77: Treasure girl, talent show

In Xiong Tingting's eyes, a multi-million dollar luxury mansion like Binjiang Mansion felt truly surreal.

She was born into a middle-class family.

While she never lacked for food or clothing, she wasn't exactly wealthy either.

Her parents' combined annual income was only around 200,000 yuan.

Even if they didn't eat or drink for a lifetime, they wouldn't be able to afford a house like this.

Therefore, Xiong Tingting was very clear about this fact.

"Busy?"

Just then, Zhang Yu came downstairs and saw her working away.

He couldn't help but form a good impression of her.

She was so diligent.

Plus, she was quick and efficient, clearly someone who did chores often.

"Yeah."

Although Xiong Tingting's mind was clear, and she was trying hard to stay calm, seeing Zhang Yu appear still made her feel a bit flustered.

She couldn't help it; after all, she hadn't seen much of the world.

Lacking confidence, it was easy for her to show her nervousness.

"Alright, you keep busy."

Zhang Yu said as he walked into the kitchen, looking for something to eat.

The pork rib and lotus root soup that Lu Hanxiao had stewed was already cooked in the pot.

The heat was off, and it was being kept warm.

He picked up a bowl and ladled some out.

"Hey, Xiong Tingting, do you want some soup?"

Without waiting for her answer, he ladled out another bowl; it was just a simple gesture anyway.

Huh?

While she was doing chores, she hadn't expected Zhang Yu to call out to her.

For a moment, she felt flattered. Do I deserve a bowl of pork rib and lotus root soup?

She admitted to herself that, in this moment, she had been struck by his gentleness.

In fact, before she came, she had prepared herself fully.

No matter how rich, handsome, or high-status he was, as long as she stayed calm, there wouldn't be any problems.

However, despite all the preparations and even putting on armor, an arrow had pierced right through the slit in her visor.

Zhang Yu had simply ladled a bowl of soup for her, and it sent her heart into chaos, leaving her at a loss for what to do.

"You've worked hard with the chores, come have some soup. Just consider it keeping me company."

Since Zhang Yu put it that way, it would be rude for Xiong Tingting to hesitate any longer.

So, she thanked him and sat down at the table, picked up the spoon, and sipped the soup in small mouthfuls.

"Um, Mr. Zhang, thank you for your help today. If there's a chance, I'll treat you to a meal!"

"Oh? How did you know it was me?"

Zhang Yu was curious.

"No reason, just intuition."

Xiong Tingting darted a glance at him.

"Although this is my first time meeting you, I feel that you are the Major Shareholder of Airlines."

"By the way, now that the matter is resolved, what are your thoughts? Are you going back to Airlines?"

Zhang Yu neither admitted nor denied it, instead changing the subject.

"I probably won't go back."

She shook her head.

This whole affair had been full of twists and turns.

When the first list came out and her name wasn't on it, she had already made plans for what to do next.

Later, when she was on the second list, that was fine too.

Then, when she was blocked during onboarding, she felt disheartened again and gave up the job opportunity.

Now, she was facing another choice, but she already had the answer in her heart.

"And what about next?"

"I have some savings on hand."

Xiong Tingting was very frugal in her daily life; over the past year, she had saved nearly 100,000 yuan.

"I plan to rent a place first to tide myself over for a while, and then I want to become a teacher."

"A teacher?"

He didn't have any education industry assets under his name.

He recalled Xiong Tingting's resume, specifically the personal information section.

The credentials column did indeed state that she had obtained a teacher's qualification certificate.

Zhang Yu quite liked such an independent and clear-headed girl.

Then, he remembered the special skills section on her resume and asked: "I heard your special skill is acrobatics?"

"Huh?"

Xiong Tingting realized what Zhang Yu was asking about.

"That... I just wrote that randomly."

"Being humble again, are you?"

Zhang Yu laughed.

"If you have any talents, go ahead and show me. There's no one else here."

"Well, then I'll show off my clumsy skills."

Encouraged by Zhang Yu, Xiong Tingting suddenly remembered that she hadn't practiced her special skill in a long time.

She left the dining table, warmed up, then bent forward, planted her hands on the floor, flipped her legs over, and rotated in a circle, using her torso as the center.

She performed a "compass split" right there on the spot.

What amazing flexibility!

His ex-girlfriend, Liu Ruyan, was from the art department, but she could only do straight lines and couldn't pull off a 360-degree "compass."

This skill required too much physical flexibility and core strength.

"Brilliant! That's really impressive!"

Zhang Yu clapped in approval.

This definitely counted as acrobatics.

With skills like this, being a Flight Attendant was truly a waste.

With just this move, if she performed it on a livestream, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she could get hundreds of thousands or millions of followers.

Being an influencer was not only easier but also paid much more.

Xiong Tingting stood up again, feeling a bit embarrassed by Zhang Yu's praise.

After all, she had no family support for this; she had just explored it herself and learned it in secret.

"Actually, I have another stunt, but no one else knows about it," she suddenly said.

Then she cursed herself inwardly; why couldn't she hold back after just a little praise?

She only blamed her own big mouth.

"Oh? Am I fortunate enough to know?"

Zhang Yu was also curious about what other special skill she had that no one else knew about.

"I can tie knots, and I can untie them too," Xiong Tingting said solemnly.

"Huh? I can do that too?"

Zhang Yu was surprised, wondering if he had misheard.

Did that count as a skill?

"No, I mean using this."

Xiong Tingting felt embarrassed and stuck her tongue out slightly.

No way?

Zhang Yu's pupils dilated in shock.

He couldn't even comment on this; this was a truly gifted talent.

He had seen videos like this online before.

The comments below said that if she went to a fertilizer factory to sew bag openings, she could earn tens of thousands a month.

Even a tangled mess of thread wouldn't be a problem for her.

Of course, that was just a meme. Who would actually want to watch someone sew bag openings?

"I find it hard to comment on this; it would be censored if posted online," Zhang Yu laughed.

"But your boyfriend must have saved the universe in his past life."

In a city of 15 million people like Jiangcheng, it was questionable whether even 100 people like this could be found.

"No, I'm single."

Xiong Tingting's face flushed slightly.

"Oh. Then this is really like a nuclear weapon—it looks powerful, but it has never been used," Zhang Yu laughed.

Possessing such unique skills, she really was a treasure girl.

"This..."

Hearing Zhang Yu put it that way, Xiong Tingting felt quite awkward.

"I haven't finished mopping the floor yet. I'll go continue mopping."

Given her temper, she should have flown into a rage.

However, in front of Zhang Yu, she inexplicably couldn't get angry.

After all, he had given her a place to stay for free, so she didn't have to spend money on a hotel; she had to be grateful to him.