Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten-Chapter 237: Lin Xiaoli’s New Job

Around nine in the morning, Lin Zhengran was brushing his teeth and washing up in the bathroom at home.

Over the past week, he had been focused on curing Jiang Jingshi. Thanks to the System’s help, even though he hadn’t slept much, he wasn’t particularly tired and didn’t even have dark circles. Still, a good night’s sleep was refreshing for both body and mind.

He felt completely relaxed now.

Plus, with Jiang Jingshi’s matters settled, he could finally take those three little girls on their trip, right on schedule after a busy week.

While brushing his teeth, Lin Zhengran glanced at the time on his phone, then spit out the toothpaste and rinsed his mouth.

Both his mom, Lin Xiaoli, and his dad, Lin Yingjun, were sitting on the sofa watching TV since they weren’t working today.

Lin Xiaoli was wearing loungewear, leaning against her husband, holding a plate of cherry tomatoes, munching one after another.

Lin Zhengran asked, "You two aren't working today? Taking a break?"

Lin Xiaoli chewed a cherry tomato and answered unhappily,

"Break? Your beloved mom is unemployed — out of a job."

She pouted.

Dad said, "I'm off today."

"Unemployed?" Lin Zhengran was puzzled.

Lin Yingjun chimed in, "Your mom’s nail salon shut down. The boss's family lost a lot of money in stocks and ended up losing the store too.

But being out of work isn't so bad — she can rest for a while. No rush to find a new job."

"Bankrupt from stock trading? That's bold," Lin Zhengran commented.

Mom pouted and leaned against Dad again, her face clouded with worry as the topic turned to work:

"Resting is nice, but we can’t just sit around without earning money.

Your dad’s salary is fixed, and even though our family isn’t exactly strapped for cash, we can’t just sit back and watch our savings shrink."

Lin Yingjun looked at his wife and said,

"It’s not like it’s that serious. We still have several hundred thousand yuan in savings. That’s enough for you to rest for a while."

Lin Xiaoli turned her head and asked,

"And what about Zhengran needing to buy a car and a house? You think eighty or ninety thousand is enough?

Do you even know how much property costs in the city these days?"

"What’s the rush?" Lin Yingjun shrugged.

"Zhengran’s just turned eighteen, and we’re not that old either. There’s still plenty of time before he settles down.

When the time comes, buying a car and making a down payment will be manageable.

Besides those two expenses, what else do we really spend on?"

Munching on another cherry tomato, Lin Xiaoli frowned and slowed down:

"Are you sure Zhengran won’t be getting married anytime soon?"

Dad was at a loss for words, and both parents turned to look at Lin Zhengran.

Lin Zhengran grabbed a cherry tomato from his mom’s plate and popped it into his mouth.

"You don’t need to worry about buying a car or a house. I’ll handle that myself in the future.

You two should just use that money to enjoy life."

Lin Xiaoli raised a finger and reminded him,

"Zhengran, money isn't that easy to earn, you know! The world’s complicated!"

She thought for a moment:

"But since my Zhengran is so outstanding, I think you’ll definitely find a good job later.

If you become a manager or something, you might earn thirty to fifty thousand yuan a month — maybe even seventy or eighty thousand!"

Thinking about it made her really happy:

"Wouldn’t that make you rich?! How much would that be in a year? Plus a year-end bonus, that’s easily a million a year!

You’d totally be living the dream!"

Lin Zhengran thought to himself that he could probably make that amount in just a few hours.

Emmm... considering Zhengshi Group’s current surge in popularity, he might even earn more than that in a few hours.

He reminded her,

"Mom, if you still like working at a nail salon, I could fund you to open your own shop. You could be your own boss."

Both parents turned to look at him.

Lin Yingjun said, "Fund? Do you have that much money?"

Lin Xiaoli put down her plate of cherry tomatoes and sat up straight.

"Right, Zhengran, what have you been busy with lately? You’ve barely been home and didn’t tell us what you were doing.

It’s like you’re hiding some secret."

"Secret... what kind of things would I even be doing?" he said, speechless.

Lin Xiaoli squinted at her son. "You better not be doing anything illegal!"

"I’m not. It’s still the usual stuff.

Lily, He Qing, and Wenwen sometimes participate in competitions, and I help them out."

Lin Xiaoli said,

"Well, that’s definitely not illegal.

You’ve been doing that kind of thing since you were little."

Lin Zhengran smiled.

"So how much money do you have exactly?" Dad asked curiously.

"Lily seemed pretty popular a while ago.

Although with the recent college entrance exams, her popularity cooled off a bit."

"I’m not sure of the exact amount, but it’s definitely enough. Funding Mom to open a shop wouldn’t be a problem."

Lin Xiaoli was surprised.

"You don’t even know how much you have?

Do you have thirty to fifty thousand?"

"Probably."

"Hmm? Around a hundred thousand?"

"Probably."

"Hmm?! Five or six hundred thousand?!"

"Probably."

"Seriously?! How much do you really have?"

"I really don’t know the exact number, but it’s definitely enough," Lin Zhengran said calmly.

Lin Xiaoli’s expression turned strange.

"Zhengran! No lying! You think fifty or sixty thousand is that easy to earn?

Don’t think you can fool your mom — I’m not some naive little girl who just entered society!"

Lin Yingjun didn’t take it too seriously either.

They always felt that although their son was outstanding in every way, making serious money was still a bit early. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

Making a little extra was fine though.

After thinking for a moment, Dad said,

"Whatever you earn, it’s fine.

But you have to promise us that it won't affect your studies.

Earning money is important, but it’s definitely not the most important thing!"

Lin Zhengran replied, "Don’t worry, Dad."

Lin Yingjun looked at his wife:

"Still, opening a nail salon isn’t a bad idea.

You’ve talked about wanting to do it before, and after all these years, you’ve got plenty of experience."

Lin Xiaoli rubbed her chin, frowning thoughtfully:

"I did say that before... but the nail salon business is way too competitive now.

It’s not like it used to be.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about doing something else."

She grabbed her phone from the coffee table, pulled up a job posting online, and showed it to them:

"Did you two know? There’s a really famous company in our city that's gone viral lately!

It’s called Zhengshi Group — I heard about it from others.

It’s a big media company, and their music company is hiring makeup artists.

I’ve always wanted to work in makeup."

"Makeup artist?" Lin Yingjun took her phone and looked at the salary and benefits.

It actually looked really good — way better than expected.

"But do you know how?

They’re asking for real skills.

The requirements are strict," he said.

Lin Xiaoli answered confidently,

"Why wouldn’t I know?

When I worked at the nail salon, I used to exchange experience with people all the time.

I’m totally professional, okay?! You looking down on your wife?!"

"How would I dare?" Lin Yingjun laughed.

"In the whole world, you’re the best! Even Zhengran isn’t as good as you!"

Lin Xiaoli beamed.

"Well, not exactly.

Zhengran is still better than me."

Lin Zhengran leaned over and took a look.

Sure enough, the music company she was talking about was Zhengshi Music.

Where Lily was.

It was fine — if his mom liked it, she could give it a try.

After all, she really did pick up new skills quickly.

Lin Xiaoli said excitedly,

"How about I go try the interview?"

Just as she finished speaking, there was a knock at the door.

Lin Zhengran heard it and went to open the door.

When he did, he found that the visitors were none other than Pan Lin and Jiang Jingshi.