"Not enough is not enough," Ye Yuzhe said coldly, "Unless you count it out in front of me, I won't sign the receipt."
"Little comrade, look at him!" the milk tea shop owner complained to the staff, angered.
"When the two parties have a dispute over the amount, the employee does have the right not to sign for it," the staff member reminded them. "As long as she doesn't sign, the wages are considered not paid, and they can continue to apply for arbitration or go directly to court."
The milk tea shop owner's face immediately turned black, then became a shade of soy sauce. Soon, he grudgingly squatted down, picked up the money from the ground, and counted it. The result... it was indeed not enough.
At this point, the atmosphere became a bit awkward.
Fortunately, there was a bank nearby. The milk tea shop owner went to the bank to withdraw money. After counting out the sufficient amount and handing it over, he left in anger.
Ye Yuzhe and Zhang An'an also left the Arbitration Bureau. Zhang An'an directly counted out several bills and handed them to Ye Yuzhe. "Yuzhe, take this money..."
"Sister An'an, what are you doing?" Ye Yuzhe frowned.
"My dad told me that you skipped work to help me. This is for your lost wages for these two days, as well as the money you spent on buying me water and food," Zhang An'an said sincerely. "Please accept it. If you don't, I'll feel too bad..."
Ye Yuzhe took a blue bill. "I'll accept the money for the food and water, consider it as you treating me. As for the lost wages, I don't want them! If you give me more, you won't be treating me as a friend!"
Zhang An'an offered it a few more times, but seeing that he persistently refused, she had no choice but to give up.
"Be careful on your way back, and make sure to keep your wallet safe," Ye Yuzhe instructed. "Sister An'an, please believe that you are not inferior to anyone. Isn't the milk tea shop owner also from Kyoto? Yet he deliberately tried to cheat people and get free labor? You earn your reward with your labor, your soul is much nobler than his! No matter where we are from, we are all equal!"
"...Thank you." Zhang An'an's eyes welled up, and her habitually hunched back straightened unconsciously.
Ye Yuzhe saw Zhang An'an onto the bus. After the bus drove away, he couldn't help but jump up with joy!
"Yay! Wuhu!" Ye Yuzhe excitedly made a victory pose.
He was really happy and fortunate now. It turned out that helping others could be so joyful! He had managed to help get the money back so quickly, he was truly amazing!
He hopped a few more times in his excitement. Seeing everyone around looking at him strangely, he immediately flushed.
The next moment, he pretended to be running and turned onto another street.
At such a happy moment, he really wanted to share it with someone. Ye Yuzhe took out his phone and directly called Ye Zhi.
When the call connected, he exclaimed joyfully, "Big Sister, I did it! I succeeded!"
Then, Ye Yuzhe happily told Ye Zhi the whole process, adding embellishments.
Ye Zhi was in her office at the moment. She had followed Ye Yuzhe yesterday because they had no clue, and she couldn't rest assured.
She didn't go today because she had taught them everything she could last night. The rest was up to them to figure out and strive for.
Clearly, neither of them had let her down.
Ye Zhi listened patiently. She found it somewhat amusing, not expecting that Ye Yuzhe had a talent for storytelling.
"Well done," Ye Zhi praised sincerely. "Since the matter is settled, I'll come pick you up and take you home."
"No, no, Big Sister, you're busy," Ye Yuzhe said proudly. "I'm not a child anymore, I can go back by myself!"
Ye Zhi chuckled, "Alright, then when I get off work, I'll also go home to give you your birthday gift."
Ye Yuzhe agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhi flipped through her contacts and called Qi Xuan.
Qi Xuan was a little surprised. Ye Zhi rarely called him; after all, if they had something to discuss, they could just call out.
He pressed the answer button, and Ye Zhi's pleasant voice came through the receiver. "Qi Xuan, I won't be back for dinner tonight. Please tell Uncle Steward not to prepare my portion."
Qi Xuan's eyes flickered. Since he had been in charge of Ye Zhi's meals, they had been eating together.
Although the enthusiastic housekeeper had strongly encouraged it, it was also at his implicit consent. He hoped to provide convenience for Ye Zhi and also hoped that their lives would have more intersection and become more compatible.
"Okay, I'll relay the message," Qi Xuan said softly and asked, "Are you going back to the Ye family?"
"You know me best. I'm going home to make up for my younger brother's birthday," Ye Zhi said with a light smile. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, she continued, "Oh, right, my family is coming to visit me in a couple of days. Could I borrow your chef then?"
Ye family is coming?
Qi Xuan immediately felt a bit nervous.
He had only met Ye Zhi's father, and it wasn't a formal meeting. Now, he was about to meet her parents and brother. So, should he prepare something?
"Qi Xuan?" Ye Zhi called out in surprise when she didn't get a response from him.
"No problem," Qi Xuan said, returning to his senses. "Is there anything else you need?"
"No, no, I'll prepare everything else," Ye Zhi said.
"Okay," Qi Xuan said with some regret.
After hanging up, Qi Xuan fell into thought.
When the Ye family arrives, they would likely visit him, their neighbor, as well, right? Then, what should he say and do when he meets Ye Zhi's family to make a good impression?
As soon as Ye Zhi hung up the phone, she heard a knock on the door.
"Come in."
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Xuan and Yun Shi walked in.
Ye Zhi was somewhat surprised. The socially anxious genius and her mouthpiece had come?
"Director Ye, Xuan Jie and I want to discuss something with you," Yun Shi said. "It's about the next plan for the game department..."
Bai Xuan nodded in agreement.
"Go ahead," Ye Zhi listened attentively.
"It's like this, our game is completely free, and there will be no paid items in the future. Therefore, currently, the game department is entirely funded by the company and has no possibility of profit," Yun Shi said. "So, Xuan Jie and I have discussed it and plan to establish another game team to develop a new game. This is our proposal..."
Bai Xuan nodded in agreement.
Ye Zhi took the proposal and opened it. Her expression was slightly stunned.
"This new game has simple gameplay and is a derivative game of 'Revisiting Journey to the West'," Yun Shi explained. "We plan to design a storyline where the protagonist encounters the four members of the Journey to the West group one by one, and helps the group capture demons again in the modern world. The monetization point lies in changing the protagonist's character image..."