Raising You This Small Stuff

Chapter 4.1 Mo Yi Cheng clicked to buy without hesitation

Two days later, Yuan Suo had eaten the last bit of his nutritious meal and was sitting on the carpet with his short legs crossed.

I’m hungry again… really useless…

It had been two days since he had seen the good-looking Mo Yi Cheng.

Although he thought that the Mo Yi Cheng he was talking to was a good person, he still has a vague worry in his heart that he would be uninstalled by the other party. Mo Yi Cheng had used up all the gold coins given by the system last time and if he bought food again, he would have to top up. The last time he had seen him, he seemed to be dressed…a little shabbily (the costume of the movie emperor), perhaps he might be living in a tight spot.

Oh yes, the system had introduced that he could go to work and earn coins with the player’s operational consent. If he could earn money through his own labor, he would be able to stand on his own two feet without adding to Mo Yi Cheng’s burden.

Right! He had to fend for himself! Yuan Suo clenched his small fists and puffed out his chest. Having made this decision, he tried the voice operating system, typed out a message, deleted, wrote, deleted, tossed it around for half an hour, before he was finally satisfied with it. He wiped the sweat that had moistened the hair at his forehead, gathered up the courage and clicked send.

Mo Yi Cheng, who hadn’t rested much for two consecutive days, was finally free and ready to take a rest. Chen Jiao prepared milk for him to soothe his nerves, carefully walked out of the rest room, closed the door, looked at the next arrangement and sighed.

Ding!

The phone prompt rang.

At first Mo Yi Cheng wasn’t going to bother. If there was something important at work, Chen Jiao would come to inform him.

Wait, this particular sound… it was the notification sound of the Elf Rebirth Project game. He thought of the timid and soft eyes of the little thing…

After struggling with the immense tiredness he was feeling for a while, he turned on his cell phone.

[Game popup] The elf Dudu is applying for a part-time job, the player can choose whether to agree or not. Following that was Yuan Suo’s application form: Hello Mo Yi Cheng, can I go out to work? I will work hard. (????)

Mo Yi Cheng frowned, he was so busy these two days that he had almost forgotten about this little guy.

He clicked agree.

[Game pop-up window] Please select the level of part-time job: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Special. Corresponding hourly wages: 5 gold coins, 15 gold coins, 30 gold coins, 50 gold coins.

Mo Yi Cheng didn’t know that there would be a specific introduction after the level was clicked in, he just assumed that the beginner’s job would be simpler, thinking that the little guy wouldn’t be able to do much work with his short arms and legs.

He clicked beginner.

Thinking that the last time he had fed the little guy was two days ago, despite being very tired, he was ready to enter the game to feed him.

At this time, a knock sounded on the door and Chen Jiao’s voice rang from outside, “Mo Ge, you have a call.”

“Come in.” Chen Jiao wouldn’t disturb him if there was no emergency at this time.

Chen Jiao came in and said, “Mo Ge, President Mo called and said that it is a family business and that I should come find you.”

The President Mo Chen Jiao was talking about was Mo Yi Yan, the eldest brother of the Mo family. Mo Yi Cheng was the second oldest in the Mo family, and there was a younger brother after him who was studying in France. The real estate company left by father Mo after his death was mainly managed by Mo Yi Yan, while most of the entertainment companies were under Mo Yi Cheng’s name, however he didn’t manage them personally. Some outsiders who were unclear about the situation would think that Mo Yi Yan was also in charge of the Mo family’s entertainment companies.

“Alright, transfer the call to me.” He glanced down at his cell phone which showed that the job acceptance was successful, and turned the game off just as the call was transferred.

After dealing with the company’s affairs, his rest time was squeezed to only five minutes.

“Mo Ge, rest for a while. I’ll tell the director that we will be two minutes late.” Chen Jiao looked at the faint dark circles under Mo Yi Cheng’s eyes, a little worried.

Mo Yi Cheng glanced at the time on the phone, “Forget it, let’s go now, and prepare some fruit.”

“…. OK.”

“Right, when do you think it will end today?”

Chen Jiao: “If all goes well, it’s estimated that it will be around nine o’clock, but you don’t have a scene tomorrow, only an interview with a TV station scheduled for the afternoon.”

Mo Yi Cheng nodded.

    –

Yuan Suo took a deep breath, on the one hand rejoicing that Mo Yi Cheng had agreed for him to work, and on the other hand happy that he had finally stepped out of his tiny room where he had been cooped up for more than half a month.

Even if he was currently at a construction site that was full of dust and the people who were coming and going were sweaty NPC construction workers.

“Your job today is to transport bricks from here to over there. Although it’s hourly, if you’re lazy and can’t meet the minimum standards your response pay will be deducted.” The person who spoke was a short, fat male NPC with red hair and a very thick beard, looking very fierce.

Yuan Suo nodded his head like he was mashing garlic, his face serious as he said: “Boss, don’t worry, I will definitely work hard and won’t be lazy.” It hadn’t been easy to get a part-time job, so now that he had finally gotten the chance, he had to take advantage of it and make more money.

“Then let’s get to work.” The foreman turned to leave, muttering, “It’s been a long time since a player has asked an elf to do this kind of hard work. This little thing’s fate must be bad.”

Yuan Suo rolled up his sleeves, revealing his white and tender arms, ready to work. He didn’t feel that his fate was bad. Mo Yi Cheng had adopted him, fed him and allowed him to come out to work. He was a very good person.

The working time limit of an elf was 8 hours.

Yuan Suo wiped the sweat from his head, looking proudly at the bricks that he had moved over one by one to the height of a man, and then looked at the library that was under construction behind him, which would also have his own credit when it was completed.

The foreman, with a beer belly, counted the number of bricks that had been moved and nodded in satisfaction after making sure that he hadn’t slacked off, “You’re not too big, but you’re very hardworking.”

Yuan Suo smiled happily and replied, “Thank you.”

The salary was already settled, 5 gold coins per hour, and he had worked a full 8 hours, so a total of 40 gold coins.

Ding, 40 gold coins have been deposited in the game wallet, the player can use the gold coins to purchase items.

With the exception of the interstellar space, this was the first salary in his life. Although his body was tired and sore and his hands hurt, he had finally realized his worth. In the future, he would be able to earn money to buy his own food without causing trouble for Mo Yi Cheng!

The foreman looked at the most well-behaved and beautiful elf he had seen so far and couldn’t help but instruct, “Next time you come to work, remember to ask your player to buy you a pair of gloves.”

Yuan Suo lowered his head, and seeing his frayed little hands, replied without much concern, “It’s okay, it will grow well soon.”

“Ai.” The foreman sighed and left.

Chapter 4.2 Mo Yi Cheng clicked to buy without hesitation

Yuan Suo was transported directly back to his room by the system. He sat on the ground, drank some water, opened the shopping window of the store, looked at the coin balance displayed on it, the nutritious meal below and licked his lips.

There was also fruits under the nutritious meal, some he had eaten before, others this was the first time he was seeing it, but some were yellow and bright, some were red, and some were very large with stripes decorating them, looking like they were very delicious.

Gulp, he swallowed. He looked at the other side of the wall used to display the player, hoping that Mo Yi Cheng would come a little earlier today.

    –

Mo Yi Cheng finished his work, went back to the hotel, did an hour of exercise that was strictly adhered to no matter what happened and after cleaning up, it was well past twelve o’clock. It was a good thing that the next day’s work schedule was easy. Lying down on the bed, he flipped through the magazines beside the bed for a while then suddenly thought of Du Du who was inside the game. He didn’t know how the little guy’s work had gone.

He picked up the phone and clicked to open the game.

In the evening, the small room was lit up with a warm yellow light.

Yuan Suo was sitting on the carpet, his small body leaning against the bed, as if he had just woken up, looking unhappy. He was pouting as he blew towards his small hand.

“Hu-hu-” It didn’t hurt much after blowing.

Mo Yi Cheng’s handsome brows furrowed abruptly.

Noticing Mo Yi Cheng’s arrival, Yuan Suo’s tired little face became radiant with joy, but seeing his eyes fall on his hands, he quickly hid them behind his back.

“Mo Yi Cheng, you’re here!”

Mo Yi Cheng didn’t speak.

Yuan Suo stood up, his little face full of pride, “Work went well today, I earned 40 gold coins.”

So his hands were hurt because of work? His body was also very dirty and he hadn’t had time to wipe off the dust on his white little face.

Seeing that Mo Yi Cheng still didn’t speak, Yuan Suo was a little flustered. He couldn’t guess what Mo Yi Cheng was thinking so he thought he had annoyed him. He explained waxily: “That…. I, I was a little tired, so I didn’t have time to wash, but I didn’t go onto the bed, I didn’t dirty the sheets.”

When Mo Yi Cheng saw the little fella in the phone looking at him cautiously, his chest suddenly felt as if there was a weight on it.

“Stretch out your hand.” He didn’t even consider whether the ‘intelligent system’ could understand his command.

Yuan Suo hesitated for a moment, then slowly stretched out his hand from behind his back.

The original white and tender little hands were full of bruises, the palms and fingers worn out, blood having flowed out in some places that hadn’t been treated and don’t know whether it was from fear or pain, he was shaking slightly.

“You…” Mo Yi Cheng had difficulty breathing for a moment. The feeling as if his heart had been grabbed fiercely made him frown severely, “What kind of work did you do?”

“Just beginner work.” Yuan Suo didn’t quite know how to summarize his work with just a word, “In a beautiful library that has only been half built.”

“Doing what there?” It was just a library, how did he become such a mess?

Yuan Suo gesticulated as he explained, the bruises on his hands hard to look at, “Uhh…. it’s just moving bricks from one place to another, it’s not hard at all, you just don’t have to be lazy and keep moving.”

It was just moving bricks? Mo Yi Cheng couldn’t imagine what it would be like for such a small thing to move bricks, no wonder he was such a mess. He only thought that beginner jobs were leisurely and simple, that was why he had chosen it, he hadn’t expected it to be manual labor. He remembered from the game’s introduction that the beginner job was 5 gold coins per hour, and now the little thing had earned 40 gold coins, which meant he had worked for 8 hours.

“Does it hurt?” He asked. Although he knew it was just a game character, it may be that the character was too realistic, making it difficult for him to control himself, causing him to put his emotions into it.

Yuan Suo shook his head quickly, saying with a smile: “It doesn’t hurt.”

How could it not hurt? He had clearly been trembling just now as he blowed.

Mo Yi Cheng clicked on the medical column and searched through it. Indeed, there was medicine for sale to treat trauma. He bought some gauze, disinfectant spray, hydrogen peroxide, and band-aids.

[Game hint: The items you’re buying include 1 roll of medical gauze; 1 bottle of disinfectant spray; 1 bottle of hydrogen peroxide; and 1 box of band-aids, making it a total of 37 gold coins.]

He clicked to buy without hesitation.

But the tears of Yuan Suo who was watching the operation almost fell, his two white rabbit teeth biting into his lips.

“What’s wrong? Does it hurt?” Mo Yi Cheng asked when he saw the little thing biting his lips, tears rolling in his eyes.

Yuan Suo sniffed as he shook his head. There were only 3 gold coins left. He… he hadn’t eaten anything yet.

Mo Yi Cheng applied the medicine to the little thing according to the instructions of the system, but looking at him holding up his two small hands that were wrapped round like buns, he was both distressed and amused.

But why was this little thing…. crying, the heart of the movie emperor suddenly choked. Could it be that he had done it wrong?

Gu lu lu…

Yuan Suo lowered his head, so hungry…

It turns out he was hungry. It was only then Mo Yi Cheng remembered that he was here to feed him. This little thing hadn’t eaten at all? Was he hungry from moving bricks all day?

His slender fingers clicked on the screen and entered the store eagerly.

[Game prompt: You have 3 gold coins in your wallet, you are welcome to enter the store to buy.]

There were only 3 coins left.

Hearing the system’s voice, Yuan Suo felt even more sad. It seems he would be hungry again today, but he should be able to apply to work again tomorrow, Mo Yi Cheng would probably agree.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player on the successful recharge, you now have 50,000 gold coins in your wallet].

Yuan Suo froze for a moment. He raised his head incredulously to look at the number of gold coins displayed in the wallet column on the wall display. Rubbing his eyes, he counted the zeros at the back carefully several times to make sure that he hadn’t counted it wrong.

Mo Yi Cheng’s cell phone received a message that his credit card had been charged 50,000 yuan. He was never one to spend on impulse, but seeing the pitiful little guy working a part-time job and crying when he was hungry, he just wanted to feed him to his heart’s content.