"Xiao Xie, it's six o'clock, let's have dinner first." Brother Chen came over and patted Xie Mingzhe on the shoulder. After Xie Mingzhe heard it, he took off his helmet decisively and went offline, followed Brother Chen to the living room. Several other people in the power leveling studio also took off their helmets, and Xie Mingzhe saw their true faces for the first time.
Sister Chi Qing is very beautiful, tall and thin, with a height of more than 1.75 meters. She has neat short ear-length hair and a white face with no expression. .
Pang Yu is a cute fat man, about the same height as Chi Qing. But Chi Qing is a slender "vertical growth", Pang Yu is a round "horizontal development", standing next to Chi Qing, the contrast between one fat and one thin is very sharp.
Jin Yue's appearance and figure are on the average line. He is a passer-by who can't be found in the crowd. He looks very gentle and wears a pair of silver-rimmed glasses.
Xie Mingzhe walked over and took the initiative to greet them: "Hello everyone."
Seeing the handsome guy in front of him, Pang Yu widened his eyes in disbelief: "You're the... fat uncle in the game?"
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "Well, I randomly chose a name in the game."
Pang Yu's face was about to collapse: "Ah, I'm the fat uncle, okay! You are so tall and thin to be named fat uncle, doesn't this stimulate me?"
"Little fat calm." Jin Yue pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "In the game, let alone changing the body shape, it is very common to change the body shape casually."
"..." Pang Yu couldn't refute.
Chi Qing's expression was very calm, he didn't like to talk, he just nodded to Xie Mingzhe as a greeting.
Brother Chen said with a smile: "Let's go! There is a newcomer in the studio today. I am the host and invite everyone to have a big meal outside!"
It is rare for someone to treat guests, Xie Mingzhe actually wanted to go. But when the doctor was discharged from the hospital, he told him that his gastrointestinal function had not recovered, so he should not be careless. Although he really wanted to eat chicken legs, roast duck, spare ribs, beef... Unfortunately, his body can only allow him to drink porridge.
Xie Mingzhe swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother Chen, you don't need to spend any money, just treat me to two bowls of porridge."
Everyone: "????"
Where can I invite you to drink porridge
To the strange eyes of the previous group, Xie Mingzhe hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I was discharged from the hospital soon, and my stomach was not very good. The doctor said that I can only eat liquid food for three days, and I can't digest anything else."
Brother Chen looked at him suspiciously: "Have you been hospitalized before?"
"Well, I was just discharged from the hospital today."
"You came to work as soon as you were discharged from the hospital, and didn't you stay at home for a few days? Your family doesn't care about you?"
"I'm an adult, and my family doesn't care much about me." Xie Mingzhe didn't want people to know that he was an orphan, and he didn't want to see everyone's sympathetic eyes.
The three of Chi Qing looked at each other and looked at each other.
It was hard enough to come to work as soon as he was discharged from the hospital. The conditions in this young man's home were definitely not good.
"Oh, it's not easy for you either." Brother Chen sighed and said with concern, "You're working right after you left the hospital, can your body handle it?"
"It's okay, I've recovered, and playing games doesn't take any physical strength." Xie Mingzhe smiled and changed the subject, "By the way, Brother Chen, my level in the game is level 15, and I will refresh to level 35 tonight. Let's make materials with you."
"Okay." Brother Chen turned around and said to Chi Qing, "Since Xiao Xie can't eat a big meal, we can eat a little bit. Ah Qing, please cook a pot of porridge. After Xiao Xie is well in two days, I will treat you to the host. ."
"Well." Chi Qing turned around and went to the kitchen to cook porridge.
"Thank you for coming, I'll take you to settle your luggage." Brother Chen took Xie Mingzhe upstairs.
Xie Mingzhe observed the environment of the studio by the way.
This house is a two-story small duplex structure on the top floor of a residential building. The hall and side hall on the first floor are equipped with helmets and swivel chairs, as well as the kitchen, dining room and toilet; the second floor is a resting place with four rooms, including the master bedroom. There is only one queen bed, and the other three rooms have two single beds side by side.
"Originally, there was a girl in our studio who lived with Chi Qing. She went to get married some time ago and took a month off before I recruited someone to replace it. Many copies in the game require five people to enter." Brother Chen clicked A cigarette, while smoking, he said, "Currently, Chi Qing lives alone, I live with Jin Yue, and you will live with Xiaopang in the future, no problem?"
"No problem!" Xie Mingzhe followed Brother Chen and put the salute into the bedroom.
I thought that the power leveling studio was a dark workshop. The environment here is much better than he imagined. The lobby on the first floor is spacious and bright, and the accommodation on the second floor is also very clean. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the balcony, you can also see the lush garden downstairs.
Xie Mingzhe pushed open the floor-to-ceiling windows and walked into the balcony. He found that the balcony was very large. There was a very comfortable chaise longue at the very end. The chaise longue was covered with a fluffy white carpet. Next to the carpet was a flower stand with some succulent plants raised on the flower stand. These succulents are all the size of a child's fist, and the colors look very cute. There is a wooden coffee table in front of the flower stand, with a set of tea sets, four small cups as white as jade, very delicate.
Seeing this scene, Xie Mingzhe could almost imagine that a person was lying on this comfortable reclining chair on a summer afternoon, picked up a small delicate cup, slowly sipped tea, and occasionally watered the succulents on the flower stand Water, life is comfortable and leisurely.
The arrangement on the balcony is incompatible with the profession of "game booster". Taking a closer look, the paintings on the walls, the white window screens, the warm-colored wallpapers... It doesn't look like the style of a power leveling studio at all.
Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but ask, "Brother Chen, did you rent this house?" He thought, this should have been arranged by the original landlord, right? How can a game booster have such a leisurely feeling of sitting on the balcony, growing flowers and drinking tea
Hearing this question, Brother Chen suddenly fell silent, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes.
The man happened to be smoking, and the smoke he exhaled covered his face. Therefore, Xie Mingzhe did not see the expression on his face, but the obvious silence of the other party made Xie Mingzhe realize that he seemed to be asking a question that he should not have asked, and quickly changed his mouth. : "I'll ask casually, it doesn't matter if it's inconvenient to say."
Brother Chen slowly finished blowing out the smoke ring, just when Xie Mingzhe thought he would not answer, a low voice sounded in his ear: "This is my brother's house."
Xie Mingzhe was stunned, and when he looked back, he saw the man walking to the window, squinting his eyes and looking at the garden in the distance, and said in a low voice, "People who come to the studio for the first time will be confused, a game boosting studio. How could it be arranged like this? In fact, this house used to be my brother's residence. After he left, I transformed the first floor into a game hall and the second floor into a dormitory, but I have not changed the layout of the balcony, and it is still maintained. As is."
Brother Chen picked up the delicate jade cup on the table and played with it in his palm.
That heavy gaze made Xie Mingzhe not knowing how to answer for a while.
Xie Mingzhe's impression of Brother Chen is that he is a very decadent young man, who likes to smoke, his hair is messy, his shirt is wrinkled like he picked up some rags from a garbage heap and wears it on his body, and there is stubble on his chin. I don't know how long I haven't shaved - a typical internet addict.
However, when talking about his brother, the sad expression on his face made Xie Mingzhe unable to help but worry.
The decadent man who spends all day in the game for contemporary practice, it turns out that he also has a secret in his heart.
Is his brother dead
Xie Mingzhe didn't dare to ask, so he had to change the subject: "Cough, what time do you usually go to bed?"
"The holographic game will control the player's online time, so our work and rest are very regular. We go to bed at twelve o'clock in the evening and start work at eight in the morning." Brother Chen put down the cup and seemed to be free from his memories. He put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray. , turned to look at Xie Mingzhe, "If I guessed correctly, you should be a college student, right? Take advantage of the summer vacation to work part-time to earn some living expenses, right?"
"Yeah." Xie Mingzhe said calmly, "I'm a first-year student at the Imperial Capital University opposite. The school starts on September 1."
"This school is good. Go to school well, and you will definitely find a good job after graduation." Brother Chen patted the other person on the shoulder encouragingly and said, "After school starts, you can come over if you are free, and I will calculate your salary by the hour." It's not easy to work alone, and he wants to take care of it by the way.
"Really?" Xie Mingzhe rubbed his hands together in excitement.
"Yeah." Looking at his bright eyes, Brother Chen couldn't help laughing, "I think you are very clever, so hurry up to level 35 to help me."
"Understood!" If he can really work part-time in this studio near the school for a long time, he won't have to worry about the living expenses for a few years in college.
"In order to reassure you, and I'm also at ease, let's sign a labor contract." Brother Chen took Xie Mingzhe aside and took out a contract template, "The contract is a guarantee for each other, you don't have to worry about me defaulting on your salary, I also know your details, and I don't invite people of unknown origin here."
Brother Chen took out the contract obviously to be officially hired. Xie Mingzhe immediately took out his ID card and scanned it into the smart computer, and then signed his name on the screen. He found that the salary column was written as 3000, so he asked: "I will be an intern in the first month, and the salary will be half, right?"
"Give it all." Brother Chen also signed his name and said cheerfully, "With your understanding, you will learn this game in two days, so you can go as a regular employee. The basic salary is 3,000, and the orders you receive will be 10 % extra commission, if business is good, dividends will be distributed at the end of the month.”
"Thank you Brother Chen!" Xie Mingzhe felt like he had won the lottery.
"No thanks." The man's words were very dashing, and the name he signed in the contract was: Chen Xiao.
It turned out that his full name was Chen Xiao.
Xie Mingzhe silently wrote down the name of the boss who helped him.
***
After packing up the luggage and following Chen Xiao downstairs, Chi Qing had already cooked the porridge. The porridge with green vegetables and lean meat looked very delicious. In addition to the porridge, she also cooked two vegetarian dishes by the way, both of which were easy to digest, obviously because Xie Mingzhe had just been discharged from the hospital and had a bad stomach.
Xie Mingzhe sat around the living room with everyone and had a simple dinner.
Pang Yu howled: "There are only green vegetables and rice porridge, I can't eat enough, you must know that the fat man's stomach is bigger than yours!" After that, he looked at Chen Xiao eagerly, "Boss, I want to ask for an hour's leave, go out Can I eat another pound of beef?"
Chen Xiao beat the meat on his stomach and scolded with a smile: "What kind of meat you eat, you should also lose weight. Look at Xiao Xie, your weight is less than half your weight."
"..." Pang Yu was speechless when blocked, and simply gave up: "I am born with obesity genes, so losing weight is useless."
Jin Yue held up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, turned back and laughed at him: "I think you are lazy."
Pang Yu took Xie Mingzhe's arm recklessly: "Xiao Xie, you are so thin, let me share some meat for you."
"..." Xie Mingzhe was dumbfounded.
Unexpectedly, the people in the studio get along quite well, and they do not reject him, but are very caring. He was an orphan in both his lifetimes, and he didn't have many friends around him. Seeing this group of people teasing each other and being intimate, warmed his heart slightly.
To find such a job after rebirth is probably the blessing of the god of luck.
All this is thanks to Chen Xiao, the tolerant boss.
It's just, what happened to Chen Xiao's brother
Xie Mingzhe was very puzzled. Judging from Chen Xiao's attitude, something very serious might have happened to his brother. Perhaps it was death, or some other reason, but left here anyway. Chen Xiao lived in his brother's house and kept the balcony arranged by his brother on the second floor. This practice of "missing someone" made Xie Mingzhe a little worried.
I hope it's not an irreversible result of "death".
Xie Mingzhe took back his thoughts. The most important thing at present is to first rise to level 35, join everyone's team, and help everyone brush materials.
After all, from the moment he signed the contract, he was an official booster.
The author has something to say: Brother Chen is an important person, not a passerby boss :)