Chapter 48: Haggling (1/2)

Chapter 48: Haggling

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Tehrn

”Wouldn’t it be inconvenient… considering that I am a male student?”

”As long as you keep your hands to yourself. It would be easier for the school to make the case if you accept the offer. Besides, the school would give you a reasonable amount of pay. Trust me; you don't want to move into the unfinished new dormitory, the noise of the construction alone will drive you crazy.” A faint smile flashed across Samantha's face; she had gotten him.

Wang Tong knew that he had to take the job one way or another, ”But there has to be a catch,” he thought. Wang Tong pondered on it for a while, dragging out the silence and then asked, ”You said that the School would pay me?”

Being born into wealth and privilege, Samantha was bemused by Wang Tong's question.”Yes, of course. Our school doesn't run a sweatshop.”

”It is my honor to serve our school! How much a month, if I may ask?”

Samantha was caught off guard and was irritated by Wang Tong's sublunary question. ”What a money-grubbing worm!” Samantha cursed inside of her mind. Her finger felt the spin of a thick book on her desk, and she could barely resist the urge to smash the book into Wang Tong's face.

”Three thousand,” she answered as she furrowed her eyebrows.

”That's very kind of you and all, but you know… it's an awkward situation to throw me in, I can already see my classmates' judgmental stares… I... I am... not sure...”

”Six thousand!” Wang Tong's terrible acting had started to churn her stomach. She didn't care much about the money and might as well end this haggling nonsense quickly.

”Deal!” Wang Tong was ecstatic, beaming from ear to ear.

”Excellent! That would be all for now.” Samantha snickered in her mind as she watched Wang Tong set off for the classroom. ”You little fool. It is just the beginning. I hope you don't choke on your money!”

Samantha understood well that Wang Tong's cooperation was vital in winning the tournament, and because of that, she just had found one more reason to lure him under her thumb. The shrewd principal had also recognized that none of her conventional methods would work on Wang Tong. Instead, the situation called for rather different measures in which patience and subtlety were of the essences.