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Early the next morning, the church in the Fifth Block was already packed with people from the neighborhood, all of whom had come to watch the fun.
Of course, some of them had intended to come over and take a look when they heard the noise in the early morning, but like Elmyra, they were persuaded to go back by the Turks' people.
But now it was different. After the inspection, the Turks' people withdrew, and the unattended church was suddenly crowded with people.
"The battle last night was fierce!" Some people in the crowd were surprised at the extent of the destruction here.
"Yes, a large number of surrounding buildings collapsed. Fortunately, this place has been abandoned and not many people live here, otherwise I don't know how many people would have died!" someone echoed.
"But who was fighting here last night? Does anyone know?" someone else asked.
"They look like they are from Shinra. I wanted to come over and take a look last night, but was stopped by them. They said they were clearing out monsters that invaded the city and it was very dangerous." Someone answered.
"Are they so kind?" Someone questioned, "It's not uncommon for monsters to invade cities. Monsters hurt people in the slums every day. I've never seen Shinra people clean them up. They must be hiding something."
His questioning caused a group of people to nod in agreement. Although they relied on Shinra's almost free energy to survive, and also complained that the resistance organization's attacks on Shinra affected their lives, it did not mean that they liked Shinra. Most people knew very well that the current situation could be said to be caused by Shinra, but because of poverty and lack of resources, they had to support Shinra and work for them to earn income. In short, they were caught in a very contradictory situation.
Moreover, when monsters appeared in the slums, they would either organize their own people to clean them up, or pay mercenaries for help. Basically, they had never seen anyone from Shinra take action, so naturally they had all kinds of suspicions.
"Forget it, even if something is hidden, it's none of our business. It's time to get to work, otherwise we won't know what to eat in the evening." After a group of people discussed with each other for a while, someone said something very realistic. In an instant, more than half of the onlookers disappeared, and soon, there were only two people left.
"Compared to the so-called stance, filling the stomach is more important!" Aerith sighed as she walked into the church holding Shen Ye's arm.
Shen Ye nodded: "Of course, most people don't think about what will happen tomorrow, and naturally don't care what the world will be like in the future. What they think about most is whether they can find a job today. After all, in this world, unemployment is equivalent to starvation."
"In that case, I'm going to starve." Aerith pointed to the messy flowerbed in front of her and said, "I think I'm out of work!"
Shen Ye: "…"
In fact, although the battle yesterday was fierce, there were still some flowers left in the flower bed. After all, they were planted carefully by Aerith and had very strong vitality.
But so many people came in the morning, and after discovering that there were actually very rare flowers planted here, many of them secretly dug up a plant before leaving. As a result, when Aerith and Shen Ye arrived here, not only were the flowers gone, but even the soil where the flowers were planted had been dug up clean, leaving nothing behind.
This is also the reason why Aerith told Shen Ye that she was unemployed - although there were still some flowers at home, most of them were for decoration and could not be sold.
"But you don't look sad at all." When walking out of the church, Shen Ye kept looking at Aerith's face and found that she looked like nothing had happened and there was a faint smile on her face.
"Yeah! Anyway, there are only a few flowers left. If they like them, just give them to them." Aerith waved her hand generously: "Besides... I have been growing flowers for so long, I suddenly want to try a new job."
"A new job? Sure. People always have to try new things and live a new life." Shen Ye nodded, then said, "But you don't have to work. I still have a lot of money, more than enough to support you."
"I don't want to be a parasite, Shen!" Aerith has always been a self-reliant girl, which can be seen from the fact that she sold flowers alone when she was very young.
"I want to be self-reliant!"
"Have you decided what kind of job you want to do in the future?" Shen Ye asked curiously.
"I've thought about it!" Aerith nodded with a sly smile on her face.
Looking at Aerith's smile, Shen Ye's heart suddenly started beating, and he asked carefully, "So soon? Can you tell me what you want to do?"
"Of course." Aerith said with a smile: "I'm going to go to Tifa's place and help her manage the bar."
"What?" Shen Ye exclaimed in surprise.
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Shen Ye certainly did not agree to Aerith's idea of going to work for Tifa. Not to mention that Aerith was still being monitored by Turks, if she really went there, Barret and the others would probably expose their identities, although this was only a matter of time.
But the above are actually trivial matters. The important thing is the scene that will definitely give Shen Ye a headache when Aerith and Tifa are together.
Although the two women are unlikely to have quarrels or the like, bickering is inevitable. If one of them suffers a loss and asks him for help, who can he choose to help?
However, even though Shen Ye was opposed to it, Aerith was determined to go, and she went as soon as she said she would. As soon as they came out of the church, she pulled Shen Ye onto the bus to the Seventh Street District.
On the bus, Shen Ye was still trying to persuade her, saying that working in a bar was hard and that she had to be careful of drunk people. Most importantly, she would have to work very late and it would be unsafe to go home then.
Aerith silenced him with just one word.
"Will you let me go back alone?"
Well, what else could Shen Ye say? He could only agree.
But soon he thought of another question. If he had to send Aerith home every day, wouldn't Tifa watch the scene of him sending Aerith home every day after work, and then go home alone?
Can she bear this?
Moreover, this would mean that she and Tifa would have even less time to be alone together, which was completely different from Tifa asking them to move in. After all, if they moved in, they would be here all the time and would always find opportunities to be alone.
"Oh!" Thinking of this, Shen Ye couldn't help but sigh, and he began to worry about the future.
Not long after, the bus arrived at the seventh block.
After Aerith got out of the car, she dragged the reluctant Shen Ye straight to the Seventh Heaven Bar.