Chapter 2 Chapter 2 "Boss Jin is in charge of everything."...
Today is Ji Ci's first day on the job. She is on the early shift and the key to the pet shop is in her hand.
She arrived half an hour early. The kitten was in her down jacket, warm and protected from the wind.
The door of Boss Jin's auto repair shop was closed. Ji Ci thought about it and it seemed to have been closed many times when she passed by before. There were a few crushed plastic bottles outside the shop, probably for the old man who was picking up rubbish passing by.
As soon as I entered the store, cats and dogs started barking.
Ji Ci first checked whether the uncles were healthy, then changed into work clothes, took a mop and bucket to collect water and disinfect, and started the day's work.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Xiao Zhou came.
She changed the food for the foster pets according to the list, and Ji Ci learned to do it beside her. She would have to do all this in the future.
They have two pet grooming orders scheduled for the afternoon today. One of them is for an old customer - a very well-behaved little Teddy. Xiao Zhou plans to let Ji Ci take the grooming alone.
There is a camera in the bathroom, recording the entire process to protect pets and employees. Ji Ci spent a little more time and washed very carefully.
Xiao Zhou took over and was responsible for blow-drying and trimming the hair.
Soon, the second one came, it was a ragdoll cat.
Xiao Zhou didn't let Ji Ci wash the cat because he was afraid that the cat would scratch him, but the cat had a good temper. After holding it for a while, Ji Ci felt that he could handle it, so he washed the cat by himself.
Two people always work faster than one. The orders that usually last until the evening were finished before dark today.
Ji Ci used a floor scraper to gather the hair on the tiles. When she squatted down to pick it up, Doctor Liang and Boss Jin came in together. They planned to measure the size today.
Ji Ci immediately stood up and tried to move away, but perhaps she moved too hastily, as her vision went dark. The scraper fell to the ground with a "bang". She subconsciously grabbed it with both hands and then pressed down on a strong arm.
"Sorry." She apologized quickly after she regained her balance.
"It's okay," Boss Jin let go of her, his voice falling into Ji Ci's ears, "Be careful."
That night, Boss Jin turned the sewer over and re-laid the pipes, and was busy in the bathroom until evening.
The mortar and cement were mixed together outside. In December, Jin Sen was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt with the cuffs rolled up, stuck on his bulging biceps. He worked with his upper body half bent, sweat steaming all over his body.
He walked into the store, a cigarette in his mouth, one foot in the sewer, the other on the edge of the tiles, and bent over to plaster the surface and build the wall.
At first glance, he has broad shoulders, a narrow waist, a wide chest and long legs.
Doctor Liang was talking to him next to him.
Ji Ci stood in the distance, holding a cup of warm water in her hand. She saw a tattoo on Boss Jin's muscular arm. It looked like a wing, but she couldn't see it clearly.
That night, Sister Xu treated us to another meal.
We went to the same place as last night and ordered different dishes.
There was one more person dining there. Xiao Zhou said that it was Sister Xu's friend, the one pursuing Boss Jin.
Ji Ci looked at the other person several times.
The person's surname was Sun, and Ji Ci followed Xiao Zhou in calling her Sister Sun.
Sister Sun is beautiful and polite in her every move. She is a junior high school teacher.
The other person sat next to Boss Jin, talking and laughing. They were all respectable adults, and it didn't look like the pursuit had failed.
After dinner, Sister Xu and Doctor Liang went together, Boss Jin and Sister Sun went together, and Ji Ci and Xiao Zhou went together.
Looking at the woman standing one step away from Boss Jin, Ji Ci said, "They look both familiar and unfamiliar."
"It's easy for a girl to pursue a boy, so we should give Sister Xu some face," Xiao Zhou said.
Does this matter depend on personal relationships? Ji Ci muttered to herself, that's quite tiring.
Ji Ci was not very clear about what happened afterwards, but Boss Jin seemed to be still single.
His shop opens late and most of the work he does is outside. When Ji Ci hears the sound of the rolling door, he will look outside the shop.
Boss Jin has a small, broken van that he uses specifically to transport his tools. The tires made a clanging sound as they rolled over the speed bumps, and he didn't know where he was going to work again.
But he also has free time. He usually stays in the store, and occasionally goes out for a walk. He either watches the old man playing chess in the grain and oil store, or goes to the dry goods store to eat melon seeds with the owner, or comes to the pet store and shouts "Dahuang" and "Doudou", and then rubs the dog and cat heads one by one like the emperor visiting the harem.
He is very popular with small animals and causes quite a stir in the store every time he comes.
Ji Ci's kitten has grown a lot, but it still looks like an ornament in Boss Jin's palm.
Boss Jin asked what its name was, and Ji Ci said it was Wonton, because she picked up the cat from a shop that made delicious wontons.
Boss Jin teased the cat with his fingers, not even looking up: "Do you like wontons?"
Maybe it was because he just came in from outside, but he had a cool feeling on his body. Ji Ci could smell a faint scent of tobacco, but because it was cold, it was not unpleasant.
Ji Ci said "hmm" softly.
The bar in the store seemed a bit too low for Boss Jin. Ji Ci was able to put things on it quite easily, but Boss Jin had to bend over if he wanted to see anything.
Ji Ci is 1.68 meters tall, which is not considered short. A rough estimate is that the other party should be close to 1.9 meters tall.
She was always a little wary of men who were almost twice her size, even if they were handsome.
However, this wariness was soon eliminated because not long after, a male customer failed to pursue Ji Ci online and came to Ji Ci offline to ask for another chance.
Ji Ci had just finished her night shift that day. On a dark and windy night, she was blocked on the street by someone and the front of her electric scooter was grabbed. She was startled and threw the scooter away and ran back.
Only one of the auto repair shop's rolling doors was down, and the other was halfway down, with a faint light inside.
Ji Ci bent down and went in.
"Who?" Jin Sen put down the circuit board in his hand.
"Boss Jin, Boss Jin," Ji Ci said, snapping her fingers nervously, "There's a man outside..."
Jin Sen knew before he finished speaking.
He put on his coat and let Ji Ci go in. He ducked out of the store and shouted at the man peeking outside, "Who is it?"
Ji Ci was also shaken by the roar, but her heart suddenly settled down.
Afterwards, Boss Jin and she went together to lift up the electric scooter. The brake part was broken and hanging loosely.
"You didn't fall, did you?" Jin Sen asked.
"No." Ji Ci showed her hands. Because she was wearing gloves, only the cuffs were slightly dirty.
"That's fine," Jin Sen held the front of the car with one hand, "Let's go to my shop."
The car repair expert is here and will fix it right on the spot.
Ji Ci watched dryly from the side, and finally asked embarrassedly how much it cost.
"You're so polite," Boss Jin laughed dryly, "I'll take you home."
Ji Ci rode the bike very slowly, while Jin Sen walked on the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets.
She actually wanted to explain that the man she met that night had nothing to do with her, so as not to make Boss Jin worry about whether she was involved in the love-hate relationship between the young couple.
But Boss Jin never asked, and Ji Ci couldn't find a reason to speak.
The two chatted idly and talked about wontons. Ji Ci introduced it to Jin Sen when she passed by: "This is the shop."
Jin Sen glanced at the sign: "I've eaten there."
"I live on the fifth floor of the building at the back." Ji Ci pointed to her again.
"Let me call you," Jin Sen took out his cell phone, "Send me a text message when you get home."
Jin Sen sent Ji Ci downstairs and watched her enter the apartment building.
He didn't leave in a hurry. He waited until Ji Ci sent him a message, then he looked up and counted five squares to make sure the lights were on before leaving.
Half an hour later, Ji Ci sent a friend request to Boss Jin's WeChat account according to the account linked in the address book.
The other party was probably playing with his phone and agreed immediately.
[Words don't express my feelings: Boss Jin, I'm Xiao Ji.]
[Auto Repair Welder Jin: Okay, Xiao Ji.]
【Words don’t express my feelings: Thank you for today.】
[Auto Repair Welder Jin: You're welcome.]
Ji Ci turned over in bed.
She changed the other party's note to "Boss Jin" and clicked on the other party's personal profile. The avatar was a store sign, and the most recent post on his Moments was half a year ago, and the content was still about store business. It was definitely a corporate account.
Ji Ci stepped back and wanted to pick up the topic that had not been discussed before, saying that there was nothing between her and that man.
But she thought of Sister Xu's friend again and felt that there was no point in saying more, so she gave up.
The next day, Ji Ci went to work on time.
Boss Jin's auto repair shop was actually open. She stepped on the brakes and took a look inside.
As luck would have it, Jin Sen came out with a toothbrush in his mouth.
"Yeah, I'm up. The signal in the house is not good. I'll be there right away."
He hung up the phone, moved the toothbrush to the other side, and said to Ji Ci, "Good morning."
Ji Ci blinked twice: "...Good morning."
His already messy hair stood out in all directions, like a straggling shrub, full of vitality and yet too lively.
Boss Jin's eyelids drooped, which was a bit funny.
"Boss Jin, have you had breakfast?" Ji Ci asked.
Jin Sen was about to go in, but when he heard this he turned around and said, "Huh?"
Ji Ci put the steamed buns and soy milk in her hand on the shelf at the door of the store: "I bought too much, you can take some with you."
After saying that, he ran away without waiting for any rejection.
Jin Sen took the breakfast away and said thank you when he drove his van past the pet shop.
Ji Ci leaned on the mop with one hand and waved at him.
Xiao Zhou arrived soon. She heard Ji Ci talk about the male client last night, so she came here today in case Ji Ci was left alone.
Fortunately, everything was calm afterwards. It was probably because Boss Jin still had some influence, so the man didn't cause any trouble again.
At the end of December, Ji Ci received his first salary.
A few thousand dollars was not a lot, so she treated Xiao Zhou to a meal.
Sister Xu's due date is in the next two days, and Dr. Liang has been accompanying her. The store has only been accepting orders for small pets recently, so the two of them got off work early.
During the meal, Xiao Zhou and Ji Ci complained about her boyfriend's 108 shortcomings, while Ji Ci complained to Xiao Zhou about the various problems with her rental house.
The lack of sound insulation, peeling wall paint, and foul smell from the sewer were all fine; she could just deal with it and tolerate it.
But there was really no way to deal with the water pressure being low for twenty hours a day, so she had to choose the worst time to take a bath.
Xiao Zhou listened and said, "Looking for Boss Jin."
Ji Ci was surprised: "He still cares about this?"
Xiao Zhou raised his eyebrows: "Boss Jin is in charge of everything."
Having said that, Ji Ci still didn't plan to look for Boss Jin. Firstly, she didn't want to cause trouble, and secondly, there was no need.
The lease on the house expires at the end of January and she doesn't plan to renew the contract, but she hasn't found a new house yet, which is quite frustrating.
Xiao Zhou added, "Boss Jin has a house for rent."
Ji Ci was stunned: "...Boss Jin really controls everything?"
Xiao Zhou smiled. "It's right behind our pet shop. He has two rooms, door to door, that are always listed for rent."
Behind the pet store? Wouldn't that be close to work?
Besides, Boss Jin is a good person, so he is more trustworthy among his acquaintances.
Ji Ci thought it was a good idea and immediately sent a message to Boss Jin.
[Unable to express the meaning: Boss Jin, I heard you have a vacant room for rent? My house lease is about to expire, could you please check it out?]
A moment later, she received a reply.
[Boss Jin: Okay, when?]
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