Although the salary of 8,000 yuan per month seemed a bit low based on the young manager’s words, Xia Yu did not switch to a high-end coffee shop that paid better.
Firstly, he didn’t have the necessary certificates. Secondly, he could only work part-time. Thirdly, those high-end coffee shops were a bit far away.
Moreover, according to the young manager, high-end coffee shops in Zilang currently didn’t need pianists.
After signing the contract, Xia Yu left the coffee shop.
Thinking that he would earn 8,000 yuan next month, he went to a cake shop and bought an 80-yuan cake.
Combined with recent expenses, his remaining savings were 2,300 yuan.
Carrying the cake home, he pulled Youxue out of her room.
“Ah, it’s cake!” The girl excitedly grabbed a spoon and began eating the cake.
Watching Youxue’s feet swinging joyfully beneath the chair, Xia Yu felt even more cheerful.
After eating a couple of bites, the initial excitement faded and Youxue started to worry, “This cake must be really expensive, right?”
“It’s fine. I just found a better job.” Xia Yu reached out and wiped the cream off the girl’s mouth with his finger.
Watching Xia Yu’s finger, Youxue smiled, but her smile disappeared when she saw him wiping the cream onto a tissue.
“The older brother in the book wouldn’t do it like that,” the girl mumbled softly.
“What?” Xia Yu asked.
“This cake is really delicious!” the girl exclaimed.
“I’ll buy it for you often in the future,” Xia Yu said as he started eating his share of the cake.
As the first bite entered his mouth, he frowned. Compared to the pastries at An Siyao’s home, this cake was far from delicious.
Unfortunately, the pastries from An Siyao’s home couldn’t be brought home.
After finishing the cake, Xia Yu returned to his room and received another message.
It was from the monitor.
[Monitor: According to tradition, you are now the organizer of the Cultural Festival. So, where is your plan?]
Is it that troublesome?
[Xia Yu: I have a little sister to take care of. Can I resign?]
[Monitor: #Frustrated, what do you think!]
[Xia Yu: Then can we invite a teacher to give a lecture?]
[Monitor: #KitchenKnife, how is this any different from a class! You know, right? The program we hold will be recorded in the monitor’s file. Do you want my file to have a stain?!]
[Monitor: #Crying, please be a person!]
[Xia Yu: …]
[Monitor: Do you know how devastated I was when I was tallying the votes? The key is that I actually voted for you! If I hadn’t cast that vote, I wouldn’t be in this situation. Why was my hand so damn stupid back then!]
[Xia Yu: #PatHead]
After listening to the monitor’s complaints, Xia Yu typed out a response.
[Xia Yu: It’s true it will be recorded in the file, but won’t this kind of thing have no impact anyway?]
[Monitor: But it’s embarrassing! Those teachers with bad taste during the interview will definitely make fun of it!]
[Monitor: Forget it, I won’t ask you anymore, and I won’t let you handle it. I’ll do this plan myself.]
After saying that, the other party ended the conversation.
Putting his phone aside, Xia Yu not only felt no sympathy but also wanted to laugh a little.
At exactly six o’clock, he lay on his bed and started the game.
[Please choose an exchange target]
[Random selection / Free selection]
Xia Yu clicked on Random Selection.
[System detected that you have body search attempts. Would you like to use one?]
“Use it.”
[You can enter three keywords, two related to appearance and one related to skill enhancement.]
Three keywords, huh.
Xia Yu thought for a moment and first wrote down “cute” and “14-30 years old” as keywords.
With these two keywords, he could at least avoid ending up in some middle-aged women’s bodies.
As for the last keyword related to skill enhancement, he hesitated a bit.
What should he choose?
Moral, intellectual, physical, or aesthetic?
After thinking for a while, Xia Yu felt that right now, what he really wanted was to earn money.
Not to mention anything else, even the 1,000-yuan plate of white rice balls was still unaffordable with his current salary as a pianist.
Therefore, he needed to choose a skill that could bring money quickly.
Other than fraud and deception, the fastest way to make money would be legitimate business. Should he choose a business-related skill or finance?
If he had a substantial amount of capital, choosing a business skill with enhancement would be a good option, but he didn’t.
Decades ago, there were business opportunities everywhere, and it was possible to start from scratch. But in modern society, without capital, what kind of business could he even run?
Finance is more capital-dependent than business skills, so it’s definitely not a good choice.
Therefore, he had to rely on technology and creativity.
The physical industries had already been divided up by capitalists and were difficult to enter. However, the internet still had many opportunities. Some booming internet industries from Xia Yu’s past life hadn’t emerged yet in this world.
Decision made. It’s you then, programming!
With programming, he could rely on memories from his past life to create a few small apps to earn some initial funds. Then he could move into the mobile gaming industry, create some pay-to-win mobile games, and become a wealthy elite by relying on the spending of devoted players.
In the final slot, he chose programming. Xia Yu didn’t click confirm right away. He removed the programming selection and filled in “computer technology” instead.
[Cannot select overly broad skill categories]
Tsk.
After filling in programming, Xia Yu clicked Start Game.
His vision turned dark. After five seconds, the light returned.
What came into his sight was a blue wall.
Blinking his eyes, he adjusted to his new body first, then twisted his neck to observe the surroundings.
He was currently in a room slightly larger than his own. The walls were painted sky blue. On one side of the bed was a large wardrobe, and on the other side was a desk.
There was even a computer on the desk, and it was even one of the latest models from Pig Head last year.
Judging from the room, the girl he had possessed came from a relatively ordinary family.
After he finished surveying the room, a prompt sound rang out.
[Body exchange completed]
[Generating enhancements based on the target body…]
[Enhancement generation completed]
[Acquired enhancements: Programming Lv1, Makeup Lv1, Styling Lv1]
“???”
Besides programming, there’s makeup and styling? That’s way too realistic.
But compared to something like flower arrangement, it’s somewhat useful.
For example, he could help Youxue with makeup and picking clothes in the future.
His gaze swept across both sides of the bed, Xia Yu didn’t find a mirror, but he did find a phone.
Picking up the phone and opening the front camera, he looked at his current appearance.
It was a girl with shoulder-length black hair, looking a bit younger than An Siyao, yet somehow more mature, with a cute appearance.
He then opened QQ and checked one of the college classmates’ groups, determining the age of the body.
In summary, this was a college student with a baby face.
After finishing his observations, Xia Yu decided to get down to business. He got up and reached for a notebook nearby.
At that moment, a sharp voice suddenly rang out in his mind: “What are you doing? Stop it!”
The next moment, Xia Yu rolled off the bed and fell to the ground.
“???”
Why did I suddenly fall down?
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