Chapter Nineteenth: Xiao Ke

  （1）

  Xiao Ke flipped through the newspaper, but there were no suitable jobs for her! The new semester was about to start, and she still hadn't earned enough tuition. She kicked over the tea table in a huff, all because of that woman surnamed Zhen! If it wasn't for her causing trouble, Xiao Ke wouldn't have quit her job. Since Zhen had breached the contract first, the Yu family had deducted half of Xiao Ke's salary. Just thinking about this made Xiao Ke want to cry.

  At that time, several girls also quit with her, but others found new jobs in just two days. This is really frustrating, and it's hard for her to bear.

  The phone vibrated, and Xiao Ke pulled out her old Nokia from her pocket. It wasn't even a color screen, but it had still cost her 200 yuan. If it weren't for its good quality, she would have bought a knockoff that at least looked decent.

  It's Lu Ya. Xiao Ke's heart warmed slightly and she quickly pressed the answer button.

  "Keke?" Lu Ya's voice was soft and gentle, sounding very comfortable. "Have you found a suitable job?"

  Xiao Ke's expression turned gloomy again as soon as Lu Ya mentioned this, "So many newspapers have been searched, all of which require signing a long-term contract. I still have half a month before school starts, where do I have the time?"

  She will be a sophomore next semester, and the courses are no longer as easy as they were in her freshman year without electives. Three professional courses, English, advanced math, and non-professional courses, as well as elective courses, except for temporary part-time jobs, other jobs are really not possible, and there is not one that meets her requirements on all the newspaper pages.

  "Have you looked online?" Lu Ya asked.

  "I spent the whole afternoon in the internet cafe, searching through all the job information, but there was nothing. Xiaoke kicked the tea table another step away, 'I think I definitely won't be able to gather enough tuition before school starts.'"

  "How much is left?"

  "Accommodation fee is 1,200, tuition plus book fees are 4,500. I've only saved a little over 3,000 so far, and there's less than half a month left. Where am I supposed to come up with the remaining 2,000 yuan?"

  It seems that Luya is talking to someone over there, and after a while, the voice comes back, "I have a job here, introduced by my relative. Three thousand a month, can be paid in advance without sitting at work, what do you think?"

  Xiao Ke was stunned for half a day, three thousand a month can be withdrawn in advance and don't need to sit on the job... Is this a joke? Or... She put on a serious face, "Lu Ya, I am a serious student, I won't do that kind of work!"

  The person on the other end choked for a moment, then burst out laughing. Xiao Ke immediately reacted, on the phone was Lu Ya, how could he introduce that kind of work to her. Her face turned bright red and even her neck turned red.

  "Sorry, Lu Ya... uh... I didn't react in time." Xiao Ke smiled awkwardly a few times, then looked puzzled again, "What kind of job is it? Such good treatment?"

  Lu Ya nodded at the man opposite him and smiled, "Come take a look, I'll be waiting for you at home."

  （2）

  Xiao Ke arrived at Lu Ya's house two hours later, just in time for rush hour, and got stuck on the outer fifth ring road for over an hour, getting so anxious that she almost got out of the car and walked.

  Lu Ya's home is on the 24th floor, and every time she goes to her house, it's a kind of torture. Heaven knows that she dislikes the elevator's weightlessness when going up or down, which gives her a strong sense of insecurity, and the enclosed space makes her even more annoyed.

  "Are you here?" Lu Ya opened the door to welcome Xiao Ke in. Her home was an affordable housing unit, only fifty square meters. One room and one living room, just enough for a girl to live in.

  "Why do I have to run another errand, I really don't like having a slumber party at your place." Xiao Ke sat on the sofa, sipping cola one mouthful at a time. "And this elevator of yours is even more so, narrow and small like a coffin, as soon as I get in, my whole body gets anxious!"

  Lu Ya took out another can of Coke and smiled, "I didn't look for you."

  "Ah?" Xiao Ke's mind was slow to react, and he was still stunned for a long time. "Who is that?"

  Lu Ya lowered his eyelids and then raised them again, with a smile in his eyes, "It's Mr. Yu."

  Looking at her friend's bewildered face, she smiled and said, "I'm very sorry I didn't tell you earlier, I was sent to the Yu family by Mr. Yu. I am the second uncle of Young Master Yu Chen, the younger brother of Old Master Yu."

  Xiao Ke's mind immediately flashed back to the burly man who had caused a scene at the Yu household a few days ago, and he shuddered. He used his hand to support his own chin, "Him? What does he want with me?" Then he shuddered again, "I really haven't done anything wrong to the Yu household, and it wasn't me who lost the young master either, honestly!"

  Lu Ya smiled, "How could it be? It's just because I told him that you are diligent and down-to-earth in the Yu family, plus some past grievances with Zhen Niang. Mr. Yu happened to have a position available, so..."

  Xiao Ke listened to Lu Ya saying this, immediately felt relieved, then jumped up from the sofa and hugged Lu Ya tightly, her face excitedly flushed, "Lu Ya I knew you were the best, you couldn't have forgotten me! Now my tuition is settled!"

  "This errand is easy, but not good to do." Lu Ya escaped from under Xiao Ke's arm and picked up a small black notebook that was placed under the tea table. "Mr. Yu said that since you are a student of A University, and Aunt Zhen is a visiting professor at A University, he hopes you can help him with some things."

  "No problem."

  "Also, you live alone in your house with little foot traffic, so Mr. Yu hopes to send someone to live with you."

  "It's a girl, so it's okay, Mr. Yu has helped me with such a big favor, what is this."

  Lu Ya smiled and said, "Of course it's a girl."

  After sending off Xiao Ke who was overjoyed, Lu Ya returned home to find a tall figure leaning against the large floor-to-ceiling window in the living room.

  "Mr. Yu." Lu Ya nodded slightly.

  Yu Jing's lips curved into a perfect arc, "Thank you."