Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Embarrassed
Thinking about Lin Ye just now, looking so disheveled, you can tell how troublesome those shop owners are.
Lin Ye must have had a hard time.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t look so haggard.
Jiang Xin was suddenly curious about what happened during the time she wasn’t aware of.
What exactly happened when Lin Ye went to those shops to borrow a faucet?
It seems like these aren’t questions you can’t ask, right?
After all, now she’s Lin Ye’s boss, asking about Lin Ye’s whereabouts just now doesn’t seem too excessive.
Since it’s during work hours, as a boss, it’s quite reasonable to inquire about an employee’s whereabouts.
So, Jiang Xin’s curiosity was genuine, and she asked Lin Ye very seriously:
"Is this one dollar really not spent, or was there no chance to spend it at all?"
"Be honest with me, don’t look away, I don’t like it when people lie to me."
"Just now, during the time you were gone, what happened when you went to those restaurants?"
Jiang Xin had a stern face, with a seriousness that didn’t belong to someone of her age.
Lin Ye, a man in his late thirties, instantly shrank back when he saw Jiang Xin’s gaze.
Maybe this is the natural fear a subordinate has for their boss.
But honestly, such embarrassing things he would rather not talk about unless Jiang Xin pushed him to.
However, he just heard Jiang Xin say those words, that she doesn’t like people who lie.
If it weren’t for the situation forcing him, Lin Ye wouldn’t want to lie either.
Moreover, to him, Jiang Xin is a great benefactor, and how could he ever lie to his benefactor?
Honestly, he just didn’t want to lose face, but now that Jiang Xin is pushing him, he has no choice but to tell her the truth, just hoping that when he reveals those things...
Jiang Xin won’t laugh at him too joyfully.
Otherwise, he would feel very embarrassed.
It’s somewhat embarrassing, after all!
After all, he’s a man nearing his thirties.
Moreover, he truly cherishes this job now, and he doesn’t want to lose this hard-won job because of a lie.
Also, it’s a job that gives him new hope, so Lin Ye chose to be honest and told Jiang Xin everything that happened just now.
No care for losing face at this point.
Securing his livelihood is the priority!
He can’t let Jiang Xin be disappointed in him over such a small lie.
Truth be told, he doesn’t like people who lie either.
He prefers honest and trustworthy people.
Moreover, from Jiang Xin’s expression just now, it was evident that Jiang Xin already had insight into everything.
It’s just that she didn’t know the details, so there was no need to hide it anymore.
No need to lie knowingly and continue to test Jiang Xin’s limits.
So, Lin Ye seriously recounted everything that happened just now to Jiang Xin.
After listening to Lin Ye, Jiang Xin fell into silence.
Wanting to laugh but fearing that if she did, Lin Ye would feel too embarrassed.
After all, he didn’t expect that so much absurdity could happen to Lin Ye just washing lunch boxes.
No one expected that borrowing a faucet to wash a lunch box could get him mistaken for a malicious competitor by those in the industry, and even get thrown out without even saying a word.
Just thinking about it makes it seem quite embarrassing.
Jiang Xin thought she must not laugh aloud; honestly, she was barely holding it in.
Then, Jiang Xin burst out laughing.
Lin Ye’s face showed a trace of embarrassment and a bit of helplessness, truly speechless.
Even he thought that what happened while borrowing the faucet just now was too absurd; he never imagined he would be mistaken for someone scheming against other businesses.
Isn’t that an insult to his character?
Lin Ye isn’t that kind of person!
Jiang Xin also didn’t expect that just washing a lunch box could be so troublesome for Lin Ye.
After laughing for a long time, Jiang Xin realized that laughing at someone like that seemed a bit too mean-spirited, especially since the lunch box had her share too.
After finishing laughing, upon hearing Lin Ye talk about going far away to the river to wash the lunch box...
Jiang Xin suddenly felt Lin Ye is a bit too sincere.
If it were her, after encountering so many barriers washing a lunch box, she’d probably give up washing it.
After all, how dirty can it get, and it’s not a task that must be completed, it’s no problem to wash it at home at night.
Jiang Xin thought, since the lunch box is used daily, washing it is unavoidable.
When she took the lunch box at first, she considered that metal lunch boxes were quite common in this era, but didn’t think about the cleaning difficulty.
If that’s the case, next time she goes to the State-owned Restaurant for a meal, she’ll just use disposable take-out boxes from her space, and toss them after eating.
That way, it’s convenient and hassle-free, and no need to rack the brain to find a place to wash lunch boxes.
Moreover, she knew the little river by the town is a distance from their market.
If Lin Ye had to go there daily to wash lunch boxes, it’d waste time and tire him out.
Every day selling goods at the market is already tiring, adding this lunch box washing will make it even harder.
No need to waste time on small matters, given the priority is making money from the stall.
Besides, with so many lunch boxes in her space, even tossing one per meal for life wouldn’t use them up.
So really, no need to be troubled over a small lunch box.
Jiang Xin thought and looked at Lin Ye’s embarrassed face, stopping herself from teasing him further.
Spoke to Lin Ye:
"How about this, let me handle the lunch box situation tomorrow."
"You don’t have to worry about it, your priority is the market stall, leave other things aside."
As for the dollar Lin Ye handed over, Jiang Xin thought for a moment and decided to accept it.