bestfiction Chapter 238 I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush!
Chapter 238 I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush!
Of course, these are just thoughts. After rolling her eyes at him, Hu Yifei continued to recount her experiences.
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After half a day of psychological counseling, Hu Yifei decided to start by unifying their clothing, which was the first step in changing their outlook on life!
Yu Mo nodded in deep agreement: "Indeed, you can't box naked!"
"I mean, only when they put on their Saint Cloths will they know they are Saints and have the will to fight!"
Hu Yifei was defeated by Yu Mo's wild imagination. She took out a piece of clothing and explained it to him while showing it off.
Chen Xiaobai pointed at a product icon and complained, "Your Saint Cloth even has product placement? It's even more shady than the Spring Festival Gala!"
Hu Yifei: ......
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After chatting with Hu Yifei and the others for a while, Chen Xiaobai went to room 3602 next door.
Everyone was there today. Tang Youyou, Zhang Wei, and others were drinking tea and chatting, while Yu Mo, bored from watching TV, simply joined them.
We had just sat down and chatted for a while when Guan Gu suddenly walked in carrying a cardboard box, saying, "His period~ (Japanese: I'm home~)"
"Guan Guan, you're back!"
Tang Youyou quickly went to greet him. Seeing that Guan Gu was carrying a bag and a box, she immediately guessed, "Did you go to the publishing house?"
"Yeah~"
Guan Gu put the box on the table, plopped down, and answered listlessly.
Tang Youyou remembered that today was payday at the beginning of the month, and looking at the box, her eyes lit up with surprise. "Did you get your royalties?"
"No~"
"Hmm~ I got it, you acted so well!"
Tang Youyou had a different opinion on Guan Gu's answer, pointing to the box and saying, "Are you planning to give me a surprise? This whole box is full of royalties!"
"This whole box is mostly coins!"
Guan Gu gave a helpless retort, then opened the box, saying, "These are all letters from readers~"
"Ugh, so boring..."
Tang Youyou instantly lost interest and sat down.
Zhang Wei became interested when he heard that Guan Gu hadn't received his wages yet. "Guan Gu, you can hire me to sue them. I've been researching how to help migrant workers get their unpaid wages!"
"Are you trying to get yourself arrested?"
Chen Xiaobai couldn't help but pour cold water on him. These days, why bother researching how to get back wages? Is that something a CD burner like him could handle?
Zhang Wei chuckled awkwardly and then fell silent.
Yu Mo became interested in the letters, picked up an envelope, and looked at the box full of letters. She couldn't help but complain, "If I were a reader, I would sue them too. Why did they only forward so many letters to you?"
"Learn from me! I get a truckload of mail every month. I take it straight to the incinerator and burn it. In the end, we still get a lot of razor blades, which we can take to the recycling center and earn some pocket money!"
Chen Xiaobai spoke casually, but Guan Gu looked utterly dejected after hearing it: "You can't blame them, because when I went there I found out they had already gone bankrupt three months ago..."
"what?"
Everyone stared at him in astonishment.
Chen Xiaobai rubbed his temples. This scene looked so familiar; it seemed to be the episode where Guan Gu lost his job.
Guan Gu then began to recount his experience: "When I arrived, there was only a cleaning uncle waiting for me to pack my things. He told me that because of the economic crisis, the dollar depreciated, affecting its status as an international reserve currency. Countries reduced their holdings of US Treasury bonds, so capital flowed into emerging markets. Traditional industries were impacted, annual budgets were reduced multiple times, and publishing houses could not make ends meet, so... they went bankrupt!"
Everyone:......
Yu Mo said quietly, "Are you sure he's really a janitor?"
"Your grandpa will always be your grandpa..."
Chen Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh.
(Guan Gu: "Later I found out that the real reason our publishing house went bankrupt was that we sold a comic book for 28 yuan, while the pirate base only sold it for 2.8 yuan. What's worse, they sold a copy of 'Love in a Small Town' and gave away two copies of Gillian Chung's photo book... How could we not go bankrupt!")
Chen Xiaobai: "Where are their stalls? I'll go check them out... and give those unscrupulous vendors a piece of my mind!" (Narrator)
So... you've lost your job...
Tang Youyou immediately grasped the key point.
While helping to open the letter, Zhang Wei comforted him, saying, "Don't say that, Guan Gu is still a cartoonist!"
"That's good, this way I'll have more time to reply to my fans' messages!"
Guan Gu wasn't too discouraged. He still had some savings, so he could look for a job later.
At this moment, Yu Mo discovered a key point in a fan's letter: "These days, people like to use nicknames when writing letters. This one, 'The Morgue Princess,' says they hope to add some horror elements to the comics!"
Tang Youyou also became interested and picked up the letters one by one to examine them. "This one is called 'The old man lost his virginity, but who knows if it's a blessing in disguise!'"
"This is called 'If the name is not correct, then the words will be wrong, Cheng Xu'..."
"What kind of people are these?!"
Yu Mo found it somewhat unbelievable.
Chen Xiaobai looked at them as if he were seeing people from the past. The wheels of time rolled forward, and what seemed normal in later generations might have seemed outrageous at the time!
At this moment, Tang Youyou picked up another letter: "There's another one here, with an extremely long nickname, named 'Visa Information Center of the National Immigration Administration'..."
"This...is not a nickname!"
Chen Xiaobai gave a reminder.
"This...is not my fan!"
Guan Gu immediately took the letter, confirmed that the recipient was his own name, and then opened it. He fell silent, his face grave, staring intently at the letter.
Zhang Wei joked, "What, have they launched some new visa package?"
"Visa packages? Apply for two and get one free, plus a pressure cooker?"
Yu Mo smiled teasingly.
Tang Youyou suddenly noticed Guan Gu's expression and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"It says here... my work visa has expired, and if I can't find a job in another month, I'll be deported back to Japan..."
Guan Gu's face looked extremely pale.
Tang Youyou wasn't in much better shape either, anxiously exclaiming, "Ah~? What do we do then!"
"Wait, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush!"
Chen Xiaobai stopped the crowd, took the letter and glanced at it. "The postmark on this letter is from last month, so Guan Gu doesn't have a month left. There are still... seven days left!"
Everyone:......
"what!!!"
Guan Gu suddenly clutched his head: "Destroy it!!!"
Tang Youyou also looked utterly devastated, "Guan Gu~~~"
"Um...actually, I have a solution!"
Chen Xiaobai suddenly stopped them again.
Tang Youyou/Guan Gu: "What method?"
Yu Mo said irritably, "Can you stop panting like that?!"
Chen Xiaobai: "Of course!"
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