"Why don't you report it yourselves?" I didn't really want to get involved in Eldest Miss Huang's affairs.
On one hand, President Huang both a womanizer and a doting father. He overreacts and gets all sorts of wrong ideas whenever he sees any man getting close to Eldest Miss Huang. I don't want to lose my job, which is currently quite well-paying, because of this. Well, although I often work overtime, the pay is always very generous. President Huang been generous with his compensation.
On the other hand, going to tutoring classes is such a hassle. Why not use that time for something else?
Of course, if your purpose is just to find out information and you don't have to spend your own money, you can do whatever you want while attending tutoring classes, as long as you don't disturb the other students.
Eldest Miss Huang Beibei pointed to the girl next to her wearing black-rimmed glasses and said:
"Her family and this company are competitors, and they all know each other. Whether it's her or an employee of her tutoring center, she definitely won't be able to register directly."
"You're pretty good..." I discovered a blind spot.
Eldest Miss Huang shook her head:
"I can't either."
"The owner and main teacher of this tutoring center knows me."
"Really?" I asked instinctively.
Eldest Miss Huang glanced at the group of thugs handing out flyers and said:
"She is Uncle Ai's granddaughter."
President Ai? I found it quite amusing.
"This is like a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple; family members don't even recognize each other."
Before Eldest Miss Huang and her "daughter" could speak, I "sincerely" offered a suggestion:
Why bother having someone attend their tutoring classes?
"You can definitely join forces."
"Everyone can find connections in roundabout ways. You invest in me, I invest in you, wouldn't it be better to be one entity?"
"Only by becoming bigger and stronger can we compete with other chain tutoring centers!"
After saying that, I silently apologized in my heart:
Sorry, I've been reading a lot of business reports at work lately.
"We will consider that, but we need to understand their tutoring style and teacher quality before we can talk about anything else," Eldest Miss Huang replied in a similarly businesslike tone.
"A family tradition of learning..." I sighed inwardly, and casually remarked.
"Then you can just find any random passerby."
"They're not trustworthy, and we'd have to do a background check. But hiring a professional company is too expensive; the costs are too high." Eldest Miss Huang explained a problem I hadn't even thought of yet.
She then added:
"You don't need to go often. Attending four or five classes is enough. After that, it's up to your own interest."
Four or five classes, which is about one or two weekends, just consider it overtime... I hesitated for a moment and said:
I'll go ask.
Eldest Miss Huang and the girl with black-rimmed glasses immediately responded:
"Thanks."
I walked over to the group of thugs and stopped in front of the guy whose hair and eyebrows were dyed a burnt yellow.
"Big Girl... that's definitely not a proper nickname, so I'd better not call you that to avoid a fight on the spot... Even though I'm Assassin now and can go on a rampage, there's no need for that..." I coughed twice and said:
"How much does the tutoring class cost?"
The thug with the scorched yellow eyebrows looked at me with delight and said:
"It depends on the class you sign up for: evening classes, weekend classes, weekday classes—the prices are all different."
"Also, what are you mainly studying? Foreign languages, math, Chinese, history, or are you taking extra classes on all of them? And what level are you at?"
Of course, I work weekend shifts. I don't have time during the week; I'm exhausted after work every day and just want to have fun... Considering my previous experience hosting foreign dignitaries, I replied:
"Weekend classes, foreign language, mostly conversational, adult level, improvement-oriented, preferably with a business focus."
"Sure, no problem." The thug nicknamed " Big Girl " flipped the flyer over and handed it to me. "Weekend business English class, 8888 per semester..."
He went on and on and on.
"I'll think about it." I took the flyer and asked, "When can I register?"
"Sign up now, there's a discount, only 6666... The address is on the flyer, from 9 am to 5 pm." " Big Girl " explained in detail.
"I see..." I glanced around and casually asked, "This is the first time I've seen people handing out flyers at night. Don't you have any rest time?"
"We're going to have to wait for the barbecue anyway, so we might as well hand out some flyers. Besides, this place gets the busiest at night," " Big Girl " explained nonchalantly.
"Hmm." I then asked, "What's your name? Do I need to mention it when I register?"
I want to confirm whether they get a commission for distributing flyers and attracting students.
"No need. There's no need," Big Girl said, shaking her head slightly bewildered.
"You didn't get any commission, you just handed out flyers?" I asked, puzzled.
That's incredibly dedicated!
Besides, for a hoodlum, what wouldn't be better than handing out flyers?
" Big Girl " paused for a moment after hearing my words, then smiled and said:
My main job is as a tutor.
"It's for foreign languages."
"..." At that moment, I felt that this tutoring center was a bit unreliable.
By this time, their barbecue was ready, and the other thugs finished handing out flyers and headed towards the stall.
Big Girl immediately became anxious:
Shit!
"Wait for me."
As he ran towards the barbecue stand, he turned halfway around and said to me:
My surname is Da.
Call me Teacher Da!
The foreign language accent is quite fluent... I shook my head and went back to another barbecue stall, where I found Eldest Miss Huang and her roommate's daughter.
"I'll go take a look this weekend," I said simply.
"How much is the tuition?" the girl with black-rimmed glasses asked.
"They said there was a discount, 6666." I didn't hide anything.
Eldest Miss Huang nodded:
"There might be other minor expenses. I'll give you a total of 20,000; the rest is for your trouble."
No, not so much... I wanted to be modest, but Eldest Miss Huang has given me far too much.
"Okay," I said with a sigh of relief.
"Add me on WeChat, and I'll transfer the money to you directly." Eldest Miss Huang took out her phone.
Just as I was about to click "Scan," a question suddenly occurred to me:
"How about this, you transfer it to her, and she transfers it to me."
She was referring to Eldest Miss Huang's roommate, her daughter.
"Hmm?" Eldest Miss Huang, somewhat puzzled.
"If Mr. President Huang finds out you transferred money to me privately, it will be quite troublesome..." I said cautiously.
At that point, not only will I lose my job, but I might also get hit by President Huang's car.
"Okay." Eldest Miss Huang turned to the girl with black-rimmed glasses and said, " Jiajia, add him and transfer 20,000 to him."
The girl clearly knew that Eldest Miss Huang Beibei was incredibly wealthy, and wasn't worried at all that she would renege on her debt.
She immediately took out her phone and added me on WeChat.
Huang Jiajia... Judging from the name, they really are from the same family... I glanced at the girl's WeChat name and muttered to myself.
After collecting the money, I pointed to the side:
I'm going to buy some barbecue.
"Shall we eat together?" Eldest Miss Huang extended an invitation.
"No, no need." I'm very timid.
At this moment, Huang Jiajia, the college student with black-rimmed glasses, took out two bags of snacks:
"Thank you for your help. This is a specialty product from my family's tutoring center."
"What's this?" I asked, glancing at the two bags of snacks.
"Dried mushrooms. They're not worth much. One of our biology teachers made them himself; his family grows mushrooms," Huang Jiajia explained.
"Alright then, thank you." Since it's nothing valuable, I'll accept it without hesitation.
However, those dark, sticky things inside the snack bags always made me suspect they were poisonous.