Tokyo: I was tricked into marrying a yandere ghost

Asagiri Yuko's interview did not last long, and she soon returned to the tea room.

At this moment, Asagiri An had already found a fairy tale picture book and begged Kiyokawa Kiri to read it to her. When Kiyokawa Kiri saw Asagiri Yuko return, she handed the picture book to Kawamata Kayako and asked her to play with Asagiri An for a while.

"Ms. Asagiri, how did the interview go?" Kiyokawa Kiri smiled.

"It's not going too well..." Asagiri Yuko smiled awkwardly and said helplessly, "Most of the part-time employees we've hired can only come on weekends, but I want to hire people who can come on weekdays as well."

"Why not hire full-time employees?"

"Because I'm a woman, it would be very inconvenient for me."

Asagiri Yuko's expression grew even more helpless.

The phrase "it would be inconvenient for women" here does not refer to avoiding suspicion between men and women. If it were just about avoiding suspicion between men and women, some middle-aged women could be hired as part-time employees. After all, with the current economic downturn, there are many people without jobs, so it would be easy to recruit them.

Asagiri Yuko's inconvenience actually refers to her identity as a woman, making it difficult for people to believe that she would run an izakaya.

Izakayas cater to a broad audience of people who enjoy drinking and eating snacks.

The requirements for the head chef are also very high; they not only need to know how to cook, but also how to speak well.

Moreover, the food and beverage industry is almost the most tiring job, with a lot of dirty and tiring work. Because of the vigorous feminism movement in recent years, similar shops run by female executives have appeared in Tokyo, and the subsequent fate of these shops is self-evident.

It may sound completely illogical, but it is a true fact.

Moreover, many people believe that a woman's cooking skills are best suited for being a full-time housewife, and that opening an izakaya (Japanese pub) would not be a sustainable business.

Kiyokawa Kiri listened to a few complaints and immediately understood the situation—he estimated that Asagiri Yuko's cooking skills were probably only above average, which would be a bit of a stretch for her to open an izakaya, and customers would also have some reservations about having a woman as the head chef.

Those full-time employees were all looking for long-term, stable jobs, and after seeing the situation with Asagiri Yuko, they certainly didn't want to waste their time.

In addition, there's the uncertain factor of Asagiri Anzu...

Although it is unknown whether the other party is aware of Asagiri An's true identity, it is clearly not appropriate to have prolonged contact with others.

After thinking it over, hiring part-time employees is the most convenient option, as it saves money and time and avoids unnecessary trouble.

"I did hire full-time employees before, but they resigned later."

Asagiri Yuko looked somewhat regretful.

She had previously hired a young man who had just graduated from high school, but when her ex-husband came to demand money, he almost beat the young man up. After that, she didn't dare to keep him working at the shop anymore, and had no choice but to run the izakaya on her own.

"In that case, Miss Asagiri, would you like to give me a try?"

Just as she was still frowning, Kiyokawa Kiri suddenly spoke up.

He calmly said, "Actually, I also know a little about cooking. I usually cook for myself at home... and I have plenty of time. I can come over on weekdays and weekends."

"Eh, really?" Asagiri Yuko looked at the other person with some surprise.

"Really, I was actually thinking of looking for a part-time job recently." Kiyokawa Kiri glanced at the other side of the kotatsu table, where Kawamata Kayako was reluctantly telling Asagiri An a story with a pained expression. He smiled slightly and said, "It's just in time. I wonder if Miss Asagiri has any other requests?"

He does have the idea of ​​earning money through part-time work.

Although I received a call from my family in the afternoon, my mother said she had sent me money.

However, Kiyokawa Kiri can't really rely entirely on her family, since her family isn't doing well either. If she wants to study in Tokyo, she'll still have to find a job outside.

Moreover, Asagiri An had just told him about the trouble Asagiri Yuuko had encountered. He now suspected that the Crossroads Witch's true intention was actually to get him to solve Asagiri Yuuko's problem, namely that so-called bad uncle—Asagiri Yuuko's ex-husband.

These two points are enough for him to stay.

Moreover, Asagiri An has the ability to attract wealth, and he figured he could benefit from it as well.

Even if we don't completely solve the economic problem, at least we won't need to rely on our families to send money anymore, right?

"Actually, I don't have any special requirements..."

After hearing what Kiyokawa Kiri said, Asagiri Yuko was somewhat troubled.

She suddenly remembered her ex-husband coming to her door demanding money, and felt a pang of guilt, afraid that she might implicate him.

But just as she was struggling with how to refuse, Asagiri An crawled out from under the kotatsu and snuggled into her arms.

"Mommy, please say yes to my brother..."

Asagiri An tugged at Asagiri Yuko's clothes and whispered a few words of pleading.

While the other party was still interviewing other people, she had already recounted everything that had happened in the previous few months.

After some consideration, Kiyokawa Kiri agreed to Asagiri An's request and agreed to stay and help resolve the trouble caused by that man.

Raccoons actually have very limited intelligence, but they are animals that represent good luck.

Based on her intuition, Asagiri An realized that Kiyokawa Kiri might be able to solve her mother's problem, so she tried every means to keep him here.

Asagiri Yuko looked at her daughter's adorable face and couldn't help but soften her heart.

She thought about it for a moment and realized that her ex-husband hadn't come to harass her for more than two months since she called the police last time.

The other party may never appear again...

"Alright then, since Kiyokawa-kun has said so," Asagiri Yuuko considered for a long time, then finally brushed her hair back and said softly, "I happen to need some help on my end. Two-week trial period, 1000 yen per hour during the trial period, including one dinner, is that alright?"

This is already a very favorable condition.

Based on a part-time work schedule of 28 hours per week during the semester, the hourly wage is 1,000 yen.

In addition, there is an extra subsidy, which is about 30,000 yen a week, and this is only the salary during the probation period.

For most Japanese high school students, this is basically a highly sought-after part-time job—except that the food service industry is destined to be very tiring.

Kiyokawa Kiri had no objections and readily agreed.

On the contrary, Kayako Kawamata next to her looked increasingly disappointed.

If Kiyokawa Kirito has to work part-time outside, it means she will have much less time to contact the other party.

For a moment, she even felt somewhat dissatisfied with Asagiri An.

However, since Kiyokawa Kiri was still sitting in front of her, and she was still too young, she dared not expose her morbid possessiveness and could only silently endure it.

The matter was settled after some back and forth, and the official work hours will begin tomorrow afternoon.

Around 5 p.m., Asagiri Yuko still enthusiastically invited Kiyokawa Kiri and Kawamata Kayako to have dinner together, and even took special care of Kawamata Kayako's tastes, probably wanting her to spend more time with Asagiri An.