I LIVED!!!

"So Mister Shen is interested in working for me? Can you cook?"

Shen Mingze right now was sitting in front of the elderly idol, he had come today to find a job.

Why? You ask. Well, because Shen Mingze is an idiot who has no sense of money and system is a son of a bitch who won't warn him before he goes broke.

[ How was I supposed to know you have never went out on your own before ]

[ You've been here for like three day, how the fuck did you spent the fortune equivalent to someone's life savings ]

Shen Mingze simply did not hear what the son of a bitch system was saying.

"So what can you cook?"

"Umm.. the answer is no?"

Elderly idol seemed to be a bit disappointed and had a frown over his face. He didn't say anything to Shen Mingze but his dissatisfaction was clear

"Then how is Mr. Shen planning to work here?"

"As an entertainer!"

Someone once told him, if he is really good at something he should use that to make money. Shen Mingze was planning on doing just that.

"What?!"

For some reason the elderly idol had a look on his face that told him that he was utterly flabbergasted. Was he really that happy?

He was so happy he was blushing from ear to ear, that was a bit of a weird reaction though.

"M- Mister Shen! Please respect yourself! We don't do that kind of business here!"

Eh?

"I respect Mister Shen, please do not sell yourself short."

With that the elderly idol got up to leave but Shen Mingze stopped him.

Seriously, what was going on inside his head?

"What are you even thinking? I meant to hire me as a singer, didn't my song attract a lot of customers last time? The lunar festival will soon begin. Won't your sales double with me there?"

The elderly idol calmed down but still looked a bit confused, as if what Shen Mingze was talking about was bizarre to him.

He looked a bit embarrassed probably because of how he had freaked out earlier, so he sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. Meanwhile Shen Mingze committed an act of kindness by not laughing at him.

He coughed up to lighten the mood, "sorry about the misunderstanding Mister Shen, however I do not quite get what you are getting at here."

Okay, it seems like singers simply did not exist in this world, or if they did they definitely did not work as part timers in restaurants, which is fair enough since even back in his original world you could only see singers perform in clubs or high end parties.

"Okay please hear my explanation, what I am trying to say is that I will be playing songs like I did the other day and attract more people to visit your shop."

"Oh"

The elderly idol felt silent, probably contemplating whether he should hire Shen Mingze or not, Shen Mingze wasn't doubting his capacity to pay his wages. After being offered those gold plated dishes he could tell that this gay was probably rich.

Then was there another problem? Did the elderly idol simply not want him to work here, was he simply making a fool of himself when he wasn't even needed here?

"You don't really need to pay me, I can get by on the tips I get from the customers. You can just provide me with lodging and meals."

"Oh, it's not about money Mister Shen, I was just wondering just why I hadn't thought of this before? That being said, let's discuss your payment. I don't have the habit of extorting people."

They ended up deciding that Shen Mingze would get 10% commission on every guest he attracts and he can keep any tips that he got from the customers, his new boss was even generous enough to let him stay in one of the first class suites!

It turns out his new boss's name was Shin Hanfeng, he was originally a businessman with many restaurants all over the nation and had just recently opened this restaurant and was here to observe the progress first-hand.

Shen Mingze had simply struck gold, he settled himself in the suite which was now going to be his new home, temporarily at least.

"System why do you seem so quiet"

[ just wondering how someone can be so lucky but so stupid at the same time… ]

What did this big meanie mean by calling him stupid, didn't he just find the two of them a new home? Shouldn't this big meanie be at least a bit grateful?

Come to think of it, did the system even care where he lived? Did the system really not have a physical form or was he living inside him? Was the system simply a fragment of Shen Mingze's imagination? Was this all just an elaborate dream?

[ I am gonna interrupt that line of thought before you start having an existential crisis ]

"Why were you calling me stupid?"

[ I don't know figure it out, stupid ]

After that the system did not say anything no matter how much he cursed, just like he had thought before this system was becoming more and more unrestrained as time passed.

He didn't even refer to him as 'player' now. It was always you, and now he was even calling him 'stupid' . Was it really that hard to call someone by their given name?

Shen Mingze decided to ignore the system's insults and instead proceeded to look around the room. It was by all ways a first-class suite. It still wasn't better than Chang Haorang's room but it beat the old inn by miles.

A queen size bed, a dining table and three windows. There was a place to receive guests and he even had his personal bathtub!

Bathtub was an overstatement and it was just a giant wooden tub but.. Who cares?! He still had his own bathtub!

Wait, now that he thinks about it he did tell the receptionist that he would be staying there today, he even paid for the room in advance!

"..."

So that's why the system was calling him stupid by all means the system truly was right this time. Did the concept of refund exist in this world?

Shen Mingze sighed and decided against it, it's not like the room cost much money anyway.

Shen Mingze placed his belongings on the bed and then proceeded to go down stairs, Boss Shin had told him that he would be introducing him to the other employees earlier.

"Mr. Shen unpacked so quickly?" Boss Shin was sitting in some position drinking tea, seeing Shen Mingze walking towards him he gave him an amiable smile and got up.

"Follow me"

Boss Shin led him behind the counter and into the kitchen where he saw two people bickering among each other. There were many ingredients that were just lying around the counter and some that were spilled all over the floor.

"I told you, didn't I?! It was better to add the spice blend after we add the first ingredient! Now because of you we ruined an entire set of turmeric stock!"

"I am the one at fault?! You were the one who thought it was a good idea to use lignet cow fat for the base mix!"

"Oh really?! Was I also the one who accidentally raised the temperature of the flames and ruined everything?! Oh that was you, was it not?!"

Shen Mingze was a bit shocked seeing what was unfolding in front of his eyes, two grown men that looked like they could beat at least 5 Shen Mingzes each were throwing vegetables at each other as the rest of the kitchen staff was busy hiding behind cutlery utensils.

Boss Shin looked like he was used to this and didn't say a thing for a while, Shen Mingze who had looked at a scene like this before started to slowly step back.

The last thing he saw was a pumpkin flying in his direction and then he passed out.

(A/N : Kudos to the doctor who took care of me. I am alive and kicking though I am not allowed to spent too much time on computer but I can write again.

I am not going to go over this again until morning, sorry for any mistakes. Good night)