Chapter 5 Chapter Four

After being silent for a while, Ma Wen took out a wad of money from his trouser bag, counted it, and handed it to Ni Ke: "Take it, this is your salary and bonus for this month." Looking at the thickness of the stack of money, Ni Ke knew that it was definitely more than two thousand yuan.She didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, and asked, "Boss, how much is it?" "Five thousand yuan" "Ah..." Ni Ke said in surprise, "Didn't you say that my salary is 2,000 yuan? Even with commission, it wouldn't be that much." What a simple girl.Ma Wen smiled and said: "Normally, there are not so many. But after a month like this, I can see that you really treat this store as your own, and you are very attentive and dedicated to everything in the store , just like what happened today - if you didn't take care of yourself to support the old lady in time, the consequences would be disastrous. If the old lady fell into a serious injury, or even lost her life - even if we are not directly responsible, but this happened to me In the store, I have to match at least one hundred and eighty thousand, and it will also affect the business of the store."

Ma Wen stuffed the money into Ni Ke's hands, "So you understand, you really helped me a lot. This money is nothing at all, so you can take it with peace of mind." Ni Ke felt warm in her heart. She put away the money and said, "Thank you, boss." "Can you promise me a request?" Marvin looked at her and said, "What's the matter?" "From now on, you don't call me 'boss'." "Then... what's my name?" "Just call me by my first name, Marvin." "is this okay?" "What's wrong, you always call me 'boss', it seems very strange."

Ni Ke thought for a while, then blushed and said, "Okay, but I'm used to being called the boss, and I can't adapt to changing my words." "Get used to it slowly." Marvin said with a smile. Ni Ke also smiled. Suddenly, she seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked, "Ah, what time is it?" Marvin looked at his watch: "8:50. What's the matter?" Ni Ke looked a little anxious: "I have to... go home right away." "Okay, I'll take you home." Hearing what Ma Wen said, Ni Ke immediately changed her expression, she shook her head hastily and said, "No, no need, I can go home by myself."

"Did you forget the knee?" Marvin said. "How can a man go back?" "It's okay, my injury really doesn't matter!" Ma Wen could see that Ni was not talking politely, he really didn't want to send her back by himself, and there might be some secrets hidden in his home.Marvin thought to himself.At this moment, he couldn't force it, so he could only say, okay, but you can't walk back from here, I'll drive you to your home. " "Just walk me to the door of the shop." "Okay." Marvin greeted the male waiter, "Pay the bill."

After driving for half an hour, the car arrived at the entrance of Ma Wen's shop. Zhou Yi and Xiao He were about to close the shop. While driving, Ma Wen noticed that Ni Ke's application was a little anxious along the way. He obviously missed the family affairs very much. He No question. After Ni Ke got out of the car, he said to Ma Wen, "Boss, thank you, I'm going home." "I told you not to call me the boss—forget it, just get used to it slowly." Ma Wen urged, "Keep your money safe. Also, if your legs still hurt tomorrow, don't come to work and take a good rest. God."

"I'm fine, let's go, old...Brother Ma Wen." Ni Ke waved his hand, "Goodbye." Marvin also waved.Brother Marvin?This title is quite kind. Ma Wen leaned on his car, watching Ni Ke gradually melt into the night.He wondered again—how could the direction of her home be so remote?Where the hell does she live?What ulterior secrets are hidden in the family? A gust of cold wind blew, making Marvin shiver.Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Why don't I... quietly follow her? The thought made all his nerves tense.Yes, that way, I can at least know where she lives.The secret she hides may be closely related to the place where she lives.

But Marvin hesitated again.Is it ethical to do this?If she finds out, will it completely destroy her trust in me? Ma Wen knew that he didn't have much time to hesitate, and Ni Ke was about to disappear from his sight. After thinking for a few seconds, he decided to follow. Whether it's curiosity or concern - he really wants to know this woman too much. Under the cover of the night, Ma Wen quietly followed behind Ni Ke, keeping a distance of twenty or thirty meters.The road that Ni Ke is walking is in the undeveloped area of ​​this development zone, and there are no street lights, which provides the greatest degree of convenience for tracking.Marvin noticed that there were almost only the two of them, one in front and one behind, on this dark road now, and Ni Ke didn't realize that he was being followed at all.

After walking for about seven or eight minutes, Ni Ke suddenly turned around and turned from the main road into a side path. She walked along this small dirt road until she walked into the dark and deep forest and disappeared into the shadowy bushes. Marvin who followed behind widened his glasses in surprise.She... lives in the forest?This is an undeveloped virgin forest. Is there a house in it?However, no matter how surprised, the tracking obviously couldn't continue.Marvin frowned tightly, feeling incredible.At the same time, he took note of the characteristics of this section of road - at least, he knew the route for Ni Ke to go home.

Ni Ke worked in Ma Wen's shop for a while.Now, in addition to being a shopping guide, she is also responsible for counting the sales of goods and contacting manufacturers for replenishment, which is equivalent to acting as half a manager. In terms of salary, she has also increased to more than 4,000 yuan per month. Ma Wen arranged for Ni Ke to do these tasks, and he was free to do what he wanted. After Ni Ke had worked for two months, Ma Wen was very satisfied with her performance in all aspects. He felt that the time had come and he could appoint Ni Ke to work with his heart. One morning, Ma Wen called Ni Ke to his office, "Sit down." Ma Wen greeted Ni Ke to sit on the sofa, dragged the leather swivel chair over, and sat with her acquaintance, "Now I am used to all kinds of work. Bar?"

"En." Ni Ke nodded. "Does it feel a little hard?" "No, I feel more fulfilled than before." Marvin asked curiously, "You don't have any work experience before, why can you adapt to every job I arrange for you in such a short period of time?" Ni Ke thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because I don't have experience, so I work hard to study in the area. I hope I can do my best work." Ma Wen was very satisfied with Ni Ke's answer. He nodded with a smile and said, "Okay! It's your spirit that I like. I want to provide you with a new space for development."

"New development space?" Ni Ke opened his eyes wide. Marvin said, "You know, I have another store in the center of the city, and I'm going to put you in that store as a manager. Would you like to?" "Ah..." Ni Ke showed a surprised expression, and then raised his own concerns, "The city center is a bit far away, so will I go home very late every day?" "No, you will go home earlier than now, because the store doesn't have to work late." "That would be great! Is that store a self-serve too?" "No, it's another type of store." Marvin took out the car key from his trouser pocket, and flicked it around his fingers a few times, "You'll find out when you go and have a look." "Ah... now?" "Yes. Leave it to Zhou Yi and Xiao He first. Come with me." "Okay." Ni Ke stood up. Ma Wen also stood up and said at the same time; "By the way, if you work as the manager of that store, in addition to the basic salary of 2,000 yuan a month, you can also get a 20% bonus every month-the income will be higher than that of the store. Much taller now." "Thank you Ma Wen." Ni Ke said excitedly. "Come on," Marvin said, smiling. Marvin drove the car from the relatively deserted new district to the densely populated old district.After more than forty minutes, he parked the car in an underground parking lot.From the parking lot to the crowded and bustling pedestrian street.Ni Ke seemed a little restrained and uncomfortable, and Ma Wen said to her, "Have you not been to such a lively place for a long time?" Ni Ke nodded. "It's okay, if you work here in the future, you will get used to it soon." Ni Ke asked: "How can I go back after I get off work?" "Take the bus, it may be slower than driving by yourself, it takes about an hour." Ma Wen thought for a while, looked at Ni Ke, and said tentatively, "But if you come here to work, you don't have to live It’s the original place, you can rent a house near here to live.” Ni Ke lowered his head and shook his head hastily: "No, I can only live in the original place." And because of her mysterious daughter?Marvin thought.He didn't want to embarrass Ni Ke, and said, "Okay, then you just have to work harder and take the bus to and from get off work every day." Ni Ke nodded, and asked: "Brother Ma Wen. Where is your store? What is it in business?" "It's just a little ahead. Let's go." Marvin was about to close the door to the end: "I promise you will like that store." They walked forward for tens of meters, and when they reached the door of a pet store, two employees inside saw Marvin and shouted together: "Hi, boss." "Ah, this is your shop, it turns out to be a pet shop!" Ni Ke was surprised.She saw the puppies in several cages at the front of the store. Although she didn't know what breed it was, she liked it very much. She clapped her hands involuntarily and shouted: "What a cute dog!" "I said you would like this store." Ma Wen said with a smile, thinking that Ni Ke who was smiling was very cute, like an innocent little girl. She had a seven-year-old daughter.God, why did I suddenly... Thought of this?It was simply impossible to relate.Ma Wen shook his head vigorously, and said to Ni Ke: "Let me show you around, and introduce you to various pets by the way." "Okay." Ni Ke walked into the store with great interest. "Although our pet store is not particularly big, it still sells a complete range of pets. Except for some particularly large animals, there are more common types of pets in mammals, birds, and fish. You see, Here are mammals." Marvin pointed to the cute cats in a row of cages, and introduced them next to each other, "This is a Quluo cat, which is highly trainable and not easy to shed hair; next to it is a Chinchilla cat , it is characterized by being very friendly to people, especially children..." Ni Ke listened attentively to Ma Wen's introduction and explanation, and seemed to like these cute little animals very much.After Ma Wen introduced cats and canines, he brought Ni Ke to a large glass fish tank and let Ni Ke visit several precious ornamental fish.Then let her hold it in the palm of her hand and touch a few small guinea pigs and pet mice.It seems that Ni Ke has never been to a pet store, and he is curious about everything here, and it is an eye-opener at the same time.Ma Wen took Ni Ke to the innermost end of the store, where there were several large glass boxes covered with a layer of cloth.Ni Ke asked curiously: "What kind of animal is there? Why is it covered with a cloth?" "Because they like light during the day, each glass box is equipped with a light like a Yuba. But too bright light makes people uncomfortable, so we cover it. Generally, when customers ask, we only lift the cloth Let them see." As Marvin explained, he lifted the purple cloth.As soon as Ni Ke's eyes touched the creature in the glass box, his face turned pale immediately, and his eyes widened in horror.She covered her mouth, pinned the screaming in her throat, stepped back a few steps, and walked out of the store quickly. Marvin didn't expect Ni Ke's reaction to this animal to be so great.He hurried out.Ni Ke was standing on the street outside at this moment, holding his body with his hands, trembling all over.This appearance of her frightened Marvin too, standing beside her at a loss.It wasn't until five or six minutes later that Ma Wen saw that some blood had returned to Ni Ke's face, so he stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect...you would be afraid of this kind of animal." Ni Ke didn't dare to look directly at Ma Wen, she twitched convulsively, and said, "Sorry, brother Ma Wen, I can't work here. I'd better work in the store." Marwen nodded, "I won't force you of." Ni Ke said with a pale face: "I'm not feeling well, brother Ma Wen, can you take me back?" "Okay." Marvin said dejectedly.He wanted to give Ni Ke a surprise, but he didn't expect such a situation to happen.Ni Ke walked in the direction of parking without turning his head.Ma Wen turned around and briefly explained a few words to the two employees.Before leaving, he glanced at the creatures in the glass box again, feeling extremely surprised. It is true that some people are afraid of this animal.However, Ni Ke's reaction... It seems that it is not as simple as fear, it seems that this animal has aroused some kind of horrible memories in her. Suddenly, Ma Wen remembered a sentence that Ni Ke said when he and Ni Ke had western food that day - everyone has his (her) troubles and sorrows.Even, there are terrible experiences that others can't imagine.Could it be that her "terrible experience" was related to this animal? Marvin frowned tightly. At three o'clock in the afternoon, two policemen in police uniforms walked into Ma Wen's self-selection store. They didn't look like they were here to buy things. They went straight to the cashier and asked Zhou Yi, "Is your boss there?" "Yes," Zhou Yi replied, "Do you want me to call him?" The policeman nodded. Zhou Yi immediately went to the office and called Ma Wen out. "What do the two landscapes want me to do?" Marvin walked up to the police and asked. One of the fat policemen said: "For routine inspection, please ask all the employees in the store to come over." Ma Wen didn't know what happened, and he didn't dare to neglect the police's request. He asked Ni Ke and Xiao He to gather at the cash register. The fat policeman took out a photo, showed it in front of everyone, and asked, "Have you seen this man recently? Has he ever bought anything in this store?" Several people stared at the photo together—it was a thin man in his fifties. Marvin shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it." He asked several employees, "What about you?" Zhou Yi, Xiao He, and Ni Ke also shook their heads and Ma Wen asked, "Officer, what's wrong with this man?" "Missing." The fat policeman said, "It's a farmer who lives nearby. He went out alone the afternoon before yesterday. He hasn't come home so far. He suspects that something happened." Marvin frowned and asked, "Officer, how do you know he didn't run away from home? An adult in his teens may just go out of town and not tell his family." "Yeah, why do you suspect that something happened to him? Is there any danger around here?" Monday asked worriedly.