Divine Lucky Star
Chapter 348 - Chapter 348 Chapter 347 Odd Jobs

Chapter 348: Chapter 347: Odd Jobs? Chapter 348: Chapter 347: Odd Jobs? These people all belonged to the lineage of Wang Hao’s grandfather’s brother. Apart from meeting them once several years ago, they hadn’t seen much of each other since then.

“Ah, no problem, no problem,” Wang Mingjing slapped Wang Hao’s shoulder hard, “We’re all family here, waiting a bit isn’t a big deal. Come on, let me take a look,” he said and walked over to the Alphard, looked it over from front to back, and laughed, “Nice car, must have been expensive, huh?”

“It’s okay,” Wang Hao chuckled and nodded, “My own car is a sedan, not enough space, so I specifically borrowed this one from a friend after hearing that you guys were coming, haha.”

“Right, little brother is straightforward,” Wang Mingjing gave Wang Hui and the others a covert wink, then said, “Let’s go, we still need to trouble Little Hao to drop us off at West Fourth Ring. We’ve already informed Tianfu, just find him when we arrive.”

“Ah? We’re in a hurry?” Wang Hao got everyone into the car, started the engine, and while driving, he asked, “It’s not easy for you guys to come all this way, I was thinking of arranging something for tonight.”

“Oh, don’t bother,” Wang Mingjing said, “The main thing is we’re also worried about Tianfu, he’s already booked the hotel for us, worried he’d get worried if we arrive late. No worries, we’re here for several days, plenty of time.”

Hearing this, Wang Hao could only nod, “Alright, that works. I was thinking of finding you guys a hotel tonight, but since that’s settled, haha.”

He actually meant to arrange a five-star hotel for them like Shangri-La, which he found to be quite nice having stayed there a couple of times.

But since they had made arrangements, it wouldn’t be nice to overstep.

They were all family, no need to show off, right?

“Right, oh Little Hao,” Wang Mingjing casually looked around and said, “Ming Jie is still wandering around here. You have good connections in this area, do you think you can find him something to do?”

“Find work?” Wang Hao asked, “Sure, Ming Jie, have you studied anything?”

“Me?” Wang Mingjie thought for a second and said, “Haven’t learned anything useful, Brother Hao, what do you think I could do?”

“That’s hard to say,” Wang Hao thought about it and smiled back, “How about this, I recommend you join a film crew and start off doing odd jobs; you might even get to be an extra occasionally, and they provide meals!”

“Odd jobs?” Wang Mingjing smacked his lips and said, “That works, I’ll have him go back and discuss it with my uncle, then you give the word!”

“Sure, no problem!” Wang Hao laughed, “I’ll talk to the crew, should be no problem.”

“That’s settled then!”

Soon they reached West Fourth Ring. Wang Mingjing and the others got out of the car, and Wang Hao said, “Brother Ming Jing, Brother Tianfu hasn’t gotten off work yet, how about we grab something to eat?” He looked around–the area here at West Fourth Ring was rather remote and finding a classy restaurant was truly difficult.

“No need, we’re not hungry yet,” Wang Mingjing decisively shook his head, chuckling to himself about how Wang Hao had claimed they were going to his villa and ended up kicked out, and his straightforward offer of a job turned out to be just doing odd jobs in a film crew!

What a joke, we need to save our appetite, Tianfu is treating us to a big meal tonight!

“I’m not hungry either, no rush,” Wang Mingjie followed suit, nodding, “Let’s wait for Brother Tianfu.”

Wang Hao insisted a couple of more times, but they refused. Ultimately, Wang Hao could only agree to catch up properly when there’s time.

Soon, after Wang Hao drove off, Wang Mingjing suddenly burst into laughter; the more he laughed, the happier he got, eventually even slapping his thigh!

“Hahaha! This kid, he’s such a pretender!” Wang Mingjing laughed so hard he could barely catch his breath, “Talking about how well he’s doing, then he shows up in a crappy Toyota van. Is that thing even worth 100,000?”

“Exactly, it’s clearly a low-end vehicle,” Wang Hui nodded, “I thought with his smooth talk, he’d at least borrow something like a Toyota Domineering or a Lexus. But no, just a crappy van.”

Another person laughed, “Brother Ming Jing, you even asked him to help Ming Jie find a job. Turns out he got Ming Jie a gig as a handyman! Man, his house is Feng Shui Master-designed, and now he’s mixing with the film crew too, this guy has his hands in everything!”

“Let me tell you,” Wang Mingjing snorted, “once this sort of connection fizzles out, it’s over! What do you think his status is? He’s our grandfather’s brother’s grandson; we might see him once every few years. He’s not from our branch! Meeting us, he can just brag, but do real, solid work? Getting Ming Jie to be a handyman, probably he’ll even make Ming Jie pay him something, earning a bit in the middle!”

Everyone nodded in agreement, “Makes sense!”

“That’s why when he said he’d treat us to a meal just now, I didn’t agree!” Wang Mingjing disdainfully said, “What can he treat us to? A meal costing two or three hundred and we’d owe him a favor. Instead, wait for Tianfu; you’ll see, when Tianfu arrives, a meal will certainly cost at least five hundred upwards! Now that’s truly impressive! Not like him, all talk!”

Everyone burst out laughing together, “Right, right, right, it’s Brother Tianfu who’s impressive!”

While they were talking, two black sedans pulled up in front of them, and a man dressed in a suit got out.

This man looked to be in his mid-thirties, carrying a briefcase under his arm, shoes gleaming; as soon as he got out, he rushed over to Wang Mingjing, smiling, “Ming Jing, have you been waiting long?”

“Haha, Tianfu, you finally made it!” Wang Mingjing quickly stood up, “Man, you’re the real deal! Look at this car, is it an Audi?”

“Mm,” Wang Tianfu smiled subtly, “Just got it this year, an A6L. It’s about half a million on the road. Can’t help it, working in an office; the car represents face, and if it’s too shabby, it’s easy to be laughed at.”

“Look at this, now that’s truly impressive, a car worth half a million!” Wang Mingjing pointed to the car and said to the others, “Tianfu truly deserves his role as a department head. Just look at the style! Now that’s a proper car!”

Everyone nodded, their faces full of admiration.

Wang Mingjing then glanced at the second car and asked puzzledly, “This is…”

“Oh, Little Liu, the driver,” Wang Tianfu said, “I thought one car might not be enough, so I had him come help out.”

“Tianfu always thinks things through!” Wang Mingjing slapped Wang Tianfu’s arm hard, sighed, and shook his head, “Not like Little Hao, always so vague and exaggerated, too pretentious! Not meticulous at all!”

“What’s with Little Hao?” Wang Tianfu asked, “Is that my second granduncle’s son?”

“Exactly,” Wang Mingjing nodded, “He’s doing really badly now, all day just bragging. He said when we came, he’d borrow a better car, but ended up with a crappy van. Claims he bought a villa, which is impressive, but when we visited, it turned out to be fake; we were kicked out directly! Forget it, let’s not talk about him. Tianfu, where are we heading now? I’m getting a bit hungry, haha.”

“Well, being a distant relative, it’s normal for him to brag in front of everybody,” Wang Tianfu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled subtly, “Alright, let’s drop that topic. Since everyone’s hungry, let’s go have dinner first. Oh, I also invited Wang Mingqing. He’s been doing second-hand furniture business in Zhonghai for the past few years and has made quite a bit.”

“Tianfu really knows how to do things right, that’s what you call a reliable relative!” Wang Mingjing laughed as he got into the car, heading straight for the restaurant reserved by Wang Tianfu.

Upon arriving, Wang Mingjing saw a man looking at the menu and joyfully exclaimed, “Haha, Mingqing, you made it too!”

“Brother Ming Jing, please, have a seat!” Wang Mingqing hurriedly pulled out a chair for him, laughing, “Man, it’s been so long since we last drank together. Come on, today our great department head Tianfu is treating, we should really drink up.”

Soon everyone was seated and Wang Mingjing said, “Tianfu, besides the task our ancestor entrusted us with, there’s another thing, we were thinking about arranging a job for Ming Jie. I mentioned it to Wang Hao earlier, but he unreasonably suggested Ming Jie work as a handyman. Do you have any leads on your end?”

“That’s actually simple,” Wang Tianfu laughed, “I called my brother Tianli a couple of days ago. He’s now running a restaurant in Zhonghang, investing over three hundred thousand. If Ming Jie can’t do better, he could work there as a kitchen assistant. Three to four thousand a month, definitely better than being a mere handyman, right?”