Originally, I wanted to wait until the seventh day of the first lunar month, and then open for business on the eighth day of the first lunar month, just like when I was in China.

However, in order to show Stark his firm attitude of "I will never get involved" earlier, so as to get rid of his entanglement, Shi Xiaolei had to temporarily change his mind and returned to the store on the fourth day of the fourth day.

"Hey, boss, happy new year~!"

"Huh?" While mopping the floor in the front hall, Shi Xiaolei raised his head when he heard a familiar greeting: "Huh? Claire, you..."

When the store reopens, of course it is necessary to say hello to a few part-time shop assistants.

As a boss, it is not easy to backtrack, so when Shi Xiaolei sent a message to inform Claire and the others, he did not ask them to come back to work on Thursday, but continued to maintain the original statement, telling them that they could wait until next Monday to come back.

"It's okay to stay at home anyway." Needless to say, Claire had already guessed Shi Xiaolei's meaning, and offered an explanation: "Go to work one day earlier, and get an extra day's salary. Hehe, compared to lying at home watching TV , I still prefer the feeling of counting money. And when I come to work in the store, I also have working meals, which saves me ordering takeaway, which is another..."

"Hehe." Seeing the back of the little girl walking towards the staff lounge, Shi Xiaolei smiled: "It really fits your style."

"Oh, by the way, I just talked to Lisa on the phone, and she said she would come over later." Just as she walked in, Claire poked her head out again and left such a sentence.

"She's coming too? What about Chapple? Did you two call him?"

"I'm not very clear about Chapple's words." Claire's answer came from the lounge. Because of the door, her voice sounded a bit vague: "I called him, but I didn't get through. Maybe You did something bad last night, you haven't woken up yet."

The "bad things" that Clare said did not refer to those things that violate the law and discipline, but only those things that are not acceptable from the standpoint of girls, such as drinking too much, spending money to find girls, etc. .

At any rate, after working for so many days, Claire already has a good understanding of the character of Chapple, a black guy. His background is not very good, and many of the friends he knows have indeed gone astray. However, Chapple He himself is quite sensible, and he has never had the idea of ​​colluding with his friends. It is his ideal to learn a craft and live a normal life. Of course, as a black man who has not received much discipline since childhood, Chapple still has some bad habits, such as lust, bragging, and too little economic awareness.

In fact, it is precisely because of this understanding that Claire treats Chapple as a friend, rejects his kindness, does not go further with him, and agrees to be his girlfriend.

Speaking of which, Shi Xiaolei was a little bit worried after hearing from Lisa that 'after work, when Chapple sent us home, he confessed his love to Claire on the road... If the two of them get married, maybe Patronizing on boredom will delay the work in the store. On the contrary, if the two of them break up, they may be too embarrassed to cooperate with each other as before, which will affect the efficiency of work. In short, because of this worry, Shi Xiaolei even considered whether to fire them and hire someone else to replace them.

Fortunately, neither of them had a sloppy character. Whether it was Chapple who was rejected, or Claire who rejected Chapple, it seemed as if nothing had happened. And the 'impact on work efficiency' that Shi Xiaolei was worried about did not appear.

"Didn't even answer your call?" Thinking of what happened between the two of them, Shi Xiaolei laughed: "It seems that either he really didn't wake up, or he has completely given up the idea of ​​pursuing you. "

"Then I have to thank God, old man~." While speaking, Claire changed into the uniform in the store, and while putting on an apron, she walked out: "You don't know how much I have been in those few days. Awkward."

"Awkward? I didn't see it."

"Boss, you are a man, of course you can't tell." Walking to the counter, picking up the rag that Shi Xiaolei had put there before, Claire rolled her eyes and started to work: "Didn't you notice? I stayed at the front all day, picking up the dishes and cleaning the table, and basically didn’t go to the back to pass the dishes.”

"Really?" After recalling for a while, Shi Xiaolei scratched his head: "I can't remember."

While chatting and preparing, about ten minutes later, 2B, who took Kangna to school and stopped by the market, came back.

To Shi Xiaolei's surprise, Bayonetta was still sitting in the car.

"Sister Bei? Why are you here? Didn't you say you're going to No. 177?" Since Claire was also there, it was difficult to mention the word New York Temple, so Shi Xiaolei had to change his wording.

"I've changed my mind." He raised his hand and handed the plastic bag containing vegetables to Shi Xiaolei, then turned around and sat down behind the counter. Taking out another lollipop and putting it in her mouth, Bayunita raised her legs: "Anyway, I'm not in a hurry for a day or two, let's talk about it next week."

next week?

Suddenly, Shi Xiaolei understood that Sister Bei was afraid that the employees in the store would not come back to work early, and the store was short of manpower, so she deliberately changed the itinerary and came here to help for a few days.

It's just because of my personality that I didn't say it directly.

"Thank you, Miss Bei."

"Hmm~." Twirling the stick of the lollipop, Bayonetta flicked her wrist, and accepted the thank you in a very chic way.

"Lock, did you cut the meat directly, or put it in the refrigerator first?"

Hearing the inquiry from the kitchen, Shi Xiaolei looked away from Sister Bei, turned and walked into the kitchen: "What kind of meat? Beef or pork..."

Nervous and busy, but methodical, before I knew it, the time came to ten o'clock.

Lisa ~lightnovelpub.net~, who had been on the phone with Claire before, also rushed back to the store before opening. To everyone's surprise, this girl even brought a cookie she made herself, saying It is a New Year's gift specially prepared for Kang Na.

"Really? I'll thank you for Kangna first." While thanking Lisa, Shi Xiaolei reached out to take the box, opened the lid and took a look: "Yo, it looks pretty good, it must have put a lot of thought into it. "

"Hey, I learned this from my neighbor the day before yesterday." Because of Shi Xiaolei's praise, Lisa showed a happy smile: "She is a pastry chef, and she is very good at making cakes and biscuits. The day before yesterday, their house had guests, and they couldn't entertain them. Call me to help, and I took the opportunity to learn from her. Boss, you try it? I think it tastes good, I don’t know if it suits your appetite. "

"Then I'll try a piece."

He took out a small biscuit and was about to put it in his mouth when a bell rang at the door. Turning his head to look, it turned out to be that kid Chapple.

But looking at it for a second time, Shi Xiaolei's expression suddenly tightened, and his eyes showed a bit of seriousness.

"Chapple, you are..."