Yang Xiao hadn't expected Toga Himiko to throw that question back at him. He smiled. "Me? I took a break from school... I'll be starting high school in a few months."
"You two really have a lot of energy. Looks like I'm getting old." Wu Shiyin rubbed his forehead, took a stack of documents from a drawer, and said, "Now that we have two extra hands, Problem Solver's efficiency can improve drastically. We can take orders faster too."
"Gin-san, I haven't even had breakfast yet," Toga Himiko said lazily from where she was sprawled on the sofa.
"Coming, coming!" A voice sounded from the doorway. The three looked over and saw the restaurant owner walk in, carrying two white plastic bags in both hands. Breakfast was clearly inside.
This owner had some history with Wu Shiyin. His name was Wu Yangyi, and he was already forty. He ran the shop with his wife. A husband-and-wife business was easier to manage.
His nephew also helped out at the shop, but whenever Wu Yangyi delivered food to Problem Solver, he insisted on coming himself. It was voluntary, and besides, Problem Solver was a major client. Three orders a day brought in a lot of money per order. The only issue was that Wu Shiyin was rather stingy—there were too many vegetable dishes and not enough meat to balance them out.
"Thanks for your hard work, Boss Wu." Yang Xiao smiled as he took the two bags. After chatting with Boss Wu for a few moments, Wu Yangyi left. Breakfast business was good, so he had to get back early to help out.
It was only because Problem Solver was close to his shop that he delivered it personally. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered.
"Let me see what we got." Toga Himiko snatched the bag from Yang Xiao's hand, carried the breakfast to Problem Solver's designated dining table, and opened it. After one look, she immediately gave Wu Shiyin a disdainful expression. "A Chinese breakfast, and it's all vegetarian? Boss Wu, you treat your employees so well."
"Heh heh..." Wu Shiyin felt a little awkward. This breakfast was actually enough. There was no need for lavish meat dishes in the morning; lighter food was better. Still, he knew their meal standards were indeed rather low. Later, he would have to speak to Boss Wu and upgrade breakfast. "I'll upgrade the breakfast later."
"Only breakfast?" Yang Xiao asked.
"Fine, all three meals will be upgraded!" Wu Shiyin slapped the table. He would go all out. If the employees ate well for all three meals, their work efficiency would be top-notch.
"That was a good finishing blow." Toga Himiko clapped for Yang Xiao, then took out her breakfast and started eating by herself. She didn't care whether Yang Xiao and Wu Shiyin ate or not. In any case, she was eating first.
Yang Xiao sat down as well, took out some soy milk and fried dough sticks, and began to eat.
After organizing the documents, Wu Shiyin joined them for breakfast. Once the three had finished eating, it was time to work. Of course, nobody came to place orders at first, so there was always some boring downtime. Yang Xiao usually spent that time reading the news and learning about this world.
After all, the world he was in existed within a two-dimensional setting. Though it was very similar to his original world, there were subtle differences. Those differences weren't easy to identify, so he needed to follow the news and information.
Toga Himiko, meanwhile, was playing a mobile game. Yang Xiao only glanced at it before recognizing what she was playing: an extremely bloody game that ordinary people generally wouldn't touch. Yet this cute girl always liked playing such things.
Perhaps it had something to do with Toga Himiko's upbringing. Yang Xiao felt that the first half of her life had been far too dark, twisting her mind. Perhaps it was also related to her Quirk.
"Boss Wu, I'd like to place an order." Just as Yang Xiao was scrolling through the news, a man's voice came from the doorway. Turning around, he saw a man about 1.8 meters tall. However, he was extremely thin, as though a gust of wind could blow him away.
"So it's Mr. Shi. What kind of order are you here to place today?" Wu Shiyin clearly knew the visitor and spoke politely.
Mr. Shi noticed that Problem Solver had an extra girl. He hadn't noticed her at first, but once he saw that she was just a kid, he immediately lost interest. Even though the child was very cute, he wouldn't make a move on her.
Mr. Shi looked at Wu Shiyin and said, "My hometown has a batch of local specialties for me. I've been tied up these past few days, so I want to place an order for you to pick them up for me. The whole trip should only take a few hours."
Wu Shiyin considered it for a moment. "All right, we'll take this order. Do you need it today, or another time?"
"The sooner, the better. Bring it back today," Mr. Shi said firmly.
"Fine. Go through the process first. Same rules as always—pay the deposit first." Wu Shiyin nodded.
Mr. Shi began filling out the form. After paying a deposit, he left. Problem Solver would notify him once they had collected the local specialties from his hometown.
"I'll have to trouble you two with this one. I'm worried Little Yang won't be able to carry everything by himself." Wu Shiyin handed Mr. Shi's completed form to Yang Xiao. It had the address and contact person Mr. Shi had left behind. They only needed to go there to find it.
Yang Xiao looked over the form a few times and found that Mr. Shi's hometown was in a rural area of Kanagawa. It truly wouldn't take long to get there from here. The train ride would be quick.
"The travel expenses will be reimbursed, right?" Toga Himiko also wanted to go out for a stroll, but seeing how stingy Wu Shiyin seemed, she still asked.
"Of course. Do I look like I'm short on that little bit of money? This is a business trip, not a personal outing." Wu Shiyin laughed. When he had money, he wasn't stingy.
"Then that's fine. Let's go." Toga Himiko called out to Yang Xiao, then suddenly remembered something. Looking at him, she said, "Don't hold me back."
"Hold you back?" Yang Xiao froze for a moment. "How would picking something up hold you back?"
"Just... don't dawdle." Toga Himiko said that and walked out. Yang Xiao greeted Wu Shiyin before leaving as well.
Yang Xiao didn't know much about transportation in Japan, so he needed to follow Toga Himiko. She happened to enjoy taking the lead, so he didn't need to say anything and simply followed behind her.
"Don't walk too close to me. I don't want people mistaking us for a couple."
Yang Xiao walked beside Toga Himiko when she suddenly said that. He froze, then instinctively slowed his pace. Only then did Toga Himiko walk ahead in satisfaction.
This girl sure has a lot of quirks... Yang Xiao thought helplessly. Still, she was somewhat cute.
Yang Xiao was actually eighteen years old, just at the age to attend university. His mental age was comparatively more mature, though he was only a few years older than Toga Himiko.
"Let's take the High-Speed Rail. It's faster than the train." After arriving at the High-Speed Rail station, Toga Himiko still decided to take the High-Speed Rail. There were trains here too, and they weren't particularly slow, but she wanted to take the High-Speed Rail because the environment was better. Besides, the company would reimburse it.
"Whatever you say..." Yang Xiao replied indifferently.
Toga Himiko smiled at Yang Xiao. "You don't have the right to choose anyway."
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