Chapter 46: Wang Dong - Douluo: Twin Martial Souls of Chicken and Wine, Protected by the Demon King Xuan Zi

Seeing Huo Yutong looking so hungry, Tang Ya smiled. "Little Yutong, go have breakfast first. Once you're done, you can either head back to your dorm for a rest or sit here and wait.

"The boss doesn't do interviews during mealtimes. Everything has to wait until the meal service is over."

"Okay, Teacher Xiaoya, got it!" Huo Yutong said excitedly. "I'll wait right here until breakfast is over!"

"Um... I'd like to go, too!"

All three turned to look and found that Xiao Xiao had spoken.

Her decision to boldly speak up had a great deal to do with the handsome Gao Ren and the delicious Overlord Drumstick.

If she became Gao Ren's employee, she could spend more time with him and enjoy free staff meals... All she had to do was say something, and it might work out. Why shouldn't she pluck up her courage and ask Tang Ya and the others?

Bei Bei looked at Xiao Xiao, then at Huo Yutong. "Yutong, who's this?"

Huo Yutong hurriedly introduced Xiao Xiao, letting Bei Bei and Tang Ya know that she was her roommate.

Upon learning this, Bei Bei nodded, already weighing things up.

Xiao Xiao was Yutong's roommate. They would probably live together for the next few years, spending more time with each other every day than with anyone else... He might as well ask Gao Ren whether he wanted to hire another person.

"Xiaoya." Bei Bei turned to Tang Ya. "Head back to the kitchen and tell Gao Ren what's happening here. Let him decide."

"Sure thing!" Tang Ya dashed into the kitchen like a whirlwind.

"Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao want to work here?"

"Yes, boss."

Hearing Tang Ya confirm it again, Gao Ren sank into thought.

Little Huo Girl doesn't have much money and can barely afford her meals. I can understand why she'd want to work here...

But what's Xiao Xiao doing this for?

Surely she isn't here for my handsome face?

I shouldn't be so handsome that, like Wang Dong, she'd let her looks drag her entire worldview along for the ride, right?

Whatever!

I'll take them both!

With more employees under me, I can happily slack off!

I've worked here for two years with practically no days off, and I'm getting sick of it... Work really is dull and tasteless!

Before long, Tang Ya came out of the kitchen and relayed Gao Ren's message. "Little Gao Ren said you two should go to the kitchen together for an interview once breakfast is over!"

Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao exchanged a glance, each seeing delighted surprise in the other's eyes.

After breakfast service ended, Gao Ren gave Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao a perfunctory interview.

He simply asked whether they could handle hard work and whether they could stay on for the long term.

When he asked what salary they expected, both girls told him outright that they would work for free... With both of them offering to work for nothing, what else was there to discuss? He simply passed them.

However, unlike with Jiang Nannan, he didn't actually have these two girls work for free. He still offered them a token salary of ten Gold Soul Coins a month.

Gao Ren: Damn it, why does every person I hire outdo the last when it comes to undercutting their own wages?

Once the interviews were over, Gao Ren handed Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao off to Jiang Nannan to show them the ropes. He had something to go out and take care of.

What did Gao Ren have to do?

Something to do with the first-year freshmen, of course.

The new term was about to begin, and he needed to move into the student dorms like the other students.

The Sea God Pavilion felt that this would help Gao Ren settle into life at Shrek Academy and fit in with the students enrolling alongside him.

After leaving the cafeteria, Gao Ren headed straight toward the Outer Court dormitory building.

Soon, he saw the familiar rocking chair, along with Mu En lying in it, basking in the sun.

"Hello, Great-Uncle-Master," Gao Ren greeted him with a smile.

Mu En opened his eyes, a kindly smile appearing on his face. "Ah, A-Ren. Moving into the dorms now?"

"Yes." Gao Ren nodded.

"Go on, then. Get along with your classmates." Mu En waved a hand. "If anything comes up, remember to come find me. This old man suns himself here every day."

Gao Ren answered in acknowledgment and headed into the dormitory building.

Before long, he found his room.

"Room 110. This is it. I wonder what kind of person my roommate is."

Gao Ren glanced at the number on the door, then gently pushed it open.

Then he froze.

Inside Room 110 was a youth with short, pinkish-blue hair.

She had delicate features, fair skin, and a particularly striking pair of large, pale pinkish-blue eyes. She was so handsome that she even edged out Gao Ren by a tiny margin.

At the instant the door opened, she had her back to Gao Ren and was wiping the window through gritted teeth.

Hearing the door open behind her, the youth whipped her head around, her eyes brimming with resentment.

At the sight, Gao Ren silently shut the door.

Motherfucker! Why is it this one?!

Isn't she supposed to be in Room 106?!

The person Gao Ren meant was none other than our Tang God-King's daughter, who had lost her memories and come to the Douluo Continent-Tang Wutong!

She was currently using the alias Wang Dong and had entered Shrek Academy disguised as a boy.

Realizing she was his roommate, Gao Ren felt his scalp crawl.

It was precisely because of her that the original story's Huo Yuhao had been derided as "Huo Zhongxian"!

She was our Tang God-King's ultimate, unbeatable dog leash!

Anyone targeted would be treated just like someone caught by the contract-locking god RNG: a single blast of fear beyond death would yank them brutally back from who knew where!

Seeing her in his own dorm room instantly triggered Gao Ren's PTSD. He wanted to stay as far away from her as possible.

Gao Ren: Don't tell me the Tang God-King has set his sights on me?!

With that thought, he fled the student dormitory building as fast as he could.

[No time. Publish first, revise later.]