"Mom, are you alright!"
When Nancy and Ye Zi pushed through the crowd to get to the center, they imdiately saw a woman sitting on the ground, crying nonstop, with fish head noodle soup scattered all around her, and even many tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and other utensils strewn about!
Nancy hurried to her mother's side and after checking her over and finding no injuries, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"Nancy, why have you co back?"
The speaker was a middle-aged man wearing a coarse apron, his face tired and his expression sowhat gloomy, but when he saw Nancy return, he still asked!
"Dad, what happened? Who did this?" Nancy's beautiful eyes were red with anger, and after scanning the surroundings, she couldn't spot the culprit who had vandalized their stall.
Hearing this, Nan Fang sighed deeply, "It was so guys from the Azure Dragon Gang coming to collect on the high-interest loan. We couldn't pay it back, so they smashed our stall! Fortunately, they've given us a bit more ti!"
Nan Fang was in a very bad mood, seeing his wife still sobbing uncontrollably, he couldn't help but scold her angrily:
"Stop crying! Just stop it, we'll find a way to pay off the debt soon!"
After Nan Fang's reprimand, Nancy's mother finally stopped crying and stood up with Nancy's help.
Upon hearing that it was about the high-interest loan, Nancy's pretty face beca gloomy. Her family had bought this shopfront property and borrowed a total of two hundred thousand New Coins with high interest. Although they had already paid off half, there was still a debt of a hundred thousand New Coins. Especially with the interest compounding, paying off the entire amount was not so simple!
At that mont, Nancy, supporting her mother, headed inside the shop. As soon as they entered, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy and a tall waiter erged from behind the door.
It was clear that both had been hiding behind the door, too scared to co out.
"Sis, you're back?" The youth was clearly scared and now his little face was sowhat pale, while the tall waiter's eyes lit up upon seeing Nancy:
"Nancy, you didn't tell us you were coming back, I could have co to pick you up!"
The waiter looked at Nancy with adoration in his eyes, but Nancy just nodded faintly, without speaking.
anwhile, the crowd of onlookers outside the store had gradually dispersed, and Ye Zi limped into the shop.
Upon seeing Ye Zi, Nan Fang said with a face full of regret:
"Young man, I'm sorry, we're not doing business tonight! You should go eat at another place!"
Hearing these words, Ye Zi was stunned, then scratched his head and smiled bitterly, and Nancy then rembered Ye Zi and turned to her father to say:
"Dad, he's not here to eat, his na is Ye Zi!"
Nancy promptly explained Ye Zi's background to her father and the others, and after hearing it, everyone frowned.
"Nancy, how can you just bring anyone ho! We're still in debt with a high-interest loan, this expense..." Nancy's mother's face was still streaked with tears, and upon hearing about another mouth to feed, her expression worsened.
Although Nan Fang said nothing, his face showed clear disapproval, obviously not welcoming Ye Zi.
The most vehent reaction, however, ca from the tall waiter, who glared fiercely at Ye Zi as if he were a wild animal threatened by another's presence, before saying:
"Nancy, this shop can manage with just four people, we don't need him! Plus, look at him limping around, he's practically disabled, how can he help us? Better to let him find his own food elsewhere!"
The waiter clearly did not want Ye Zi to stay; after all, he had been working there for two years with the goal of getting closer to and impressing Nancy. The sudden appearance of another person made him feel threatened.
"Brother Zhong is right! Sis, Mom and Dad work so hard to make money, why would you bring such a burden ho! Besides, who is he to you? You saved him, that's enough, you can't let him drag us down too!"
Nancy's brother Nan Fang obviously had a good relationship with Zhong, and now he stood on Zhong's side.
Seeing that everyone was against Ye Zi staying, Nancy's face looked troubled, and she then said:
"Mom, our store might not be short on staff, but we're still missing a delivery person! After Yihong's injury heals, we can have him stay and do deliveries. Our shop will have an extra source of inco!"
Upon hearing Nancy's words, Nan Fang's parents fell into a thoughtful silence!
Nancy was right, their store received many al orders by phone every day, but they were too busy to deliver the als themselves. Now, if Yihong stayed to handle the deliveries, it would indeed be a perfect arrangent.
"He can stay and do the deliveries, I just wonder about the salary..." Nan Fang's mother said, sowhat tempted.
"I don't want a salary!"
At that mont, Yihong, with an indifferent expression, shrugged and said:
"Anyway, I have nowhere else to go right now, as long as you provide food and accommodation, I'm good!"
Hearing this, smiles finally appeared on Nan Fang's parents' faces. A worker who didn't want a salary was naturally most welco!
However, Nan Fang's father was quite generous and said:
"That won't do. Although our profit isn't high here, we can still give you a salary of two thousand New Coins a month!"
Two thousand New Coins was equivalent to ten thousand Huaxia Coins. That salary would be considered high in China, but in Singapore, it could only be seen as a lower-end wage!
Seeing how everyone had quickly settled Yihong's job in just a few words, the server nad A-Zhong's face turned an ashen blue.
Especially seeing the affectionate looks shared between Yihong and Nancy, his sense of danger intensified, and his resentnt and hostility towards Yihong grew even stronger!
"Yihong is staying, but our little shop is too small, so where can he sleep?"
Nan Fang's father was now frowning in thought. In their small shop, there were only three rooms: one for Nancy, one for him and his wife, and one shared by A-Zhong and Nan Fang!
However, the room A-Zhong and Nan Fang shared was very small and could at most fit two people. It was impossible to squeeze Yihong in there!
"Yihong, why don't I have Nancy and her mother share a room, and you can share a room with ?" After so thought, Nan Fang's father could only co up with a compromise.
But Yihong just chuckled and scratched his head:
"Uncle, you don't have to be polite. I can just share a room with Sister Nancy!"
What?
Upon hearing this, those present were all sowhat dumbstruck.
Nan Fang's parents' mouths twitched, and their eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
You damn want to sleep with my daughter and you're telling us to not be polite? To hell with that!
And A-Zhong, upon hearing this, his eyes reddened and he was about to berate Yihong right then!
Just then, Nancy's cheeks turned red, and as everyone watched in stunned silence, she nodded her head:
"Dad, Mom, it's okay for Yihong to share a room with , don't bother tidying up!"
Gasp!
Hearing his own daughter actually agree, Nan Fang's father and mother's expressions froze on the spot, their minds a whirl of confusion!
How the hell did this happen; my daughter has always been indifferent to n, hasn't she?
How co she now agrees to share a room with so wild boy? This is like the sun rising from the west!
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