the next day.
After waking up, Colin washed himself up, went to the first floor to tidy up the surroundings, opened the rolling door, and started a new day of business.
There were no customers early in the morning, but Joseph walked into the store with a young man who also had dark skin and a clean smile.
"Hey, Joseph, do you want to eat something together?"
Looking at the two people coming in, Colin greeted them with the hand holding the bread.
"I've already eaten at home." Joseph shook his head, turned sideways, pointed at the slightly nervous black boy behind him and introduced him, "This is Kyle. I introduced him to you yesterday. Don't look at his young age. He is now the backbone of a family. His sick mother, two brothers in middle school, and a sister in elementary school all rely on him for support. With him here, your store will definitely be fine!"
"So impressive!" Colin looked at him in surprise, stuffed the bread and milk into his mouth and swallowed them, then stood up and looked at him and said, "Your name is Kyle, right? Joseph should have told you about the salary I can give you. Um, do you have any special requests?"
"No, sir, the offer you make is the best I have ever received."
Kyle shook his head, a hint of gratitude in his voice.
"Very good! You are my employee from now on. Your working hours are from 8 am to 4 pm every day. You will be provided with one meal at noon. Your job is to clean the first floor, answer customers' questions and check out the customers.
Of course, due to the opening of the store, there are no holidays every month, but if you have anything to do, you can tell me in advance.
The most important point is that you are absolutely not allowed to enter the second floor and the basement without my permission. If you want to find me, just shout and I will respond.
And if you violate this, I will fire you directly.
Well, that's all, any questions?"
Colin thought about it and put forward his request. Kyle laughed heartily after hearing it and said confidently: "Don't worry, I will definitely abide by your requirements and make every customer like this store, and I will be worthy of the salary you give me!"
"I like your confident words, boy!"
"Well, now this counter is handed over to you!"
Patting Kyle on the shoulder, Colin walked over to Joseph and thanked him: "You helped me solve another big problem, man!"
"To be honest, if you were a woman, I might have already pledged my love to you."
"Fuck! Can you please stop being so disgusting!"
When Joseph, who was less than ten centimeters away from Colin, heard this, he stepped back and rubbed his arms with a chill.
After seeing this, Ke Lin laughed for a while and said jokingly, "Don't worry, man, I'm just joking. After all, from your body that's as strong as a bull, I can guess that even if you become a woman, you will definitely be the ugliest. And I will definitely not marry someone so ugly, so you can relax."
"Damn it, you'd better shut your mouth now, or my fist will probably smash uncontrollably into your disgusting face!"
Joseph's face turned pale and he clenched his fists viciously.
Colin curled his lips in disdain, but looking at Joseph's darker face, he coughed twice and said seriously: "Okay, let's move on from those unpleasant topics.
Um, you have today off? Maybe we could go out... "
"I'm sorry, Colin, but I'm at work now and I'm leaving soon."
Joseph sighed, took two steps forward, glanced at Kyle who was memorizing the prices and origins of various commodities in the store, and said to Colin with serious eyes: "He is a very good boy, don't let him get bullied!"
After seeing this, Ke Lin smiled, his eyes equally serious.
“No one can bully my employees in my store!”
"Haha! I feel relieved when you say that!"
After getting the promise, Joseph patted Colin on the shoulder, exchanged a few words of greeting, and drove away in his police car.
Colin watched the police car leave, turned around, and looked at Kyle who had run to the other side of the store to memorize. After thinking for a moment, he called him over.
"boss?"
Kyle ran over, looking a little confused. Colin took out three ten-dollar bills from his pocket and handed them over, then gave instructions.
"I'm going to go to the basement to make a new model in a while, and I'll leave the store to you."
"As for the thirty dollars, it's for the two of us at noon today. When the time is almost up, you can decide what to order. Just call me when the food arrives."
"Remember, don't go into the basement without my permission!"
He emphasized his request once again, looked at Kyle who nodded repeatedly and patted his chest to assure him, and left with satisfaction.
Although it was just their first meeting, Kyle, the black boy, still made him feel more at ease.
Handing the store over to him would also give him time to make some advance preparations for the resource acquisition plan.
Time begins to pass by as we get busy.
While Colin in the basement began to hammer and pound, making the props he needed according to his own needs, Kyle began to greet customers who walked into the store in the lobby on the first floor.
He was quite adept at this job. Having started working outside at the age of thirteen, he had already developed a deft tongue and a unique way of judging people.
With his friendly face, sales reached three thousand dollars in just a few hours, and more than fifty peripheral products were sold.
Even though the opening of the new store and flyer promotion contributed to this, his unremitting efforts in sales were also the key to the sales reaching such a level.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the sun rising to the zenith outside the store, and then turned his gaze to a somewhat strange customer in the store.
The so-called strange customer was a white man who looked to be in his thirties, with a sturdy build and a slightly fierce face. He did not look like a customer who would like such peripheral products. On the contrary, guns and sharp blades were more in line with his image.
Of course, the reason he felt strange was not because of the other person's appearance.
This customer was one of the first ones to enter the store. He tried to inquire about the items, but was sent back by the other party on the grounds that he just wanted to take a look around.
Up to now, several hours have passed and the other party still has not left.
And from his occasional observations, this person seemed more like he was monitoring something rather than coming to buy the product.
After thinking about it, Kyle walked over and prepared to figure out the matter.
The plot officially begins, which is also the first conflict point of the book. What follows will not be as bland as before. A series of events will occur around the protagonist, and the characters of the Marvel Universe will begin to be truly involved.
I will try my best to write in their original style, not overly noble, nor smearing, but due to the limitations of writing style and understanding, there will definitely be some differences from what some book friends think. If you feel that you can't accept it, please leave directly.
Don't criticize me before you leave, because I will really delete it.
ps: I have already prepared the outline of this book, at least the first 700,000 to 800,000 words. I have written nearly 60,000 words for the detailed outline alone, so I am not afraid of collapse or writer's block before I finish the detailed outline. I hope everyone will support me, and I will try my best to write a different American comic fan fiction.
(End of this chapter)