He was once a top-tier assassin, an existence that even international police feared. Now, he's the small owner of a dry-cleaning shop.
To take care of his younger brother and sister, whom...
After filling in the remaining information, Li Jia posted a job ad on the talent website in City B, then minimized the webpage to the bottom of the window and started browsing the news online.
Tomorrow is Saturday, and the thought of spending time with her younger siblings makes Li Jia very happy. She picks up the phone and dials Jiang Ling's number. "Hello, Officer Jiang, are you almost off work? Well, nothing else, just wanted to ask about handing out flyers tomorrow weekend. Okay! Thanks a lot, see you tomorrow morning! Let's have breakfast together! Okay, bye!" After receiving confirmation that the three people had agreed, Li Jia happily shut down her computer, grabbed her phone, and went downstairs.
"The store will be closed tomorrow and the day after. Xiaoyu, why don't you and Sister Mengyao go shopping? Buy some clothes, and see if you need anything else." Li Jia said happily, watching the two busy people.
"Really? That's great! I've never been shopping here before." Zhou Xiaoyu responded immediately upon hearing this; a girl's enthusiasm for shopping is innate.
Meng Yao was slightly taken aback by Li Jia's words, but quickly regained her composure and nodded to Li Jia with a hint of gratitude. "Thank you." This thank you was completely heartfelt; compared to when she first arrived at the store, Meng Yao's wariness towards Li Jia had begun to disappear.
"No need to be polite, I'll give you the money tonight. But let's just do a bank transfer, it's inconvenient to keep cash on you. That's settled then! Let's hurry up and finish up the work at the shop today so we can go shopping tomorrow!" Li Jia said before leaving the dry cleaners.
He drove to a bank called X, opened a card with his ID, deposited 6,000 yuan, and then returned to the dry cleaner. He handed the card to Meng Yao, who was still busy, saying, "The card's password is six ones. The money in here is two months' salary for you and Xiaoyu."
"Thank you." Meng Yao looked at Li Jia with a hint of gratitude and took the card.
"Alright! I'm going out, don't wait for me for lunch!" Li Jia didn't pay much attention to Meng Yao's reaction. She figured it was a loan, so she walked out of the store, started her car, and drove away.
At 4:30 pm, Li Jia's car appeared at the gate of No. 9 Middle School in City B. After registering, she walked into the school gate. Whenever she had time, Li Jia would come to this school to observe her younger brother and sister-in-law from a distance, wanting to figure out their personalities as soon as possible. Observing from the side was undoubtedly a good method.
With only an hour left before get out of class ended, Li Jia was already familiar with Li Yan's class schedule. The last class on Friday was physical education, followed by a two-day weekend. So, Li Jia went to the sports field with ease.
The sports field at No. 9 Middle School in City B is one of the worst among all the high schools in City B. Because the tuition here is relatively cheaper than some other high schools, Li Yan and Li Xiaotong chose to study here. Otherwise, with Li Yan's grades, he would have been more than qualified to attend the top class of No. 1 Middle School, a key high school in City B.
Two classes were having physical education class at the same time on the sports field. At this moment, the two classes were having a friendly basketball match. Li Jia mingled behind the students who were cheering and watching the game with a smile on her face.
Li Yan was the starting forward for Class 7 of the second year of high school. He was fast and had good skills. With the help of his teammates' screens, he scored the only goal before the end of the game. Li Yan looked at his opponents' dejected expressions with a victor's smile and said, "Keep trying next time! I hope you will have another chance to beat me!"
Li Jia checked the time; there were still fifteen minutes until get out of class ended. It was time to leave. Every time she came to see Li Yan, Li Jia would stand at a distance and observe quietly, never letting Li Yan see her shadow. Although Li Jia really wanted to go up to Li Yan and tell him, "I'm your older brother!", reason told Li Jia that now was not the time, and she had to be patient!
The white Passat left No. 9 Middle School, and the sun slowly set on the horizon. Tomorrow will definitely be a good day!
The next morning, Zhou Xiaoyu and Meng Yao went out shopping, while Li Jia drove to the entrance of Tianxiang Garden, picked up a few people, and took them to a restaurant in the university town for breakfast. Then she took them back to the dry cleaner.
A small sign on the door of the dry cleaning shop read "Closed for the Day." Li Jia opened the door and gestured for the group to go inside and rest for a bit, and then set off again after the advertising company delivered the printed flyers.
Jiang Ling is off today, but she is still wearing that unchanging police uniform. I really don't know if she has no other clothes to wear or if there is some other reason.
Half an hour later, a white van pulled up in front of the dry cleaner. Two workers got out, carrying two bags of printed materials. Li Feng glanced at the printing quality and signed the document. The printing fee had already been paid in advance, so the workers didn't ask any questions. After putting down the flyers, they got back into the van and drove away.
"Come on, take a look at how nice the pictures are!" Li Jia said, opening one of the packages and taking out several brightly colored promotional leaflets, which she handed to the people present.
"Yes, it's very beautiful!" Li Xiaoqing exclaimed, picking up the flyer.
"It's just average. The visual impact is not bad, but the details could be improved." Li Yan commented solemnly, holding up a promotional leaflet.
"Boring! Whether it looks good or not, it'll all be posted out in a bit and then trampled on. Don't waste time. Let's assign tasks and go home early after we're done posting!" Li Xiaotong reached out and grabbed another thick stack of items without even looking at them, then hugged them to her chest.
"Alright! Enough with the chit-chat, today's task is simple: starting from the dry cleaner, radiate outwards to the surrounding shopping malls and residential areas. Make sure our flyers are displayed. One person should take some; we've printed a total of one thousand copies, which will be distributed over two days." Li Jia finished speaking and picked up a thick stack.
Following Li Xiaoqing, Li Yan, and Jiang Ling, each took a stack of flyers. "I'm helping out voluntarily, no need to pay me, just provide meals!" Jiang Ling said, leading Li Xiaoqing and Jiang Ling out of the store. Li Yan and Li Xiaotong, holding flyers, also went out and walked in different directions.
Li Jia looked at the backs of the group with some frustration. He had originally planned to assign them to different groups, with Li Xiaotong in his group and Jiang Ling in another group with two other people. This way, he would have a chance to get to know Li Xiaotong better. But before the plan could even be implemented, it completely failed, and he ended up being the only one in his group.
After locking the door with a thick stack of flyers, Li Jia decided to follow Li Xiaotong and find an opportunity to chat with her.
Holding the flyers, Li Jia walked towards the direction Li Xiaotong was in charge of. Li Jia walked for a full half hour before finding Li Xiaotong. Just as she was about to go up and chat with her second sister, a few people appeared in front of Li Xiaotong, which surprised Li Jia.