In the quiet little inn, the owner is wearing an old tank top and chatting with the newly checked-in guest.
"Is this street about to be demolished soon? The street ahead is almost finished constructing buildings."
"They ntioned demolition years ago, and there’s been no news since. I’ve given up hope ages ago, just let it be! Haha..."
"Don’t worry, it’ll definitely happen soon. Unlike my hotown, where my father went to his grave without receiving any demolition compensation."
"Huh? What happened?"
"Don’t bring it up, just bad luck. I’ll go take a shower first! I’m exhausted from the journey."
"Hey, just call the front desk if you need anything."
"Got it, I’ll let you get back to work."
Watching the road-weary travelers head upstairs, Xiao Yun slowly erged from the unseen corner.
Seeing her co out, the owner couldn’t help but ask, "Are you off looking for a job again, girl?"
"Yeah. I am!" Xiao Yun responded clumsily in her hotown dialect, "Jobs are hard to find nowadays, I’ll go check again today."
"No rush, you’re still young!" The owner chuckled, looking at Xiao Yun, "If you’re willing to work hard, you’ll surely find one."
Xiao Yun scratched her head, "They all say I’m too young and lack work experience, or the salary only covers food and lodging. I want to send so to my sister, but it’s simply not enough. Uncle, is there any job around here that offers food and lodging, slightly better?"
"Your sister, the one who brought you here that day?" the owner asked.
Xiao Yun nodded, "Yes, indeed!"
The owner seed puzzled, "Your sister has quite the aura, doesn’t look like soone without money!"
Though her clothing was plain, the air of elegance she carried was not typical.
Xiao Yun awkwardly replied, "My sister works as a temporary actress in film sets; it’s unstable and very hard work."
Upon hearing this, the owner couldn’t help but admire Xiao Yun, "If my son were as considerate as you are to and his mother, I’d wake up laughing in my dreams. Oh, that little coffin..."
The owner shared many things while Xiao Yun stood there silently listening, until he felt content and slapped his forehead, "Oh dear, see , at my age, once I start talking I can’t stop. You’re looking for work, right? From the street corner here, take the public transport for five stops to Jade Street, there are plenty of recruitnt notices there. Have you been there?"
Xiao Yun nodded, hesitantly saying, "I’ve seen them all, but they’re not looking for soone without experience..."
"That’s true." The owner rubbed his round belly, "The foot traffic there is heavy daily. Employers without keen sales insight indeed are reluctant to hire, fearing it might hinder their business. Have you checked online? My son says nowadays job hunting is done online, have you looked?"
Xiao Yun sighed, "I only have a high school degree, the better jobs don’t want ."
Ling Tianyou used so tactics to have her education halted at high school.
It just so happens that this mission outside would save her so trouble.
The owner gazed at Xiao Yun’s face, the appearance not remarkable, but with so grooming should likely be fine.
If only she could go to school properly, perhaps a good future awaits.
Ah, this must be fate!
"No rush, take your ti." The owner smiled warmly, "I’ll calculate the rent here cheaper for you, just don’t tell anyone."
Xiao Yun said, "You truly are a good person."
The owner felt a bit shy from the praise, waved his hand and went back to work.
Xiao Yun searched for work outside and returned to the inn soaked in sweat by noon.
The fickle autumn weather alternated between warm and cold, and Xiao Yun had bad luck today, wearing much too many clothes when it suddenly got hot.
The owner was not present, and the owner’s wife looked at Xiao Yun’s situation and asked concernedly, "How did it go, young lady? Did you find a job?"
Xiao Yun shook her head, "None quite suited , but when I was coming back, I saw an ad posted on the side of the road, recruiting a nanny my age? The salary was quite high, I’m tempted to try."
The owner’s wife was taken aback, "You an the ad posted by the Jin Family?"
Xiao Yun nodded naively, "I think the surna was Jin? I didn’t pay attention to their na, just the requirents and benefits, haha~"
The owner’s wife gestured for Xiao Yun to co over, and in a hushed tone told her, "You didn’t call the number on the ad, did you, girl?"
Xiao Yun shook her head, "No, Auntie, I’m still hesitating, thinking about looking for other possible jobs."
Upon hearing this, the owner’s wife seed relieved, advising her, "Girl, listen to your Auntie’s advice, even if it ans picking up garbage, don’t make that call. If they fancy a pretty girl like you, it’d be sending you to your death!"
Despite having collected information from Ling Tianyou and Gu Ningyue previously, Xiao Yun couldn’t help her curiosity after hearing the owner’s wife’s words: "Isn’t he hiring a nanny? What else could he be up to?"
The owner’s wife looked around, said to Xiao Yun, "Girl, let ask you, what does the ad say?"
Xiao Yun replied truthfully, "It says they’re hiring a nanny, aged between twenty and thirty-five, to care for a man with polio!"
"Silly girl, you’re not from around here so you don’t know, their business is anything but legitimate!" The wife’s voice dropped to almost a whisper, fearing soone might overhear and retaliate, "They say it’s to hire a nanny, but everyone knows Boss Jin wants to find a girlfriend for his polio-stricken brother! If you go without ties, and they have their sights on you, your whole life would be ruined!"
Xiao Yun secretly admired the owner and his wife for being genuinely good people, wondering what they would think if they found out her purpose was to infiltrate the Jin Family, would it scare them out of their wits?
"They engage in illegitimate business?" Xiao Yun also lowered her voice to ask, "Auntie, what exactly do they do?"
The owner’s wife was about to answer when soone walked in at the door, "A room for rent, how much for a triple?"
"Hey, coming!" The owner’s wife let go of Xiao Yun and returned to the counter, looking at the three people in front of her, "Sorry, there are no triples left, how about a king room? You could add an extra single bed, and I’ll give you a discount."
The three exchanged looks, "We’ll check the room first."
These three were quite intimidating-looking, even just looking at them made one uneasy.
The owner’s wife hurriedly agreed and led the three upstairs.
Passing by Xiao Yun, the owner’s wife said, "You go rest for a while, after I’m done I’ll tell you more."
"Alright, Auntie." Xiao Yun responded crisply.
Going up the steps, one of the bald n gave Xiao Yun a deep look.
Xiao Yun remained standing still even after the figures disappeared. Those three just now... she knows them!
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