第十章 发工资与告别

One day at the end of the month, Lucas's phone rang.

He opened it and saw a message that his salary had been credited.

“It's paid!” Lucas jumped up from the bed, “My salary has arrived!”

Xiao Chen was startled: “How much money makes you this happy?”

Lucas looked at the number on his phone and smiled: “Enough for the study trip.”

He sat down, opened his ledger, and calculated item by item.

The money for the study trip was enough.

As for the rest, he wanted to buy a small gift for his mother and treat Xiao Chen to a meal.

He calculated several times, and the numbers were the same. He felt relieved.

“I'll treat you to dinner!” Lucas said to Xiao Chen, “Thank you for always helping me.”

“Then I won't be polite.” Xiao Chen smiled.

The next day, Lucas went to the mall to pick a gift for his mother.

He liked a scarf with a beautiful color.

“Will Mom like it?” he asked Xiao Chen.

“Your mom, you ask me? I think it looks pretty good anyway.” Xiao Chen said.

“That's true.” Lucas smiled and bought the scarf.

In the evening, the two went to eat the hot pot that Xiao Chen had always wanted to try.

This time, Lucas was already very skilled at ordering food. He ordered mild spice, and also ordered beef tripe and shrimp paste.

“Wow, you know how to order now.” Xiao Chen teased him, “Looks like these months weren't in vain.”

Lucas put food on his plate: “I learned all this from you and A Jie.”

One day near the end of the semester, Lucas finished his last shift and was about to leave.

Wang Jie called out to him: “Lucas, are you coming back next semester?”

Lucas thought for a moment and said, “Wang Jie, I might go for an internship next semester. But I'll come back often to see you all.”

Wang Jie nodded: “Good. Come to the shop and hang out when you have time.”

“Okay, Wang Jie!” Lucas nodded.

On the last evening, A Jie and Xiao Li also came. Everyone took a photo together in the shop.

“We'll keep your milk tea for you next semester.” A Jie said.

“Thank you all.” Lucas was a bit reluctant. “I'll miss you.”

Walking out of the milk tea shop, Lucas looked back.

In these six months, he had gone from someone who couldn't even say “Welcome” to someone who could handle the rush hour alone and deal with customer complaints.

He had saved enough money for the study trip, made friends, and also learned: In China, understand the rules first, then start doing things.

“Working in Chinese” is just a small part of “living in Chinese.”

A bigger world was still ahead of him.

Study trip, here I come.