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.
Cai Lihong said: Xiaorong, what are you talking about?
Uncle Qi said: Eat, eat. Why doesn’t Xiao Li eat? Is it not to his taste?
Li Qiang quickly smiled and said: No, it's very delicious. He picked up his rice bowl and ate it.
Qi Xiaorong snorted and said in a low voice: What you say doesn't mean what you mean.
Cai Lihong glared at Xiao Rong and said: When Xiao Rong and her father were buying groceries today, they saw a notice from Parkson Industrial Real Estate Company to open this residential area. If it is demolished, our small shop will not be able to open.
Qi Xiaorong's attention was immediately attracted and she said: Although this residential area is not a residence for rich people, it is not easy for a real estate company to acquire it, right? There were real estate companies to acquire it a few times before, but there was no result. The National People's Congress here
Some of them don't want to move.
Uncle Qi shook his head and said: Anyway, if I don’t sell a small shop, no one can try to drive me away.
Cai Lihong said unhappily: You are so stubborn that you won't be accommodating in anything. Forget it, don't talk about this when eating. I have lost my appetite. Xiao Li is eating vegetables.
It has been a long time since Li Qiang had such an experience as a family eating together and chatting about things around him.
He was deeply touched and did not expect that after practicing Buddhism for so long, living at home as a mortal would still have an impact on him.
After dinner, Li Qiang helped Cai Lihong wash the dishes together. Uncle Qi still had to make pastries for sale tomorrow, but he was determined not to let Li Qiang help. Li Qiang had to go back to the room by himself.
A month passed quickly. During this time, Li Qiang took the time to go to Rogge Hall, but he still didn't see Tianzhen and the others coming out.
He went to the original world to check again, but nothing happened. Under the organization of Qian Shanyong and others, the cultivators of Feng Yuan Star moved in an orderly manner. Many sects have already selected their hidden cultivation sites.
With Qian Shanyong, Li Qiang was relieved that he did not show up and quietly returned to the earth.
Li Qiang doesn't want to look for Zhao Hao and Uncle Qi at the moment. The couple are very good to him. Sometimes he will have the illusion that this place is like his own home. Only Qi Xiaorong is very conflicted with him, sometimes causing trouble for him and sometimes being nice to him.
Of course Li Qiang won't be angry. He basically takes it indifferently. When Qi Xiaorong goes too far, he will fight back slightly to make her restrain herself.
With Li Qiang helping out in the store, business was surprisingly good. After one month, Cai Lihong was pleasantly surprised to find that her operating income this month was more than the previous three months combined.
But just when she was about to expand her store and recruit more people, Li Qiang resigned.
After enjoying the mortal life for a month, Li Qiang had to leave to find someone more suitable for the Flower of Heart and Mind.
When Li Qiang proposed to resign, Cai Lihong and Uncle Qi tried their best to persuade Qi Xiaorong to stay. Qi Xiaorong changed her usual aggressive demeanor and leaned against the door in silence.
Li Qiang said: Aunt Cai, Uncle Qi, Sister Xiao Rong, thank you for taking me in. Maybe I will disturb you during this time when we will meet again in the future.
Cai Lihong really couldn't bear to leave Li Qiang. This young man was like the God of Wealth. Ever since he came to the store, business has been so good that it's unbelievable.
She said: Xiao Li, do you think the salary is too little? If the salary is not enough, auntie will give you more money.
But Uncle Qi said: Lihong and Xiaoli are not short of money, so let him go. A small store like ours can't keep him. Although he is honest, he has a higher vision than Cai Lihong.
Li Qiang refused to take a penny. He gave Cai Lihong a contact number and said: If Aunt Cai needs my help with anything in the store, just call me on this phone. After saying that, he turned and left.
Qi Xiaorong didn't say a word, she just stood at the door and watched bitterly.
Cai Lihong said: Why didn't you say hello when Xiao Rong and Xiao Li left? It's not polite at all.
Qi Xiaorong said angrily: Go to hell, turned around and rushed upstairs.
She felt very happy after bickering and joking with Li Qiang for the past month. Li Qiang's sudden departure made her feel extremely disappointed. She couldn't explain how she felt, but she couldn't help but think about her temper.
Qi Xiaorong quickly ran into the room and looked through the window at Li Qiang's retreating figure. Suddenly she saw a high-end suspended car parked at the alley. Several big men in suits were standing in front of the car. One of them bowed to Li Qiang and saluted. Li Qiang got in.
The luxury suspended car in the car drove away immediately.
Qi Xiaorong was stunned.
Li Qiang sat in Zhao Hao's car and asked: Brother Mo and my master, have they found the second batch of people to migrate? How are they preparing?
Zhao Hao said: The two seniors haven't found them yet. We have mobilized a large number of people to search for people in Europe and America, but the scope is too wide. There are no clues yet. In addition, there are already many people in the second batch of immigrants. We are still preparing more.
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Nashan was also sitting in the car. He touched his bald head and said: Boss, our people are ready and we can leave at any time. I closed the business and caused chaos in the underworld recently. Damn it, the underworld is causing chaos without us. Anyway, I don't care.
Jinpen quit playing and just let them do whatever they want. He looked like I was once the best in the world.
Li Qiang smiled and said: "Zhao Hao, please send someone to keep an eye on the little girl from his family at the Day and Night Cake Shop. I plan to introduce it to Hua Mei Niang. The girl's physique is very good. It's a pity that the girl is not compatible with the flower of Xinjian. Haha."
He almost became her guide.
Zhao Hao and Nashan both lamented that they would be so lucky if they could get the Flower of Insight. Nashan said repeatedly: It's a pity, it's a pity.
Li Qiang said: "The car is driving to the outskirts. I have to go to the original world and will be back soon. He wants to go to the Fantasy Temple as soon as possible. Tianzhen and the others should be coming back."
Zhao Hao said hurriedly: Uncle Liu and the others are in a hurry to go to the original world. Master, can you wait for them while I contact them?
Li Qiang thought for a moment. The monsters on the native planet in the original world were more powerful. Liu Dayue and his group would be much stronger in the past. He said: Okay, please contact Liu Dayue immediately and we will wait in the suburbs to help them hurry up.
Li Qiang came to Rogge Hall for the second time in a month. He waited in the hall for two days and still didn't see Tianzhen and Qilao coming back.
Although Li Qiang is dissatisfied with Tian Zhen on the surface, he still regards him as a friend in his heart. He will never stand idly by if something happens to his friend.
Seeing no news for so long, he couldn't help but feel worried.
After thinking about it for a long time, Li Qiang finally made up his mind to go and investigate in person.
Returning to the original realm and then entering the half-platform at the front of the Whirlpool Crystal Channel, Li Qiang used his divine eye to observe that the position of the Whirlpool Crystal Channel was no longer in front but on the left wall.
Li Qiang was embarrassed when he saw the swirling crystal passage disappearing and appearing. He knew that the passage must be in the right direction. The current swirling crystal passage did not know where it would lead.
It took three days for the position of the swirling crystal channel to shift a little. Li Qiang finally lost patience. He still had many things to do and had no time to waste here thinking about it. But he was unwilling to give up, so he decided to take the risk and give it a try.
Li Qiang is much more cautious than before. As his cultivation level increases, the more he knows, the less courage he becomes. Although he has the original world and can escape at any time, he still decides to test it out first.
He found an ordinary flying sword from the bracelet, melted it with divine power, used heavenly fire to remove the impurities in the flying sword, and then used divine power to shape it.
Soon the flying sword turned into a needle-shaped magic weapon about the length of a palm and the thickness of a matchstick, glowing with a faint blue light.
He looked at it with satisfaction as his trembling hands spread out.
When the needle-shaped magic weapon was released, a stream of sparks circled around Li Qiang's body and then made a clear ringing sound.
Li Qiang waved his hand and shouted softly: "Go away. With a flash of blue light, the magic weapon shot into the swirling crystal channel."
Li Qiang separated a trace of his spiritual consciousness and stuck it tightly on the magic weapon. He slowly sat down and used that little spiritual consciousness to carefully observe the swirling crystal channel.
Soon the passage began to twist, and bursts of bright flashes of light erupted from the walls of the passage. Fortunately, this magic weapon traveled extremely quickly and was small in size, so it could pass through it before waiting for the ban to stop.
Gradually, Li Qiang's bit of consciousness began to dissipate and the image in front of him became blurry. He hit a divine spell and the magic weapon suddenly exploded.
Li Qiang's purpose is very clear, which is to cause some changes in the Xuanjing Channel so as to quickly cause changes in the channel.
In an instant, the entire half platform was shaken.