Ding-a-ling.
The school bell rang.
At noon, Xia Xu and Tang Youxin, who had finalized the part-time job "agreement", left the school together, hailed a taxi and headed straight to the Huihuang Human Resources Market.
However, this time he did not go directly to the talent market, but turned into a residential area nearby.
This residential area is not a pure residential building. The upper floors are used as residences, and the first floor is used as various stores. There are supermarkets, grain and oil stores, vegetable stores, snack shops, graphic and text stores, groceries, etc. The layout is very chaotic.
However, these stores often do not have very good business. There are basically no people in the entire residential area. All the business has been taken away by the street opposite the talent market. There is also very little traffic in the residential areas that turn around and go deeper into the market.
Perhaps because of the unreasonable layout, the roads between the buildings rarely receive sunlight and appear quiet and cold.
After walking through the hall and the alley, Xia Xu led Tang Youxin to a street-facing store with a white-framed glass door.
The store is not big, only about 20 square meters. And although it is said to be a street-facing store, it actually faces only a community road. Looking at the deserted situation inside, you can tell that there will be no business.
“Are we there yet?”
Tang Youxin looked at the situation inside through the glass door with a little curiosity.
This was probably originally a noodle shop or snack bar, as there are still many crooked tables and chairs lying around inside. Fortunately, there isn't too much grease, and at least the walls look pretty new.
"That's right. Your task today is to clean up this place."
Xia Xu took out the key and opened the door. The door was a sliding door and he slid it to the side like opening a window.
He has rented this place.
Although the area was somewhat deserted and remote, it didn't matter. He didn't really want to open a store there. He just wanted to use it as a place to stay and an office location to deceive outsiders.
If it is something that only people with high-star talents can encounter, then of course you cannot miss it. These are geniuses that are hard to come by by chance, and you may not meet them again if you miss them.
However, no matter how strong one's ability to deceive is, recruiting people still requires capital. This capital does not only refer to wealth, but also a name and organizational framework that conforms to the law.
In ancient times, these could be landlords raising tenants and serfs, generals recruiting soldiers, and emperors recruiting capable ministers and generals, but in modern times, there is only one way to do this - start a company.
Of course, this only refers to the normal situation with the lowest threshold for ordinary people. Secret organizations, public welfare associations, national political systems and the like are not included.
At present, Xia Xu does not have time to register a company or something, and the funds are not sufficient. It is enough to meet his own needs, but it is still a bit stretched to open a company store or something. Therefore, he simply rents a store and puts up a fake sign first.
"Oh, okay."
Tang Youxin nodded obediently after hearing Xia Xu's instructions. She was relieved when she saw that there was indeed something she needed to do. After putting down the burden in her heart, she showed a bit of liveliness. She curiously asked Xia Xu, "Can you tell me what kind of store you are planning to open?"
"You'll find out soon."
Xia Xu smiled and let her go in first, but he did not follow her. Instead, he turned and went to a store with graphic advertisements across the street.
There are one or two such stores in almost every community. Their main business is printing flyers and making advertising light boxes, but their most common business is actually copying and printing documents for others.
"Boss, is my sign ready?"
As soon as Xia Xu entered the room, he called out "boss" with a smile.
The owner of the graphic store was a thin young man wearing glasses. He looked like a nerd who was perfunctory in his business. He usually hid behind the computer playing games. He stood up only when he heard Xia Xu's shouting.
"It's already done. So, take it yourself."
The bespectacled boss pointed to the corner of the door.
There was a light box sign there with white letters on a blue background and a few simple big words written on it.
Joyoung Comprehensive Consulting Company
There are several lines of small words below the big words, listing business projects such as emotional counseling, business counseling, and psychological counseling.
This is the signboard that Xia Xu had customized two days ago, and there is also a business license.
Of course, they are all fake. The company has not been registered at all, it just hangs a sign randomly, and the business license is photoshopped by themselves.
Anyway, it's just for temporary use, just to trick a little brother into coming here to be a 'detective'.
It is said that many detective companies in China are just registered consulting companies, which are used as a cover for recruiting people. Usually no one checks the business licenses of such small shops.
"You will be in charge of cleaning up here in a while. Throw away all the broken tables and chairs. I have to go out to do some work. I will pick you up and take you home after I'm done."
After a busy work of installing the light box sign on the door, Xia Xu walked into the store and found a backpack while giving instructions to Tang Youxin.
This is what he put here, and inside is a suit.
There was no way. His face was too young, and he didn't look reliable at all in his school uniform. It would be impossible to recruit people with this look, so he went out and bought a suit the day after he came back last time.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Suits are rarely worn in daily life in China. They are often used in more serious occasions. Wearing them can cover up the immaturity of high school students.
In addition, Xia Xu has a mature mind and temperament as an adult. Although his face still looks young, at least he doesn't give people the feeling of a little kid and make people look down on him. Maybe people will even praise him for being young and promising.
"How about it, isn't it handsome?"
Hiding behind a table a little shyly and changing his school uniform into a western-style suit, Xia Xu turned around and looked at Tang Youxin in a showy manner.
Tang Youxin was probably secretly glancing at him just now, and when she saw him looking at her, she quickly withdrew her gaze, lowered her head and bent over, pretending to clean, but her little face turned red, and she was hesitant to answer any questions.
Fortunately, Xia Xu, who was in a hurry, just asked casually. Seeing that Tang Youxin was shy and did not answer, he did not ask further questions and hurried out to the Huihuang Human Resources Market.
"Very handsome~"
When the store returned to silence, a shy and soft voice suddenly sounded, as thin as a mosquito's hum, and it was just the speaker talking to himself.
Obviously, there was only one person in the store at the moment, and no one else could speak except Tang Youxin.
To be honest, Xia Xu's appearance is still not bad.
I can't say he is extremely handsome, but at least he can be considered handsome. Although he is not strong, he has a tall frame. His upright figure goes well with the suit, and he looks even more imposing in it.
But the most important thing is temperament.
Children from poor families have to grow up early. Tang Youxin is introverted but her mind is much more mature than her peers. She can't help but feel a bit childish when she sees her classmates' behaviors.
It's different with Xia Xu. Not only does she not feel childish, but she has a temperament that is like a father or a brother, which no "precocious" peers can imitate.
"The handsome uncle that Lingling and the others were talking about might be someone like Xia Xu..."
An inexplicable thought popped up in Tang Youxin's mind, and then her cheeks turned red.
Although she didn't eavesdrop on them on purpose, she could still hear some of her female classmates discussing TV dramas and romance novels. For a while, the plots they discussed always included scenes about girls falling in love with handsome men.
At the time, she found it hard to understand. How could he still be handsome when he was already a greasy uncle? And it was too strange to like an uncle, right
Now she seemed to understand a little.