Chapter 178: You're So Nice to Me... Do You Just Like My Body or Something?
Good girls are hard to find.
Working part-time at weddings is never an easy job. A team of five or six people has to manage everything inside and outside the wedding. Even some guys can’t keep up with it.
But what did Manager Jin see?
A girl who looked delicate and graceful, not only managed both the front and back of the wedding scene really well, but also often found ways to earn a bit of extra money. At countryside weddings, if the hosts were unprepared, she would step up to act as the host, or fill in as a bridesmaid if someone had to cancel last minute.
Of course, she also had some problems.
Because she looked too beautiful, some brides didn’t want her standing next to them on stage.
She missed out on quite a bit of side income because of that, what a loss!
Manager Jin couldn’t help but feel emotional. He asked, “Why do good girls like her always end up with rich second-generation guys like you? What are the other boys doing?”
Xia Changyu shrugged and said, “I don’t know. Maybe they’re at home playing video games or out having fun.”
Boys really don’t get along with each other when it comes to girls they like.
Especially when it involved a girl he liked, Xia Changyu never held back when it came to putting down other guys. From a biological point of view, that was kind of natural.
After all, he had put in a lot of effort. Why should he compare himself to other guys?
Xia Changyu smiled and then asked back, “Brother Jin, what kind of excellent ‘normal guy’ do you think is good enough for a girl like her?”
Manager Jin was caught off guard. “Huh?”
Xia Changyu continued, “For a normal guy to chase her, it would be really hard, right? Even though Baiyi might not mind living an ordinary life, if possible and I mean, I can give her a much better life, and I would cherish her deeply. So, tell me, what's wrong with her being with someone like me?”
Manager Jin was speechless.
He imagined what it would be like if Lin Baiyi had bad luck and ended up with a stingy guy who got mad over a cup of milk tea, only allowed her to eat a 6-yuan bowl of spicy soup…
No, no, no. That would be a disaster!
If you asked yourself honestly. Would you want your daughter to marry a rich, well-educated, good-looking man from a good family?
Or marry a random “normal guy” who might not even have a clear future and is currently trying to win her over?
Anyway, getting back to the topic, Manager Jin got serious and asked, “So, what did you come here for today?”
Xia Changyu thought for a moment and said, “I came to ask if you have a part-time job for me.”
Manager Jin waved his hand and said, “My place is small, I can’t afford someone as important as you. Be honest, you came here because of Baiyi, didn’t you? Why not just tell me what you’re really here for?”
Xia Changyu smiled and finally admitted, “Alright! I came to poach someone, to try and take someone away.”
Manager Jin asked, “Who? Xiao Bai?”
Xia Changyu nodded, “Yes.”
Manager Jin asked, “Why?”
Xia Changyu took a deep breath and explained slowly.
“I started a small company. A while back, I asked Xiao Bai, ahem, Baiyi, to help me with a project. The project is doing well now, but she quit. I want to split off that part of the business and make it a separate department. Since she’s the one who built it from the start, I really hope she’ll come back and lead it.”
Manager Jin gasped, “Hisssss~”
He only knew that Lin Baiyi was doing part-time work for him and was already incredibly impressive, much better than many full-time workers. He never expected that she had already done such amazing things elsewhere too!
If he remembered correctly, Lin Baiyi was in her third year of university. When the new semester starts in September, she’ll be a senior, meaning it’s almost time for her to start an internship.
And a talent like her? Even rich second-generation guys were after her.
If only he could recruit her…
Until Manager Jin looked at Xia Changyu, his earlier thoughts completely disappeared.
Maybe it was exactly because Lin Baiyi was so outstanding… that she couldn’t be kept here.
After all, a wedding company mostly involved hard physical work. Not to mention things like “wedding planning” or “creative design”, those so-called new ideas were just like viral products on online shops.
You spend hours coming up with a great wedding theme, and the next day, other wedding companies are copying it everywhere.
And with how society is right now, not many young people are getting married these days.
Manager Jin sighed and finally asked, “You never brought this up with her before?”
Xia Changyu replied, “I did. But I don’t know why, Baiyi just didn’t want to work for me.”
Brother Jin suddenly asked, “Have you ever thought about why?”
Xia Changyu raised his hands and said, confused, “I thought that if she worked at my company, I could take care of everything for her.”
But before he could finish speaking, Manager Jin, who had much more experience, interrupted him.
“Did it ever cross your mind that maybe, with her personality, Xiao Bai doesn’t want to be taken care of? Maybe she just doesn’t want to work under you at all?”
Xia Changyu: “!!”
That was something he had never considered before. He had always just wanted to give her the best, but maybe… maybe she didn’t even need that?
Maybe he was too close to the situation to see it clearly. But even so, it wasn’t too late to understand now.
Maybe… he did know what he should do from now on.
Meanwhile…
Lin Yibai was staring at a pile of small skincare and makeup sample bottles, looking kind of lost.
Makeup artist Lin Wei had already removed her previous makeup and was now testing the sample bottles on her own face. She said she was helping the “little girl” test for any bad products.
Lin Wei said seriously, “Xiao Bai, you have to know, there’s a lot of hidden risks in skincare these days!”
Lin Yibai asked, “So, these skincare products…?”
Lin Wei replied, “No rush. Let me take another look and carefully check them one by one.”
“But you’ve already checked them several times.”
Lin Wei blushed a little.
Honestly, it was obvious from the start whether the products were good or not. If they were bad, would she dare to keep putting them on her own face?
She started to wonder if she was being too obvious. As a wedding makeup artist, she could say with confidence that the products in those sample bottles were top-level skincare and makeup products.
She had done makeup for brides from rich families before, and even the expensive products they used were about the same as these.
Instead of giving a straight answer, Lin Wei suddenly asked, “As a wedding makeup artist, how much do you think I earn each month?”
After working part-time for a while, Lin Yibai had some idea. So she answered, “Even though people say makeup artists make thousands a day, in reality, even if you follow the bride all day, it’s usually just one or two thousand. Maybe a little more for top-level artists. Even those who work in film or TV doing makeup for celebrities only make 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month. But you, Sister Lin Wei, are signed with a wedding company, so your income is stable. I guess… 7,000 to 8,000 yuan a month?”
Lin Wei clapped and said, “After tax and insurance, my monthly salary is a little over 7,000 yuan.”
Lin Yibai: “So?”
Lin Wei glanced at Xia Changyu, who was still talking to Manager Jin, then said, “The full set of skincare and makeup products he gave you probably cost around two months of my salary. Maybe more, but definitely not less.”
As expected from a pro makeup artist, her guess was almost exactly right.
Xia Changyu had used his mom’s membership card to buy everything. After discounts, it still cost around 14,000 yuan.
Lin Yibai felt a little dizzy after hearing that.
Wait a second…
That much money? She turned and looked at that annoying love rival.
What is that guy trying to do? He’s being way too nice to me.
Is he trying to trick me again… like setting up another trap?