Lan Yixian was a little confused, but when she came to her senses, she felt a sense of helplessness in her heart.
The profits of the breakfast shop are considerable. If they only support the daily expenses of the mother and daughter, the profits alone would be enough. However, the money owed to Liu Changqing is like a huge stone weighing on her.
But she didn't mean to complain.
Compared to the time when debt collectors came to her door from time to time, now that the creditor has been changed to Liu Changqing, she at least does not have to worry about the threat to her daughter's life and safety.
I only worked one afternoon today because business was really not that good, so I got off work at six o'clock every day since the day before yesterday.
He didn't take the remaining pastries today. After saying goodbye to another employee, Lan Yixian pushed his bicycle down the steps from the entrance of the store, then got on the bike and started riding.
Perhaps because he got the news that he was about to quit his job, Lan Yixian obviously felt a little absent-minded while riding his bike.
Driving towards home.
"Didi!"
The sound of car horns on the side attracted Lan Yixian's attention. She raised her head and looked at the vehicles on the side.
The familiar face appeared in the open car window.
With some confusion in his eyes, Lan Yixian reacted and pressed the brakes in front of the car with both hands.
Stopped.
"Liu Changqing?"
"What are you doing?"
After asking this question, Liu Changqing followed up.
"Wait for me first, I'll find a place to park the car first."
After saying this, the car accelerated and drove forward for a short distance, then pulled over and stopped temporarily.
He opened the car door and told his daughter in the car not to run around after staying in the car. After saying that, Liu Changqing walked towards Lan Yixian's position not far away.
He stopped and looked at Lan Yixian, who had one foot supporting the ground and the other foot on the pedal.
"Do you work nearby?"
"Well, I work at the Chinese pastry shop not far ahead. My shift is in the afternoon..."
"It's quite far from your home. It takes more than half an hour to go back by bicycle, right?"
"Fortunately, I don't think it's that far away."
Lan Yixian answered Liu Changqing's question, and then she asked.
"You appeared here...is the company nearby?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Changqing denied it.
"That's not true. I went shopping for clothes with my friends today. When I got home from get off work, my daughter saw me changing clothes in the house and started clamoring to buy them, so I just took her out to buy another... "
"Are you...getting off work so early now?"
Lan Yixian noticed this.
During the time she stayed at Liu Changqing's house, she clearly remembered that Liu Changqing would only go home after nine o'clock in the evening, and occasionally would go back early in the morning.
Six o'clock in the afternoon...she had never seen it before.
Nodding, Liu Changqing responded.
"Recently, the new project hasn't started yet, so I get off work at 5:30 on time. I just passed the red light and felt that the cyclist on the roadside looked like you. After a few drops, I saw that it was really you."
After saying this, Liu Changqing turned slightly sideways.
"Would you like to give you a ride?"
"No, I'm riding a bike..."
"That's okay."
After saying this, both of them became somewhat silent.
Liu Changqing looked at Lan Yixian in front of him.
They hadn't seen each other for nearly a month. When they met again, Liu Changqing found that the other party's mental state was not very good.
You can see a hint of tiredness between his eyebrows.
The reason why I chose to help the other party pay off the debt at first was because I was afraid that if the other mother and daughter continued to live together, some problems would inevitably arise.
Also, I want the other party to be able to relax a little bit, instead of running a breakfast shop in the morning, going to the supermarket to work in the afternoon, and working until evening like before.
But Liu Changqing didn't expect that after losing his job in the supermarket, the other party found a job in a pastry shop.
After thinking, Liu Changqing spoke.
"That money, as I said last time, is not in a hurry..."
"..."
"Moreover, your daughter is often at home alone. It's okay to arrive after school starts now. But if you have to go to work until night during the holidays... isn't it a bit unsafe, not only for you, but also for your daughter at home?
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"..."
The hand holding the handlebar tightened a little, and Lan Yixian lowered his head a little.
Sensing the other party's subtle movements, Liu Changqing paused for a moment, then didn't know what to say.
Lan Yixian is a very good person, and he is also a person who treats his children very responsibly. The time when he stayed at her home was the most relaxing time for Liu Changqing since he came to this world.
When he comes home, the light will be on in the living room and there will be food in the kitchen.
Although he knew that the other party was embarrassed to do this because he was staying at his house, Liu Changqing was truly moved at the time.
He is also a human being, he can be happy, angry, and a normal person with emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.
Liu Changqing felt that a kind-hearted person like Lan Yixian deserved a better life...
"My job will end at the end of the month. The store will be transferred. I will find a new job then..."
Lan Yixian broke the deadlock of silence.
When Liu Changqing heard this, he didn't quite understand what the other party was thinking. Lan Yixian shouldn't be a stubborn person.
He said more than once that he would not be in a hurry to get the money.
Looking at the woman with her head lowered in front of him, Liu Changqing frowned and thought in his mind.
Thinking of something, he said to her calmly.
"Now that the store has been transferred, don't continue to look for a job."
"I want to save money to pay you back..."
"Let's do some side work on our own."
"What?"
Lan Yixian was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Liu Changqing who said this.
A face full of doubts.
"Do some... side work?"
"Don't you only work at the breakfast shop until about ten o'clock in the morning? You don't work in the afternoon and then go to work, right?"
"Um……"
"Why bother? Anyway, it's okay to sell something else in the afternoon for your own store. Your breakfast shop is also doing a good job. You can also sell some dumplings or soybean pancakes at noon. It should feel better than if you work a half-day shift."
point."
"Selling dumplings in the afternoon... sauce-flavored pancakes?"
While muttering, Lan Yixian looked at Liu Changqing with some doubts.
"What is Jiang Xiang Pancake...?"
“Chinese pizza, haven’t you ever tried it?”
"I know there are sauce pancakes...just sauce-flavored pancakes...I've never heard of them. Is it a snack from which region?"
"It feels quite famous, among the people in Hubei..."
Speaking of this, Liu Changqing suddenly closed his mouth. After finishing speaking, he remembered that there was no such place in this world.
"Hubei?"
After hearing this place name, Lan Yixian thought about it in his mind for a long time, but he couldn't figure out where it was.