Chapter 43: He Was Actually Willing to Do Such an Unremarkable Job!

In an instant, Lin Feng’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably.

Damn it!

Was Chu Lingshuang out of her mind?

He should have been fired for skipping work, so how did it end up with him being on leave and Li Hao getting fired instead?

What did Li Hao have to do with any of this?

He hurriedly opened Li Hao’s chat window and asked, “Bro, you got fired?! What happened?”

After a long while, Li Hao replied with a crying emoji, accompanied by a message full of despair.

“How would I know? I was on patrol when Old Wang came over and told me I was fired. No explanation, just told me to pack up and leave… /crying/crying/crying”

Li Hao added, “Bro, you need to pay back the money I lent you as soon as you can. I was counting on getting paid soon, so I didn’t keep much for myself. Now I’m afraid that’s not going to work…”

Lin Feng felt a surge of anger.

Never mind that they were just colleagues—just the fact that Li Hao lent him money without a second thought made Lin Feng see him as a true friend.

Now Li Hao had been fired, and it was obvious Chu Lingshuang was making an example of him, yet Li Hao hadn’t even suspected him!

Damn Chu Lingshuang!

Lin Feng was so furious he wanted to leap up and confront her, demanding to know why she’d done this!

He should have just strangled her last night and put an end to it all!

But he quickly calmed down.

No one had come looking for him while he slept—most likely Chu Lingshuang wanted him to walk right into her trap.

If that’s the case, he absolutely couldn’t go back!

What mattered now was to find a part-time job quickly, earn some money, and pay back what he owed Li Hao.

Lin Feng replied, “Don’t panic. Firing you out of the blue is against the rules. Go through legal channels with them for now. Once I get my funds sorted out, I’ll cover your meals in the meantime.”

Li Hao was moved to tears. “Thank you so much, bro. I knew I wasn’t wrong about you!”

Putting his phone away, Lin Feng washed up hastily and headed out to a convenience store to pick up some daily necessities.

It was just after noon, and the store was nearly empty. Lin Feng pushed open the door and went in.

At the counter, Aunt Zhang was eating from a bowl. When she saw Lin Feng, she froze for a moment before finally recognizing him. “Xiao Feng?! Is that you?”

Lin Feng paused, memories flashing through his mind.

Back in college, he’d spent a lot of time around here and knew the area well. This convenience store belonged to Zhang Xiuhua. She ran it alone to make a little money to support her daughter.

He used to come here often in his college days and was quite familiar with Zhang Xiuhua.

He hadn’t expected her to recognize him after all this time.

A wave of warmth rose in his heart. After all these years, Zhang Xiuhua still remembered him. He nodded, “Hello, Aunt Zhang.”

“My, it’s been so long! You’ve been out of school for two, three years now? Where are you working these days?”

Aunt Zhang greeted him with a smile.

Lin Feng scratched his head awkwardly. “I’m not that capable. Haven’t found a good job…”

Perhaps seeing his embarrassment, Aunt Zhang waved her hand and said with a smile, “It’s tough for everyone these days. But you were the top student at school. You’re still young—there’ll be plenty of opportunities in the future!”

“Thank you, Aunt Zhang.” Lin Feng was deeply grateful, surprised that anyone still remembered him.

He quickly gathered some rice, flour, oil, toiletries, and bedding to check out.

Seeing what he was buying, Aunt Zhang was puzzled. “Are you moving in and stocking up?”

“Something like that…” Lin Feng was embarrassed. “I ran into a bit of trouble at work and don’t have much money right now. Just stocking up enough to get by for a few months.”

It was rare to run into someone he knew, so he couldn’t help but confide a little.

Aunt Zhang frowned. “This won’t last you a few months. Besides, you’re so strong—just eating this won’t do!”

She muttered, then asked, “So you’re unemployed right now?”

Lin Feng felt awkward but could only nod.

Aunt Zhang thought for a moment, then said, “How about this: I need someone to help move goods here. Why don’t you work for me for now? I’ll pay you daily. As for meals, you can eat with me—I cook for myself anyway.”

Lin Feng was taken aback, not expecting Aunt Zhang to take him in.

Seeing his hesitation, Aunt Zhang smiled warmly. “Back in college, you always helped me out. Everyone around here knows you’re a good, kind kid. We’re all just ordinary people—there’s no way I could let you go hungry.”

Lin Feng felt a surge of gratitude.

Back in college, he had indeed often dropped by to help, but those were just small favors. He never expected anyone to remember him.

After so many years battling in the upper echelons, surrounded by scheming and intrigue, he’d nearly forgotten what ordinary life was like.

No one is anyone’s enemy—everyone lives simply and equally in this world, getting by day by day…

Seeing Lin Feng remain silent, Aunt Zhang thought he looked down on the job and hurried to add, “Or you could tutor Xiao Nuan. She’s about to enter her final year of high school, but her grades aren’t great. I was just thinking of finding her a tutor…”

“No, no!” Lin Feng quickly waved his hand. “I’m good at moving goods, and I can tutor Xiao Nuan when things aren’t busy. Thank you, Aunt Zhang.”

Aunt Zhang was delighted by Lin Feng’s steady, modest manner. Nowadays, there were too many angry young people—kids like Lin Feng were rare indeed.

She pushed the goods over, counted a bit, and said, “Alright, come by the store later. Take these things home first—I won’t charge you.”

Lin Feng was truly grateful and thanked her profusely.

He hoisted two bags of grain in one hand, grabbed the rest and a jug of oil, and headed out.

Watching him go, Aunt Zhang’s smile was radiant, her eyes full of admiration.

Now, that was a good young man—carrying so much without a word of complaint…

After putting the things away in his rented room, the old man next door enthusiastically called Lin Feng over, saying he’d saved him some food and asking why he’d come to rent a place in the middle of the night.

Twice in one day, Lin Feng’s heart was warmed.

He suddenly felt the world was a beautiful place.

After lunch, Lin Feng went to the convenience store.

The delivery truck happened to have just arrived. Lin Feng didn’t hesitate—he got right to work unloading.

He was strong; what usually took three hours, he finished in less than two. When he was done, Aunt Zhang was full of praise.

“Here, this is your pay for today.” She handed him a hundred yuan from the counter and added, “Xiao Nuan will be home from school soon. You have no idea—she’s mentioned you every day since you graduated…”

“Is that so…” Lin Feng accepted the money, stuffed it in his pocket, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“Of course! She’ll be so happy to see you. That girl, I can hardly control her. She’s always thinking about love instead of her studies…”

As Aunt Zhang spoke, more customers came in. She told Lin Feng to go rest in the back storage room while she took care of them.

In the storage room behind the store, Lin Feng caught sight of a desk from his memories.

It was just as before—a pink desk, neat and tidy, the drawers locked.

He remembered that back then, Xiao Nuan was a sweet, obedient little girl. Because he sometimes brought her treats, she used to follow him around, calling him “big brother.” He wondered what she was like now…

Lin Feng felt a pang of nostalgia.

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“What? He’s moving goods at a store?!”

In the top-floor office of Yihan Group, Chu Lingshuang exclaimed at the news brought by Yu Xueyan!

Yu Xueyan nodded silently. She herself had found it hard to believe when she heard.

“Incredible!” Chu Lingshuang rarely lost her composure. He’d rather work as a porter at some store than accept the help of a millionaire heiress. He didn’t care about what happened to Li Hao either, did he?

For a job so unglamorous, he was actually willing to do it!

Lin Feng, oh Lin Feng, what was she supposed to say about him?

“Miss, should we just buy out that convenience store?” Yu Xueyan bit her lip, asking softly.

“No need!” Chu Lingshuang snapped, gritting her teeth. “Find out everything about that store’s background and have Tianhan put up the company’s co-branding!”

Yu Xueyan stammered, “What?!”

Was the young miss out of her mind?

Did she know what she was saying? Once the Yihan Group’s name was up there, the store would be packed with people…

Before Yu Xueyan could react, Chu Lingshuang added with a sly smile, “Doesn’t he like moving goods? I’ll make sure he has to move as much as his heart desires!”