Avoid detours, start by running a nursing home.

Chapter 3 Mission Begins

"Of the 15 elderly people, 2 receive national subsidies and 3 receive municipal subsidies."

Liu Jing patted the cardboard box on the table and looked at Zhang Yang with a complicated expression: "And the other elderly people, their jobs may be different, and their positions may also be of different ranks."

"But everyone in this nursing home has made outstanding contributions to the development of this country or this city."

"Xiao Zhang, I'm handing them over to you now..."

As she spoke, she solemnly picked up the box and handed it to Zhang Yang.

"I……"

Zhang Yang hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took the box from her hand.

A cardboard box contains only a dozen or so documents, weighing at most a few kilograms.

But when held in his hands, it felt incredibly heavy.

Can he, just an ordinary college student, really shoulder such a heavy burden?

Hey~

Just as he was thinking this, he heard a soft sound.

Lines of text slowly appeared before his eyes.

"Handover complete, task module activated..."

"Module starting up..."

"Prerequisite task: Take over the nursing home. Task completed."

"Task Reward 1: Observation (Beginner): Passive skill, observe and analyze the target to obtain relevant information."

"Effect: It can analyze the general emotions of the target audience and reflect them intuitively in words."

"Task Reward 2: Persuasion (Beginner): Passive skill, slightly increases the persuasiveness of your words when talking to others."

"Note: If the target has a strong belief, the skill's effectiveness will be reduced."

"New main quest: Management Basics, incomplete."

"Mission Objective: Gain the approval of all members within the institute, with a favorability rating greater than 60."

"Task Rewards: One car with a total value of less than 50; 2 random skill packs; Cash reward: 10."

As a long string of text appeared, Zhang Yang noticed two lines of text appearing above Liu Jing's head, who was sitting opposite him.

I was skeptical...

45...

"This looks a bit like one of those NPCs in a game."

Zhang Yang looked at the top of the other person's head with some curiosity.

This skepticism must be the effect of the new skill of reading between the lines, right?

Because they see that I am so young, they are worried that I will not be able to do a good job as the director of the nursing home, so they do not trust me?

It seems this system isn't omnipotent after all.

So, 45 is the favorability rating?

If the maximum value is 100, then this number seems a bit low.

Thinking of this, he turned his head again to look at Old Zhang, who had brought him up earlier.

It doesn't matter...

50...

Well, so all that fear and trepidation you showed before was just an act?

Old Deng is indeed Old Deng.

This person's favorability rating is slightly better than Liu Jing's, but not by much.

Is this because they all look down on their own youth?

After seeing the situation of the two people clearly, Zhang Yang felt a lot of pressure.

It's unclear whether the caregivers or other staff in the nursing home are included, except for the 15 elderly residents.

If all of them are included and their favorability ratings are all so low, then this task might never be completed.

But on the other hand, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

A task system! A cheat code!

Things he used to only see in online novels are now appearing in front of him. How could he not be happy?

This main quest might be a bit troublesome, but then again, I still have a cheat code!

Needless to say, being able to read between the lines allows one to directly perceive changes in the other person's emotions.

Add a persuasive element, and it'll be a piece of cake to win over the elderly folks in the nursing home!

With another wave of his hand, he promised promotions and raises with grand promises, and with that, all the staff in the institute would surely be won over.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Once the mission is complete, I'll give you a 500,000 yuan car and 100,000 yuan in cash...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of desire. These two things alone were things that were unattainable for him in his previous life.

You can get it all by completing just one task. You'll have a car, a house, and savings. What more could you ask for?

"By the way, Sister Liu, how many employees do you have in total at this nursing home?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang quickly asked.

"A total of 8 people..."

Just as Liu Jing was about to speak, she suddenly heard a series of chaotic footsteps outside.

"It's terrible! Dr. Lu, hurry! Old Jiang's high blood pressure has flared up again!"

"What?! Didn't we just give him his blood pressure medication this morning?!"

"I don't know, you should go downstairs and check!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go down right away..."

Hearing the commotion outside, Liu Jing looked surprised and jumped to her feet.

"Old Jiang's high blood pressure has flared up again?! I have to go see him."

Without waiting to speak to Zhang Yang, she jogged out of the office.

Zhang Yang stood frozen in the room, wondering why they were leaving so suddenly.

He turned to look at Old Zhang by the door, who was also looking back at him with an innocent expression.

The two were speechless for a moment.

"How about we go take a look?"

After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Yang finally mustered up the courage to ask a question.

The problem is that it's not good to just let him sit there waiting idly.

Now that I'm considered the dean, I should at least try to find out what exactly happened.

"Alright, Dean, please come with me."

Old Zhang didn't refuse, and smiled and nodded.

However, the number representing the level of friendship above their heads jumped from 50 to 51.

"By the way, who is this Mr. Jiang?"

The two walked out of the office one after the other, and Zhang Yang casually asked a question.

Although Liu Jing had briefly mentioned the information of several elderly people in the courtyard, he couldn't possibly remember it all in just a few words.

So seeing her looking so anxious and flustered, Zhang Yang was also a little curious.

"Old Jiang, that's quite something."

As Old Zhang slowly descended the stairs, he began to speak:

"He's a national-level athlete. Back in the 1960s, when the World Table Tennis Championships were held in the capital, he was a member of the team when we defeated Xiao Rizi for the first time to win the men's team championship."

"We won the championship for the next two years, and he was always a key player."

"His defeated opponents even gave him a nickname: Rocket Launcher."

"It's to describe how his shots are like rockets—fast, powerful, and unstoppable!"

Hiss~

Hearing this, Zhang Yang gasped in surprise. Good heavens, this nursing home really is full of hidden talents.

They even have world champions.

"But from what Director Liu just said, and what you said, Master Zhang, it seems that most of the elderly people in our facility have a background."

Zhang Yang asked with some doubt, "Then logically speaking, their family's financial situation should be pretty good, right?"

"Why are they all moving into our nursing home?"

"Well, how can I put it? Every family has its own problems."

Old Zhang sighed: "Like Old Jiang, whom I just mentioned, his son and daughter went abroad a long time ago, and his wife passed away a few years ago."

"After he retired, he was all alone, with no one to keep him company, so he simply moved here."

"Among the others, some are in similar situations to him, while others have difficult family circumstances or other issues. It's hard to explain in a short time. You'll understand once you get to know them better, Dean."

"Oh, okay, I understand."

Zhang Yang nodded upon hearing this.

Although he didn't ask any further questions, he had a feeling that something was wrong.

It sounds unusual to have so many elderly people from different backgrounds and walks of life gathered in one nursing home.

It's probably more or less related to the system.

"By the way, Dean..."

As they were talking, the two went down to the second floor. At this moment, Old Zhang suddenly stopped and turned around: "Speaking of which, our nursing home is originally under the jurisdiction of the bureau."

"But now it has become a private institution."

"I wonder what you plan to do with us long-term employees after this?"