Chapter 19: It's all about thickness
Li Yaoguang… when he realized that he was rejected, he knew that the other person thought he was a fangirl who evaded the ticket, so he quickly raised his stamped hand and said, “No, sir, I didn’t evade the ticket. I bought the ticket…”

It's a pity that the manager was busy. After giving Li Yaoguang instructions with a smile, he turned around and went back to his own business after hearing a word from his subordinates. He walked a long way away and heard Li Yaoguang's call. He turned around and saw the child waving at him. The old manager smiled knowingly and also raised his hand and waved at Li Yaoguang from a distance.

And then, there was no more...

The second time I recommended myself, I failed!

"Did I not check the almanac before going out today?"

Li Yaoguang walked out of Yayuan listlessly like a ghost, and he deeply suspected that he was unlucky today.

Disappointed, Li Yaoguang kept looking back at the gate of Yayuan which was already crowded with guests. He first sighed, then clenched his fists and comforted himself.

"I just don't believe it. Hard work pays off. As long as you work hard, why worry about not having a job?"

Li Yaoguang thought so and searched hard in the city. She found two theaters and variety show troupes that looked good. She went up to recommend herself, but the people there either didn't have time to deal with her or looked her up and down and waved them away, telling her not to make fun of them.

After hitting a wall one after another, Li Yaoguang was almost out of temper.

The sun was almost at its zenith and it was getting late. She sighed deeply as she had almost broken her legs from walking. She pitifully found a shady spot on the street corner and took out her steamed bun with spicy chicken in it. The farmer squatted in the corner, gazing at the street, eating the cold steamed bun, thinking and observing, and she still refused to give up.

After eating two steamed buns, my depression subsided. I happened to see a three-story gatehouse diagonally opposite the street. In the middle of the house was a place with a plaque saying "Yaxian Pavilion". It was crowded with guests and there were bursts of folk music inside.

At this moment, through the French windows on the second and third floors, which were either open or half-closed, she, with her good eyesight, could clearly see that there were elegant rooms inside.

The decorations in the private rooms were either gorgeous, elegant, or simple... In short, they were all different. The only thing in common was that the guests, who were dressed expensively, wealthy, gorgeously, or solemnly, all had their backs to the street and were looking into the building, shaking their heads from time to time, or whispering to their companions, or clapping and talking loudly. Combined with the melodious music coming from the building, Li Yaoguang could confirm that this teahouse was not ordinary, and it seemed to have many guests and was very nice.

In that case, if we’re going to do it, let’s do it big!

Li Yaoguang made a secret decision and stuffed the last steamed bun in her hand into her mouth and swallowed it. She found a secluded place and quietly drank some water and rinsed her mouth. To keep her breath fresh, she also chewed a piece of the last remaining Wrigley gum. While chewing, she walked back to the street, looking at the Yaxian Pavilion in front of her intently, and secretly organized an employment form in her mind. That, in fact, was the words of self-recommendation for an interview.

After all, you never fight a battle without preparation, so she even put in all her energy in job hunting in modern times, and even specially prepared a passage from an audio book that she believed she could perform perfectly.

When the sweetness in his mouth faded away, Li Yaoguang went to the Yaxian Pavilion opposite. When he reached the door, he spat out the chewing gum in his mouth, pinched it with his hand, transferred it back to the space, then wiped his hands with a wet wipe, and put them back into the space. Then he stepped into the bustling Yaxian Pavilion.

"Oh, young master, you haven't been here for a long time. Today I've been waiting for you to come. Please come in quickly. I wonder if it's still the old rules?"

As soon as Li Yaoguang entered the door, he saw a crowd of people, a busy but not chaotic scene.

Probably because she was not dressed gorgeously but cleanly, and she followed this young master into the house with dignity, without any guilt at all, the errand boy thought she was a maid brought out by the master to run errands, so he didn't chase her away, but he didn't pay any attention to her either. In short, he ignored her and greeted the guests. The arrogant young master in front of him nodded slightly without saying anything, and the waiter hurriedly bowed to the young master respectfully, and then shouted loudly to the second floor.

"A distinguished guest has arrived, and the distinguished guest at the second floor of Yeshanju..."

The voice was ups and downs, and it had a unique charm to the ears. The young master in front and the guests in the lobby on the first floor must have been accustomed to it. As the voice fell, a waiter had taken over the position of the receptionist and led the young master to the second floor. At the same time, at the wide staircase on the second floor, a waiter was already waiting there respectfully.

The service is so thoughtful, but it has nothing to do with me.

Li Yaoguang did not move, but kept looking at everything in front of him. He found that the first floor of the Yaxian Pavilion was a lobby with a huge flow of customers. The outside building was round and hollow inside. In the center of the circle was a stage about one meter above the ground. There was no obstruction above the stage, and he could see the blue sky at a glance. Looking at the second and third floors surrounding the stage, and thinking of the scenery he had just observed outside, Li Yaoguang could not help but praise it from the bottom of his heart. This was comparable to the Yaxian Pavilion, a Tulou he had visited in later generations, which was similar in nature. The design was really wonderful.

Although it is a teahouse, its design is no worse than that of the Yayuan Theater. The lobby on the first floor can accommodate individual customers, and the second and third floors are superior private rooms with views of the street on both sides, or one can listen to the stage performances inside the building.

It's wonderful, it's really wonderful! But what if it rains or snows, what will happen to the performers on the stage?
Li Yaoguang was distracted by his unfounded worries when a familiar voice suddenly rang out beside him.

"Little girl, why don't you go upstairs with your master and serve him?"

"Serve?" Li Yaoguang came back to his senses and subconsciously pointed at his nose, "You mean me?"

The receptionist looked at her strangely and nodded. Li Yaoguang immediately realized that the other party might have misunderstood her, but she did not explain. She just smiled and said to the receptionist.

"Oh, oh, oh, I don't need to serve you there for the time being. I'd like to ask this young man if your shopkeeper is here. If he is, can you take me over to see him? I have something important to discuss with you."

The receptionist looked Li Yaoguang up and down, and seeing that she had no guilt in her words, and thinking that this person came with the young master, he did not suspect anything, and thought that this person might have been instructed by the young master to talk to the shopkeeper.

Having worked in Yaxian Pavilion for a long time, he had encountered such things before. The receptionist did not think much about it. He made a gesture of invitation to Li Yaoguang and took Li Yaoguang to find his own shopkeeper.

But unexpectedly, Li Yaoguang was not looking for someone for the young master's matter, it was obvious that she came here to look for a job on her own!
So when the receptionist sent the guest to the shopkeeper, bowed and said goodbye and turned to leave, he heard the words coming out of the mouth of the little girl behind him who he had led to see the shopkeeper. The receptionist's legs immediately went weak and he almost fell flat on his face.

Listen, listen, what is it?

"Hello, shopkeeper, good day, shopkeeper, your Yaxian Pavilion is truly the best teahouse in Kyoto. With so many guests coming in droves, I think you, the shopkeeper, are indispensable in managing it.

Today, I, your humble daughter, have seen that although our Yaxian Pavilion is bustling with singing and dancing, it still lacks something. I wonder if the shopkeeper would like to spice up your pavilion a little, by adding a storytelling program to liven up the atmosphere?
Hehe, shopkeeper, I am not bragging. My storytelling skills are very good. If you don't believe me, you can give me a chance and let me try my voice in public for you to appreciate. How about that? "

(End of this chapter)