Chapter 21

Hearing the other party's request, Su Zhe raised an eyebrow. The monthly salary offered was not high; in Yan Yun City, the current monthly salary for nannies was generally around 4,000 yuan, which was even higher than some white-collar workers. Moreover, experienced nannies were in short supply. However, the requirement to pay 20,000 yuan upfront made many people hesitate.

After all, 20,000 yuan is not a small amount. If the other party took the money and ran, it would be hard to find them.

"Baby, do you like this sister? Would you like me to invite this sister to play with you?" Su Zhe did not answer the other party but suddenly asked the baby who was quietly sitting in his arms.

The baby carefully looked at An Xin, thought for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

Just as An Xin was disappointed, she did not expect Su Zhe to suddenly agree. She had already interviewed a few people, and the employers had all expressed a willingness to hire her, but they all refused when they heard they needed to pay 20,000 yuan upfront.

"I can hire you, but I need you to provide your ID and student card to me. Can you tell me why you need the money so badly?" In Su Zhe's view, if the other party needed the money so badly, paying 20,000 yuan upfront to help them solve some urgent problems would be a good thing. Moreover, since the other party was still in college, they probably wouldn't run away for just 20,000 yuan.

An Xin handed over her ID and student card to Su Zhe but did not reveal why she needed the money. Su Zhe did not press her. He asked the staff at the introduction center to make copies of the ID and student card and draft a contract. He also offered to increase the salary to 4,000 yuan per month.

After the contract was drafted, Su Zhe and An Xin signed it in the presence of the staff, each keeping a copy, and the introduction center retained one as well.

After signing the contract, Su Zhe took An Xin to withdraw the money. There was a bank right across from the introduction center, and he went inside to withdraw 20,000 yuan and handed it to An Xin. He gave An Xin his home address and phone number, asking her to arrange her affairs and come to work as soon as possible.

After giving some instructions, Su Zhe parted ways with An Xin and took the baby home.

Back home, he sat in front of the computer and opened the auction website. It had been about 3 hours since the golden-headed box turtles were put up for auction. Su Zhe looked at the bids and saw that both pairs of golden-headed box turtles had received many offers, with the highest bid currently at 500,000 yuan.

This price satisfied Su Zhe, as it had reached his ideal price. However, there were still 5 hours left before the auction ended, so there was still room for the price to rise. Therefore, he did not plan to end the auction yet.

Su Zhe briefly looked at the comments and then closed the auction page. He browsed through the past auction items on the website, wanting to understand the prices of pets to decide what to exchange. After all, even if the golden-headed box turtles were sold, it still wouldn't be enough to reach 3 million yuan.

After browsing and considering his points, Su Zhe had already decided what to exchange. He opened the pet exchange mall and searched for the animal he wanted: the blue-and-gold macaw.

The blue-and-gold macaw has bright blue feathers and a large, hook-like beak. It can grow up to four feet long with a wingspan of up to four feet. The beak is black, and the skin around the eyes and the lower part of the beak is yellow. The blue-and-gold macaw is the largest species in the parrot family, with adult blue-and-gold macaws reaching up to 100 cm in length and weighing 1.4 to 1.7 kilograms. Their wingspan can exceed 130 cm, and they can live up to 60 years.

The gender of blue-and-gold macaws is generally indistinguishable by appearance, but females are usually more slender. Due to overdevelopment in agriculture and livestock, the habitat of blue-and-gold macaws has been severely damaged. Additionally, the large-scale capture of parrots by humans has led to a continuous decline in their numbers, making it difficult to increase their population.

Because blue-and-gold macaws are sociable, playful, and intelligent, they are particularly eye-catching, making their prices rise and making them rare in the market.

Su Zhe chose to exchange for blue-and-gold macaws, specifically newly hatched chicks. Since he could choose the gender of already hatched animals, he chose to exchange for chicks rather than eggs. He spent 12 points to exchange for 2 blue-and-gold macaws, one male and one female, and his points were now depleted.

After confirming, a beam of light shot out from his brow, and when the light disappeared, two small creatures appeared on the table in front of him. They were completely bald, with pink skin, and their eyes were still closed, making it impossible to tell they were blue-and-gold macaws.

Su Zhe gently placed the two small creatures in his hands. They were still very young and could easily die, so he input 10 points of divine power into each blue-and-gold macaw.

After absorbing the divine power, the blue-and-gold macaws began to open their eyes, and feathers started to grow on their bald bodies. They gradually stood up on their own.

Soon, the 10 points of divine power were completely absorbed by the blue-and-gold macaws. At this point, they had beautiful, bright, and almost indigo blue feathers, no longer bald. They could also fly, although with great difficulty and not very high.

Su Zhe estimated that the blue-and-gold macaws, after absorbing 10 points of divine power, were about 3 months old. Animals that were exchanged or had absorbed divine power were generally more intelligent and obedient to Su Zhe, a fact he had already proven.

Despite being very young, these two blue-and-gold macaws would not fly around without Su Zhe's permission. Therefore, Su Zhe was not worried about them flying away.

In the room, Su Zhe began to teach the two blue-and-gold macaws to speak. Generally, parrots trained professionally can speak, but they can only say simple phrases and not many of them. A purebred blue-and-gold macaw can sell for around 200,000 yuan.

However, Su Zhe did not plan to sell the two blue-and-gold macaws as ordinary ones. He intended to cultivate them into premium blue-and-gold macaws to maximize their value. Su Zhe had the ability to do this because these two blue-and-gold macaws were already the best of their kind, and he had the help of divine power.

In the room, he taught the blue-and-gold macaws word by word, starting with the simplest phrases. Although Su Zhe was not a professional, by the time it was dark, the blue-and-gold macaws had already learned basic conversation, knowing more than ordinary parrots. Other parrots would take months of training, but Su Zhe had only spent a few hours.