Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1152 - 554: Beggar (End) (3)

An Youyou: !

An Youyou really wanted to jump up and curse Jiang Weiguo, but thought better of it and held back. She was very angry when she asked, "Then tell me, what do you think is the best job in the world?"

"If it were me, I'd definitely say being a chef is."

"Nonsense, being a chef is nothing special. Aside from having a bit more job stability, higher income, meals included, being able to sneak food in the kitchen, and taking home leftovers... what's so good about it?" An Youyou began to lose confidence towards the end, "Anyway, it's not as good as begging."

"But I can be a chef my whole life, boss, you can't beg your whole life," Jiang Weiguo said. "Little Ninth and the others were young before; if they didn't beg, they couldn't survive. Now that they've grown up, they can do other jobs. Of course, they can't beg like before."

"That's nonsense," An Youyou instinctively retorted. "It's because of you that my little brothers have been led astray. Before picking you up, all my brothers were begging with me just fine, and none of them thought of... being a handyman, entering a factory."

Jiang Weiguo: "Is it possible that, before picking me up, those little brothers were all young kids who could only beg?"

An Youyou: ...

An Youyou was left speechless. She could only glare viciously at Jiang Weiguo, then say angrily, "Jiang Weiguo, right now, you speak even more annoyingly than Chen Shun!"

"Boss, why are you calling me by my name?"

"Don't call me boss. What kind of boss am I? I can't even support my little brothers. Originally, I could support 13 brothers, now I don't dare pick up anyone because there aren't enough people. It's you who supports my brothers. I better stop being the boss; you let Little Ninth and the others call you boss since they all learned from you, learning not to beg properly but to go find jobs."

The more An Youyou spoke, the angrier she got, wishing she could pin Jiang Weiguo to the ground and give him a beating. But after glancing at Jiang Weiguo's build, she thought he was quite the opponent not to be underestimated, and decided not to take the risk.

Otherwise, if she couldn't beat Jiang Weiguo, not only would her little brothers have to call Jiang Weiguo boss, she would have to call him boss too.

After venting her anger, An Youyou seemed determined, and started walking back to her place on her own.

None of the little brothers in the house were asleep. Little Ninth was anxiously waiting at the courtyard entrance for An Youyou to return. Seeing her come back, he didn't dare speak and could only stand quietly aside.

Little Ninth poured An Youyou a bowl of water.

An Youyou drank the water in one gulp, cleared her throat, and said sulkily, "What are we eating tonight?"

Jiang Weiguo handed the sugar cake from his bag to An Youyou helplessly. An Youyou saw that the meal had improved today, seemingly happy about having sugar cake to eat, but not wanting to show it, she could only bite fiercely into the sugar cake.

"The last time I had sugar cake was during the New Year," An Youyou said gloomily. "It seems begging doesn't really have much of a future."

Little Ninth anxiously defended, "Boss, it's not like that, following you..."

Jiang Weiguo stopped Little Ninth, telling him not to talk yet, to listen to An Youyou finish speaking.

"Begging really can't support you all. I can barely support myself begging now," An Youyou said angrily, taking another bite of the sugar cake. "Maybe begging really isn't the best job in the world."

This remark stunned all the little brothers, including Jiang Weiguo. They never imagined they would ever hear An Youyou say such a thing.

"But the best job in the world definitely isn't being a chef," An Youyou looked at Jiang Weiguo, "and it won't be accounting either."

"There must be other better jobs."

"What's the monthly pay for that accounting job in Jinling?"

"Three silver coins, and doing well can lead to a raise, with meals and housing included," Jiang Weiguo said.

An Youyou pouted and asked Little Seven, "Does that factory in Hankou really include meals and housing, and pay two silver coins a month?"

Little Seven nodded vigorously, "Yes, but the requirements are a bit high; they want literate people."

"You've really been secretly working as handymen behind my back for two years?"

The little brothers all bowed their heads in shame.

"Alright, do whatever you want, I'm going to Jinling to be an accountant. The boss won't beg anymore, and you all shouldn't beg either."

"Let's split up."

"Boss, we're not splitting up!" Little Ninth said excitedly. "Even if that factory in Hankou hires me, we're not splitting up. I swear I'll send you all of my two silver coin monthly pay to Jinling!"

"Boss, when I find a job here, I'll send you all the extra money I earn each month to Jinling!" Little Seven said urgently.

"Boss, me too!"

"Me too!"

"I..."

"Enough." An Youyou loudly interrupted the babbling of the little brothers. "Do you know how expensive it is to send a letter now? Aside from Little Seven who might be a little more stable, how much do you make a month? You haven't sent me much copper coins the past two years either."

"Little Seven, send me your wages once every six months, and keep the rest in Shanghai to look after Sister in law Chen and the others. Jiang Weiguo, you... buy me a boat ticket to Jinling and give me one silver coin; I don't have money now."

Jiang Weiguo: ...

Jiang Weiguo acquiesced to the boss's bandit-like behavior, saying he had no problem with it. The boat ticket could be bought at any time, and he'd send a letter to Chen Shun tomorrow.

An Youyou shoved the last bite of sugar cake into her mouth, swallowing it. "Just wait, when I find the best job in the world, I'll come back to be your boss again. You'll still have to follow me, got it?"

"Got it, boss!"

Qin Huai left the memories behind.