9: Chapter 9 Interview Assistant

"I told my dad about the location of the cafeteria, you two go ahead and have dinner there!"

"Hmm, are you coming over tonight?"

"I'll come over tomorrow morning."

Yang Fan didn't have time for a medical check-up today, so he would have to go tomorrow morning.

He had to quickly sort out the grain for Emperor Taizong of Tang. He didn't know how to procure such a large quantity himself, so he needed to see if this assistant was up to the task.

In the future, for trading supplies or anything else, he could just hand it over to others. Once the family affairs were settled, he could go to the Tang Dynasty and spend a few days there.

He had always wanted to see the magnificent landscapes of his motherland, but it had always remained just a thought. This time, he could finally go and explore.

Yang Fan walked into the agreed-upon coffee shop and raised his phone to make a call.

He saw a girl stand up and wave at him.

Good heavens, she really was found according to his standards. Just looking from afar, her figure was great, and she was about 168 cm tall.

Walking closer, her skin was indeed very good, her features were well-proportioned, and her face was exquisite.

She wore a waist-cinching JK uniform, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and she radiated a charming smile, full of youthful vitality.

At a glance, she was clearly a fresh graduate.

Yang Fan estimated that, other than not knowing how to work, she could handle everything else!!!

Yang Fan reached out his hand and said:

"Yang Fan, I run a small business."

"Jiang Lan, 22 years old, here to apply for the assistant position!"

Jiang Lan also reached out and shook hands with Yang Fan.

She hadn't expected her boss to be so young; he felt like he was only a few years older than her.

"Just graduated?"

"Huh?"

"Yes."

Jiang Lan didn't expect Yang Fan's eyes to be so "sharp"; he had seen at a glance that she was a fresh graduate.

"Then did you read my requirements? I require someone who has studied abroad, as I will need to make overseas purchases in the future."

"Um, my foreign languages are very good. English, Russian, French, Japanese—I know them all!"

"I don't know how to do procurement, but I can learn. My learning ability is very fast, and I've already researched the work an assistant needs to do!"

Jiang Lan looked at Yang Fan with expectant eyes after she finished speaking.

She really needed this job, and the boss was so young, too.

Yang Fan had already decided to hire her the moment he saw her. After all, she was so pretty, and not just a mere vase; didn't she know many foreign languages? They would come in handy.

Yang Fan pretended to be in deep thought.

After a while, he said:

"Alright, come and give it a try."

"Thank you, Boss! Thank you, Boss!"

"Can you drive?"

"Yes, but I'm not very skilled."

"It's fine, as long as you don't hit anyone. If you hit a tree, that's fine."

Yang Fan exchanged phone numbers and WeChat IDs with her, and transferred ten thousand to her.

"This is for your operating expenses. If you run out, let me know."

After all, if they needed to buy anything, he couldn't let his assistant pay for it.

"Thank you, Boss."

"There's nothing else to do today. Let's go, I'm planning to buy a car."

Yang Fan stood up as he spoke. What man hasn't dreamed of driving a Ferrari with one hand while doing something else with the other?

"Um, Boss, I have a question!"

"Huh? What question?"

Yang Fan sat back down, looked at the coffee he hadn't finished yet, and picked it up.

"Um, does an assistant also need to warm... warm..."

Jiang Lan blushed before she could finish.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"No, I don't."

"I mean..."

"Yes..."

"If, I mean if the boss wants to, I can..."

"It's just that..."

"Yes..."

"You have to pay extra!"

Yang Fan let out a "pfft" sound, and the coffee in his mouth sprayed out.

He started coughing uncontrollably.

Good heavens, why did that sound so familiar? It was like he had heard it somewhere before.

And this girl was so direct?

Even if something were to happen, one would usually negotiate terms with the boss at that moment, since the boss would be overcome with lust and would agree to any condition.

This little cutie was bringing it up now...

Jiang Lan handed Yang Fan a tissue.

Yang Fan took it and wiped his mouth. This girl was a bit bold.

"Are you very short on money? How much do you need?"

Yang Fan realized that this girl must be very short on money, which was why she came after seeing such a high-paying job offer.

To be honest, Yang Fan wasn't short on money now; after all, trading antiques was no different from printing money, so talking about money was the easiest thing.

Jiang Lan nodded.

"My younger brother got a girl pregnant. The girl's side is now either threatening to sue for rape or demanding marriage."

"My mom is forcing me to go on blind dates, wanting to marry me off quickly to scrape together money for my brother's house, car, and dowry..."

Yang Fan was speechless. Looking at her age, how old could her brother be?

And these parents—for the sake of their son, they were ready to sell their daughter outright.

"What about your dad? Does he have the same idea?"

If the mother didn't care about her daughter, that was one thing, but the father didn't care either?

"My dad stopped caring about me long ago. My mom is on her third marriage, and that brother is the son of the man she's with now..."

Yang Fan glanced at Jiang Lan; she really had no one to love her.

"So their intention now is to sell you off to pay for her son's wedding?"

Jiang Lan lowered her head and nodded, her head almost buried in her chest.

"What's the asking price?"

"888,000 in dowry, including the 'three golds' and everything else. Once I'm married off, they won't care about me anymore; I won't be part of her family..."

"That's what my mom told the matchmaker..."

Hearing this, Yang Fan felt truly disheartened. She was her own daughter, after all, and so beautiful. Looking into her eyes, he could see a longing for a better life.

This was truly selling her daughter—a fixed price.

They said that once married off, she would belong to another family, but looking at the type of person her mother was, she would start clinging again once she ran out of money. The trouble was likely just beginning.

To be stuck with a mother like that, her life would likely be ruined.

"So, what are your thoughts?"

"I... I said I would buy a house for my brother, pay the down payment, and cover the mortgage..."

"My mom said that would work too..."

"Will the house be in your brother's name?"

Yang Fan actually already had the answer in his heart.

Jiang Lan nodded.

Yang Fan was speechless. They really didn't treat their daughter like a human being; they were purely raising livestock, and when it was time to sell, they would drag her out to be sold.

Any head could be sold, and even cut up, it could still be sold...

"What about your college education? Did your mom pay for it?"

Yang Fan had subconsciously idealized maternal love; after all, lacking it in his own childhood, he would often fantasize about it.

"I went out to work to earn money, and I also tutored high school kids. I worked four jobs a day, and I earned my own tuition."

Yang Fan felt a tightness in his chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"Hmm."

"Don't buy that house for your brother. This is essentially someone clinging to your neck and sucking your blood—and it's arterial blood at that!"

"Doesn't your mom want a dowry? I'll pay it. Just have your mom transfer your household registration out directly, and move it to my place."

"Just transfer it directly as my spouse."

Yang Fan's intention was simply to get her household registration transferred out. As for being a spouse, Yang Fan was quite fearful of marriage himself and had no plans to get married.

By transferring her household registration over like this, he would also have an explanation for his family.

"Tha—thank you, Boss!"

"I will work for you for the rest of my life!"

Jiang Lan happily came over and hugged Yang Fan.

Eh?

This feeling was real; it wasn't padded like his ex-girlfriend's!