Chapter 22: Job Hunting

  As soon as Jiang Qicai walked out of the "Tian Shang Ren Jian" wine house with his neck covered, Wang Shiyu and Attorney Cheng, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up immediately. Wang Shiyu patted her chest excitedly and asked: "You really did it alone? Is that true? That's great! I knew you were not an ordinary person... Hey, what's wrong with your neck? Are you injured? And your clothes, why are they all torn?"

  "Brother, are you okay? I'll take you to the hospital right away!" said Attorney Cheng with concern, and then he picked up his phone to dial.

  Jiang Qicai stopped him, shaking his head and saying, "I'm fine, no need to go to the hospital!" He glanced around, somewhat unexpectedly saying: "How come there are only three of you left? What about those people?"

  At this time, apart from Wang Shiyu and Attorney Cheng, Jiang Qicai only saw Ding Xiaomao standing not far away with a complex gaze staring at him. However, his feet seemed to have taken root in the ground, looking as if he had something to say.

  After declining Mr. Cheng's kindness and comforting Wang Shi Yu for a few words, Jiang Qi Cai was just thinking of going back to the hotel to lie down when Ding Xiao Mao finally walked over and said coldly: "Next Monday, still at the entrance of this hotel, 7 o'clock in the evening, do you dare to compete with me again?"

  Jiang Qicai smiled, "You're not convinced? What do you want to compare?"

  Ding Xiaomao said: "Of course it's compared to magic! Or, who is the real ghost-catching master!"

  "What if I don't agree?"

  "You'll agree!" said Ding Xiaomao very affirmatively.

  Jiang Qicai naturally asked, "Why?"

  Ding Xiaomao sneered, "Because this is a promise between men! Aren't you a man?"

  Jiang Qicai glanced at Wang Shiyu and said slowly, "You're not a man! Otherwise, why would you recite the poem 'Chuchu Fuchuchu' about women when performing magic?"

  "You..." Ding Xiaomao was so angry that his nose was about to twist.

  "But I can promise you, give you a chance!" Jiang Qicai said with his mouth, but his eyes were constantly glancing at Wang Shiyu beside him. He kept glancing until Wang Shiyu's face turned red and her ears were burning before he shifted his gaze back to Ding Xiaomao.

  Ding Xiaomao grunted and turned around to leave, "Remember, next Monday at 7 o'clock. Don't disappoint me!"

  Alas... why doesn't everyone dare to admit their own shortcomings?

  Jiang Qicai let out a long sigh.

  ……

  Later, on the way back, Wang Shiyu was still indignant about what had just happened. "Do you think those people made a mistake? You clearly took such a big risk for them, but they just ran away without saying a word. They couldn't even wait a little longer outside!"

  "It's very normal! I had expected it!"

  Wang Shiyu looked at his profile and asked in surprise, "You're not angry at all?"

  "Why should I be angry?" Jiang Qicai continued to rub his neck, his voice sounding lazy, "If I were in their shoes, I might have slipped away quietly too, and even faster than them! Because... that's just human nature!"

  Wang Shiyu let out a soft "hmm" and chuckled: "Can't tell from looking at you, but you're actually quite generous!"

  "That's it! If you spend more time with me, you'll find that I actually have a lot of good qualities."

  "I've found it! I think you're really generous!" Wang Shiyu blinked her eyes and said, "A person as generous as you, shouldn't refuse a small request from a girl like me, right?"

  Jiang Qicai said: "Of course not! However, except for one thing, if you want me to teach you how to catch ghosts, then that's a different story!"

  Wang Shiyu was taken aback for a moment, then opened his eyes wide and said: "You... how did you know I wanted you to teach me how to catch ghosts?"

  "I'm not an idiot! If you can't even figure out that much, then I've lived in vain!"

  "This..." Wang Shiyu suddenly stopped in her tracks, lifted her head and looked at Jiang Qicai with her shining eyes, pleading: "I just have this one small request, you won't even agree to it? And yet you say you're generous! Moreover, although we aren't especially familiar, but..."

  "Sorry! This thing really can't be taught! At least for now, with your current spiritual power, I'm powerless!" Jiang Qicai completely ignored Wang Shiyu's fluttering eyelashes and pitiful appearance.

  Wang Shiyu looked at Jiang Qicai's serious expression and secretly sighed, saying nothing more.

  Two people fell silent, one in front of the other, and then parted ways at the crossroads.

  ……

  Half an hour later, Jiang Qi had just returned to the hotel when the front desk staff reminded him that his room would expire in three days. It was only then that Jiang Qi realized that he didn't have enough savings on him, and estimated that there was less than a hundred yuan left in his bank card.

  The title of "Ghost Catcher" sounds cool, but in reality it can't even fill my stomach.

  Jiang Qicai sighed, swiped the magnetic card to open the door of his room, and casually picked up a copy of today's newspaper, looking for the recruitment section to see if there were any companies hiring.

  Jiang Qicai is now so poor that he wants to sell his pants, even if it's a security guard, gatekeeper, or night watchman... one that only pays 600 yuan per month. Jiang Qicai would be willing to do it too. However, it's likely that in the future, he won't be able to live in high-end hotels like he does now.

  Jiang Qicai felt a little sentimental, thinking that if he really couldn't find a job, he could use his skills to perform acrobatics in a circus troupe, which seemed like a pretty good idea!

  In an instant, Jiang Qicai's eyebrows suddenly moved.

  Jiang Qicai didn't expect that he would actually see a job posting for a night watchman. What surprised Jiang Qicai the most was that the monthly salary for this job was as high as 3,000 yuan, and if it was considered low, there was even an opportunity to negotiate!

  Jiang Qicai's eyes almost popped out!

  Where can you make so much money by working overtime? Are you working for the State Council or something?

  Huahua Private Academy is now hiring a security guard and gatekeeper. Requirements include: height above 180cm, strong physique, agility and muscular strength. No academic qualifications required, those with martial arts experience preferred. Salary of at least 3000RMB per month. Interested parties please contact XXXX for an interview. Address: …

  Jiang Qicai put down the newspaper and thought to himself: Is there really such a good thing as falling into a pie in this world?

  After some thought, Jiang Qicai felt that this so-called private school recruitment advertisement for a night watchman was more like something a scammer would do, asking you to pay the registration fee first, and then there's no sign of work.

  Jiang Qicai was deeply disappointed after finishing reading it.

  Just as I was about to throw this newspaper into the trash can, my phone rang.

  It was still Wang Shiyu who called again.

  "Hey, Jiang Qicai, I just remembered something when I got back to the dorm! When we were eating egg pancakes earlier, I thought your financial situation didn't seem too good lately, right? Don't mind me asking... actually, what I wanted to say is that our school is looking for a security guard recently, with a monthly salary of 3000 yuan. I think you'd be very suitable, are you interested?"

  Wang Shiyu's words were immediately interrupted by Jiang Qicai's excited exclamation, "Private Hualian Academy?"

  "Really? Hmm, how did you know?"