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"Boss, eat!"

"Boss, would you like some soy milk?"

"Boss, don't be polite with me! It's my treat!"

Kang Jia kept pushing various breakfast items in front of Gu Yu, almost piling them into a small mountain.

Gu Yu looked at the table full of all kinds of breakfast items, truly baffled as to why Kang Jia was doing this.

So much! It was enough to open a breakfast stall!

"It's not... just call me Gu Yu, or even 'junior' makes me feel more comfortable... 'boss' every other word, I really can't take it!"

Seeing Kang Jia getting ready to pull out money to buy more soy milk, Gu Yu quickly stretched out his hand to grab him.

It was just a simple recruitment, why was it being turned into an offering session!?

Those who knew, knew he was Kang Jia's boss.

Those who didn't, would probably think he was Kang Jia's ancestor!

Kang Jia hesitated and then corrected himself, "Old... Gu Yu..."

"Yeah, yeah, just call me Old Gu!"

Gu Yu quickly corrected his address, then reached out and pressed him down to sit.

"Old... Old Gu, is there anything in particular you want to eat?"

Kang Jia stuttered, a bit uncomfortable with Gu Yu's friendly attitude.

Back when he was at Sword Barrier Network, as soon as he joined, he had to buy gifts for senior employees, essentially, the two shareholder managers and Bi Jian.

And during normal working hours, he couldn't directly call his superiors by name; he had to use their titles or 'boss.'

He was now accustomed to it.

"Nothing! You've already bought so much, can the two of us even finish it? Isn't this just wasteful?"

Gu Yu frowned at the table full of breakfast items.

Then he sighed deeply, "How much did all these breakfasts cost altogether? I'll reimburse you for it later."

Although he didn't like how subservient Kang Jia was acting, he understood that Kang Jia meant well.

He guessed Kang Jia had probably been oppressed plenty by Bi Jian at Sword Barrier Network.

That's why he had turned out this way.

"Ah? No need, no need! How can I let the boss... Old Gu spend money!"

As soon as Kang Jia heard about reimbursement, he quickly waved his hands.

Gu Yu's expression turned stern, "Since you know I'm the boss, then you should listen to me! Besides, reimbursing meals is one of the benefits at Ideal Paradise, it's the rule! Understand?"

He had figured it out; with someone like Kang Jia, he needed to show a bit of authority before he would listen.

And sure enough, when Gu Yu got serious all of a sudden, Kang Jia immediately got the message.

"Understood! It's the company's rule!"

Kang Jia agreed loudly, attracting the glances of nearby classmates.

Seeing it was Gu Yu, several female classmates even took out their phones to stealthily take pictures, covering their mouths and giggling, "Look, they bought so much breakfast, Gu Yu sure can eat a lot!"

"It turns out our National Husband also has the attribute of a big eater!"

"Post it on Dou Ying, post it on Dou Ying!"

"..."

Gu Yu couldn't help but facepalm upon hearing the girls whisper, feeling as if he was on the brink of a social death.

"Old Kang, keep your voice down."

"Uh, got it, got it."

Kang Jia also noticed the girls taking photos with their phones and quickly hushed his voice.

Then his face showed confusion again, "Our company's benefits are that good? Even meals are subsidized?"

Subsidized meals! He wouldn't even dare to dream of it!

Such treatment was unheard of under Bi Jian's watch.

Although he had heard that some foreign companies provided dining subsidies, he hadn't expected such a small company like Ideal Paradise to have them too!

It seemed he hadn't chosen incorrectly!

"Yes, apart from meal subsidies, there are also overtime subsidies, travel subsidies, medical subsidies, childcare subsidies, parental care subsidies... basically, what other companies have, we have; what they don't have, we will also have."

Gu Yu nodded, counting on his fingers item by item, but as he got further along, he realized there were too many to count and simply gave up.

After all, Xinyue would manage everything when the time came.

As Gu Yu listed each benefit one by one, Kang Jia's mouth grew wider and wider until he could barely close it.

"Holy sh*t! Is our Ideal Paradise really a company, not a charity?"

It took Kang Jia quite a while to squeeze out this sentence.

All these subsidies, is the company sure it's not owned by the God of Wealth?

Other companies try to find ways to dock employees' wages, but Ideal Paradise is trying to find ways to give them more money?

Thinking about wages, he hadn't even asked yet!

"With so many subsidies, our company's wages must be pretty low, right?"

Kang Jia figured the salary definitely wouldn't exceed two or three thousand, since the benefits were just too good.

Gu Yu casually replied, "Yeah, it's quite low, the basic monthly salary is only six thousand. But don't worry, it'll increase later on!"

While speaking, he even gently patted Kang Jia on the shoulder to ease his mind.

"Ah—?"

Kang Jia's jaw dropped to below his Adam's apple, his face filled with disbelief.

"Six six six six...six thousand? Basic salary?"

He was stunned, totally stunned, this basic salary was three times what he was earning at Sword Barrier Network!

Even after completing a whole project and it was time for bonuses, Bi Jian had only given out four thousand!

His first reaction was that Gu Yu was just joking around to cheer him up, but Gu Yu's expression was calm, with no sign of joking.

"Yeah, that's the highest salary I can offer. You don't think it's too little, do you? But I can't raise it any more, everyone else gets three thousand. If I give you more, they're gonna have problems with you."

Gu Yu nodded, six thousand was the maximum wage he could decently offer within the system's allowed range. If Kang Jia found it too low, then he could only suggest that Kang Jia look elsewhere.

After all, with Kang Jia's capabilities, he could easily earn an annual salary of two to three hundred thousand at a big company outside.

If it were a company like Tencent, offering four to five hundred thousand wouldn't be surprising!

For Kang Jia, staying at Ideal Paradise did indeed seem like a compromise.

This was the reason he had started with the highest offer he could, a sign of respect for Kang Jia's abilities.

After hearing Gu Yu's words, Kang Jia fell into deep thought.

Gu Yu casually picked up a pumpkin cake and started to eat it, patiently waiting for Kang Jia's decision.

He was prepared for any outcome, even if Kang Jia chose to leave Ideal Paradise right then, he wouldn't be surprised.

After all, people aim high and water flows low, right!

After about a minute, Kang Jia spoke up:

"Old Gu... I was thinking, why not just make my salary three thousand too? Six thousand is really too high, especially with all those benefits you mentioned..."

"The company's expenses must be huge every month, right? I've got to consider the company too! I can't just be the only one getting special treatment, if everyone else is getting three thousand, then I should too!"

Kang Jia blurted out what was in his mind in one go.

In his view, money was not critically important to him at the moment, and he was more eager to see a conscientious company like Ideal Paradise continue to thrive.

Gu Yu looked surprised; he didn't expect Kang Jia to ask for a salary cut instead of an increase!

"Are you serious?"

Kang Jia nodded vigorously: "Yes, I'm serious! I really hope you'll treat me the same as everyone else! I truly wish to grow together with Ideal Paradise!"

"This is the best company I've ever seen!"

Gu Yu stared into Kang Jia's eyes for three seconds, touched by the determination he saw in them.

He nodded slightly and stood up, extending his right hand toward Kang Jia:

"Alright! Then we're all the same!"

"Welcome to Ideal Paradise, becoming the first employee to join us!"

Kang Jia was visibly excited, quickly standing up to shake hands with Gu Yu:

"Thank you, boss! I'll work really hard!"

Gu Yu raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"

"Got a bit too excited there, haha."

Kang Jia scratched his head and laughed.