The snakehead Laizi spoke, leading them ashore, while Ah Quan stayed behind to secure the speedboat.
"Hey! Laizi, you're back!"
Someone saw the snakehead Laizi and called out a greeting.
"I'm back! Let's have a drink together tonight! I'm going to get you drunk today!"
The snakehead Laizi shouted back at the person.
"Hahaha, if you can get me drunk, then it's your skill! I'll be there on time, be ready!"
The person said with a laugh, then busied himself with his work and walked away.
The snakehead Laizi led Bai Suxiang and the others along a winding path, arriving in front of a pavilion-like building.
There were three words on the sign: "Reception Office."
Bai Suxiang felt strange: a reception office in a place like this, it just didn't feel right.
"Oh my! Who do I think it is, it's you, Laizi. How is it this time? What kind of goods did you bring?"
As Bai Suxiang and Fang Xiaoxia were about to cross the threshold, a voice with a seductive and charming tone came from inside the house.
Those words made people extremely uncomfortable.
What did "goods" mean, as if they were prey brought by Laizi.
But no matter how unwilling one felt, one couldn't stop others from speaking.
"Hmph! Aunt Hong, how is it? You'll know when you see for yourself!"
The snakehead Laizi said, pointing to the entrance.
At this moment, perhaps because she was wearing a skirt, or perhaps because she was in a hurry to enter.
Fang Xiaoxia lost her balance, her body leaning towards the doorway, and was the first to stumble in.
She almost bumped into Bai Suxiang at the door frame, the scene was a bit awkward.
Bai Suxiang put her right hand on her chest and let out a long sigh.
Ye Feifei followed behind, pausing slightly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Fang Xiaoxia apologized in a hurry, like a child who had done something wrong.
In her opinion, this was an interview, and if the first impression was bad, the chances of staying were slim.
"That's it? Laizi, I say you misjudged this time! A wasted effort!"
Aunt Hong said casually without even looking at her.
"Don't be in a hurry, you'll know after you've seen them!"
The snakehead Laizi didn't wait for Aunt Hong to invite him, he picked up a cup of tea from the table, took a sip, and said.
Bai Suxiang calmed her nerves and slowly walked in.
The doorway was small, but the room was spacious.
In the center was an ancient wooden table, with Aunt Hong and the snakehead Laizi sitting at opposite ends. On the table were two porcelain teacups with lids, both with white bases and sky-blue patterns.
Aunt Hong was wearing a bright red long dress, which looked like a Chinese style, and the fabric was also exquisite, made of silk.
Although she appeared to be past middle age, she was still graceful.
Seeing Bai Suxiang enter, she raised her head slightly, not intending to look directly.
Ye Feifei, impatient, nervously stepped over the threshold and squeezed to Bai Suxiang's side.
Aunt Hong seemed to have seen something, her eyes lit up, and she immediately straightened up.
She looked at the three girls at the door for several minutes.
"Hmm, Laizi, not bad! Even Aunt Hong has to admire you, you've got a truly unique eye!"
Aunt Hong said, picking up the teacup beside her, lifting the lid, and taking a sip.
"Aunt Hong, you flatter me. As for the follow-up matters, I'll have to trouble you."
"What are you talking about, this is my duty, if I don't worry about it, who will! However, there's something I need to tell you in advance, you must keep a close eye on them these two days, otherwise..."
"I know, I know, Aunt Hong, I'm not unaware of the rules, am I? Don't worry, don't worry!"
The snakehead Laizi said with a fawning smile.
In front of Aunt Hong, he was just a subordinate.
But listening to their conversation, Bai Suxiang felt very uncomfortable.
They had to be watched here, like animals in a zoo, with no freedom at all.
The most important thing was that they were more like commodities: being judged by others was one thing, but to openly discuss buying and selling felt like an insult.
She really wanted to find Bai Xiaoxiao quickly and escape this place.
"Hehehe, let me take a look!"
Aunt Hong stood up and slowly walked towards the three of them.
The three of them were a little nervous at this moment. Although Aunt Hong's words were spoken with a smile, her tone was full of the predatory nature of a hunter, as if the people in front of her were her prey, to be toyed with as she pleased.
To bolster their courage, Fang Xiaoxia and Ye Feifei unconsciously leaned closer to Bai Suxiang.
Only at close range could they feel that they were together, and only then would they feel a little secure.
Aunt Hong looked at the young girls in front of her, she had seen it all before.
Who hadn't come through this stage?
She herself had endured being stared at with eyes that seemed to want to devour her alive from her first experience, and had worked her way up to today.
She could understand their feelings, and she knew their current fragility even better.
None of this was important; what mattered was how to preserve this shy girlishness.
To be left for that most important benefactor!
If they could connect with a benefactor, their lives would have a purpose.
As for whether they could enjoy a good life in the future, that would depend on their own fortune.
As Aunt Hong approached the three girls, she casually raised her arm to pull them.
Seeing this, the three of them instinctively flinched back, feeling a strong aversion to being grabbed.
But they couldn't escape; they were already on the island, and without a boat, no one could run away!
What's more, behind them were the door and the threshold.
Although their feet didn't move, their bodies tensed and leaned back. They lowered their heads, desperately trying to conceal their panic.
This scene was very much like a pig buyer coming to a village to purchase pigs. Even though the person was just looking, hadn't brought any tools, and might not even be intending to catch them, the pigs would instinctively retreat to a corner.
People called this reaction "spirituality."
One's profession leaves its mark.
If Aunt Hong hadn't suddenly reached out to grab them, but had said, "Come and collect a million cash," would they have reacted the same way?
They probably wouldn't have; at least they wouldn't have flinched; but Aunt Hong wouldn't say that, she didn't care about their financial future!
She only cared about her own financial future!
"This one stays, the other two can go!"
Aunt Hong grabbed Bai Suxiang's arm.
Bai Suxiang instinctively shook her arm: "Let go of me!"
Aunt Hong didn't let go.
Her hand, though thin, was very strong. Bai Suxiang's shake couldn't break free. Sudan Novel Network.
"Hehehe, why the hurry? Aren't you on the island for the million-dollar annual salary? I'll take you! Don't worry, with me here, I guarantee you'll get it."
Aunt Hong sneered, patted her chest, and said unhurriedly.
"I'll go, I'll go too! Aunt Hong, I!..."
Ye Feifei blurted out.
"Feifei! You..."
Bai Suxiang called out worriedly. She couldn't be sure if they could really get a million-dollar annual salary. What if she was lying to them?