The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 282 - 274: Joining the Job

Chapter 282: Chapter 274: Joining the Job

Outside, Long Chen, penniless, even found it hard to take a cab.

But he was too embarrassed to ask Ye Zhiqiu for money; after all, he was a man.

Ye Zhiqiu thought of these things, but she didn’t give Long Chen any money.

This was because she wanted to toughen up Long Chen, to let him know the hardships of ordinary people; these were opportunities, processes.

Thus, Ye Zhiqiu decided not to provide any help to Long Chen; otherwise, the toughening would lose its meaning.

Long Chen had not thought about asking Ye Zhiqiu for help either.

He chose to walk, and along the way, no matter what job he came across, Long Chen would ask.

However, unfortunately, after several hours and inquiries at more than a dozen places, not one wanted him.

At this time, Long Chen couldn’t help feeling disappointed.

Seeing ahead that a tea bar was hiring waitstaff, Long Chen didn’t even have the confidence to inquire.

For he doubted, even for a waiter position, others would not want him.

Reality was just that frustrating, just that unsatisfactory.

But after gathering his emotions, Long Chen still walked into the tea bar.

At the bar, Long Chen asked if they were still hiring.

"Yeah, yeah, handsome, I’ll contact our boss for you."

The girl behind the bar said with a giggly smile.

She thought Long Chen looked quite nice and felt a good vibe, so she was very enthusiastic.

But just as she was about to make the call, a young man next to her stopped her, saying seriously, "The boss has already hired someone."

"Really? I didn’t know."

"It’s true. He’s already hired someone." The young man said.

"Well then, oh, what a pity, handsome."

The girl gave Long Chen a wry smile.

"That’s okay."

Long Chen also gave a wry smile.

These days, finding a job was really tough.

"You don’t look like someone who would be a waiter."

The girl at the bar laughed.

"I can’t help it, I’m willing to do anything as long as it isn’t illegal."

Long Chen laughed.

"Why not browse around some more then?"

"Okay, thank you."

Long Chen turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Just then, a mature woman, who had been seated and drinking tea, stood up.

She stared intently at Long Chen, sized him up, then said with a smile, "Young man, finding a job is really tough. If you’d like, I could take you to my bar and find you a position there. Are you interested?"

"A bar? That would be great."

Long Chen immediately agreed.

At that moment, his goal was to quickly find a job, not truly to be supported by Ye Zhiqiu.

The mature and beautiful woman exuded an indescribable charm.

Seeing Long Chen agree, she was all smiles and said, "Then come with me."

"Okay."

Long Chen didn’t think twice.

Within minutes, the woman had taken Long Chen into her bar.

The bar was called Drunken Beautiful Times, and though it wasn’t working time yet, the bar was far from quiet.

A group of men and women were sitting, doing some preparatory work.

Upon seeing the woman come in, these people all greeted her.

"Sister Lin, who is this?"

A young man with a crew cut approached, asking with a smile.

"Hello, I’m Chen Feng."

Long Chen extended his hand.

"Oh."

The crew-cut young man did not shake Long Chen’s hand and responded indifferently.

This attitude made Sister Lin somewhat unhappy.

Sister Lin immediately said, "He’s a new brother here. You guys should show him around. Chen Feng, from now on, you’ll be working with them to maintain order at the bar scene. This is Xiao Hu, everyone calls him Crew Cut."

"Brother Hu, nice to meet you. Please show me the ropes."

Long Chen nodded with a smile, not at all displeased by Crew Cut’s earlier rudeness.

"Since Sister Lin has spoken, then from now on, you follow me. I’ll show you the ropes."

Crew Cut said lukewarmly.

"Okay."

Long Chen nodded with a smile.

"As for you guys, have a chat. Oh, and Chen Feng, your monthly salary will initially be four thousand. However, if you’re willing and have the time, you can sell beverages and such to increase your income."

Sister Lin said softly.

"Um, thanks, Sister Lin."

"Alright, I need to get busy now."

Lin waved her hand and stepped away.

Huzi stared at Lin’s elegant departing figure, almost drooling, "That figure, those perky buttocks, truly beautiful."

"Bro Huzi, isn’t it a bit much to drool over Lin like that?"

Long Chen asked.

"You know nothing, don’t you like voluptuously beautiful women?"

Huzi glared at Long Chen.

"Is he new here? Pretty handsome guy."

"Wow, indeed handsome. Hey, seems like he even has pecs."

A group of scantily clad women and some young men came up, checking out Long Chen.

The girls stared at Long Chen, finding him more and more pleasing to the eyes.

Long Chen’s looks were indeed top-notch in this crowd, which explained why the girls were so fixated.

However, this displeased the men present.

"Just a pretty boy; what are you staring at? Might just be a pretty face with no substance."

Huzi snorted.

"That might not be the case, he might be even tougher than you, Huzi," chuckled a girl playfully.

"Naughty girl, do you need some discipline? Come with me."

Huzi pulled the girl along towards a private booth.

The girl put up a symbolic struggle and then willingly leaned into Huzi as they entered the booth.

What happened next went without saying.

And no one else seemed surprised.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what exactly is my job description here? Could you please give me a brief rundown?"

Long Chen asked very politely.

"Ladies and gentlemen?"

Everyone paused, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Cutie, don’t talk so bookishly; it makes us feel awkward."

"Yes, yes, hehe, we haven’t studied much and don’t know how to communicate with educated people."

"Alright, alright, stop teasing him," a girl with a ponytail, dressed more conservatively compared to others, said with a smile. She wore blue jeans and a white T-shirt, a simple outfit, yet she seemed more appealing than the scantily clad girls.

"Chen Feng, nice to meet you, I’m Lin Doudou. You can call me Doudou."

Lin Doudou smiled.

"Lin Doudou, you are Lin’s sister, right?"

"Smart." Lin Doudou gave him a thumbs up and then cheerfully explained, "Your job is simple; if there’s trouble, you help Huzi and the rest calm things down. If that doesn’t work, just throw them out. That’s pretty much it."

"So I’m officially employed now?"

"Yes, you’re hired, and your salary starts today," Lin Doudou giggled.

Ah.

Hiss.

"Bro Huzi, take it easy."

Suddenly, a strange noise was heard.

Long Chen glanced over, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Lin Doudou and others were used to it, but seeing Long Chen’s embarrassed look, they couldn’t help but laugh.

"Huzi is always like this, don’t mind him. And the girl, she’s his girlfriend; he’s not messing around, haha. Don’t worry, our place is clean; it’s really not messy or anything."

Lin Doudou chuckled.

"Uh, I believe you."

Long Chen nodded faintly.

"Where is that guy, Xiao Jie? Get Chen Feng some clothes to change into, and everyone else keep busy," Lin Doudou started arranging tasks.

Clearly, Lin Doudou had a high status in this bar, just below Lin, Long Chen guessed.

As night fell, the bar officially opened for business.

On stage, a beautiful singer was performing soothing music, her voice quite impressive.

Gradually, more and more guests arrived, and the atmosphere got increasingly lively.

Every hostess in the bar was busy with no one to spare.

Long Chen and Huzi stood on the sidelines, Long Chen observing the young crowd’s exuberance, feeling a bit of that energy himself. He realized he didn’t dislike this atmosphere.

"Chen Feng, watch out, Ali’s coming."

Suddenly, Huzi whispered to Long Chen.

Long Chen glanced over and saw a tall, imposing man with a group, strutting into the bar.

"Are they not customers?"

Long Chen asked Huzi.

Huzi shook his head, "There are two bars on this street; Ali is from the other one. Every few days, he brings people over to make trouble."

Long Chen frowned, "Could it be that he’s here to smash the place? To fight?"

"Fighting wouldn’t be so bad, it’s easy to handle. But since he’s not here to fight, that’s what’s troublesome. Lin won’t let us fight back, you’ll see soon enough."