Under the scorching sun, the school stands alone in the fields, with low mountains behind it, covered with lush greenery. When she is at school, Yiyuan Miyu always looks out the window at the rolling mountains.
The sound did not come from the school, but from the opposite direction, from a two-story building that, like the school, stood alone in the field, guarding the road that must be taken to go to school.
The small building was already very old, and a room on the first floor was used as a small shop, which was the only small shop in Iori Village.
Last semester, the old lady who ran the store and her family moved away. The day after they left, a red pickup truck and a white van drove up, and a group of people in blue uniforms got out of the two vehicles and entered the house, banging and hammering.
During that period, this small shop and the engineering team were the focus of discussion among students.
A young man who came to the village from another place, just like her family, took over the house and the shop.
After renovation, the store was three times bigger than before, with more snacks and toys inside, and the door was changed from wooden to automatically open. The teachers said that the store was just like a convenience store in the city.
At school, Yiyuan Miyu often heard her classmates making plans to go shopping at the convenience store.
She has never been there. Most of her family's snacks and daily necessities are purchased online by her mother.
At this moment, the voice calling her came from the convenience store.
"Hello!"
A white arm stretched out from behind the counter of the convenience store and waved towards her.
Yiyuan Miyu was sure that the other party was calling her.
She didn't want to meet strangers, and her mother told her to stay away from handsome men. The new owner of the grocery store looked like the celebrities on TV, so he must be handsome.
However, the other party almost called her by name, and it was too late to pretend not to hear it.
She walked towards the shop, and the moment she stepped into the door, the cool air hit her in the face, dispelling the heat from her body.
Yiyuan Miyu took a comfortable breath of the cool air.
With her arm still outstretched, she walked to the cashier's counter and looked at the other person.
Behind the white counter, there is a small folding bed. The new owner of the store is lying on it, watching a video on a tablet.
"Make me a cup of beef-flavored instant noodles. The noodles are on the shelf, and the hot water is in the kettle on the table inside."
The man spoke naturally, and his eyes only glanced at her before returning to the tablet.
Yiyuan Meiyu was puzzled. Did she have a good relationship with him? Otherwise, how could he make such a request so naturally
She was too embarrassed to refuse, so she walked to the shelf, picked up a cup of spicy beef noodles, and walked deeper into the convenience store.
There was a long table with an electric kettle at the corner.
She picked up the kettle, shook it, put it down again, walked over to the man and poked his leg.
"What's wrong?" the man asked.
"There is no hot water." Yiyuan Miyu said softly.
"Just get some water and boil it. Don't be so reserved. Just treat it like you're at home."
I don't even know you! How can you treat me as your own? Yiyuan Miyu complained in her heart.
She went back to the store, fetched water, boiled water, and made instant noodles.
During this process, her little head was filled with great confusion.
Why should I boil water for instant noodles in a stranger's house
When the best time to eat arrived, she took the cup of noodles and placed it on the counter.
"Thank you." The man sat up from the folding bed, propped up the tablet, and continued watching the video while eating noodles.
His thanks were very frivolous, and Yiyuan Miyu could not sense any sincere gratitude from them.
The girl was a little dissatisfied and walked out of the shop.
"Wait." The man called her again, "The mop is in the cleaning room at the back, mop the floor."
Forget about instant noodles, why should I mop the floor for you!
Yiyuan Miyu was full of doubts.
After this hesitation lasted for a few minutes, a new problem arose. It was also very impolite to refuse someone long after they had finished speaking.
Then, there is only one way left.
Yiyuan Miyu walked to the cleaning room and picked up the mop.
The blue mop rubbed fiercely on the white floor tiles, and Yiyuan Miyu vented her grief and anger on the innocent floor tiles.
If there is a next time, she must refuse decisively!
While mopping the floor, think of a good reason to refuse!
It is impolite to refuse directly, so be more tactful.
By the way, just tell her mom that she is waiting for her at home!
With an action plan, she worked much faster. At home, she often helped her mother clean the house, and running a small shop was no problem at all.
Finally, after washing the mop, putting it away, tidying up the messy cleaning room, taking out the garbage bag full of garbage and replacing it with a new bag, Yiyuan Miyu breathed a sigh of relief.
She walked up to the man with the garbage bag and said, "It's done."
"Thank you." The man still had that frivolous tone, his eyes fixed on the tablet, not even glancing at her hard work.
His lips paused for a moment, and then he gave a new task: "Help me throw this away."
He was talking about the finished cup noodles. This task was simple and Yiyuan Miyu did not refuse.
The girl opened the garbage bag in her hand and put the cup noodles in it.
"Help me get the charger, it's on sale on the shelf, just take one."
This request was also very simple. Yiyuan Miyu turned around and took a step forward.
No! Yiyuan Miyu, didn't you decide to refuse
Although these tasks are simple, there is absolutely no reason for you to do them!
Damn adults, they actually exploited the labor value of a child like me!
She handed the charger to the man and before he could speak, she said, "I'm going home. My mother is waiting for me at home."
"Is that so? I wanted Miyu to help me tidy up the house. Living alone is so troublesome. I've been really bothered by all those chores lately. Why don't you finish it, Miyu, before you leave?"
"Sorry, it's getting late and I have to go back." Yiyuan Miyu has already prepared herself mentally and built a solid mental defense, determined not to be the other party's free labor!
"I think it would be better if Miyu helps me clean up the house before leaving."
The man's words reminded Yiyuan Miyu of the crime lines on TV. She took a step back in panic and clenched her fists nervously.
"Don't be so nervous. I'm not trying to threaten you."
The man finally looked away from the tablet. A smirk appeared on his handsome face. His deep eyes curved into crescents as he looked into her eyes.
He said in a brisk tone: "How about this, let's play a logic reasoning game. Whether Miyu can guess the answer or not, she can leave. How about that?"
"Okay." Yiyuan Miyu wondered what the man wanted to do.
The next moment, words that made her spine shiver came out from the man's handsome lips:
"Question: During the hot summer days, other children either stay at home to escape the heat or go out to bask in the sun to play with their friends. But there is a little girl who neither stays at home nor hangs out with her friends. She hangs out in the sun alone for many days in a row. Why is that?"
Yiyuan Miyu's body froze and she looked at the man in horror.
"The answer is, she told her mother that she wanted to go out and play with her friends, but she didn't have any friends at all, so she could only hang out by herself and kill time before going home. This little girl is really too much, her mother will definitely be very sad if she knows."
The man suddenly covered his mouth: "I accidentally said the answer directly, and forgot to give Miyu time to think."
He scratched the back of his head as if he were actually apologizing.
"Meiyu, you can go now. Mom is waiting for you, right?" He stood up and looked at Yiyuan Meiyu with a smile on her face. "Or, Meiyu, do you think you still have time and can help me clean up the house?"
It was the first time that Yiyuan Miyu knew that a person could smile so beautifully and yet bring such fear to others.
This is a threat! This is definitely a threat! If I don't help him clean up the house, he will tell my mother about me!
What is shown on TV is true, there are good and bad adults!
Her heart was wailing.
"I..." She swallowed, "I still have some time."
"That's great, let's go without further ado!"
(End of this chapter)