Chapter 126: Drag
"I told him you're injured and we need help, and asked him if he could help."
So Song Weiwei tried to approach the topic from another angle.
She talked about Shen Yan's situation, her tone sincere, but also a little tentative - to see if this young man still had the old feelings and concerns.
"Guess what? He was pretending it had nothing to do with us just a moment ago, but when he heard you were injured, he immediately became worried and said he was willing to help us."
Just when she said the words "Chen Yan was injured", Cao Yangfei's eyes suddenly changed.
The tightly closed atrium of my heart seemed to have been blown open by the wind, and worry suddenly surged up.
He immediately said: "As long as I can be used, I will do my best."
"I can't make people feel uncomfortable either."
Seeing this scene, Song Weiwei had an idea in her mind, but she did not bring up the matter of work immediately. Instead, she took the other party's feelings into consideration first.
"I told him directly that we were planning to ask you to come back this weekend to help us look after the place."
She spoke slowly, her tone relaxed, yet deliberately made her words seem natural and unforced: "We have already made arrangements. Please come over and help take care of things over there."
"But since you've had this problem, we've decided not to look for him for now. We'll wait until you're better before we talk to him. This way, he won't think we need him and come looking for him when we need him, and then get rid of him when we don't."
After these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room became warmer, and Cao Yangfei's expression also softened.
"When he heard this, he burst into tears."
Perhaps it was the emotions that had been suppressed for too long that found an outlet, or perhaps it was the mixture of emotion and guilt, his emotions finally collapsed and tears fell defenselessly.
"I asked him why he was crying, but he didn't tell me."
Song Weiwei reached out and patted his shoulder, trying to comfort him, and asked him the reason.
But he just shook his head, lowered his head and sobbed, refusing to explain anything.
"I offered him 400 yuan a month, and he agreed."
After the negotiations returned to the main topic, Song Weiwei quoted the reward and waited for a response.
He nodded calmly, accepting the treatment, and it was clear that he had a new determination in his heart.
"His mother was also very supportive and told him to follow suit."
His mother listened to their conversation and kept giving them instructions. Her words were full of satisfaction and expectation: she hoped her son would take this opportunity to get on the right track and not go astray.
"I also told him to behave properly from now on and not do bad things."
The mother held her son's hand and spoke earnestly.
Every word seemed to be a sentence that she had buried in her heart for many years. Only when she finally said it out loud did she feel at ease.
Shen Yan was very happy when she heard this.
Listening to this series of stories, although she didn't say it out loud, Shen Yan's heart had already stirred up quite a stir.
That familiar feeling quietly returned, and a long-lost sense of trust quietly sprouted.
But she still asked with a straight face: "So what do you think?"
She still maintained a cautious attitude, looking at the man in front of her with complicated and serious eyes, as if hoping to hear a true and firm answer from him.
Cao Yangfei never expected that these two women had no intention of completely cutting off contact with him from the beginning. They originally wanted to ask him to come back for help.
When he knew that Shen Yan was injured in the conflict and would not be able to fully recover in a short period of time, he subconsciously thought of going over to help no matter what.
At that time, he didn't have any big ideas. He just felt that he and they had fought side by side before, and now that they were in trouble, he couldn't stand idly by.
After things are dealt with, everyone goes back to their own homes and continues to live their lives without disturbing each other as before.
But no one expected that even though Xu Wenbo had always been by their side, they still chose to find him again, and were even willing to pay him for his work!
What made him feel even more incredible was that these two sisters who had worked together before actually still remembered that friendship and did not reject him just because he was now just a street thug.
Cao Yangfei felt a mixture of emotions at once: touched and excited, his nose even starting to tingle. "I have nothing more to say... I'll just go with you guys! From now on, you're my boss, and she's my second sister."
With the cooperation and interaction over this period of time, Shen Yan's understanding of Cao Yangfei has deepened a lot.
Although this person is sometimes a bit rash and impulsive, he is generally a very down-to-earth and reliable person.
Although Cao Yangfei does not have any particularly outstanding skills, he has a serious enthusiasm for doing things, which is something that many people lack.
Song Weiwei almost wanted to say something several times. She wanted to ask him to stay and persuade him to stop hanging around outside and just come back to work with them.
But on the one hand, it was because of his identity. After all, he did hang out on the streets for a while before; on the other hand, Chen Yan was usually calm and rational, and never expressed her emotions easily, so she never really said those words.
In fact, Shen Yan had long seen clearly what Song Weiwei was thinking, but she understood what the real management method was.
Rules must be adhered to, and standards cannot be relaxed because of personal feelings. He must be made aware that since he has chosen to come back, he must abide by discipline and cannot do whatever he wants.
So she said in a calm tone, but with a hint of authority: "In that case, let's talk about your work ability and salary."
As soon as he heard the word "ability", Cao Yangfei immediately became nervous.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to show off, but he really knows his own worth.
Because he doesn't have much ability, he can only do some trivial chores and has not made any breakthrough progress in these years.
In his past, four hundred yuan a month was an unimaginably high salary!
You know, he used to work odd jobs everywhere, either as a security guard standing guard at the community gate, or helping people unload goods and move things, and his monthly income was only one hundred and fifty!
So he had no objection to the specific salary figure for this new opportunity.
Even if he was only paid half, or three hundred, he would be willing to do it without any complaints!
But when talking about "ability", he felt a little guilty, afraid of being exposed, afraid that he would not be able to complete the task, and afraid of being a drag.
Seeing his inner uneasiness at the moment, Shen Yan sighed softly, and her tone softened a lot. She slowly said: "First of all, I must point out that your performance in guarding the site in the past few days is worthy of recognition."
"You have a good sense of time and can arrive on time."
Shen Yan stood at the table on the sidelines, slightly turning sideways to look at Cao Yangfei.
Her tone was calm but serious, as if she was commenting on something very important.
“It’s easy to say, but many people can’t do it.”
"You are still willing to work, and your eyes are energetic."
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