At first, Cheng Qicai had time to chat with Gu Liji and the others, but as more and more people came in, Cheng Qicai gradually became overwhelmed.
She had to calculate points, ask what gift she wanted from the wall behind her, and then take it down. After all these steps, Cheng Qicai was overwhelmed, with a bunch of people standing behind her.
Just as she turned around to grab the doll on the wall, a similar doll appeared next to her.
She was taken aback and saw that Gu Rongqi had somehow gotten the doll for her.
There were still many people in line, so she didn't have much time to think. She quickly took the item from Gu Rongqi's hand and handed it to the customer.
Later, the two worked together seamlessly, one reading out the scores and the other retrieving them from behind. Their coordination was excellent.
With Gu Rongqi's help, Cheng Qicai was no longer as flustered as before, and the queue was not as long.
Today is the first day, and business at the store is very good. This is something Cheng Qicai could have expected, but she didn't expect it to be this good.
That's a bit too good.
We could only eat lunch in shifts in the afternoon when there were fewer people.
There's another surge of people in the evening, making it even busier than at noon.
Cheng Qicai was so busy she was practically numb.
After working until 10 o'clock, it was finally closing time, and Cheng Qicai was so tired that she slumped into a chair.
She glanced at Gu Rongqi and the others, feeling embarrassed. They had originally planned to just come and have some fun, but they ended up being short-handed and had no choice but to ask for their help.
Seeing that everyone was exhausted, she apologized to them with a guilty expression, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect business to be so good today. I'll treat you to dinner."
She said she was treating people to dinner, but actually she wanted to finish up the remaining work at the shop before leaving.
By the time everything was finished, it was already 10:30.
It's too late. Even if we eat now, many restaurants will be closed. We also need to consider when the employees will get home.
Finally, Cheng Qicai found a simple stir-fry restaurant to eat at.
Everyone else agreed, but Gu Liji complained, "Cheng Qicai, we've been busy all day, and this is what you're treating us to?"
This was indeed a bit unfair to them, so Cheng Qicai didn't do the opposite of what he usually did. "I'll hire you again when the shop isn't so busy anymore, okay, young master."
Gu Liji was somewhat dissatisfied, "You think you can just brush me off with this?"
"So what do you want?"
"You have to give me coins next time you come."
Cheng Qicai nodded.
Seeing how readily she agreed, Gu Liji looked at her suspiciously, "You're not going to try to fob me off with a pittance next time, are you?"
Seeing his suspicious look, Cheng Qicai said helplessly, "No, I'll give you ten coins next time, okay?"
Gu Liji nodded in satisfaction.
Gu Rongqi took a sip of water and turned to ask Cheng Qicai, "Qicai, would you like some more rice?"
Cheng Qicai sat inside, while Gu Rongqi sat outside, with the rice bowl right next to him.
Cheng Qicai felt that her stomach was still a little empty, and there wasn't much rice left in her bowl, so she naturally handed the bowl over.
Gu Rongqi naturally took the bowl, added a spoonful of rice to her bowl with a rice scoop, and then turned to ask, "Would you like anything else?"
"That's enough." Cheng Qicai took her bowl from Gu Rongqi's hands.
Although these are all very ordinary daily occurrences, Gu Liji has seen how good his brother is to Cheng Qicai, but every time Gu Rongqi does something new, it refreshes his perspective.
Sometimes, he even suspected that his brother didn't actually like Cheng Qicai, but rather wanted to raise a daughter.
When everyone had almost finished eating, Cheng Qicai said goodbye to them and went home with Gu Rongqi.
On the way, Gu Rongqi said calmly, "You don't need to be too accommodating to Liji."
Cheng Qicai, however, did not notice his cold attitude. She smiled and said, "It's alright. Brother Gu did help a lot today, so we can still meet his request."
To be honest, the first time she saw Gu Liji, she disliked him very much because of his dashing appearance and frivolous temperament.
But after getting to know him better, I overlooked his womanizing ways and realized he was alright.
“Since I helped out today, can I make a request?” Gu Rongqi suddenly asked.
Cheng Qicai was taken aback, but still nodded: "Of course, what do you want?"
Gu Rongqi pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's talk about it later."
After hearing this, Cheng Qicai laughed, "I owe you two requests now. You won't come with big breasts, will you?"
"No, I really just haven't thought of anything yet. I feel pretty good about my life right now, and there's really nothing I need to accomplish."
Cheng Qicai asked incredulously, "Really? You're not going to become a Buddha, are you?"
Gu Rongqi didn't understand what she meant, "Become a Buddha?"
“It means having no desires or wants,” Cheng Qicai explained.
“No,” Gu Rongqi paused for a moment, “it’s just that you can’t grant me the request I’m making now.”
Regardless of whether there was a deeper meaning behind those words, Cheng Qicai dared not accept them.
Seeing that Cheng Qicai didn't respond, Gu Rongqi's expression remained unchanged. He continued to hold the steering wheel steadily, his gaze fixed firmly on the road ahead.
It's very late now, and this road is a bit remote with very few vehicles on it; you can only see a few occasionally.
The silent atmosphere inside the car made Cheng Qicai stare ahead. The dark and quiet road seemed to have no end, which made her feel a sense of panic.
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