Chapter 1115: Starved to death on the streets
Chapter 1115 Starved to death on the streets
Xia Ling pulled her collar and wrapped herself more tightly.
She is a well-known star, and it is already very inconvenient for her to walk on the street at ordinary times, let alone when she is down and out. Fortunately, it's late autumn now, so hiding half of your face with a coat and wearing sunglasses isn't so weird as to be shocking. She walked aimlessly down the street, trying not to draw attention to herself.
Where should we go?
She doesn’t know either. The first thing to solve was the problem of staying at night, but she had no money on her - she escaped from the bedroom. There was not a penny of cash in the bedroom, and the only two bank cards she had were inconvenient to use. I'm afraid as long as With a slight movement, Pei Ziheng could immediately track her whereabouts.
It is not possible to stay in a hotel or rent a house.
Perhaps, make do with a night at a 24-hour venue?
She thought slowly, then, what should we eat? The more I walked, the more hungry I became. The aroma of food came from the shops on the street. The roadside stalls that I had dismissed with disdain when I followed Pei Ziheng now looked like the most delicious delicacies in the world.
At nightfall, she finally became too hungry.
Wandered in front of a steamed bun shop for a long time, swallowing silently.
The hostess of the store came out and said to her politely: "Rang, don't block the door and hinder my business."
She mustered up her courage and asked, "How do you sell the buns here?"
"One dollar and fifty cents each," the female shopkeeper said neatly, "two dollars for the minced meat, do you want it?"
Xia Ling groped around her body and took off one of her earrings. The small diamond earrings were shining brightly. "Is it okay if I trade this with you?" she asked guiltily.
The female shopkeeper looked at her in surprise: "Are you crazy?"
"I'm not!" Xia Ling said anxiously, "I just want to eat steamed buns!"
“Tsk,” the female shopkeeper smiled disdainfully, “Which street stall did you buy these earrings at? You want to exchange them for my buns, and you’re saying you’re not crazy?”
“I’m not, these are diamond earrings.”
“Exchange diamonds for steamed buns?” The female shopkeeper laughed even louder, “You crazy person, please go away quickly and don’t block the entrance of my store. If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police.”
Xia Ling bit her lip and walked away dejectedly.
Several onlookers nearby pointed at her. Faintly, she heard someone say: "I don't know where the crazy woman came from. She's so pitiful."
“Should we call the police? Let the police help her find her family. She is running around alone, and her family should be worried.”
Xia Ling was frightened and said to them, "I'm not a madman." She hurried away. She didn't want to be called to the police. What if the police sent her back to Pei Ziheng? She finally escaped from that kind of dark imprisonment, and she didn't want to try it a second time.
Hungry, I huddled under the overpass all night.
When I woke up the next day, I was even more hungry. My stomach was on fire and throbbing in pain.
Always do something, don’t let yourself starve to death. She dragged her tired body along the busy street, where there were huge billboards advertising her advertisement for a famous perfume brand. She was so proud at that time. She looked back and smiled, as if all the beauty in the world was not in front of her. But what about now? I didn't change clothes or take a shower for a whole day. I felt uncomfortable all day long. I was so hungry that I even lost the strength to walk.
The food stalls on the street have job advertisements posted. It says: monthly salary 2,000, including food and accommodation.
She read the simple note for a long time and unexpectedly thought that if she hadn't met Pei Ziheng when she was twelve years old, maybe when she grew up and left the orphanage and entered the society, she would have done the same kind of work. . Walking into the food stall, she stumbled among the crowded diners and busy waiters. Finally, she found a waiter who seemed to be more relaxed. She quickly asked softly: "Are you hiring waiters here?"
“What?” The store was too noisy and the waiter couldn’t hear clearly and asked loudly.
Xia Ling had no choice but to raise her voice: "Are you looking for a waiter here?" Several diners who were eating around looked at her, with sympathy in their eyes and a kind of secret superiority.
Xia Ling didn't care about this, she suppressed her hunger and waited for the other party's answer.
The waiter looked at her suspiciously: "Have you done this job?"
Even if she escapes in embarrassment and ends up living on the streets, the pampering she has enjoyed for more than ten years cannot deceive anyone. There is a delicate eldest lady at her side, delicate and frail, completely different from the rough and tumble working people.
In other words, they are not the same people at first glance.
Xia Ling hurriedly said: "I can do it! I can do it! I can endure any hardship, really!"
The waiter shrugged and pointed her in the direction: "Go to the back kitchen to find Sister Cui. She is responsible for recruiting people." Although he didn't believe she could be kept, the restaurant was extremely busy, and he couldn't bear to pester her any more, so he said Then he walked away and did his own thing.
Xia Ling then went to the kitchen, which was full of peculiar smell and hot.
She felt so fuzzy and stuffy as soon as she took a step in that she almost vomited. She finally held it back and asked several people before she found Sister Cui. Sister Cui, who was born tall and tall, with oily and sweaty face, looked at her critically: "Being a waiter must be agile, able to endure hardships, and be scolded by customers. Can you do it?"
“I can do it!” she said quickly.
"Then give it a try," Sister Cui said. "The monthly salary is 2,000, including food and accommodation. If you smash the plate, it will be deducted from your salary. You will be on duty today. Take off your sunglasses. How can you wear this when you are a waiter? Monster Same."
Xia Ling was stunned: "Can't you wear sunglasses?"
“Why, do you think you are a big star?” Sister Cui sneered, “Don’t treat yourself like a princess when you come here.”
Xia Ling stood there and hesitated for a long time: "Then... let's forget it." She walked out disappointed. She is not an ordinary person. Ordinary people can serve as a waiter if they take off their sunglasses. But if she took off her sunglasses, I am afraid that there will be unprecedented siege in several nearby blocks. She just wanted to live quietly, and didn't want to cause any sensational news, let alone expose her whereabouts and be found by Pei Ziheng.
After reluctantly looking at the food in the food stall for a few times, she suppressed her hunger and walked away.
Then I went to several shops recruiting workers, but the results were the same. Either they thought she couldn't carry her shoulders or her hands, or they asked her to take off her sunglasses.
At the end of the day, she still had not found a job.
She hadn't eaten for two days, her eyes felt dizzy, and she felt light even when she walked.
No, no matter what, we have to find something to eat, we can’t starve to death here. How will the news be reported? "Xia Ling, the queen of a generation, ran away from home and starved to death on the streets"? She doesn't want to become the laughing stock of the world.
(End of this chapter)