Because he had found a part-time job—well, no, it could be considered a full-time job since three meals a day were included—Yang Xiao would have to spend most of his time at the "Broken House." However, this didn't affect his ability to train his Quirk and physical fitness. He could make good use of his time after work.
That day, as usual, Yang Xiao first worked on his physical fitness. He ran a five-kilometer long-distance run. He could now do thirty pull-ups in one breath, over one hundred and fifty push-ups in one go, and hundreds of squats. In short, his physical fitness had, in a few months, surpassed that of an ordinary person.
This progress might seem a bit exaggerated, but if anyone spent months exercising every single day, they would make amazing progress.
The most important point was that the Holy Light from Yang Xiao's Quirk could circulate throughout his body. This energy could relieve physical fatigue, allowing his training to yield twice the result with half the effort.
It was like drinking protein powder supplements before and after a workout at the gym; exercisers could get nutritional replenishment in the shortest time and relieve physical fatigue, thus enabling continued performance the next time.
The next morning, Yang Xiao arrived at Shi Yin's place promptly at eight o'clock. Clearly, Shi Yin hadn't gotten up yet and was still sleeping in.
Shi Yin was woken up by Yang Xiao knocking on the rolling shutter door several times. For a moment, he forgot he had hired someone. He cursed a few times before opening the door. Once the shutter was up, he saw it was Yang Xiao reporting for duty.
"Hahaha, sorry about that. No one has applied here for a while, so I'm just used to living alone. Don't mind it." Usaki Gin laughed, quickly putting on a smile.
Yang Xiao didn't mind. He glanced at the messy room and asked, "What's the work process here? What needs to be done?"
Hearing this, Yoshiyin replied without thinking, "Don't worry about anything else for now. First, clean up all the dirty stuff and garbage outside the door. Oh, and also clean up the urine from those brats. And the graffiti... well, you go ahead."
Yang Xiao felt a headache coming on. He realized now that the reason Yin-san hired someone was because he was too lazy to clean himself. The first task for the new hire was cleaning... that was just too...
Yoshiyin could guess what Yang Xiao was thinking. He chuckled and said, "Can't be helped. It's not easy to work in such a messy environment. Just clean it up first, and then we can open for business."
Yang Xiao thought wryly, If it's not easy to work in a messy environment, you should clean it yourself. This mess is clearly the same as before. It's ridiculous that you're only bringing this up now.
But as an employee, Yang Xiao could only consider this part of his job. After all, Yin-san was providing three meals a day.
"Well, Yin-san, how about you clean the inside of the house, and I'll clean the outside? Is that okay?" Yang Xiao looked at the state of the house and proposed to Yin. He couldn't be the only one doing all the work.
"No problem. You clean the outside first; there are tools inside." Usaki Gin nodded, then turned and went back into the house.
Yang Xiao didn't think too much about it. He went inside, got the tools, and started cleaning. It was indeed very dirty outside; it was almost like a garbage dump. There were several plastic bags filled with trash, and the smell was already spreading.
Yang Xiao picked up the garbage and walked out. There was a large garbage disposal area at the end of the alley, specifically for the residents and shops living there.
After a few trips back and forth, Yang Xiao had cleared all the garbage. The next step was to wash away the dried stench under the telephone pole with water. Although the smell was a bit unpleasant, Yang Xiao quickly washed it all away.
By the time Yang Xiao finished cleaning the storefront, it was almost an hour later, and he still hadn't had breakfast.
"You didn't do anything?" Yang Xiao entered the house and found it was still a mess. Shi Yin was alone in a corner, fiddling with something.
When Yin saw Yang Xiao come in, he smiled awkwardly. "I was looking for something specific for office use, so I didn't get around to cleaning for a while. How about you help me with it?"
Yang Xiao just looked at Ya Shiyin. He now had a general understanding of this boss: lazy, passive, the kind of person who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk.
"Boss, I haven't even had breakfast yet. Can I eat first before we talk?" Yang Xiao rolled his eyes and said.
"Right, breakfast hasn't been delivered yet," Utoki Gin said, slapping his thigh. "I'll call him now. That guy promised to deliver the meal on time. It's been an hour, and no one's come."
Yang Xiao felt that the food delivery boss and Usaki Gin were a perfect match for each other. Each had their own... merits.
However, after U Toki Gin urged the delivery boss, the boss said something had delayed him on the road. Fortunately, the food arrived ten minutes later.
When Yang Xiao opened the bag, a fragrance wafted out. Inside were steamed buns, soy milk, and fried dough sticks. It was actually a Chinese breakfast.
When Wu Shiyin saw Yang Xiao looking at him, he smiled, took a fried dough stick from the bag, and said, "I prefer Chinese food. Are you not used to it?"
"No, I think it's pretty good." Yang Xiao was originally from China; Chinese food was the best.
But the next moment, Yang Xiao was a bit speechless. He thought the buns would have meat fillings, but they turned out to be vegetarian. This was a bit stingy—the whole breakfast was vegetarian.
Usaki Gin, however, ate with relish and didn't mind at all.
After breakfast, the two continued working. Of course, Yang Xiao did most of the work. The inside of the house was much messier and not easy to clean. After an hour and a half of joint effort, the Broken House finally underwent a "magnificent transformation."
"It's done!" Wu Shiyin placed a stack of documents on the desk. Looking at the clean environment inside the house, he was very satisfied. This hiring decision was indeed not in vain.
There had been a few applicants before, but they all left decisively upon hearing they had to clean the Broken House. Only Yang Xiao stayed and was willing to clean.
For this reason, Wu Shiyin decided to let Yang Xiao have a good meal once a week. This was the simplest reward.
"Boss Wu, any other instructions? Should we finish everything today?" Yang Xiao didn't want to come back tomorrow just to clean. What if Wu Shiyin said there was still more cleaning inside? He might as well be killed now.
"No more, no more. You've worked hard today. Now the Broken House is open for business. We just need to wait for customers to come." Wu Shiyin said casually. There really were no other places to clean here. There were some things in his own room that Yang Xiao shouldn't see, so forget it.
"Then I'll take a rest. We'll talk when customers arrive." Yang Xiao was also very tired. This wasn't like exercising; work felt like a drizzle compared to his training.
"Don't worry, someone will come soon." Wu Shiyin was in a good mood. With help, everything was in order. His Broken House was at least one of the top ten economic drivers in this alley, though some past incidents had led to its previous state.
Now, with a capable and efficient helper like Yang Xiao, Wu Shiyin could continue being the carefree house owner, living happily.
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