Chapter 31 - You Two Must Be Happy!
“Sister-in-law, then do you have any areas you are particularly good at?”
After hitting a wall multiple times in a row, Zhou Yan looked troubled. For a moment, he really couldn't think of any other suitable jobs.
“Mmm…”
Longyue’s expression was pensive. She then counted on her fingers one by one:
“I have mastered the myriad immortal arts of various sects, am proficient in artifact refinement and pill alchemy, have also done considerable research in formation arrays, know how to tame immortal beasts, am especially good at dealing with all kinds of demons, monsters, and evil beasts, and I also know a thing or two about the way of slaughter. Do these count?”
Zhou Yan: “…”
Lin Fan: “…”
Hearing Longyue’s self-description, both Zhou Yan and Lin Fan couldn't help but fall silent.
Zhou Yan turned his head to look at Lin Fan with an astonished expression, his face seemingly asking, “What is sister-in-law talking about?”
“Hahaha, she’s just joking.”
Lin Fan gave a sheepish smile and passed it off with a casual laugh.
Longyue’s fine brows furrowed slightly as she shot him a dissatisfied glare.
She was clearly telling the truth. She really was very good in all these areas!
“Then does sister-in-law… not have any areas she’s particularly good at?”
Zhou Yan leaned in close to Lin Fan and asked in a hushed voice.
Lin Fan turned his head to look at Longyue. He thought hard for a long time but was stumped and couldn't say a single word.
If they were in the Immortal Demon Continent, with her Immortal Emperor cultivation, she was omnipotent. Her special skills and strengths were so numerous they couldn't fit on a resume. But unfortunately, this was Blue Star…
Having lost all her cultivation, she was just a mortal here. Without spiritual energy, she was like the most outstanding craftsman who had lost her arms, no longer able to display her talents.
After a moment of silence, Lin Fan whispered to Zhou Yan:
“Your sister-in-law can eat a lot. Does that count as a special skill?”
Zhou Yan: “…”
Zhou Yan fell silent. At this moment, he finally understood why Lin Fan had specially invited him over to help.
Given sister-in-law’s situation, it really was difficult to find a job…
“Lin Fan, sister-in-law’s situation is a bit special. There aren’t many jobs that would suit her.”
“But the good thing is, sister-in-law is very beautiful. How about we try to let her be one of those hostess-type servers?”
“I have a friend who runs a high-end restaurant. With sister-in-law’s beauty, even without any academic qualifications or experience, it would be no problem at all.”
Zhou Yan pulled Lin Fan into a corner of the living room and discussed it in a hushed voice.
Lin Fan thought for a moment, glanced at Longyue sitting on the side, and after a moment's hesitation, still shook his head.
“No!”
“Why not?”
Zhou Yan was puzzled. Following Lin Fan’s gaze to look at Longyue, he suddenly had a moment of realization.
“Oh~ you brat, you’re selfish!”
“But as a man, I can understand you completely.”
With that, a smile that saw through everything appeared on the corners of Zhou Yan’s mouth, and he nodded to himself.
A man, after all, will have his selfish motives.
Just think about it, if you had a wife as beautiful as a celestial fairy, would you be willing to let her work as a waitress, dedicated to serving others?
If it were him, he wouldn't be willing either!
Lin Fan was silent, which was taken as a tacit agreement to Zhou Yan’s words.
To be honest, he did indeed have that little bit of selfishness in his heart…
Of course, on the other hand, it was mainly because he felt that Longyue, as an empress, couldn't handle the job of serving others. This was something she had already said before when she was looking for a job.
She can’t work in the service industry, can’t have any educational requirements, and the job can’t require any technical skills. So the question was, does such a job even exist in this world?
It seems there really is one!
“Lin Fan, I’ve thought about it carefully. The only job that might suit sister-in-law is probably going into a factory…”
After repeated consideration, this was the only answer Zhou Yan could come up with.
Factories could be said to have the lowest barrier to entry in the world today. As long as you were a person, they would take you. You didn't need to serve others, there were no educational requirements, and you didn't need any technical skills. Most positions just required you to have hands.
“No! That’s absolutely not okay!”
Lin Fan rejected it decisively without a second thought.
He knew better than anyone what kind of place a factory was.
That was simply not a place where humans could stay!
Once, in order to earn money for himself, he would look for work every winter and summer vacation. One time, he followed someone into a factory and experienced a hell-level job he had never experienced before!
The speed of that assembly line got faster and faster. He worked twelve hours a day and almost never stopped to rest!
Back then, even he, who was extremely able to endure hardship, only lasted for a month before quitting. How could Longyue, with that fragile little body of hers, possibly handle it?
He was afraid that on her very first day in the factory, she would be crying and shouting to go home…
Just as Lin Fan and Zhou Yan were discussing in secret, they were unaware that Longyue had already quietly come up behind them and had heard their conversation.
“Go into a factory? What kind of place is that? Can I go?”
Longyue’s pretty face was full of curiosity as she poked her head over.
“No! Going into a factory is not as simple as you imagine.”
Lin Fan refused sternly without hesitation. He placed a hand on Longyue’s shoulder, his expression extremely serious.
“That place, to this day, has an infamous reputation for its deadly, life-snatching assembly line and its sunless ghost workshop. It’s a place that eats people and doesn't even spit out the bones! It’s far more terrifying than the Demon Realm!”
“Once you enter the factory, it will slowly suck away your spirit and energy, bit by bit, reducing you to a numb, walking corpse!”
“Th-That terrifying…?!”
Longyue was shocked upon hearing this, her beautiful face turning pale with fright.
From the Demon Sovereign’s serious expression, it didn't seem like he was joking.
This was the first time she had ever heard that there was a place in the mortal world that could be even more terrifying than the Demon Realm…
Rather than calling it a factory, it sounded more like a place where demonic path evil cultivators refined humans…
“Yan Zi, your sister-in-law has been spoiled and pampered since childhood. She has delicate skin and tender flesh and can’t endure hardship. She absolutely cannot work in a factory.”
After placating Longyue, Lin Fan once again quietly rejected Zhou Yan’s proposal.
“Spoiled and pampered…”
Zhou Yan’s gaze carefully sized up Longyue. Looking at her ethereal temperament and her beautiful skin and face, his expression was suspicious. He then turned his head to look at Lin Fan beside him.
Putting together everything Lin Fan had just said, he vaguely discovered that something was not right!
Sister-in-law is so beautiful, and her skin is so smooth and delicate. She doesn’t look like a child from an ordinary family at all…
She has never been to school, never had a job, and is even completely clueless about electronic products. There is only one answer when all these clues are connected!
Sister-in-law is a young lady from a prestigious and noble family!!
That’s right! It must be so!
Sister-in-law must have had a very strict upbringing. Her parents’ strict desire for control forbade her from leaving the house and from having contact with other people, so she could only stay at home all day. This must be the reason why she has never been to school and doesn't understand modern electronic devices, yet possesses such a perfect temperament and bearing!
Suffering from confinement all day, she was like a bird in a cage, longing for freedom. Then one day, she met his brother, Lin Fan, and fell in love with him!
Lin Fan secretly took her out of her home without her parents' knowledge. The two of them, disregarding everything, embarked on the path of elopement!
For the sake of their future survival, Lin Fan had to borrow money from him, and sister-in-law had to find a job to support the family!
Everything connects!
Reasonable! Very reasonable!
What a great and free love this is!
Having figured everything out, Zhou Yan was moved to tears. He solemnly patted Lin Fan’s shoulder.
“Brother! I understand everything now!”
“Don’t you worry, I will definitely find a good job to introduce to sister-in-law!”
“Also, you two must be happy!”
Longyue: “…”
Lin Fan: “…”
Watching Zhou Yan, who had suddenly started crying by himself, Longyue and Lin Fan looked at each other in bewilderment, both with blank expressions.
Why is this guy suddenly crying…
What exactly did he understand?