I believe that Sister Liu is a good person, so anyone who bullies her must be a bad egg.
I asked, "Who is that person? Why are you afraid of her?" My voice was stiff and direct.
Sister Liu looked startled by my demeanor, glancing at me with a hint of fear. "What do you want to do?"
"I want to beat her up!" I said, glaring.
Sister Liu suddenly laughed, tears glistening in her eyes. "You're still young; you'll understand when you grow up."
During this time, I often stayed with Sister Liu instead of at the Funeral Home, while Sister Hong continued to pay me my salary without fail each month, which made me feel quite uneasy. Especially since the shop had been very busy lately.
I expressed my thoughts to Sister Hong: "Sister, why don't you just deduct my salary for the days I'm not here..."
Sister Hong patted my head. "What are you thinking, little brat? Do you think I care about that little bit of money?"
I lowered my head. "Even if you don’t mind, I’m worried that Uncle Ming and the other colleagues might have opinions (Brother Biao definitely won’t; we’ve been through fire together as revolutionary comrades)..."
Sister Hong advised me, "If you really feel bad about it, I have an idea."
I looked up. " He Wei it?"
Sister Hong teased, "Just ask everyone for a signed photo of Sister Liu; they definitely won’t have any objections."
That was a good idea. After spending this time together, my relationship with Sister Liu had grown increasingly close, almost like family.
After some time of treatment, her health gradually improved. We dressed up again and went to the hospital for a check-up, and the results showed that her cervical erosion was effectively controlled, and both her breast hyperplasia and uterine fibroids were improving as well.
We were all very happy. Sister Liu looked at me with deep gratitude: "Xiao Lin Brothers, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I don’t know what I would be like now."
I shook my head. "Sister Liu, no need to be polite; it's what I should do."
That day, to show her gratitude, Sister Liu invited me to stay for dinner. I hesitated for a moment but agreed. Sister Liu personally cooked a lavish spread for us.
In my impression, she was the kind of woman who wouldn’t lift a finger in the kitchen.
During dinner, Sister Liu kept serving me dishes and chatting away. She shared many stories about her acting career and life experiences while I also opened up about some of mine. We talked happily as if we were old friends or siblings.
After dinner, Sister Liu took out a check: "Xiao Lin Brothers, this is just a small token of appreciation; I hope you'll accept it."
I glanced at the check and shook my head. "Sister Liu, I can't accept this."
Liu Ru Yan looked a bit surprised. "Why? Did I offer too little?"
I chuckled. "No, it's just too much. Sister Hong at the company is still paying me a salary, so it wouldn't be appropriate to take so much from you."
Sister Liu seemed intrigued. "Who is Sister Hong? Is she your boss?"
I confirmed that she was.
Without waiting for my response, Sister Liu shoved the check into my hands. "That scum has taken over a million from me; why can't I spend my own money on my friends? Take it, or else I'll get angry!"
The amount on the check had a "1" followed by five zeros.
Seeing me accept it, Sister Liu became even happier. "That's more like it!"
Now that I had the money, I felt it would be a bit excessive to make any further requests. Just as I hesitated, Sister Liu playfully poked me with her chopsticks. "Speak up! Don't beat around the bush."
I mentioned that Sister Hong and the others wanted some signatures.
Sister Liu laughed uncontrollably. "If it were outside, I really wouldn't dare agree because there are too many fans... Don't think that celebrities lack warmth just because they greet fans and leave; if they don't leave, they'd be exhausted trying to sign everything."
As she spoke, she opened a drawer and pulled out a stack of her promotional photos. She carefully wrote her name on each one in front of me and even asked for the names of her colleagues to write "For XXX" on them.
Once she finished signing, she handed them to me and said, "Introduce me to Sister Hong sometime."
I agreed, thinking Sister Liu was just saying that casually.
The next day at work, I distributed the photos according to the names.
Brother Biao held one up to his mouth. "Wow, this is amazing!"
Brother Quan, Hui Ge, and Brother Jun—colleagues who usually didn't interact much with me—looked equally surprised.
"Nice job, Xiao Lin! You managed to get Sister Liu's signed photos!"
"Wow, she even wrote my name! This is a custom edition!"
As Uncle Ming came down, Brother Jun, feeling bold due to his seniority, said with a grin, "Boss, you don't follow stars; can I have this photo?"
Uncle Ming looked at the writing on the back of the photo and tightly gripped it in his hand. "You wish! My daughter and your aunt are both her die-hard fans!"
Sister Hong descended in her high heels. "What's all this noise? I could hear you from the third floor!"
Brother Quan snatched the photo with Sister Hong's name from my hands. "Boss, look! This is a gift from Sister Liu!"
I said, "Sister Liu asked me to introduce you all."
Sister Hong and everyone exclaimed, "Wow!"
I didn't quite understand: Is the 100,000 yuan in my pocket that appealing?
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