The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

"Name?"

"Chen San San".

"age?"

"twenty."

"Okay, so... why did you apply for a job at our store?"

"Because that way I can openly ship the store manager and the female staff every day!"

……

Ye Shu fell silent, feeling somewhat at a loss for words.

This girl is like a shy little girl when she talks about other things, but why do her eyes light up when it comes to shipping couples?

After listening to this, Zhi Qiu covered her mouth and smiled, thinking that this little sister was quite interesting.

Ye Shu raised his hand and pressed the Jingming acupoint, then began the formal assessment. He straightened his face slightly; he had to be upfront about the unpleasant aspects:

"You look like a college student, right? Don't you have classes? How come you have time to work here? Let me tell you something: I'm hiring a proper shop assistant. You've seen how busy our shop is, and of course, I have to thank you for your word-of-mouth. So I can't let you come when you're in a good mood and not come when you have something to do, understand? I need someone who can work regularly."

Chen San San nodded as she looked at Ye Shu, and her excitement subsided somewhat:

"I understand, manager. I... I didn't go to university after graduating from high school, I went to a junior college, and now I've graduated from junior college, so I have plenty of time to work here."

"Ah...I see."

Ye Shu misunderstood; he had thought Chen San San was a college student who had come to experience life.

"Um!"

Chen San nodded, his gaze shifting back and forth between Ye Shu and Zhi Qiu's faces, and said with a hint of pride:

"Besides, I write novels online now, which is a source of income for me. So, working at your store is also a way for me to gather material, killing two birds with one stone."

"A novel? That's amazing!"

Ye Shu became interested and asked:

"Could you tell me what you wrote?"

"Like... youth campus romance, sweet love stories, and the like."

Chen San San lowered her head a little embarrassed.

"Can we take a look?"

Ye Shu was genuinely curious; perhaps this was some online novel author, and he would be seeing a living one.

Chen San San glanced at Ye Shu, then took out her phone from her pocket, tapped a few times, and handed it to Ye Shu.

Ye Shu took the phone, and Zhi Qiu immediately came over as well.

What to do if the school heartthrob has his eye on you?, The school heartthrob can't resist me when he sees me, Help! I opened my eyes and the school heartthrob pinned me to the bed...

It's a TV series... and each one seems to be a flop. Oh well, never mind.

Ye Shu handed the phone back to Chen San San, somewhat speechless. Of course, there was nothing wrong with her liking to write, it was just that these book titles were a bit of an eyesore...

He turned to look at Zhi Qiu, who smiled and exchanged a glance with him. Ye Shu nodded slightly and then said:

"It's written...very well. Well then, let's get down to business. If you really want to work here, let's start tomorrow. I'll tell you about our store."

"Our shop opens at 9 AM and closes at 8 PM every day. You'll get one day off per week, whichever day you choose; just let me know in advance. All other salary and benefits details are clearly written on the door. Your responsibilities will include taking orders, delivering food, clearing tables, and greeting customers, understand?"

"clear!"

Chen San San nodded:

"Then I'll come to work tomorrow. Thank you, store manager, thank you, sister."

"Alright, it's getting late, you should go home now."

Ye Shu stood up and began tidying up the empty cups on the table:

"By the way, let's add each other on WeChat. You can contact me anytime if anything comes up. Also, I'll transfer your salary to you online. Oh, and by the way, we pay salaries on the first of every month."

As he spoke, Ye Shu took out his phone and opened the QR code.

Chen San San scanned the QR code with her phone, added them as friends, and then waved to the two of them:

"Then the shop manager and the sister said goodbye."

After saying that, he pushed open the shop door and left.

Seeing Chen San San leave, Ye Shu breathed a sigh of relief, tidied up the three cups, and said to Zhi Qiu:

"I'm so tired... Sister Zhi Qiu, let's pack up and go home."

After hearing his words, Qiu remained seated and showed no intention of getting up.

"What's wrong?"

Zhi Qiu frowned slightly, bent down, and gently rubbed her calves with her hands, saying:

"Little Shu, I can't walk anymore, my feet hurt."

Seeing her like this, Ye Shu didn't think much of it, because her feet really did hurt, and casually replied:

"Okay, then I'll continue memorizing it today."

"Continue reciting?"

Zhi Qiu raised her head and looked at Ye Shu with a smile:

"Little Shu, what does 'keep reciting today too' mean?"

Spicy!

Ye Shu realized she might have blurted something out, and quickly explained:

"No, yesterday... Xiao Nuan's feet hurt so much she couldn't walk, so I carried her back..."

"Oh, I see."

After Zhi Qiu finished speaking, she sighed softly, and her expression changed, filled with grievance:

"Sigh, Xiao Nuan's feet hurt, so Xiao Shu willingly carries her. But when it's my turn to have hurt feet, Xiao Shu is unwilling, saying, 'I'll carry you again today...' Fine, if Xiao Shu doesn't want to carry me, then I don't have to. I can manage."

As she spoke, she stood up shakily, supporting herself on the table, her expression as if she were standing on nails.

She took a step forward, but her legs gave way and she stumbled and almost fell.

Ye Shu quickly reached out and hugged her.

"It's okay, I can walk by myself."

Zhi Qiu gently pushed Ye Shu away, her face full of sorrow:

"Sister won't force little brother Shu to do things he doesn't want to do. It's your duty to carry Xiao Nuan, but carrying sister is... sigh..."

She leaned on the table, taking one difficult step at a time towards the door; her desolate figure was the kind you only see in TV dramas.

"No! I'll carry it, I'm willing to carry it!"

Looking at her like that, Ye Shu knew it was all an act, but she still felt sorry for her. It was all because Sister Zhi Qiu's acting was too good.

Upon hearing Ye Shu's words, Zhi Qiu stopped and turned around. She abandoned her act, her sorrowful expression returning to her usual smiling demeanor.

"Then beg your sister, and she'll let you carry me."

"Please... wait a minute, why do I have to beg you to let me memorize this?"

Ye Shuqiu suddenly realized something halfway through and asked Zhi Qiu.

Seeing that Ye Shu had seen through her, Zhi Qiu remained calm. Instead, her expression changed, reverting to her previous sorrowful and pitiful state, and she sighed.

"See, I told you so. Little Shu really does dislike his older sister. I understand now..."

"I beg! I beg, isn't that enough?!"

Ye Shu is now 100% certain that she is acting, but there's nothing he can do about it.

"Okay, go ahead and ask. I'm ready."

Zhi Qiu looked at him with a smile, waiting to hear some nice words.

Ye Shu took a deep breath and said in a defiant tone:

"Sister Zhi Qiu, please, let me carry you on my back."

"Um……"

Zhi Qiu didn't speak, but instead tilted her head back, as if she was still a little hesitant.

Ye Shu looked at her like this and asked:

"What, you still don't agree?!"

Seeing him like this, Zhi Qiu finally couldn't help but laugh. She leaned over, hugged Ye Shu's arm, and gently tapped the tip of his nose with her finger, saying with a smile:

"Of course, I can't bear to see our little brother Shu get so tired. Let's go home."

As she spoke, she pulled Ye Shu towards the door, no longer taking a single step or stumbling.

Ye Shu followed behind her, feeling somewhat helpless, but she knew that her feet must still hurt.