Chapter 261: Boring Short Video Is Really Boring

“Let’s go with Beijing for the city.”

Chen Mo finally made his decision—not for any particular reason, but simply because the high rent in Beijing would allow him to burn through more of the System Funds.

“Got it, President Chen.”

Song Xia breathed a sigh of relief when she heard President Chen had chosen the city himself.

She’d been worried about picking the wrong place, but President Chen had a sharp eye and long-term vision. If he chose Beijing, there had to be a good reason.

By the time everything was confirmed, it was already past noon.

Right then, the doorbell rang again. Chen Mo didn’t even have to think—he knew it was Yang Duoduo bringing lunch.

Sure enough, when he opened the door, there she was, standing at the entrance with a small basket of dishes.

“Brother Chen, I brought you lunch!”

Yang Duoduo chirped happily as she stepped inside, holding the basket with both hands. As she entered, she didn’t forget to switch into indoor slippers.

Yep.

A pair of slippers prepared just for her.

Chen Mo smiled and took the basket from her hands, then closed the door and walked back inside.

“And this is…?”

Song Xia looked at the little girl who had just walked in, clearly surprised. She had no idea what kind of relationship this girl had with Chen Mo.

“This is Yang Duoduo, daughter of Yang Dahai,” Chen Mo explained, then lifted Duoduo into a seat at the dining table.

“And this is Sister Song, Song Xia.”

“Hello, Sister Song!”

Duoduo greeted politely after being introduced.

“Hi there, Duoduo!”

Song Xia replied with a smile, her curiosity piqued. She hadn’t expected Yang Dahai to have such an adorable daughter.

Chen Mo glanced at the two of them, then turned to Song Xia.

“You haven’t had lunch yet, right? Eat with us. Aunt Dong made plenty.”

Without waiting for her response, he headed to the kitchen to grab some extra bowls and chopsticks.

“Then I won’t be shy,” Song Xia said as she accepted the utensils.

“My mom’s cooking is really yummy!”

Duoduo said proudly from the side.

Chen Mo laid out all the dishes Duoduo had brought onto the table, and the three of them began to eat.

As for why Duoduo wasn’t eating at home?

Of course, it was because she wanted to stay afterward to play games and watch cartoons.

…

Linshui City.

Inside a residential building.

Yang Yaoyao had just finished tutoring a child and was about to leave when the child’s mother, Huang Juan, stopped her.

Huang Juan looked apologetic.

“Yaoyao, during the holidays, my husband and I arranged for our child to transfer to a boarding school. It’s a closed-campus school, so we won’t need tutoring anymore.”

“I’m really sorry. We originally agreed you’d tutor until the end of ninth grade.”

“But you know how important this year is. I’ve heard that school has excellent teachers and a high acceptance rate into top high schools.”

“So for the sake of our child’s future, we had to make this decision. I hope you understand.”

“Here’s three thousand yuan. Take it. The extra is compensation for breaking our agreement.”

Yang Yaoyao was momentarily stunned by Huang Juan’s words, but quickly regained her composure.

She took the money, counted it, then pulled out 1,100 yuan and handed it back.

“No need for compensation. I’ll just take what I earned. It’s a good thing the child is going to a better school.”

“This…”

Huang Juan took the money back, wanting to say something, but Yang Yaoyao had already turned to leave.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now.”

Leaving the complex, Yang Yaoyao looked at the bustling traffic ahead and let out a long sigh.

She hadn’t even spent much time at home during the New Year, all so she could tutor this child.

But in the end, things turned out like this.

Looks like she’d have to find another student to tutor.

She flagged down a bus and headed straight back to school.

As soon as she returned to her dorm, she saw one of her roommates was already back.

Her roommate’s name was Liu Weiwei. Like her, she also worked as a private tutor.

She’d returned right after the New Year.

At the moment, they were the only two living in the dorm.

“Didn’t go tutor today?”

She remembered that Liu Weiwei should still be out at this hour. Why was she back so early?

“Not tutoring that kid anymore.”

Liu Weiwei waved her hand, looking annoyed.

“What happened?”

Yang Yaoyao could tell from her expression that something must’ve gone down.

“Don’t even ask. The dad in that family’s a total creep. Tried to take advantage of me.”

“What?! Did he do anything to you?”

“No, just a perv with no guts. I threatened to call the police and he backed off real quick.”

Liu Weiwei scoffed, but then her expression turned a bit uneasy. She looked at Yang Yaoyao.

“I’m done with tutoring. It’s too risky. I got lucky this time, but what if I run into someone worse next time? There’d be no one to turn to.”

“You should be careful too.”

Hearing her, Yang Yaoyao gave a bitter smile.

“No need. That family doesn’t need tutoring anymore either.”

But after hearing her roommate’s experience, she couldn’t help but feel a little shaken too.

“What happened? You ran into a creep too?”

“No, nothing like that.”

Yang Yaoyao shook her head and explained what had happened.

“I see. That family’s really got no sense of commitment. Promised to keep you on till the end of ninth grade, and now this?”

“And you—why’d you give the money back? If it were me, I’d have kept it all.”

Liu Weiwei huffed, then chuckled.

“Well, I guess we’re both in the same boat now.”

“Yeah.”

Yang Yaoyao sighed.

“So if you’re not tutoring anymore, what are you planning to do?”

“That’s actually what I wanted to talk to you about. I found a live streaming platform that’s hiring streamers. The pay is really good.”

Liu Weiwei said with a mysterious smile.

She’d stumbled upon the platform while bored, scrolling through an app store looking for a game to kill time.

It was called Boring Short Video.

Totally matched her mood at the time, so she downloaded it just to see how boring it really was.

Sure enough, the live streams on there were incredibly boring.

There were cooking livestreams, legal education livestreams, even ones showing the process of making clothes, and some teaching people how to farm…

In short, this short video platform had no pretty-face streamers—every single one was focused on education. After scrolling for a while, she found there were only about a dozen streamers total, and barely any short videos. It was incredibly boring.

Just as she was about to exit and uninstall the app, a banner popped up advertising a recruitment drive for streamers.

Curious, she clicked on it to take a look.

To her surprise, the benefits for streamers were actually really good. Unlike other platforms where most income came from revenue sharing, this one offered a base salary—ranging from 100 to 400 per hour.

And the rate wasn’t based on popularity, but rather on factors like expertise, education level, and work experience.