Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhao Song was hunched over his computer, buried in administrative work for the Scientific Research Institute. Hearing the chime of a notification, he clicked on it with a blank expression.
No office worker has ever smiled upon hearing a work notification sound. Even a high-level one.
When the recruiting website dashboard opened, the resume at the very top was, stunningly, the one Yulan had submitted. The ID photo of the beautiful, obedient little female was absolutely lovely.
The moment he saw the picture, Zhao Song jumped up in excitement.
"There is—there is a female!"
"A female has submitted a resume to our institute!"
"What? A female actually submitted a resume to us?"
In an instant, the entire laboratory was in an uproar. Everyone crowded around.
"Really? Is it true? Where? Let me see!"
It was truly an unprecedented event. After all, females could directly share the property of males, and males shouldered most of the societal work, supported by smart robots. There were simply no females who would be so misguided as to seek employment.
However, the research at their institute primarily focused on Palliative Serum to suppress the male rut cycle. It was an endless cycle of males studying it themselves; without a female there to provide a frame of reference, they could never achieve optimal results.
Research assistant positions had been left hanging for years. They were practically gathering dust, and no female had ever been willing to come. The Scientific Research Institute had suffered from a lack of females for a long time.
At this moment, everyone was crowded in front of Zhao Song’s computer, catching a glimpse of Yulan in the photo.
"It's her."
Apparently, some males had snuck into the convenience store that morning to watch the commotion.
"If it’s her, then it makes perfect sense."
"I have never seen a female as gentle, beautiful, cute, and sweet-smelling as her."
"Heavens, just thinking that I’ll be able to see such a beautiful female every day at work makes me willing to work at the institute for another hundred years."
"Me too! Me too!"
Meanwhile, Yulan saw the notification that her resume had been received and read, but she had yet to receive a reply. She frowned slightly in distress.
*Is it because I really don’t have any strengths, so I can’t even pass a position that people are usually desperate to give away?*
But she had no choice. Yulan had her own strengths, but the original host had grown up in the slums of Garbage Star and had never received any education, leaving her with nothing to list.
After thinking it over, Yulan tapped the screen and hit send.
Yulan: [I really want to work at the Scientific Research Institute.]
Yulan: [I will study hard and try my best to adapt to the job. Could you please give me a chance?]
Yulan’s profile picture was a chubby rainbow fish blowing bubbles—a round, chubby, and incredibly cute image.
When the group saw the message she sent, their hearts instantly softened.
"Heavens, what a cute little female."
"She even said she’d study hard."
"Good grief, I finally believe why you all like her so much."
Just as they were lost in their admiration, another message from Yulan arrived.
Yulan: [Am I not a good fit?]
Yulan: [Sorry to bother you.]
Perhaps she should have known her limits and started with an easier job. Then she could learn and work slowly.
Lanlan sighed and prepared to close the messaging app.
Across the way, the members of the Scientific Research Institute panicked.
"Zhao Song, hurry up and reply!"
"You idiot, type faster! Don't you see the little female is sad now?"
"Hurry, hurry! If this little female runs off, we’re finished with you."
Zhao Song’s hands were practically blurring across the keyboard. He never expected that if a female was going to come to the institute at all, it would be one so obedient, so beautiful, and so gentle and polite.
He replied in a flurry.
Zhao Song: [You are a perfect fit, a perfect fit! We sincerely and earnestly welcome you to join the Scientific Research Institute.]
Zhao Song: [Every male in our lab is very easy to get along with.]
Zhao Song: [Do you like cupcakes? I’m particularly good at baking them.]
Zhao Song: [Cough, what I mean is, are you free to come to the institute for an interview tomorrow? We can start with a basic mutual understanding.]
Zhao Song: [If there is anything you find unacceptable, we can discuss it in person, and we can change it.]
Zhao Song’s words were thoughtful and gentle.
Yulan’s mouth fell open in surprise. She hadn’t expected the institute to be so accommodating. In modern society, for a salary of 3,000, bosses wish their employees were on duty 24 hours a day. Is this the benefit of being a female?
Yulan clicked reply.
Yulan: [Okay! See you tomorrow (≧?≦)ゞ]
Zhao Song: [See you tomorrow, see you tomorrow.]
Zhao Song: [Would you like me to come to your home to pick you up?]
This was entirely out of Zhao Song’s personal selfish motives. When you meet a good female, you have to seize the opportunity quickly. Otherwise, with females being so rare, when would it ever be his turn?
Yulan: [No need, I can make it there myself.]
Yulan: [I’ll send you a message when I arrive.]
Zhao Song: [Sounds good, sounds good.]
Zhao Song quickly finalized the interview time for the next day. Throughout the process, all the males in the lab stood behind him, their eyes burning as they watched him chat with the female.
Once they saw Yulan agree, the crowd erupted.
"Heavens, our institute is about to have its own female! This is just too much happiness."
"And she’s a high-level female, too! You don’t know—when she walked into the convenience store today, the whole place smelled wonderful."
"There are still some pathetic, obsessed males hanging around the store, unwilling to leave, wishing they could inhale every bit of her scent from the air. What a disgrace to all males."
While he spoke of disgrace, his face was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment. If not for the heavy project work that required him to stay, he would surely be one of them.
Zhao Song smiled and clapped his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.
"Alright, alright, we’ll see the little female tomorrow. Everyone, get back to work."
"Let’s try to finish early and get some sleep tonight to make a good impression tomorrow."
"Oh, I need to book a male facial treatment right now. Working late every night lately has given me dark circles."
"Then I’m going to the gym to work out tonight."
"I’m going to..."
The group of researchers remained immersed in the excitement of meeting the little female. The most enviable, jealous-inducing person was Zhao Song. As the administrator, he would be leading Yulan’s interview tomorrow; he would have the chance to speak to her face-to-face.
If he was lucky, he might even get her contact information.
Truly, it was enough to make any male jealous.
The noise from the First Laboratory drifted vaguely to the Second Laboratory next door.
Louisa frowned. "What’s going on next door? Why is it suddenly so noisy?"
"Reporting to the Princess, it seems the First Laboratory received a resume from a female."
"They’ve scheduled an interview at the institute for tomorrow."
"Is that so?" Louisa didn't take the matter to heart, merely frowning slightly. "Very few females are willing to work. They only need to lie back and be supported by males."
"Let alone a position like the Scientific Research Institute, which is obviously extremely grueling—they’ve never been able to recruit females. Now that one is finally willing to join, it doesn't matter even if she’s just there to be lazy and collect a stipend."
Before she had even met Yulan, Louisa had already labeled her as lazy.