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Within L City's Talent Agency Headquarters, a skinny bespectacled man was currently seated at a desk while a tall and sturdy man stood in front of him.
The large man had a strong square jaw, sharp eyebrows and radiant eyes. His overall appearance had a hint of nobility in it and he even had a strong valiant aura about him.
"Name? " The bespectacled man was visibly upset by the strong presence of the man in front of him and coldly asked.
"Wang Yu!"
"And what are your academic qualifications?"
"I… I don't have any..." Wang Yu sheepishly replied in a low voice.
Upon hearing his reply the bespectacled man started chuckling to himself " Hehehe, then I think you may not be suitable for us at all. Our company is one of the top 500 in the whole of China. The people we recruit are all at least university graduates…"
"Ai…" Wang Yu let out a sigh and dejectedly got up and started leaving to find a different company.
"Hey! Wait a moment!" The bespectacled man suddenly called out to Wang Yu: "Even though you don't have any academic qualifications surely you must be good at something right? We have a factory that's currently looking for mechanics."
"Martial arts!"
"Martial arts???" The moment he heard Wang Yu's reply the bespectacled man's face instantly darkened.
There were still people who believed in things like "martial arts" in this day and age? He might as well have said that he could control a flying sword! At least that way maybe there would be a delivery company out there that would hire someone with such a skill.
"Interesting! Very interesting! Did you guys hear that? He says he practices Martial Arts!" The bespectacled man laughed coldly as he pointed at Wang Yu and said to the two men by his side.
There were still people who believed in a joke like "Martial Arts" in this day and age? Everyone who heard the bespectacled man instantly burst into laughter.
Seeing everyone around him laugh slightly infuriated Wang Yu. Practicing martial arts was nothing to be ashamed of! What was the point of laughing so loudly at it?
"Hahahahaha what a retard! "The bespectacled man mocked loudly.
Wang Yu glared at the man and said: "Show some respect when you speak!"
However, the bespectacled man simply continued to mock Wang Yu "Respect? How about you take a good look at where you are right now! You better get the f**k out of my sight before i call the cops on you!" At the same time, he grumpily said to someone next to him: "The day just started and I've already met a madman, what horrible luck!"
"Reason before might…" Wang Yu angrily glared at the bespectacled man. As he thought of the teachings of his family that were ingrained in him since childhood he slowly loosened his clenched fists and silently left the building.
After leaving the talent agency Wang Yu was very depressed. With heavy steps, he slowly walked towards the most luxurious and high-end district in L city -- Moonlight Cove.
"Honey I'm home!"
The moment Wang Yu opened the door, a young and beautiful woman wearing an apron immediately pounced forward into a hug and kissed him. "Where did you go just now? Quickly go and take a break. Breakfast is almost ready!"
"Hrm…"
Wang Yu briefly grunted as he opened his bedroom door and went to lie down on his bed with his thoughts in complete disarray.
How did the world even end up like this? Was knowing martial arts a crime or something? In the two months since he had started job hunting Wang Yu couldn't find a single decent job! A strong young man like himself was depending on his wife to feed the family!
Just as Wang Yu's thoughts started drifting off the bedroom door opened. "Honey the food is ready, I cooked your favourite braised pork ribs today…"
"Coming!" Wang Yu then retrieved his slippers from beneath the bed and dejectedly walked out of the room.
Seeing the table full of delicious dishes made Wang Yu feel even worse about himself. He held half a bun in his hand and just started to space out.
"What's wrong honey? Are you feeling down about something? Or is the food not to your liking?" His wife asked.
"Honey… Let's start eating more normal portions and dishes from tomorrow onwards ok? There's no need to always eat like we do now" Wang Yu replied.
His wife instantly shook her head disapprovingly and said "And how would that be acceptable? I may not know any martial arts but I know that you martial artists need the proper nutrition to go along with your training. Though we may not be able to compare to the food at your place I definitely won't let you go hungry!"
What Wang Yu's wife has just said was absolutely correct. The greatest need of any martial artist would have to be his nutrition. If you were always weak and starving how would you be able to practice martial arts? For example, as the undisputed genius of his family, Wang Yu used to have his own personal nutritionist and masseuse amongst many other things. That kind of treatment was worlds apart from his current life.
"Forget it… Then just let me truly become an ordinary person. If we continue on like this it'll be too much for you to handle and I can't do anything for this family either…" Wang Yu sighed.
Seeing his wife still wearing autumn clothing in the middle of winter caused Wang Yu to feel a pang of guilt in his heart.
Hearing this Wang Yu's wife lightly smiled. She put down her food and gently caressed his cheek and said "Compared to what you sacrificed to be with me this kind of suffering is nothing. As long as I find another job it will be ok. I'll go to the take up the waitress job in the restaurant in the small nearby street. Its $80 a day and they even provide meals."
"I… I…" Tears started welling Wang Yu's eyes but he quickly fought them back.
After finishing their meal his wife started to clear the table while Wang Yu went out to the balcony and silently started hitting the training pillar outside. "Boom! Boom!" Wave after wave of loud bangs continuously sounded out.
After she finished cleaning up Wang Yu's wife went out to the balcony to talk to him. "Honey if you're bored why not go out and take a walk?"
"I'm not bored. I've been cooped up at home since I was young. I'm already used to it."
"Oh right, my company recently released a new game and it's all the rage lately. Do you wanna try it out? I can get you all the equipment you need to get started!" As she spoke, his wife's eyes suddenly lighted up.
Wang Yu stopped hitting the pillar and turned around to speak. " A new game? Equipment? It's really expensive isn't it…"
"Well it's a few thousand dollars…"
"No! Not playing!" With that Wang Yu returned to hitting the pillar.
"Ai…" Hearing Wang Yu's reply, his wife let out a soft sigh and said " Well ok then I'm off to work. Remember to help me keep the comforter on the balcony later in the afternoon. Oh and later around 4 there'll be a few potential tenants coming to look at the house."
"Got it!"
After she left the house, Wang Yu put on a shirt and his shoes and started walking towards the talent market again.
"I'm already like this and you still want me to play games… Oh Honey… Are you trying to raise me like a son?" Wang Yu bitterly laughed and mumbled to himself.
Wang Yu's wife was named Mu Zi Xian. She worked in customer service in Soaring Dragon Game studios and typically earned between 5000 to 6000 a month. In the current economy with an income of this level, it wasn't a problem for a family to be able to live comfortably in the city. However, with the appetite, Wang Yu had, five to six thousand a month was not even enough to keep him fed.
Thankfully the two of them still owned a house. Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to afford to rent an apartment and would have to camp in the open. In their current circumstances, Wang Yu and his wife were trying to rent out the two spare rooms in their house to ease their burden.
The Talent Market was bustling with activity and really living up to the word "market". Anywhere one looked they would see countless people feel it employment. All of these people held a little sign with their skills and specialties written on it hoping that someone would take notice of them and hire them.
Since he spent his whole life pursuing martial arts, Wang Yu had been homeschooled since his childhood. Hence he did not have any sort of academic qualifications and was rather helpless in that regard. Furthermore, since he practiced martial arts, all his meals and lodgings were taken care of for him by other people. Aside from his bottomless stomach Wang Yu didn't have any particular talents. Let alone something like a specialty.
Wang Yu didn't dare to write that his specialty was martial arts fearing that people would mock him for it again. This kind of mockery was extremely harsh to hear and to Wang Yu it was as though these people weren't mocking him but mocking martial arts itself...
Since his youth, learning martial arts had always been Wang Yu's pride and glory. What he hated the most was others trampling on that which he loved the most.
Even after squatting at the side of the street for more than an hour there still wasn't a single person who even looked straight at him.
Having waited so long without any harvest Wang Yu's mouth had long since dried up. He then left the Talent Market and walked towards a small a small drink store nearby to buy a bottle of water when he suddenly remembered that he had spent his last two dollars in the morning taking the bus…
Not knowing what to know Wang Yu just stood there awkwardly with his wallet in hand. Looking at his pitiful state, the shopkeeper indifferently pointed at a nearby water fountain and said: "There's some tap water over there if you really want."
Wang Yu let out a sigh and was about to leave when someone running past him knocked his wallet out of his hand, causing it to fall on the ground and drop a few bring red notes.
Seeing the money Wang Yu's tears immediately starting flowing down his cheeks. This few hundred dollars was definitely placed in his walled by Mo Zi Xian. She knew his pride was too strong so she secretly stuffed the notes into his wallet. He had such a good wife and not only was he unable to bring her happiness he was even a burden to her… As a man, he had completely failed!!!
"Stop that man! He stole my purse! Someone block him!"
Suddenly a shrill voice rang out, pulling Wang Yu back to reality.
When he turned around, Wang Yu saw that the person who shouted was a beautiful young lady with delicate features. She wore a pure white winter coat and a pair of white boots as well. The lady was currently running in his direction causing her long flowing hair to flutter in the wind.
Looking in the direction the girl was pointing in, Wang Yu saw that the rascal who knocked into him earlier. The man was constantly looking behind as he ran.
Wang Yu immediately got up and shot forward towards the man, using his large body to block the path of this short little man.
The man had drooping eyes, messy hair and a woman’s purse in his hands. The moment he saw someone block his path he immediately pulled a dagger out from his waist.
"If you don’t want to die then f*ck off! Mind your own business!"
Wang Yu simply continued staring at the man with no intention of giving way to him.
Seeing the young lady about to catch up to him, the man began to panic and raised his knife to stab Wang Yu.
With a frown, Wang Yu suddenly reached out and grabbed the man’s wrist before the man could even react. He then pulled the man and slammed him into the ground. Lifting his right leg Wang Yu kicked the knife out of the man’s hand and then stomped on the back of his head.
Within a short span of 3 seconds, the man had lost any ability to retaliate.
At this moment the young lady finally managed to catch up despite being completely out of breath. She hastily picked up her purse and inspected its contents and gratefully said "Big bro thank you so much! Could you tell me your name?"
Wang Yu glanced at the girl and lightly nodded. He then turned to the shopkeeper and shouted " Call the cops!"
" I… I… I understand…"
The shopkeeper had already been frightened out of his wits, hearing Wang Yu’s command he hurriedly nodded while struggling to take out his phone to call the police.
Next to him, the young lady took out a stack of notes. After briefly counting them she pushed it towards Wang Yu and said " Big bro if it wasn’t for you the money i was going to use to buy my equipment today would have all been gone. I don’t have much but please accept this small token of appreciation…"
"..." Wang Yu silently glanced at the girl before suddenly running away as though he had just remembered something important, leaving behind the fumbling shopkeeper and a very confused young lady.
After leaving the drink store Wang Yu immediately starting running home. The conversation with the young lady had reminded Wang Yu that he needed to keep the blankets in the afternoon…
Jogging all the way home had taken slightly more than three hours. Seeing that going out didn’t interfere with the completing the task Mu Zi Xian had given him, Wang Yu let out a sigh of relief. After keeping the comforter he then went back to hitting the pillar again." Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of rhythmic knocks echoed throughout the empty apartment.
Around 4, the doorbell in the living room sounded. The tenants were here to look at the house! Wang Yu immediately stopped his training and picked up towel to wipe his sweat before walking to the living room.
The first person to enter the house was Mu Zi Xian carrying a large shopping bag filled with groceries. " Please come in, come in. My house is pretty big but I’m only staying here with my husband so we thought of renting our two spare bedrooms out…" She said to the people behind her as she set the items in her hand down on the table
" What? A man? We’re all girls so wouldn’t this be a bit of a problem?" A very familiar voice asked. Following that, a young lady wearing a white winter coat entered the house.
" No no it’s no problem at all my husband is really docile and he doesn’t normally leave the house…" When she saw Wang Yu walking over Mu Zi Xian giggled as she pointed to him and spoke " This is my husband! Don’t worry about it I can guarantee that there’s nothing wrong with his character!"
" Um… Nice to meet you!" Wang Yu awkwardly greeted the girl.
Currently Wang Yu was only wearing a small black singlet and his upper body was essentially completely exposed. His large broad back and thick bulging muscles were all clearly visible. In addition, with his strong square jaw, sharp eyebrows and radiant eyes he looked incredibly imposing and unspeakably manly!
As the girl gazed in the direction that Mu Zi Xian was pointing in she managed to catch a glimpse of Wang Yu was was momentarily stunned. Wasn’t this the man she had just met in the market today? Maybe it really was fate that the man who saved her ended up being the owner of the room she was trying to rent.
Noticing the girl stare at him so intently Wang Yu suddenly realised what he was wearing and instantly turned red. He hastily walked into the master bedroom and closed the door behind him.
When the girl regained her senses she awkwardly laughed and said " This apartment’s location is not bad, I want to rent it!" As she spoke the girl reached into her bag and pulled out a thick stack of cash " This is one year’s rent!"
" A… A year?!" As she took the money Mu Zi Xian felt incredibly overwhelmed. The original deal was only for half a year and didn’t the girl say that having a man around the house would be slightly inconvenient?
"Yes! And if our studio does well we might want to extend the rental for another year! The price is negotiable!" The girl nodded.
With great difficulty Mu Zi Xian suppressed her excitement and said " Good, now let’s just sign the contract then!" After finishing up the paperwork, the girl quickly left the house.
After the girl had left the house Wang Yu came out from the room to help his wife. As he was putting the groceries into the fridge he couldn’t help but ask " Honey what was that girl’s job anyway?
"I think she’s in a gaming studio!" Mu Zi Xian replied.
"Gaming studio? What’s that?" Wang Yu curiously asked. Since his childhood Wang Yu had always been the jewel of his clan. Hence he had never stepped out and had little to no contact with the outside world. Naturally he had never heard of something like a gaming studio.
"Well they play games to earn money!" Mu Zi XIan instantly replied. As a customer service officer in a game company she was naturally no stranger to something like a gaming studio.
"Oh..." Wang Yu vaguely replied. You could play games for a living? Such a thing was like a fairy tale to him.
After tidying up their bedroom Mu Zi Xian looked at Wang Yu and said "I’m going to the restaurant to help out now. That girl will be here soon to move in so try and help them ok? Don’t just stand there and watch!"
"I know! Don’t worry about me!"
"I’m not an idiot, even I know some of the ways of the world…" Wang Yu thought.
Around evening time the girl with the white coat returned with 3 other girls behind her each with a luggage in hand. All three of the other girls were extraordinarily beautiful and wouldn’t lose to the white coat girl in any way. When they saw Wang Yu they immediately greeted him together " Nice to meet you Mr Landlord!"
"Er… Nice to meet you too…" Wang Yu started blushing again "Is there anything that i can help you ladies with?"
"No no we don’t have that many luggage anyway. There’s no need to trouble brother Yu." The white coat girl replied.
"Oh, ok then" Wang Yu hastily replied and immediately went back to his room
Looking at Wang Yu’s clumsy and awkward display the 3 new girls instantly burst into a giggling fit. "Big sis are you serious? This is the strong and gallant man you were talking about?? Hahahaha"
I mean he is pretty hunky but how come he’s so weird?"
"That’s right! Did you see how embarrassed he was when he saw us just now? Hahahaha"
"Enough nonsense! Quickly go and settle in. We still need to start work tomorrow!"
Soon after the girls had finished settling in, Wang Yu heard a soft knock on his door. Upon opening the door he saw the white coat girl standing outside waiting for him.
"Is there something wrong?" He asked.
" Brother Yu i still haven’t repaid you for all your help this afternoon. Since we seem to be fated why don’t i treat you to a meal?" The white coat girl replied.
"There’s really no need to, it was nothing much! Besides, I don’t really like leaving the house." Wang Yu chuckled. Just as he said that Wang Yu’s stomach started growling and gave him away. It was already really late, but since Mu Zi Xian was working at the restaurant and Wang Yu didn’t know how to cook for himself he had already been starving for hours.
The white coat girl gently giggled as she said "Brother Yu since we’re all living under the same roof now we can be considered a family. You really don’t need to stand on ceremony like that. Since your wife isn’t home right now you must definitely be starving. We’ll order some take-out for you to eat with us, it’s really convenient!"
"This…" Wang Yu hesitated.
"Hey… Brother Yu you’re not looking down on us are you?" The white coat girl said with a hint of displeasure in her voice.
"No! Definitely not!" Wang Yu hurriedly said while waving his arms.
"Then what is there to hesitate about having a meal together?"
"Okay okay I’ll eat. But I don’t drink alcohol…" Since he couldn’t argue his way out Wang Yu resigned himself to it.
After a round of introductions Wang Yu found out that the name of the girl in the white coat was Li Xue and the other three girls were all her employees. The one with the large eyes was Xiao Yi, the one with the sharp chin was Meng Meng and the incredibly outgoing one was Mary.
The four of them were in a gaming studio which was dedicated to farming gold in various games and were currently operating in a game called << REBIRTH>>. <<REBIRTH>> was the latest game that Mu Zi Xian’s company had released just 3 days ago that was exploding in popularity.
"You can earn money from playing games?" Wang Yu asked curiously.
Without even waiting for Li Xue to answer Mary immediately replied with a giggle " Of course! Professional gamers have been around for a few years already! Don’t tell me that have never heard of this before right?
"I… haven’t…" Wang Yu honestly replied.
"Oh! My! God! You really are a bumpkin! Brother Yu, what’s your job now anyway?" Mary exaggeratedly hit her forehead and exclaimed. Around her, the other all had curious expressions as well.
"I… Well… This.... I don’t actually have a job now…" Wang Yu felt really frustrated. Being the traditional and straight-laced man that he was, even though he didn’t have very outstanding communication skills he still knew that being taken care of by his wife like that wasn’t something to be proud of.
"OHHH! So you’re a leech huh! Hahahaha! Don’t worry I won’t look down on you. I mean, I’m looking for someone to take care of me too!" Mary laughed at the top of her lungs.
"This…" Hearing this, Wang Yu had an awkward and depressed expressions on his face. Seeing Wang Yu’s gloomy expression Li Xue’s face instantly darkened as well.
"Mary! Watch your tongue!" She scolded.
"Oh…" Mary quickly lowered her head.
"Brother Yu she was just kidding. Times are tough now and it’s pretty normal to lose your job. If you really want one then why not join us!" Li xue hurriedly said. As a boss, Li Xue naturally had a very keen eye for people. She knew that Wang Yu was definitely not the kind of guy that Mary had described him as. Furthermore, when she meet him earlier in the day at the entrance of the market, he was indeed earnestly looking for a job.
"Work for you? I can do that?" Wang Yu was sent into a daze. Since his youth, all his time had been spent perfecting his martial arts. Hence, he hadn’t even touched a computer before, let alone play games.
"Of course you can! The game is so simple even girls like us can play so how could you not? <<REBIRTH>> is a virtual reality game anyway so it’s exactly the same as real life. The business opportunities in the game are massive right now, especially in the first few years of its its release so it's really easy to earn money!" Li Xue laughed.
"Really?" Wang Yu was slightly moved by her words.He had been unable to find a job for two months and his confidence had long since been grinded to dust. As long as it was legal, as long as it could let him earn money, Wang Yu was willing to do anything! He didn't want to depend on his wife forever!
"Of course! Even though our studio isn’t very famous, giving you a salary of five to six thousand a month should be no problem at all!" Li Xue replied.
"Alright! I’ll give it a shot then! But I don’t have the equipment…"
"That’s not a problem! Our studio will provide you with all the equipment that you need!" Li Xue laughed.
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