Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

"Of course." Ethan looked at the woman: "Do you have an ID card? A driver's license is fine too."

"I have an ID card." The Asian woman dug through her pockets. Both Chen Zhao and Ethan saw that the woman's pockets were filled with small bills. After groping for a few times, she finally found her identity card. The certificate, but when he was about to hand it to Ethan, he shrank again: "How much does it cost to stay here for one night?"

"Ten dollars," Ethan said.

"Then I'll stay for two nights first."

The woman pieced together twenty dollars to give to Ethan.

"Qing li, Li Qing?" Chen Zhao glanced at the name on the ID card: "Auntie, are you from China?"

The woman looked at Chen Zhao: "Are you Chinese too?"

"Yes, Auntie, how long have you been out?"

Now that she has her ID card, she should be in the United States for a long time.

"Eight years, oh... By the way, little brother, what do you call me?"

"My name is Chen Zhao, and he is my friend Ethan."

"Hi." Ethan greeted.

"Hello."

It can be seen that although this woman has been abroad for a while, she is still not very accustomed to American social methods and etiquette, and she probably rarely communicates with others on weekdays.

"Auntie, are you coming to Los Angeles to play?"

"That...no, I have no place to live...so..."

"Auntie, is there any trouble?"

"I immigrated here with my son and daughter-in-law. I used to live a good life, but some time ago, my son and daughter-in-law died in a car accident. Now I am left alone...the house has also been taken away by the bank..." As he said, The woman began to wipe her tears.

"Chen, can you speak English? It's very rude of you to leave me alone like this." Ethan said depressedly.

"Auntie, your son and daughter-in-law were in a car accident. Didn't the insurance company pay for it?"

The woman shook her head: "They didn't buy much insurance, and the money from the insurance company wasn't enough to compensate the other party in the car accident..."

It turned out that her son and daughter-in-law were at fault, and Chen Zhao sympathized with her plight.

But sympathy is one thing, and Chen Zhao will not give money for no reason. After all, they are not familiar with each other.

"Then what are you doing now?"

"I...I have nothing to do and am looking for something to do."

"Ethan, do you need a waiter or cleaner here?" Chen Zhao asked.

"Would you like to recommend her?"

"If you think it's appropriate." Chen Zhao said.

After all, he is a fellow villager, and that's all Chen Zhao can help.

There are dozens of rooms in Ethan's place, but there are no waiters or cleaners, so Chen Zhao feels that it is necessary for Ethan to recruit one.

Of course, if Sister Li is unwilling to do it, that's another matter.

"Okay, but we need to check first. What's your name?"

"I...Li Qing, the clear water."

Chen Zhao said to Li Qing: "Aunt Li, if you need a job, you can stay here temporarily and help Ethan with some chores. Of course, if you have other plans, just pretend I didn't tell you."

"Okay, okay, I'll do it, as long as I have a place to live and a meal to eat."

"There will be a seven-day trial period. There will be no salary for these seven days. I can cover your food and accommodation. After seven days, if you can satisfy me, then I can give you thirty US dollars per day in the off-season and fifty US dollars per day in the peak season. You can help me at noon every day." I’ll clean up the room, and after I’m done, you can do whatever you want with the rest of the time, or you can find another part-time job.”

"Okay, I understand, thank you, and little brother."

Chen Zhao roughly estimated that Li Qing is considered a part-time worker, and based on the occupancy rate of the Ethan Hotel, it usually takes about two hours to clean up all the rooms. Thirty dollars for two hours is still a good income. , and even many temporary workers may not have such a high hourly wage.

The minimum hourly wage in each state in the United States is different. The minimum hourly wage in Los Angeles is ten dollars.

"Li, you go and have a day of rest first, then you will officially go to work tomorrow."

"Thanks."

After Li Qing left, Ethan said: "Chen, I helped her because of your face, but I need to investigate her details first."

The so-called seven-day probation period is actually the time for Ethan’s investigation.

"But I'm curious as to why you would take the initiative to help a woman."

Chen Zhao looked at Li Qing who had already walked up the stairs: "If I don't help her, maybe she will die in your hotel."

When people are in despair, the first thing they think of is death.

Lao Hei saw the death of this woman. Two days later, Li Qing, who was at the end of his rope, finally chose to die in this hotel.

That's why Chen Zhao would do her a small favor. Just a small favor, and this woman would not die.

Ethan has always been a very superstitious person, and has always believed that Chen Zhao has supernatural abilities.

So after hearing Chen Zhao's words, his eyes couldn't help but change.

At this time, Chen Zhao's phone rang.

"Hey, Rasfa, what's the matter? The second treatment wasn't so fast."

"No, Chen, it's not about treatment. Remember the last party couldn't be held because of Daniel's accident. I hope you can reward me this time."

Ever since Daniel's thighs grew, Rasfa's impression of Chen Zhao has completely changed.

He is a person who can decide his own life and death, and even how long he will live.

Rasfa hopes to maintain a closer relationship with Chen Zhao and make up for the mistakes he made in the past.

"So, can I bring a friend with me?"

"Of course, your friends are my friends."

"What time?"

"Tonight."

"Then we'll see you tonight."

"See you tonight."

"Ethan, there is a party, let's go together."

"If I don't go, they are all people I don't know."

"Beverly Hills, there are female celebrities, maybe you can hook up with them."

"Female star?" Ethan's tears were about to leak out.

Seeing Ethan's face, Chen Zhao gave up hope that he could hook up with the female star.

Unless all female celebrities are blind...

"Ethan, you need to rent a dress."

"Huh? It's too much trouble to rent a dress."

"If you want to get something out of tonight's party."

"Okay, okay..." Ethan's cheeks twitched.

Renting a slightly higher-end dress costs one or two hundred dollars a day, which is not a small amount of money.

However, if you can really hook up with a female celebrity, then this sacrifice is worth it.

"Lee, if you help me look after the store today, I'll give you fifty dollars."

"Boss... I'm afraid I can't do it well..."

"It doesn't matter. As long as you give the money, you can open a room for the other party. It's very simple..."

"I don't know English."

“It doesn’t matter, you don’t have to have documents, you just need to pay.”

"Okay, if there's anything you don't understand, I'll call you."