"Mo Chen, listen to your sister. This job isn't suitable for you. Let's find something else," Shen Yao patted Mo Chen's shoulder.
Upon hearing this, Mo Chen fiddled with his phone again and then handed it to Shen Yao. "I've already found some jobs. Take a look. These are ones I've shortlisted, and the salaries are quite good."
Shen Yao scrolled down, her expression growing more grim with each listing. "Where are Luo Yunping and your assistant?"
"After our company went bankrupt, they both jumped ship," Mo Chen replied, his tone somewhat dejected, as if he felt betrayed.
Shen Yao quietly turned away, gently tapping her own mouth, scolding herself for speaking too much.
Indeed, although Mo Chen had managed a large company, he was, in the end, just a twenty-year-old young man. At his age, how many people were still attending university?
He had started his career as a big boss, so naturally, he wouldn't know what it was like to look for a job. Moreover, perhaps to Mo Chen, a salary of thirty thousand yuan would seem small.
"Sister Yao, which of these jobs do you think I should apply for? I think this Nine Heavens position is quite good, but since you say it's not suitable, I'll look for another. How about this one? They provide food and accommodation, and when the salary is high, it can even reach over ten thousand yuan. If I'm frugal, I can still give Auntie ten thousand yuan for living expenses. And this one..."
Shen Yao listened, dumbfounded, as Mo Chen introduced her to those jobs. It inexplicably reminded Shen Yao of a line from a popular short video platform some time ago.
"#This is MD's North, the place where I grew up. Welcome to my world, delicate little princess.#"
Shen Yao grabbed Mo Chen's hands and shook him forcefully. "Snap out of it!"
In the end, to prevent this naive Mo Chen from being scammed and having his organs harvested, Shen Yao brought him back to the Shen family home.
The Shen family members looked at Mo Chen with confusion. How come their daughter brought a young man back after going out?
"Yao Yao, what's going on?"
Shen Mama pulled Shen Yao aside into the house and asked about her doubts.
It wasn't surprising that Shen Mama would be curious. After all, she had heard about Mo Chen from Luo Yunping before – a big boss! How could he have come to the Shen family with her daughter?
And it was completely different from before. The Mo Chen she had met previously was always in a suit, with an expensive attire.
This time was different. He was wearing casual clothes, looked even younger, and wasn't accompanied by anyone. He was following Shen Yao, so could it not raise suspicion?
"Shh, Mom, don't be so loud. Mo Chen's family went bankrupt."
"What! Bankrupt?!"
Shen Mama was shocked. "But even if his family is bankrupt, why would he come here?"
Following that, Shen Yao recounted how she met Mo Chen and his job-hunting situation.
"I can't just stand by and watch him get his kidneys harvested!"
This statement prompted Shen Mama to earnestly instruct Shen Yao, "Yao Yao, you did the right thing. Besides, as you said, he was a big boss. It's our good fortune to be able to ask him to help us. After all, he did help us before. So, we should try to treat him well and offer him a higher salary if necessary."
Shen Yao nodded in understanding. "I know, Mom. I'll invite him back. It's also a good opportunity to teach our second and eldest brothers. As the business grows, there's still a lot to learn. Mo Chen has more experience than us, so it would be beneficial for my elder brothers to learn from him."
Although Shen Mama nodded, she couldn't help but feel a little worried. Could this young man, Mo Chen, really make it? After all, their family's large company had gone bankrupt. Their modest family fortune couldn't afford to be messed with!
Shen Yao and Shen Mama came out of the room, intending to inform the rest of the Shen family so they would be aware and not mention the bankruptcy in front of Mo Chen.
However, as soon as they stepped out, they heard Mo Chen discussing the Mo family's bankruptcy with Shen Papa and the others.
"Then what about the assistant who always took care of Xiao Jun? Did he leave too?" Shen Papa asked.
"He left. Xiao Jun has already gone to school, and he's no longer Xiao Jun's assistant. Someone offered him a high salary, so he jumped ship," Mo Chen replied.
"Then he's too ungrateful!" Shen Huai Min said indignantly.
After all, when Luo Yunping and Xiao Jun were recuperating at the farmstay, everyone had gotten along well. He also knew Luo Yunping's salary. Although it was a matter of mutual benefit, he shouldn't have just left at such a difficult time for the Mo family.
With the Mo family's bankruptcy, the elderly and the young... ah...
Luo Yunping, far away in the capital, sneezed violently several times!
"Old Luo, you need to take better care of yourself. You've collapsed, and I can't hold on alone!" Xue Zhu patted Luo Yunping on the shoulder.
The two of them lay exhausted on their chairs, their entire bodies radiating a sense of defeat. They had gone through so much just for their boss to win over his wife.
"Get lost! I'm going to have a good night's sleep tonight, no matter what!" Luo Yunping glared fiercely at Xue Zhu.
"Think about your dowry, think about your year-end bonus. Do you still want to rest?" Xue Zhu looked at Luo Yunping, hitting him where it mattered most.
"Let's go!!!"
...
That evening, Mo Chen ostentatiously moved into the Shen family home, occupying Mo Xuan's room.
The Shen family had originally intended for Mo Chen to stay at the farmstay, as there were plenty of rooms, and it wouldn't be a problem to allocate one for him. But Mo Chen refused. He said that being able to work at the Shen family's place was already great and that he couldn't possibly stay at the farmstay. After all, a room there cost several hundred yuan a day, and him occupying it would mean losing a lot of money. Therefore, if they insisted on him staying, he would pay rent, as he couldn't possibly live there for free.
The Shen family couldn't agree to that. So, Shen Papa stated that he could stay directly at the Shen family home. Since Mo Xuan was away at school and Shen Huaisang was in the army, there were quite a few empty rooms. Shen Papa told him to pick any one he liked. Mo Chen naturally wanted to stay in Shen Huaisang's room, as it was only separated by a wall from Shen Yao's room. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is better than a distant relative. However, he also knew that one shouldn't be too greedy and should know when to advance and retreat. Thus, he chose Mo Xuan's room.
Shen Papa was quite pleased with Mo Chen's choice, and considering that he had helped Mo Xuan before, it wasn't unreasonable for him to stay in Mo Xuan's room. Only Shen Huaijin harbored suspicions about Mo Chen's motives from the beginning. Using a man's intuition, he judged that this person's purpose in coming to the Shen family was not simple. However, he searched for the Mo family on Baidu, and the conclusion was indeed bankruptcy. The news also mentioned the current situation of the Mo family members. He also knew what Mo Chen had said, that the Mo family's patriarch was indeed staying at his sister's place because the Mo family mansion had been sealed off to pay debts, and they were now homeless.