The next morning, Andrew and Scarlett each packed their suitcases, preparing to leave.

Janet saw this but didn’t try to make them stay. She understood why Scarlett was leaving after only two nights, and she was already satisfied that Scarlett had come to see her.

"Grandmother, we’re leaving. You can call me whenever you’re free." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Mm, stay safe on the road and have fun. Little Drew, come visit the capital more often in the future."

Andrew also waved goodbye. "Goodbye, Grandma."

Janet watched the two leave, feeling a bit reluctant to see them go, but mostly relieved and happy.

Not long after Scarlett and Andrew left, Rockson returned carrying a bag of fertile soil.

Seeing the empty master bedroom, Rockson couldn’t help but ask, "Did Little Scar and the boy leave so early?"

"There’s nothing for those two kids to do staying here. It’s good for them to go out and play together."

After Janet finished speaking, she urged Rockson to help her loosen the soil for the pines and cypresses in the courtyard and replace it with the new soil.

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Andrew and Scarlett took the subway together to a hotel near the Tidal Basin scenic area.

However, there were no single rooms left.

In the past, Andrew had wondered why single rooms were usually the first to go. Later, he realized that single rooms weren’t just for one person to sleep in; they were also convenient for a man and a woman to engage in certain ’indescribable’ activities.

But they rented a twin room. Since they had slept in a twin room for the past two nights anyway, they were used to it by now and didn’t think much of it.

After putting away her luggage, Scarlett said to Andrew, "It’s the holidays, so the scenic area will be crowded. It won’t be convenient to eat once we’re inside. Let’s rest for a bit, have lunch, and then go."

"Okay."

"Then what do you want to eat? I’ll order takeout."

"Let me think."

Andrew opened a delivery app to browse, but suddenly Mark Vane sent him several urgent messages.

"Boss, something happened! Reply quickly!"

Seeing this, Andrew had no choice but to change his words to Scarlett. "Teacher, you decide. I’m not a picky eater."

Scarlett could tell Andrew probably had something to deal with, so she made the decision herself.

Andrew went to ask Mark Vane what happened. "How did something happen? Did someone put a virus in Luna, or someone posted NSFW content and got the site taken down?"

"No, both Luna and the website are still there."

"Then what’s the panic! Calm down! Don’t always make a fuss over nothing; be steady."

"But it’s about to be gone."

"Just fucking tell me what’s wrong, stop wasting words!"

Andrew was fed up; how could a report be entirely nonsense.

"Those mini-games you had me add with the leaderboards—people are cheating now. Their scores are higher than the bots."

"Can’t you just ban the accounts with abnormal data? Just keep them off the leaderboards."

Andrew didn’t think it was a big deal. As long as it was a competitive game, there would be losers who cheated. Even the popular games online couldn’t ban them all.

"I can’t ban them all by myself. They can just use a simple memory editor to boost their scores."

"That’s simple. From now on, you’re the Department Manager. Go recruit two or three people to help you work. They’ll be your subordinates. It’s best if they don’t want a salary."

Mark Vane cried out that it was impossible. "Boss, who’s willing to work for free these days? Besides, you haven’t even given me my overtime pay yet."

Andrew saw right through it, this was just a request for more money.

"Senior, your mindset is lacking. Think about it, you’re my first employee! Once ’Luna’ grows big and strong and achieves glory, you’ll be a founding member! You’ll have company shares and dividends!"

"That sounds pretty good..."

Mark Vane was from the computer science department and a total tech geek. He knew absolutely nothing about finance. Hearing Andrew’s words, he felt like he was getting a great deal.

Seeing that the other party was already halfway convinced, Andrew immediately struck while the iron was hot to continue the bluff. "As long as you work hard, I’ll definitely make a fortune in the future! Driving luxury cars and living in villas won’t just be a dream!"

"Okay!"

Mark Vane was suddenly incredibly excited and had already begun to fantasize.

However, he still hadn’t forgotten his original purpose. "But Boss, if you don’t give me money, how am I supposed to recruit subordinates?"

"Senior, your awareness isn’t high enough. It’s not like we’re never paying them. Just have them work hard over this holiday. You need to learn to be more flexible. For example, couldn’t you just treat them to a meal and ask for a favor?"

"But treating them to a meal costs money too."

"Can’t you just use the salary I gave you? Isn’t that salary from me? If you think about it, isn’t that just using my money?"

"That seems to make sense."

Seeing that Mark Vane had been completely fooled, Andrew continued to discuss some requirements for website improvements with him.

During this time, the takeout Scarlett ordered arrived. Seeing Andrew still busy, she brought over his portion of pizza and fed him with her hands.

Andrew was completely oblivious to this, continuing to focus on his discussion with Mark Vane, opening his mouth subconsciously.

"Alright, those are all the things to improve. Prioritize the e-sports and crossover sections. After the holiday ends, I plan to hold an event."

"Oh, this is quite a lot of work."

"Senior, I believe in you. Keep it up! There are no impossible projects in this world, only employees who don’t work hard enough. I’ll give you an Outstanding Employee medal in the future!"

"Okay, Boss, you must lead me to fortune in the future."

"No problem!"

At this moment, Mark Vane’s mind was filled with projects and fortunes; he was completely overwhelmed and believed Andrew’s words entirely. As for whether Luna actually had the ability to monetize and make money right now, he was totally in the dark.

However, even though he had been brainwashed by Andrew into a foolish son of a landlord, Mark Vane hadn’t forgotten one thing.

"By the way, Boss, does drinking goji berries really work? I feel like just relying on hard work isn’t doing much."

"I haven’t tried that. How about you buy some and drink it first, then let me know if it works?"

"Alright then."

After ending the chat, Mark Vane prepared to start working, but a question suddenly occurred to him.

"Wait a minute? Boss said if I work hard, *he’ll* make a fortune. What about me?"

"Whatever, the boss promised to take me with him to get rich anyway."

On the other side, after Andrew put down his phone, he couldn’t help but sigh. "There really are many good college students in this world."

At that moment, another piece of pizza was brought to his lips.

Andrew was stunned, only now realizing that Scarlett had already fed him half of it.

"What are you dazing for? Open your mouth." Seeing Andrew stop opening his mouth, Scarlett urged him softly.

"Um, Scar, I’ll eat it myself."

Andrew felt a bit embarrassed; he had been too focused on fooling the other guy just now and hadn’t noticed.

Now that he was free, he felt it wasn’t right to let Scarlett feed him. He prepared to eat by himself so she could have her lunch too.

To his surprise, as soon as he reached out, Scarlett gently patted his hand away. "No need! I’ll feed you. I’ve already fed you half anyway."

"But Scar, you haven’t eaten your lunch yet."

"It’s fine, you will feed me then."

As Scarlett spoke, she extended the chopsticks in her hand a bit further and said in a coaxing tone, "Hurry up and open your mouth, ahhh~~~"