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

When Lin Ting arrived at the shop at noon, Feng Yue was busy serving guests.

She observed her for a while and found that she was much better than yesterday. She spoke, smiled, kept accounts, and gave change more efficiently.

The guests left quickly, and Lin Ting smiled and gave her a positive review: "Not bad."

"Boss, we sold 580 this morning," Feng Yue reported with a smile, then said somewhat shyly, "Boss, I... have two things I want to tell you."

"You said."

Feng Yue licked her lips and whispered, "That dorm room... can I pay the rent from now on?"

"Ok?"

Lin Ting was somewhat bewildered.

Wasn't it supposed to be employee housing? Why is she asking for money? Wouldn't it be better to live there for free?

Feng Yue rubbed the hem of her clothes and said softly, "I want to bring my sister over to live with me. She has trouble walking, so..."

"Boss, if you don't think it's going to work out, I'll look for another place. Please don't worry about me, really."

Fearing that Lin Ting would be unhappy, Feng Yue quickly added another sentence.

Lin laughed: "Is that all? Then you two sisters can share a place with Aunt Zheng and the others. I don't live there, so it doesn't matter to me."

Feng Yue's eyes lit up as she brought up the second matter: "And also... Boss, if my sister comes, could I ask for two hours off? I need to pick her up."

"When are you coming? When?" Lin Ting asked again.

"I don't know yet," Feng Yue said, rubbing the hem of her clothes. "I haven't told my family yet."

Lin Ting: "...?"

Is this considered... a leave of absence announced in advance?

Lin Ting pointed to the telephone on the table: "Then why don't you talk to your family first?"

Feng Yue shook her head: "No, boss, I can't use the store's phone... It would be troublesome if they found out where our store is!"

Lin Ting was even more confused.

This……

However, thinking back to how Feng Yue looked when she first met her, she could guess a thing or two about Feng Yue's status in the family.

Thinking this, Lin heard, "Then go find a public phone now and call back. I don't have classes tomorrow afternoon or the morning of the day after, so I can give you the day off."

Feng Yue hasn't had a day off in the past month; she's done her best to help with the renovations.

Lin Ting could understand taking half a day off when she had something important to do.

Moreover, she did not act first and inform others later.

"thank you boss!"

……

Feng Yue took a bus and ran several kilometers to find a public phone, then dialed the number of the village store.

"Sister Zhang, it's me, Erni. Could you please call my mother for me?"

After a while, an impatient voice came from the other end of the phone: "What? You've been gone for over a month and haven't sent a single penny back. You still have the nerve to call? Let me tell you, I sent you out to make money, but I don't have any money to give you..."

"Mom," Feng Yue took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Mom, I found a good job. It's in the south, and it includes room and board. I can earn two hundred yuan a month!"

In the past, Feng Yue would never have dared to tell such a lie.

But after spending a month with Lin Ting, she had gained some experience and was no longer so afraid of her mother.

The mother on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, her voice rising several decibels: "Really? Two hundred a month? You're not kidding me!"

“Really,” Feng Yue said, “the factory over there was just built, and the boss is in a hurry to hire people… I talked to the boss and asked if my sister could come too?”

"How could anyone want a disabled person like her?" The old woman made no attempt to hide her disdain for her eldest daughter. "The big boss isn't stupid."

Feng Yue pinched her palm, suppressing her discomfort, and continued in a light tone, "My sister just injured her leg. It's a garment factory, she just needs to be able to operate a sewing machine... I've already talked to the boss, please let my sister come over, it's a rare opportunity."

"This...but..."

My mother was stammering; she clearly had something on her mind.

Feng Yue's heart sank, and her voice unconsciously lowered by three points: "Mother, you didn't arrange another marriage for my sister, did you?"

The old woman sensed her dissatisfaction and suddenly raised her voice: "What's wrong? She's a second-hand woman, and a cripple at that, yet someone's willing to marry her for five hundred yuan. What's there to be unhappy about?"

Feng Yue felt her vision go black.

Her hands began to tremble, and after a long silence, she said, "Mom, please return the money. My sister can earn six hundred yuan in three months here. Isn't that better than a one-off deal?"

When it comes to money, my mother becomes exceptionally shrewd.

However, she always waited for a tangible benefit before taking action, and then changed the subject, asking, "You haven't found any work this month?"

Feng Yue understood what she meant, of course. She said, "I searched for several days before I finally got the job as a nanny. My boss just paid me my salary... eighty yuan. I'll keep five yuan and transfer the rest to you."

"Five dollars? What do you need so much money for? Doesn't your place provide food and lodging? Why do you still have to pay for it yourself?"

"Can I leave you one yuan?" Feng Yue asked cautiously.

The old woman snorted twice: "Fine, then what about your sister's train ticket? I don't have the money to buy her a ticket."

“This…” Feng Yue hesitated for a moment, then said, “I’ll talk to the boss.”

"Okay, transfer the money over, and I'll let her go."

"it is good."

Feng Yue hung up the phone and stood by the roadside, gritting her teeth in anger for a while. About half an hour later, she finally got through to the phone again.

"Mom, the boss said he could give me ten yuan for travel expenses first, but the remittance takes too long. We're leaving together the day after tomorrow, so my sister has to come over tomorrow, or we'll miss it."

In fact, the train ticket from my hometown to Shenyang only costs 1.6 yuan.

Feng Yue knew very well that her family was wealthy.

She also knew that her mother would never let go of this opportunity to make a lot of money.

Sure enough, after grumbling for a while, my mother said, "Fine, I'll pack my things now and let her leave tomorrow, but you have to wire me the money right away. Your brother needs it!"

“Okay, then buy her a ticket for the 6 a.m. train, and I’ll pick her up,” Feng Yue said. “By the way, Mom, remember to have my sister bring her ID card and household registration book. The shopkeeper said that if there’s a chance in the future, we can register our household registration in the city… and then we can transfer my brother’s household registration here too.”

It takes two and a half hours by train from my hometown. If she gets here faster, she won't have to ask for leave.

"So you can become a city dweller now? Okay, I got it."

Mothers naturally pay extra attention to anything related to their beloved son.

After hanging up the phone, Feng Yue breathed a sigh of relief and asked her boss, "Uncle, how much was the phone call?"

The boss glanced at the time, but before mentioning the money, he said, "Girl, be careful when you go out to look for work. There are a lot of scammers these days."

Feng Yue couldn't help but smile wryly.

See, even strangers know that such a high salary must be suspicious.

Couldn't her mother guess?

No, she just doesn't care.

Feng Yue handed over the money and said, "Thank you, I understand."

"That's fine then." The boss stopped there and didn't try to persuade him further.

Feng Yue breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the sky was even bluer now.

She looked at the blue sky for a while, then got on the bus without going to the post office.