MMB Chapter 6 Xu Zhixia
Chapter 6 Xu Zhixia
As the payment success notification sounded, it meant that Gu Bai had successfully completed the largest transaction he had ever made in his life.
At the same time, as expected, the system provided a progress notification.
[Task 2: Obtain something unattainable in youth (Progress 2/10)]
"At this rate, buying a few more items should be enough to complete the task. This task is much easier than I thought..."
There's no way around it; I'm used to working as a nuclear-powered ox or horse, and this is the first time I've encountered a job where you just pay money to get the job done—it's a bit of an adjustment...
Just as Gu Bai was playing with his phone, humming a tune in a good mood as he walked towards the door, a voice behind him suddenly came from behind, a voice that was uncertain yet tinged with surprise.
"Gu Bai?!"
Gu Bai paused in his steps and subconsciously turned around to look in the direction from which the voice came. He saw that the person who called him was a pretty young woman wearing a pleated long skirt.
She had a round face with chubby cheeks, gentle eyes and eyebrows, and neat short hair that just touched her shoulders. When she saw that it was indeed Gu Bai, she could hardly hide the surprise on her face.
"Xiao Xu? What are you doing here? Don't you have to go to work today?"
Xu Zhixia, Gu Bai's colleague, is a newcomer who has only been with the company for a short time, judging from her youthful and unassuming appearance.
"Look at your memory! I'm off today, have you forgotten?" Xu Zhixia waved the shopping bag in her hand, her tone relaxed, but she quickly changed the subject, asking with some concern, "Um... I just saw the announcement in the group chat, you..."
Xu Zhixia wanted to ask him if he had really been fired, but she was worried that it would make Gu Bai uncomfortable, so she couldn't bring herself to say anything.
After all, Gu Bai had been with the other person for over a month, and he saw through their little schemes at a glance. Then, he casually finished what the other person hadn't said.
"Are you asking if I've been fired?"
Xu Zhixia shrank back and nodded weakly, afraid that Gu Bai would get angry about this. After all, no one can remain calm after losing their job, especially since she heard it was because the boss was too stingy...
But... Gu Bai's reaction was beyond her expectations.
Gu Bai showed neither the expected anxiety about the future nor the outburst of anger towards his crappy boss. Instead, he simply said something in a very calm tone.
"That's right."
This is just like how the other party doesn't care whether they have the job or not...
The likelihood of this happening is low; the most probable scenario is that Gu Bai has already found another job...
Xu Zhixia's big, dark eyes darted around, and she deliberately lowered her voice, asking nervously.
"By the way, have you already found a new job? Like one that pays well, is easy, close to home, and has a high position with little responsibility? If you do, could you mentor me? I also think this lousy company has no future."
Looking at the energetic girl who had been so lively since the first day they met, Gu Bai's lips twitched. He rolled his eyes at her and said irritably.
"How dare you think like that? High pay, little work, close to home, high position, great power, and light responsibility... I feel like it's a waste of your talent if you don't write novels..."
"Oh, I was just saying. You're my good mentor, if something like this really happened, wouldn't you include me?"
The girl didn't take Gu Bai's teasing to heart at all; instead, her gaze fell on the silver-white phone in Gu Bai's hand, and she let out a soft "hmm".
"Huh?! You changed your phone? I remember your old phone didn't look like this... It's even the latest iPhone! Looks like you've really struck it rich!"
Gu Bai wasn't surprised at all that the other person would notice he had a new phone, because the other person had often complained about his old phone and told him not to be so frugal and to get a new one.
"Yeah, I just got a new one. I'm unemployed now anyway, so I might as well get a new phone so I can play games at night."
The two walked out of the Apple Store, exchanging a few words. Through their brief conversation, Gu Bai learned that the other person's main purpose in coming here was to look at phones and then buy a new one when they had the money.
All I can say is that... every ox or horse has the same mindset when they first start out.
Those who have worked like cattle or horses for a long time will understand that money is not so easy to earn, and therefore will not have such high consumption expectations.
Anyway, that's how Gu Bai was back then. When he first started working, he felt that he finally had an income, and he could buy whatever he wanted with the money he earned.
But the reality is that the meager earnings I make are not enough to cover my daily living expenses.
As soon as Gu Bai stepped out the door, he felt a gust of hot wind blowing in his face. Xu Zhixia, who was beside him, wrinkled her little nose and smoothed a few strands of hair from her forehead.
"It's so hot... Where are we going next?" Xu Zhixia asked Gu Bai.
"Don't you have any plans for shopping?"
Gu Bai glanced at Xu Zhixia with a puzzled look. From his angle, he could see Xu Zhixia's profile, and if he moved his gaze slightly downwards, he could see her incredibly impressive figure.
In short: The bear is so big that it cannot be caught with one hand.
"No, I just enjoy browsing, but I don't usually buy anything unless I really want it..."
Xu Zhixia shook her head, completely unaware of Gu Bai's impolite gaze.
However, Gu Bai only glanced at it and didn't stare at it like a hooligan.
"Then come with me to buy a computer..." Gu Bai hesitated for a moment, then decided to continue with his original plan.
He had wanted a desktop computer since he was a kid to play League of Legends. Back then, he was quite addicted to gaming. To play on the computer, he and a few friends scraped together some parts and cobbled together a computer that could barely boot up. As for playing League of Legends... well, it often resulted in blue screens.
Now that we want to make up for the regret, of course we should buy a computer.
Actually, he had been thinking about building a computer for two months, but unexpectedly, the prices of RAM and hard drives doubled, which completely baffled Gu Bai.
I don't know which genius came up with this idea, but they actually used scarcity marketing with the boys...
Doesn't he know that boys are best at staying hungry? Hopefully, they won't say something like, "I'm still a student," while they're doing aerial acrobatics.
According to Gu Bai's original plan, he would not buy a computer unless the price of hardware returned to its original level, because he did not want to be ripped off.
But system tasks are his highest priority now, and he's willing to spend more money for them.
Besides, he didn't think his father would let him suffer a loss.
This means that even if you profit, I will never lose!
After confirming the direction, Gu Bai headed towards the area where the aliens were located.
Having finally managed to assemble a computer, Gu Bai felt it was best to get it right the first time, to avoid the hassle of tinkering later.
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