Chapter 20

Su Zhe learned about the auction process and decided to put the golden-headed box turtle up for online auction. He believed that the price here would be higher than if he sold it directly outside, as there would be competition among bidders.

He took out his phone and carefully photographed the golden-headed box turtle from every angle. He also used a ruler and an electronic scale to measure its size and weight, and compared it with some common items so that people could roughly understand its size from the photos.

He also took several videos of interacting with the golden-headed box turtle. Although these four golden-headed box turtles were not as smart as the sulcata tortoise, which had absorbed 100 points of divine power from Su Zhe, the golden-headed box turtles, which had absorbed over 30 points of divine power, could already understand Su Zhe's basic commands and gestures. Therefore, they performed very well and interacted well with Su Zhe.

Su Zhe registered an account on the auction website and followed the instructions to link it with his online bank. He spent 200 yuan to open two auction slots. He planned to auction a pair of golden-headed box turtles, one male and one female. He organized the information about the golden-headed box turtles, uploaded all the photos and videos, so that potential buyers could view and learn more.

He set the starting bid for the golden-headed box turtles at 200,000 yuan, with each bid not being less than 1,000 yuan. He set the auction time to 8 hours, which was the longest time the auction website allowed. It was now noon, and the auction would end at 8 PM.

After submitting, the auction website would recommend the auction items on the homepage for people to see.

Su Zhe watched the computer for half an hour, constantly refreshing the page. Unfortunately, no one participated in the auction, but there were many comments. Most of the comments praised how well Su Zhe had raised the golden-headed box turtles, noting their excellent appearance and intelligence, which was quite surprising.

After all, turtles are not like cats and dogs, which can interact with their owners. Su Zhe's golden-headed box turtles would crawl to where he pointed, retract when he told them to, and extend when he told them to. They even rubbed their heads against Su Zhe's hand, which was a rare sight for turtles.

However, a few people said that Su Zhe was crazy to want 200,000 yuan for just two turtles. Some commented that Su Zhe's photos and videos were fake. Others defended Su Zhe, listing the usual auction prices for golden-headed box turtles and analyzing the authenticity of the photos and videos.

But those who came to cause trouble had no evidence and avoided these facts, directly saying that those who spoke well of Su Zhe and defended him were Su Zhe's aliases.

Su Zhe did not bother with these unreasonable people and did not come out to explain. He believed that those who knew the value of the golden-headed box turtles could tell the difference, and those who did not would not pay a high price even if he explained.

Since no one was bidding, he closed the webpage. It was now noon, so he took the baby out to eat.

In recent days, Su Zhe and the baby had been eating out, and he was already tired of it. If he cooked himself, the only dish he could make well was egg fried rice. He couldn't make any other dishes. Even if he was willing to cook, he couldn't have the baby eat egg fried rice every day.

So while eating, he thought about finding a nanny. This way, they could have home-cooked meals every day, the house would be cleaned, and someone would take care of the baby when he was not around. Like yesterday, when he went to places unsuitable for children, he couldn't always leave the baby alone at home.

"Baby, shall we hire someone to cook for us every day?" Su Zhe gently wiped the rice grains from the baby's mouth and asked softly. In Su Zhe's view, the baby was already a part of the family, and it was necessary to hear the baby's opinion. If the baby was unwilling, he would cancel the idea.

"Okay, the baby agrees. This way, big brother doesn't have to do housework every day," the baby thought for a moment and agreed, showing consideration for Su Zhe.

Since the baby agreed, after finishing the meal, Su Zhe took the baby to the housekeeping agency.

At the front desk of the housekeeping agency, Su Zhe briefly explained his intentions. The staff gave him a form to fill out, mainly listing his requirements and the conditions he could offer, along with his contact information.

After submitting the form, the staff said that many people were hiring housekeepers, leading to a severe shortage of personnel. Even though Su Zhe's requirements were not high, it was still difficult to arrange someone for him. However, there was one person who met his conditions, but the person required an advance payment of the salary. Su Zhe asked if there were any guarantees, and the staff assured him that the agency would protect the client's interests.

Since he couldn't hire anyone anyway, Su Zhe decided to interview the person first and see how it went. If it was suitable, he would hire the person. Since the agency had guarantees, he wasn't worried about the person running away. Su Zhe didn't know that the agency would only say good things and, if problems arose, would try to distance themselves. If the client made a big fuss, they would at most refund the agency fee.

Su Zhe asked to meet the person first, and the agency staff called to notify the person to come.

The staff arranged for Su Zhe and the baby to wait in the back room. After about half an hour, the staff brought the person in.

At first, Su Zhe thought the person was also looking for a nanny. After the staff introduced the person, he realized that this was the applicant. In Su Zhe's impression, nannies were generally middle-aged women. The person was about the same age as Su Zhe, around 20 years old.

Her black hair flowed like a waterfall, her eyebrows were as delicate as willow leaves, her eyes were as clear as autumn water, her nose was delicate, her lips were like cherry blossoms, her cheeks were slightly flushed, her skin was as white as snow, and there was a small dimple on her oval face, making her extremely beautiful. This was Su Zhe's first impression of her.

She introduced herself first. Her name was An Xin, and she was currently a university student who had applied for an internship and could work long-term.

"Can you do basic housework, such as cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the baby? How much salary do you expect per month?" Su Zhe asked his requirements.

An Xin nodded, indicating that she could do all of these things, and said, "I hope to receive a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan, and I also hope to receive an advance payment of 20,000 yuan, which will be deducted from my salary over 8 months."