88: Grassroots happiness

"What's wrong?"

Li Haoyang's exclamation caught Su Yue's attention. He put down his work, pushed off with his feet, and his office chair smoothly glided towards Li Haoyang.

"Nothing, nothing, just saw some news," Li Haoyang reacted instantly, speaking in a flustered tone.

"What news?" Su Yue subconsciously looked at Li Haoyang's phone.

"Nothing much, just about that table tennis champion," Li Haoyang quickly turned off his phone screen, saying evasively.

"Seriously, have you been offline these past few days?" Su Yue looked at Li Haoyang in surprise.

This matter had caused quite a stir recently; even the dancing grandmas on the street had been sighing with regret. It was impossible for someone as young as Li Haoyang not to have heard about it.

"Didn't you all take leave these past few days? I was too busy with work, so I really didn't pay attention," Li Haoyang said, covering up.

"Alright," Su Yue shook his head and slid back.

Li Haoyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat admiring his quick thinking at that moment.

Of course, he also secretly thanked the former champion for his significant contribution to the gossip world. When it came to acting, that person was indeed top-notch, but although he couldn't compare, he wasn't far off either.

This was definitely the quality a professional intelligence officer should have, Li Haoyang secretly praised himself.

He composed himself again and looked at his phone, which showed a new text message.

"Your card ending in 7788 received 100,000 yuan (online transfer) at 8:36 AM... Remark: Work Funds."

It was this text message that instantly broke Li Haoyang's composure.

He was a newcomer who hadn't been working for long, and his position in the company wasn't high, just an ordinary Officer.

While Yuantu Company's benefits were slightly better than other companies, the basic salary was still only around four thousand yuan, but there were subsidies for housing, meals, transportation, and bonuses. Adding it up, Li Haoyang could probably earn around six thousand a month.

However, income wasn't calculated this way, at least not in the eyes of ordinary office workers. Experts liked to talk about income, but for ordinary office workers, that number was meaningless; disposable income was king.

Li Haoyang rented a bed in a youth hostel; the rent was very low each month, but still nearly a thousand. Plus food, transportation, daily necessities, etc., he could probably save around four thousand yuan a month.

And that required Li Haoyang to treat himself like an ascetic, eating the cheapest food, carrying a water bottle, not participating in any colleague gatherings, not buying new clothes, and not spending any money on anything unrelated to survival.

If Li Haoyang wanted to live somewhat like a person, he could save at most three thousand yuan a month, accumulating just over thirty thousand a year.

While one hundred thousand yuan didn't sound like much, it was already the amount he could save by living frugally for three years.

Although it was still far from financial freedom, this money could allow Li Haoyang to do many things.

For example, buy a senior mobility scooter for his grandmother who had difficulty walking, so that his grandmother, who had only ever been taken out by others her whole life, could finally go wherever she wanted in her old age. Li Haoyang had already found one he liked; it was very small and lightweight, with four wheels, and could be driven directly into supermarkets, very suitable for his grandmother who had never even ridden a bicycle, but it cost over five thousand.

Or, for example, buy a new jade bracelet for his mother? The one she had before accidentally broke while she was doing housework, and she was heartbroken for a long time, carefully preserving the fragments, hoping they could be glued back together someday. Li Haoyang had inquired before; gluing it back together when it was broken like that would cost much more in labor than buying a new one.

Of course, he knew this money could only have been given to him by Abyss. However, Abyss had said that Deep Abyss Organization's funds were provided by President Lan, so this money was essentially given to him by President Lan. After all, he was personally recruited by President Lan!

Before, he had been dreaming of promotion and a salary increase, and he hadn't expected his dream to come true so quickly.

Moreover, President Lan lived up to her reputation as the most perfect female entrepreneur in everyone's hearts; she was generous.

It could even be said that only President Lan would be so generous to him, because Li Haoyang was very clear that he had done practically nothing. Only President Lan would cultivate her subordinate out of consideration for him being an employee of her company in the first place.

Li Haoyang instantly felt full of motivation. He had previously been hesitant about what bad things Abyss would do with the program he wrote, but now it seemed, what bad things could President Lan do?

Prying?

How could that be!

He secretly glanced at Su Yue again; Su Yue was buried in his work.

Quietly opening the programming software, Li Haoyang began typing rapidly.

A program for remote access to a camera was simple in terms of functionality, but the code was actually quite complex. After all, Li Haoyang didn't want the program he gave to President Lan to be a buggy, easily detectable piece of junk, especially since President Lan valued him so much and had just given him one hundred thousand yuan.

Anyway, there was no need to rush; he would just do a good job, there was plenty of time.

...

Li Haoyang was secretly observing Su Yue, unaware that Su Yue was also secretly observing him.

Watching Li Haoyang begin typing quickly on the keyboard, a faint smile appeared on Su Yue's lips.

That one hundred thousand yuan was a small reward Su Yue gave Li Haoyang. Although essentially Li Haoyang didn't play a significant role in Su Yue's plan, all previous operations were basically planned and executed by Su Yue himself, merely using Li Haoyang's name, Su Yue still didn't intend to freeload off his young brother.

One hundred thousand yuan was indeed not much, but giving too much could easily make Li Haoyang uneasy, and besides, this was just the beginning.

Li Haoyang's reaction made him feel a little emotional. He was now a well-off person with tens of millions of yuan, and his attitude towards money had changed greatly compared to before.

But he knew very well that if it were him before the System, he would also be overjoyed upon suddenly receiving one hundred thousand yuan.

Forget one hundred thousand, even if it was just ten thousand, five thousand, or just a few hundred yuan more in bonus from the company, it would make him happy for a long time.

Sometimes, the surprise for a grassroots person is actually that simple.

It doesn't require financial independence, or earning nine thousand from a street stall overnight, or a small goal of one hundred million.

It just needs a little breathing room, a little free time, a little money, to have the mindset, leisure, and money to do the things they've always wanted to do but never had the chance.

If he suddenly had an opportunity and a platform to showcase his talents, that would be like a pie falling from the sky.

So-called happiness is doing what you love and making money from it.

Perhaps, after resolving this crisis, he should also find a chance to go home and see his family, Su Yue thought to himself.

As for Li Haoyang's previous hesitation, Su Yue also saw it.

He knew that his sudden command for Li Haoyang to write a software program had aroused suspicion in the other party. After all, this kind of software, to put it bluntly, was essentially Hacker software, which easily gets associated with illegal activities.

However, from the beginning, Li Haoyang misunderstood that he was working for Lan Zijun.

And Lan Zijun's name was enough to dispel any doubts Li Haoyang had. Even if it was a software that could be used for prying, with Lan Zijun's name attached, Li Haoyang would only scoff at his own suspicions.

Would President Lan be someone who likes to pry into others' lives? Hilarious?

Not to mention Li Haoyang, even Su Yue found this idea absurd.

This was why Li Haoyang quickly dismissed his doubts and began to act according to the instructions.

Su Yue was very pleased about this. Su Yue did not intend to correct Li Haoyang's misunderstanding, and even somewhat guided it. Because Li Haoyang was a naive and innocent person; his heart was kind, and he had an instinctive aversion to many things.

Of course, Su Yue couldn't explain that he wasn't doing it for prying. At this point, Lan Zijun's golden reputation came in handy.

Of course, doing this was equivalent to making Lan Zijun take the blame. But Su Yue didn't care, after all, Lan Zijun had become his partner, and it was Lan Zijun herself who requested it.

This was part of the cooperation, and presumably, Lan Zijun wouldn't mind even if she knew.

Su Yue collected his thoughts and started to focus on his work.

He hadn't come to work for five days, and in those five days, a lot of work had piled up, so he couldn't be lazy.

...

Li Haoyang was busy, Su Yue was busy, but in the President's office, Lan Zijun was unusually free.

Throughout the entire day, she only handled two or three documents.

However, this was normal. During this period, the company was in a phase where old projects were nearing completion and new projects were still being prepared, so there wasn't much work in the first place.

Looking at the time, it was almost time to get off work. Lan Zijun casually picked up her phone.

After she sent that picture to Liang Yuzhu last night, Liang Yuzhu hadn't responded. Lan Zijun was actually a little surprised by this.

She had immense respect for Abyss's ability, even to the point of having a bit of blind trust.

Although the picture provided by Abyss didn't seem to have any highlights, since he sent it, Lan Zijun believed there must be a key point within it.

It didn't matter if she couldn't figure it out, after all, she didn't know much about Wang Lin or Sihai Shipping to begin with. As for Liang Yuzhu, she believed she would have enough intelligence and information to interpret the information contained in this picture.

However, after a full day and night, Liang Yuzhu had not responded at all, which was a little strange.

Could it be that Abyss failed this time?

Lan Zijun frowned. She intuitively felt that this was unlikely.

Then, could it be that Liang Yuzhu was angry?

Just then, her phone suddenly rang; it was Liang Yuzhu calling. Lan Zijun casually answered, and Liang Yuzhu's voice came through.

"Lan Ziju, do you have time? If so, the usual place, I want to talk to you properly."

Liang Yuzhu's voice sounded a little off, somewhat serious, and also somewhat conflicted, as if she was making a difficult decision.

Lan Zijun's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She grabbed her car keys.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

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