Chapter 9 Mortal Life(1/2)
Li Qiang said seriously: I need a job, it doesn't matter how much the salary is, as long as I have food to eat.
The middle-aged woman stammered and said: You, you, we don’t need hired workers, why don’t you go try somewhere else.
Li Qiang would not give up until he achieved his goal. He pretended to be depressed and said: "Oh, I wandered to Haishi and have been looking for a job. I have spent all my savings and will be living on the streets tomorrow. Auntie, I am counting on this job." Words
A little bit of the sound-enchanting technique is added to it.
The middle-aged woman was about to shed tears. She said with pity: Poor child, just work in our store. The salary may not be enough to feed him.
Li Qiang was secretly ashamed that he had to resort to such means to stay. He quickly thanked her and said, "Thank you, auntie." After saying this, he felt a little embarrassed.
The middle-aged woman shouted into the room: Xiaorong, her father, come out quickly
A middle-aged man came out. He was wearing a white apron and his hands were covered with white flour. He had deep wrinkles on his face and looked honest. He asked: What's going on with Li Hong?
Lihong smiled and said: I hired a helper for you. By the way, young man, can you make pastries?
The middle-aged man raised his head in surprise and the wrinkles on his face became deeper. He said: Lihong, we are such a small pastry shop and you can’t afford to hire labor.
Li Qiang hurriedly said: "Uncle, I can give you any salary as long as you have a place to stay and eat." He once again used the trick of persuasion.
How can two mortals resist Li Qiang's temptation? The middle-aged man lifted the hem of his apron, wiped his hands and said in a low voice: Well, I'll give you five hundred yuan a month for food and accommodation in the store.
Li Qiang just asked to stay without giving him money or food. He said: Thank you, uncle, thank you auntie. My name is Li Qiang and you can call me Xiao Li.
Lihong said: Xiao Li, my surname is Cai, so you can call me Aunt Cai. We only have three children in this small shop. Her father’s surname is Qi. From now on, you can call him Uncle Qi. He is an honest man who only works hard. We also have a daughter.
Help in the store
Before she finished speaking, the girl came out of the room and shouted: Mom and Dad, what are you talking about? Who is he? She couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Li Qiang.
Li Qiang's temperament has changed a lot since he cultivated to the Seven Star Heaven realm. He is almost the same as an ordinary person under the deliberate cover-up, but his appearance is extremely handsome.
He did not change his appearance this time because the Chongxuan sect has rules. The leader must obtain the consent of the inheritance brother and must not force the brother. Back then, Fu Shan had been waiting for Li Qiang for several years.
The same goes for Li Qiang now. He can't deceive this little girl, and he can't even use tricks on her.
The little girl was shocked by Li Qiang's appearance. She was so stunned that her face turned red. It's no wonder that after all, Li Qiang is a super master of cultivating gods. His aura is not something that ordinary people can resist. Fortunately, Li Qiang has tried his best to restrain himself.
Cai Lihong said: Xiao Li, this is my eldest daughter, her name is Qi Xiaorong, she just graduated from college and hasn’t found a job yet, so she helps at home.
Li Qiang said: Hello, sister Xiaorong, my name is Li Qiang and I will work in your store from now on. He spoke in a very sincere tone without using any deception.
Qi Xiaorong seemed to be very different. After a moment of daze, she waved her hands and said, "Hey, who is your sister? Mom, why do you accept a stranger to help you? Does he have an identity certificate? Show me your identity card."
She held out her hand unceremoniously with a distrustful look on her face.
Li Qiang's current state of mind was extremely peaceful. He smiled and took out the ID card given by Zhao Hao and handed it over and said: "Sister Xiaorong is very cautious. This is my ID card."
Qi Xiaorong took the ID card and only glanced at it before exclaiming in a fuss: Oh my god, you are twenty-eight years old, I thought you were only eighteen, forget it, give it back to you, my mother hired you anyway, I don’t care. She handed over the ID card
He threw it to Li Qiang and turned around and went back to the back room.
Cai Lihong said a little embarrassedly: "Don't take offense to Xiaorong's stubborn temper. By the way, do you have other things to deal with? Or should you go to work now?"
Li Qiang said: Aunt Cai, I’ll go to work now if I’m fine.
Uncle Qi said: Xiao Li, you can help sell pastries here. You don’t have to go to the kitchen to help. He thought that Li Qiang definitely didn’t know how to make pastries. After that, he turned around and went back to the back room.
Cai Lihong said: Xiao Li, this is the price list of pastries. You should familiarize yourself with it first and take care of the store. I will go buy groceries and be back in a while. She took off her apron and hurried out.
Li Qiang didn't expect that the family would be so open-minded about the newly hired person and let him take care of the store without any worries.
He picked up the price list, memorized it quickly, and quickly checked this little thing with the pastries on the shelf. It only took him a few minutes to complete it.
It didn't take long for Li Qiang to sell a lot of pastries. He used his voice to persuade people to buy pastries without exception. Even the people who came in to take a look were encouraged by him to buy a lot.
He was originally a businessman and used some tricks to make people buy. He thought it was normal to buy food and there was no question of whether it was appropriate or not, so he simply ran outside to attract customers.
Following Li Qiang's deceptive shouting, everyone who heard it rushed into the shop.
When Cai Lihong returned to the store, she was surprised to find that all the pastries in the store were gone and the shelves were empty.
Li Qiang stood behind the counter and said with a smile on his face: "Aunt Cai sold the pastry department today. Every payment is recorded."
Cai Lihong looked at Li Qiang in disbelief. This was too exaggerated. She only went out for an hour and Li Qiang sold all the pastries in the store.
She walked to the checkout counter and checked the accounting computer. She found that Li Qiang had not only sold the pastries produced that day, but also sold the pastries that were about to expire that had not been sold out a few days ago.
She asked with surprise and joy: Xiao Li, how did you sell it?
Li Qiang was only thinking about how to flatter others. Only then did he realize that it was abnormal to do so. He couldn't say that he was using his voice to encourage others to buy. He scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: Well, probably everyone wants to eat pastries today, right?
I didn’t know it would sell so well haha.
Cai Lihong was so excited that her face turned red. She shouted loudly: Xiaorong, her father, come out quickly, come out quickly.
Uncle Qi hurriedly ran out and asked: What's so urgent?
Cai Lihong pointed to the empty shelf and said: Xiao Li sold all the pastries. This kid is really capable.
Li Qiang felt dizzy after hearing this. If you calculate his age according to the age of the earth, I don't know how many times he is older than Cai Lihong. Now he has become a child in her mouth. But just to be a leader, he doesn't care. He thought: I'll call him a child too.
There are quite a few pieces of meat that she can call as she likes.
Uncle Qi said with a look of joy on his face: I know all the pastries fresh out of the oven in the kitchen have been sold, and someone has ordered more than a dozen cakes. He has to work overtime tonight. The wrinkles on his face have relaxed.
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Li Qiang finally felt relieved. He was afraid that the old couple would doubt him and it would be difficult to handle.
Cai Lihong said happily: Let's close today. I'll make some side dishes to reward everyone. Xiao Li has a rest. I'll go and clean up the room first and arrange for Xiao Li to stay.
She happily walked towards the back room, and Uncle Qi smiled honestly and turned around to go in.
Li Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and felt a warm feeling in his heart, as if he had returned to his own home.
The Day and Night Cake Shop is a very small store located in an alley in a residential area. It is a two-story low building with a very remote location.
The buildings in this residential area seem to be very old. Most of them are six or seven-story buildings that are better than slums. They are obviously not a place where rich people live.
Two intersections away from this residential area is a bustling commercial street. Therefore, many real estate developers are interested in this land, but it requires a large demolition cost, which is not something ordinary real estate developers can afford.
Li Qiang was placed in a small room next to the kitchen that could only accommodate a single bed.
This place turned out to be a storage room. It was very small and the single bed took up most of the space. Li Qiang didn't care where he lived as long as he had a place to sit.
Cai Lihong said apologetically: There are only two rooms upstairs and there is no place to arrange it, so I have to let you sleep here.
Li Qiang smiled and said: "It's okay Aunt Cai. I live downstairs and guard the store."
The day and night cake shop is not open 24 hours a day and usually closes at nine o'clock in the evening. Today, because all the cakes were sold out, it closed in the afternoon.
Cai Lihong was busy preparing meals. Li Qiang couldn't help, so he asked: "Aunt Cai, is there a phone here?"
Cai Lihong pointed upstairs and said: Oh, there is a phone upstairs.
Li Qiang went up the narrow stairs to the second floor. Only two rooms had their doors tightly closed. Li Qiang used his spiritual consciousness to scan and immediately knew which room Qi Xiaorong was in.
He knocked on the door gently and Qi Xiaorong said loudly in the room: Who comes in?
Li Qiang opened the door and saw Qi Xiaorong lying on the bed with her back stretched out. When Li Qiang came in, she screamed and jumped up.
Li Qiang didn't wait for her to yell and said immediately: I'm sorry to borrow the phone.
Qi Xiaorong was so angry that she didn't know what to say. She pointed at Li Qiang and said only one word: You, you.
Li Qiang nodded and smiled: "I'm fine, thank you." He walked directly to the desk and picked up the phone.
Qi Xiaorong opened her mouth wide and could not utter a single word. This was the first time she had seen a person talking to himself like this. She wanted to kick this guy out the door, but this guy was too big and powerful. If he did, he would be kicked.
It was quite possible that it wasn't him who left the room.
She was panting heavily and thinking secretly in her mind.
The phone on Qi Xiaorong's desk is still an old-fashioned model with no visual screen and only buttons. Li Qiang answered the phone and said: Zhao Hao, I think I am in Haishi now. Don't come over. I will go to you after a while. Do you have any clues about what I told you?
By the time Li Qiang put down the phone, Qi Xiaorong had already calmed down. She stretched out her hand and said: Ten yuan, give me ten yuan.
Li Qiang felt funny and asked knowingly: What is ten yuan?
Qi Xiaorong showed a smile: "Hurry up and get the ten yuan for the phone bill." She thought: "Let's see what you use to pay." She knew this guy was a pauper.
There was countless money on the bank card in Li Qiang's bracelet, but there was no cash. He said with a smile: Well, it's only ten yuan, which is very cheap. I'll pay you next time. He walked out the door.
Qi Xiaorong jumped from the bed to the ground and blocked Li Qiang's path and said: I will not pay on credit.
Li Qiang stared at her with a smile and used his spiritual sense to explore her physique. He felt a little disappointed in his heart. After all, the flower of Xinjian was formulated according to a man's physique and there was a certain difference between it and a girl's physique.
He could only regretfully list Qi Xiaorong as one of the candidates. If he could find someone more suitable, he would not be able to be her leader.
Qi Xiaorong was so disturbed by Li Qiang's sight that she suddenly didn't know what to do. She was so panicked that she stammered: You, you, hate you.
Li Qiang's experience was extraordinary. Just a simple stare left Qi Xiaorong at a loss.
He withdrew his consciousness and said with a smile: Just deduct the phone bill from my salary. I took my leave. After saying that, he turned around and left the room and went downstairs.
Qi Xiaorong took a step back, her legs softened, and she sat on the edge of the bed and muttered: There is no reason for this girl to never let you go. For a moment, all she could think about was Li Qiang's deep eyes, and she felt uncomfortable all over as if he had seen through her.
Cai Lihong shouted from downstairs: Xiaorong has eaten.
There were four dishes and one soup on the dining table. Li Qiang didn't want to eat at all, so Cai Lihong enthusiastically served Li Qiang with the dishes.
Qi Xiaorong frowned and ate absentmindedly with a grimace. She glanced at Li Qiang from time to time and muttered: A weirdo is just a weirdo.
To be continued...