NABC Chapter 148 - 148 - 149: Poaching
Chapter 148 - 148 - 149: Poaching
Chapter 148 – 149: Poaching
“Where do they teach?” Li Yunpeng asked.
“Have you heard of the Hanmen Training Class?” Big Fatty asked with a smile.
“Never heard of it!” Li Yunpeng shook his head and said, “All these messy training classes are just money pits under the guise of education. I wouldn’t go!”
“You’re mistaken,” Li Yunpeng hastily said. “The Hanmen Training Class has obtained approval from the education bureau. It has legitimate credentials. Moreover, even the children of leaders from the education bureau attend classes there. If you don’t believe me, you can go and check it out.”
“Really?” Upon hearing this, Li Yunpeng couldn’t help but be somewhat tempted.
At this moment, Xiao Han spoke up, “Uncle Li, the Hanmen Training can offer you a salary of six thousand a month. Would you go?”
“Six thousand?!” Upon hearing this, Li Yunpeng was immediately shocked.
“Yes!” Xiao Han nodded and reiterated, “Six thousand, not a penny less, and moreover, we will also make social security contributions for you.”
“That good?!” Li Yunpeng was somewhat surprised. Even the officially employed teachers in LJ city now only make a bit over three thousand a month. Although they receive ’five insurances and one housing fund,’ the take-home pay isn’t high. If he could take home over six thousand, then... that part-time job would be astronomical.
Li Yunpeng currently had no income and could only sit and consume his savings.
Even if one owns mountains of gold and silver, they would eventually be depleted. Thus, Li Yunpeng urgently needed a job, but aside from teaching, he basically had no other strengths. If he were to work for someone else, he couldn’t lower his dignity to do so.
“Uncle Li, if you’re interested, you can agree to our offer,” Xiao Han said with a smile.
“I can’t agree to this so quickly!” Li Yunpeng shook his head and said, “I need to figure out what’s going on, otherwise, I can’t just blindly board the thief’s ship.”
“That’s fine!” Xiao Han nodded and said, “How about this, we’ll come to visit you again tomorrow night. You can ask around about us during the day.”
“Alright, alright!” Li Yunpeng nodded.
After sitting at Li Yunpeng’s house for a while, Xiao Han and Big Fatty proposed leaving. Before going, they repeatedly reminded him that they would come again the following night.
However, it was only after Xiao Han and Big Fatty had left that Li Yunpeng came to his senses. Both Big Fatty and Xiao Han were just high school seniors. And he, at over fifty years old, was actually believing the words of two high school seniors? Even considering what they said about the Hanmen Training Class? Thinking about it, Li Yunpeng couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly. Find adventures at Novgo
Was he really driven mad by his poverty to consider such a dream? But then, what the two guys had said sounded correct and well reasoned.
To believe or not to believe?
Li Yunpeng paced back and forth in his room. After hesitating for a moment, he hurried out the door. He planned to seek a friend’s counsel. This friend was his connection within the education bureau. They shared similar values, and though his friend was just an ordinary clerk there, he might still glean some insider information.@@@@
“Buddy,” Li Yunpeng knocked on his friend’s door.
“Yo, Old Li, is that you?” The man inside, dressed in a jacket with a T-shirt underneath, quickly opened the door and welcomed Li Yunpeng in, “What brings you here? On such a late night, aren’t you home but here to scrounge some drinks?”
Li Yunpeng was even more surprised, the more he listened, the more mystical and bizarre it seemed.
In the end, he left Chen Rui Xiang’s house in a daze. After walking for a long time, he finally sighed. He considered what Xiao Han had said earlier as just hot air. Although there was still some expectation, it wasn’t high anymore. After all, Hanmen Training Class was so highly regarded and even had the old director’s attention. How could someone like him get a chance there?
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On the way back.
Xiao Han and Big Fatty were walking on a path under a sparsely starlit sky. Big Fatty couldn’t keep up with Xiao Han. Xiao Han walked very quickly.
“Xiao Han, do you think Li Yunpeng will agree to our offer?” Big Fatty asked.
“If he wants to change his circumstances, if he wants to prove himself, then... he will definitely agree to us!” Xiao Han smiled and then said, “Anyway, this is an opportunity, and I believe he will seize it.”
“You’re that confident?” Big Fatty frowned and said, “That old guy is pretty stubborn and seems to be not very popular in our family. When he was the principal at Fuxing Children’s School, some people in our family went to him for help, but not only did he not help, he actually turned against them. Do you think someone like that can... really do it?”
“That’s called being honest and incorrupt!” Xiao Han retorted, “We need someone like that.”
“Well, okay.” Big Fatty nodded and said, “After all, you call the shots when it comes to the Hanmen things.”
“Hehe...” Xiao Han didn’t refute Big Fatty’s words for the first time. Unknowingly, Xiao Han felt a sense of enjoyment. He enjoyed feeling in control. Now, holding several tens of millions of funds, Xiao Han appeared a bit cheerier, but most importantly, as his projects progressed, Xiao Han could enjoy the pleasure of earning money.
Though there might be nothing specific he wanted to buy, the joy of nearing success was irreplaceable by anything else.
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The next day, Saturday.
After school, Xiao Han packed the materials he had prepared into his backpack and planned to teach a class at the Hanmen Training Class. As soon as he left the house, the spring thunder rolled outside. It was the plum rain season during springtime in the South. Just as he was about to leave, a fine rain started pouring down.
“Ah, such bad luck!” Xiao Han sighed and said, “When it rains, neither heaven nor earth will respond to your calls.”
Having no choice, he had to leave with an umbrella.
He walked out and got half-soaked. His feet were also drenched. Spring had arrived, but the weather had not warmed up yet. With the sporadic rain, Xiao Han felt exceptionally cold. It felt as though ants were biting his skin.
“It’s also time to buy a vehicle,” Xiao Han muttered to himself.
He wanted a car, but didn’t have a driver’s license. Thus, before buying a car, he needed to get a driver’s license; otherwise, having a car wouldn’t mean he could hit the road. However, after walking a bit longer, Xiao Han dismissed the thought. As a senior high student, driving to and from school every day seemed a bit too showy.
Even wealthy second-generation kids like Jiang Xiaoliang and Liao Zhijie didn’t drive to school. Instead, they had a driver to drop them off and pick them up every day.
Unless one came from a very wealthy family, which would arrange for a driver for daily commutes, most people, no matter how affluent their family was, would opt for an electric bike or motorcycle. Girls favored electric bikes, while boys preferred motorcycles.
Initially considering buying a motorcycle, he thought again that motorcycles were just as annoying when it rained. So, a weatherproof vehicle was still necessary; otherwise, no matter how many possessions one had, they were useless.