"Uncle Shan!" I greeted him politely.
Yan Shan glanced at me, then chuckled and asked, "How old are you?"
I thought for a moment and said, "Eighteen."
"Why aren't you studying at only eighteen?" Yan Shan asked, looking at me. "This line of work isn't so easy."
"I didn't pass the exam..."
"Alright." I was about to reply when Yan Hai said with a displeased look, "I already told you before, you said to let him come, that's why I brought him here."
Why are you asking so many pointless questions?
"If you don't want to, we'll leave now."
"Why is your temper even worse than mine? Can't I even ask you a couple of questions? Am I hiring or are you hiring?" Yan Shan glared at Yan Hai, then looked at me again, "Can you handle hardship?"
"able."
Without thinking much about it, I nodded.
"That's fine then."
"From today onwards, you will be my apprentice. But let me make this clear: there will be no salary, but I will provide you with three meals a day and a place to stay."
"In addition, I will teach you some skills so that you won't starve if you leave someday."
What do you think?
Yan Shan didn't mince words and directly stated his conditions.
These conditions were actually within my expectations, and I didn't care about them. I chose to come here not for the money or Yan Shan's skills, but because I wanted to take that first step.
Only by taking that step can I treat Yan Hai and Yan Yin's illnesses and do other things in the future without relying on the Xu family.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
"I'm fine with it!" I nodded without hesitation.
"That's good. Go clean the shop first." Yan Shan nodded and then tossed me a rag.
I took it and walked straight into the shop without much hesitation.
"Brother, you've gone too far!" Yan Hai said, dissatisfied. "He just arrived, and you're already making him do this?"
Yan Shan said bluntly, "He's my apprentice now. What I tell him to do is my business. Why are you making such a fuss?"
"If you're not happy, then get out of here."
"Alright, alright, but Xu Ruo is a good child, so don't let her suffer. Otherwise, even if I can't do anything about you, Yan Yin will be the first to come after you." Yan Hai threatened, bringing up Yan Yin.
Listening to what the two of them said, I couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated.
"Uncle, it's not that bad."
What's the big deal?
"You don't understand as much as a child!" Yan Shan was too lazy to pay attention to Yan Hai. "If you have nothing else to say, get lost and don't bother me while I'm doing business."
"Uncle."
Where is my sunflower?
At this moment, Yan Yin suddenly ran out of the coffin shop and looked at Yan Shan and asked.
Yan Shan was visibly taken aback upon hearing this.
Yan Hai immediately wore a gloating expression.
"Didn't you make it for me?" Yan Yin said angrily.
"I did it, I did it..."
"It's not finished yet."
"Uncle will make it for you right now! Right now!"
Yan Shan carried Yan Yin into the coffin shop, and his guilty look left me speechless.
Indeed, there is always something that can subdue something else.
Yan Mountain descends upon Yan Sea, Yan Sound descends upon all.
Including me.
I walked into the coffin shop with a smile, without thinking any further, and started working.
At that moment, Yan Yin's voice came again.
"Oh right, where's my brother?"
Which brother of yours?
"Brother Xu Ruo!"
"He's working for his uncle."
"Uncle, are you bullying him?"
"Ouch, stop pinching me, stop pinching me..."
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