Yama Reborn-Chapter 560 - 557: Young Master Luo’s Part-Time Job Chronicles

Chapter 560: Chapter 557: Young Master Luo’s Part-Time Job Chronicles

Chapter 557 [Young Master Luo’s Job-Hunting Chronicles]

The next day, since Chen Nuo was just staying home anyway, he decided to accompany them to the talent market.

He purely went to watch the fun, just to be a bystander.

So entertaining.

A rich young master and heir to a gang, yet a miserable single dog.

To break free from singlehood, he goes undercover to work and find a job like a corporate slave?

This scenario, if taken to a Chinese online platform, and turned into an urban novel could easily reach hundreds of thousands of words.

Then, by chance, encountering some kind of beautiful female CEO, or a pretty little secretary—the rich young master usually acts dumb to surprise people—showing off and then proving them wrong.

With this story, if written well, it would definitely be a hit.

Upon hearing that Young Master Luo was going to the talent market to line up and work like a servant, Chen Nuo didn’t even finish his breakfast before rushing out.

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In this era, if young people couldn’t find a job, they generally went to the talent market—those who looked for jobs at the talent market were truly ordinary people, without family connections or resources, and their education credentials weren’t strong enough, so they had to rely on the talent market for work.

Or they could respond to job ads in newspapers. But for the newspaper ads, you had to mail resumes to each place, and go to each for an interview.

The efficiency was too low.

The talent market was more convenient—you could hand in your resume directly, and interviews were usually conducted on the spot.

It was Chen Nuo’s first time at this place, and upon arrival, he felt...

This is literally a livestock market!

A crowded hall, filled with noise and chatter.

Employers here, with just a couple of tables set up, sending two or three people, collecting resumes, taking notes, then conducting simple interviews.

In front of each employer’s table, there were long queues of people—just like the registration windows at hospitals.

The job seekers were mostly young people, a large part of them probably freshly graduated.

Really, their eyes shone with a mixture of clarity and naivety.

Oh, so clear, so naive.

In two or three years, after being beaten by society, they’d become much more submissive, and those eyes would smooth out and become more slick.

Young Master Luo was inexperienced, and Dali, being a bit rough around the edges, didn’t remind him.

They got there without having prepared a resume.

Fortunately, the talent market had offices to print resumes, where you could pay to print your documents.

Luo Qing got a sample resume form from one of them, filled it out on the spot, and then paid to have dozens of copies made.

Chen Nuo watched Luo Qing’s sweaty face.

That expression...

Oh so clear, oh so naive.

He then watched Luo Qing go to each stall to submit resumes.

Nodding and bowing while talking, Luo Qing was quite green, not very eloquent, and he answered politely whatever he was asked.

Chen Nuo watched for a while, then yawned.

No dramatic scene as imagined.

No fun.

By noon, Chen Nuo, Dali, and Luo Qing found a noodle shop outside, had a bowl of egg noodles, and didn’t stick around, heading home instead.

Leaving Dali to accompany Luo Qing to continue submitting resumes and attending interviews.

Back home, Sun Keke wasn’t there today.

Sun Keke had made up a story with her family a few days before, saying the semester ended, and she had a break, preparing to come back from Tokyo to date.

Then today, Sun Keke went back to her own home—pretending that she just returned from Tokyo.

How to put it?

School belle Sun had learned to be naughty from Chen Nuo, even lying to her own parents.

But with Sun Keke gone, the only ones left at home were Lu Xixi and the daughter.

Upon returning home, Chen Nuo saw the daughter napping...

What a sensible child!

Keke going back meant what?

It meant that the days of "three monks with no water to drink" were temporarily over!

Chen Nuo rushed to the bathroom to shower and change clothes.

Afterwards, he lifted Lu Xixi by the waist, carried her on his shoulder, and let out a villainous laugh from TV, shouldering the Empress into the bedroom.

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This fuss went on until evening.

During this, the daughter woke up, so they coaxed her for a bit and left her to play with toys.

Chen Xiaoguo was satisfied, no longer thinking about that thing he had been for the past few days, entering Sage Mode, he thought about heading back to sleep after dinner.

The phone rang again.

It was from Dali.

"Senior, something happened, Luo Qing beat someone up, he’s at the police station now."

"Huh?"

Dali couldn’t explain clearly over the phone, just mentioned that Luo Qing had an altercation with someone, beat them up, and the police were called. Then they were all brought to the station.

Luo Qing didn’t dare tell his family... still remembering Chen Nuo’s advice to behave like an ordinary person without telling his family about his actions.

Dali wasn’t exactly savvy with social matters either, just a big lug.

So he called Brother Lei, who was already on his way there. Then Dali made a call to Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo thought about it, though Brother Lei was on the scene—given Brother Lei’s reliability, there shouldn’t be any issues.

But Luo Qing was his classmate, and it was through him that Luo Qing got to know Brother Lei and the others.

If something happened, it wouldn’t be right to just let Brother Lei handle it without even showing up. That wouldn’t be very considerate.

After giving Lu Xixi a heads up, Chen Nuo was about to head out.

Lu Xixi lay half on the sofa, wearing only a silk nightdress, its hem slightly raised, revealing a pair of round, long legs, her body turned towards Chen Nuo.

"Hubby, why do I feel like you’re finding an excuse to avoid going out."

"Avoid what." Chen Nuo denied.

Lu Xixi flirtatiously smirked, "Will you still play the villain when you come back tonight?"

"No more! I’ve—turned over a new leaf!"

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At a police station on a certain street in the north of Jinling City.

When Chen Nuo arrived, it was already past dinner time.

As he walked into the station’s lobby, he saw Brother Lei standing there, beside an unfamiliar person. Brother Lei was enthusiastically offering cigarettes.

But the other party’s face was cold, refusing with a hand gesture, and spoke softly for a while.

When Chen Nuo approached, Brother Lei immediately came over, walked up to him, and whispered with a nod toward the other side, "Family of the other party."

Chen Nuo took a glance at the man, who indeed had a hint of impatience and anger in his eyes.

Chen Nuo nodded, avoiding direct interaction with the man, and followed Brother Lei to the other side.

Brother Lei lit a cigarette and laughed, "I just got here myself and found out what’s going on. It’s not a big deal, the other party just won’t let it go. Either they want to extort some money, or they’re just pissed and want to vent."

Chen Nuo nodded, "What’s the deal? Young Master Luo went for a job and ended up hitting someone?"

Brother Lei looked a bit helpless, "I’m not sure either. Dali is unreliable and couldn’t explain it. I talked a bit with the investigating officer and only then did I understand the situation somewhat."

Chen Nuo nodded, "Hmm."

Brother Lei continued, "So, as the story goes... Luo Qing was applying to a company. This company demands every applicant to pay an 800 yuan ’employee training fee’ in advance. You immediately know from this it’s not a legitimate company, just a scam to bleed job-seekers."

Chen Nuo laughed.

That’s why Brother Lei is reliable, he can explain everything in one sentence.

What honest company charges new hires 800 yuan for a training fee?

Remember, if a company offers you a job easily and then asks for a training fee,

Walk away immediately. If you don’t spit at them, you’re already being kind!

These are companies specifically designed to scam desperate job-seekers. They prey on your urgency to find a job and scam you for this so-called ’training fee’.

Such companies have ridiculously easy interviews, accepting anything with a pulse.

Because they don’t intend to hire you as an employee, they just want your training fee.

Once they hire you, they say it’s a probation period, but you’ll never last until the end.

After a few days, they’ll find some excuse to fire you, saying you broke company rules or didn’t meet their standards, failing the probation.

Excuses, excuses.

Want a refund?

No way.

They’ll say it’s a training fee. Did you participate? Yes, you did!

Did we teach you anything? Yes, we did! They can argue: We taught you, if you didn’t learn, that’s your problem.

They never said the training would guarantee your success, right?

The so-called teaching is just perfunctory, whether you pass or not is up to them.

Try suing them, it’s all just wrangling.

Moreover, back in the year 2000, the internet wasn’t widespread. Methods like exposing these black-hearted companies online and inciting public denunciation didn’t exist yet.

Going to arbitration, suing them, it’s just wrangling.

Ordinary folks couldn’t do much; for a few hundred yuan, who can afford the time and effort to sue?

Most who got scammed just resign themselves to their bad luck.

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After listening to Brother Lei, Chen Nuo was a bit puzzled, "How did even Luo Qing fall for it? Did he actually pay the training fee?"

"Luo Qing didn’t pay. Young Master Luo is honest, not stupid. As soon as he heard about paying money, he refused."

"Hmm, and then what?"

"Then he argued with them."

Chen Nuo chuckled.

So Young Master Luo has such a strong sense of justice?

A gangster prince with such a strong sense of justice? 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Well, Young Master Luo did grow up reading martial arts novels.

A heart full of chivalry.

"Argued and then ended up hitting someone?" Chen Nuo was curious.

"No idea, anyway, he didn’t pay. He just couldn’t stand the company scam and argued. Somehow it escalated into a fight."

Chen Nuo nodded, "And now? How serious is it?"

"It’s funny, he hit the company’s small boss, who’s the big boss’s brother. I just did a little digging on this company. It’s called some rinky-dink trading company, basically a shell company, renting a couple of offices in a rundown business building. They get gigs handing out flyers, just middlemen squeezing workers."

But since Luo Qing hit the small boss, who’s the brother of the owner—they are brothers running the company together. After Luo Qing bashed the younger brother, the older brother wouldn’t let it slide and insists on pursuing this matter.

Actually, the injury isn’t severe, just a couple of punches to the face, probably just some bruising, but the other party won’t let it go and wants to go to the hospital for a medical examination."

"And Luo Qing?"

"He’s in detention. This little fuss doesn’t warrant a formal arrest. The police don’t have patience for this, basically wanting us to try and mediate first, and only proceed legally if all else fails.

For these petty issues, the police station is short-handed anyway, so they prefer self-mediation first."

Brother Lei signaled with his eyes towards the man on the other side of the lobby.

"That’s the brother of the guy who got hit, the big boss of the company, and the one Luo Qing beat up was his younger brother."

Chen Nuo nodded.

As Chen Nuo and Brother Lei talked, the man who was standing at a distance looking over a few times walked towards them.

Chen Nuo scrutinized the man.

He had a buzz cut, average build, wearing a t-shirt and casual pants, with leather shoes, a small leather bag tucked under his arm.

He looked a bit streetwise, his face marked with a hint of displeasure and impatience.

But Chen Nuo could sense at a glance—about seventy percent of that anger was just an act.

"What do you have to say!? Have you made your decision?" The man stood in front of Brother Lei and Chen Nuo, raising his chin coldly, "My brother went to the hospital for an examination, how do you plan to handle this? You’ve been discussing for so long, have you come to a conclusion?"

Chen Nuo smiled, "What are we discussing?"

The man was taken aback, "Weren’t you discussing..."

"Oh, we were talking about the soccer team’s match, they played terribly." Chen Nuo said with a smile.

The man was bewildered by Chen Nuo’s response.

What does he mean? Aren’t they discussing the case and the solution?

Coming to the police station and not dealing with the issue, just chatting idly? And about soccer? Are they out of their minds?

The man’s eyebrows knitted together, staring at Chen Nuo, "Who are you to Luo Qing?"

Chen Nuo smiled, "A classmate."

The man was taken aback again.

A classmate...

What the hell is he supposed to say to that?

Not a family member, not involved in the case, just a classmate?

What use is a classmate?

Whether fined or convicted, no country’s laws allow classmates to intervene.

It’s not feudal society, we’re not executing the whole family.

No!

As a classmate, why are you getting involved here!

The man hesitated for a moment, then simply gestured, "Classmate? Then I have nothing to say to you!"

He turned to Brother Lei, "What about you? When will Luo Qing’s family arrive? Have you discussed how to compensate?"

Chen Nuo wasn’t interested in arguing with the man, nodded to Brother Lei, "You handle it, I’ll go take a look inside."

After speaking, Chen Nuo turned and walked into the lobby.

Brother Lei held the man back, smiling and chatting about something.

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