Chapter 1312: A Flickering Candle in the Wind and Rain
"Agree? Alright then."
Shu Ya looked at Shen Ling, took a blank document from her bag, flipped through it, then took out a pen to write on it, and placed the document and pen in front of Shen Ling.
Pointing at the document, she smiled lightly, "This is the labor contract. All the terms inside comply with laws and regulations. Of course, you're not yet an official employee of Shu Ya Group; you're still in the probationary period."
"The probation period is one month, and the basic salary is seven thousand. Once you become a permanent employee, your salary will increase. How much it increases depends on your capabilities."
"Se... seven thousand?! That much!"
Shen Ling had been thinking that the salary she could get at Shu Ya Group would be considerable, but now Shu Ya had given her a specific figure, leaving her pretty face in shock.
This salary is only for her probation period, and after that, her salary would go up even more...
In the past, she worked several jobs to earn money, working herself to the bone, and in the end, the salary she earned was not as much as this job. But behind this huge salary, all she felt was worry.
"President Shu... I... I only have a middle school education..."
Upon hearing this, Shu Ya also smiled slightly, "For our company, education is not important. Moreover, your job is only at the company front desk, dealing with visitor reception every day. You don't need recognition of your education level. But if you show other abilities at that time."
"Maybe you can transfer to other positions. I can tell you one thing, the front desk is the lowest-paid position in our company."
"The lo... lowest?!"
Shen Ling had heard the legend of Shu Ya Group's high salaries before, but she didn't expect that the lowest salary started with seven thousand, which shocked her.
What excited her, too, was that she was about to become a member of Shu Ya Group. Although she's still in the probationary period, she believed that, with her years of experience working various jobs, she could successfully pass the probation and become a formal employee.
"Haha, alright, since the work matter is resolved, I'll go make dinner then."
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Hao Jian smiled and interrupted the two women, stretched lazily, and under Shu Ya's gentle, smiling gaze, touched his nose and headed to the kitchen.
At this time, Shen Ling, immersed in the joy of finding a good job, suddenly shouted to Hao Jian, "Hao Jian, thank you!"
"Thank me?"
Hao Jian was taken aback and, smiling, pointed at Shu Ya and laughed, "No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank the beautiful woman in front of you, your president. She decided to hire you."
"Mm!"
Shen Ling was stunned for a moment, and then she also understood the connections, so she responded and turned her head, saying formally to Shu Ya, "President Shu, thank you!"
"This guy..."
Faced with Shen Ling's thanks, Shu Ya muttered to herself softly; Hao Jian always pushed everything onto her, constantly making her solve such matters...
However, this time it was fine since it was a woman, and at least there was someone to chat with. So when she heard Shen Ling's thanks, she waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to mind these details.
After that, while Hao Jian was cooking, Shu Ya also slowly learned some of Shen Ling's situations, especially noting her signing her name on the document, which brought a smile to her face.
From today on, this girl named Shen Ling officially became her employee. Since she's an employee, she is someone she should take care of and protect.
Sitting on the sofa, the two of them chatted away, sometimes talking about clothes, other times about other things, even discussing men.
As for Hao Jian in the kitchen, seeing the good rapport between the two women, he sighed with slight relief, having anticipated this scene when deciding to bring Shen Ling over.
Moreover, Shu Ya's issues were perfectly resolved by him, resulting in a win-win outcome. However, before this, Hao Jian also considered placing Shen Ling elsewhere, but once arranged elsewhere, it wouldn't be safe for Shen Ling. There's no telling if her insane younger brother would come looking for her again for money.
For others, one hundred and fifty thousand might seem like a lot, but for Shen Ling's brother, Shen Hao, it might not be enough. Hao Jian understood these people's nature; they would squanderman any money they have, and that amount wouldn't last long for him.
Once he ran out of money, he would be on the hunt for more. With no other channels, he'd surely turn back to Shen Ling.
This kind of person wouldn't care if Shen Ling is his sister or if they had any relation at all. What he needed was merely a source of money.
Arranging for Shen Ling to stay in the villa was partly due to this reason. Another reason was Shu Ya; Hao Jian did not want to hide anything from Shu Ya, so instead of covering up, he decided it was better to openly bring her here, letting Shu Ya see and understand that he was innocent.
This way, Shu Ya wouldn't have any other suspicions, nor would it damage their relationship.
With a smile on his lips, Hao Jian happily cooked in the kitchen. Tonight, none of the three had eaten. At the hotel, Hao Jian only had a few bites of beef before Zheng Hai disrupted the meal.
Shu Ya fared even worse, having just a few sips of red wine. She didn't touch any of the dishes, as she disliked sitting at the same table with other men for a meal.
Of course, having a little drink was just to save face for the counterpart. But now, all three of their stomachs were growling from hunger. If they didn't have something to eat soon, they'd surely starve!
Just like that, Hao Jian busied himself in the kitchen for a while before finally bringing out the four dishes and one soup, and then he called out to the two women chatting in the living room.
As much time as Hao Jian spent cooking, the two women spent chatting, which made Hao Jian sigh to himself: indeed, women are strange creatures. One moment they're in a state of mutual suspicion, and the next, they're like lifelong friends who just can't stop talking.
If it were Hao Jian, he might just remain silent and not bother talking to them, since he seldom cares about other people's feelings anyway.
After all, they're strangers, why should he care?
Amidst the exclamations of the two women, they finished dinner, and Hao Jian led Shu Ya away from the kitchen back to the third floor, where Shu Ya's room was.
As for the dishes in the kitchen, Hao Jian suggested leaving them until tomorrow to wash, since it was already past ten, close to eleven, and definitely bedtime.
Shen Ling didn't mind either and returned to her room on the second floor to sleep.
"Hehe."
When Hao Jian came out after his shower and saw Shu Ya lying seductively on the bed, he let out a strange laugh and pounced, causing Shu Ya to giggle.
"What are you doing?"
Shu Ya asked knowingly. She was merely teasing Hao Jian, but to her surprise, Hao Jian stopped what he was doing and looked at her seriously.
"Thank you."
Hao Jian's words were solemn; he suddenly wrapped Shu Ya in his arms and held her tightly. From his mouth came a soothing laughter that comforted Shu Ya: "Thank you for your understanding and help. That girl, I rescued her because I had no other choice. After all, the family she was in was a monstrous one..."
"I couldn't bear to let her stay there any longer..."
"And now that she has no home, I had to arrange for her to stay here."
Listening to Hao Jian's warm voice, Shu Ya reached out to touch Hao Jian's face, smiling slightly: "I know all of this, and I understand. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought that girl into my group."
"Hehe!"
After hearing Shu Ya's words, Hao Jian let out a strange laugh, and then amidst Shu Ya's exclamations and caught off guard, he skillfully slipped off her thin nightgown.
............
"Thump, thump, thump..."
Shen Ling, sleeping on the second floor, wasn't sleeping deeply to begin with. The faint strange sounds around her ears made her frown slightly.
Eventually, she opened her eyes, and as she did, the sounds of the world reached her ears clearly, which immediately made her blush.
"Those two people..."
The sounds entering Shen Ling's ears came from the third floor, precisely from the room right above hers, with moans that made her blush and the continuous vibrations clearly indicating what was happening upstairs.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a high-pitched moan from Shu Ya pierced downwards, making Shen Ling's blushing face even redder, and she ended up as red as a ripe apple.
"Rustle, rustle..."
She turned over and pulled the blanket tightly to try to block out the sounds, but as time went by, ten minutes passed, and under the covers, she was sweating all over.
"Huff, huff, huff!"
At a certain moment, she suddenly threw off the covers, gasping for air, her entire body drenched in sweat, soaking her thin nightgown, her chest heaving noticeably.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
Only after she threw off the covers did she realize the noise from upstairs hadn't stopped, and she couldn't help but give a wry smile. Hao Jian was really strong...
"Sigh..."
With a sigh, Shen Ling lay down again, closed her eyes, and tried hard to fall asleep, but there was no way to do so, as the sounds in her ears made her extremely uncomfortable.
She could almost feel a flowing sensation from her lower body, but she didn't dare act. She struggled to restrain her restless heart, continually trying to suppress it.
Unfortunately... after half an hour, the noise upstairs still continued. She was already drenched in sweat, her trembling right hand reaching out to the side, finally landing on her pants.