第42章 入职万众集团

Jiang Qian looked at these familiar little creatures and smiled. "Sis, when did you pick up my bad habits?"

Yu Xuan rested her chin on her hand, her exquisite and charming face assuming a look of fragility and helplessness. "It's because you aren't here. The house is too quiet, and I'm lonely~"

Damn...

"Why are you staring at me? Hurry and help me check on that A-Dao."

A-Dao? I have one too, what use is it... Jiang Qian lifted the small glass tank containing the Broad-Axe Mantis and studied it for a moment. "Why did you ever want to buy an adult mantis?"

"It was a store promotion."

Yu Xuan said it as if it were a matter of course, completely unaware that she had fallen into a consumer trap.

Jiang Qian sighed softly. "Adult mantises usually die after laying eggs in September; very few survive past October. There's no helping it, your A-Dao's time is up."

Jiang Qian placed the glass tank back where it was.

He turned to look at his sister. "This is a normal biological phenomenon. Of course, you could also call it... a tax on stupidity."

"Get out, get out, get out."

"Wait, let me check these two as well."

Jiang Qian took the opportunity to pick up the other two glass tanks. "They aren't very active. How have you been feeding them?"

"Just... according to the instructions the shop gave."

"How many days has it been since you fed them?"

"Um, this..."

The Love Demon clone, which had been clinging to the wall and observing in secret, suddenly interjected, "She hasn't fed them since they arrived. It's purely a whim, not true love."

I know, it's not like today is the first day I've met her... Jiang Qian tried to coax his sister. "You can't even remember, so why don't you hurry up and get some food to feed them?"

A box of dead fruit flies was placed into Jiang Qian's hand.

"Sis, dead food isn't fresh." Jiang Qian felt helpless.

"Can't I feed them that?"

"No."

"What about catching some now?"

"...It's best not to. They'll have parasites."

"Then what do I do?"

"It's just... up to fate." Jiang Qian cast a mournful look at the three little creatures, feeling secretly sorry for them.

This was why he loved specimens but disliked keeping live creatures; it was too much trouble. One slight carelessness and you'd suffer losses beyond expectations, like this box of broken-winged fruit flies.

If he ordered some now, it would definitely be too late to feed them. There was a good chance these few wouldn't even survive the night.

"How about I turn them into specimens for you? Although they won't move, it might soothe your loneliness a little?"

Yu Xuan hugged her shoulders and looked at Jiang Qian with a profound expression.

The siblings remained silent for a long time.

"See? You often can't even hold onto the things you want yourself. If you hand them over to someone else, the outcome becomes even more uncontrollable." Yu Xuan suddenly pinched her chin and summarized with this sentence.

It left Jiang Qian feeling somewhat baffled.

"Sis, what do you mean?"

"It means, stop thinking about entrusting the task of carrying on the family line to me, your sister."

Yu Xuan walked closer, helped Jiang Qian straighten his shirt collar and smooth out the wrinkles, and patted his shoulder. Her stunning face revealed a tone of indisputable seriousness:

"I've already made my choice. As for the children, I can't help you."

"Cough, cough!"

Jiang Qian never expected that after such a long detour, this was what his sister wanted to say?!

If I could live a good life, who would dare rely on you for this? You could even starve a bug to death... Jiang Qian tried hard to suppress the urge to retort. "I was joking, don't be so serious. I'm leaving!"

"Have confidence in yourself, you deserve better."

"I thank you!"

It wasn't until Jiang Qian walked out of Yu Xuan's room that he realized: what did this have to do with confidence?

Better?

What the hell, are you rejecting me? The key is, I didn't even confess!

Just as he was full of complaints, his sister's door opened again, and Jiang Qian was pulled back in.

"Feed these three for me before you go!" Yu Xuan threw over a box of fresh, wriggling fruit fly larvae. "From now on, you are my personal pet trainer."

"Are you playing with me?"

"8,000 monthly salary, tips not included." Yu Xuan swayed her waist toward the wardrobe, pulled it open, and began choosing pajamas.

"Not doing it."

"10,000, after tax." Black lace and gold silk were held in Yu Xuan's hand as she compared them in front of the mirror.

Jiang Qian quietly swallowed his saliva, resisting the temptation of money. "It's useless. Your brother is now an employee of Wanzhong Group, a top-tier mega-corporation, a place where ambitious people chase their dreams. This trick of yours no longer works on me."

Who knew Yu Xuan would continue to raise the stakes without haste: "One hour of work a day, weekends off, triple pay for overtime on public holidays. If you do a good job, there's a little bedtime bonus every night."

As she spoke, Yu Xuan twirled her hair around her neck, using her pinky to draw circles on the ends. "Are you doing it or not?"

Gulp~

A brief silence.

"Please, just tell me what you need."

After feeding Yu Xuan's new pets, Jiang Qian returned to his room, exhausted.

One hour of work was so tiring...

He had to feed her pets and take pictures of them hunting with his DSLR so she could show them off on social media to grab attention... Just adjusting the lighting took half an hour!

Back in his room, Jiang Qian checked the status of the Little Devil Set: no problems. It seemed that without external interference, it could run permanently.

He took his phone out of the drawer.

It was piled with spam messages from Xue Yang:

"Old Jiang???"

"Jiang Qian!!!!"

"Ah~~ I really can't take it, what on earth happened to you? I didn't understand what you meant by telling your sister that message!~"

"The sky is blue waiting for the rain, and I am waiting for you..."

"Please, brother, reply when you get this!! Ahhh~~"

"I'm worried to death, I'm scared!!!"

(Several emojis)

"Just called your sister, she said she doesn't understand either."

--The above messages were sent within a total interval of less than 5 minutes.

Below that:

"Brother~ [Let me see]"

"Are you still alive?"

Jiang Qian selected all and deleted them, struggling to suppress the urge to kick the other guy into a cesspit.

The next day.

Jiang Qian dressed neatly and left early.

Downstairs, he saw Team Bear leaning against a Public Security Bureau car, waving at him with a smile, his round face and imposing potbelly complementing each other perfectly.

"Team Bear, you didn't have to take out a government vehicle just to drop me off, did you?" Jiang Qian sat inside the police car, recalling the scene of his first contact with the authorities.

Team Bear chuckled honestly. "Blame my younger brother, the one who will be your direct supervisor. He took my private car away early today, so I had no choice but to make do with the official one."

"I'm flattered," Jiang Qian smiled.

The city streetscape receded rapidly.

Along the way, Team Bear told Jiang Qian about the onboarding process and precautions for Wanzhong Group.

"A special HR representative will receive you later to conduct your orientation. Of course, she doesn't know your official background and will treat you like an ordinary person with connections."

"Connections?"

"That refers to License Holders," Team Bear said concisely.

That's quite fitting. Any License Holder, as long as they don't cause obvious harm to society, can lie flat in a famous company while drawing a high salary. Thinking about it, it's quite tempting... Jiang Qian secretly marveled at the official soft-power policy toward License Holders.

"By the way, Jiang Qian, what is the face of your Identity Card?" Team Bear asked suddenly and casually.

Jiang Qian paused.

To his surprise, Team Bear burst into laughter. "You're quite sharp, kid! That's right! At Wanzhong, don't easily reveal your Identity Card to others, don't discuss other License Holders, and try your best to act like an ordinary person."

"Understood, Teacher Lan warned me about that too."

The car soon approached the Wanzhong Group building.

Passing over the overpass, Jiang Qian looked out the window. The twin towers of Wanzhong Group soared into the clouds, a spectacular sight.

This was one of the few iconic buildings in Jinping City.

Buildings like this existed in every city across the country where a Wanzhong branch was located, all with similar specifications.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Wanzhong Group had always been a palace-level enterprise symbolizing status, strength, and prestige.

Driving into the underground garage, Jiang Qian saw self-service, high-tech, unmanned toll stations, with parking spaces and charging piles all managed programmatically.

Team Bear personally led Jiang Qian to the elevator.

On the first floor of the magnificent Jinping branch, at the reception desk, he helped Jiang Qian collect a temporary access card: it was said that after completing the onboarding process, he would receive a long-term access card until his internship ended.

"Alright, I won't go in. Take the elevator from here to the 15th floor. The receptionist on the 15th floor will tell you where the new employee orientation classroom is. After the training, my brother, your supervisor, will send someone to pick you up."

"Haha, my brother is a very kind person. I hope you get along well!"

"Many thanks, Team Bear. Take care."

The two parted ways, and Jiang Qian stepped into the elevator.

The elevators at Wanzhong Group were made of completely transparent glass panels, allowing you to clearly see the movement and status of employees on every floor during the ascent.

Business elites in suits, young ladies with long legs in short skirts and stockings, programmers in plaid shirts, leaders with thinning hair... the overall level of attractiveness was quite high.

He noticed that Wanzhong seemed to love "glass" elements: elevators, dining halls, conference rooms, lounge areas, gyms... except for the nursing rooms and the offices of various leaders, everything was treated with transparency.

Jiang Qian habitually recorded these characteristics and environmental information in his mind, continuously forming a cognitive map of his new office environment.

15th floor, arrived.

The elevator doors opened, and Jiang Qian stepped out onto the soft red carpet of the Employee Training Department.

So luxurious. They probably hope that every new employee who walks through here will feel honored to work in this place, right?

"Hello, who are you looking for?" the young lady at the floor's reception desk asked kindly. She wore a white suit skirt and had an exquisite, sweet appearance. One glance was enough to tell she came from a well-off family.

"Jiang Qian."

The young lady in the white suit skirt blinked, her eyes filled with surprise and envy. "Student Jiang Qian, it's you! Teacher Su is already waiting for you, please follow me!"

The other new employees who had ridden the elevator up were stunned to see Jiang Qian receiving special treatment.

It was their first time seeing such a legendary "person with connections." They had thought they could face it calmly, but when the beautiful young lady showed such obvious concern for Jiang Qian, they couldn't help but feel deep envy or jealousy.

Someone lowered their voice and whispered:

"Look, a connection hire!"

"Don't say that, he's actually quite handsome. Maybe he's relying on his looks."

"I didn't expect the inside of Wanzhong to be so dirty~"

"Shh, keep it down! Those people with connections are terrifying..."

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