Working Part-time [4]

As she entered into the kitchen, Jiwoo was greeted with a sight of a middle-aged man frying the chicken. Sweat dripped off of his face, and using his apron, he wiped that off of his face.

The smell of oil and fried chicken felt nauseating to Jiwoo, but she managed to hold it in for the sake of the money.

'Just a week, Jiwoo; just a week. After that, you will be away from this place.'

Noticing Jiwoo's presence at here, the middle-aged man turned his head to look at Jiwoo and smiled at her. 

He then voiced out, "Oh! Daerin Dear, you are here. Get changed into your uniform quickly. It is a busy day, and you might earn a lot of tips today if you hurry up!"

Moon Jiwoo guessed the man to be the boss, and seeing how he was treating her with an amiable person, Jiwoo's determination to work there increased. 

As long as someone was nice to her, most of the times, Jiwoo did not have a problem with them and treated them quite well. However, once they got into her bad side, having them come over to her good side was close to impossible.

Moon Jiwoo was stubborn and someone who held grudges. 

"Hmm, Boss," Jiwoo vocalised.

Seeing that the girl before him was not smiling and seemed slightly annoyed, the boss was worried. After all, her family life was not peaceful, and at times, he felt pity for the young girl, who was stuck working at this restaurant instead of pursuing her dreams.

Turning her head, Jiwoo turned to look at the direction of the door and took that to be fhe changing room. After a polite bow to the Boss, Jiwoo walked towards the room.

"Wow! Moon Jiwoo, you can be civil if you tried. I was almost afraid that you were going to start yelling at the Boss of how stinky the entire place was," Minnie said.

'It is stinky, but these poor people can't do anything about it. They have to stick with eating the stinky food. Quite pitiful I must say, and seeing them, I feel like being lenient.'

"I know that you will later on make me regret the fact that I think you can be smart. Anyway, pretend this is a movie you're acting in Jiwoo. Show how good at acting you are."

Those words of Minnie caused Jiwoo's cheeks to redden, and she mentally said, 'Shut up and don't disturb me! I know what to do, so quit treating me like a kid!'

"But you are a kid I am raising up though."

"Jiwoo, what is the matter? Why did you suddenly stop walking?" The boss questioned.

Turning her head, Jiwoo shook her head and voiced out, "No, Boss. It is nothing. Do you think it is possible for me to receive my payment in advance or work overtime? I urgently need money at this moment."

Although Jiwoo's voice held certain amount of pride and arrogance to it, for Daerin's face looked naturally innocent and coupled with the pitiful image the boss had of her inside his mind, he did not notice that.

"Sure, Daerin, I can give you your payment in advance, and if you would like, you can work overtime. Is everything alright with your family though? Just let me know if you need any kind of help," the boss stated.

Moon Jiwoo nodded her head and said, "Thank you, Boss. I owe you one."

"Wow! Moon Jiwoo, could you be two-faced by chance? You really know how to be docile! I thought this was not possible by you!"

As she opened the door and entered into the room, the door behind her closed, and nonchalance covered Jiwoo's face entirely.

'What docile? I was merely acting out a scene in the drama I once saw. Didn't you say this was a show? I am really good at acting, and I will prove that to you, Weird Creature inside my Head.'

"You are really gullible, Jiwoo. I can't believe that it actually worked, but I guess this is a good news— as long as you are in the right path."