——————Time Division——————

Let's go back a few months to Cen Yu'an's senior year, first semester.

Since the beginning of her junior year of college, Cen Yu'an has been anxious every day about whether to find a job or take the postgraduate entrance examination.

Her family's financial situation was average. Although they could afford to support her for another three years of graduate studies, she wanted to earn money quickly to ease the financial burden on her family.

Both my parents used to have jobs, but they've been laid off in the last two years. My father's company is about to lay off employees for the second time, and my maternal and paternal grandmothers are both sick at the same time, so my mother can't go out to work either.

Although Cen's mother kept telling her daughter that as long as she wanted to study, the family would always support her.

But Cen Yu'an really wanted to make money quickly.

Therefore, during her junior year, she worked part-time while preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, telling herself that she would only take the exam once, and if she could pass, she would study; if not, she would work hard.

With a heavy workload of major courses in her junior year, Cen Yu'an could only take on tutoring jobs in her spare time. She would also actively apply for work-study positions offered by the school.

Often, after a long day of work, I would go back to school and study in the library until midnight.

Sometimes, when Cen's mother sees her daughter getting thinner and thinner each day during video calls, she will still transfer a few hundred or a thousand yuan to her so that she can eat better.

Cen Yu'an wouldn't squander the money; at most, she'd go to the cafeteria and change her usual one meat and one vegetable dish to two meat and two vegetable dishes for one meal.

The rest of the money will be used to buy things that my grandma and maternal grandma need.

Since Cen's mother wasn't familiar with using coupons for online shopping, Cen Yu'an would use the coupons online to buy some daily necessities for the family, saving her mother the trouble of carrying heavy bags upstairs alone.

Although tired, the family was happy and harmonious, and Cen Yu'an was very sunny and cheerful, and did not feel that life was too hard.

Until December of my senior year, after the postgraduate entrance exam was over and the school courses were finished.

While waiting for her results, she also looked for a job she could hold for a relatively long time...

Cen Yu'an thought that if she didn't pass the exam, she would continue working there. If she did pass, she would only need to take a few days off in March for the re-examination and could continue working until the start of the new semester in September.

Therefore, you can't just look for anyone.

But ironically, the very job she had worked so hard for resulted in her being swindled out of nearly 6000 yuan in savings from her bank account.

After paying 5980 yuan for training and certification, the other party has not contacted me since...

After she called the police, the officer only told her that this was a legal gray area and that the company was not breaking the law. He also patiently explained a lot of relevant information to her.

Finally, out of humanitarian concern, the police officer even treated her to a bowl of instant noodles and a bottle of mineral water...

Cen Yu'an walked blankly down the street with the bottled water in her hand. She hated herself for being so stupid, doing whatever others said and paying for training!

Six thousand! That's more than half a month's salary for Dad!

She was filled with remorse!

Why didn't Mom buy a new one right away when she said the range hood wasn't working properly?

They insisted on waiting for shopping festival discounts, and now look what happened—all their money is gone!

Cen Yu'an didn't want to tell her mother, because if she did, her mother would scold her, but she would definitely have to scrimp and save to transfer money to her.

Walking in the cold wind, Cen Yu'an cried uncontrollably; she couldn't let her mother worry like this.

I haven't found a job yet.

She has lived for over 20 years and has never been so sad and devastated!

Fortunately, it's only the first semester of my senior year, and I haven't graduated yet, so I can stay in the school dormitory for a while.

I still have 120 yuan on my meal card. If I eat sparingly, it should last me a week.

I need to find a day-paid job as soon as possible, otherwise I really won't be able to make a living.

Cen Yu'an is not someone who gets stuck in her emotions; after feeling sad, she still has to solve the problem.

Without saying a word, they took action.

Cen Yu'an saw through the school's part-time job group that the commercial street was recruiting people to distribute flyers, and quickly contacted the person in charge.

Despite the biting cold wind, Cen Yu'an spent the entire day browsing various job posting websites, not even having time for dinner.

"Didi"...

A notification sound came from the Douyin app, and Cen Yu'an thought for a moment.

It seems that I posted the whole story of how I was scammed out of training fees during my job search online today, intending to warn everyone.

Upon opening the app, the post unexpectedly garnered several hundred likes and over 20 comments.

A girl with the ID "rose" commented:

"You're so pitiful, miss! I bought you 30 beans so more people can see this!"

The beeping sound just now was a private message from a girl with the ID "猫猫咪呀" and someone whose ID was full of symbols.

The symbol says that Cen Yu'an is already in college but still doesn't have a brain. She's as stupid as a pig and shouldn't be living, wasting air!

Cen Yu'an clicked into his homepage and looked at it again and again, making sure that he was not someone she knew. So why was he cursing her so rudely?

When have the victims been blamed instead of the wicked scammers?

Besides, did I live off his money?

Cen Yu'an was already feeling wronged, and now she was even angrier!

I sent him a long post criticizing him, then reported him, blocked him, and deleted him!

Who is this?

Another message from a cat-themed user was much gentler. She said she graduated this June and almost got scammed in her first job search. Fortunately, she has now found a job and is under evaluation. She told Cen Yu'an not to be discouraged.

"Thank you for your comfort."

CatMiYa replied that she had just received her internship salary when she saw Cen Yu'an's post, so she sent Cen Yu'an a 20 yuan red envelope as a way to comfort her and treat her to a cup of milk tea.

Cen Yu'an stared at the red envelope for a moment, then replied:

"What if I'm a scammer? Wouldn't you lose 20?"

"What kind of scammer is so naive? Besides, if you're a scammer, I only lose 20 yuan for a bubble tea. If you're not a scammer, I've just helped someone in need, which is also a way of upholding justice. It's a win-win situation!"

"Okay, I'm definitely not a fraud."

"Remember to claim your red envelope! I'm going to practice now; we need to pass the assessment to stay!"

"Thank you! I wish you success in your exam! I'll treat you to milk tea when I find a job!"

"Keep going, things will get better!"

After receiving the red envelope, Cen Yu'an cheered up and continued her job search. There were still more good people than bad, and she couldn't lose faith because of one or two bad people!

With the Spring Festival approaching, many companies have stopped hiring, so Cen Yu'an had no choice but to work part-time for a while and look for a job after the New Year.

With a spirit of not being afraid of hardship or fatigue, Cen Yu'an worked hard for more than 30 days and finally accumulated 1300 yuan in savings on the day the postgraduate entrance examination results were released.

She asked for the address of Maomao Miya and said she would order her a milk tea, but Maomao Miya told her to wait a while before buying it, as they were very strict about their weight and dared not gain weight.

Cen Yu'an thought that she probably said that because she didn't want her to spend money, and didn't think about anything else.

We can invite her again when we have the chance.

Looking at the 1327 yuan in her WeChat Wallet, Cen Yu'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, I have enough money to buy some New Year's goods for my family.

Back in her dorm room, Cen Yu'an sat at her desk and went to the Huaxia University Graduate Admissions website to check her grades.

(The timeline and score lines should not correspond to reality.)

Cen Yu'an, total score 402.

According to the national cut-off score, the school's cut-off score, and Huaxia University's minimum re-examination score last year, 402 all passed the preliminary examination.

However, this score is not very high.

Based on Huaxia University's admission ratio, I estimate I'll need to prepare well for the re-examination.

Cen Yu'an planned to make a video call to her mother to share the good news and mention that her train was taking place tomorrow afternoon, and she would be home for the New Year the day after tomorrow morning.

Cen's mother called first via video call.

It turned out that it was Mr. Cen's company's annual meeting, where Mr. Cen received praise from his superiors and a generous year-end bonus.

Furthermore, after returning to work after the New Year, Cen's father will be promoted one level, his salary will increase, and he will also receive a level-based bonus.

The whole family was overjoyed, and Cen Yu'an also told her family that she had passed the preliminary examination for postgraduate studies.

Cen's mother told her directly to pack up all her clothes and go home, not to look for a job anymore, and to go home and prepare for the second interview.

Her parents will support her!

Let her go back home and keep the elderly company, and then she can start her postgraduate studies in September!

Cen Yu'an thought about it for a moment and agreed for the time being. Anyway, she could find another part-time job after passing the second round of interviews.

So he happily began packing his luggage.

I logged into Douyin (TikTok) in the evening and told Maomaomiya (a popular Taiwanese online personality) that I had passed the preliminary test.

The two have chatted occasionally over the past month or so. A few days ago, the cat finished its second month-long training.

I passed the final group formation assessment and will officially start work tomorrow.

Cen Yu'an then realized that Maomao Mia had joined Shengshi, the largest entertainment company in China.

No wonder she said she needed to strictly control her weight; looking good on camera really does require a great figure!

Shengshi Group's shopping malls and entertainment businesses are all among the top in China.

It's incredibly difficult to get into a company like this; Kitty is really something.

It was almost midnight when Kitty finally replied.

"Congratulations! I knew you could do it! I had another day of intensive training today, and I'm officially starting work tomorrow. I'm a little nervous."

"You guys just finished training? Which account on Shengshi are you streaming on? I'll come watch you tomorrow and give you a like!"

“The 20 people who just joined have formed 4 new groups, and I’m in Shengshi-C09.”

"Okay, I'll definitely come tomorrow."

"Okay, goodnight then. I have to go to the company for group dance rehearsal at 8:30 tomorrow..."

"Okay, good night."

Cen Yu'an has been depressed for nearly two months since she lost 6000 yuan.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief and was very grateful for the kindness and encouragement that the cat had given her.

It was this sunny and kind girl who often chatted with her. The two people under great pressure confided in each other, and their emotions were greatly relieved.

Therefore, Cen Yu'an quickly searched for Shengshi Guild and learned a lot of things in time. She also wanted to support and help the cats within her ability.

There are many live streams and hosts on Douyin with the prefix "Prosperous Era," including various e-commerce hosts, game hosts, group streamers, and so on.

Cen Yu'an was dazzled by what she saw.

Remembering that Maomao Mia said she had joined the group broadcasting department, Cen Yu'an found a Shengshi live stream room with a large number of online viewers to watch.

In the Shengshi-A06 live stream room, Cen Yu'an watched for an hour and roughly figured out the rules of their group broadcast.

In a prosperous era, a group broadcasting room typically has 6 to 8 hosts, with a dedicated hosting and operations team.

Only five people were allowed to stand on the stage.

Cat Cat and her group is a new group with only 5 members. After a guild competition, the streamer who is the biggest difference between the old group members and their teammates will be exiled to the new group.

The old team must have at least 6 people. If there are fewer than 6 people, the best new members should be selected to fill the vacancies.

The five people who perform in a group each day are the top five in terms of gifts received during the previous day's live stream, while the others wait in the audience.

The host can only appear on stage if someone sends them a large gift while they are waiting.

The five people standing on the stage weren't finished yet; the performance was decided by fans sending virtual gifts.

Whoever receives the most gifts gets to stand in the middle to dance, sing, or perform a talent.

The hour that Cen Yu'an watched completely overturned her views on consumption.

Spending hundreds of yuan to send a gift just so the streamer can dance a dance you like?

Sing a song you like?

It only took two minutes!

Cen Yu'an blushed as she recalled telling Maomao Miya that she would support her and give her a like.

Even if there aren't any big gifts for a new group's first live stream, you should at least send some small gifts as instructed in the live stream so that the streamer can stand in front and perform.

Cen Yu'an thought that tomorrow she should at least turn the milk tea red envelopes that the other person had given her into diamonds and send them as gifts.

One yuan can be exchanged for 10 Douyin diamonds. Cen Yu'an has decided to give the cat a gift worth at least 400 diamonds tomorrow!

Cen Yu'an watched them go offline on Shengshi-A06 and said she was almost numb from the special effects!

Are there really that many rich people in the world?

After working so hard for so many days, I only saved 1300 after expenses, and someone else spent 1888 on a single gift...

Cen Yu'an couldn't fall asleep for a long time; she was destined to be sleepless tonight.

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