The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 253 Teaching and Prospect

A sense of powerlessness welled up inside Zhao Xiaochui, his face filled with helplessness.

"Why make something so simple so complicated?"

"Is it complicated?" Director Lao asked with a light laugh over the phone. "Isn't a complicated way of doing things just for a simple purpose?"

"So, once you understand this simple purpose, things become simple."

Zhao Xiaochui looked puzzled upon hearing this: "How is it simple?"

"They have no hope of advancement, yet they are constantly looking for opportunities, which shows that they cherish their current status and position. If anyone threatens them..."

Zhao Xiaochui said helplessly, "I don't have that ability, that's why I made this call."

"Little Hammer," Director Lao said patiently, "is there another group of people at the scene?"

Zhao Xiaochui was taken aback and immediately thought of Qian Mankun's customers who had helped him get dressed.

"Both groups have simple goals, but complex and drastically different ways of doing things. Just like I said, everyone has their own role. Besides you, what about those who were beaten? Could they also become the role of those bystanders?"

"Little Hammer, those people are all cunning, not a single one of them is innocent!"

Zhao Xiaochui was getting dizzy from Director Lao's rambling: "Old man, are you going to help or not? Stop nagging! Give the phone to my sister Pang, or I'll come to your door!"

Director Lao said helplessly, "Comrade Zhao Xiaochui, it's not that I don't want to help, but there's nothing I can do to help. Do you know what confrontation, communication, and compromise mean? Can't you wait patiently for a while? The girls are fine!"

"..."

Zhao Xiaochui did not lose his temper again.

Because he saw young girls, older girls, and maids laughing and playing all the way towards him.

The girls are alright now.

Zhao Xiaochui laughed happily.

He felt he should celebrate the girls' success and reward the backstage service staff as well.

So he chuckled to himself while looking at his phone.

"Director Lao, hehehe~"

"..." The expression on Director Lao's face was unreadable, but his tone was somewhat strange. "I remember you just called me 'old man'?"

"Hehehe~" Zhao Xiaochui felt that as long as he wasn't embarrassed, the other person would be embarrassed. Moreover, he had a way to appease the old man opposite him and also get a great benefit for all the girls.

"Director Lao, how about a relaxing luxury team-building trip to South America?"

That's right, among the legacy of the destroyed household registration, there's a container of treasure waiting for him to carry back from a sensitive and dangerous place in South America.

"..."

Director Lao was on his phone communicating with someone else for a long time.

"Once you've decided on the time and the number of people, please report it to us. We'll take care of the rest."

The urgent tone proved that the container was not as simple as it seemed.

Zhao Xiaochui didn't care about any of that. As long as the girls were safe, that was good. If the girls were happy, that would be even better!

He watched the girls approach happily, and was about to reach out and hug the Northeastern girl when a figure flashed by.

Liu Li ran over with tears streaming down her face and buried herself in Guo Guo's arms, her hands still tightly holding Hua Jie's hands.

Upon hearing that her sisters were alright, the simple-minded girl quickly wiped away her tears and happily distributed the gifts.

Not only one older sister, but also the cleaning staff and waiters were all given gifts, and even Zhao Xiaochui received a Rolex worth more than 70,000 yuan.

In one morning, she spent nearly 300,000 yuan just to buy herself a Max Mara 101801 cashmere trench coat.

That's right, it's the same style Zhao Xiaochui wore when they first met.

She replaced the fake one with the real one.

Zhao Xiaochui tilted his head, looking at Liu Li, who was enthusiastically introducing the gifts, with a puzzled expression. So…

How exactly did this simple-minded girl's internal 'circulation' break down?
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The midday sun scorched the cement floor of the tenement building's corridor until it turned white.

Inside the dormitory, the air conditioner hummed, barely managing to dispel the rising heat in the air.

Zhao Xiaochui stood in front of the mirror with a black line on his face. He was already wearing a crisp white shirt, and fine beads of sweat were seeping from his forehead.

Behind him, Liu Li finished ironing her suit jacket. When she turned around and saw his embarrassed yet earnest expression, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, her eyes crinkling with a mischievous glint.

“Come on, boss, let me help you put it on,” she said with a smile, her movements meticulous.

Zhao Xiaochui glanced at the naive girl: "What are you thinking? If you don't want to work, then don't work. Why do you have to lie to everyone?"

Liu Li took the coat and first helped him put on the left sleeve, then the right sleeve, her fingertips lightly pressing against the shoulder seam, meticulously smoothing out every wrinkle:
"I just felt that the money was too easy to make. Every customer wanted to get essential oils, and they all ordered ten bottles at a time. With the commission from short video sales, I started to panic and wanted to slow down."

As she spoke, the navy blue tie was already slightly damp in her warm palms. She went around Zhao Xiaochui's collar, her fingertips deftly crossing and tightening, finally tying a tie that perfectly fit her Adam's apple.

Next came the pants. Liu Li half-squatted down, unfolded the waistband, and gestured for Zhao Xiaochui to lift his leg. He obediently lifted it, and she precisely aligned the pant leg with his knee and ankle, pulling it up to his waist in one smooth motion. The metal buckle clicked crisply shut.

She carefully tucked the hem of her shirt into her waistband, gently smoothing out the creases. While she was adjusting the shirt, Zhao Xiaochui asked, "Have Guoguo and the others gone back?"

Liu Li kept working and answered with a smile, "Yeah, it's an overseas trip~ I heard you can bring family members. Not to mention Sister Guoguo and the others, even the cleaning staff and waitresses are running faster than anyone else." She looked up at him with a hint of curiosity, "Little Hammer, I heard everyone says that travel agency is really high-end?"

Zhao Xiaochui: "Zanadu".

It seems quite normal for a local high-end travel customization platform to have people from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Bureau) working there.

Liu Li sent the name to the girls' group chat before picking up her belt, threading it onto her pants, and locking it with a click; she fastened her watch strap, with the watch face facing outwards.

Once everything was ready, Liu Li took two steps back, examining her bedsheets. A hint of fascination flashed in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared. She then exclaimed joyfully:

"It's done."

Zhao Xiaochui looked in the mirror and slightly moved his shoulders. His nineteen-year-old face had bright eyes and a spirit that was ready to be unleashed.

He glanced at his Rolex Submariner, wondering how this girl managed to buy this entry-level "Submariner".

"Why don't you go too? There's still some time before visitor registration starts, or it'll be too late."

Liu Li quickly shook her head, her bangs flying off her forehead, her attitude extremely resolute.

"Sister Xiaoning's appointment means I'm meeting a big shot. I'm not going to embarrass myself."

"What do you mean by 'making a fool of yourself'?" Zhao Xiaochui said irritably. "You're a big internet celebrity, and without special effects, you wouldn't even be able to see someone like that!"

Was that person ordinary?

"One nose and two eyes, how can it not be ordinary?"

Liu Li smiled gently, took two steps forward, and rested her head on Zhao Xiaochui's shoulder.

"Little Hammer, what would happen if those people only bothered me today?"

Zhao Xiaochui was startled.

"Little Hammer, I'm a little scared. Let me hide behind you and be a little woman, okay?"

Zhao Xiaochui hugged the bed frame tightly: "Even if you're right next to me, no one can cause you any trouble."

Liu Li didn't speak. She believed the young man's promise, but she couldn't get over the mental hurdle.

"Really not going? I heard that place is a huge garden, and ordinary people might never see it in their entire lives."

"not going."

Liu Li released Zhao Xiaochui, took two steps back, and looked at the young man with a look of satisfaction and pride.

"To be able to go to a place like that, our Little Hammer is really something!"

(End of this chapter)