Chapter 898 - An Awkward Era

That’s why I was willing to help him, and now it seems that the girl also feels that she’s not suitable for this industry.

Actually, to work in this field, you either have some skills but aren’t very good-looking and genuinely rely on your craft to make a living; or if you’re very attractive, young, and in this industry, it’s quite easy to end up taking the unspoken rule route.

Sometimes Su Xuan feels it’s awkward nowadays; this is a time where people aren’t starving, but still struggle to make money, a time where starting from scratch seems almost like a fairy tale.

This era is different from the ’90s, when Huaxia had just opened up and reforms were starting, and anyone with brains and ideas could truly start from nothing. But today, it’s really difficult to rise from scratch.

All those stories on TV of ordinary folks making it big, Su Xuan sometimes thinks it’s just nonsense. Take himself as an example, if it weren’t for his family’s company, how could he be as carefree today?

In these times, it’s easy to lose yourself, because many might work hard and slave away, and maybe even after a year, they earn less than what others make in a day. Like Wang Zicong, despite having no real ability, his family has money. He starts a gaming company and makes millions a day in tips alone; how many people can earn a million in a year?

So in this awkward era, many have lost themselves, either resigning themselves to a life of indulgence and idleness, waiting to die, because they think no matter how hard they try, at best they earn two hundred a day, and can’t even make one hundred thousand in a year, so what’s the point.

Su Xuan thinks many women lose themselves in this environment too. Like the girls here, if they work diligently, they might only make ten thousand a month working nonstop, which is very hard work. Su Xuan knows that the foot spa industry usually splits fifty-fifty, and some don’t even get that. Washing feet for an hour and a half earns only ninety or a hundred, which seems like decent pay, but compared to those who follow unspoken rules, it’s laughable. Maybe some just cross their legs, meet a big boss, and earn ten thousand, or even end up being kept.

So more and more women start to care about appearances and undergo plastic surgery. Su Xuan sometimes even thinks that the high divorce rate these days is heavily influenced by this mindset.

Lightly sighing, Su Xuan pondered if society keeps going like this, who knows if the future will get more chaotic, and male-female relationships might get more complicated.

Just as Su Xuan was lost in thought, the music suddenly stopped. He looked up to see several young guys with dyed, absurd hair approaching the girl, obviously disturbing her.

"Damn, this harem’s security is crap."

Su Xuan smirked incompetently, clearly seeing the guys were going to harass the girl.

"Oh, Young Master Jun, what a rare sight. Young Master Jun, what service do you need today!"

The customer service manager went up with a fawning smile, while Su Xuan chuckled coldly and asked with a smile.

"Is this guy a regular here?"

Su Xuan asked softly, and the girl washing his feet nodded, saying.

"Yes, Young Master Jun isn’t an ordinary person. His family background is huge, and no one dares provoke him when he comes to the store!"

The girl spoke cautiously, while Su Xuan gave a slight smile, thinking this harem truly deserves its name, just like an emperor’s harem in ancient times, a restless place.

Su Xuan smiled slightly, not wanting to deal with these matters. Last time he helped that girl, it was already a fluke; Su Xuan isn’t the kind of person who fights for fairness at every turn. In his words, wouldn’t that be exhausting?

He never saw himself as a hero or a gentleman, because gentlemen are the type to pursue lifelong monogamy, and he seemed rather unfaithful in that regard, an incurable flaw.

Moreover, one reason Su Xuan doesn’t want to manage is because he views such places as lying between paradise and hell. Being in such places for a long time is like the saying, ’always by the river, how can your shoes stay dry?’, everyone is an adult, so they must take responsibility for their actions.

"Haha, Manager Chen, long time no see, looking more beautiful!"

Young Master Jun said as he reached out to grope Manager Chen’s butt, but Manager Chen could only endure it, having no choice. This is someone he couldn’t offend; Young Master Jun is even more troublesome than the hooligan who caused a scene last time.

Because Young Master Jun’s family is powerful, his father is a businessman, the very rich kind. Though he can’t compare to Wang Zicong, he’s still a top figure in Coast City. Besides being wealthy, he also has a godfather who is the Godfather of the Underworld in Coast City; because of this, no one dares mess with him.

This boy acts arrogantly, never considering others, and though still a college student now, he’s unbearably arrogant.

Young Master Jun loves coming here, because every time he visits the harem, he feels like an emperor, able to favor whoever he wants, with no one able to escape.

Previously, there was a girl who disagreed, and that time Young Master Jun didn’t bring his cronies. He tried to harass the girl, but was beaten up by her boyfriend. As a result, that girl’s boyfriend met a tragic end.

After returning, Young Master Jun got the girl’s boyfriend fired from his job, and he was beaten daily without end. The police were of no help, and eventually, the man was driven insane.

The girl’s parents were also laid off, and finally, with no choice, she obediently cleaned herself and waited in bed for Young Master Jun’s favor.

Manager Chen in front of him had also been toyed with by Young Master Jun. Manager Chen is a smart person; though unwilling, he knows eventually, he will be forced to obediently lie in bed. The outcome could be much worse.

Today, when Young Master Jun arrived, planning to learn from ancient emperors by selecting which beauty to favor, he unexpectedly saw the girl playing the guzheng in the middle of Datang, and suddenly felt a bright sense of surprise.