Chapter 1 Chapter 1 They both made it through the day. …
When she first came to Yuncheng, Ji Ci was quite active in looking for a job.
Although the money in her pocket was enough for her to do nothing for a while, it was never a good thing to spend more than she earned.
However, it is a bit difficult to find this job because she studied traditional Chinese medicine.
This major is too targeted and the places you can go are also very limited. It is difficult to find a job and it is also difficult to quit.
Her home is a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. She grew up smelling the scent of Chinese medicine and now wants to do something else.
But nothing came of it.
One time when she passed by a pub, someone asked her to go in and sing. She could play some guitar, so she went. The next day, she went to the police station because she refused the customer's harassment and quit her job.
Seeing that winter was approaching and she was tired of running around, she started to give up completely and went for a walk by the lake when she had nothing to do.
The scenery in Yuncheng is nice, with blue sea and blue sky. Tourist cities are like this, the streets and roadsides are decorated in a fancy way, and a new group of people come every day.
Ji Ci is an old friend. She is here and I can see her every day.
At the end of November, Yuncheng had a rare light snowfall.
Ji Ci was strolling in the flower market and took a pot of camellia home.
She liked buying flowers, but she had no talent for growing them. The flowers she bought died one after another, and she had to replace them over and over again.
Today is her last time buying flowers before the New Year. Her lease on a house expires at the end of the year, and Ji Ci plans to move.
However, she was reluctant to leave the snack bar downstairs. The owner was a couple, and the wontons they cooked were delicious. Every time she passed by, she would take some home to eat, and today was no exception.
Due to the weather, there were few customers in the store. Ji Ci found an empty seat and sat down. She discovered a cat bed at her feet. A mother cat was nestled inside with several kittens hiding underneath her.
A nest of bright yellow things, like a spread out omelet.
Ji Ci gathered her long hair and looked down.
"Do you want a cat?" the proprietress suddenly asked her.
Ji Ci looked up in confusion: "Huh?"
"If you want a cat, just catch one," the proprietress said again. "There are too many. I can't keep them."
Ji Ci smiled and shook her head: "I can't do that. Whatever I raise will die."
The proprietress laughed out loud.
In the next few days, Ji Ci often came to the store to see the cats.
The boss gave the kittens away to everyone he met. The litter of kittens gradually dwindled, leaving only one particularly skinny one. The boss said it was born prematurely and didn't know how to drink milk. It looked like it wouldn't survive the winter.
Ji Ci poked it with her fingers, and the little thing curled up with its head in its arms, not even making a sound, as if it was really dying.
She gritted her teeth, wrapped it in her scarf and took it away.
There seems to be a pet hospital nearby. The store is quite large and there are many cats and dogs inside. Every time Ji Ci passes by, she will look through the glass window and is deeply impressed.
She looked for it according to her memory, and luckily the shop door was still open.
Ji Ci pushed the door open and walked in, holding the cat.
The doctor in the store was a young man. He told her that the cat was too small to be examined. He only recommended goat milk powder for kittens to Ji Ci and taught her how to feed it with a syringe.
Ji Ci knew nothing and was flustered like a new mother. She spent almost an hour in the store before she finally fed the cat its first meal.
After that, she bought a cat bed and a pee pad. The doctor gave her a business card, and she found out that this pet hospital not only sold pet supplies, but also provided a series of services such as pet grooming.
She also got a membership.
Just as she was walking out of the store with the cat in one hand and bags in the other, she unexpectedly saw a recruitment notice posted on the glass door.
Ji Ci came back and asked if they were hiring.
The doctor nodded.
Ji Ci pointed at herself and said, "Do you think I can do it?"
Actually, it doesn’t work.
It was obvious that Ji Ci was a completely inexperienced newbie. She needed to be taught everything, and she might not even be able to do it well.
But as the end of the year is approaching and the peak season for pet grooming is about to come, it is still very difficult to recruit people.
"You can try," the doctor compromised. "Just add our boss on WeChat first."
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Early the next morning, Ji Ci went to the pet store again with her half-dead premature cat.
The store manager's surname is Xu. She is a smart woman with short hair. When Ji Ci saw her for the first time, she understood why the store was hiring, because Boss Xu was pregnant and looked like she was about to give birth.
Boss Xu asked her, "Do you have cats or dogs at home?"
Ji Ci shook her head: "But the neighbors used to have dogs."
"Do you often do housework at home?" Boss Xu asked again.
Ji Ci thought for a moment and said, "I don't do much at home, but I take care of myself at school."
Although it didn't have any advantages, it was quite sincere. Boss Xu held his chin and thought for a while: "Let's try it for three days first."
After agreeing on the salary and benefits for the probation period, Ji Ci submitted a copy of her ID card and health certificate.
She was assigned a work uniform, put on an apron and tied her hair, and felt like she was already a member of the team.
"When I'm not busy, I mop the floor and clean up, and check if there are any abnormalities in the foster pets. When there are orders, follow Xiao Zhou, she will teach you how to do pet grooming."
Xiao Zhou is another employee in the store, a girl, two years older than Ji Ci. She is responsible for bathing and grooming the pets in the store.
The two of them got along quite well and were able to order milk tea together after knowing each other for a short while. In their spare time, they played with the dog and chatted. Ji Ci then learned that the doctor she met yesterday was named Liang, and he and Boss Xu were a couple.
"Boss, you need to get started quickly, or I won't be able to handle the big orders by myself."
Ji Ci just nodded.
The first two days were relatively quiet, and she had no idea what a "big order" meant. It was not until the third day, when a half-human-tall Alaskan came into the store, that Ji Ci understood why Boss Xu was in a hurry to hire her.
She was covered in dog hair and tossed and turned for the entire afternoon, finally collapsing on the ground in exhaustion.
I was thinking: Do I really need this job?
However, before she could figure it out, Boss Xu smiled and handed her a cup of milk tea: "How do you feel? If you are willing to continue working, your probation period will be over."
Ji Ci thought for a moment and took the milk tea: "Cheers!"
"Okay," Boss Xu said, "Call me Sister Xu from now on."
There is a new employee in the store, and Sister Xu plans to have a meal together.
Unfortunately, something went wrong before I left; the sewer in the store was blocked.
Doctor Liang rolled up his sleeves and fiddled with his head for a long time without any results. Sister Xu sighed and said to Xiao Zhou beside him, "Let's call Boss Jin to take a look."
Ji Ci went with him.
She thought that there would be a long journey, and she and Xiao Zhou could chat on the way, so it wouldn't be too boring.
But unexpectedly, Xiao Zhou walked out of the store, turned to the side, and shouted directly: "Boss Jin! What are you busy with?"
Ji Ci paused and looked up at the shop name hanging above her head: Auto Repair/Tire Repair and Replacement/Electrician and Bricklayer/Hardware Accessories.
So versatile.
The shop is not exquisite, with two rolling shutter doors open, one for car washing and the other for car repair.
It’s cold in winter, so people huddle in the noisiest little room at the back, quietly, as if no one is there.
Ji Ci passed by this boss Jin frequently these days, but she had no impression of him.
The glass door creaked open, and a deep male voice came from behind the beverage cabinet: "No, what's up?"
Ji Ci walked into the store and poked her head towards the source of the sound.
Xiao Zhou took two steps in front of her and said with a smile, "The sewer in our store is blocked again. Sister Xu asked me to ask you to go and take a look."
Ji Ci walked to Xiao Zhou's side, and a tall figure happened to walk out from behind the cabinet. She subconsciously looked up and met a slightly lowered gaze.
The man was dressed in black, with the zipper of his jacket just zipped up to the top. The collar covered his chin, making his nose look tall.
Seeing the unfamiliar face, he raised his eyebrows and said in a somewhat ruffian tone: "Did you recruit anyone?"
His voice was already rough, and it sounded a bit heavy when heard from close up, pressing down on people's ears like a weight. Ji Ci hid behind Xiao Zhou.
"I've been working here for three days now, and I'm a regular employee now," Xiao Zhou patted Ji Ci's shoulder, "Xiao Ji, this is Boss Jin."
Ji Ci nodded obediently: "Boss Jin."
She has a thin voice, a white face, and looks like a rabbit. She is a good-tempered girl.
"Okay, Xiao Ji," Boss Jin responded, walked to the tool bucket, bent down and picked up a tool, "Go take a look."
Professional work should be left to professionals. Doctor Liang spent half a day picking out dog hair but still couldn't solve the problem, but Boss Jin solved it in a short time.
It was just a small favor, and since the two families were familiar with each other, they didn't ask for money.
Sister Xu knew that Boss Jin had not eaten yet, so she took him with her.
There was a round table. Xiao Zhou was sitting on Ji Ci's left, Boss Xu was sitting on her right, and Dr. Liang was sitting next to Boss Xu, so Boss Jin was sitting opposite her.
The man had broad shoulders, and when he sat there he was almost twice as tall as her. He had wheat-colored skin and occasionally spoke with a slight local accent.
Ji Ci could see him as soon as she raised her eyes. Although she would look away quickly every time, her gaze would involuntarily linger on his face for a few more seconds.
Before, she was covered by her clothes and I couldn’t see it completely. Later, it was impolite not to stare at her.
Now that I have the chance, I can see it from time to time, so I secretly took a few more glances at it.
Boss Jin doesn't look as refined as Dr. Liang, but he has deep facial features and a strong outline. He has an air of maturity and stability, and his smile has a certain uncontrollable wildness.
She lowered her head and drank a sip of soup.
Boss Jin didn't seem to notice her. He was discussing with Dr. Liang about replacing the store's drainage system. Xiao Zhou quietly approached Ji Ci and asked, "Isn't he handsome?"
Ji Ci coughed lightly: "Not bad."
This "okay" is more or less inaccurate.
There is an art academy near Jici University. There are many handsome guys in it, of all kinds. They are handsome in a delicate way, with a kind of beauty that is artificially carved.
But Boss Jin is different. His messy hair doesn't look like he has been carefully groomed. But even so, it doesn't affect the judgment of his facial features. They look like they were cut out with a bold knife. Overall, he is handsome.
"Sister Xu has a friend," Xiao Zhou said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "who has been pursuing Boss Jin for over a year."
Ji Ci perked up when she heard the gossip: "Really?"
"Of course, she's pretty..."
Not long after the meal, Ji Ci went back to the pet shop to take the kitten, and then rode her electric scooter back to the rental house.
She lives on the fifth floor, and at this time of night the water pressure is insufficient. Not only can the water heater not be powered, but the water flow is also pitifully small.
Ji Ci contacted the landlord several times, but he always made excuses.
The only time he called a maintenance worker to come to his house, the worker asked for five hundred yuan to install a water pump. Ji Ci didn't install it and has been making do with it until now.
She took a basin of clean water, washed up casually, lay on the bed, and browsed the local rental software.
There are too few single rooms for rent, and there are almost no ones with suitable prices and locations. She sighed and looked at the kitten before going to bed. Its little belly was bulging. They both had survived the day.
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