CHAPTER 120: CHAPTER 120: FROM FRUGALITY TO EXTRAVAGANCE (FIFTH UPDATE)

Jiang Yuan sat on the comfortable sofa, looking at the huge TV opposite him, and it was impossible to say he wasn’t tempted.

He followed Chuci to tour the new house again; not to mention the large hall, small hall, study, and tea room, even the kitchen was a lot bigger than his current bedroom!

The bedroom in the large flat had luxurious double doors, and when you pushed them open, the bed and walk-in closet were enormous. The bathroom was so spacious you could do somersaults. Moreover, the big bathtub by the window faced the river view directly; soaking in the bath while enjoying the night view of the river... just thinking about it felt delightful.

As the saying goes, it’s easy to go from frugal to luxurious, but hard to go from luxurious to frugal. Lying on the comfortable big bed, Jiang Yuan felt a bit dizzy.

"A big house is indeed comfortable, but living in one must have its worries, right?" He pushed open the large window of the bedroom and walked to the balcony, cautiously asking, "I read online that good maids aren’t available in the market, and it’s not easy to find someone suitable to clean the rooms."

Chuci pointed to the upper floor of the next building, "Look, that’s my home. Last time I said the villa in the mountains was too remote, and I had some free time to bring you to the city to recognize my home, we’ll go there later for a tour. As for cleaning, whether you want to hire a maid or like to handle it yourself, our community property management is hotel-style.

I don’t like strangers in my home anyway, so hotel-style management is very convenient.

They have a professional cleaning team, professional chefs who can directly deliver meals to your door, or come to cook with the ingredients we prepare as per our requirements. The new generation thinks this is better; otherwise, the old and unattractive maids are unpleasant to look at, and the young and beautiful ones might worry about seducing the employer.

Has there been any shortage of news these years about maids getting involved with their employers?

Plus, many people are used to having guests over at home to discuss business, and the maid could be bought off, they aren’t family after all, so you have to be cautious, and hotel-style management is very popular. Of course, if you get used to hiring a maid, I can help introduce a few for you to try."

Jiang Yuan opened his mouth but didn’t say anything, the life of the rich is really freaking awesome!

After much hesitation, he finally signed the contract, officially becoming the owner of the large flat.

To celebrate the housewarming, he specially ordered a lavish feast, but Jiang Yuan didn’t have any close friends on this side, and his former colleagues weren’t suitable to invite for dinner, so the meal only included Chuci, Yang Hongye, Cai Changming, his wife, and their two sons.

He tactfully indicated he didn’t want to be revered right now, and Jiang Yuan specially gave the other party a box of three Incense Sticks and mentioned that now they live nearby, it’s convenient, and they can find him anytime if there’s a problem.

"Hongye, launch a product worth thirty-five thousand on the app, write something random, and send me the link." After seeing off the guests and having a good meal, the three young people were left in the tea room drinking tea, and Chuci remembered he had to pay for the Incense Sticks.

Jiang Yuan leisurely sipped a cup of tea, unsure if charging one thousand per stick was excessive.

The main issue is that spending time in the Wilderness World to gather wild herbs costs nothing, but in the real world, it isn’t so easy to get them for free! Not knowing the exact price, he was afraid of setting it too low and losing face, or too high and treating his friends like fools.

Yang Hongye was still envying the luxurious large flat, and upon hearing this, she picked up her phone to start working, "Jiang Yuan, if you have other business transactions coming in, let’s go through the company accounts. I can’t continue to take dividends; shouldn’t we recalculate the accounts?"

"Umm... how about you become my assistant, and I’ll pay you a salary in the future?" He thought for a moment and felt awkward.

Especially since the Floating Market began accepting food orders, whether it was for large Cherries or Strawberries, the system clearly indicated that food could be prepared. If the orders increase in the future, at the very least, they need to ensure there’s enough quantity to last a year to wait for spring to pick them again.

If selling Incense Sticks becomes the main focus, continuing to share dividends with her wouldn’t be suitable.

"How much would you pay me?" Yang Hongye asked with a teasing smile.

Jiang Yuan scratched his head, unsure how much would be appropriate, especially since he really didn’t want to give up such a capable and straightforward good friend.

Since graduating from the university, they had been sharing an apartment, and whenever he was unemployed and struggling financially, she recommended jobs and occasionally let him mooch off meals. It can be said that he relied on Yang Hongye’s help to survive through the toughest days and finally establish himself in this city without having to return home embarrassedly.

Now that he had an adventure and finally turned things around, of course, the boat of friendship must be upgraded to a yacht rather than flipping over so easily.

"We’ll discuss the salary later; I’ll cover your room and board!" Jiang Yuan waved his hand grandly, "With six rooms and two halls, you can pick any room other than the master bedroom and move in with your luggage."

Yang Hongye set up the link and sent it to Chuci, rested her cheek on her hand, and smiled, "Are you covering room and board, or do you want me to be your live-in maid? I’m afraid I’ll end up cleaning this big house later."

She didn’t know how Jiang Yuan, who had been unlucky for over two years, managed to catch the lucky windfall of all these influential people, but from Chuci, Mr. Cai, and his family’s attitude towards him, it was clear that Jiang Yuan was no longer the unlucky person he used to be.

Particularly seeing the location of the community today, she understood she was not on the same path as them.

In the future, Jiang Yuan would be dealing with affluent big clients, while she would have to make do with what she could and try her best to seize opportunities, even if it couldn’t work out.

After all, her life was unfortunate, growing up in such an environment, with no background, no support, and no influential people to help.

"Impossible!" Jiang Yuan waved his hand seriously, "Let’s try the hotel’s property management first, and if it doesn’t work, we’ll hire a maid. You just need to help me manage the miscellaneous business stuff."

Chuci didn’t want to interfere in their affairs, silently paid for his purchase, and played on his phone.

"Hey? What was just launched on the app? I just saw the launch notification, and it’s already out of stock. Chuci, your hands are too fast!"

"And there was only one available, and it’s gone immediately. What was it?"

"A thirty-five thousand fruit set, Chuci sneaking snacks behind our backs?"

Someone in the group boredly commented, so Chuci had no choice but to reply, "Yeah, yeah, just bought some good stuff here, who’s interested, I’ll introduce it to you another day. One day, you’ll thank me for bringing you into this group, being a good brother. So, Liang, your family does medicinal herbs business, did you find any news about what I asked last time?"

"Medicine Gatherer? Yes, but not much. Mainly because there are too few people doing this now, the older people can’t climb mountains, and the younger ones aren’t willing to take risks. I haven’t checked the goods yet, so I’m not sure if it’s reliable. If your friend is knowledgeable, I can provide a contact to check it out themselves?"

"Alright, message it to me privately."

"Just a heads up, I really haven’t been in touch with this stuff, so be careful, don’t get scammed. There are so many fake herbs these days. And if you’re looking for something like old wild ginseng, don’t think it’s possible. They probably don’t have it."

Chuci sent an emoji, quickly received the private contact number, thanked the other party, and casually called it up.

"Hello? Busy here, who is this?" The phone call connected, and a heavily accented dialect came through, sounding like a man around thirty. Chuci expressed his desire to purchase wild herbs, and they quickly settled on a meeting time.

Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but marvel at how easy it was to handle things with a broad network; the Medicine Gatherer, who was merely a legend a few days ago, was already in contact!