Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

The next morning.

Bai Li opened her eyes.

The bed was covered in things lying haphazardly.

The blankets had long been kicked onto the carpet; the sleeping postures of these four energetic young women were truly unbearable to watch.

On the right, Lin Xiaoshuang lay on her back, half of her fair leg draped over the pillow.

That round little foot was placed less than three centimeters from Bai Li's mouth.

He frowned in disgust and reached out to push the foot away.

Lin Xiaoshuang hummed twice, the blond-haired boy rubbed against the sheets, turned over and continued snoring.

Shift your gaze downwards.

Li Jiaxin was curled up in Bai Li's arms like a cat.

Without the cool and aloof demeanor she had during the day, her purple hair was disheveled and scattered across her collarbone.

Her eyelashes were long and curled, and her breathing was even.

The skin had that youthful freshness, and even the fine downy hairs were clearly visible.

Bai Li couldn't resist and leaned down to peck that face full of collagen.

It has an excellent feel, as soft and bouncy as a freshly peeled egg.

"Hmm..." Li Jiaxin was disturbed from her sweet dream, mumbled twice, and slowly woke up.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, her vision blurring upwards.

Bai Li was propping his head up with one hand, staring at her intently.

The warmth in those peach blossom eyes was all too obvious.

Li Jiaxin was startled, thinking that this man was going to cause trouble again.

She's still feeling the effects of last night's Russian sitting; her bones are still aching.

"Big brother, stop fooling around."

She quickly shrank back, pulling half of the blanket over herself.

"I haven't put on makeup yet, I don't look that good without it, so please stop staring at me like that."

The glamorous, outgoing young woman who usually wears heavy makeup and exudes a strong sense of social climb...

Now that I've removed my makeup, the eyeliner and heavy foundation are all gone.

Instead, she exudes a clean and approachable girl-next-door charm.

Coupled with her innocent and adorable look after just waking up, the contrast is absolutely stunning.

Bai Li stretched out his long arm and directly put his arm around her slender shoulder, pulling her back into his embrace.

He gave a wicked smile:

"The original skin feels so much better!"

……

Second floor washroom.

The water from the faucet was running loudly.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

Li Jiaxin stood in front of the sink and spat the mouthwash into the basin.

Beside her, Chen Tingting was fiddling with the red hair using a curling iron, teasing as she did so:

"You two are really addicted, aren't you? You've really pushed yourselves too far, haven't you?"

Zhang Qian squeezed toothpaste next to her:

"Exactly, he's bad at the game but loves to play."

Li Jiaxin, unusually, didn't lose her temper. Instead, she tearfully took a handful of water and washed her face.

"Stop making sarcastic remarks! Next time, you two can sleep next to the eldest brother!"

She threw the washcloth into the trash can:

"I'll see who's more addicted!"

The group chattered and made a ruckus, filling the washroom with the girls' clear laughter.

Bai Li leaned against the door frame, listening to the girls bickering.

He had just sent a message to Wang Wei.

The fat guy was still in the studio, stupidly asking the others why they weren't at work yet. Bai Li told him to take two days off and rest well.

Seeing that they had calmed down enough, Bai Li knocked on the door and cleared her throat.

"Alright, alright, shut up, stop arguing."

The four girls stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him.

Bai Li held up her phone and waved it in front of them.

"Wang Wei just sent over the summary of the morning's data."

"The short drama we launched yesterday has garnered over ten million views overnight."

"The interaction rate, comments, reposts, and follower growth are all alarmingly high."

Everyone looked at each other, not really grasping the concept of tens of millions of views.

Bai Li simply used a more direct approach:

"In terms of actual revenue, based on the platform's revenue sharing ratio, this is how the first day's settlement will go."

He held up five fingers:

"Yesterday, each of you four received at least 500 yuan in dividends."

Lin Xiaoshuang was applying toner to her face when her hand froze in mid-air.

Chen Tingting didn't even notice that the curling iron had burned the edge of her ear.

"Five...five hundred?"

Lin Xiaoshuang's voice trembled, and her eyes widened:

"Brother, you're saying one person can get five hundred yuan? Just yesterday?"

Bai Li nodded in confirmation:

"Yes, a minimum of five hundred, no less."

"Holy shit!" Chen Tingting cursed out loud, waving her heavily tattooed arm.

"Did I hear that right? Five hundred a day?"

She was so excited that she stomped her feet on the spot:

"My grandpa swings his sickle in the fields until it's smoking, and he only gets fifty yuan a day!"

Li Jiaxin also realized what was happening:

"Back then, we were used as forklift operators in the factory, and we only earned 200 yuan a day!!"

Zhang Qian leaned against the tiled wall, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

She wiped her face haphazardly with the back of her hand:

"I used to hand out flyers on the street to make a living, and I would run my legs off and only earn eighty yuan a day."

"You can earn five hundred a day?"

Several people rushed forward and surrounded Bai Li.

"Are you happy?" Bai Li asked with a smile, looking at the girls with red eyes.

"Of course we're happy!" the four girls shouted in unison, their voices deafening.

Chen Tingting hugged Bai Li's left arm, tilting her face up and smiling more brightly than a flower:

"This is the first time I've earned so much money on my own!"

"No more having to beg on people's nerves, no more wandering the streets begging for money!"

Lin Xiaoshuang tugged at Bai Li's sleeve, her baby face beaming with pride:

"Yes! We now have legitimate jobs and are able to support ourselves!"

Zhang Qian even stood on tiptoe and took a bite out of Bai Li's cheek.

"Big brother! Mua~" she gave him a loud kiss: "You're our lucky charm!"

Surrounded by the enthusiasm of this group of energetic young women, Bai Li smiled, shook her head, and broke free.

"Is that all you're satisfied with?"

Bai Li leaned against the sink, offering an even greater temptation:

"There's even more exciting news, do you want to hear it?"

Several people nodded in unison, like they were pounding garlic.

"The data for our short drama is continuously growing."

Bai Li patiently explained the costs to them:

"As long as the video is online, people will click to watch it every day, and there will be new clicks every day."

He pointed to the sink where they had just washed up.

"In other words, you don't have to go out in the wind and sun now."

"Even if you just lie in bed and sleep all day, you'll still have at least two hundred dollars in your account when you wake up."

Bai Li raised his wrist and glanced at his watch:

"Take the ten minutes you were bickering while brushing your teeth, for example. In terms of data usage, each of you has already earned two yuan."

Upon hearing this, the four young women went completely insane.

"Holy crap!!!"

Chen Tingting held her head in her hands, the silver tongue stud peeking out from between her lips:

"Is this some kind of dream? Making money while lying down?"

Li Jiaxin was so excited that she did a somersault on the spot:

"I make several hundred yuan a day, I don't know how to spend it!"

Zhang Qian looked very happy:

"Following my boss, making money is as easy as breathing!"

"As expected of our eldest brother!" Chen Tingting gave a thumbs up: "His brains and his skills are amazing!"

In the eyes of these unsophisticated wild girls, Bai Li was practically an omnipotent god.

Lin Xiaoshuang blinked her big eyes and took two steps forward.

She stood with her hands behind her back, her baby face full of seriousness:

"Big brother," she said, tilting her head back and enunciating each word clearly.

"Now there's one more glimmer of hope before I marry you."

"I've made up my mind! From now on, I won't spend a single penny of these dividends; I'll save them all."

"Once I've saved enough money, I'll give it all to you to spend."

"This is called... taking from you and using it for you!"

Bai Li was both amused and exasperated.

This girl really sees being his sugar daddy as her lifelong pursuit.

He quickly waved his hand to interrupt this unrealistic grand plan.

"No, no, no, stop!"

Bai Li firmly refused:

"This is the hard-earned money you earned by working from dawn till dusk, memorizing lines, and staying up all night in front of the camera."

"This is your rightful reward for your labor; take it and spend it as you see fit."

He patted his chest:

"I will keep my share of the investment dividends myself."

Seeing that Lin Xiaoshuang still wanted to argue, Bai Li made the final decision without giving her a chance to argue.

"Alright, enough chit-chat."

Bai Li glanced at the sky outside the corridor:

"Hurry up and wash up before coming downstairs for dinner."

"Since I said yesterday that I would accompany you back to your hometown to visit your elders."

He walked to the top of the stairs and turned back to greet the girls who were in a state of high excitement:

"After we finish eating, let's go to the shopping mall in the county town. Let's buy some gifts and things to take back to our hometown."

"Carry back the big bags and small packages to make the elders proud."