Chapter 11: Desperate Situation
After a bleak cold rain, the bleak night finally passed.
In a flower shop on Renai Road, a slender figure is wiping a smooth glass vase. A morning light is cast on the bottle, revealing a brilliant brilliance.
"I'm sorry, excuse meβ" The silence was broken by the appearance of a male voice, and the person who was working could see beads of sweat on the man's forehead when he turned his head.
"What do you need, sir?"
Ye Xiaojing's polite voice stopped abruptly after seeing the face of the person who came, and she shouted happily: "Ah Wei, why are you?" β
Xu Dawei's voice was still as cheerful as before: "Hehe, Ye Xiaojing, the address of your home is really not easy to inquire, I asked a lot of people on the street where you live, and then I met a grandmother who went downstairs to take out the garbage and knew that you came here to work!" β
As he spoke, he habitually scratched his head and seemed to hesitate for a moment, before he continued: "Long time no see! Ye Xiaojing, are you okay? β
Ye Xiaojing lowered her head gloomily: "Ah Wei, thank you for coming to see me!" β
Ye Xiaojing's sad appearance made Xu Dawei very uneasy, he waved his hands in a panic, and said in a loud voice: "Xiaojing, don't be sad, I believe you are innocent, really!" β
This sentence made Ye Xiaojing's eyes light up: "You, do you really believe it?" But, but Iβ"
"Of course, how could you be so innocent and do such a thing? It's a pity that I, Xu Dawei, am just a chef who makes pastries, so I can't help you talk, otherwise-"
Xu Dawei also sighed, but immediately regained his boldness: "In short, Xiaojing, don't be sad, the pure one is self-purifying, I believe there will be a day to prove your innocence!" β
Xu Dawei's unconditional trust comforted Ye Xiaojing's heart a lot, and she showed a rare smile in the past few days: "Ah Wei, thank you for trusting me so much!" β
Ye Xiaojing's innocent smile made Xu Dawei lose his mind for a while, he was stunned for a long time, and then said: "Xiaojing, you smile so beautifully!" β
"Ahh
Xu Dawei's words made Ye Xiaojing's heart feel a little uneasy, "Could it be that Ah Wei is right to her?" No, you can't! Let's not say that her heart has already been lost in someone's body, even if she doesn't, it won't work, the debts of their family that can't be paid off in a lifetime have left her and her sister with no way out in their lives, how can she drag down an innocent person again? β
Xu Dawei didn't know what Ye Xiaojing was thinking at all, he only knew that he would be able to see this girl again from now on, since she left the Guan family, he seemed to have lost his soul, and he was always worried about her in his heart. There are frequent mistakes in making dim sum, and I almost let the supervisor fire the squid.
So, Xu Dawei said hesitantly: "Xiaojing, I, I want to ask you something?" β
This question made Ye Xiaojing's heart skip a beat, she involuntarily lowered her head, and her speech became stammering: "Ah Wei, what, what's the matter?" β
If Xu Dawei confessed to her now, how would she answer?
"Xiaojing, in the future, well, can I come to see you often in the future?"
This sentence made Ye Xiaojing breathe a long sigh of relief, and she deliberately said in a relaxed and playful tone: "Ah Wei, we are friends, how could I not welcome it?" Be sure to come back often when you have time, and bring your pastries with you! β
Ye Xiaojing's answer obviously disappointed Xu Dawei, but he was quickly relieved: "Okay, then it's decided!" β
"Hmm!"
Unknowingly, Ye Xiaojing has been working in a flower shop for more than a month, and on this day, after getting the first salary of her new job, Ye Xiaojing looked at the night and planned to go to the market.
At the beginning of the day, there are only a few diners at the food stalls in the market, but the food vendors are already shouting and preparing for another lively nightlife in the city.
Ye Xiaojing walked all the way, and all kinds of snacks came into view, such as Danzi noodles, meat soup noodles, pig blood cakes, and roasted fairy grass......
From time to time, the aroma of food wafted into her nose, and she couldn't help but swallow; When passing by a food stall selling ginger ducks, Ye Xiaojing stopped, the weather is a little cold today, and ginger duck soup is the best way to drive away the cold.
When she walked out of the bazaar, a cold wind suddenly blew, Ye Xiaojing's whole body shrank for a moment, she held the food bag in her hand, and couldn't help but speed up her pace. When she returned to the apartment, Ye Xiaojing was surprised to find that Ye Xiaoman had actually returned.
"Sister, are you back? It's so cold today, I just bought ginger duck at the market, hurry up and eat it! Ye Xiaojing touched the bag, it was still very hot.
Ye Xiaoman sat motionless on the sofa, as if she hadn't heard anything.
After placing the chopsticks, Ye Xiaojing realized that something was wrong with her sister, "Sister, what's wrong with you?" β
Ye Xiaoman didn't speak, her face looked bad.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Uncomfortable? Don't scare me! "Since she was a child, Ye Xiaojing has never seen her sister look so depressed, she is really frightened.
It seemed that she heard her sister's voice, Ye Xiaoman finally reacted, she slowly raised her head, and looked at the wall with a somewhat dull gaze, "Xiaojing, my sister is unemployed-"
"Unemployed?"
Ye Xiaojing was stunned, but then comforted: "It's okay sister, you can find another job if you don't have it!" β
"Nope! This time it's different, you don't understand-" Ye Xiaoman sighed deeply and told her what happened today.
Just this morning, the boss of Ye Xiaoman's company suddenly called her who was working, and said in a euphemistic tone that he wanted to dismiss her. Ye Xiaoman asked the reason, but the boss showed a very embarrassed look and signaled her not to ask more; And when she went to the two companies where she had been working part-time, the person in charge of the company told her that she would dissolve the partnership.
"How so?!" Ye Xiaojing said in surprise.
"And that's not all!" Ye Xiaoman smiled bitterly, "After I was fired, I immediately contacted several companies that had business dealings, wanting to ask if they were short of people, but they were rejected without exception. It is not known exactly what the cause was, but there is definitely a reason for this. β
"So what do we do now?" Ye Xiaojing frowned, her current salary, after paying the rent, is only enough for their most basic living expenses, without those few incomes, how can she deal with those creditors?
I really didn't expect that their lives had just improved a little, and then they were hit so hard.
Ye Xiaoman looked tired, it happened too suddenly, and she didn't know what to do for a while. She thought for a while before she said, "I'll look for a job tomorrow, but now that it's approaching the end of the year, many companies don't accept people, and I don't know if I can find it." β
Ye Xiaojing nodded and said, "Hmm! Sister, don't be in a hurry, you can find it slowly. I have a paycheck today, and we will save some money for the rest of the day, and there will be no problem! β
In the flower shop, Ye Xiaojing was carefully cutting flower branches.
At this time, it has been two weeks since Ye Xiaoman lost his job, and the weather in Taipei has become colder and colder; But for some reason, no company has been willing to accept Ye Xiaoman, even if sometimes the intention of employing people has been reached, it will inevitably regret it in two days.
Under such circumstances, Ye Xiaojing's current job has become the only source of income for the two sisters, and she must not lose this job!
It may be because of the approaching Spring Festival, the business of the flower shop is much better than usual, so Ye Xiaojing has to go home late almost every day these days.
"Sister, I'm back!"
"You must be hungry when you come back so late, right? Come to Xiaojing, let's eat quickly. Ye Xiaoman brought out the food from the kitchen - now they only have two vegetarian dishes per meal because of financial difficulties, but even this kind of two-course vegetarian dish may not last long.
After dinner, looking at her sister who was immersed in weaving, Ye Xiaojing thought for a while and said, "Sister, have you ever considered asking Uncle Wan for help with work?" I think he should have a wide range of contacts, and maybe there will be a suitable job introduction. β
Ye Xiaoman raised his head, thought for a while, and said, "You have a point, I'll try it with him tomorrow." β