This absolutely cannot be considered "nothing"! That is 16.8 billion!
He wouldn't necessarily earn a fraction of that amount even if he worked his entire life.
Su Yuan's gaze toward Chen Nuoyi suddenly turned sympathetic. With a father who pits his own daughter like this, this Righteous Path Prodigy was destined to have a bumpy road ahead.
Chen Nuoyi felt somewhat uncomfortable under Su Yuan's gaze and quickly said:
"Don't look at me with that kind of expression. Didn't I just say? My dad lost 16.8 billion, he didn't go into debt."
"He was just kicked off the Board of Directors for losing too much money and lost all his assets, but he doesn't owe anyone money."
The sympathy in Su Yuan's eyes vanished in an instant.
Oh, is that so? Then it's fine.
Rich Dog!
Su Yuan asked curiously again:
"Since your father was able to become a director of a large company, his Cultivation Base must be very high, right? Is he a Golden Core True Person or a Nascent Soul True Lord?"
"With talent like that, even if he was kicked out of a big company, he could easily find a small company to work as an executive, right?"
"No... my dad doesn't have a job right now."
Chen Nuoyi's gaze became evasive, and she said with some shame:
"He's been hiding in his room drinking beer lately and hasn't left the house in a long time... but I think he'll pull himself together soon."
Su Yuan: "..."
If this were an Urban Script, Chen Nuoyi would have ended up with a Useless Dad.
But in this era of Universal Cultivation, Chen Nuoyi's father, who had stepped down from being a corporate executive... he should be following the script of a Dragon King Father, right? A drunkard who spends his days obsessed with alcohol, only for his cultivation to suddenly be revealed after his daughter is bullied by a Demonic Cultivator hiding in the city—and it turns out he is actually a Nascent Soul True Lord!
So, who is supposed to play the role of the Demonic Cultivator?
It wouldn't be me, would it?
Hahaha, impossible. I'm a Good Person, not some Demon Lord... perhaps.
But then again, even if Chen Nuoyi's background is truly impressive, her life is indeed quite miserable until her Dragon King Father pulls himself together.
Su Yuan pointed at the meal tray in front of Chen Nuoyi and said:
"Class Monitor, your current life doesn't exactly scream 'good.' I'm working just like you, but I haven't reached the point of relying on Group Meal or eating the leftovers when the cafeteria is about to close."
"Can you tell me the truth? How much money do you earn from your part-time job each week?"
Chen Nuoyi estimated for a moment before saying cautiously:
"I can earn about one thousand yuan a week. Is that a lot?"
"It is not."
Su Yuan replied decisively:
"With your Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation, even earning one thousand yuan a day wouldn't be much! I finally understand why you're living so poorly. I see you haven't grasped the essence of working at all!"
When it came to the path of working, this was Su Yuan's area of expertise. An aura of an elite wage slave naturally emanated from him, causing Chen Nuoyi, who was at the bottom of the working world, to look on with reverence.
"Tell me, what kind of work have you been doing lately?"
"I'm working a part-time job as a Telephone Customer Service agent at a toy company."
Chen Nuoyi answered softly, her voice sounding like the tinkling of a clear spring, very pleasant to the ear.
Just by hearing her voice, Su Yuan could already picture the girl at her workstation saying, "Respected customer, hello, Customer Service Xiao Nuo is at your service."
However...
"That is such a waste of talent, truly a waste!"
Su Yuan shook his head repeatedly:
"A job like customer service doesn't care about cultivation base at all. For a High-Level Wage Slave at the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation to do this kind of work is simply a waste of your abilities!"
"S-so that's how it is."
Chen Nuoyi looked impressed and hurriedly asked for guidance with an open mind:
"Coach, please teach me the correct way to work."
"Simple."
Su Yuan swept his gaze over the hundreds of plates he had collected while clearing the leftovers earlier. He stood up and pointed at the tall stack of plates:
"Take a dishwasher, for example. The higher your cultivation base, the faster your hand speed. If you practice your dishwashing skills diligently, your hourly wage will naturally increase!"
As he spoke, Su Yuan grabbed the stack of plates and rushed to the sink. The focus effect of his Pure Devil Heart, combined with the extreme excitement side effect brought on by the Small Medicinal Pill, made his dishwashing speed fly.
Watching Su Yuan wash hundreds of plates with a speed that looked like he was shuffling cards, Chen Nuoyi stared with wide, beautiful eyes!
"Young man, you are simply a genius in our dishwashing world. Would you like to join our cafeteria? We can offer you an hourly wage of one hundred and fifty!"
A Dishwashing Auntie from the cafeteria rushed over like a gust of wind and asked with a sincere expression, but Su Yuan politely declined.
"An hourly wage of one hundred and fifty! That's amazing!"
Chen Nuoyi felt as if she had just opened the door to a new world.
Su Yuan wiped his wet hands and asked Chen Nuoyi:
"How is it? Have you gained any insight?"
Chen Nuoyi said cautiously:
"Coach, I feel like washing dishes is too skill-intensive. Are there any simpler jobs that can better utilize my strengths?"
"There are, brother, there are."
Su Yuan spoke eloquently:
"Take the two businesses I am currently focusing on: security guard and deliveryman. These two jobs are unremarkable on their own, but if you can dual-cultivate both, they will complement each other, and you will instantly become a powerhouse in the current job market."
"Just in the first three days of the holiday, I earned over four thousand from these two jobs, which is equivalent to a whole month of your part-time work."
"Even while at school, as long as you are willing to endure hardship, you will have endless... ahem, I can't guarantee a thousand a day, but earning seven or eight hundred is definitely achievable."
"Three days, over four thousand!!!"
Hearing this number, Chen Nuoyi felt as if little stars were popping out of her eyes.
When her family situation changed and she had to figure out how to work and study on her own, she never imagined that she could earn so much just from working a part-time job!
If she had that much money, her life would be significantly improved!
"Co, Coach, I want to learn how to work from you!"
Chen Nuoyi's cheeks flushed with excitement as she earnestly requested.
[Finally! Through your painstaking planning, the Righteous Path Saintess has finally fallen into your trap. She should be focusing all her energy on cultivation, yet you have lured her into doing things that are completely useless for becoming stronger! Under your deception and trickery, her growth rate will slow down significantly!]
[However, this is not the end of your ambition, but merely the beginning! You must lead the Righteous Path Saintess to kill and set fires, to deceive those above and below, and to do things that only a Demon Lord would do!]
[Saint Fall Degree +5%]
[Task Progress: Saint Fall Degree 15% (Cap 20%)]
Looking at the information popping up on the System Panel, there was not a hint of surprise in Su Yuan's eyes.
He had already seen through the nature of this Dog System!
However, only a 5% increase in Saint Fall Degree?
That was normal, he supposed. He had only used verbal persuasion and hadn't truly let Chen Nuoyi engage in those evil—bah, bah, bah—he hadn't let her go out to work to sustain her livelihood yet.
So, should he take on this student?
After a moment of thought, Su Yuan looked at the girl in front of him, whose pretty face was slightly flushed and whose Beautiful Eyes were filled with anticipation. He asked with a sinister (forced) look in his eyes:
"I can take you on to work and earn money, but Class Monitor, how do you plan to repay me?"
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