead just called the teachers one by one to express his thanks.

Meanwhile, back at Anju Hotel.

Heroine Yin sat cross-legged on the sofa, her head tilting slightly forward involuntarily, staring blankly at the rectangular frame where human figures and scenes constantly shifted and sounds continuously emanated.

The Yizhou news had long since finished broadcasting, and the internet TV had automatically switched to a movie, now showing Transformers.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Several missiles neatly cut across the open sky!

"Boom!!"

Heroine Yin trembled all over, her eyes reflecting the roaring flames of the television.

Houses were easily blasted to pieces, cover was torn apart, rolling dust surged into the sky, and human beings of mortal flesh and blood were as fragile as paper-mâché in such a battlefield!

"Gulp!" She instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

This world was too terrifying!

Then the combined Devastator climbed the Pyramid, only to be blasted down by a single electromagnetic cannon shot from the US fleet! Optimus Prime replaced himself with a comrade's spare parts to gain a new lease on life, dominating this battlefield with even greater force.

Having finally finished watching Transformers, Heroine Yin thought of the bustling traffic along the way, and a chill involuntarily crept into her heart.

At that moment, a beep suddenly sounded at the doorway.

Heroine Yin's gaze instantly hardened, and she instinctively took the Wild Goose Feather Blade in her hand, staring at the entrance.

With a click, Cheng Yun pushed the door open and entered.

Heroine Yin quickly put down the Wild Goose Feather Blade and pretended as if she had been doing nothing just now.

"What are you doing? When I saw you holding a knife just now, it looked like you were going to hack me." Cheng Yun gave her a baffled look, walked in, and glanced at the television, which was now broadcasting Wolf Warrior 2, last year's box-office myth.

"A sense of crisis and vigilance are the most indispensable qualities for people of the pugilistic world!" Heroine Yin said proudly.

"Oh? Is the TV good?" Cheng Yun sat down.

"It is good, but it's just too terrifying," Heroine Yin said with lingering fear.

"Huh? Did you watch a horror movie?"

"A horror movie? Anyway, there are monsters in it."

"Oh?"

"A monster called Decepticon or something, it's too terrifying. Fortunately, the Autobots defeated them in the end," Heroine Yin said, patting her chest. "No wonder the Old Mage said I wouldn't be able to make waves in your world."

"..." Cheng Yun got up, poured a cup of water, took a sip, and then said, "I'm here to talk to you about the issue of 'work-study accommodation'."

"Alright!" Heroine Yin instantly became interested, staring at him eagerly as she said, "I want high wages!"

Cheng Yun rolled his eyes and said, "Obviously you can only work here with me, you have no other choice, and I only recruit for two positions in total here—front desk cashier and cleaner."

With that, he looked Heroine Yin up and down: "Without a doubt, you can only do cleaning."

"What is a cleaner?"

"As the name implies, maintaining cleanliness. Basically, it means being responsible for sweeping and tidying the hotel."

"Oh, oh! Sweeping the floor, then!" Heroine Yin pondered for a moment, looked up, and said, "This is good! This is simple! I love doing this kind of work!"

Cheng Yun pursed his lips: "It's not just sweeping the floor. To be precise, you have to ensure the cleanliness and tidiness of the entire hotel. So besides sweeping, you also need to wipe clean certain areas that need wiping, and mop the floor until it's clean. After guests check out, you have to change the bed sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases with brand new ones, ensure that the quantity of toiletries in the bathroom is sufficient, take cups, electric kettles, and other utensils that need disinfection to be disinfected, and also check if the facilities in the room are damaged, whether commodities have been used, and so on..."

"That sounds..." Heroine Yin looked somewhat dazed. "...a bit more complicated."

"Actually, it's very simple to do."

"How much does a cleaner make a month?"

"2,000 plus commission, no weekends off, food and lodging included."

"Food and lodging included~" Heroine Yin forcefully suppressed the urge to blurt out her agreement, and asked another question, "Then... what about that other position?"

"The front desk cashier makes 2,200 plus commission, and also includes food and lodging."

"You mean that rather tall young female doll standing inside that counter, right?"

"Tall?" Cheng Yun was stunned.

"Taller than me."

"That's her."

"Then I want to be that-what-you-call-it clerk." The heroine stated firmly.

"No!"

"Why!"

"The front desk is full." Cheng Yun said, giving her a faint look. "And are you sure you know how to use a computer?"

"Huh?"

"..."

"Then I'll just be a floor-sweeper!" The heroine showed not the slightest trace of disappointment. "Although it sounds a bit troublesome, as long as you make it clear to me, I guarantee I won't mess it up!"

"..." Cheng Yun nodded heavily.

Explaining things clearly to her probably wouldn't be a simple task!

"Then follow me." Cheng Yun took a deep breath, walked toward the door, and said as he walked, "There's actually already a cleaner auntie in the hotel. Her surname is Tang, and she's quite old. You must call her Aunt Tang when you meet her."

"No problem," Heroine Yin nodded. "Then why did you recruit another one if you already have her?"

"The hotel has nearly forty rooms, and she's a bit overwhelmed by herself, especially since business has been pretty good lately. Besides, it's also to create employment opportunities for you!" Cheng Yun walked downstairs as he spoke. "I'll tell Aunt Tang later, and from now on you'll be responsible for cleaning the third floor. Since the third floor has relatively fewer rooms and is lighter work, you'll also have to clean the front desk every evening. Do you have any objections to this arrangement?"

"No objections!" Heroine Yin patted her chest. "As long as you don't withhold my wages."

"Have your wages ever been withheld?"

"Yeah, even reporting it to the official court didn't work." Heroine Yin shook her head. "I worked hard for more than two months, and just thinking about it makes me angry!"

"Huh? Aren't you a person of the pugilistic world?"

"Yeah!" Heroine Yin nodded and said. "So later I just had to shove him into the river and drown him."

"Rest assured, I'm a conscientious boss, and I will definitely never withhold your wages," Cheng Yun said with a solemn expression. "Take the room we're currently staying in as an example, wait a moment, I'll push the cart over first, and then explain to you in detail how to do it..."

Heroine Yin turned out to have quite a bit of unexpected talent when it came to such coarse and miscellaneous chores. Cheng Yun had originally thought it would take a significant amount of time to explain things to her, but the reality was that it took less than an hour. The vast majority of that time was spent getting her to memorize the disposable toiletries and various commodities inside the rooms, because not only did she have to recognize these items, but she also had to remember their quantities and prices, which was no small challenge for Heroine Yin coming from another realm.

While Heroine Yin was playing with two walkie-talkies and getting quite into it, Cheng Yun said, "Let's head downstairs first. I'll introduce you to the front desk cashier; she's stationed at the hotel permanently."

"That pretty tall young girl?"

"Yeah, 1.6 meters." Cheng Yun said indifferently, "Don't you go bullying people just because you know martial arts, and you'd better be nice to her—this girl is pretty nice. And she's a person of our world after all, so she will definitely be able to help you in your future life."

"Well spoken, Station Master!"

"Right, before you understand our world, you'd better speak less, watch more, and learn more. Remember never to expose your origins, or the consequences will be unimaginable."

"No problem! I'm really good at this sort of thing!" Heroine Yin felt a bit baffled, as if she had unknowingly been led astray by him and had already accepted the default premise that she would live in this world for a long time.

Although Cheng Yun had some doubts about her words, he still nodded, walked over to the first floor, and said to Yu Dian, "Yu Dian, let me introduce you to a colleague."

"Huh?" Yu Dian raised her head in a daze and looked at Heroine Yin. Heroine Yin's fierce eyebrows and the scar at the corner of her eye left her somewhat bewildered. Didn't Cheng Yun say earlier that this was a friend of his?

Yet she quickly nodded and said, "Um."

"Her name is Yin Dan." After finishing, Cheng Yun pointed at Yu Dian. "Her name is Yu Dian."

The young girl Yu Dian hurriedly said, "Hello, hello."

Heroine Yin also cupped her fists in salute: "Pleasure to meet you, pleasure to meet you."

Cheng Yun: "..."

Taking advantage of the moment when Yu Dian was still somewhat dazed, he quickly changed the subject: "Yin Dan is a cleaner I just hired to lighten Aunt Tang's burden! She's responsible for the third floor. For convenience of communication, her walkie-talkie channel is the third one. Since you two will be dealing with each other frequently, it's best if you communicate more."

"Oh, oh, okay," the young girl Yu Dian said.

"Then I'll rely on your care," Heroine Yin continued, cupping her fists again, stubbornly asking for a wipeout!

Since Cheng Yun couldn't stop her, he simply stopped trying, and instead leaned close to Yu Dian's ear, whispering, "This is a friend of mine from my hometown whom I've known since childhood. Her head isn't quite right, so please bear with her a bit."

Yu Dian nodded with a red face, and then secretly glanced at Heroine Yin: "Um, Boss Cheng, she looks pretty fierce. Will she hurt people..."

"No, don't be deceived by her appearance! The fierce aura on her face is natural, and that scar on the corner of her eye was from a tree branch when she was climbing a tree to get bird nests as a kid. Actually, this person is quite silly; just make sure you don't bully her and you'll be fine!" Cheng Yun patted his chest to guarantee it. "I was even hoping you could take care of her a bit more usually!"

Heroine Yin's martial arts skills were consummate and miraculous; how could this whispering escape her ears?

She immediately broke into a silly smile toward Yu Dian, scaring the young girl into quickly lowering her head, not daring to look anymore.

"Oh, right, okay," Yu Dian said weakly.