I will never give in to Miss Death

"When you can independently run the business of the entire store and are familiar with everything here, it will be your turn to be the store manager."

Ouyang Xue looked somewhat relieved: "Then you will be needed to guide the newly recruited maids like this."

I turned around and asked, "Sister Ouyang, don't you like working here?"

"It has nothing to do with whether you like it or not."

Ouyang Xue leaned on the armrest of the massage chair under me: "It's just work. Whatever I do is work. Being a virtual idol is also work, logistics management is also work, and store manager is also work."

"I always feel that Sister Ouyang, who said these words, has aged a lot in an instant."

"It's rude to casually comment on a woman's age."

Although she said so, Ouyang Xue didn't seem to mind me saying she looked old: "I just think this kind of work is more suitable for you young people."

Actually...I'm not that young anymore.

"I mean mental age."

Ouyang Xue, who seemed to have the ability to read minds, explained: "My mentality is not good. If I am the one who manages this coffee shop all the time, the upper limit will be just like that. But you are different. As for you... the decision made by the company's top management is correct. You are indeed more suitable for this place."

Does that mean a hunk like me is suitable to be a maid? Impossible?

"That lighthouse, Minami-nagita."

As she spoke, Ouyang Xue leaned close to my ear and said, "Have you heard of its legend?"

"The one about the Old Man and the Sea?"

I thought about it and said: "It's a slightly sad love story."

"In fact, in my opinion, that kind of ending is quite good for the old man."

For some reason, Ouyang Xue's words sounded a little sad: "Every day I watch the sea, watching the ships coming and going, every day I guard the lighthouse, fall asleep with hope, wake up the next day with hope, and continue to look at the sea..."

"Is this really good?"

I turned my head and said, "I think... I think it's quite cruel."

"I was a left-behind child. My parents worked far away. At that time, no one in our village had a mobile phone. I had to go to school in a town three kilometers away. On average, my parents would come home two or three times a year, and they would bring me many gifts when they came back."

Ouyang Xue looked at the sea level in the distance and said, "When I was a kid, I would walk three kilometers after school every day and look forward to seeing my parents when I got home. I looked forward to it again and again, and then the disappointment accompanied me throughout my childhood and became my happiest memory."

"I don't remember the days when my parents came back so well, because although they would bring gifts, they were mostly tutoring books and the like, and I only saw them a few times a year, so I didn't have a deep relationship with them. Plus, they liked to ask about my academic performance, and I didn't do well in school when I was a kid, so I was often scolded and punished. In the end... the days of waiting for my parents to come back were the sweetest for me, because I had no idea what would happen when I got home that day."

Ouyang Xue suddenly changed her tone: "But what I want to talk about is not the legend of the old man and the sea, but that... the end of a person alone, one of the urban legends of Kamihama City."

"The end of being alone?"

I seem to have heard of this urban legend, which is that if someone jumps from the highest point at the lighthouse, they will be imprisoned in the world of doom. They can only be saved when someone else repeats the action, and then she will be trapped there instead.

real or fake……

I believe in another world, but the world of doom... is that impossible?

Just like the elevator legend in Mingzhu Plaza, I generally don’t believe in this kind of urban legends.

"what?"

Seeing that I was silent, Ouyang Xue was a little surprised: "Aren't you afraid?"

"Eh?"

I was puzzled: "Should I be scared?"

"Shouldn't a normal little girl be very... really scared of this kind of urban legend?"

"It's okay if you treat me as an uncle."

"There is no uncle as cute as you..."

"Ding Dong! Welcome!"

I was still enjoying the ultimate comfort brought by the massage chair while chatting with Ouyang Xue next to me, when the door over there, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly rang with the sound of a guest arriving.

"welcome!"

I stood up almost reflexively, quickly adjusted my maid skirt and the garter stockings on my legs, turned around and trotted towards the door: "Excuse me, what can I do for you...eh?"

I hadn't finished my words when I saw the person coming.

Rabbit and dragon?

Oh, no, it should be Su Yunjin, the son of the CEO of the largest video website Tongmeng.com... probably.

What is he doing here at this time?

"This suits you well."

At this time, Su Yunjin at the door also saw me and waved towards me naturally: "Sister Ouyang is here too."

"I knew it was you."

Ouyang Xue walked over and said, "I've been thinking for a long time, and you're the only one who can hire someone from the management of the head office who has some knowledge of the ACG culture."

"What do you mean by an idle person who has some knowledge of the second dimension culture?"

Su Yunjin was a little embarrassed by what he said: "I just happened to come to Shenbin to work recently, and I was also looking for a maid for the head office. How can I be called an idler?"

"Whatever you say is what it is, my young master."

Ouyang Xue didn't seem to be afraid of Su Yunjin at all. She crossed her arms and said, "So what are you going to do here today? To check the loss status of the store?"

"I'm here to eat chicken and play with cats, is that not okay?"

Su Yunjin was not embarrassed at all and sat down at a random seat: "Besides Nuo'er, you didn't hire a maid?"

"You're the ones who said you'd rather leave the seat vacant than have a pretty face with a good figure."

Ouyang Xue said helplessly: "You know the current situation. There are no pretty girls willing to do this. You are lucky to have recruited one..."

At this point, Ouyang Xue glanced at me and said, "I found a foolish fool like Nuo'er."

Hey……

I'm not a sucker, okay? The conditions here are so good, the salary is high, how could I be so stupid and be a sucker?

"Are you done with the store now?"

Su Yunjin didn't argue with Ouyang Xue, and looked around the bright coffee shop: "I remember that the maids here work in three shifts of eight hours a day, right?"

"Noer wants to do the work of two people and plans to do it until 12 o'clock."

Ouyang Xue explained: "But according to today's situation, we closed at about ten o'clock. There are not many people around at night anyway."

"Then let Nuoer go back first. I will talk to you about some headquarters matters."

As if afraid that I might misunderstand, Su Yunjin winked at me and said, "It's a confidential matter of the head office."

what?

Can I go back now?

"Then Nuo'er, you can go back first. Today's salary will be calculated based on the time until 12 o'clock at night."

Ouyang Xue was also clear and pointed to the second floor: "I'll finish it later."

Why are these two people so weird? Have they known each other for a long time?

Although I was very confused, I thought that since Su Yunjin said it was a company confidential and Ouyang Xue had no objection, I could go back early. So I didn't act pretentiously and said, "Then Sister Ouyang, I'm going to change my clothes first," and then trotted upstairs.

"Meow?"

The kittens on the second floor saw me happy and made lazy sounds.

"Meow!"

I shouted back at them, causing several cats to look surprised, as if to say, "There are at least ten grammatical errors in your meow."

I took off my shoes, carefully untied the straps of my garter stockings, took off the pair of white silk stockings on my legs that had been soaked by sweat and dried naturally countless times, folded them and put them away. I changed into my own short socks next to them, and then put on the maid skirt.

Ten minutes later, I came down from the second floor in casual clothes, carrying a bunny backpack containing three maid outfits.

"The company's future strategy...is mainly in short videos and Chinese comics. We lack our own IP, and the cooperation with Yaedo Miguabao is just the first step."

"This place may become a promotional point for Tong Meng in the future..."

What surprised me was that at this time, Su Yunjin on the first floor actually sat on a stool with Ouyang Xue and started talking about business.

"Sister Ouyang, and Brother Ji."

When I passed by them, I took the initiative to wave and said, "I'm going back!"

"Hey! Be safe."

Ouyang Xue turned her head and asked: "Have you taken all the things?"

"I've got it."

"That's good. Go back and rest early. Remember the old rules tomorrow. You have to be there at 8 o'clock!"

"Ok."

As they looked at me like a stupid loli, I pushed open the door of the coffee shop with my backpack on my back.

At this time, the moonlight outside was bright and the sky was full of stars.

The lighthouse on the sea in the distance sways on the sea, revealing a mysterious atmosphere.

"Om-"

Before I had taken a few steps on the path outside the coffee shop, I heard a familiar sound of space tearing, and a girl of death dressed as a shop assistant crawled out of the crack.

"You're going to scare me to death."

After looking around and making sure there was no one around, I looked at the "Grim Reaper Girl" Yin Xiamo and asked, "Are you off work?"

"Well, I just got off work."

The girl in a pair of old casual shoes walked towards me as soon as she landed: "You too? Didn't you say you'll work until 12 o'clock?"

"There weren't many people on the first day, so I left work early."

I blurted out, "Have you had dinner?"

"No, I'll wait for you."

"What are you waiting for me for?"

I was puzzled: "If you are hungry, just eat by yourself."

"Leave me alone."

The other person glared at me, then seemed to remember something and stepped forward to grab my hand.

"There's a new buffet restaurant here. Come with me to eat."

"..."

……

No. 091 Buffet, am I the one being buffeted?

The clothes Yin Xiamo wore today looked a bit like a Japanese "shop assistant suit".

It's the kind of design that's similar to overalls, with a mid-length sleeve on top and the clerk's name written on the chest - of course, Miss Death's outfit is not exactly the same as that kind of clothes, there's no name written on the chest, and the "uniform" feel is not strong. If you're not someone who watches anime regularly or is familiar with Fuso, you'd probably just think this is ordinary everyday wear.

Regarding the name "Yin Xiamo", today when I had some free time in the store and didn't have to sweep cat fur and could play with my phone for a while, I tried to look it up on the website.

The first result was...Summer of Bubbles.

Yin Xiamo, the heroine in "Summer's Desire", also has a younger brother, Yin Xiacheng, in the book.

"Summer's Desire" is a book, a...how should I put it, a novel of a certain era with a slightly Mary Sue-like female protagonist.

In 2006, "Summer's Desire" was a best-seller all year long, and the TV series based on it was also very popular among young girls at the time.

In that era, online novels were not very popular, especially for girls. Compared with boys who slacked off in class with their mobile phones every day, girls read more physical books. The final affiliation of those authors who wrote books online was basically negotiated with publishing houses. If the plot was good and the writing was acceptable, a physical book would be published. If the physical book sold well, it could be considered to be adapted into a TV series.

The process is similar to that of current online novels: write a book online, if the response is good and it suits the readers' taste, the editor will then sign a contract with the author. After the contract is signed, there will be recommendations and revenue. If the recommendation is very effective, the book will be put on the shelves, and then the rest will be adapted into comics and animations.

"Summer's Desire" is set in an era when people were crazy about chasing stars, so the content of the book seems to be related to celebrities and the entertainment industry. It was later adapted into a TV series, and the female lead was played by the actress who played the female lead in "Meteor Garden" who was also very popular at the time.

Of course, as an uncle, I have not experienced that period, and these are basically only girls who pay attention to them.