The car soon reached the fork between the left bank and the right bank, and Xia Ying followed Jiang Li and got off the car here.
Jiang Li stood outside the driver's seat and looked at Li Hongtian and sincerely thanked him.
"Uncle Tian, thank you for today."
Hearing this, Li Hongtian waved his hands indifferently and turned to look at her.
"Thank you for what! Didn't you already give us the thank you gift?"
After Jiang Li and Li Hongtian looked at each other, they understood that he had found the crystal core and suddenly smiled.
"Uncle Tian, let's leave first."
"Okay, be careful on the road!"
Then there was the sound of wheels turning on the gravel, and the car turned around and drove towards the left bank.
After watching the car disappear from sight, Jiang Li turned to look at Xia Ying beside her.
Xia Ying, who was being watched, was obviously a little embarrassed, her whole body was dirty, and she looked many times more embarrassed than Jiang Li.
Jiang Li opened her mouth to say what she wanted to say, but seeing this, she could only swallow it back quietly.
Obviously it's not safe outside, nor is it a suitable place to talk safely.
"You come with me."
Jiang Li's words fell in Xia Ying's ears, which made her originally dark eyes suddenly glow.
Fortunately, the intersection where Li Hongtian dropped them off was not far from the hotel.
Jiang Li was followed closely by Xia Ying, but she was always one step behind Jiang Li.
Seeing her pale face and struggling to endure discomfort, Jiang Li also quietly slowed down and walked side by side with Xia Ying.
"What are your plans later? Are you planning to return to Blackwater City to join your family?" Jiang Li asked.
Xia Ying could only swallow the bitterness in her heart when the word "family" was mentioned.
Xia Ying still couldn't forget the day when Xia Zhizhi and Chen Chujun decided to leave her behind.
She should have understood from the moment they locked her injured self into a pharmacy with zombies.
The sister she has cared for since childhood, she has never been sincere to her sister.
Xia Zhizhi and Chen Chujun were like this, and so was that family!
In their eyes, I am just a person who can be discarded at will!
Recalling these events one after another, Xia Ying's usually dull face finally couldn't help but show a look of compassion and despair.
Jiang Li, who had seen all this, did not ask further questions but instead talked about another matter.
"If you have nowhere to go, my hotel is hiring people. If you are willing..."
Before Jiang Li finished speaking, she was interrupted urgently by Xia Ying on the side.
"I-I do!"
Seeing that Xia Ying's expression was genuine and not fake, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Xia Ying couldn't help but feel her face heat up when she heard this, and her ears were red.
Jiang Li didn't care, and said while leading Xia Ying forward.
"The hotel has just opened, and I'm a little busy on my own. After all, I still have my own things to do, and I can't stay in the hotel all day long."
"In terms of salary..." Jiang Li suddenly paused while speaking.
She then said, "Now I have no way to calculate your salary according to the salary standard before the end of the world. I think you have also seen that there are zombies everywhere now. Even if I pay you tens of thousands, it will be of no use in the end of the world." "
"What I can guarantee at the moment is your food and accommodation."
The hotel has just started and the apocalypse has just begun. For Jiang Li, although the crystal cores can be redeemed for points, not many people have discovered it now, let alone using the crystal cores as room charges.
Now the hotel can only guarantee the food and lodging of the employees, and more is nothing more than the supplies she has collected little by little.
Jiang Li saw that Xia Ying was indeed a little silent, so she simply spoke out.
"There are zombies everywhere now. It's only a matter of time before the cities officially build safe zones. With the military stationed in the safe zones, they will definitely be safer than mine."
Xia Ying looked up at her, seeming a little confused. Didn't Jiang Li keep talking about recruiting people? Why did he seem to be persuading her to go to a safe zone?
"Are you recruiting people?"
Hearing this, Jiang Li smiled and said in a calm voice, "I just don't want you to regret making a blind choice."
Even Xia Ying didn't expect that this was the reason why she said these words to her!
"I don't like forcing people, and I hate people who go back on their word."
“Once I make a decision, I don’t like to look back and regret it, and I hope the same goes for my employees.”
"I..." Xia Ying opened her mouth to say something, but there was a tangled look between her brows.
"You don't have to be busy making decisions. You can slowly think about which one is the life you want?"
"Forget what happened today and follow your heart."
Jiang Li spoke in a calm and relaxed tone as she walked, leaving Xia Ying alone in tangled thoughts.
When Jiang Li said this, she didn't mean to play hard to get. In fact, she really hoped that Xia Ying would consider it carefully.
Whether she stays in the hotel or plans to go to the safe zone, Jiang Li will not interfere.
Even if he forced her to stay today, there was no guarantee that Xia Ying would not be swayed by other safe zones in the future.
She said that she didn't like to force herself. Even if Xia Ying decided to go to the safe zone after careful consideration, Jiang Li would show respect and understanding.
Jiang Li hopes that her employees will stay willingly and not because of so-called favors.
Without a heartfelt sense of identity and belonging, it will be useless no matter how hard you try.
Soon the two of them arrived in front of the towering courtyard gate, and Xia Ying followed Jiang Li in with a tangled look on her face.
As soon as I entered the hotel, I heard the sound of the system.
"Ding! It is detected that the host has entered the range of the Doomsday Hotel."
"The owner's protection mechanism has been automatically activated! The host please rest assured within the scope of the hotel."
Dafu in the courtyard seemed to sense Jiang Li's presence, and ran behind the courtyard gate happily wagging his big tail.
"Woof woof!"
Xia Ying on the side was obviously startled by Dafu's sudden cry, and a sudden jolt brought her back to her senses.
As soon as Jiang Li entered the yard, Dafu couldn't wait to rush to her side, spinning around her happily, with a big tail spinning like a propeller.
Dafu seemed to be welcoming her home safely, and also seemed to be checking whether she was injured.
Jiang Li smiled and touched Dafu's furry head, turned to Xia Ying behind her and said, "Come in."
When Xia Ying saw such a big dog, she couldn't help but become stiff, and even walking seemed to have the same hands and feet.
Seeing this, Jiang Li explained for Dafu, "Don't worry! Dafu is very well-behaved. He will never bite anyone on his own initiative."
Listening to what Jiang Li said, Xia Ying's inner fear faded a little, but she still couldn't help but quietly stand a little further away.
Jiang Li also seemed to notice that Xia Ying was a little afraid of dogs, so she took the initiative to take Dafu further away.
Seeing Dafu being taken away by Jiang Li, she dared to take a deep breath.
She was bitten badly by a stray dog when she was a child, and the scars are still there on her legs, which really makes her unable to relax.
