Walking out of the small shop by the west gate, Pei Qian moved extremely cautiously, constantly checking if there were any stones beneath his feet or if his shoelaces had come undone again.
Tang Yishu followed behind him with her head down, taking small steps.
Although she wasn’t clear about what kind of work she was going to do, she didn’t dare to ask too many questions.
As they happened to pass a bubble tea shop, Pei Qian casually bought an iced milk tea and a hot milk tea, then handed the hot one to Tang Yishu.
Tang Yishu felt a bit embarrassed, but under Pei Qian’s insistence, she accepted the milk tea and held it to warm her hands.
“Do you have any hobbies?”
“For example… playing an instrument? Singing? Drawing?”
Pei Qian tentatively asked, but Tang Yishu silently shook her head, negating all these options.
Pei Qian thought this made sense. Given Tang Yishu’s family circumstances, it was already good enough that she could attend school. Where would she get the money to develop these interests and hobbies?
But the question was… what kind of work should he arrange for her?
Pei Qian had recruited Tang Yishu completely to use her as a mascot. Since she had a very special aura effect, he could just place her in the center of the office to change the office’s luck over a long period.
There was no need for her to be responsible for any specific work.
After all, Tang Yishu was very smart and good at studying, so she would probably pick up work quickly. Mr. Pei didn’t want to be backstabbed by another top student.
But he still had to find something for her to do.
“How about you come to the company and help me water the plants?”
Pei Qian pondered, given this girl’s tendency to nearly kill the money plant in Zhang Wei’s office, she should have no problem eliminating all of Tenda’s potted plants, right?
Then they could buy a new batch, spending more money—that would be good.
Tang Yishu hurriedly waved her hands: “No, senior, I can’t take care of plants.”
“Since I was little, all animals and plants I’ve taken care of would get sick for no reason, except for… except for cats.”
Cats?
Pei Qian thought about it—cats would work too!
As luck would have it, there was a pet hospital nearby.
“Follow me.”
Tang Yishu hugged her milk tea and once again followed behind Pei Qian, entering the pet hospital not far away.
This pet hospital was small, with only three examination rooms and one operating room, mainly serving pet owners from the surrounding communities.
There were also often stray cats in the area, and students from the school or middle-aged women from the community with nothing better to do would frequently bring these stray cats in for treatment or sterilization.
Many stray cats would be adopted, but some that no one wanted would have to stay at the pet hospital.
Pei Qian entered the pet hospital and asked: “Have there been any stray cats brought in recently?”
A young female doctor on duty at the front desk said, “Yes, someone brought in a black cat before. We just finished giving it vaccines and sterilizing it a while ago, and it had a bath a few days ago.”
“Are you interested in adopting, sir? This cat is quite cute, just a bit grown up, so it’s not as adorable anymore.”
Pei Qian nodded: “Let me see.”
The female doctor led Pei Qian and Tang Yishu inside. In a cage in the corner was a black cat with short fur, completely black except for its four white paws.
Although the black cat’s eyes were wide open, its eyeballs were perfectly hidden, making it difficult to tell whether it was asleep or awake.
This cat looked to be at least six months old, no longer as cute as a kitten, which might be one of the reasons why no one wanted to adopt it.
The pet hospital had limited conditions, so the cat was kept in a cage most of the time to prevent it from running away, and it was fed lower-quality cat food, so it didn’t look very plump.
Pei Qian asked: “Is it male or female?”
The female doctor answered: “It’s a male.”
Pei Qian: “…That’s good.”
He turned to look at Tang Yishu: “Do you like it?”
Tang Yishu nodded: “As long as it’s a cat, I like it.”
Pei Qian turned to the female doctor: “Alright then, I’ll take this cat. Please prepare a cat carrier, cat food, canned food, and a litter box for me.”
These items could be purchased online, but there wasn’t enough time, and Pei Qian couldn’t be bothered with the hassle, so he just bought them at the pet hospital, even if they were a bit more expensive.
The female doctor didn’t ask many questions and immediately had two male doctors gather everything.
She could tell that Pei Qian didn’t look like he was short on money, so the cat’s living environment wouldn’t be poor, and Tang Yishu looked like the kind of girl with a kind heart, so she wasn’t worried about the cat being mistreated.
Soon, everything was ready.
The female doctor put the cat into the carrier. It stayed very still, not moving at all, only its two shiny black eyes continuously staring at Tang Yishu.
After paying, Pei Qian carried the cat carrier on his chest, held the litter box and a small bag of cat litter in his left hand, and cat food in his right hand, walking out of the pet hospital.
Tang Yishu helped by carrying the canned cat food, food bowl, and water bowl.
The cat continued to stare at Tang Yishu beside it.
Pei Qian was speechless: “I’m the one who redeemed you, you know!”
The company’s business car was parked near a restaurant. Xiao Sun, seeing Mr. Pei carrying a cat carrier and holding so many items in both hands, was a bit stunned and quickly got out of the car to help.
After stuffing everything into the trunk, Pei Qian put the cat carrier in the back seat, gestured for Tang Yishu to sit in the back, and sat in the front passenger seat himself.
“Let’s go back to the company.”
Sitting in the car, Tang Yishu appeared somewhat nervous. She occasionally glanced at the cat in the carrier beside her, and the two exchanged looks through the carrier.
Soon, they arrived at the company.
After parking the car in the underground garage, Xiao Sun carried the cat food, litter box, and other miscellaneous items, helping to bring them to the company.
Pei Qian walked in front, leading Tang Yishu.
Tang Yishu took quick, small steps to keep up with Pei Qian’s pace and asked softly: “Senior, what exactly is my job?”
Pei Qian thought for a moment: “Hmm… encouragement specialist…”
Tang Yishu was surprised: “Ah? En-encouragement specialist?”
“But, senior, I’m not very good at talking, and I’m not very good at encouraging people, what should I do…”
Pei Qian looked at her: “Let me finish. Your position is the encouragement specialist’s… litter box attendant.”
After pointing at the cat, Pei Qian continued: “It is the encouragement specialist.”
“I’ll set aside a separate workstation for you in the company. When you don’t have classes, come over and be responsible for cleaning its litter box, feeding it canned food, taking it to the vet, and so on.”
“As for the salary, since it’s part-time, I can only offer you 3,000 yuan per month for now.”
“After cleaning and feeding, if you have nothing else to do, you can sit here and read books or browse the internet. You’re free to come and go as you please.”
Tang Yishu was shocked: “That’s, that’s too much.”
Pei Qian shook his head: “This is how our company’s compensation works. Come with me.”
The two took the elevator and arrived at Tenda Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Coming out of the elevator, Pei Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Along the way, they hadn’t encountered problems such as flat tires, brake failures, or power outages in the elevator.
It seemed that the aura effect Tang Yishu carried was relatively limited and didn’t have such terrifying destructive power.
Thinking about it, this made sense. If Tang Yishu were the type of person who had accidents wherever she went, how could she have grown up safely to this age?
At most, she just had some minor bad luck, and it could affect the luck of those around her.
But Pei Qian was even more satisfied with this.
Because what Pei Qian needed now was precisely this kind of minor bad luck!
If it were a major misfortune, such as brake failure while riding in a car or an engine fire while on a plane, that would be too terrifying. Pei Qian would be very worried about his safety and that of his employees.
But this kind of minor bad luck could maximally reverse Mr. Pei’s unfavorable money-making situation without endangering the safety of Pei Qian and his employees!
Because Pei Qian was very clear that many of his successes stemmed from some coincidences.
For example, when “The Lonely Desert Highway” initially became popular, it was because the game happened to be discovered by Qiao Laoshi.
What if Pei Qian’s luck had been a bit worse, and Qiao Laoshi hadn’t discovered it?
Wouldn’t there have been a lot less trouble!
Luck, sometimes, can be a matter of missing by an inch but being off by a thousand miles. If a small link doesn’t happen, it might not trigger a domino effect, and Mr. Pei’s money-losing plan might be fulfilled smoothly.
So, this level of bad luck was just right!
Entering the company, Xiao Sun put down the pile of items he was carrying.
Pei Qian opened the cat carrier and let the little creature out.
Li Yada, seeing the cat, immediately put down what she was working on and rushed over.
“Oh, Mr. Pei, where did this little cat come from?”
“So cute!”
Other employees in the company also gathered around, instantly surrounding the little black cat.
The little black cat, stepping with its four snow-white paws, wasn’t afraid of strangers and walked around sniffing everywhere.
Pei Qian smiled: “Everyone has been working too hard lately, so I specifically hired an encouragement specialist. From now on, this little fellow will be everyone’s encouragement specialist. When you’re tired from work, you can pet the cat to relieve some fatigue.”
“Also, this is Tang Yishu. From now on, she’s also a new member of the company, mainly responsible for taking care of our encouragement specialist.”
Tang Yishu lowered her head: “Hello, everyone.”
Hearing that Mr. Pei had even assigned someone specifically to clean up after the cat, everyone was a bit shocked, since tasks like cleaning the cat’s litter box and feeding it didn’t need a dedicated person. When people got tired from work, they could just feed it casually.
However, everyone soon realized that Mr. Pei’s words might be a joke, and they all guessed that the real responsibilities of this quite shy-looking girl might involve other work.
Li Yada asked: “Mr. Pei, what’s this little one’s name?”
Pei Qian suddenly realized he hadn’t named it yet.
After thinking for about two seconds, Pei Qian said: “Let’s call it ‘Yintang’.”
Li Yada: “Huh?”
“Yintang” had just happened to inspect Bao Xu’s workstation and turned its head to give Pei Qian a look of disdain, meowing twice in protest.
“See, it loves this name.”
Pei Qian ignored Yintang’s protest. His gaze quickly scanned the entire office area and soon determined the central position of the entire office.
Pei Qian pondered whether, if he had Tang Yishu sit in this position, her aura effect should be able to radiate to the entire company, right?