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However, her little action could not be hidden from Aerith at all. She squinted her eyes and looked at Shen Ye and Jessie, but Jessie probably noticed her eyes and started to talk to Tifa, so she let it go.
"Tifa, the guy who asked me to replace the filter of the water purification device last time hasn't paid me yet. After sending Marlene to school today, I went there again, but that guy kicked me out aggressively." In addition to helping Tifa run the bar when she is free, Jessie also works part-time making water purification devices. After all, with the current environment in Midgar, water quality has always been a big problem, so the water purification devices she makes are selling very well.
"Is it the owner of the weapons shop again?" Tifa also knew that guy. She had been there a few times, but the result was the same as Jessie's.
Jessie nodded, with a dissatisfied expression on his face, and frowned as he said, "That guy is always so fierce. He is obviously very happy using it, but he always makes excuses saying that the water purification device I made doesn't work. It's really hateful."
As if she also remembered the man's bad attitude, and seemed to feel the same way, Tifa also frowned: "It is because of these guys that we are always unable to collect enough funds in time, otherwise Shen would not have to pay for us last night."
Aerith, who was standing by, heard Tifa mention that Shen Ye helped them pay, and her eyes immediately moved to Shen Ye's face. Just when she was about to ask what happened after he came back last night, she heard Tifa say, "Speaking of which, Shen, aren't you going to be a city hunter in Midgar? Now is the perfect time. I want to be your first customer and hire you to help me collect the bills. What do you think?"
"Of course you can, but can't you collect the money yourselves? Even if the other party has a bad attitude and doesn't pay, can't you just beat him up? With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to do, right?" Shen Ye asked curiously. He was thinking about this while playing the game. Not to mention Tifa who is strong in physical skills, anyone from the Avalanche team can beat that guy half to death.
"After all, we are neighbors living nearby. If we take action, we are afraid that it will have a bad impact," Jessie explained.
Tifa nodded, stood up with her hands on the table, and looked at Shen Ye pitifully: "Okay, Shen, I'm your first customer, you won't refuse, right?"
Looking at Tifa who was leaning against him because she was leaning against the table, Shen Ye swallowed unnaturally because he saw the ravine on Tifa's chest, which was too eye-catching. However, because Alice was still beside him, he looked away with some difficulty and said, "Of course I won't refuse. Moreover, since you are my first customer, I won't charge you any fees this time."
"Thank you, Shen!" Tifa smiled like a flower. If Aerith and Jessie hadn't been beside her, she would have even wanted to cross the table and give Shen Ye a kiss.
"Then let's go now!" Tifa said impatiently.
"You two? What about us?" Aerith looked at Tifa and pointed at Jessie.
"You stay and count the drinks and food delivered today. After all, we will need them in the afternoon! I think this should not be a difficult task, right?" Tifa ran to the bar, took the list and pen, and placed them in front of Aerith and Jessie.
"Why should we stay?" Aerith shouted dissatisfiedly.
"Because I'm the boss of Seventh Heaven, and you're just helping out, so of course you have to listen to me." Tifa acted like a bar owner, "Besides, I hired Shen, and as his employer, I have the right to go with him, isn't that right, mercenary?"
"Yes, yes!" Looking at Aerith's dissatisfied eyes, Shen Ye smiled dryly and nodded.
"Well, after all, this is your first mission as a Midgar Hunter, and I have to support you no matter what." Aerith thought about it and felt that she shouldn't be so stingy, so she agreed, but there was a hint of sourness in her tone.
As for Jessie sitting opposite her, she had even less objection. After looking at Tifa with a hint of envy, she grabbed the list and pen, and stood up to count the goods.
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After coming out of the Seventh Heaven and before they had walked too far, Tifa naturally hugged Shen Ye's arm. If she wasn't almost a head shorter than Shen Ye, she would even want to put her head on Shen Ye's shoulder.
But this was enough for Shen Ye. The soft touch on his arm made him feel a little excited. If he hadn't had better self-control recently, he would have been afraid of making a fool of himself in broad daylight.
When passing by Tianwangzhuang, at the door of a room on the first floor, an old lady with white hair like a broom leaned on the railing and shouted to Tifa: "Hey, Tifa, the man you are hugging so intimately should be your boyfriend, right?"
"Yes! Granny Marle!" Tifa smiled sweetly at the old lady and admitted directly: "His name is Shen, and he also lived here!"
Whenever Shen Ye stayed at Tifa's house, he always got up very late, so he never met the landlord of Stargazer Heights, Grandma Marle.
"Good day! Grandma Marle!" Shen Ye nodded politely to the old lady.
"What a polite child. Unlike that cold guy I met this morning." Grandma Marle smiled and nodded at Shen Ye.
Tifa knew that Granny Marle was talking about Cloud. Probably because she was afraid of misunderstanding, she didn't want to explain why Cloud was so cold. She just said, "Oh, by the way, Granny Marle, how is the new water purification device?"
"Very good. The purified water has no odor. Miss Jessie's skills are better than before." Grandma Marle praised.
"As long as you think it's good." Although it was Jessie who was being praised, Tifa was also very pleased and said with a smile: "Now it's time to replace the filter, what do you think?"
"I've been waiting for you to come. Wait a moment, I'll go get the money." Grandma Marle said, turned back to the room, and came out with the money after a while.
"Take it carefully, don't let anyone snatch it away!" Marle reminded: "The slums are not very peaceful recently."
"Don't worry, Granny Marle, I'm very skilled!" Tifa didn't count the money, but put it directly into her pocket. Then she took out the filter element from the big bag that Shen Ye was carrying and handed it to Granny Marle.
"That being said, let's leave this matter to Shen Ye!" Granny Marle took the filter and put it aside, then said to Shen Ye: "Tifa is a good girl, you are her boyfriend, you must protect her well."
"Of course." Shen Ye nodded: "I won't let her get hurt."
"I feel relieved when you say that!" Seeing the happy smile on Tifa's face, Grandma Marle also started laughing.
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