Lin Qingyu lowered her eyelids, her gaze turning cold as she looked at Jiang Lili.
"What's wrong with her?"
This time, Jiang Lili was much more composed. She stood up and, with a sob in her voice, began to complain to Lin Qingyu.
"Sister Qingyu, please take me in! I really have nowhere else to go!"
As she spoke, she lunged forward, startling Lin Qingyu into taking a few steps back. Li Xiuhua then stepped forward to block her.
"You silly girl! Just talk, don't get physical!"
Jiang Lili stood there, sobbing, and recounted her ordeal once more.
It turned out that a sudden tragedy had struck her family; everyone in her family had passed away, leaving her alone with her five- or six-year-old son.
Moreover, the son was so frightened that he couldn't speak, and we don't know what to do in the future.
Several waiters helped her up, feeling sorry for her. Several girls looked at Lin Qingyu with pleading eyes.
It seemed as if they were pleading for Jiang Lili.
Lin Qingyu remained unmoved. She wasn't running a charity; why should she help everyone who came crying to her?
She didn't say anything, but simply instructed the chef in the kitchen to cut the watermelon.
The weather was hot and the store was crowded. Everyone only got two small pieces of watermelon, and no one was satisfied.
Lin Qingyu went to the backyard and, as if by magic, took out two large watermelons from the well.
Everyone enjoyed the meal and was in a good mood, thinking that they had found a good boss.
Jiang Lili was about to cry again, regardless of the occasion, but she was interrupted by someone coming in from outside the door just as she started to speak.
"Auntie, my uncle asked me to bring this to you!"
Gu Xichao pushed open the door and saw people around a table eating watermelon as soon as he entered.
Since he entered puberty, he has changed every day. Now, at first glance, he looks like a college student.
He's tall and mature, and most importantly, his voice is deep and resonant.
The girls in the shop were captivated by what they saw, but they were interrupted the next second.
"Wow! Isn't this Xiao Bao? He's grown so much!"
Jiang Lili had barely reached Gu Xichao's shoulder when, for some unknown reason, she insisted on going over and patting his back.
Gu Xichao frowned, turned around and walked to Lin Qingyu's side without leaving a trace, and then obediently called out, "Auntie, do you want some plums? Uncle said you were craving some a while ago."
Gu Xichao was carrying a basket covered with a cloth. When he lifted it, he found the basket was full of plums and lychees.
As for Jiang Lili, who greeted him, he genuinely couldn't remember who she was.
The atmosphere was slightly awkward, and a waiter quietly offered a reminder.
"Xiao Xichao, Sister Lili is saying hello to you. Weren't you neighbors before?"
These words caused the room to fall even quieter, and the atmosphere became even more eerie.
Lin Qingyu smiled, ignored Jiang Lili, picked a plum from the basket, wiped it with her clothes, and started eating.
"Mmm, it's delicious! The watermelon your uncle bought this time is really good. Xiao Bao, have a couple of slices of watermelon too, it's sweet!"
Lin Qingyu invited him to eat some melon, then went to the side to eat the lychees in the basket.
Because it was too sweet, she didn't dare to eat too much.
"Sister Qingyu, look at Sister Lili..."
Several waiters approached Lin Qingyu, mustering their courage to try and persuade her to help Jiang Lili.
Lin Qingyu glanced at Jiang Lili, who was still surrounded by everyone, her eyes seemingly wandering off somewhere.
Without looking up, she said, "Sure, since you're all so enthusiastic, would anyone be willing to share half of their salary with your Sister Lili?"
After these words were spoken, the only sound in the room was the crisp, juicy sound of Gu Xichao eating watermelon.
"Everyone knows the situation in the shop. Every extra person means more expenses for me, but the restaurant hasn't been open for so long..."
Now everyone is keeping their heads down and not daring to speak, for fear of becoming the one to stick their neck out.
Jiang Lili was getting anxious. She had spent a long time trying to persuade the waiters to take pity on her.
"Sister Qingyu, I don't want wages, I just want you to take me in and give me and my child some food!"
Lin Qingyu looked at her, "That won't do. Of course, we need to pay wages if we hire someone. Let me ask everyone!"
"Or perhaps one of you is generous enough to give up your position to your sister Lili?"
After these words, the entire room fell silent. Gu Xichao had finished eating his watermelon and, having nothing else to do, got up to go home.
"Auntie, I'm leaving now. Uncle said he'll come pick you up in a bit."
"Okay, be careful on the road!"
Jiang Lili suddenly sprang up and pounced on Gu Xichao, causing him to take a few steps back.
With her strength, if she had lunged at Lin Qingyu like that, she would have definitely fallen.
Gu Xichao impatiently tried to push her away, but couldn't budge her.
"Xiao Bao, please help me! I'm begging you! You helped me before, didn't you? Now I'm begging you! I really can't afford to eat anymore!"
Jiang Lili cried and complained, spitting, tears, and snot all over Gu Xichao's face, making him feel disgusted.
This time, I used all my strength and finally pushed the person away.
"Hey lady, I don't even know you, why are you trying to disgust me like this?"
Everyone was stunned. Lin Qingyu quickly went over to check on him, "Are you alright, Xiaobao? She didn't bite you, did she?"
Gu Xichao felt utterly disgusted, but he suppressed his displeasure and said, "It's alright, Aunt, I'll go to the backyard to wash up!"
As he spoke, he ran off to the backyard.
If everyone initially sympathized with Jiang Lili, after Lin Qingyu said those words, no one empathized with her anymore.
Now that this has happened again, Gu Xichao is only fourteen or fifteen years old, yet Jiang Lili still calls him that. It gives me goosebumps.
Was this person also scared out of their wits?
Everyone instinctively felt a sense of sympathy.
But sympathy is one thing, what does it matter to me if she feels sorry for me?
With that in mind, no one thought about speaking up for her anymore.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Lili suddenly went crazy and insisted on rushing to the backyard to find Gu Xichao.
"Xiao Bao! Xiao Bao, I know you're there. Do you remember when I came home before, it was already dark, and I dropped my keys on the ground?"
Several kitchen staff grabbed her, but they didn't expect Jiang Lili to be so strong; she almost escaped.
She continued calling towards the backyard, "Xiao Bao! You were the one who turned on the hallway light and helped me find the key. I wanted to thank you then! But..."
Lin Qingyu was dumbfounded; she really had no idea that such a thing would happen.
It's just that Xiao Bao didn't seem like he would do such a good deed before, so maybe he helped her unintentionally?
I never expected that Jiang Lili would keep thinking about me for so long, and how old was Gu Xichao back then?
Thinking about it this way, Lin Qingyu got goosebumps all over her body.
While the kitchen staff caught her, they quickly had her thrown out.
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