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At three o'clock in the afternoon, the long-distance bus came off the provincial road and continued to travel along the county road.
In the dimly lit cabin, Lin Xu held onto the handrail, leaning against the seat with one shoulder, making room for the large hemp bag hanging overhead.
The burlap bag is the luggage of the mother and daughter in the back seat. Inside, hard objects roll around like onions or potatoes. Lin Xu suspects that if these things fall out, they will give him a concussion. His phone vibrates again, and he uses one hand to fish it out.
"What's going on?"
"The game has started, Lin Xu, where are you?"
"Speak, speak."
"I'm telling you, this time I've gone too far. The leader said he'll take care of you and your surname."
......
Lin Xu calmly scrolled through a pile of unread messages, accurately finding the very last one on WeChat with the nickname " sister Bai," and tapped on it with her fingertip.
sister Bai is the new employer of Lin Xu, who runs a supermarket and urgently needs a cashier who can operate the computer for the night shift. The job includes meals and accommodation, with a monthly salary of 3200 yuan.
Yesterday, his cousin just got Lin Xu in touch with this place. Early in the morning, he packed up and fled to the Leshui city by bus. He was afraid that if he waited another day, this perfect job would be gone. After all, he has no experience and only a high school education.
When he boarded the bus, he inexplicably began to feel melancholic. The noisy passengers, the mixed air, and even the grating local accent made him feel extremely uncomfortable. He doubted his sanity for coming to such a place.
" sister Bai " said she was at the parking lot and asked how much longer. "Lin Xu" lowered his eyes and tapped the nine-grid key with his fingertips, saying, "Right away."
sister Bai just returned "Hard work.", and then received a call from chess team teammate Yang Tianyuan. Lin Xu didn't want to listen to anyone's questioning, so he turned off his phone directly. After thinking for a while, he decided to take out the SIM card and break it, then inserted it into the dirty sponge cushion in the front seat, as a way to bid farewell to the past completely.
The chubby boy next to him glared at him with a mouthful of spicy strips.
Lin Xu turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
Little Pang raised his head and said, "Our teacher told us that we shouldn't litter in public places!"
Several people looked over at the sound, and Lin Xu felt a jump in his heart, so he took out the card and put it in his pocket. The car suddenly slammed on the brakes, and the half-eaten spicy strips from Little Fatty spilled onto Lin Xu's black hoodies. The burlap sack on the roof also fell down, accompanied by the screams of the mother and daughter in the back seat. The driver shouted in the local dialect that they had arrived at the station.
Leshui is a livable small town, nestled in the mountains and by the water. The air quality consistently ranks first in the province, but there is almost no modern industry, so the population is sparse and the infrastructure is so old that even the locals are fed up with it.
Leshui is a free parking lot across from the passenger station in the east. The ground is uneven with bare yellow soil, covered with crisscrossing tire tracks. In a white Passat at the outer edge of the lot, Bai Jiachen and his cousin Song Yi are waiting for someone.
Because it was still early, the girl was playing a mobile game, her forehead resting on the steering wheel, her hair brushed to the sides, staring at the phone without moving her eyes. The co-pilot Song Yi couldn't help but ask, "Sis, can you call him again and ask where he is?"
"No, I can't. I just asked half an hour ago," Bai Jiachen refused.
"Please, just one more game," pleaded Bai Jiachen.
Sighing, Bai Jiachen looked at his younger brother and said, "Xiao Yi, you know the signal is not good here. I've died five times already, and it finally stopped lagging this time."
Song Yi Born with a worrisome fate, she fretted, "But what if he arrives early..."
"It's not possible."
Bai Jiachen lit up the screen and said seriously, "Even if we take a bus at this time, it will still take 40 minutes, even if we fly. Xiao Yi, be quiet and let me finish this game..."
"Sister, sister..."
Bai Jiachen was grabbed by Song Yi and Xiao Huang instantly delivered to the monster's mouth.
After six consecutive defeats, Bai Jiachen clutched his chest, struggling to catch his breath.
Raising her eyes, she noticed a young man standing outside the window at some point, backlit, carrying a black travel bag, looking down at the siblings through the half-pane of glass.
"You are Bai..."
Sister couldn't bring herself to say that name, Lin Xu. The face in front of her was truly youthful, with a round chin, arched eyebrows, big eyes, and several marks across the forehead, clearly from the steering wheel due to the fair skin, which turned red at the slightest touch.
Bai Jiachen rubbed the corner of his eye and sullenly asked, "Why didn't you call first when you arrived?"
eye contactColliding across the space.
One second, two seconds...
Lin Xu saw Bai Jiachen pursing her lips, and thought about the guilt of turning off her phone. Plus, she was feeling dizzy from being hit on the head with a sack, so she opened the back seat door and got in the car.
Bai Jiachen, who had completed the important task of picking someone up, didn't say much. After all, she had picked up the person. She fixed her hair, started the engine, and glanced at her uncle's new employee in the rearview mirror.
black hoodies, black earphone cable, black face mask outline the undulating mountains, revealing a pair of eyes as cold as spring water and porcelain-like skin.
Rare beauty.
Bai Jiachen has made up her mind.
After all, it's difficult to draw the bones once the skin is outlined. Men with good bone structure usually don't have bad looks, but she's a little worried that if someone looks too good, whether they can stay put and work in the shop is a problem. She's seen too many young people who have lofty aspirations but lack practical skills.
At the same time, Lin Xu also calmly assessed Bai Jiachen. He heard from his cousin yesterday that the new employer is pregnant with a second child and cannot stay up late to watch the store, but he didn't expect her first child to be so unusually large.
This child must be in junior high school, but the mother looks like she just came of age.
Perhaps in this small county town, it's common for girls to get married before reaching the legal age?
What kind of place did his cousin find for him after all?
Two people each harboring their own thoughts, they encountered a red light head-on. Bai Jiachen pulled the handbrake and considerately said, "You understand the job clearly, right? Do you need me to explain it again?" Lin Xu met his turned face and replied, "No need."
Bai Jiachen held the steering wheel with a slight tilt of his head: "Three meals a day, accommodation with air conditioning and private bathroom, and the salary is as we agreed before. It might not be much in a big city, but it's quite good here. And if business is good, there's also a commission."
"Mm."
Lin Xu Leaning to look out the window, the scenery glides by like swimming fish.
Bai Jiachen I don't know if he is satisfied or dissatisfied in the end.
She continued, "What's rare is that our boss is especially kind and easy to talk to. If you have any other needs, feel free to speak up."
"Mm."
"You always respond with 'hmm' and 'hmm'. Don't you have anything else to ask? This is your own job. If you just want to work for a couple of months and then leave, don't waste our time."
Being hit where it hurts, Lin Xu was shocked, but didn't show it on the surface: "You've misunderstood. I never thought about leaving in two months. This job is very important to me."
"Really?" Bai Jiachen expressed doubt.
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