After the divorce, he took care of his child and sold fried rice; his ex-wife was filled with regret

"No money? You dare to come and cause trouble at my place just because you have no money?!"

The stall owner interrupted him angrily, turning to Director Wang, "Uncle, what do you think we should do? I can't let this go unpunished!"

Director Wang's face stiffened. Being called "cousin" in public made him feel embarrassed, but he naturally had to defend his relative.

He put on a stern face and impatiently issued his ultimatum:

"Considering your classmates pleaded for you, we can spare you from expulsion."

"However, the fines for serious violations and the losses suffered by the businesses must be compensated! The amusement park's rules cannot be broken by a part-time worker like you!"

"Amusement parks aren't places for charity! Su Xiaoxiao, that strawberry bear originally cost 800, plus your 200 fine for breaking the rules, that's a total of 1000!"

"If you can't come up with this thousand yuan in compensation, you can forget about getting your student ID and national ID card back."

"one thousand?!"

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her head, her face as pale as paper.

She had less than two hundred yuan on her, which was her food money for the week. Where was she going to get a thousand yuan to make up for it?!

"Director, we...we can all chip in!"

Seeing this, several enthusiastic classmates hurriedly rummaged through their pockets.

Fifty-yuan notes, twenty-yuan notes, and even a few yuan coins—these scraps together a hundred or two yuan, which the class monitor presented with both hands.

"Manager, Boss Gang, this is all we have right now. Could you please be lenient? We'll make up the rest once we get paid..."

"Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?!"

The stall owner suddenly swung his hand and slapped the change out of the class monitor's hand.

"Splash—"

The banknotes fluttered down, and the coins rolled all over the ground with a clattering sound.

Looking at the coins scattered on the ground and at her aggrieved classmates, Su Xiaoxiao finally burst into tears.

She felt a deep sense of despair, as if she had fallen into a bottomless ice cellar.

Just then, a soft little hand secretly tugged at the hem of her clothes.

Su Xiaoxiao lowered her head with teary eyes and saw Tuantuan hugging the big strawberry bear.

"Sister, don't cry!" the little girl comforted her in her childish voice.

Lin Fan stepped forward, picked up the few coins from the ground, and put them back into Su Xiaoxiao's hand, calmly saying, "Alright, leave this to me."

After speaking, Lin Fan turned to look at Director Wang, whose face was full of scars, and said calmly:

"Shall we talk in private?"

Director Wang frowned, and followed Lin Fan to the shade of a tree with some skepticism.

Su Xiaoxiao and her classmates stood there, looking around anxiously.

Lin Fan calmly said a few words, and Director Wang's expression changed drastically in an instant.

The two talked for a while, and Director Wang went from being impatient to shocked, and finally his face turned visibly ugly.

Less than two minutes later, Director Wang and Lin Fan returned.

Director Wang coughed lightly twice, forcibly suppressing the panic in his eyes, and said to Su Xiaoxiao:

"Let's just forget about today's matter. You don't need to pay any compensation."

Then, he changed the subject coldly and said, "However, our amusement park is too small to accommodate someone as important as you! Su Xiaoxiao, you don't need to come tomorrow. I will have your classmates give you your half-day's wages, your ID card, and your student ID after get off work."

"We don't have to pay compensation?!"

Su Xiaoxiao stared wide-eyed in shock, hardly believing her ears.

The mustache vendor was so anxious he jumped up and down, completely shocked on the spot:

"Uncle! Why should we just let it go?! What about my losses?!"

"Shut up!" Director Wang glared at him fiercely, gritting his teeth and growling in a low voice, "If you utter another word of nonsense, you can forget about setting up your stall tomorrow!"

"Alright, alright, stop gathering and go to work."

Director Wang waved his hand irritably, shooing the crowd away like flies, and then left without looking back. The stall owner spat angrily and could only slink back to his stall.

Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao didn't have to pay that huge sum of one thousand yuan, the classmates all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaoxiao, that's great, as long as we don't have to pay compensation." The class monitor patted his chest to comfort her.

"If you lose your job, you lose it. We'll definitely let you know if we find a good part-time job next time."

Everyone offered words of comfort, then said goodbye to Su Xiaoxiao and hurried off to work.

The noisy crowd dispersed.

Wearing that heavy and stuffy mascot costume, Su Xiaoxiao slumped helplessly into the chair next to her.

Although they no longer had to pay compensation, their only source of income was also cut off.

The thought of her mother waiting in the hospital to pay the bills brought tears to her eyes again, and she felt that the future was bleak.

At this moment, Lin Fan sat down next to her, his voice softening: "Don't cry yet. How much do they pay you a day here?"

Su Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and sobbed as she answered, "One hundred and fifty..."

Lin Fan glanced at the thick, non-breathable bearskin and nodded: "It's really not easy to withstand temperatures of over thirty degrees Celsius."

He paused, looked at Su Xiaoxiao's red and swollen eyes, then suddenly reached out his hand and said calmly:

"Okay, give me your phone."

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment. Although she was full of doubts, out of gratitude and trust for Lin Fan, she still mechanically took out the old phone with a slightly cracked screen from her pocket and handed it over.

Lin Fan operated the phone for a moment.

"Ding!"

A crisp electronic notification sound rang out.

Lin Fan put away his phone and gestured with his chin: "Take a look."

Su Xiaoxiao looked down in confusion, and the next second, her eyes widened instantly, and she even stopped breathing.

A payment notification was clearly displayed on the screen:

[WeChat payment received: 15000.00 yuan]!

"Ten... fifteen thousand?!"

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly looked up, her face filled with panic and disbelief. "Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin, where did this money come from?!"

Lin Fan looked at her and said in a calm but serious tone:

"This is the advance payment of my salary."

"Since you've lost this part-time job, why don't you come work at my shop? Help me greet the customers and keep things orderly."

At this point, Lin Fan glanced down at Tuan Tuan, who was sitting obediently on the bench hugging her strawberry bear, and his tone softened considerably as he added:

"Could you also take care of my daughter for me?"

"I'm usually too busy in the kitchen to take care of her, and I don't feel comfortable leaving her alone at home. I think she likes you a lot, so you can keep an eye on her orders while you're at the shop and keep her company."

"What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao was completely stunned. Her breathing became rapid, and she gripped the hem of her clothes in disbelief, stammering as she asked:

"Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin..."

"You...you're just taking pity on me because you feel sorry for me...I..."

"No."

Lin Fan looked at her, his tone calm, interrupting her wild thoughts:

"What I value is your ability. My store has a lot of customers right now, and sometimes there are even people causing trouble. Most people can't handle that. You served in the army for two years, so you have that kind of tenacity and discipline."

"Besides, the fact that so many classmates protected you just now shows that you have good character, so I'm at ease."

At this point, Tuantuan, holding the teddy bear, came over, reached out her little hand to tug at Su Xiaoxiao's clothes, and sweetly called out with her little face upturned:

"Little sister, would you like to come and play with Tuantuan? Tuantuan is so bored at home all by herself."