After separating from Liu Wei in the afternoon, Yanqing went home.

My brother has already taken a vacation, and he is lying in bed and sleeping.

Grandma frowned and asked, "Why did you lose your phone?" ”

Yanqing's palms were sweaty, she didn't want her family to worry about her at school, so she deliberately lied, "Maybe I put it in my pants pocket and didn't pay attention when I was jumping." ”

Grandma shook her head, "If you're so careless, your mother knows it's time to talk about you again." ”

Yan Qing said sensibly: "I know, I know that it is not easy for my mother to make money, so I plan to buy my own mobile phone." ”

Grandma was a little surprised when she heard this: "How can you buy a mobile phone yourself, you can get thousands of yuan, where can you get so much money from a girl's family." To be clear, you can't do those things that are immoral, we must be poor and have backbone. ”

Yan Qing looked at her grandmother and couldn't laugh a little, "Grandma, where do you want to go, is your granddaughter that kind of person?" ”

"Then how do you buy your own phone?"

"I got a winter break job as a waiter in a fast-food restaurant for 80 yuan a day. From tomorrow until the start of school, I can earn more than 3,000 yuan. ”

Grandma counted the days in her mouth, and said to Yanqing: "There are less than twenty days to celebrate the New Year, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it will snow heavily after a while, can you stand it?" ”

Yan Qing replied confidently: "Don't be afraid, we work indoors and won't be cold." ”

"What about food and shelter?"

"Eat and live."

Grandma also had the same expression as Liu Wei this morning, "Your work-study is good, it's just ......"

Before Grandma finished speaking, there was a sound from her younger brother inside, and she stood up reflexively, "I'll take a look." ”

The younger brother opened his eyes and saw that Yan Qing was so happy, his sleepiness was swept away, and he jumped up to hug Yan Qing.

Grandma said with emotion: "It's still a brother and sister of the same mother." ”

The younger brother immediately showed off to her and said, "Sister, my grandmother and I went to my uncle's house. ”

Yan Qing smiled: "Really, when did you go?" ”

The younger brother pondered his head, and his grandmother replied for him, "The day before yesterday, your uncle had a birthday. ”

Yan Qing asked: "Haohao, did you say happy birthday to your uncle?" ”

"Anyway, my uncle gave me a big red envelope."

This is not unexpected, the uncle has always been generous to them, although it is his own birthday, but the younger brother goes, the uncle will not let the younger brother go home empty-handed.

Hao Hao pouted, "My cousin doesn't seem to like me, and he doesn't play with me much." ”

Yan Qing looked at his grandmother and thought to himself how could his younger brother feel this way when he was only five years old, something must have happened.

Grandma said: "No wonder the child, the child is only a few years old, they are all taught by adults, your uncle is usually busy, and the child is taken care of by that woman." ”

The grandmother called her daughter-in-law not by her name, but by the woman, and the grandmother was too dissatisfied with her aunt in her heart. In this way, Yan Qing also understands why her brother said this, and why her grandmother will have that emotion when she sees her coming out with her brother in her arms.

She comforted: "Haohao, it's not that my cousin doesn't like you, it's just that you rarely see each other, and my cousin is more introverted." ”

The younger brother nodded understandingly, grabbed her hand with a smile and said, "And my sister, it's enough for my sister to like me." ”

Yan Qing's heart was churning, whether it was for herself or for such a young brother who relied on her and believed in her like this, she had to work hard to earn money and work hard to change.

When he saw the boy from the neighbor's house next door, the younger brother immediately broke free from her hand and ran out.

Yan Qing sat down and asked, "What else did Grandma have to say just now?" ”

"It's the first time you're working in society, and you have to be more mindful."

Yan Qing smiled in her heart, although it was the first job in society, but this was not a flood beast, grandma couldn't help but worry too much, except for one of the girls in the store who looked slightly older than her, the others were smaller than her, would she be afraid of those little sisters? Although she thought so, she still promised: "Grandma, don't worry, I will take good care of myself." ”

Yan Qing asked again: "Do you think my mother will agree?" ”

"You are so sensible, you know that it is too late for your mother to be happy when you know how to reduce the burden on the family."

……

It's cold, and my mom has to come back a little early in the evening today.

Yan Qing's fart greeted him and said, "Mom, you're back." ”

The mother was very happy to see her daughter back, and her tired and tired smile turned into a smile.

When her mother sat down, she said straight to the point: "Mom, my phone has been dropped." Mom immediately looked up at her with wide eyes. But I got a winter vacation job, and I plan to earn my own money to buy a mobile phone. ”

When her mother heard her say this, her pupils narrowed a little, and she asked the same way, "What are you doing?" ”

"Waiter."

"Where's the salary?"

"Eighty dollars a day."

"Work hours."

"From half past ten in the morning to half past eight in the evening, I will eat and live."

The grandmother on the side persuaded: "If the child wants to go, let her go." ”

The mother looked at her grandmother and asked, "Mom, did I say I wouldn't let her go?" ”

Yan Qing looked at her grandmother, reacted happily and sat down next to her mother: "Mom, it's great that you agree." He hugged her excitedly.

Mother pushed Yan Qing away, Yan Qing thought that she would do a big job, but she didn't expect to say that she was tired and wanted to rest.

After saying that, he got up and went to his room.

Yan Qing looked at his grandmother puzzled, and asked in a low voice, "My mother looks unhappy." ”

The grandmother said, "Which parent wants their daughter to suffer outside in the cold." ”

Yan Qing thought about it, walked into the room, and saw her mother lying on the bed casually with her eyes closed, and Yan Qing helped her cover the quilt. Knowing that she was not asleep, she sat on the edge of the bed and called her mother softly. Mother immediately opened her eyes.

"Mom, I've been to the store, the environment is not bad, the work is easy, I can do it all. After the Chinese New Year, I will be 19 years old, although I am still studying, but I think it is time for me to take some responsibility for the family, you don't have to feel sad, this is what I should do, I am willing to do it. Do you know? I saw a couple of fifteen or sixteen girls in the store, who went out to work before they even finished high school, and I was lucky enough to go to college. Our family will get better and better in the future......" Yan Qing burst into tears as she spoke, she has been so sensible since she was a child.

Mom held her hand tightly, her head facing inward, and Yan Qing knew that her mother was crying too.

She tugged at the quilt and whispered, "I'll go to work tomorrow, you have a good rest." ”

When she walked out of the room and saw her grandmother giving her a thumbs up, she burst into tears and laughed. She can't count on love now, and friendship has also been hurt by Dai Fangfang, and now what makes her feel reliable and warm is her family.

Early the next morning, after Yan Qing helped her mother enter the stall together, she went to work in the store officially.

The store manager is a married woman in her thirties, and the only person in the front hall who is older than Yanqing, and she is mainly responsible for cashiering.

The waiters, including Yan Qing, had three girls and a 17-year-old boy, but he didn't live in the dormitory. There are two men over sixty years old in the back kitchen, and a woman in her fifties.

It's not hard to work, and I come in the morning to clean the whole store with everyone. Before the meal arrived, the kitchen was busy for a while, and the store manager called Yanqing to the second floor to distribute work clothes and explained some rules in the store.

Yan Qing will soon understand.

When I went downstairs and saw that my colleagues were eating, I glanced at the time before eleven o'clock.

When Tingting saw her come down, she kindly said, "Go and eat." ”

Others said the same thing, and Yan Qing followed their example and cooked in the kitchen.

But I had just had breakfast when I came, and I hadn't digested it yet, so it was too early to say that it was lunch.

Seeing that she hadn't taken a bite for a long time, Tingting asked, "Why don't you eat it?" ”

Yan Qing asked, "Is this breakfast or lunch?" ”

"Lunch."

"Do you have lunch so early?"

"Of course, when the guests come in a while, we won't have time to eat, so we can only eat in advance."

Yan Qing looked at the food in front of him, and he really couldn't eat it. "It's usually busy until noon."

"It depends, usually after half past two there are no guests."

"Then I'll eat it when I'm done."

Tingting leaned over, "I advise you to eat a little now, and when you get busy and run up and down later, you will be hungry." If you don't eat halfway through, you'll be hungry later. ”

Another skinny girl next to her said the same.

Yan Qing reluctantly took two bites and couldn't eat anymore.

Sure enough, not long after eating, guests came one after another. Especially after half past eleven, the guests came in groups of three or five, and they also left in waves. The kitchen is in a small compartment between the first and second floors, and after the guests order their meals, they have to go to the kitchen on the second floor to bring the cooked claypot rice to the first or third floor. After the guests finish eating, they should quickly put away the dishes and chopsticks and bring them to the kitchen on the second floor. Among them, it is necessary to take care of the various requirements, tastes, and calls of the guests.

Busy and busy, I didn't realize that it was a little more, and there were a little fewer guests, and sure enough, my stomach was growling.

No matter how hungry you are at work, you can only endure it.

By the time noon was over, there were no guests, and it was already half past two when everyone stopped to rest, and they were hungry, and Yan Qing didn't want to eat anymore.

In the evening, it was the same, I ate just after four o'clock, and with the experience of the morning, this time I didn't need to be told by others, and Yanqing ate a full bowl in a big gulp.

Just after eating, I started to get busy, and it was still the same content, but the evening was a little longer, and there were still occasional guests at eight o'clock.

After getting off work at half past eight, Yanqing finished her day's work.

Back in the dormitory, she pinched her arm, summed up today's day's work, except for this meal time is a little unaccustomed, she is no problem, her arm is sore for a while, but it will be good to get used to it.

opened his luggage, and the cup that Liu Wei brought over that night insisted on giving her to lie on top, but she had obviously refused, Yan Qing thought that he was quietly stuffed in while she was not paying attention when he was carrying his luggage?

Since the cup is here, Yan Qing looked around and received a bottle of hot water.