Master of Trading Star Card Game

"Xiao Xie, it's six o'clock, let's have dinner first." Brother Chen came over and patted Xie Mingzhe on the shoulder. After hearing this, Xie Mingzhe took off his helmet and went offline, followed Brother Chen to the living room.Several other people in the power leveling studio also took off their helmets, and Xie Mingzhe saw their real faces for the first time.

Sister Chi Qing is very beautiful, tall and thin, with a height of more than 1.7 meters five by visual inspection. She has neat short hair and a fair face with no expression. She feels a little cold and seems to be quite difficult to get along with.

Pang Yu is a cute fat man, about the same height as Chi Qing.But Chi Qing is a slender "vertical growth", and Pang Yu is a round "horizontal development". Standing next to Chi Qing, the contrast between one fat and one thin is very sharp.

Jin Yue's appearance and figure were all in the average line. He was a passer-by who couldn't be found in the crowd. He had a gentle demeanor and wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses.

Xie Mingzhe walked over and greeted them proactively: "Hi everyone."

Seeing the handsome young man in front of him, Pang Yu widened his eyes in disbelief: "You are that...fat uncle in the game?"

Xie Mingzhe nodded: "Well, I chose a random name in the game."

Pang Yu had a broken expression on his face: "Ah, ah, I am the fat uncle, okay! You are so tall and thin, and you are named Fatty Uncle, isn't this stimulating me?"

"Little Fatty is calm." Jin Yue pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said, "Let alone changing body shape in the game, it is very common to change gender casually."

"..." Pang Yu couldn't refute.

Chi Qing's expression was very calm, he didn't like to talk, and only nodded to Xie Mingzhe as a greeting.

Brother Chen said with a smile: "Let's go! There are newcomers in the studio today, and I will invite everyone to have a big meal outside!"

It is rare for someone to invite guests, Xie Mingzhe actually wants to go.However, when he was discharged from the hospital, the doctor told him that his gastrointestinal function had not yet recovered, so he should not be careless.Although he really wants to eat chicken legs, roast duck, ribs, beef... Unfortunately, his body can only allow him to drink porridge.

Xie Mingzhe swallowed his saliva, and said, "Brother Chen, you don't need to spend money, just treat me to two bowls of porridge."

Everyone: "????"

How can I invite guests to drink porridge?

Facing the strange eyes of the previous group of people, Xie Mingzhe hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I have not been discharged from the hospital, and my stomach is not very good. The doctor said that I can only eat liquid food for three days, and I can't digest other things."

Brother Chen looked at him suspiciously: "Have you been hospitalized before?"

"Well, I just got out of the hospital today."

"Come to work right after being discharged from the hospital, how many days will you not stay at home? Your family doesn't care about you?"

"I'm an adult, and my family doesn't care about me." Xie Mingzhe didn't want people to know that he was an orphan, and he didn't want to see everyone's sympathetic eyes.

The three of Chi Qing looked at each other and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Coming to work right after he was discharged from the hospital was hard enough. The conditions in this young man's family must be bad.

"Oh, it's not easy for you." Brother Chen sighed, and said with concern: "Is it okay for you to work right after you get out of the hospital?"

"It's okay, I've recovered, and it doesn't take much energy to play games." Xie Mingzhe smiled, and changed the subject, "By the way, Brother Chen, my level in the game is level 15, and I'll reach level 35 tonight. Let's dig materials with you."

"Okay." Brother Chen turned to Chi Qing and said, "Since Xiao Xie can't eat a big meal, let's eat a little casually. Ah Qing, please go and cook a pot of porridge. After two days, Xiao Xie is in good health, and I will treat you again." .”

"Yeah." Chi Qing turned and went to the kitchen to cook porridge.

"Thank you for coming, I'll take you to settle your luggage." Brother Chen took Xie Mingzhe upstairs.

Xie Mingzhe took a look at the environment of the studio by the way.

This house is a two-storey small duplex structure on the top floor of a residential building. The hall and side hall on the first floor are equipped with helmets and swivel chairs, in addition to the kitchen, dining room and toilet; the second floor is a resting place with four rooms, of which the master bedroom There is only one big bed, and the other three rooms have two single beds side by side.

"Originally there was a girl living with Chi Qing in our studio. She went to get married some time ago and took a month off before I recruited someone to replace it. Many dungeons in the game require five people to enter." Brother Chen clicked He smoked a cigarette and said, "Currently, Chi Qing lives alone, I live with Jin Yue, and you will live with Xiaopang in the future, is it okay?"

"No problem!" Xie Mingzhe followed Brother Chen and sent the salute to the bedroom.

I thought the power leveling studio was a small dark workshop. The environment here is much better than he imagined. The hall on the first floor is spacious and bright, and the living quarters on the second floor are also very clean. Through the French windows of the balcony, you can also see the lush garden downstairs.

Xie Mingzhe opened the floor-to-ceiling windows and walked into the balcony. He found that the balcony was very large. There was a very comfortable reclining chair in the innermost part. There was a fluffy white carpet under the reclining chair. Next to the carpet was a flower stand with some succulent plants. These succulents are all the size of a child's fist, and the various colors look very cute.In front of the flower stand is a wooden coffee table with a tea set, and four small cups are as white as jade, very delicate.

Seeing this scene, Xie Mingzhe can almost imagine that there is a person lying on this comfortable recliner on a summer afternoon, picking up a delicate small cup, slowly sipping tea, and occasionally watering the succulents on the flower stand Water, life is comfortable and leisurely.

The layout on the balcony is incompatible with the profession of "game boosting".Taking a closer look, the paintings on the walls, the white window screens, and the warm-colored wallpaper... don't look like the style that a power leveling studio should have at all.

Xie Mingzhe couldn't help asking: "Brother Chen, did you rent this house?" He thought to himself, this should be arranged by the original landlord, right?How can game leveling be so leisurely, sitting on the balcony growing flowers and tasting tea?

Brother Chen suddenly fell silent when he heard this question, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes.

The man happened to be smoking, and the smoke he exhaled covered his face, so Xie Mingzhe didn't see the expression on his face, but the other party's obvious silence made Xie Mingzhe realize that he seemed to have asked a question that shouldn't be asked, so he quickly changed his words : "I'll ask casually, it doesn't matter if it's inconvenient to say."

Brother Chen slowly finished blowing out the smoke ring, just when Xie Mingzhe thought he would not answer, a deep voice rang in his ear: "This is my brother's house."

Xie Mingzhe was stunned, and when he looked back, he saw the man walking to the window, squinting his eyes and looking at the garden in the distance, and said in a low voice: "People who come to the studio for the first time will be puzzled, a game power leveling studio How could it be arranged like this? In fact, this house used to be my brother’s residence. After he left, I transformed the first floor into a game hall and the second floor into a dormitory, but I have not changed the layout of the balcony and kept it. As is."

Brother Chen picked up the delicate jade cup on the table and played with it in his hand.

With that heavy gaze, Xie Mingzhe didn't know how to answer the words for a while.

Xie Mingzhe's impression of Brother Chen is that he is a very decadent young man who likes to smoke, his hair is messy, his shirt is wrinkled like he picked some rags from a garbage dump, and he has stubble on his chin. I don’t know how long I haven’t shaved—a typical Internet-addicted youth.

However, Xie Mingzhe couldn't help worrying about the sad expression on his face when talking about his brother.

The decadent man who spends all day in the game as a practicer, turns out to have a secret in his heart.

His brother must have passed away, right?

Xie Mingzhe didn't dare to ask, so he had to change the subject: "Hey, what time do you usually go to bed?"

"The holographic game will control the player's online time, so we have a very regular schedule. We go to bed at [-] o'clock in the evening and start work at [-] o'clock in the morning." Brother Chen put down his cup, as if freed from his memories, he extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray , turned around and looked at Xie Mingzhe, "If I'm not wrong, you should be a college student, right? Take a part-time job during the summer vacation to earn some living expenses, right?"

"Yeah." Xie Mingzhe said frankly, "I'm a first-year student at Imperial University across the street, and the semester starts on September 9."

"This school is good. Go to school well, and you will definitely find a good job after graduation." Brother Chen patted the other person on the shoulder encouragingly, and said, "After school starts, if you are free, you can come here, and I will pay you by the hour." The boy It's not easy to work alone, so he wants to take care of it by the way.

"Really?" Xie Mingzhe rubbed his hands in excitement.

"Yeah." Facing his bright eyes, Brother Chen couldn't help laughing, "I think you're quite clever, so quickly upgrade to level 35 to help me."

"Understood!" If he can really work part-time in this studio near the school for a long time, he won't have to worry about living expenses for several years of college.

"In order to make you feel at ease, and so am I, let's sign a labor contract." Brother Chen took Xie Mingzhe to the side and took out a contract template, "The contract is a guarantee for each other. I also need to know your details, I don't invite people with unknown backgrounds here."

Brother Chen took out the contract, which obviously meant formal employment. Xie Mingzhe immediately took out his ID card and scanned it into the smart computer, and then signed his name on the screen.He found that the salary column said 3000, so he asked, "I will be an intern in the first month, and I will be paid half of the salary, right?"

"All here." Brother Chen also signed his name and said bluntly, "With your savvy, you can learn this game in two days, so you will be treated as a regular employee. The basic salary is 3000, and the order you take will be 10 yuan." % additional commission, if the business is good, the dividend will be distributed at the end of the month."

"Thank you Brother Chen!" Xie Mingzhe felt like he had won the lottery.

"No thanks." The man's handwriting was very chic, and the name he signed in the contract was: Chen Xiao.

It turned out that his full name was Chen Xiao.

Xie Mingzhe silently wrote down the name of the boss who helped him.

***

After settling down the luggage and following Chen Xiao downstairs, Chi Qing had already cooked the porridge.The porridge with green vegetables and lean meat looked very delicious. Besides the porridge, she also cooked two vegetarian dishes, which were easy to digest. It was obviously a consideration for Xie Mingzhe who had just been discharged from the hospital and had a bad stomach.

Xie Mingzhe sat around the living room with everyone and had a simple dinner.

Pang Yu howled: "There are only green vegetables and rice porridge, I can't eat enough at all, you must know that the fat man's stomach is bigger than yours!" After that, he looked at Chen Xiao helplessly, "Boss, I want to take an hour off and go out Can I eat another catty of beef?"

Chen Xiao thumped the flesh on his stomach, and scolded with a smile: "What kind of meat do you eat, you should also lose weight. Look at Xiao Xie, the weight is less than half of yours."

"..." Pang Yu was so blocked that he couldn't speak, and simply gave up on himself: "I am born with an obesity gene, and losing weight is useless."

Jin Yue raised his glasses on the bridge of his nose, turned around and laughed at him: "I think you are lazy."

Pang Yu grabbed Xie Mingzhe's arm recklessly: "Xiao Xie, you are so thin, let me give you some meat."

"..." Xie Mingzhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Unexpectedly, the people in the studio get along quite well, and they don't reject him, but take good care of him.He was an orphan in both lives, and he didn't have many friends around him. Seeing this group of people teasing each other and being intimate, he felt a little warmth in his heart.

To be able to find such a job after rebirth is probably the favor of the god of luck.

All this is thanks to Chen Xiao, the tolerant boss.

But, what happened to Chen Xiao's brother?

Xie Mingzhe was very puzzled. Judging from Chen Xiao's attitude, something serious might have happened to his brother.Maybe it was death, or some other reason, but he left here anyway.Chen Xiao lives in his brother's house and keeps the balcony that his brother arranged on the second floor. This kind of "missing someone" made Xie Mingzhe a little worried.

I hope it is not the irreversible result of "death".

Xie Mingzhe withdrew his thoughts, the most important thing at the moment is to get to level 35 first, join everyone's team, and help everyone collect materials.

After all, from the moment he signed the contract, he was an official power leveling agent.

The author has something to say: Brother Chen is an important person, not a passer-by boss :)