A life of financial freedom

Magic City, Zhonghai Mingyuan.

After a long time, Zhou Qiong gathered her mood, put on ordinary clothes, and left the house immediately.

When she walked out of the community, Brother Liu saw her and saluted: "Happy Chinese New Year, Miss Zhou."

"Happy New Year, Brother Liu." Zhou Qiong replied with a smile.

After living here for half a year, she has lost her shyness at the beginning.

Brother Liu said: "Where are you going, Miss Zhou? I'll help you get a taxi."

"No, no." Zhou Qiong waved her hand, "I'll go shopping by myself, thank you for your kindness."

Zhou Qiong slowly left, along the famous river, the riverside is full of prosperous buildings and high-rise buildings, the consumption inside is high, and she can't help but be shocked.

The Spring Festival is approaching, the Magic City is still lively, and the streets are crowded with tourists and pedestrians.

Zhou Qiong walked slowly, wandering in one store after another, stretching her neck to look, but without exception, she left disappointed.

Walking to a milk tea shop, there was a sign recruiting employees at the door.

A smile appeared on her face and she walked in immediately.

The waiter greeted: "Hello, what would you like to drink?"

Zhou Qiong replied: "I'm here to apply for a job."

Hearing this, the waiter was still enthusiastic and took Zhou Qiong to the office. The milk tea shop manager was sitting inside. When he saw her, he began to interview her.

"Don't be nervous." The manager said softly.

"I... I... I'm not nervous." Zhou Qiong sat quite formally, with her back straight and her hands on her knees.

The manager smiled, stood up, poured her a glass of water, motioned her to take a sip, and when Zhou Qiong's nervousness subsided a little, he immediately said: "You should be very young, right?"

"Third year of high school."

"Then why don't you go to school?"

"It's vacation." Zhou Qiong felt much calmer, "I'm bored at home, I want to find a job."

Although Chu Fang had made it clear that Zhou Qiong's high school and even college expenses would be borne by him, Zhou Qiong still wanted to take advantage of her free time to work part-time and earn some money to reduce the burden on Chu Fang (although there was no need).

Hearing this, the store manager nodded: "There are very few people like you now. My daughter is older than you and she is still playing at home during the holidays."

After a pause, he continued: "Our store is recruiting temporary employees. The original store employees have gone home for the New Year and will come back after the New Year. You have to go to school after the New Year. The two times are staggered, just right!"

Zhou Qiong raised her head, with surprise in her tone: "Manager, are you going to accept me?"

"Of course." The store manager said, "Where do you live now? We don't provide accommodation."

Zhou Qiong stood up, walked to the window, and pointed outside: "I live there, I don't need the employee dormitory."

The store manager looked in the direction, opened his mouth, and was stunned: "Zhonghai Mingyuan?"

"Yes." Zhou Qiong nodded, aware of the store manager's complicated thoughts, she hurriedly explained: "The house there is not mine, but my brother's. He is not my brother, but better than my own brother. He is my lifelong benefactor. It is his favor that I live there..."

Zhou Qiong didn't know how to explain.

She wanted to sort out the relationship between herself and Chu Fang, but she also wanted to say it in a more tactful way.

She stammered a lot, but never got to the point.

The store manager turned around and looked at the shy little girl in front of him, and said slowly: "I just asked casually, no need to explain. During the Chinese New Year, the store has a large flow of customers and the work intensity is very high. Can you stick to it?"

"I will try my best." Zhou Qiong said, "I used to work in an electronics factory and have work experience."

The store manager raised his eyebrows.

Unexpectedly, this girl who looked like a rich lady had actually worked in a factory. Her life experience seemed to be quite rich.

He did not care about Zhou Qiong's current identity and treated her as a normal job seeker.

Then the store manager informed her of the store's salary, working hours, and work rules... ...

Zhou Qiong was not surprised to hear that she had to work for ten hours, but when she heard the hourly wage, her eyes lit up: "Fifty?"

"Yes."

It is the Chinese New Year, plus triple salary, and no accommodation is provided, so the hourly wage is very high.

Working ten hours a day, the daily income is 500 yuan, ten days' income is 5,000 yuan, one hundred days' income is 50,000 yuan, and one thousand days... ..., then I won't be rich, Zhou Qiong calculated carefully in her mind.

"Any problem?" asked the store manager.

Zhou Qiong nodded quickly: "No problem, no problem, I can go to work now."

She couldn't wait.

Immediately, the store manager took Zhou Qiong to work, training her on relevant knowledge, how to make milk tea, how to season it... ...

It was late at night.

At this moment, the number of tourists on the Bund was gradually decreasing, and the milk tea shop employees were cleaning and preparing to close.

The store manager used the remaining ingredients to make a few cups of milk tea and distributed them separately.to the employees, and when he got to Zhou Qiong, he gave the remaining two cups to Zhou Qiong and said, "I'll give them all to you. I'm losing weight recently, and you little girls love to drink milk tea."

"Thank you, manager." Zhou Qiong felt embarrassed.

"I'm very tired today, let's go home."

The staff closed the door and went home immediately.

Zhou Qiong said goodbye to them and walked home.

"Tsk, this little girl is really capable. She has been working at a high intensity continuously and still persisted, and she didn't even say a word of bitterness."

"Yes, if my son has half of her attitude, I will thank God."

The manager slowly retracted his gaze and said softly, "This girl has really suffered. You should take care of her and don't bully her."

... ...

In the dead of night, the prosperity of the Magic City is fully revealed, and the brilliant lights dispel the night.

Zhou Qiong walked alone on the street, drinking milk tea, which was sweet, and the fatigue on her body disappeared.

Today's work is very tiring, but also very happy.

She met a warm-hearted store manager and a group of warm-hearted colleagues who took care of her during work.

She encountered a lot of hardships in her life, but she also met a lot of warm-hearted people, including the store manager, colleagues, friends, Chu Yi, Chu Fang... ..., and it was because of this that she was given the hope to live.

Under the moonlight, Zhou Qiong's shadow was very long.

Walking back to the community, Brother Liu was still on duty and smiled at her.

Zhou Qiong handed the extra cup of milk tea to the other party: "Brother Liu, I'll give it to you."

"You drink it." Brother Liu shook his head.

"You drink it." Zhou Qiong put the cup of milk tea on the table and went into the community.

Looking at Zhou Qiong's back, Brother Liu smiled gently.

... ...

Shudu Town.

Night.

Chu Fang looked at the message Brother Liu sent him and sighed: "What a well-behaved girl, so well-behaved that it makes people feel distressed."

Chu Fang did not interfere with Zhou Qiong's work-study program, nor did he ask anything. The sister had her own ideas, so she could do whatever she wanted.

Only in this way could she feel at ease.

... ...