Honest Beta gets scammed

Seeing the man staring at the card in silence, Li Qing scratched his head and decided to tell the truth.

"Uh, I found this card outside. I saw online that you can use it for an interview, so I came to give it a try."

The man paused, his hand holding the card still.

You found it?

He looked up, staring at Li Qing with a strange expression.

For a second, Li Qing's frank confession held him captive. The man twitched his lips, revealing a forced, insincere smile.

He nodded and casually put the card into his pocket.

"Ha, you're really lucky then." The man leaned back on the sofa, his tone somewhat perfunctory. "Emmm, what's your name?"

My name is Li Qing.

The man smiled, looking at Li Qing's face, already having prepared a dozen appropriate excuses to kick him out.

"Mr. Li Qing, right? Shengxin has very strict requirements for its service staff. Your qualifications..."

The man suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

He stared at Li Qing's face, his eyes flickered twice, then suddenly sat up straight, leaned forward, and looked closely at Li Qing's face.

Li Qing felt a little uncomfortable because of him.

He'd never been stared at so intently before in his entire life.

At this point, he understood what the man meant; it seemed he had no chance.

Even so, Li Qing's mood wasn't exactly terrible.

He was just trying his luck anyway, and the outcome was expected. Now that everything is settled, he feels relieved. He no longer needs to worry about the 20,000 yuan. Tomorrow, he'll just go back to the construction site and work as a bricklayer.

Just as he was about to apologize and leave, he suddenly heard a man's voice in his ear.

"Smile."

"what?"

Li Qing was stunned and didn't react for a moment, thinking that she had misheard.

He looked up and met the man's smiling eyes, his expression somewhat blank.

The man smiled and, seeing that he didn't move, raised his chin, gesturing with his eyes for him to hurry up.

Now Li Qing was certain that the other party was not joking.

He was puzzled, not understanding what kind of interview this was, but he still obediently did as he was told, slowly raising the corners of his mouth, but the muscles on his face were as stiff as a stone, and finally he squeezed out a smile that couldn't be more fake.

He laughed as he observed the man's reaction.

The man remained expressionless, staring at her with an unreadable expression, his eyes revealing neither satisfaction nor dissatisfaction.

This gaze made Li Qing's already insecure fake smile even more precarious, the curve of his mouth drooping more and more, until finally his expression looked blank and full of embarrassment.

Just when Li Qing was about to give up, the man opposite her finally made a move.

He withdrew his gaze, bent down and pulled two documents from under the coffee table, then waved to Li Qing in a friendly manner: "Sit down, don't stand."

Li Qing quickly stopped grinning foolishly, his heart filled with doubt and unease.

Why did this person's attitude suddenly change?

Filled with doubt, Li Qing slowly moved to the sofa opposite the man.

"My name is Zhang Chen, and I'm the person in charge at Shengxin." The man pushed one of the documents in front of Li Qing, a friendly smile on his face. "Mr. Li Qing, how old are you?"

Li Qing honestly replied, "Twenty-eight."

Twenty-eight!?

Upon hearing this age, Zhang Chen's smile twitched.

He lowered his head, looking at the two brand-new contracts he had just pulled out, and felt a million thoughts racing through his mind.

Twenty-eight years old?!

Where does this guy get the confidence to show off his face, his age, and a found card by barging in here?

Zhang Chen raised his hand to rub his temples, momentarily at a loss for words.

The room fell silent.

The silence made Li Qing even more restless. He gripped his pants, feeling the sofa beneath him burning hot.

"Um, how about I..."

"etc!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Chen suddenly raised his hand to stop him.

Zhang Chen raised his head again, his shrewd eyes scanning Li Qing's face once more, as if assessing the value of a commodity. A few seconds later, he pushed both contracts over.

"Don't rush off, take a look at these two contracts first."

Li Qing, not understanding why, took it.

The two contracts correspond to two different positions.

One is for "waiter" and the other is for "receptionist".

Just by hearing the names, Li Qing didn't sense any huge difference, except for the salary gap.

But after reading most of it, he finally understood the difference between the two positions.

He was 28 years old and not stupid. He just felt that the reputation of those respectable receptionists in real life had been wronged. At this moment, he suddenly understood why that young couple had argued about a job at the noodle shop.

Li Qing, with her neck stiff, pushed the "receptionist" contract back, her attitude resolute.

He just wanted to get more money for his sister, but it's not that bad, it's not that bad...

Zhang Chen seemed to have expected this. He raised an eyebrow, showing no surprise, and casually took the contract back.

"Have you thought it through?"

"Mm," Li Qing replied softly.

"Alright."

Zhang Chen leaned back on the sofa, tapping his finger on the remaining waiter contract. "Originally, the starting salary for waiters here was 20,000, but..."

"Li Qing, to be honest, you're a bit too old, and your appearance is only considered pretty and pleasing to the eye. You're still a bit far from being top-tier. So, we'll have to reduce your salary a bit."

The small flame that had ignited in Li Qing's heart upon seeing "20,000" was instantly extinguished.

Sure enough, I knew there wouldn't be such a good thing.

"So, the probationary period is three months, with a monthly salary of 10,000. After you become a full-time employee, depending on your performance, the salary can be increased to a maximum of 12,000."

Zhang Chen observed his expression and slowly offered a tempting reward, "But don't worry, the club doesn't take a single penny of the guests' tips; it's all yours. Our guests here are very generous. As long as you're quick-witted and do a good job, you won't earn less than 20,000 a month."

Ten thousand a month!

Upon hearing this, Li Qing felt as if there was hope again.

Although it's half the amount I expected, it's still 10,000 a month! He works himself to the bone on the construction site, exposed to the wind and sun, and even without a single day off, he only earns a little over 10,000 a month. Here, there's air conditioning, the salary is stable, and it can even increase after you become a full-time employee.

Without further hesitation, Li Qing picked up a pen and signed his name at the end of the contract.

"Okay, it's a pleasure to work with you." Zhang Chen put away the contract, a satisfied smile on his face. "Come see me at noon the day after tomorrow to complete the onboarding procedures. Someone will give you a brief training session before you start work."

"Okay, thank you." Li Qing stood up and nodded to him.

"Don't thank me yet," Zhang Chen laughed.

He casually stuffed the receptionist's contract back into the file folder, and said meaningfully, "We're very humane here. If you ever change your mind and feel that being a waiter isn't right for you and want to change positions, you can come to me anytime. We can arrange transfers."

Li Qing understood what he meant, and could only smile awkwardly without replying.

It's impossible to change it.