Looking at this old guy up close, he is a little different from ordinary old men. His skin looks slightly more delicate, not as dull as other old people, but full of luster.
There was a somewhat unhappy look on his face, as if someone owed him millions.
Chen Xiao naturally heard it. The old man's voice was exactly the one he heard on the two previous phone calls. The old man seemed to have a weird temper. After he finished speaking coldly, he lowered his head and continued reading. He calmly finished reading a chapter, and then carefully took out a thin ivory-carved bookmark from his pocket and inserted it. After reading the chapter page, he closed the book and raised his head to look at Chen Xiao.
"Are you Chen Xiao?" The old man snorted, his voice dry, but he did not hide his dissatisfaction: "Huh, just a little kid. Do those guys think I am a nanny? Why do they send everyone to me? !”
Although what he said was very rude, Chen Xiao was not angry - the old man's hair was white, and he was more than enough to be his grandfather regardless of his age. It was not embarrassing to be called "little brat" by him.
The old man and the young man stared at each other for a long time with their eyes wide open. The old man's eyes became brighter and brighter, as if he wanted to read something from Chen Xiao's eyes, but after staring at Chen Xiao for a long time, Chen Xiao's His eyes did not dodge or give in at all.
"Hmph, boy, you seem to have a stubborn temper." The old man's voice became slightly gentler: "Okay, just find a place to sit down by yourself." As he said that, he pointed in the shop.
Chen Xiao didn't refuse and sat down on the sofa closest to the counter.
The old man took out two cans of beer from under the counter and sat down in front of Chen Xiao. He was wearing a floral shirt, but his body was as thin as a bamboo pole. The wide shirt was swaying as if it would be blown away by the wind at any time. Same.
"Drink, don't be polite." The old man opened a can of beer and handed it to Chen Xiao: "I don't like others to interrupt me when I'm talking, so if you want to ask anything, please bear with me first. My old man has a lot of time. Precious, after I finish speaking, you can only ask questions after I allow you to ask them, do you understand?"
Chen Xiao took a sip of beer and nodded - although this place was full of weirdness, this old man didn't look like a normal person. However, since it was the stronghold of the supernatural organization "Service Club", Chen Xiao had already been mentally prepared.
"My surname is Ai, Edward." The old man said his name.
"Edward?" Chen Xiao couldn't help but interject.
Snapped! !
I saw the old man sitting on the sofa opposite and flicking his finger at him - Chen Xiao had just finished saying such a short sentence when he felt a hard knock on his head! There was a burning pain on my forehead, and when I touched it, a lump actually swelled up!
Seeing that the old man's finger was still so far away from him, the pain he felt when he was hit on his forehead just now was clearly real.
Depend on! Magical power at the snap of a finger? ! Chen Xiao couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking at the old man's thick and short fingers.
"I said I don't like others to interrupt when I'm talking! Why don't young people have memories?" The old man said with a sullen face: "Also, it's not Edward! It's Edward! The moxa of mugwort, the virtue of moral character, the virtue of China. Hua! Remember that. Next time you shout my name randomly, I’ll knock out your front teeth.”
When the old man spoke, his tone was clearly filled with disdain and impatience, and his eyes were full of arrogance and arrogance. It seemed that just by sitting here and talking to Chen Xiao, he had given the other party a great deal of face.
Although Chen Xiao was beaten very painfully, considering the other party's identity and age, he endured it.
"That little bastard Lei Hu has already told me about your situation. Although I don't like doing this kind of job as a nanny, after all, I am also a retired person in the organization, and I can't handle the things that are hard assigned to me. You can't just ignore it... So, you kid, just be happy for yourself in the future! Huh, my old man has a bad temper, so you will have a hard time being around me in the future."
Chen Xiao frowned and looked a little confused. Edward saw that he had something to say, so he waved his hand: "What do you want to say? Just say it!"
"Leihu promised me that I just came to do a job, and it has nothing to do with your organization! It's a job for a normal person! If you want me to join your organization, that won't work."
"Aha!" Old Man Edward laughed instead, and looked at Chen Xiao with squinted eyes: "Are you putting on airs? Don't worry, kid, huh, how many people in our organization are crying, shouting, and begging? You can't even get in. That little bastard Leihu values you, but I won't treat you like a treasure."
"That's good." Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "What is my job?"
"This is it." The old man waved his hand in an imposing manner: "This is the coffee shop. You are responsible for helping me take care of it. Originally, I didn't want you to come over so early, but I suddenly had something to do and had to leave for a while. This was a last resort. I called you first."
As he said that, he glanced at Chen Xiao with a somewhat uneasy look in his eyes: "For a kid of your age, I don't know if you can do the work here."
Chen Xiao thought for a while: "I have worked in restaurants and fast food restaurants, and in coffee shops, and I can also make coffee." Then he looked at the huge empty shop and couldn't help but smile: "And , I guess the work here shouldn’t be too busy.”
"Huh, don't get too proud too early. Do you think it's that simple?" Old Edward shook his head and sneered, then coughed: "That's the treatment, three thousand a month and two free meals a day. When I'm not here, The cashier, waiter and chef... you have to do all of them by yourself. To put it simply, you are a polished commander."
"Well, if there are not many guests, I can handle it by myself." Chen Xiao nodded: "I will work hard."
"Don't speak too early. I usually don't have many customers here, but those who come here are regular customers - those regular customers are troublesome guys, you have to serve them carefully and don't make them angry, otherwise , Most of those guys have bad tempers, if you get into trouble, you will suffer."
As he said that, the old man had already stood up: "Leihu must have told you that my place is similar to a place where retired personnel are resettled. Many of my regular customers here are old people from service agencies. It can be said that basically They are not considered normal human beings... Hum, you will understand slowly."
Snapped. The old man suddenly waved his hand, and a bunch of keys fell in front of Chen Xiao.
"The store door, the warehouses at the back, the cash register door, and a small safe at the back - all the keys are here. I'm too lazy to introduce them to you one by one. You can find them yourself after I leave."
The old man coughed twice and said leisurely: "I shouldn't be gone for too long, but I can't say for sure... Well, there is money in the safe anyway. If I haven't come back by the time the salary is paid, you can pick it up yourself. Get paid.”
Chen Xiao stared at the old man with a strange look on his face...
You even gave me the key to the safe? Where can I find a boss who trusts his employees so much
"I have one more thing to explain to you. This is my store. It doesn't matter whether you open it for business or not. You don't have to open it during class during the day. But my only request is that it must be open every Thursday night. Open! Even if not a single customer comes at night, you must ensure that the business is open until twelve o'clock! Not even a minute less! Do you understand? As long as you do this, then I will do whatever you want on the other days of the week. in spite of."
Chen Xiao couldn't help being shocked.
Is there anyone doing this business? Just start working one night a week? Then you can get a salary of three thousand a month
"Don't worry, you are doing normal work, serving tea and water, collecting money to make coffee. You will not be asked to do any special tasks - besides, if you are asked to do other things, do you have the ability?" said the old man! After finishing, he glanced at the clock on the wall and frowned: "It's getting late, I have to leave. Remember my explanation. When you usually look at the store, if you are bored, you can read the book I put under the counter. You can look at them as you like, but be careful not to lose them, they are all collector’s editions.”
After saying that, the old man stood up so easily and walked to the door carelessly.
Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment. He had never seen such an irresponsible interview since he started working!
"Please wait a moment." Chen Xiao couldn't help shouting.
"Is there anything else?" Old Edward turned around and said impatiently: "Didn't I make it clear enough? The work is also very simple. Even an idiot can do it well. What else do you have? understandable?"
"Yes... that's it." Chen Xiao thought for a moment: "Those two rows of words at the door..."
Chen Xiao's face looked a little ridiculous: "Could it be that... if a beautiful woman comes, do I really have to waive the bill?"
"Of course!" The old man's eyes lit up, he straightened up his chest, and said proudly: "This is my old man's signature! You also remember it! If a beautiful woman comes to drink and patronize, you are not allowed to charge money!"
Chen Xiao nodded helplessly, but thought in his heart: Beauty? I didn’t even see a female rabbit all the way here! This kind of unfinished business district is only half a breath away from bankruptcy. How can there be beautiful women coming here to drink coffee
Unfortunately, Chen Xiao did not expect at the time that his words were too premature and too arbitrary. In fact, he should have realized long ago: ever since he got to know this group of people, he can no longer use common sense to measure these people and these things...