At that time, I didn't understand what Mrs. Luis meant, but still tried my best to remember what she had just taught me.
"I feel good. I don't spend too much money and these money are enough."
Mrs. Luis looked at me as if I was a child who don't want to improve herself, "how can you be no self-improvement at such a young age? What is youth? It's a fleeting message. If you don't seize it now and make use of it, you will regret in the future. "
At that time, I didn't know what Mrs. Luis wanted to express, and I was happy that I had a new job.
"How to catch it?" I asked Mrs. Luis with a smile.
Looking at the direction where the boss was staying, Mrs. Luis didn't see anyone. Then she said in a low voice, "I know a place where you work overnight too, but you can make a lot of money by working there, sometimes even dozens of times. I think you're in a good condition. Why don't you go there?"
My eyes widened, and I stared at Mrs. Luis curiously, "So much money? What job is it? "
A mysterious smile appeared on Mrs. Luis's face. "It's nothing big. I'm just chatting with guests and drinking with them."
My face darkened then.
"Isn't that... Was it? What do you mean? Mrs. Luis Isn't it using youth and humiliate myself? "
Seeing that I'm not happy, Mrs. Luis patted me on the shoulder with a smile and said, "what's wrong" Why are you unhappy now? You think I'm humiliating you? What I said was just drinking and chatting. What's the matter? I really don't think it's a good idea for you to do this job. If I'm as young as you or as beautiful as you, I'll go. Why not? "
I blushed and didn't say anything.
"I'm so regret for what I've done. When I was at your age, I always thought about reputation. I thought I should marry a good man, but what about now? I am not a young woman now, and my man also ran away with a young woman. But what I own at last? I have no money, no man. I only have this face that no one want to see. "
Mrs. Luis said as she patted her face in disgust.
I heard what Mrs. Luis said and stopped talking. Then she taught me how to collect the goods and stock them in stock.
"Okay, that's enough. Go back and have a rest. You have to stay up all night. Women get old fast when they stay up late."
"There is no store clothes for the time being. Wear mine when you come tonight. Later, I will ask the boss to make one for you. You may not understand what I said just now, but you will understand my kindness after a long time. When you straighten it out, you can tell me... "
Then I left the convenience store with the cheap living goods I bought.
I couldn't figure out what Mrs. Luis said, and I don't want to.
My mom often tells me the similar words with Mrs. Luis, but I think that's what women who want to get something for nothing want to do.
And that feeling was a kind of unspeakable shame to me. I still remembered clearly that night, I was haggled as a commodity.
"Five thousand, not more."
What Robbie said is still fresh in my memory. Maybe that was my value to others, but for those thugs, I'm only deserve one thousand.
I went back to the house and saw that everything was beautiful inside. How nice it would be if the house were mine! What if I had a house like this.
People always tend to have many thoughts and pursuits. Even when I'm little settled down to my current life, I'm starting to have desire.
Like Mrs. Luis have said, youth fleets. I don't want to ruin it, but I want to live happily at this age, without being looked down upon by others.
I kept sleeping until five o'clock in the afternoon. Then I got up to cook, had dinner, and went to the convenience store on foot.
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