The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them-Chapter 11 - Slacking Off in Front of the Boss
Regarding the idea of asking the boss to pay wages in advance after only working for three days…
Su Li appeared very calm.
“Moreover, I’m not asking for the full salary in advance, I just hope you can settle the wages for the work I’ve already completed today. But don’t worry, I have no intention of working for just three days and then running off.”
Su Li was well aware of his habit of not wanting to owe others anything, although in Egbert’s view, that handful of silver coins had probably already been thrown into some nameless ocean in his memory.
But thinking carefully about his level of attention to Su Li, he knew this was unlikely.
Dean Asa was now standing at the front desk in the library.
Sadina City was becoming increasingly chaotic, and in the past couple of days, the old man had been looking for a place where he could calm his mind. As all his friends of the same age had their own things to do in this chaos, after much thought, Dean Asa came to the library, intending to chat with Su Li for a bit.
However, the wage slave only wanted to get paid early.
Dean Asa momentarily felt like he had lost control of his facial features, twitching several times before saying, “Being overly utilitarian is not a good thing for a young person.”
“Implying criticism of an employee is not a good thing for a boss either.” One of the main reasons Su Li chose to work 996 for himself after graduating from university was that he didn’t want to spend too much time butting heads with bosses.
(TL: 996=from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week)
Dean Asa, while pulling out gold coins, retorted based on this statement. “Since you’re an employee, most of the time it should be the boss making requests of the employee, not the other way around.”
“The boss’s request is simply for the employee to work well, while the employee’s needs are what the boss needs to address.”
“Since the goal is the same whether expressed tactfully or directly, I definitely choose the latter.”
Su Li took the shiny gold coins from Dean Asa’s wrinkled hands. When he smiled, it didn’t possess any dazzling sun-like quality; at most, it would only make people think: Oh, so he’s happy.
But this smile, devoid of any additional meaning, was as important as a lighthouse is to fishermen in these chaotic days.
Dean Asa’s peripheral vision caught sight of several students sitting in the library, continuously glancing in Su Li’s direction.
“Well, you’re good-looking, so you’re always right,” Dean Asa couldn’t help but tease the young man.
“I can’t argue with the fact that I’m good-looking,” Su Li didn’t respond to the ‘always right’ part. He felt that the meaning of this phrase was strangely similar to the modern saying, “Yes, yes, yes, everything you say is correct.”
It had a kind of sarcastic atmosphere.
However, Dean Asa was simply stating that everything Su Li did and said was “correct.”
“If you don’t have any books to borrow, you can find any table, grab a book, and sit down for a while. Don’t disturb my work (slacking off) anymore, Dean Asa.”
Dean Asa: …
“Tsk.”
In the end, he obediently went to the table closest to the counter and took out a notebook from his pocket.
After Dean Asa went to sit aside, Su Li blatantly rested his chin on his hand and daydreamed.
Jobs where you can’t slack off are all trash; this is a common understanding among people!
Su Li was different from the previous library administrator who, when no students were borrowing books, would choose to organize books everywhere and use a feather duster to pat off non-existent dust.
When no one came to borrow books, he truly did nothing…
Until a student who looked somewhat irritable walked up.
Dean Asa shrunk his body. For a powerful elementalist, it was quite simple to lower one’s presence and avoid being detected by other lower-level elementalists.
Thus, he focused all his attention on watching the show.
“Shorty, help me find a book called ‘Wind Magic Element’.” The irritable guy looked at least two heads taller than Su Li, and his towering posture allowed Su Li to see his nostrils without even looking up.
Shorty Su Li: I didn’t hear anything.
When his gaze was fixed on empty space, others’ figures couldn’t appear in those emerald green pupils… In simple terms, Su Li was exercising his ignoring skill to the fullest.
Irritable Guy: ?
“Hey, shorty, didn’t you hear me?”
Su Li continued to ignore him.
Only when the other party started banging on the desk did Su Li deliberately tilt his chin and give him a “Oh, there’s actually someone here” expression.
“May I ask, this student who looks like he only grew in height but not in brain, do you have any needs in the library? Are you planning to fight, or are you trying to give nicknames to your current librarian, which is me…” Su Li’s excessively modulated tone was dripping with sarcasm.
The irritable guy no longer wanted to bang on the desk; he wanted to hit someone.
“Shorty, what do you mean?”
“I’m probably thinking that I’ve only been working for three days, and I’ve already met an esteemed person.”
“According to my work benefits, the medical expenses that need to be compensated after injury, plus mental damage compensation, subsequent nursing care fees, and schedule delay costs… rounding it up, it won’t cost you much. If you’re planning to lay hands on me, just pay 10,000 gold coins first.”
Su Li’s face now had a sunny and bright feeling.
Irritable Guy: ???
“What do you mean? Hurry up and get me a copy of ‘Wind Magic Element’, or I’ll beat you up.”
Su Li looked at him with an exceptionally pitying gaze. “I’ve already given you the opportunity to beat me up, how come you can’t seize it?”
Seeing the other person’s confused expression, Su Li found it increasingly uninteresting and decided to speak plainly. “First of all, I have a name. You might have poor eyesight and can’t see the nameplate on the counter. But even so, you could address me as the librarian, rather than starting with insults.”
“Of course, if you feel that terms like ‘big dumb guy’, ‘all height and no brains’, ‘illiterate’, ‘social scum’, ‘contributor to human diversity’… if these labels fit you and you don’t mind, then pretend I didn’t say anything.”
The irritable guy, holding back his anger, still said fiercely. “Can’t you just get me the book I asked for? Why so much useless talk?”
Su Li: …
“Tsk.” Su Li thought he had a point.
In the end, the book was handed to Dean Asa, who had been watching the show the whole time.
Dean Asa: …
Irritable Guy: ???
“I suppose, as a librarian, I’ve built a small bridge for communication between the academy dean and the new generation of students.”
Su Li returned to his position behind the counter to continue slacking off.
Dean Asa ignored the irritable guy whose face had turned pale as paper, and instead asked Su Li. “You could have resolved this more efficiently, couldn’t you?”
“That’s because slacking off is multi-dimensional.”
Su Li deliberately added a moment later. “Should I be saying this?”
Dean Asa said helplessly, “Say whatever you want to say.”
Su Li simply spread his hands and said, “If people don’t learn how to behave properly at the right age, then when they’re past that age, there will always be someone in the world to teach them a lesson.”
“Moreover, this world isn’t just about humans; there are also powerful magical beasts.”
The irritable guy could only confront an ordinary-looking librarian with a few words.
Although Su Li immediately passed the ball to Dean Asa.
As the person with the most authority in the academy, comparable to a modern-day disciplinary teacher, Dean Asa directly punished the guy by making him clean the academy’s teaching building.
Su Li was right. If it had been Dean Asa behind the counter, being addressed with insulting terms for no reason, even though the old man had become more peaceful with age, he couldn’t guarantee he wouldn’t have slapped the person into the wall, stuck so tight they couldn’t be pried off.
Therefore, the punishment of cleaning an entire teaching building was hardly worth mentioning. Dean Asa could even find an excuse to throw the person into the magical beast forest, and with a little guidance, the person’s bones might not even remain in the beasts’ mouths.
Dean Asa felt that if Su Li wanted to, he could really go to such lengths.
He was the type who saw everything that others considered inconceivable as perfectly normal.
Su Li: Not at all, please don’t imagine things!
Soon, the clock on the wall pointed to closing time. Without even a second’s delay, Su Li walked out from behind the counter. As he passed by another student trying to borrow a book at the door, he made sure to leave them with a parting remark. “Now, it’s the administrator’s personal time.”
After work, he had two destinations: one was to buy today’s dinner staple at the bakery, and the other was to go to the general store to buy a decent quality notebook and a piggy bank.
“When you’re broke, it’s all about survival. When you have money, you need to consider living a life,” Su Li said as he walked.
The sound of pen on paper behind him seemed to pierce through, reaching Su Li’s ears.
This situation had been going on for three days…
Walking out of the bakery, Su Li sincerely marveled at today’s bread quality. It was the kind that could give someone a concussion if swung at their head.
The notebook prices at the general store were really expensive too. Why don’t they just rob people?
He could have just robbed them, yet they still wanted to sell him a notebook for two silver coins…
The piggy bank was even more expensive, but since it was meant for saving money and would be enchanted with wind elements, Su Li considered it a professional tool. So, being a bit pricier was acceptable.
After Su Li left the general store, Egbert jumped directly from the roof into the store. The shopkeeper, who had been happy about selling a piggy bank for ten silver coins and making a profit of nine and a half, turned green in the face the next second…
Going home, going home.
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The alley he had walked through seven times and decided to enter for the eighth time was so quiet you could hear a pin drop when Su Li entered again.
A faint smell of blood reached his nostrils. When the scent of rusty metal and blood hit his nose, Su Li immediately dropped what he was carrying and raised his hands in surrender the next second.
