Chapter 18: Earn the money and do the job
The rain stopped in the middle of the night, but when I woke up in the morning, my skin and nose could still feel the coolness and moisture of the night's wind and rain.

Dong Xiaoduan woke up, sat up and stretched, and unexpectedly saw Lin Gu Zhihai sitting in his seat below, leaning back and staring at the monitor.

After a quick sideways glance, I saw that there were already a lot of bloodshot in the corners of Lin Guzhi's eyes.

Dong Xiaoduan asked unexpectedly: "Didn't you take a nap?"

Lin Guzhi shook his head and said, "No."

Dong Xiaoduan said, "You don't have to keep watching. It's okay to take a nap at night. Our warehouse has a sturdy iron door, unlike those shops on the street. I don't think anyone will come."

"Even if someone comes, there is no other way to enter except the warehouse door. If someone moves the iron door, it will make a banging noise, and we will definitely hear it."

Lin Guzhi said: "It's okay. I have to watch at night when I'm on night shift. It's normal to stay up late at night for this kind of work."

"..."

This sentence actually changed Dong Xiaoduan's impression of Lin Guzhi.

However, Dong Xiaoduan did not admire Lin Guzhi for this. Instead, he thought it was a good thing that this guy was only on night shift. If Manager Yao recruited him to work in the supermarket, he would have overwhelmed all the employees in the supermarket.

He wiped his face and got down from the upper bunk, and saw that the little girl in the lower bunk had also woken up.

I don't know when the little girl woke up and sat up silently.

When Dong Xiaoduan came down, the little girl stared at him straight, which scared him.

This little girl, why didn't she make any noise when she got up? !
He calmed himself down to avoid being embarrassed by others. After getting off the bed, he said to Lin Guzhi, "You go and rest for a while. I'll watch for a while."

Lin Guzhi said, "No need. I'll be off work soon. If I sleep now, I won't have enough energy when I get off work."

Seeing that Lin Guzhi insisted, Dong Xiaoduan stopped trying to persuade him. Compared to Lin Guzhi, Xiaoxi, the little girl, attracted his attention more.

He thought this little girl was quite strange. Not only did she sit up and stare at him just now, but she also started to snatch things from him as soon as she opened her mouth last night. She was a pretty little girl. He really didn't know how Lin Guzhi taught her!

And seeing how thin she is, I'm afraid she can't even eat well.

It's such a sin for a good little girl to follow Lin Guzhi!
Then he turned around and was startled again.

Xiaoxi had climbed down from the bed without knowing when, put on her shoes, and stood behind him.

Dong Xiaoduan broke out in a cold sweat.

How come this little girl is so silent, like a ghost? !

"You...you stay here for a while, I'll go out for a walk."

Dong Xiaoduan said this and hurried out of the lobby.

Xiaoxi watched Dong Xiaoduan's back disappear at the gatehouse door and asked, "Xiaolin, what happened to him?"

This little girl is very sensitive and can realize that Dong Xiaoduan's mood and state are not right.

Lin Guzhi smiled and said, "I think he was scared by you."

This little girl has developed the habit of getting up quietly. In another world, Xiaoxi has become accustomed to keeping quiet at night and in the early morning, and when encountering danger, she tries to hide in a corner to reduce her presence.

This is the key to survival. That dangerous world forced Xiaoxi to develop this skill early on.

But in this world, a little girl who came quietly in the early morning might be a little scary to ordinary people...

Xiaoxi said doubtfully: "But I didn't scare him."

Lin Guzhi said: "You got up so quietly that you scared him."

"Oh." Xiaoxi's tone was still a little puzzled, "He is so weird, he can be scared by this... so timid..."

Lin Guzhi and Xiaoxi's voices were not loud, but not small either. When they were sure there was no danger, they would never mind other people when communicating. Therefore, when they talked at home, Xia Qing would be irritated.

——Of course, whether there is danger or not is determined by Lin Guzhi. Xiaoxi has already developed a tacit understanding with Lin Guzhi. Before talking to Lin Guzhi, if there is danger, Lin Guzhi will immediately give Xiaoxi a hint, and Xiaoxi will also respond immediately.

And since Lin Guzhi didn't give any hints, she could speak boldly.

Dong Xiaoduan, who was outside, had not walked far yet. He could hear Xiaoxi's voice in the gatehouse. As he walked, his face turned dark and he gritted his teeth in anger.

How can this little girl talk like that? ! She was indeed corrupted by Lin Guzhi!
……

Dong Xiaoduan walked around slowly outside, and when he returned to the gatehouse, a long time had passed. The door of the warehouse was finally knocked, and Dong Xiaoduan went to open the door. Seeing someone outside, he was a little surprised: "Manager Yao, why are you here?"

After the door opened, not only Yao Anxin came in, but also other supermarket employees.

The employees came in one after another and started to move the goods. Yao Anxin replied to Dong Xiaoduan, "I'm here to see if anything is going on."

As she spoke, she walked towards the gatehouse. Dong Xiaoduan hurriedly followed behind her and said attentively, "It's okay, nothing happened! Lin Guzhi and I have been watching it all night, and we guarantee that there will be no mistakes!"

Lin Guzhi glanced at Dong Xiaoduan, too lazy to expose him.

Yao An thought: "It must be tiring, right? You guys have worked hard."

Dong Xiaoduan waved his hands and said, "It's not hard! It's not hard! I earn this money for this job. It's normal to stay up late at night!"

Lin Guzhi couldn't help but glance sideways. Dong Xiaoduan's old face turned red.

Yao Anxin smiled and said, "Okay, stop talking. Go back and have a rest. I'll have to keep you busy tonight. Xiaodong, do you want to switch shifts with Xiaoliu?"

Dong Xiaoduan waved his hand again: "No, no, I can handle it!"

However, he could feel Lin Guzhi was looking at him while he was speaking. His face was getting hotter and hotter, but he was trying hard to keep his expression calm enough.

He was very nervous, fearing that Lin Guzhi would reveal that he had slept with her for the whole night, so he just avoided her gaze and held on to hope.

Lin Guzhi did not expose him. He picked up Xiaoxi and said to Yao Anxin, "Then let's go back first, Manager Yao. I'll come back at a certain time in the evening."

"Me too."

Dong Xiaoduan said something, and after hearing Yao Anxin's agreement, he hurried out.

As soon as he walked out, he heard Yao Anxin calling Lin Guzhi from behind: "Guzhi."

Dong Xiaoduan paused, then turned around, his heart tightening.

Lin Guzhi also stopped and looked back.

Yao Anxin said: "Take a good rest in the morning, and remember to apply for a new ID card in the afternoon, and get a certificate while you're at it."

"it is good."

Lin Guzhi agreed and didn't say much.

The three of them walked out of the warehouse and left the compound, and Dong Xiaoduan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Lin Guzhi and Xiaoxi beside him, feeling mixed emotions, and finally couldn't help but feel guilty, so he said, "Are you hungry? I'll treat you to breakfast?"

"it is good."

Lin Guzhi agreed.

Dong Xiaoduan was completely relieved when he heard Lin Guzhi's agreement.

(End of this chapter)