Pretty and charming, dressed in the 90s, she's good at everything from making money to causing

Without comparison, people tend to immerse themselves in the small joys of the present moment.

For example, Mr. Li's sister-in-law.

She used to think that earning eighty yuan a month would be a great blessing. She used to farm at home and it would take her three or four months to earn eighty yuan.

But when she learned that others could earn three hundred yuan a month while they were both sales clerks, she felt extremely uncomfortable with her own eighty yuan.

Her mind was in turmoil. She returned to the shop with her milk tea and overheard her sister-in-law scolding her nephew: "How can you eat so much? Don't you know how to leave a couple of pieces of meat for your aunt?"

Seeing her return, her sister-in-law smiled apologetically: "Xiaomei, you're back! Look at this little rascal, he's so young but already possessive of his food. In the blink of an eye, he's picked out all the meat... Let's cook something else when we get home tonight, we'll just have something to eat for lunch!"

His sister-in-law stared blankly, not responding.

She remembered many things.

For example, she would always be asked to pack goods or run errands to buy things during mealtimes, and the meat would always be said to be "made when I get home tonight" but never actually appear on the dinner table.

She had never paid attention to these things before, because she didn't eat meat often when she lived in the village, and she was used to saving the best meat for her children.

But just because you didn't care about something before doesn't mean you'll never care about it again.

Now, it feels like there's a thorn stuck in her heart.

She walked over, put down the milk tea, glanced at her little nephew who was still eating in silence, and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm going out this afternoon. It's getting cold, I'm going to buy some yarn."

“Sure, go ahead,” Mr. Li said cheerfully. “You can also bring me some red yarn. I’ll knit a sweater for your brother; it’s his birth year.”

They didn't mention a word about the money spent on the yarn.

In the afternoon, Xiaomei took thirty yuan directly from the money box and said to Boss Li, "Sister-in-law, I've taken thirty yuan to buy thread."

Mr. Li stared at her blankly until she left before he realized what was happening.

"Pah! You're asking me for money just to buy some yarn? You've raised a family of ungrateful wretches... Hey, wait, what the hell are you buying yarn for that much money?!"

However, she was too slow to react; Xiaomei had already vanished.

She went to buy yarn, and then the sales clerk asked, "Excuse me, may I ask how much the sales staff's salary is now?"

The person she asked was also a kind-hearted person, who smiled and said, "Judging from your attire, are you going to the city to look for work?"

Xiaomei tugged at her old clothes, nodded with a forced laugh.

“We are all permanent employees here, earning 128 yuan a month. But we are not hiring here. Go ask those clothing stores outside. They have more work, but the wages are higher than ours.”

Xiaomei felt her head buzzing.

She thanked them, picked up the yarn, and left the store.

There was a clothing store not far away. Seeing that there weren't many customers, she went inside and asked, "Boss, I'd like to ask if you're hiring?"

“No,” the boss said unenthusiastically, but pointed to another shop, “the shoe store over there is hiring.”

"Hmm..." Xiaomei hesitated for a moment before asking, "Boss, I'm new to the city. I'd like to ask how much the sales clerks here usually earn?"

Seeing her expression, the boss sighed helplessly and said, "It's usually one hundred and fifty or sixty. Recently, there are many shops that pay high wages outside the window, but the requirements are also high. They only hire pretty young girls, and they're not hiring anymore."

"How high can the wages be there?"

"Those are incredibly high. My neighbor's daughter is a waitress at their restaurant, and I heard that the highest-paid employee there earned over 540 yuan last month!"

Xiaomei: "..."

Seeing her stunned expression, the boss sighed and said, "Young lady, I can tell you're an honest person, so please don't think I'm being harsh—"

"Forget about going out the window. The shoe store across the street has been open for more than three years. The owner is a nice guy, and 150 or 160 yuan a month is quite a lot."

Xiaomei snapped out of her daze and nodded gratefully: "Thank you, sister. I'll go ask right away."

"Okay, go ahead."

Xiaomei stood on the road, hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards the shoe store.

……

Mr. Li sat in the shop, feeling that something was amiss.

Although it's Monday, we've never had a customer who didn't come in before!

Could it be that these students have some kind of exam again?

"Pah, what a lousy school! It's either exams or holidays every day. I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to have a shop right in front of your school!"

She spat out sunflower seed shells and cursed, then glanced at the time and started cursing Xiaomei, who hadn't returned for a long time: "You lazy bum, you took two hours to buy some yarn... Did you go cheating on me?"

The thought of such a rosy possibility made the corners of her mouth involuntarily turn up.

As she was lost in thought, Xiaomei returned.

She placed the red yarn on the counter and put the rest of the money into the box.

Mr. Li glared at her: "Where have you been? Why have you been gone for so long? I can't possibly keep up with all this!"

Xiaomei wasn't holding anything else, but Mr. Li didn't notice.

"Sister-in-law, I won't be coming tomorrow. Could you calculate my salary for me?"

Xiaomei looked at her and said.

"What?"

Boss Li was stunned: "What do you mean you're not coming? Where are you going?"

"I quit." Xiaomei looked at her, pondered for a moment, and then opened the money box. "I worked seventeen days this month, so I'll only take forty. I'll forget about the other two days."

As soon as Mr. Li saw her touch the money box, he jumped up from his stool and immediately pressed down on it.

"what!"

Xiaomei's finger got caught, and she screamed in pain.

Boss Li glared at her fiercely: "What do you mean you quit? What are you going to do next?"

As if she hadn't seen that her actions had hurt her younger siblings, she continued to hold the money box tightly.

"I……"

Xiao Mei was in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat. She pushed Mr. Li away and freed her hand.

Before coming to the city, she was used to doing farm work, and after arriving here, she was responsible for moving things.

How could Boss Li be a match for her? She pushed him back three or four steps in one go.

Xiaomei put the money she was entitled to into her pocket, glared at her, and turned to leave.

Mr. Li jumped up and down, cursing her: "You heartless ingrate! I feed you and give you a drink, and you still dare to hit me? You just wait! I'll tell your man you're cheating on me!"

Xiaomei didn't look back and walked away quickly.

Mr. Li was so angry that he rolled his eyes and picked up the phone to call his hometown.

The call was made to the village store, but her mother-in-law answered.

"Mom! Xiaomei has gone mad! She cheated on me and stole my money. My brother has to divorce her!"

As she thought about the series of consequences her words would bring, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up again.

A cold laugh came from the other end of the phone: "Really? But I heard that other places pay salespeople 160 yuan a month. Xiaomei watches the shop for you during the day and cleans your house at night, and you only give her 80 yuan a month?"

Mr. Li's smile vanished again.