Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 78

Lin Mengting “……”

Although she had anticipated it, hearing Qin Mei’s “righteous” words still made Lin Mengting feel like she had overestimated her ability to endure such shamelessness! It felt like a thousand mules running over her!

How could people be so shameless? Continuously redefining what “shameless” means is truly bad!

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As if Lin Mengting’s silent demeanor had hurt her eyes, Qin Mei lowered her gaze slightly, hiding the resentment and calculation in her eyes. However, a sense of joy and pride began to rise in her heart.

“Tingting, if we had another option, we wouldn’t ask for this. But we’re truly out of options… You don’t know, the boss at Qin Dong’s training department is really heartless! Seeing him as honest, he bullies him, giving him six classes to handle, and often finds excuses to deduct his pay. Excuses like being late or leaving early are common, and there’s always ‘a student didn’t learn well’ or ‘a student complained,’ giving them a reason to deduct his pay!”

Lin Mengting “……” Who are you trying to fool?

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“They say he earns four thousand a month, but with all the deductions, Qin Dong often ends up with only about two thousand. That barely covers his living expenses. It’s hard for him to save any money; he has to pinch pennies to save anything. But you know, he’s still growing, and while he can skimp on other things, he can’t skimp on food. Otherwise, it would affect his health over time.”

Lin Mengting “……” Do they really think she doesn’t know that in this era, computer trainers earn less than three thousand yuan a month? And Qin Dong’s training department even provides food and accommodation!

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“You can see how thin he’s gotten! If he were losing weight healthily, I’d write a thank-you letter to his boss, but he’s starving himself thin! Originally, his face had some color, but now he looks like a ghost climbing out of a grave, pale as can be. If he wanted to act in a horror movie, he wouldn’t even need makeup—just put on a robe and he’d scare a bunch of people!”

Lin Mengting “……” Seeing a man who is rosy and full of energy, sporting a belly as big as a six-month pregnant woman, being described as “thin” is truly a first.

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“In the first month when the boss deducted his pay, I told him to quit. But he’s so loyal and stubborn, saying the boss gave him a chance, so he has to stay until the boss finds a suitable replacement. But with the boss’s miserly ways, even if he finds someone suitable, they’ll leave within a month! In less than six months, the trainers at his place come and go, and there’s never a familiar face!”

Lin Mengting “……” Do they really think she doesn’t know that Qin Dong, this so-called “trainer,” only got the job because he played games for a while, knew how to turn a computer on and off, and could type a few words, and then volunteered at a computer training center?

And then?

He used the training center’s resources to secretly learn all the computer-related knowledge!

This was only possible because, in the year 2000, even in S City, many places didn’t have widespread computer use, and many people didn’t know how to operate one. Hence, “hanging a sheep’s head and selling dog meat” worked!

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After a series of complaints, Qin Mei finally revealed the purpose of borrowing money.

“I’ve been thinking, this can’t go on.” Qin Mei picked up a tissue from the table, gently wiped her eyes, as if the earlier venting had relaxed her a bit.

“Qin Dong found out that starting a computer training center would cost about two hundred thousand yuan. But you know, supporting both of us through college almost drained our family’s savings. Our parents and elders would like to help, but they can’t come up with such a large sum to support Qin Dong’s business. So, we thought of borrowing some money from you, and then pooling some from others. That way, we can gather two hundred thousand yuan, and Qin Dong can leave that ‘flesh-eating’ training department and start his own company as a boss!”

As she said this, Qin Mei couldn’t help but recall her conversation with Qin Dong a few days ago, her gaze towards Lin Mengting growing more eager.

Qin Dong remained silent, keeping an eye on their teacups, refilling them whenever the tea level dropped.

[If it weren’t for his rebirth and the so-called ‘butterfly effect,’ Lin Mengting would probably be suffering at Wanda Company now! With such a heavy debt of gratitude, borrowing some money from her, repaying it after a few years, or not at all, wouldn’t be unreasonable?!]

[In her past life, Lin Mengting kept encountering ‘benefactors’ who helped her without expecting anything in return, allowing her to thrive at Wanda Company. In this life, at Hongxing Company, she’s probably even more successful!]

[Such a talented, capable, and ‘wave-riding’ girl, who wouldn’t want her? Luckily, Lin Mengting chose Hongxing Company over Wanda Company. Otherwise, the person studying incognito at Wanda wouldn’t be such a vibrant girl!]

[Even though he had the foresight and knowledge from his rebirth, he needed an opportunity to grow to great heights, but in this situation, it’s really impossible to compete with such an opponent!]

[Fortunately, Lin Mengting herself messed up her hand!]

Lin Mengting “……”

Actually, if Lin Mengting hadn’t joined Hongxing Company and had chosen Wanda Company like in her past life, even with high performance, her monthly salary and commission wouldn’t exceed four thousand yuan.

And compared to the large, appreciative Hongxing Company that loved seeing its employees excel, Wanda’s boss was stingy. When a salesperson earned more than two thousand in commissions, the boss would increase the targets to reduce their earnings.

If an employee still earned high commissions, they would promote them to a supervisor role, limiting their salary to around four thousand.

With four thousand yuan, after food and rent, the savings wouldn’t exceed two thousand a month.

In such a scenario, Qin Mei and Qin Dong’s income would surpass Lin Mengting’s, and they wouldn’t feel envy or resentment towards her. Instead, they would maintain a condescending, charitable attitude in their interactions.

That was how it was in her past life!

But in this life, Lin Mengting also “rebirthed”!