Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 723: Chapter 531: The Huge Huge Company

Er Piya’s gigantic company had finally hired everyone they needed.

But now, there were dozens of people sitting around, staring at each other wide-eyed, all looking toward Er Piya.

They desperately wanted to ask her: What exactly does our company do?

What are we supposed to be working on every day?

Work? Even Er Piya herself was completely clueless, okay?

Finally, Lin Yue couldn’t hold back and asked, “Great President, may I ask—just a little—what work are we supposed to be doing?”

“Do you all need work?”

Er Piya scratched her little head, adorably chiming in.

“Of course we need work! We’re getting paid; we have to create value for the company!”

“Well said.”

Er Piya waved her tiny hands and instantly awarded Lin Yue a 10,000-yuan bonus. The others watched in dog-like stupor—wait, is this a thing?

Suddenly, working at this gigantic company didn’t seem so bad. If they stuck around until the Second Princess grew up, maybe all of them could become key pillars of the empire.

Who knows, they might even soar to success someday.

That thought might be a bit far-fetched, but boy, those bonuses sure were easy to snag.

With her hands folded behind her back, Er Piya waddled around, shaking her plump chicken-like bottom.

She looked like she was deep in thought, but honestly, she was zoning out. Even she didn’t know what she was supposed to be pondering.

Maybe being the CEO of this gigantic company wasn’t as easy as it seemed; things were a bit too complex.

“Anyone got any bright ideas? Speak up quickly!”

She seemed to have forgotten one thing: she was the Great President. If she couldn’t come up with any ideas, shouldn’t she consult her staff?

Ideas?

Lin Yue looked utterly baffled. They didn’t even know what the company did; how were they supposed to come up with ideas?

Luckily, Bai Xiaoqi was smart. Since the boss had earnestly asked, they naturally had to provide an earnest response.

“Great… uh… Great President, I think our company should strive to create value for society as a whole.”

“Fantastic idea! Award her another 10,000 yuan!”

Giving compliments wasn’t Er Piya’s thing; she’d been praised by others since she was little, so naturally, it wasn’t really her style to praise anyone else.

She was practical—ten nice words couldn’t beat cold, hard cash.

Bai Xiaoqi was beyond touched.

The other staff standing around weren’t fooled; everyone knew her suggestion was complete nonsense.

“Create value for society as a whole”—sure, it sounded lofty, but if you thought about it, you’d realize it was pure gibberish.

Still, to everyone’s surprise, the Second Princess seemed pretty easy to please.

And she was genuinely willing to spend money. Luckily her parents were ridiculously wealthy—otherwise, this kind of reckless nonsense would have been impossible to sustain.

“Alright, everyone, tell me: how are we supposed to create value for society—and outdo my older sister?”

“I heard Africa’s facing severe drought. We could try shipping glacial water from the Arctic there to sell as bottled mineral water. Solves thirst and makes money!”

“Brilliant idea! It’s practically a tragedy that someone as clever as you hasn’t earned my dad’s appreciation yet!”

Er Piya added, “You’re punished to sweep the streets for a day.”

If you thought you could get away with bluffing her, well, you’d be sorely mistaken.

Even though she was only five years old, she’d been molded by years of influence growing up around her dad.

For ludicrously “smart” ideas like this, the fact that she hadn’t already packed you off to Africa to hawk shoes was a mercy.

The company didn’t even need to worry about making money. As long as they managed to burn through one billion yuan reasonably from the start to the end of the year, they’d be doing just fine.

Why bother thinking about profits? Even if the entire staff pooled their efforts for a year, they wouldn’t make as much as she could from hosting a couple of small live-stream sessions.

Er Piya simply ordered everyone to go outside and do good deeds—under the banner of the gigantic company, of course.

Once they were done, they could report back. No clocking in, and definitely no clocking out.

When she went to school, she’d work from home. The hours couldn’t be more heavenly.

What’s more, they got paid promptly on the first day of every month.

Everyone’s base salary was the same: 30,000 yuan a month.

Though it was a bit on the low side, the bonuses made up for it.

She’d originally wanted to set their salary at 50,000 yuan per month but later changed her mind to 30,000.

The gigantic company’s core philosophy was all about creating value for society as a whole.

The main job? Well, there wasn’t any specific job.

Maintaining the brand of the gigantic company was everyone’s responsibility.

Onward, my gigantic company!

The slogans rang out loudly—but once the cheering was done, it was back to slacking off, gaming, or whatever else they felt like.

Helping an elderly lady cross the street? That counted as fulfilling your daily work quota.

No need for diligence, and definitely no cutthroat competition.

When the Great President pulled out her phone to play games, everyone else immediately dropped their “nothingness.”

They whipped out their phones for a couple rounds of mobile games too.

Because the biggest priority was a happy childhood.

This job… oh man, it was ridiculously hard.

Way too soul-crushingly difficult.

If you stayed long enough, could it end up ruining you?

It seemed like joining this gigantic company meant lying flat was the only proper way to “work.”

Even Er Piya herself wasn’t putting in effort; her education was entirely fueled by natural talent. Why should she bother trying?

…

Chen Pingsheng didn’t go anywhere; he stayed right next to his little sister, sipping tea and watching the stream of out-of-town tourists stroll along Nanjing Street.

The Spring Festival had already passed, and their troublemaking Er Ya was about to start school again.

As for his sister Chen Qi? Well, she wasn’t much better than Er Piya, working in fits and starts.

She’d hired a couple of people to manage her vintage Chinese-style clothing shop while she leisurely went shopping or enjoyed herself whenever she felt like it.

With the connections her sister-in-law had, Chen Qi could effortlessly earn five to six million yuan a year without breaking a sweat.

Meanwhile, diligent Chen Sai was busy running his coffee shop, working from dawn till dusk every day.

“Hey, bro—Dad says he wants to start his own business. How could you just ignore him?”

“He’s already sixty. Why not just retire and enjoy life?”

Chen Qi shook her head. “Dad’s not the kind of guy who’ll sit still. He brags about having a brilliant son, saying he can’t afford to be any less amazing himself. He keeps talking about Colonel Sanders starting KFC at sixty and building a Fortune 500 empire.”

“Why on earth are you all feeding him this harmful success-story nonsense?”

“It’s not us. It’s Dad—he just can’t sit still.”

Comrade Lao Chen had been in Magic City for nearly a month. At first, everything was fine.

Now, though, it was clear he couldn’t keep still; he kept looking for things to do.

Chen Pingsheng thought about it and figured, fair enough. After spending a lifetime working, suddenly doing nothing was bound to feel unsettling.

“I’ll visit him tonight. If he wants to start something, it’s definitely better than you slacking around.”

“You can’t compare me to him.”

Chen Qi was firmly used to being lazy. Telling her to rest more? Sure, that’s fine.

Telling her to spend all day working? Big problem.

“Our eldest sister is diligent, so are you. Dad and Mom are hardworking too. Someone in the family has to slack off—it’s only honorable this job falls to me.”

“I’m not wasting breath arguing with you. Since Comrade Lao Chen’s already here, make sure you visit him often. If he still wants to start something, I’ll set aside a few million yuan for him. Let’s see what he plans to do.”

“I knew you’d just throw money at this and not bother handling anything yourself.”

“How about you chip in a few million, and I’ll contribute the time?”

Chen Qi instantly fell silent. Chen Pingsheng then asked her about Hu Lin—he hadn’t heard the man talk about his grand educational vision in some time.

Now that he thought about it, it felt strangely unfamiliar.

Chen Qi explained Hu Lin had been reprimanded by parents recently—for exposing another teacher who’d secretly run tutoring sessions during winter break.

The teacher had strategically withheld key points during regular classes.

Some things never change—Hu Lin’s straight-arrow ways stood firm. Hearing this, Chen Pingsheng abruptly lost interest in further updates about him.