Extra four
A trace of guilt flashed across Ding Jiao's face, and she immediately started to bluff, "Which ear did you hear me talking about you? Stop slandering me here. I really have nothing to do all day."
"I heard it with both ears." Song Yu said slowly, "I've been standing here since you called."
She slowly walked over to Ding Jiao, carrying a huge black garbage bag. With a thud, the bag was thrown into the trash can beside her. She saw the embarrassment that flashed across Ding Jiao's face. "Today is my second day at work and the first time we've met. I don't want to cause trouble for the boss and his wife, so let it go this time."
"But..." Song Yu's eyes swept Ding Jiao from head to toe, "If I hear you scolding me behind my back again, this bag of garbage will be dumped on your head, understand?"
Ding Jiao swallowed and said loudly, "I already told you that I didn't tell you that I didn't tell you. If you don't believe me, what can I do?"
"You dare not admit it even after you've told me." Song Yu sneered at her cowardly look, "Anyway, you know whether I told you or not, and I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. If it happens again, you'll just have to wait for me."
In the past ten years of fighting against the world, Song Yu has fought violence with violence, revenged tooth for tooth, and never suffered any loss when she had a grudge. This has been her life principle.
"If you really think so, there's nothing I can do." Ding Jiao said stubbornly, then pretended to be very busy and ran away.
“…”
The busy day finally came to an end at 9 o'clock. There were no customers in the store at this time. Song Yu cleared the dishes and chopsticks from the last table. When he turned around, Ding Jiao was leaning against the table, fiddling with her hair. "Move aside."
Ding Jiao glared at Song Yu unconvincedly, "There's such a large open space next to it, why don't you leave?"
“That’s the straight line.”
Similar conversations had happened many times in a day. The boss and the boss's wife also noticed that the two of them were not getting along, so they were no longer busy and hurried out to mediate.
Song Yu didn't want to argue with her at all. It was a waste of her time. She also thought Ding Jiao's childish provocations were ridiculous and didn't take them seriously at all. So when the boss and the boss's wife spoke, she stopped talking and went straight to the kitchen with the plate to put it down.
She picked up her old and basic cell phone and checked the time. Xu Qiao had sent her a message 10 minutes ago saying he was coming to pick her up, and he should be here soon.
"Xiao Song, can you please help me throw away this bag of garbage?" The proprietress brought over a black garbage bag.
Song Yu took it, pushed open the back door and walked into the alley.
Ding Jiao looked at her back and snorted coldly. She really thought she was someone important. Thinking of this, Ding Jiao rolled her eyes again.
At this time, the curtain at the door was lifted and someone came.
She looked up with joy, "Come on..."
The words got stuck in her throat before she could finish them. She saw a tall boy standing at the door. Even in a simple white T-shirt and jeans, he couldn't hide his handsomeness at all.
She stood up in a flash, then smiled and walked briskly towards him, her voice as sweet as ever, "Hello, sorry, we are closed today, you can..."
"It's okay. I'm not here to eat. I'm here to pick up Song Yu." The boy's clean voice sounded, and his eyes swept around the store. "Is she not here now? Where did she go?"
Ding Jiao's expression suddenly changed, and she sat aside gloomily.
The boss in the kitchen poked his head out to look. He knew that this boy was the one who came to pick up Song Yu yesterday. "She just went to the alley to throw away the trash. It's not far. Please wait in the store for a while. She will be back soon."
Xu Qiao randomly picked a table in the store and sat down. He looked around the store. He didn't take a good look at it when he came here yesterday. The store was not big and there were not many tables. The work intensity should be pretty good.
"Excuse me...are you Song Yu's boyfriend?" A voice suddenly interrupted from the side.
Xu Qiao glanced to the side. It was the girl from before. She should be Song Yu's colleague. "...No."
The girl's face suddenly brightened up. "Really? Then who are you to her? Hello, my name is Ding Jiao."
"Hello, Xu Qiao."
"You're not her boyfriend, so why are you here to pick her up?" Could it be... a suitor? Ding Jiao's eyes darkened. What kind of eyes do these boys have these days? Why do they only look at the face and not the inner qualities?
The boy didn't answer her.
Ding Jiao didn't want to watch a handsome guy slip away from her eyes. She rolled her eyes and said mysteriously, "Do you know? Since Song Yu came here, our business has improved."
This sentence seemed to finally pique the boy's interest. He turned around and asked, "Really? Why?"
She curled her lips and smiled, "Song Yu can attract many people to come into the restaurant to eat just by standing at the door. I even saw a customer add her on WeChat today."
The boy paused, "Did she add me?"
"Of course I added it. The customer even said she would come to our restaurant often to eat and support our business." Ding Jiao laughed happily in her heart, and said calmly, "I really admire her. Good looks really can make a living. We don't just rely on that kind of thing in places like ours."
After Song Yu finished throwing away the garbage, he walked into the lobby and saw Xu Qiao sitting at a table with Ding Jiao sitting next to him. Judging from the expression on Ding Jiao's face, the two seemed to be having a very pleasant chat.
Seeing her coming, Xu Qiao stood up without hesitation and said, "Is everything ready? If so, let's go."
"Almost done, let me wash my hands again." Her eyes swept between the two people, and then she walked into the kitchen.
When Ding Jiao saw Song Yu coming, she immediately turned around and walked away as if nothing had happened. Not long after, the door curtain was lifted again, and a short and sturdy man with a large blue and green tattoo on his arm walked in. "Xiao Jiao, I'm here to pick you up."
With this comparison, Ding Jiao simply couldn't stand him anymore. She picked up her bag and pushed the man out, "Okay, okay, stop looking. Let's go."
The man looked greedy and said in a sly tone, "Hey, didn't you say there's a good-looking waitress here? Where is she? Let me see her."
"What the hell are you looking at?" Ding Jiao said angrily, "Let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Yu came out after washing her hands. The man had never seen such a beautiful girl with a cold face and a unique charm before, and his eyes were fixed on her. However, after a few seconds, his sight was blocked by a tall figure.
Xu Qiao took a few pieces of paper from the table and lowered his eyes to wipe Song Yu's still dripping hands carefully. He asked her in a low voice, "Are you tired today?"
"Not bad." Song Yu looked over Xu Qiao's shoulder and saw the man staggering out of the door by Ding Jiao, who was full of anger on his face.
Not long after, the sound of a motorcycle starting up could be heard outside. Song Yu retracted his gaze, and with amusement, he held Xu Qiao's hand, which was still wiping, and said, "Okay, it's all clean."
"Okay." Xu Qiao threw the paper ball into the trash can. "Let's go."
Song Yu greeted the boss and his wife, then shouldered his bag containing his water bottle and walked out with Xu Qiao.
Everything was quiet on the road, with only a few dim street lights shining from afar. The air was filled with a cold and lonely smell, and autumn was about to come.
"What were you and Ding Jiao talking about just now?" Song Yu sneezed and asked in a muffled voice, "Oh, that girl from the store just now."
"Nothing." Xu Qiao turned his head to look at her, "Do you want me to help you find another job?"
"Why?" Song Yu didn't know why Xu Qiao brought up the idea of changing her job again. "Didn't you agree to that this morning?"
"Oh, I see." She leaned closer and asked Xu Qiao with narrowed eyes, "Did Ding Jiao say something bad about me just now?"
"It's not bad, actually. It's not a bad thing." Xu Qiao was silent for a moment before saying honestly, "She said you're pretty. Several people in the store asked for her WeChat today."
So it was this matter. Song Yu's inexplicable thoughts were at work. She felt a little secretly happy and even wanted to tease him, "Why do you seem to care about this matter?"
Xu Qiao looked at her.
Song Yu raised the corner of his mouth and took out his phone slowly. "Actually, the customers who came to add me on WeChat today are here to make it easier for them to order food and have it delivered in the future. You..."
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Song Yu paused.
"Can you adapt to this environment? She seems hostile to you. Do you want to change the environment? I can find a job for you."
The hand that was suspended in the air was retracted stiffly, and my heart sank instantly.
After Xu Qiao asked her again, she slowly replied, "No, she can't win an argument with me."
Noticing the strangeness in Song Yu's tone, Xu Qiao glanced at her and said, "People in this world are all different. Sometimes inexplicable hostility does come suddenly, but don't be sad. This is not your problem. Don't take it to heart."
"Did I say I took it to heart?" Song Yu suddenly got angry. "What does her hostility towards me have to do with me? Why should I take it to heart?"
After saying this, he rushed forward like an angry calf.
Xu Qiao stood there and sighed. He knew that she was a little sensitive about the ill intentions of others, but he didn't know she would react so strongly. He began to reflect on himself and wished he hadn't said it before.
He thought for a moment and sent a message to someone, "Brother, I'm really sorry, but I have an unwelcome request. Could I get an advance on my salary? If not, is there any other work you can do? I'm quite capable."
Just as I finished sending the message, I saw the person who was walking angrily in front of me was turning back. He started to speak angrily, "Why are you walking so slowly? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"If you play with your phone while walking, be careful not to bump into a telephone pole one day." Song Yu threatened him.
"I understand." Xu Qiao put away his phone and smiled at her, "Not angry anymore?"
"I'm not angry." She lied with her eyes open, "I've never been angry. I have such a good temper."
Xu Qiao pretended not to notice her ears were red from anger and smiled, "Let's go home."
After returning home, Song Yu took a large bucket of water from the toilet and brought it to a place with an outlet outside. He put the water heater in, then moved a small stool and sat next to it to watch.
Hot-dryers are actually very dangerous electrical appliances. Most of the ones on the market fail to pass quality inspection and are prone to explosion. It is also easy to cause electric shock if people are not careful.
Ever since Song Yu found out, he was worried every time he used the hot pot and would stay by its side from the beginning to the end.
Xu Qiao called the landlord several times about the water heater. Every time, someone came to repair it, but they were always vague about when they would come. Xu Qiao tried to find someone to repair it on the market, but the quotes were so high that they couldn't afford it, so they could only use it this way temporarily.
The two were talking in the room when suddenly there was a bang and everything in front of them was plunged into darkness. The power went out.
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