Rock Sugar And Pear Stew | L.K Adaptation

Chapter 11

Lisa's weekend at home could be summed up as two days of non-stop feasting. Unfortunately, time passes especially fast when one enjoys themselves. It was only a few meals before Lisa had to pack her bags and haul her ass back to school.

Her mother stuffed lots of food into her luggage and handed her a 2,000 yuan red envelope.

"Get yourself some good skincare" Mrs. Manoban instructed.

Lisa: "<<<<>>>>!* based on the fact that you're my mom, I shall graciously accept it.

On the high speed rail back to Rain City, Lisa received a strange text.

Lisa Manoban: 

Congratulations on being shortlisted by RCU Ice Skating Rink.

Job Title: Athlete Assistant.

Job Type: Part-time.

Please report to the first floor office located at the east wing if the Ice Skating rink with your ID in the upcoming week on either Monday to Wednesday, 9:00-18:00. Failure to report will void this job offer.

Athlete assistant? Athlete assistant?

What the heck was that?

She was still baffled over this when Jimin let out a low cheer beside her. "Boss, I received the shortlist message! I've been selected by the ice rink!"

Lisa took his phone and glanced at the message. Their text content was basically the same, with the only difference being the job title. His job title was "Ice Rink Crew", which was a perfectly average position that one could expect of a casual part-time job.

On learning that Lisa was assigned to be an athlete assistant, Jimin said, "That's nothing unexpected. RCU has quite a few athletes doing ice related sports. For example, there's the speed skating team, the figure skating team, and also the ice hockey team. I suppose you'll just be going around running errands for them".

Lisa thought that this was quite plausible.

After returning to dorm, she found out that Park Chaeyoung was shortlisted as well. The next day, the three of them headed to the ice rink during lunch to confirm the job offer. Both Chaeyoung and Jimin were ice rink crews and could leave after filling in their personal details and signing their names.

Lisa was the only one who was retained.

Lee Jieun made a call. Shortly after, a man came to the office. The man looked to be in his thirties, was of medium build and slightly plump. He had clear skin and wore glasses, overall giving off a very warm and friendly vibe.

"Hello, You must be Lisa Manoban?" He immediately asked after stepping into the office.

"Ah? I am. You are....?"

"Let me introduce myself. I'm the manager of our school hockey team. My surname is Song and you can address me as Manger Song".

"How do you do, Manager Song" Without batting an eyelid, Lisa calmly greeted him. However, she started to hold certain reservations. Why did the school Ice Hockey tea, have Manager? It felt like a professional sports team instead....

Manager Song seemed to have guessed her thoughts. He pushed up his glasses and smiled. "You might not know what's going on so let me briefly explain it to you. Since last year, RCU and Bright Ice hockey club have partnered to establish a new operational model of an Ice hockey team sustained by both school and business. This model have proven to be quite successful. I was originally stationed in the headquarters but was transferred over this year to better manager the RCU ice hockey team".

"Uh, huh".

"The RCU ice hockey team has nurtured its own star athletes. We wanted to assist them in a manner that doesn't disrupt them and hence kept the recruitment of athlete assistants a secret that wasn't disclosed to public. After several rounds of selection, we felt that you're very suitable for this position. First, you have past experience with ice sports. From your personal statement, it can be seen that you're a meticulous and attentive person who applied to work at the ice rink with no ulterior motives. I addition...." Manager Song explained the reasons for shortlisting her in detail, drastically stroking her ego in the process.

Finally, Manager Song asked, "Do you still have any questions?"

"Just to clarify, am I able to ice skate for free?"

Manager Song smiled good-naturedly. "Of course".

The manager Song passed Lisa a contract. The contract seemed quite inconsequential. Lisa read through the terms and felt that everything was in place. Her hourly pay was also twice as high as Jimin's. She was ecstatic and decisively signed her name.

After the contract was signed, Manager Song said that he would bring Lisa to meet her assigned athlete, the "Star" of the school team. Manager Song gentlemanly opened the door for Lisa. As she walked in front, Lisa did not see that behind her, Manager Song was furtively wiping the sweat off his brows.

Manager Song fished on his phone, bent his head and texted: "My dear ancestor, we're heading up".

Quickly, there was a reply. "Mm".