WORTHLESS (BL)

Money Not Enough

"Welcome! How can I help you?"

"..."

"Hello!"

"Hi…?"

"Hi brother!" 

Jian Yu thought twice about backpedalling out of the shop and checked if he was in the right place or not before throwing that idea out and crossed his arms instead. 

"What are you doing here?" He asked. 

"I… am working here?" 

"Not good enough, try again." 

The other avoided his eyes from meeting Jian Yu's, his hands busy working. He had been wiping that small thing in his hands that Jian Yu was sure once he was done with it, that thing would shine so bright. 

"I need another job to live the life I want?"

"Try again."

"I need to save enough that my descendants of the seventh generations can live abundantly?" 

Jian Yu's eyebrows lifted up so high that it went above his hairline. 

"Did Inspector Han not pay you?" 

BAM! 

Jian Yu jumped. 

"You don't know how much I suffer without you there, brother! No one buys me food, no one takes care of me, no one cleans my room, I even have more paperworks to do, brother!" 

Rei whined loudly, big fat crocodile tears formed in the corner of his eyes. 

"Now i have to work in this stupid antique shop, wiping, wiping, and wiping all day long-- ouw!"

An old man appeared from the back of the shop and smacked Rei's head. "Get back to work, young man!" 

"Ouch, ouch! Stop hitting me, old geezer-- ow!" Rei tried to protect his head from incoming smacks which he failed miserably. The old man just knew where to hit next. 

"Told you to call me grandpa, where are your manners?" 

Another smack and Rei was finally left alone, sniffing like an abused puppy. 

The old man finally turned to Jian Yu. "My apologies, this young lad has yet to learn." 

"Ah no, it's fine," Jian Yu chuckled. The scene was quite entertaining to watch. "Please disiplin him however you like, that brother of mine lacks courtesy." 

"He is your brother?!" The old man looked surprised. 

"Yes, an older brother, but he never respects me as one," Jian Yu sniffed, pretending to dab the corner of his eyes. 

"That brat…" 

The old man went back to Rei and smacked his head again, receiving a few squawks in return. 

Jian Yu felt the side of his lips curled upwards at the scene. This kid needed a few lessons on proper etique. 

While they were at it, Jian Yu took a moment to admire the shop and holy mother, this place was crammed wall to wall with furniture. 

The shop was like a maze, filled with mass of furniture of all shapes and sizes. This shop was in the deserted area of Zariya, probably why people rarely visited this place hence it was quiet. 

The old man who owned this shop was around sixty years old, Jian Yu guessed. An Omega. 

Wouldn't that be dangerous for an Omega to live alone in a deserted area like this?