The School Beauty Became My Live-in Maid to Pay Off Her Debts-Chapter 113: This is as Far as I Can Help You

Fu Wenxue had headed up to the second floor of the milk tea shop when Lingmeng had already darted into the restroom, fiddling with who knows what.

Upon entering, the girl with the rounded face was looking around sneakily, as if up to something.

Lin Shuang sat upright on the couch and looked towards her, "Is it your turn to come up for a break?"

"Goddess Su asked me to keep an eye on you," Fu Wenxue looked around, "Where’s Lingmeng?"

Lin Shuang thought to himself, surely this must be Fu Wenxue’s own initiative, Wanwan would definitely not send someone to surveil him.

Wanwan would just pummel him personally!

Lin Shuang decisively ratted out his miserable little apprentice, pointing a finger, "It seems like she’s got a bad stomach, been in the restroom the whole time."

Fu Wenxue was indeed here to rest, collapsing on the couch, "She did eat quite a bit at lunch."

Lin Shuang casually steered the conversation towards another topic, "Both of you are from Art College, how come you’re so free? How come Wanwan has classes every single day?"

"Our musical theater major is like that, performance classes are quite concentrated and synced with the theater schedule."

Fu Wenxue currently takes time off for theater matters when there is work to be done there; otherwise, she works part-time at the milk tea shop.

While chatting, she took out an MP3 player from her little bag, intending to flop down and listen to some music for a while.

Lin Shuang took one look, what a coincidence, isn’t this from our own "Pretty Lady" series.

Time for a user experience survey on the spot!

His face lit up with glee, "Your MP3 looks pretty nice."

"Does it? It’s just alright, I guess."

Lin Shuang chuckled awkwardly, "Um... I think it’s pretty good, the design..."

At that moment, Lingmeng, who had been tinkering in the restroom for ages, finally came out.

Fu Wenxue looked up at her, "Lingmeng, did you get a tummy ache?"

Lin Shuang and his little apprentice exchanged a knowing blink, and she got the message.

"Ahaha, yes, I ate something too spicy at noon..."

Alright, alright, the mentor-mentee understanding is still there.

After all, it was the bond of personally corrupting Magic Girl!

Lingmeng cozied up to Fu Wenxue with enthusiasm, "Wenxue, you’ve come up to relieve me? Hey, that MP3 is quite compact."

"Mhm, it’s pretty idle downstairs, you can rest a bit more."

Fu Wenxue handed her one earbud, "When I bought this MP3, I also felt it was conveniently small for carrying around."

Lingmeng picked up the MP3, which was just a bit larger than a stick of chewing gum, indeed very compact and cute.

Its screen was only a thin strip that could display the song title or a line of lyrics.

In this era, if you want to display lyrics on an MP3 player, you need to download the lyric files separately, rename them to match the songs, and store them together in the MP3.

This process is quite troublesome, so generally, consumers don’t have high demands for an MP3 player’s screen.

Especially for the "Pretty Lady" series which is entry-level, they would naturally cut costs on the screen.

Leaving only a tiny strip of a screen, narrower than two fingers put together.

However, back in his high school days, Lin Shuang knew many classmates who used such small screens to read novels.

A tiny MP3 hidden in the palm was also hard for teachers to discover and confiscate.

Lingmeng continued to ask, "Then how long can it be used after one charge?"

"It can play for a few hours, I only listen to it on my way here every day, one charge can last a few days."

"That’s quite sustainable."

The two girls chatted like this for a bit and then each put in one earbud, leaning together to listen to music.

Lin Shuang, who was silently taking notes, asked, "Lingmeng, are you also interested in this MP3?"

"It’s pretty decent, maybe I’ll consider it after getting my salary~"

That little apprentice’s complexion was still pretty rosy.

Master Lin’s massages are truly effective...

"Don’t you want to ask more, get to know it better?"

"What’s there to ask? I’ve asked everything~" Lingmeng blinked, "Isn’t an MP3 all about looks and durability?"

Fu Wenxue also looked at him, seemingly curious about what else he could ask.

Lin Shuang pinched his chin, "Like, the chip, for example?"

Lingmeng and Fu Wenxue exchanged a glance, "What’s that?"

"Umm... the chip can determine the sound quality of an MP3."

"Sound quality? Anyway, these cheap MP3s, the difference isn’t big."

Lin Shuang was a bit startled, "Then, for instance, what about storage capacity?"

"Anyway, it’s more than enough; it can hold a few hundred songs."

Lin Shuang pondered for a while, then suddenly felt an epiphany.

He had been limited in his thinking by those memories of the future...

In fact, at this point in time, the average consumer hasn’t even started to care about specifications.

Comparing hardware specifications line by line, that would come later.

Now, talking about capacity, playback chips, the average consumer might not even understand.

Lin Shuang asked another question, "Fu Wenxue, where did you buy these headphones?"

"On the overpass, for nine yuan and ninety cents."

"Alright."

Lingmeng drew her legs onto the sofa and curled up into a tiny ball, "What the heck, headphones have to be bought separately?"

Fu Wenxue echoed, "Exactly! These manufacturers are so stingy."

Factory owner Lin Shuang, being criticized right to his face, started to sweat profusely.

"...Umm, when Lingmeng gets her salary and goes to buy, there might be headphones included, right?"

"Hope so~" Lingmeng clasped her hands together and looked at Lin Shuang, "Boss, what are you giggling about?"

"Nothing, just figured out something that was troubling me."

Lin Shuang waved his hands with a cheery smile, "I’m off, don’t slack too long, you guys."

Fu Wenxue complained, "I just got here!"

These drama music students, always with a loud voice.

"Why are you yelling that loud! Old Yang likes the gentle type!"

"Ei, don’t leave, tell me in detail what kind of girls Yang Deyou likes!"

Lin Shuang closed the door and ran off.

Ha-ha-ha, so you want to chase after my buddy, huh?

You have to treat me to two meals! You think you can take advantage without giving anything!

As long as she invites me to a meal, Lin Shuang would send Fu Wenxue the photo of Yang Deyou when he was little, wearing split-crotch pants.

You can’t suffer a loss nor be fooled if you pay for your actions.

Ahahaha.

Upon reaching the first floor, the shop indeed had a smaller flow of customers at this time, it was perfectly okay for the two employees to take a break.

The next big wave of customers would be the university students, after their afternoon classes are over.

Lin Shuang asked around the employees behind the counter.

Sure enough, right now when buying MP3s, the most important aspects are the appearance and battery life.

Nothing else is that important.

Now Lin Shuang’s train of thought was clear.

Before leaving, he laughingly put his arm around Yang Deyou’s shoulders, speaking softly, "Old Yang, Fu Wenxue was just asking me what type of girls you like."

Yang Deyou also slung his arm around him, his honest face turning a bit red, "I..."

"Alright, go and tell her directly, telling me is useless!"

Lin Shuang patted his shoulder, "By the way, I’ve disclosed such important information to you, you should treat me to a meal, right?"

"Sure, sure."

Good buddy, I can only help you this much!