Chapter 12 Chapter 12 The owner is a kind-hearted person...
The shop owner was a kindhearted man: "Jin Man, bring your friend here with you. You always praise him. Let me see how great he is."
"But he said he didn't have time..."
The image of Lu Yanlin, a gentle and imposing man, sitting in a bustling food stall with everyone, eating skewers and fighting over the meat, seems a bit scary when it appears in my mind.
He tied on an apron and started working, helping to move box after box of coffee beans and beer. He was so tired that he was out of breath and didn't even know how to rest.
The sun was too strong and Jin Man was too thirsty, so he drank half a bottle of ice water. After drinking it, he had a headache and a sore throat, and felt vaguely uncomfortable.
We had teppanyaki in the evening and the atmosphere was very lively.
Jin Man is the youngest among the store employees and is always teased by everyone, who makes him sit with another Beta.
"Alphas should be more attentive!"
"I heard on TV that AB relationships are the latest trend."
"Children in the countryside are sensible and quick-witted. Come on, come on, eat some vegetables!"
He was usually too hardworking, and some people had long been dissatisfied with him. The store manager wanted to introduce him to the best-performing Beta here, so some people started yelling at him to drink.
Jin Man looks like a little clay figure without temper, but when the wine is handed to his mouth, he refuses to drink it.
"What do you mean, do you look down on us?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
The beta was thin, with a round face and big eyes. He was usually silent, but he was quite good at taking a joke. He drank several large glasses of beer for him generously, and had a kind of reckless cuteness.
Jin Man quietly stopped him: "Stop drinking."
Beta's face flushed red, and she shook her head softly: "I'm fine. You haven't been feeling well since you started working. I'll drink it for you. If you don't drink it, you'll be out of place."
Jin Man said nothing. When another glass of wine was offered to him, he reached out and suppressed it: "If you drink any more, you'll get drunk."
Beta desperately tugged at his sleeve, telling him not to argue, but he remained calm: "Let's play finger-guessing. If I lose, I drink."
The people around him started to make a fuss, but Jin Man was unwilling to join in their dirty talk. He just kept playing finger-guessing games, winning more than he lost, and in the end he turned out to be the most sober person.
At the end, Beta was a little drunk and couldn't ride the electric bike at all. The owner waved his hand and arranged for Jinman to take Beta home.
"But, can't we take a taxi?"
The shop owner was speechless. He gritted his teeth and poked Jin Man's arm hard: "You piece of shit, hurry up and deliver it!"
Jin Man sneezed without complaint, carried the big bag of food packed by Beta, moved the bicycle out of the back alley, and wiped it clean with a towel. Beta was standing by the roadside waiting for him, looked at the bicycle, and sat on the back seat hesitantly but happily.
Although this Alpha is very capable, it actually doesn't have much money.
Naturally, there is no talk of family, and buying a house in the city is also unlikely, but how can life be perfect in every aspect?
Beta is very open-minded and his expression is much more generous.
"My home is in Sophora japonica Lane."
Jin Man drank some wine, but he didn't get drunk. However, his reaction was slow. He said "oh" blankly, but did not get on the bike. Instead, he pushed the bike and walked slowly.
His back was not broad and strong, and still retained the frailty of a teenager. He walked quietly on the stone road with his head lowered.
"Why don't you ride?"
"I just had a little beer."
Beta tilted his head and laughed: "It's okay to drink so little, right?"
Jin Man shook his head and said stubbornly: "No."
The car rattled and clattered, and large bags of food hung from the bridle swayed back and forth. You had to be very careful to keep your balance, otherwise there was always a risk of tipping over.
"Hey, Jin Man, are you thirsty?"
Beta swung his legs and lowered his head: "If you're thirsty, buy me a glass of water."
Now that I've said that, I can't act like a fool and say that I couldn't hear it. It's just that the road to the store is uneven, and it's not as easy to push as this road.
Jin Man pushed the cart to buy water.
The midsummer evening breeze makes people feel intoxicated, and even the not-so-tall and handsome Alpha under the moonlight becomes very charming.
Beta asked him: "What do you like?"
Jin Man thought: "There's nothing I like."
Beta hummed softly and scratched his head: "Then...if you like someone, just tell me."
Jin Man thought the question was a bit strange, so he didn't say anything. Beta coughed twice, then was quiet for a moment before saying seriously, "As for me, I like reading and saving money so I can buy a big house in the future. If I don't buy a house or a car, it will be inconvenient for me to go out and play wherever I live."
Jin Man sneezed again.
The distance to Huaihua Lane is actually not very far, and we will arrive there in a short while.
Beta jumped out of the car, said thank you with a smile, took the food and carried it into the house: "Come in, I'll pour you a glass of water."
Just at this moment, someone in the room turned on the light.
The older parents, half-drowsy, were startled when they saw the strange Alpha appear at their doorstep. The father looked at his youngest son and said, "You're back."
The mother yawned, looked down at Jinman's shoes, frowned and ignored him.
The two of them showed no concern for the child who came home late, and they didn't care about the strange Alpha who came back. They just said a few polite words and went back to the bedroom with their clothes on.
Beta seemed to be used to it. He put the food on the table and busied himself pouring water for Jinman. However, he found that Jinman took a broom from the corner and swept away the dirt he brought in.
Beta's face suddenly turned red, this time out of embarrassment: "Um, Jin Man, don't..."
Jin Man waved his hand and said, "You should take a rest. Drinking makes you thirsty. Put a glass of water on the table tonight. I'm leaving now."
He turned and walked out, closing the door gently, leaving Beta standing there alone, biting his lips at the swept floor.
How could there be such an Alpha?
The next day at work, the store manager asked him to work with Beta again. Besides being a little selfish, he did this because Jin Man was nimble and quick, so it wouldn't be too difficult for him to lead an unfamiliar person.
Beta had only been working for a short time and had never worked in the catering industry before. At the beginning, he was clumsy and slow. In order not to delay the orders, Jinman had to pick up everything and do it together.
This kind of work is very hard. I have thought about giving suggestions, but every time the store manager looks disappointed in me.
"You, use your brain and think about it more."
Jin Man couldn't understand why the sudden increase in workload made him so exhausted that he just wanted to sleep after work.
The movie tickets that the store manager stuffed in were accidentally thrown into the washing machine and turned into a pile of shredded paper. Even though he was already working so hard, Beta still asked him to take his place from time to time.
"I'm sorry, it's really urgent. There's been a lot of turmoil at my parents' workplace lately, and I'm not feeling well, so I really have to trouble you."
As a result, he has no personal time at all.
Jin Man hadn't finished get off work yet when he received Lu Yanlin's call. The young man on the other end of the line asked slowly, "Are you busy lately?"
Jin Man remembered that he hadn't called Lu Yanlin for several weeks. He leaned against the bar and sneezed: "It's okay, cough cough... Working overtime can earn a little more money."
The other end was silent for a moment, and seemed a little helpless before saying calmly, "No matter what, health is more important."
Jin Man was unconcerned: "You can't make money without hard work. Okay... ahem... I have a new order, let's make an appointment next time."
Even with his sinuses burning and his throat aching as if it was about to explode, Jin Man still insisted on waiting until the end of the day. He rode his bicycle back to his rental house, staggering. He didn't even want to cook. He immediately took off his clothes, pants, and shoes and lay down on the sofa in a daze.
In his dream, he saw the Black and White Impermanence, who grinned and said that he had died of illness and was taking him to be reincarnated. He also dreamed that his relatives were chasing him and beating him all over the village because he lost a chicken. Jin Man screamed and woke up in a sweat.
I don’t know how long I slept at this time, but my phone kept ringing.
He picked up the phone in a daze, his voice hoarse as if he had become a different person.
"Hey...ah, look...my house key is here..."
When Jin Man woke up again, he felt a cool feeling on his forehead and a warm and wet feeling in his aching throat. His whole body was sore, and he struggled hard, then sat up, covering his head.
The house was still the familiar one, the lights were on, and there was no sign of thieves around.
However, the clothes that were originally scattered on the ground were neatly folded and placed on the sofa.
There were more fruits and lilies on the table, and there was a warm aroma of food in the room.
Jin Man stood up trembling, walked around the room, and rummaged through the trash can. He saw a housekeeping receipt, but there was only one person in the room and only his canvas shoes at the door.
He nervously checked his call log and called Lu Yanlin. It took a while for the other end to answer, and the voice was still cold and calm: "Hello, Lu Yanlin."
Jin Man groaned and scratched his head, but the other party quickly reacted: "Jin Man? Are you awake?"
Jin Man held it in for a long time before saying he was awake. Lu Yanlin laughed and said, "I thought you would sleep for a few more hours."
Jin Man weakly held onto the door frame, unable to believe that someone would see him half-dead, with a fever and a runny nose, grunting and holding onto a pillow tightly.
He tried hard to maintain his dignity as an Alpha and said cheerfully, "Thank you for today. I'll treat you to a meal some other day... By the way, have you hired a housekeeper yet? I'll give you the money."
"You're welcome, just a small favor."
Jin Man stood on the balcony, holding the phone, looking at the pillow hanging on the lounge chair: "I must thank you."
Lu Yanlin did not insist any further, but said: "Okay, but your health is more important, take a good rest recently."
Jin Man nodded obediently. Isn’t this illness a lesson?
He took three days off and waited until he was fully recovered before going back to work. Beta took over his work without complaint during these days. Only when he came back did he show a relieved expression and almost cried.
"I didn't expect doing the work of two people would be so tiring."
Jin Man picked up his work with great enthusiasm and asked him to take a rest. Suddenly, the store manager came over mysteriously and said to Jin Man: "Xiao Man, your friend's college friend seems to be a rich man."
Jin Man was so absorbed in making latte art that he didn't even think twice before replying, "Rich people?"
The store manager hummed and said, "I'm rich enough to buy thousands of coffee shops like this..."
After saying this, he felt that it was not accurate and emphasized: "It would be better to buy a few thousand houses than this... I heard that he has some connection with Yan's Real Estate."
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