Santana 2000 stopped in the middle of Jianguo Road, and I saw a small bookstore with a sign hanging on it in a row of storefronts on the roadside, called "Xunwei Bookstore". Zheng Jianye parked the car, turned around and said to me enthusiastically: "Brother Tang, this is the small bookstore I opened, the façade is very small, hehe!" Let's go down and see! ”

He said that he pushed the door down first, and Zhao Yanjin and I also came down one after another. Zheng Jianye took the lead and walked to the door of the bookstore, and began to shout: "Xiaomin, I found someone for you, are you satisfied?" ”

I followed to the door of the bookstore, and saw a sleepy young woman behind a cash register by the glass door glanced up at Zheng Jianye, and then her eyes shot at me. I saw that she was twenty-six or seventeen years old, and her appearance was still passable. is that there are several golden lights on the body, which makes him particularly fond of dressing up. She casually greeted Zhao Yanjin, who was following me, with a smile: "Yo! Xiao Zhao, are you here too? ”

Zhao Yanjin smiled: "Sister-in-law! Your old Zheng said that you are too tired to look at the store, so you have to find a successor. No, I immediately found one for you as soon as I heard about it. This brother used to be my colleague, he is very real, his name is Tang Qian, Lao Zheng is quite satisfied with it, sister-in-law, what do you think? ”

The young woman walked out from behind the cash register, slapped Zheng Jianye lightly, and said slightly: "Are you chewing the root of your tongue again?" Then, without waiting for him to speak, he looked me up and down again.

I don't know whether to call her sister-in-law or the boss, because I am friends with Lao Zhao, but not Zheng Jianye. Considering that she will be my employer, I still call her: "Hello eldest sister, my name is Tang Qian!" The Tang of the Tang Dynasty, the relocation of the relocation. ”

The young woman smiled and said, "You call me eldest sister?" Am I older than you? ”

I was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say. The young woman turned back to her husband and said, "Okay, that's it!" Xiao Zhao, don't we believe it yet? Look at this little Tang man is also full of honesty, I have no opinion. ”

Zheng Jianye smiled and said: "Now you can be relieved, of course you have no opinion!" He called me and Zhao Yanjin outside the store and began to talk about the specific work: "Old Zhao, Brother Tang, since my daughter-in-law has no opinion, then it will be decided." I'm usually very busy at work, I almost don't care about things in the store, my daughter-in-law loves to play, and she can't sit still in the store, so this store will ask Brother Tang in the future. In fact, it is not very complicated to look at the store, that is, to collect money, and then pay attention to whether anyone has stolen the book. Some specific details, my daughter-in-law will teach you slowly. ”

Lao Zhao said: "You can rest assured if you learn these things, and the old Tang people are not stupid." But since we have decided to use him, our brother has settled the accounts, you have to give his salary a certain amount, how can you not wronged my friend, right? ”

Zheng Jianye said: "That's that!" However, the small shop I opened can't make a few dollars a month, and I can't afford to pay too high a salary, and if it's too little, you can't get over Lao Zhao's face. Otherwise, I will give 800 monthly salary in the first two months, and I will increase it a little bit according to the situation after a long time, what do you think? ”

Lao Zhao was not happy when he heard it, and said, "Eight hundred yuan? Less, right? It's not enough to eat alone, how can you support your family? I said Lao Zheng, you can't be too picky! ”

I don't think such a small bookstore can make much money in a year. If you have to pay rent and taxes, it's not realistic to give me another salary of one or two thousand. And I can't stay here for too long, mainly because I want to have a place for me to do something before I find a suitable new job, so that my time is not wasted.

So I stretched out my hand and pulled Zhao Yanjin and said to Zheng Jianye: "No problem, then when can I come to work?" When Zheng Jianye heard that I agreed, he said happily: "You can do it now!" My daughter-in-law is tired of doing it for a long time, and the sooner you take over, the better. Wait a minute, I'll explain it to her. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and ran into the store again, Zhao Yanjin said, "Old Tang, look, I said that the salary will not be very high, right?" But I didn't expect it to be so low, and you're willing to do it? ”

I smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not here, I'm willing to hear you say it's a bookstore." Just take advantage of this free time to read more books to enrich yourself, I don't care about the amount of salary. ”

Zhao Yanjin shook his head and sighed: "That's right, but you have to get by?" What can I do with 800 yuan a month? ”

I turned my head and said, "Although the money is small, I still want to thank you for helping me again when I was in trouble." By the way, I'm going to pay you back 2,000 dollars. I took my wallet out of my pocket and was ready to count the money and pay him back.

Zhao Yanjin hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop my movements, and said seriously: "Hey! You're out of sight, aren't you? I don't lack this money now, and besides, I also know that you kid doesn't have any savings, and the salary here is so small, you might as well keep it. When you really have enough money, it's not too late to pay it back to me. ”

I thought about it for a while, as soon as the two thousand yuan were returned, I really didn't have any money in hand, Xu Shu said that she would return the 1,800 yuan that her sister had cheated to me, but then there was no movement, I am afraid that I would have forgotten it all a long time ago. My current job is only 800 yuan a month, and I have to pay for my family's monthly utility bills, gas bills, telephone bills, property management fees, etc., which is really not enough. Lao Zhao has an iron relationship with me, and I don't need to slap my swollen face and become fat, so I'm pretending to be polite to him.

So I took my wallet back and said, "Okay! If you are not in a hurry to use it, then I will pay you back later! ”

At this time, Zheng Jianye came out of the bookstore again and said to me: "Brother Tang, my daughter-in-law said that you can learn from her now, you can go in!" I'm going to work soon, I don't have time to talk to you more, anyway, my daughter-in-law will teach you, so that's it? ”

I nodded and agreed, and Zheng Jianye said to Zhao Yanjin again: "Old Zhao, are you leaving?" Do you want me to send you? ”

Zhao Yanjin said: "Okay, I'm going to work too." After saying that, he turned around and instructed me a few more words, and then got in the car with Zheng Jianye and left.

Watching Santana leave quickly, I turned around and walked into the bookstore again. Zheng Jianye's wife greeted me very warmly, and I started to work officially.

In my observation, this Xunwei bookstore is indeed very small, the store is rectangular, except for the door, there are bookshelves on three sides, full of all kinds of books. However, although the sparrow is small, it also has all kinds of organs. All kinds of books on the shelves are divided into political and economic, reference books, novels, biographies, and so on. There are also two long tables in the middle of the store, which are full of all kinds of discounted books, with ten yuan on one side and five yuan on the other, which seem to be very old books that no one has bought at a discounted price.

In a conversation with the proprietress I learned that her surname is Zhuang, her single name is a Min character, and she is from H Province like her husband. Since her husband moved to City B two years ago, she came with him. She doesn't have a job herself, and three months ago she bought the store from someone else and started a small business. However, she herself said that her surname is very active and she can't stay in the store, so she has to ask someone to help look after the store.

The job of looking at the store is really simple, that is, the customer selects the money and collects the money, there is a computer behind the cashier, which can access the Internet, but it is dialed by phone, and the network speed is extremely slow. Usually, the main function is to manage books, and each copy sold must be registered and verified on the computer. After I watched it two or three times, I basically knew what to do.

The hostess told me some details, such as opening at 8 a.m. and not closing until 8 p.m. If you want to eat, you can call a few restaurants to order takeout, but I have to pay for it myself. Another example is where is the power supply, where is the light switch, where is the toilet・・・・・・

Half a day passed quickly, and I initially estimated that the bookstore's business was indeed not very good, and only about a dozen books were sold in one afternoon. The proprietress Zhuang Min is not only active, but also very talkative, and likes to ask questions. After half a day's work, she asked me all some personal questions about my age, date of birth, physiognomy, where I lived, whether I had a girlfriend, what school I graduated from, what major I studied, where I used to work, why I quit my job, and so on. She also took the initiative to tell me about her age, physiognomy, hobbies, etc., and I couldn't listen to it. It didn't take half a day for me to get to know me like something, although she was a year younger than me, but she kept "Little Don! Don Jr.! "Call me. Given that she's the boss, my employer, I can't help it.

I don't talk much, but I take some of the things the hostess says to heart. Soon I tried to handle a few money collection transactions, and it was very simple and nothing wrong. The proprietress looked at it and said with a smile that it seems that as long as it takes another half a day, she can rest assured that the whole store will be in my hands.

In the evening, I received a call from Hua Jingjing: "Tang Qian, I'm off work." You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll pick you up! ”

I hurriedly walked outside the store with my mobile phone and said, "I'm still working, I'm afraid I won't have time to meet you, I'll talk about it another day." ”

"What? Are you working? Who are you fooling? You're sleeping in the morning, and you're getting a job in the afternoon? ”

"I didn't lie to you! It is indeed the job I just got today, which was introduced by a friend of mine. I'm still at work! ”

"I don't believe it! What work dinner is not allowed to eat? Tell me about it! ”

"It's a bookstore, and I help watch the store to collect money!"

"A bookstore? You've been looking for this job for a long time? Hum! I don't believe it! Where is your bookstore? I'll come over and take a look. ”

"Don't! Auntie, don't come to make trouble, the bookstore proprietress is also here, I came to an acquaintance to look for me on the first day of work, she will be unhappy! ”

"Yo! Or a female boss? No way! I'm going to come over and have a look, you tell me the address, or I'll go up to your house and wait for you, tell your parents that I am their future daughter-in-law, and see how you explain! Hum! ”

My head was big, and I said hurriedly: "Auntie, just let me go, I said that I didn't lie to you, I didn't lie to you." I'm really working, what's the point of you coming over and seeing? ”

"How is it boring? I just want to buy a few books to read, isn't it good to come over and take care of your business? Do you say it or not? If you can't tell it, then it's proof you're lying, and if you lie to me, huh! Do you know what the consequences are? ”

I found that since Hua Jingjing confessed her love to me, I couldn't get the upper hand with her anymore. No matter what she earns, she takes out a woman's unreasonable skills, and she can't cope with it with conventional tricks at all. And the fact that she likes me seems to have become a reason for me to lose, and I just can't fight her as hard as before.

I had no choice but to say: "If you really don't believe it, then come and see, the address is on Jianguo Road・・・・・・ I looked back at the house number, and continued: "No. 1428, the store name is Xunwei Bookstore." But I can tell you, you are not allowed to mistreat me when you come, and it is better to pretend that you don't know me. If you cost me my job, I won't spare you. ”

"Hah! Just your job? As for it? ”

"Anyway, that's all here, you can do it yourself!" I immediately took my phone back and walked back to the store. I happened to see the proprietress calling for takeout, and when she saw me come in, she asked me, "Xiao Tang, do you want fried rice?" Or donburi? ”

I said, "Fried rice!" ”

The proprietress immediately ordered two servings of Yangzhou fried rice, and I went to tidy up the bookshelves that had been messed up by customers. Fifteen minutes later, the takeaway was delivered, and I wanted to pay first, but I was stopped by the proprietress and said, "Xiao Tang, today is your first day at work, and I will invite you to this meal." ”

I was about to excuse myself when I heard a snort from someone in front of the store, and then walked behind me and into the bookstore. This voice is so familiar to me, I looked back and saw that it was Hua Jingjing who came. She had a serious face, pretending to look in front of the bookshelf, and didn't even look at me.

I pretended not to know her, sat down solemnly, and ate my fried rice.

After the proprietress paid for the meal, while eating with me, she always looked at Hua Jingjing with her eyes, and then secretly said to me: "Xiao Tang, look at that woman, that coat on her body is Versace, I have seen it in fashion magazines, I'm afraid it will cost thousands of dollars?" Wow! I really envy me! ”

Of course, I knew that the clothes Hua Jingjing was wearing would not be cheap, so I didn't look back and said, "Really?" I didn't study the costumes, so I couldn't see it. ”

The proprietress said again: "And this woman is very beautiful, she is dressed so well, I'm afraid that some kind of little lover is raised by the big boss?" Alas! It's good that a woman is young and beautiful these days! It is really envious to let rich people raise it, eat and drink well, dress well and don't have to work. If I were as beautiful as her, I would have to work so hard to sell books here? ”

I couldn't hold back my laughter, I didn't dare to answer the boss's words, for fear that Hua Jingjing would hear about it and make trouble, so I just buried my head in eating my Yangzhou fried rice. Not long after, a stack of books was placed in front of the cash register, and Hua Jingjing stood next to me and said to the proprietress with a smile: "Boss, how much is it?" ”

(To be continued)