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Chapter 30: The House Servant Selection Tournament (1)

  Just had a great fight, and for a moment, he forgot about the proper matter, until Dong Qing Shan mentioned Xiao's family, Lin Wan Rong suddenly remembered that he still had to "see the work". This job has an extraordinary significance for him, it is to repay Wei Lao Tou's kindness, can't mess it up.

  Hurriedly and vaguely arrived at Xiao's house, but still one step late, asked a few people nearby, only to find out that Lin San's name had been called long ago.

  "Is this Lin San guy an idiot?" The man who was pulled by Lin Wanrong to ask for information gloated and said: "This Xiao family recruitment, we all arrived early, wishing we could arrive earlier. As soon as we entered the Xiao family, we would be prosperous, but that Lin San actually wasted such a good opportunity. No need to say, he must have crawled into some little girl's bed last night, maybe he hasn't even gotten up yet."

  This guy had a triumphant and licentious smile on his face, the competition for the Xiao family's housekeeper selection was fierce, Lin San automatically gave up, which meant he had one less competitor, so he was naturally delighted.

  Damn your mother's eggs, Lin Wanrong cursed in his heart. With just your pimply young face, it's strange that the Xiao family chose you.

  Lin Wanrong took a look around and indeed did not see the latecomer again. He was probably an exception in this selection of housekeepers. Looking at the tense faces of the other applicants, Lin Wanrong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. On one hand, he had arrived late, so if he gave up now, he wouldn't have to go to the Xiao family and do some menial tasks, although it would be hard to explain to Old Man Wei. On the other hand, once he entered the Xiao family, he was afraid that he would become like these fellow applicants, with a bitter face.

  He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Forget it, forget it. It's just one year, I can get through it by gritting my teeth. Can't let Blind Wei mock me."

  He had made up his mind, but now he was worried. The current situation is that even if he wanted to go in and serve people, the other party might not want him. What the hell is this? Lin Wanrong sighed bitterly in his heart, it seemed that he still had to think of a way.

  Lin Wanrong looked around and saw that the family guards and the talented young men were being selected separately. The selection of talented young men was very slow, while the selection of family guards in front of him was very fast. Some guys went in for less than a minute and ran out with their tails between their legs.

  "Brother, what's being tested in there?" Lin Wanrong asked, pulling back a retreating candidate Ding.

  Candidate Ding said with a bitter face: "I don't even know what to take, I don't recognize any of those words. Woe is me, my poor Xiao family's house slave dream, my dream lover Miss Xiao, Second Miss Xiao, Mrs. Xiao, we are forever parted, woe is me..."

  Lin Wanrong stared at the substitute housekeeper in shock as he sprinted away. This guy's appetite was really too big, wasn't it?

  Lin Wanrong wandered around and saw a steward-like guy guarding the entrance of the housekeeper recruitment room, supervising the applicants one by one, with an arrogant and complacent expression.

  This steward was nearly forty years old, with a pointed mouth and a monkey-like face. His eyes shone with a silvery light. Judging by Lin Wanrong's skill in physiognomy, this guy was born to be good at taking advantage of opportunities.

  An opportunity! Lin Wanrong smiled to himself, took out a few silver coins from his pocket and quickly walked over to the steward's side, saying: "Excuse me, sir, may I have a word with you?"

  Although he was called the housekeeper, there was actually a vice word hanging in front of him. His superior, the head of the Xiao family's household staff, had gone to supervise the recruitment of talented scholars. With his experience as deputy housekeeper, he naturally knew that as long as he carried the title of Grand Housekeeper of the Xiao family, he would be a hot commodity among the talented scholars.

  Those geniuses are generous, in order to get the favor of the young lady, they all rush to fawn on that butler. Calculating this way, the butler gets at least 80 to 100 taels of silver as benefits every day.

  This deputy steward hated the word "deputy" in front, supervising the household servants to be hired. This kind of thankless job naturally fell on him. After a day's work, he only got a meager five taels of silver, which was still a handful of loose change. He detested these poor household servants, but there was nothing he could do about it. Who among those who came to apply for the position as a household servant would be rich?

  "What's the matter——" Before he could finish speaking, the deputy steward saw a flash of silver in Lin Wanrong's hand.

  "Hmm?" The deputy housekeeper's eyes lit up and he walked a few steps before saying, "If you have something to say, then speak quickly, I'm busy with work."

  Lin Wanrong spent one or two silver coins at a time, although it was still much less than those talented people, but in this group of Ding's job applicants, that was absolutely considered generous.

  This kid has a promising future. Seeing the silver, the deputy housekeeper immediately had a "good impression" of this slightly healthy-looking kid.

  "What's going on?" The deputy steward said in an official tone, taking advantage of the distraction to quietly put a few silver coins into his sleeve.

  Once the money was received, Lin Wanrong had a plan in mind and hastily clasped his fists together, saying: "I don't know how to address this esteemed housekeeper."

  "My surname is Pang, and I have been favored by the old masters and mistresses. I am the deputy manager of the Xiao household." Deputy Manager Pang said with a proud face, but when he mentioned the word "deputy", there was still a flash of resentment in his eyes, clearly showing that he was deeply dissatisfied with this title.

  "So you're the famous Pang Guanjia," Lin Wanrong exclaimed, seemingly not having heard the word "deputy" at all: "Oh my, your great name is truly renowned, it's really true that hearing about someone is not as good as meeting them in person."

  Pang's deputy steward looked at him strangely and said, "Do you know me?"

  Lin Wanrong's face wore a smile that could charm the soul: "Of course. Although I haven't met you, who in this Jinling City doesn't know the great name of your esteemed butler? Righteous and loyal, with a heart as vast as the sky, single-mindedly serving his master, faithfully dedicating himself to the country, his beautiful reputation spreading throughout the land."

  Anyway, saying a few words doesn't cost money, Lin Wanrong boldly and shamelessly flattered this Pang deputy housekeeper.

  That scoundrel of a deputy steward was even more shameless, and upon hearing these words, he smiled with gleeful eyes, nodded his head, and actually accepted them.

  Lin Wanrong looked at his face and it was even thicker than mine, this guy is really beyond salvation.

  Lin Wanrong glanced around, then leaned in close to Pang's ear and said: "Besides, I heard from friends in the household that this steward position at Xiao Manor was originally supposed to be yours. But last time, that guy used despicable means to deceive Madam and the young lady, and only then did he manage to climb over you. That guy is really shameless and despicable, every time I see him, I want to slap him."

  There has always been a contradiction between the master and the deputy, and he has seen countless such things. Moreover, this Vice Manager Pang was born with a stingy face, and no one would believe that he did not covet the position of manager.

  "Don't spout nonsense—" Pang, the deputy steward, put on a righteous face and said: "Unity is very important. Wang and I are in charge of the household together, our relationship is very harmonious. Under the leadership of the leading group with Wang and me as the core, the fighting strength of the Xiao family's guards is very strong. Wang and I cooperate and work well together, Miss and Madam also trust us very much." However, the flash of surprise in his eyes revealed his thoughts.

  "That's right, that's right," Lin Wanrong said with a flattering smile: "You've been working together in the same team, leading hundreds of servants from the Xiao family, and your feelings are naturally very deep."

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