Did the tavern owner cook Chinese food today?

In the middle of the night, cold, clammy dew seeps into the air.

Beth wrapped her thick shawl tightly and smoothed her hair with her hands.The candle alone could not allow her to see her own appearance clearly through the reflection on the water surface, and she hoped that the current appearance should not be too bad.

She deliberately stacked the shawl over her neck and chest, and tucked her chin inside, covering half of her face.

Opening the heavy lock, Beth pushed open the wooden door, and then gently closed the door.The back door of the tavern leads to the alley, and it's pitch black at this moment, with almost no fingers visible.

But she seems to be walking during the day without any lighting.

After walking this road for a while, and with the smooth cement paved road, she knows exactly where to place swill buckets and where there are obstacles blocking.

Suddenly, a sigh came from the front.

Beth didn't take it seriously at first, and just picked up the pace.The black shadow leaned against the wall indistinctly, until it got closer, and the light suddenly rose from the black shadow.

——A young man with black hair and green eyes leaned against the stone wall, holding a ball of light in one hand, reflecting the alleyway and the wall like daylight.

Beth felt her scalp tingling and her back sweating uncontrollably.As if falling into an abyss, there is nothing to support under the feet, and the legs are weak.

Her mind was blank, and she stared blankly at those green eyes, as if a beast that had been guarding her for a long time had finally appeared, pacing up to her.

Squatting quietly, without making a sound, wanting to see what kind of interesting reaction the prey has under its claws.

"Beth." The beast's tone was unusually calm, as if it had long expected that she would appear here.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Beth knew that she couldn't hide it. She pulled down the shawl that covered half of her face, and smiled very reluctantly: "Huo...boss."

"It's not suitable for talking here." Holly said lightly, "Follow me back to Nianhua first."

Nianhua Tavern is full of candlelight, the bright environment and warm-colored furnishings make people feel warm.

The tavern was closed, and there were only a few cleaners left, and the Leopard brothers and sisters who stayed behind to help clean up.

Seeing Holly and Beth come back one after the other, Heidi was about to say hello, but was taken aside forcefully by Eric.

The elder brother and the other cleaners had solemn expressions on their faces. Heidi didn't know why, but she didn't speak again, and watched the boss and Ms. Beth go up to the second floor in doubt.

Beth's mind went blank, she wanted to run, to leave this warm but suffocating place quickly.The boy in front of her was taller than her, and the powerful hands that she peeped at countless times, as well as the magic that just appeared, all showed that she had no room to choose to resist.

"Milk tea or wife cake?" Holly took her into a box, even pulled out the chair "intimately", and then sat directly opposite.

When the other party asked straight to the point, Beth was caught off guard, her voice became hoarse, and she couldn't utter half a syllable.

That gaze was like a sharp sword point, reaching straight to the door, she couldn't bear it, and her deer eyes turned to the window.

"You know, if I had the ability to read minds, I wouldn't ask you questions. If I want to spend all the time, I can accompany you to the end."

"I just want to hear what you have to say."

After Holly said, Beth's eyelashes trembled even more.

As the wax dripped, Beth said in a trembling voice, "Milk tea."

"It's really milk tea, not the day of recruitment?"

She felt cold all over, and her fingertips were trembling uncontrollably.Tears hung on the eyelashes, and she knew very well that the tears were full of pain from her heart.

"Groot's Tavern or the Juniper Chamber of Commerce?" They seemed to be in different spaces, where Holly was, Beth did not shed tears, but still asked in a cold tone.

Beth kept shaking her head, biting her lip, and then shook her head more and more violently, shaking her messy hair.

Almost desperately, she looked at Holly with pleading eyes. The latter understood it instantly, and instead laughed lowly as if hearing a joke.

With a smile in his eyes, Hawley continued: "Should I also use the Parrott oath when I recruited you?"

A light questioning question completely broke down Beth's psychological defense.She finally couldn't hold back the tears and still shook her head, this time denying the other party's problem.

She couldn't understand how well the seemingly ruthless young man in front of her actually treated them.

On the day of the recruitment and formal announcement of the employment, Hawley called everyone together for an exchange.

The words and appearance of the young man are vivid: "I will not force you to take the Parrott oath, even though most of you have already experienced it. If all the spirit of the contract will be bound by God, and the conscious trustworthiness will gradually disappear. In the heart, it ceases to be a virtue worthy of praise."

"The contract in black and white is enough, it is always valid. I hope you will always have a parrot of God in your heart, guarding your own behavior, and consciously fulfilling the contract."

Perhaps it was from that moment that her eyes seemed to be in shackles, and they were drawn straight to the boy's body.

Even if she knew it was wrong, even if the boy was only 14 years old...

Moreover, the atmosphere of Nianhua's tavern is much better than the back kitchen of the aristocratic family she stayed in in the past. Happy and satisfied.

Various thoughts were intertwined and wrapped around Beth's brain.She couldn't breathe, and her heart was like a knife.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Beth murmured, tears slipping down the corners of her mouth.

But she will never belong to Nianhua.On the day of making milk tea, she tried her best to tell Holly whether everything could turn around.

It had happened, they both knew it, and Hawley was indifferent to her crying.

The apology was too pale and empty, and Beth sobbed, and gradually, she stopped speaking.After a while, she raised her tear-stained face, with some of her temple hair sticking to her cheeks.

Tears flowed from her almond eyes like mountain springs, she took out her handkerchief, Beth wiped her face, then stepped forward and knelt down beside Holly's lap.

She looked up at Holly, with the boy's sharpened mandible reflected in her eyes: "I'm really sorry, but I really like this place, and I like Nianhua Tavern."

"I'm not afraid of God's punishment." Beth's eyes were full of determination, "Please let me stay here, Holly, I beg you, do whatever you want, as long as you let me stay by your side."

Whether it is moving, appreciation, love, or other mixed thoughts, Beth is tired of trying to distinguish.

All she knows now is that she needs to find a way to stay.The future of the teenager is boundless, and Nianhua is the happiest place in her life.

Thinking of this, Beth tentatively touched Holly's trouser leg with her fingertips, and she left as soon as she touched it.

The other party was sensitive to her thoughts, and quickly retreated.His expression froze in an instant, and his words were like ice cones.

"Beth, you are very unconscious now, as usual. Although you used to be an apprentice, I treat you and everyone else with respect and respect as an elder; considering your age and experience, I think you should be able to wake up in time, so I didn't Straightforward exhortation.

"I advise you to spend more time analyzing yourself in the future and recognize your own heart. I don't want other underage children to suffer from your gaze in the future.

"Breaching the contract, according to the content of the contract, I will fire you immediately. And, you need to compensate Nianhua according to the breach of contract."

"I know that if you pay the full amount, it will undoubtedly drive you to your death. I don't want to kill you just because of this. Because you are instructed by someone behind you and bound by the Parrott oath, I only want you to pay half of the liquidated damages."

All in all, in fact, half of the liquidated damages is enough for Beth.

Beth seemed to be drained of all strength, and the wind was blowing against her body, making her shiver.

The footsteps faded away and stopped suddenly, and she heard Holly's cold tone again: "Also, use your handkerchief to clean yourself well."

"Look at your hair on the left." After speaking, Holly stepped down the stairs on the second floor.

The gray pupils turned with difficulty, and Beth caught a glimpse of the tips of her hair hanging down, with star spots left over.

"You smell like another woman." After the kiss was over, Sera couldn't help frowning.

Dickens smiled lazily, and wanted to touch Sera with his lips again, but was rejected by the other party.

This behavior obviously put him in a good mood, he hiccupped, and Dickens buried himself in Sera's neck.

"Are you jealous?"

"No." Sela's angry tone fell into Dickens' ears, but she failed to capture her unambiguous expression.

The half-orc's sweat glands and the smell of wine on his clothes couldn't hide the other smells left in his body, such as the smell that some brothels are often full of.

Dickens fell drunk in her arms, and Selah just thought she'd have to double bath with beans and roses later.

Listening to the conversations of the people around, and Dickens' state tonight, Sera could vaguely guess that the Grote Tavern's business is not as good as it seems recently.

"The Juniper Chamber of Commerce is damned." Dickens clung to the delicate skin with damp heat, "Seeing that the situation is not good, I want to abandon me."

"At the beginning, one person was more ruthless than one person, but now they are all pretending to be deaf and blind. If my family is still there, will it be their turn to show me face?"

"And Holly, huh, how can a kid with half-hair come up with those ideas? No one will help him figure out a way later, and I can immediately fall into the dark cave."

Sera didn't say a word to the complaints from the counselor in front of her. She turned herself into a statue, or a well that couldn't respond.

She often has to face these things. Over the years, she can quickly listen to them, pick out what she wants to pay attention to, and quickly digest it.

To be honest, listening to different versions of Nianhua Tavern from everyone made her more interested in Nianhua.

Regardless of whether Boss Nianhua has someone to support him or not, Sera believes that this tavern is capable and will definitely go all over the world in the future.

Complaints are right to be stories, she listens with gusto.When Dickens fell asleep completely, she soaked in the bathtub, feeling the different temperatures brought by the cool air and the slightly scalding water.

If only there was a chance to go to Nianhua Tavern in person, Sierra thought in the cage.

The next day, Grote's Tavern was full of impetuousness and noise, and the unbridled noise of people covered up the conversation behind the door.

"Beth, I really want to crush the cap and see what's in your head!" Dickens grabbed Sera by the collar and said viciously, "The place you should go is the Juniper Chamber of Commerce. Dare to run to me and ask for money?"

Beth's bright eyes lost their color, as did hers.Hearing this, she touched her face that seemed to have aged overnight.

"We are all abandoned children." Beth's voice was as soft as the wind, "How long do you think they will support you?"

A stick pierced through the lion's hind leg, and Dickens was furious: "That's because your value is low, and you don't see what you are. Although I did that to you last night, don't think I don't know what you think about that What are people thinking?"

"I feel sick."

Without struggling or resisting, the remaining blood on Beth's face disappeared.

Dickens slipped the puppet, kicked open the door, and carried her out.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Beth was thrown out of the tavern roughly.

"You stole the prescription and gave it to me. I hired you with good intentions, but in the end I was full of lies. I was kicked by others, and I dared to come to ask for an explanation."

"I don't know the situation at all, let you play around and fend for yourself, shameless woman!"

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The author has something to say:

In fact, the meaning behind the content of this chapter is quite heavy, no matter whether Beth's idea has been fully formed or not.

Due to the background, people's moral concepts are not as standardized as modern times.But the thoughts and behaviors of real copper smelting are wrong, and I don't want to wash them at all.

There is no distinction between men and women in copper smelting. I wrote this content to criticize and reprimand this phenomenon itself. There is no gender or other meanings. Here I explain it clearly.

Everyone must protect themselves and protect the children in the family.Also believe that evil will be rewarded with evil.

My future novels, including the two protagonists of this book, will do what they want to do after they become adults.

In terms of goodwill, it can be regarded as puppy love at best, and the protagonist will never be involved in any copper smelting content.