The two siblings walked along without a word to each other.
Ethan was faster on his feet and walked ahead, the afternoon sun was very scorching and he was sweating a bit within two steps.
Elaine, on the other hand, followed slowly with her hands in her trouser pockets. If she hadn't been so pretty, she would have looked a bit like a dilettante.
She had sunscreen on and wasn't afraid of getting a tan. Anyway, she knew that Ethan was pretending to be angry, so she didn't dislike him.Ethan wanted to walk, so she walked with him.
Not a moment later, the distance between the two fell further and further apart.
"Walk slower!" Elaine still stuck her hands in the trouser pockets of her harem trousers and followed expressionlessly, her eyes darting diagonally to the side of the road, "I can't keep up."
"......" Ethan slowed down slightly.
Only after she had followed slightly did Ethan turn his head and say in a serious tone, "You're really lacking in consideration this time!"
"How so?"
"You should have at least discussed it with me."
"Would you have agreed?"
"...... won't!"
"Do I need your consent?"
"......" Ethan felt like his sacred majesty as a parent was being provoked.
"I've said countless times that I don't need your permission, why can't you hear me?" Elaine also gave him a somewhat helpless look, "I'm tired of you speaking to me in such a parental tone! And with my abilities, it's pretty much the same everywhere. You might as well think about yourself if you have that kind of mind. Even if it was hard for you to get into university in the first place, but now that you've graduated, it feels like the four words university didn't add anything to your life!"
"But ...... I am the parent!"
"The hell with parents!" Elaine's eyes were icy, "Can't you focus on the second half of that sentence?"
"......" Ethan was somewhat speechless, so he continued on his way.
Not long after, Elaine seemed to be trying to lighten the mood, sticking her pockets in and stopping in front of a barbecue cart on the side of the road, "Ethan, I want some lamb kebabs."
Ethan didn't want to talk to her, "Buy it yourself!"
"Don't have any money in my pocket."
The barbecue owner grinned and asked Elaine, "How many skewers does the little girl want?"
"Three skewers." Elaine said and pointed to Ethan, "He pays."
"Okay!"
The dark-skinned boss picked up three skewers of lamb and put them on the grill, using a bushel fan to fan out the thick smoke, and while fanning he also said to Ethan: "When I was young my wife had to be so good-looking, I'm sure I wouldn't have messed with him."
Ethan pulled the corner of his mouth, "......".
Elaine, on the other hand, was very calm and continued to be expressionless.
In the end Ethan could only pull out his phone and give the money, still eyeing Elaine as she ate.
They didn't go back to the hotel, but went back to the empty home.Elaine had to go back to change her clothes.Tonight, their high school classmates decided to have a thank you banquet together, which was also a farewell banquet for each other. At this time of parting, it can be imagined that Elaine is going to receive a lot of male classmates' confessions again.
Originally, when Elaine scored so high in the exam, Ethan said she would like to hold a separate banquet to thank her high school teachers, and also give her a red envelope to show her appreciation. But Elaine said that this year's wind is tighter, and her parents' bones are not yet cold, it is not appropriate to celebrate, Ethan gave up this intention, only to call the teachers to say thank you.
......
At this time in the Anju Hotel.
Phoebe sat cross-legged on the sofa, her head involuntarily tilted slightly forward, staring blankly at the rectangular frame that constantly had images of people changing and voices coming out.
The news had finished a long time ago, and the network television had automatically switched to a film, now playing Transformers.
"swift swift swift swift ......"
Several missiles neatly cut through the sky!
"BOOM!!!"
Phoebe's body shuddered, her eyes reflecting the monstrous flames of the television set.
Houses were easily blown to pieces, bunkers were torn apart, and dust rolled up into the sky, the fleshly humans were as fragile as papier-mâché in such a battlefield!
"Gulp!" She subconsciously gulped.
This world was too terrifying!
Then the merged Hercules climbed up the pyramid, and was blasted down again by a blast from the US fleet's electromagnetic cannon! Optimus Prime swapped in his comrade's parts to get a new lease on life and dominate this battlefield even more powerfully.
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It was hard to finish watching Transformers, Phoebe remembered all the cars along the way, and couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
At this time, the door suddenly rang the sound of dripping.
Phoebe's eyes suddenly condensed, subconsciously holding the goose feather knife in her hand and staring at the door.
With a click, Ethan opened the door and came in.
Phoebe hurriedly put down her goose feather knife and acted as if she had just done nothing.
"What are you doing? I see you just had the knife in your hand like you were going to cut me." Ethan gave her a puzzled look and came in and glanced at the TV, which was starting to play Wolf Warrior 2, which set a box office myth last year.
"A sense of crisis and vigilance are the most indispensable qualities for people in the jungle!" Phoebe said proudly.
"Oh? Is the TV good?" Ethan sat down.
"It's good, but it's just too scary." Phoebe said heartily.
"Hmm? You watched a horror film?"
"Horror film? It had monsters in it anyway."
"Oh?"
"Monsters called Decepticons, they were horrible, luckily the Autobots beat them in the end." Phoebe said patting her chest, "No wonder the mage said I couldn't make waves in your world."
"......" Ethan said as he got up and got a glass of water and took a sip before saying, "I've come to talk to you about 'hard work and living'. "
"Yeah!" Phoebe was instantly interested, looking at him with bated breath and saying, "I want good wages!"
Ethan rolled his eyes and said, "Obviously you'll only be able to work for me, there's no choice, and I'm only hiring for a total of two positions here - cashier at the front desk and janitorial."
With that he looked Phoebe up and down, "No doubt about it, you can only work janitorial."
"What's housekeeping?"
"As the name suggests, keeping it clean, in fact, it's responsible for cleaning the hotel."
"Ohhh! Sweeping the floor!" Phoebe ponders for a moment, looks up and says, "That's a good one! This one's easy! That's the kind of work I like to do!"
Ethan purses his lips, "It's more than sweeping. To be precise, you have to make sure the whole hotel is clean and tidy. So in addition to sweeping you'll have to wipe down certain areas that need to be wiped down and mop the floors. After the guests have checked out, you have to change into brand new sheets and duvet covers and pillowcases, make sure that there are enough toiletries in the bathroom, take the mouthwash cups, electric kettles and other utensils that need to be sterilised, and check that the room's facilities have not been damaged, that the merchandise has not been used, and so on ......"
"Sounds ......" Phoebe giggled a little, "like it's getting a bit more complicated."
"It's actually quite simple to do."
"How much does cleaning cost a month?"
"2000 plus commission, no double breaks, inclusive of food and accommodation."
"Inclusive food and accommodation ~" Phoebe forced to hold back the idea that she was going to agree off the top of her head, and asked again, "What about ...... what about the clerk?"
"The front desk cashier 2200 plus commission, also packaged food and housing."
"Is standing inside that counter that long quite high female doll right?"
"Tall?" Ethan stared.
"Taller than me."
"That's her then."
"Then I'm going to be the what's-her-name." The heroine said with certainty.
"No way!"
"Why!"
"The front desk is full." Ethan said giving her a light scowling look, "And are you sure you know how to use a computer?"
"What?"
"......"
"Then be a floor sweeper!" The heroine didn't look the least bit lost, "It sounds like a bit of a hassle, but if you spell it out for me, it's guaranteed to be a no-brainer!"
"......" Ethan nodded heavily.
Speaking clearly to her wasn't expected to be a simple task!
"Then you come with me." Ethan took a deep breath and headed out, saying as he walked, "There's actually already a cleaning aunty in the hotel, her surname is Tang and she's quite old, so you have to call her Auntie Tang when you meet her."
"No problem." Phoebe nodded, "Then why are you recruiting one when you already have one?"
"The hotel has nearly forty rooms, she's a bit busy on her own, especially since business has been good lately. Besides, it's also to create jobs for you!" Ethan said as he walked downstairs, "I'll tell Auntie Tang later, from now on, you'll be responsible for cleaning the third floor. Since there are relatively fewer rooms on the third floor, it's also a bit easier, so you'll also have to clean the front desk every night. Are you okay with this arrangement?"
"No problem!" Phoebe patted her chest, "As long as you don't default on your wages."
"You've been owed?"
"Yeah, couldn't even sue the government." Phoebe shook her head, "I've been working hard for over two months, it's infuriating to think about!"
"Hm? Aren't you a jungle person?"
"Yes!" Phoebe nodded, "So then I could only hold him down and drown him in the river."
"Don't worry I'm a conscientious boss, I definitely won't default on your wages." Ethan said with a grave face, "Take this room we are living in now as an example, wait, I will push the trolley over first, and then I will give you a detailed explanation of what to do ......"
Phoebe was surprisingly talented at doing such menial chores to Ethan's surprise, and while he had expected it to take quite a while to explain it all to her, the truth was that it took less than an hour. The vast majority of that time was spent getting her to note down the disposable toiletries and various items in the room, as not only did she have to recognise them, but she also had to keep track of the quantities and prices, which was quite a challenge for Phoebe, who had come from another world.
As Phoebe was having fun with the two walkie-talkies, Ethan said, "Go down there first, and I'll show you the front desk cashier, she's going to be based in the hotel."
"The little girl who's quite tall?"
"Yeah, six metres." Ethan faintly said, "You don't want to bully people by force, it's best to also be nice to her, this girl is quite nice. And she is at least a person from our world, there must be something that can help you in your future life."
"The station master is right!"
"By the way, before you get to know our world, it's best to talk less, watch and learn more, and remember not to reveal your origin, or the consequences will be unimaginable."
"No problem! I'm good at this!" Phoebe felt a bit puzzled, as if she had been led astray by him without realising it, and had already acquiesced to living in this world for a long time.
Ethan nodded although he was a bit sceptical of her words, and walked to the ground floor to say to Evelyn, "Evelyn, I'd like to introduce you to a colleague."
"Huh?" Evelyn looked up at Phoebe in confusion, Phoebe's stern brow and the scar at the corner of her eye made her a little dazed. Didn't Ethan say this was his friend earlier?
But she quickly nodded her head and said, "Um."
"Her name is Phoebe," Ethan finished and then pointed to Evelyn, "Her name is Evelyn."
Little Miss Evelyn rushed to say, "Hello hello hello."
Phoebe also clasped her hands together, "Nice to meet you."
Ethan: "......"
While Evelyn was still a bit confused, he hastily changed the subject, "Phoebe is the housekeeper I just hired to lighten Auntie Tang's load! She's in charge of the third floor, and for ease of remembering, the intercom channel is the third. Since you'll be dealing with each other a lot, it's best if you can communicate more as well."
"Ooooh, good." Little Miss Evelyn said.
"I'll take care of it then." Phoebe continued with her hands clasped in front of her, actually insisting on giving the tower away!
Ethan couldn't pull her, so he didn't pull her, and only came to Evelyn's ear and whispered, "This is a friend of mine from my hometown, I knew her when I was a child, and her brain is a little abnormal, so you have to be a little more tolerant."
Evelyn nodded with a red face, and secretly looked at Phoebe: "That Cheng boss, she looks quite fierce, will she hurt people ah ......"
"No, you shouldn't be deceived by her appearance! Her five features of the fierce aura is born, and that scar in the corner of her eye is a child climbing a tree to pick a bird's nest was cut by a branch, in fact, this person can be stupid, you're fine don't bully her into it!" Ethan patted his chest and assured, "I also want to ask you to take care of her a bit more!"
Phoebe's martial arts skills were exceptional, how could this whispering be hidden from her ears?
Only to see that she immediately revealed a giggle at Evelyn, scaring the little girl so much that she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at her more.
"Oh, okay, okay." Evelyn said weakly.