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So the first thing Liang found was a coffee shop. He once accidentally saw an interesting scene when passing by here.

This coffee shop has a mascot designed by the owner himself. It looks like a pink bunny. It is very cute and attracts children from nearby elementary schools. So in order to attract more customers, he ruthlessly spent money on it. Qian made several pairs of mascot leather cases and asked employees to put them on and stand in front of the store to distribute flyers and publicity.

But this strategy failed, because children will like cute pink bunnies, but they will definitely not like real-life rabbits that are several heads taller than them and look like they can kill a cow with one punch.

In fact, the shop owner himself also thought about designing the rabbit leather case to be smaller and cuter. However, after he actually made it, he found that there was no suitable salesperson in the store who could get into it. It would feel awkward if he specifically hired petite people. It's a bit of a loss, after all, this is just a whim of the shop owner, and there is no long-term mascot plan.

At this moment, Liang came to the door.

Because he was working in a holster, no one would notice that he was a child, and because he was a child, his salary was reduced by half. The shopkeeper, who was humming and in a very happy mood, quickly accepted Ryo's proposal.

But for Liang, as long as his wages in the past few days are enough to buy a pencil case.

So from that day on, Ryo would go to the coffee shop for two hours of extra work after school, which involved standing in front of the shop wearing a bunny holster, distributing flyers and entertaining customers.

It has to be said that perhaps only children are suitable for wearing such cute leather cases. The mascot's reputation was suddenly restored, and the shop owner breathed a sigh of relief.

Sometimes some adults would spot the clues, but they would all be fooled by the shopkeeper using the excuse of "It's his own child, coming out to help attract customers".

"Today is the last day."

The shopkeeper said to Ryo who was putting on the hood.

"Yes, owner."

"Oh, actually the number of customers in the store has increased in the past two days. In fact, I might want Liang to work here for a few more days."

"Sorry, I just plan on doing it today."

Liang put on his hood and replied with a smile on the rabbit's face.

"That's such a shame."

After sighing a little, the shop owner left the dressing room first.

Although it is winter, because he has to wear a leather jacket, Liang can only take off the thick outer layer of the cotton jacket. But in fact, this thick-looking leather jacket is not that warm. This is not the case. A plush type, just a layer of artificial leather.

Ryo was stomping his feet while handing out flyers, and he seemed to fit the mascot character of a "little bunny who likes to jump around".

Many students from nearby elementary schools choose to come here to drink while doing homework after school. Liang has seen the menu here and the prices are quite staggering.

"It's getting cold, would you like a cup of hot cocoa?"

A few more girls came over, and Liang quickly walked up to hand out flyers:

"It's very warm."

It wasn't until he got closer that Liang was a little surprised to find that one of these girls actually had his own sister, but she seemed a little absent-minded. She crossed her hands and twisted them together, as if she didn't hear it at all.

This made Liang breathe a sigh of relief. Hotaru was not a particularly delicate girl. If she knew that he was secretly working part-time without telling her, she might not need the pencil case.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I have to go back early today. My brother has already cooked."

After probably hesitating for a long time, Yingying finally clasped her hands on her chest and said with her head lowered.

It seemed that this was not the first time that something like this happened. The other girls didn't seem to care much. They just nodded and waved their hands. The girl in the lead also took the flyer handed over by Liang, and several people said something about it. Walking into the store with a smile.

In fact, the family is a cold pot and a cold stove. My father is definitely not here, and my working time has not ended.

Ryouya watched with some sadness as Hotaru ran away with her schoolbag on her back, but there was really nothing he could do now.

Thinking that tomorrow is Yingying's birthday, and her money is just enough to buy the pencil case that she misses so much, Liang managed to cheer up:

"It's getting cold, do you want to come in and have a cup of hot cocoa?"

The weather today seemed a bit bad. It turned gloomy after a while, and then snowflakes started to fall.

The shopkeeper opened the door and waved to Liang:

"Come in, there's no one outside now, it's warm."

"Wait until the snow subsides before we go out."

Before Ryo could be moved, he was choked back by the shop owner's next words.

But it's always good to have a rest, so Liang just found a corner to stand there. There was some dust and snow on his leather case, and it wasn't easy to sit in any position. The shop owner would tell him that his salary would be deducted because of this. Oh no.

The temperature inside the store was indeed much higher than outside, and the warm wind blew, making Liang feel warm even through a layer of leather jacket.

[If it snows, be careful not to freeze the faucets tonight]

[It seems that there is no hot water in the thermos bottle at home. I have told Yingying not to boil water alone. I hope I can wait until I go back.]

While thinking about the possible impact of the snow, Liang looked around the store casually. He was obviously a store employee, but in fact, he didn't spend much time here at all.

Not far away, the girls who were with Ying just now seemed to be gathering together to write homework, because Ryo saw several "castles" growing on the table.

"Yeah, it's snowing. It's so romantic."

"I want to take a picture."

"It's such a blessing to drink hot cocoa on a snowy day like this."

The girls were chattering and discussing, and some took out their mobile phones to take photos outside the window.

Suddenly someone spotted the [Mascot] in the corner and waved to him.

"Staff! Can you come over here?"

Although he wanted to explain that he was just distributing flyers, the shop owner also looked over, so Liang had no choice but to walk over:

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Actually, we want to take some photos. Can you cooperate?"

The other party probably took a fancy to his rabbit leather suit.

Liang nodded and replied:

"Do you have any specific requirements?"

"Well, let me think about it."

The girl in the lead clapped her hands:

"Can you serve it to us again with hot cocoa? Hehe, it feels like Christmas with the bunny."

"Hey, Christmas should be about elk, right?"

"The bunny is for Easter, right?"

"There's nothing to worry about, right?"

The girls burst into laughter. Liang was just about to take away the cup of cocoa that they had only taken a sip of as they wanted. When he was bringing it back, he suddenly heard the girls' words again:

"This won't work. I don't feel anything at all."

"The Christmas bunny should be walking through the snow."

"I told you there would be no bunnies for Christmas."

So he was asked to go back to the coffee shop. Feeling the snow hitting his body, Liang felt sorry for the steaming cup of cocoa he was holding in his hand. After all, it was so expensive.

Fortunately, the rabbit's holster always smiles.

Through the glass window, a smiling little rabbit was holding hot cocoa in the snow. The girls in the store took this photo and then made Liang change a few actions.

When they returned to the store, it was already ten minutes later. Ryo, who was a bit frozen, looked at the cocoa that was already cold and had a lot of snow in it, and hesitated whether to send it back to them.

But it seemed that the other party had no intention of drinking anymore, because the owner of this cup of hot cocoa had already placed a brand new cup of cocoa on the table.

Ryo approached the shopkeeper at the counter and asked in a low voice:

"Can I take this back?"

"It's already cold."

The shopkeeper said casually while grinding coffee beans:

"If you're not afraid of diarrhea, you can take it back."

"Just warm it up."

After getting an extra cup of cocoa for free and only taking a sip of it, Liang finally had the same expression as the rabbit holster for a long time and laughed.

Just when Ryo's part-time job was about to end, the entire coffee shop suddenly went dark amid the exclamations of the girls.

"...It seems like the power lines on this side of the street were downed by the heavy snow."

The shopkeeper took out the flashlight from the counter and felt helpless when he received the message:

"Everyone, please come back."

So under the light of the flashlight, the remaining tables of guests also packed up their things and left one after another.

"Liang, help me put away the table. I'll give you a little extra wages."

Because he was desperate and wanted to go home as soon as possible, the shop owner also said to Liang, who had already changed his leather jacket.

Hearing the additional money, Liang readily agreed.

Taking a flashlight, he walked to the table where the girls were sitting. Liang carefully packed away the tea sets and plates. If they were broken in such a dark environment, it would be the end.

While Liang was packing, his hand suddenly touched a long object, and he shined the flashlight on it——

It is a multifunctional writing box, the kind that unfolds like a castle.

Liang's heart stopped for a moment.

This should be those girls who accidentally ended up here because they were too dark.

The very flexible brain analyzed the current situation at once——

I will not be a clerk in this store tomorrow.

Due to the power outage, the store's surveillance system is no longer functioning.

There seems to be no risk.

But Ryo killed this idea in an instant.

No matter what, this is stealing and is wrong.

And my salary is enough to buy an identical or even brand new pencil case.

Thinking of this, Liang took the pencil case and walked back to the counter:

"The guest fell here."

"Oh, leave it alone, I should come over tomorrow and ask."

The shop owner didn't pay much attention.

After everything was packed up, the shop owner handed over all his wages to Liang.

"What was added today?"

Although the number was correct, Liang Mingming remembered that the shop owner said that he would get a little extra money for helping with the cleaning.

"Haha, actually there is an extra cup of cocoa left in the kitchen today. I took a look and the price is almost the same as the extra money I am going to give you."

The shopkeeper laughed and handed the cup of hot cocoa to Liang, and pushed Liang out:

"Drink it to keep you warm."

He looked at the money-obsessed store manager speechlessly. After getting the part of the money he wanted, Liang didn't care much about it. He turned around and bowed:

"Thank you, store manager, for taking care of me."

"Where there."

The store manager was a little embarrassed by Liang's action.

With a cup of hot cocoa and a cup of cold cocoa in his arms, he braved the snow and walked to a nearby stationery store.

"It tastes good."

Ryo touched Hotaru's head, and Hotaru bit the straw and nodded.

"Brother, do you want to drink? You feel so cold."

Hearing Hotaru's concern, Liang smiled and raised the remaining cup in his hand, pretending to take a sip:

"Me too."

The cocoa is still sweet when it's cold.

Snow is falling outside the window, today is Christmas Eve, and my sister's birthday is December 25th, Christmas Day.