The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Employment Contract

”However,” Ji You pondered and then replied reservedly, ”Sure, but if you work as a sales clerk in my store, you can’t do it for free. Now, let’s talk about your salary.”

Cheng Yu quickly responded, ”No need, no need... Being a sales clerk for Master is absolutely my pleasure. Talking about money... that just hurts the relationship.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You really wanted to say that talking about money hurts the relationship, so maybe not pay anything at all.

But—

It’s the interstellar era now, how can she be such a skinflint employer? Wanting the horse to run without letting it eat, Ji You dares not, she said with a stern face, ”You should be paid.”

Cheng Yu, sensing the serious tone of the Master, and fearing to upset the Master, quickly said, ”Master, just give me whatever you think is appropriate.”

Ji You almost blurted out that any amount was good, but she held it back, asking, ”What’s your price?”

Cheng Yu chuckled with a naive and honest smile on his face, saying, ”My starting fee is now at least 2 million credit points, and of course, if sales are good, the merchant will give a commission.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You twitched the corner of her mouth and said, ”100.”

Cheng Yu, still wearing his silly smile, ”100 million is also fine.”

Ji You: ”100 credit points.”

Cheng Yu’s smile froze for a moment, thinking he misheard, ”Master, what did you just say?”

credit points?

Master must be joking, right? Has to be, right? Although he hadn’t planned on getting a salary from Master, but... but 100 credit points, this price really shocked Cheng Yu.

Being a professional bargain hunter, currently also one of the big influencers in the bargain hunter segment, his starting fee is at least 2 million, not to mention other promotions, endorsements, and so on...

credit points are indeed a bit pitiful.

Ji You, seeing Cheng Yu’s reaction, sternly said, ”Just kidding, it’s 1000 credit points.”

Cheng Yu: ”...”

credit points, does that even sound serious?

But—

A Master is a Master, even telling a cold joke has its charm, Cheng Yu quickly said, ”Whatever amount Master says.”

Ji You: ”...”

If she had known it would be like this, she would rather have shamelessly said it was only 100 credit points.

Instead, she ended up spending ten times more.

credit points, if it were Ji You scavenging on the garbage planet, it would take her months to earn that much.

Ji You felt the pinch internally, but on the surface, she remained calm and composed, saying, ”1000 credit points isn’t a monthly salary, it’s per occurrence. That is, when I have new stock, you’ll come over to help with sales, and I’ll give you 1000 credit points for each sale. As for other times, you are free to do as you wish, without being bound by the shop.”

Paying per occurrence, both convenient for Cheng Yu, and also saved Ji You a lot of money. Here, Ji You also had her own little schemes, with charging per occurrence, she doesn’t need to pay a monthly salary, and if she can’t produce any Soul Devices for several months in a row, she won’t have to pay Cheng Yu a penny in wages.

Isn’t this much more worry-free?

Cheng Yu, hearing the Master talking like this, where was the reason to disagree? He hastily said, ”I’ll follow whatever Master says. It’s my honor to work for the Master.” Saying so, he threw a glance at Ji You.

Ji You twitched the corner of her eye, took a deep breath, and asked, ”Is there anything else you need?”

Thinking about the fact that he and the Master had officially negotiated labor cooperation, Cheng Yu felt a thrill of excitement, hardly able to prevent jumping three feet high, and hurriedly urged, ”Master... Is it convenient to set up a sales clerk position for me now?”

To grant someone a position of sales clerk in a Star Network store, both parties must sign a labor contract; only after the contract takes effect can the setting be done. Cheng Yu was afraid the duck ready to be eaten might fly away and was eager to seal the deal.

Ji You pondered for a moment and felt that setting it up now wouldn’t be a waste of time, so she immediately drafted a labor contract. After the Star Network system verified that the contract didn’t exploit employees in any aspects, Ji You sent it to Teacher Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu quickly signed it.

Ji You also signed.

After signing, she immediately gave Cheng Yu a sales position.

Everything settled, Cheng Yu instantly beamed with joy, saying, ”Master, you have my contact number and my Star Network account. You can reach out to me anytime if there’s anything.”

Ji You remained composed and said, ”Hmm.”

Cheng Yu asked, ”Master, are these Soul Devices going on sale tomorrow evening as originally planned?”

Ji You nodded, ”Hmm.”

Cheng Yu said with a smile, ”Rest assured, I will be there on time.”

Everything was taken care of.

Ji You immediately went offline.

On his side.

Cheng Yu literally jumped three feet high on the spot, delighted like a two-hundred-ton child. It took him a while to calm his excited heart. Just then, Cheng Yu suddenly received a message.

The message was from Cheng Kun.

Cheng Kun: [My dear brother, I am honored to tell you that I have gained the appreciation of Master Mickey Dodge. The Master has agreed to customize a High-level Soul Device for me. I thought of you first when hearing such wonderful news. You must be happy for me, right?]

Cheng Yu’s expression darkened instantly.

High-level Soul Device?

A customized one?

Regardless of whether Mickey Dodge can make it, even the internationally renowned Master Kong Zhe wouldn’t guarantee it. Can Master Mickey Dodge really do it?

But—

Cheng Yu also knew that a schemer like Cheng Kun, having mentioned it, must be confident about it.

So, does it mean that once Cheng Kun gets the customized High-level Soul Device, his spiritual power will increase significantly? Even his Spiritual Silk Cleaning Rate would see a significant boost.

...

Cheng Yu’s joy was halved instantly, and his face turned utterly grave.

Cheng Yu did not reply.

A few seconds later.

Cheng Kun sent another message: [Brother, you are still part of the Cheng Family. If people knew that a young master of Cheng Family was hiding in some corner being a minor teacher, it wouldn’t look good for our parents either. The security uncle at our family business just resigned, and there is a vacancy. Would you consider coming back?]

Cheng Yu pursed his lips and clenched his fists abruptly.

This is too much!

On her side.

After Ji You went offline, thinking about how valuable her Soul Devices were, she couldn’t stop grinning. Seven Soul Devices, each worth at least 5 million credit points. By this count, that’s at least 35 million credit points. As long as she kept working hard, she could consistently produce several Soul Devices every month—thus, even a debt of 500 million wasn’t that daunting.

With this thought, Ji You finally calmed down and slept soundly.

After a dreamless night, the next day Ji You woke up refreshed, put on her tank top, and started jogging with high spirits. Halfway, she encountered Sheng Qingyan, who was also energetically jogging.