Chapter 665: A Salary of 1800
Chapter 665: Chapter 665: A Salary of 1800
Renee Jennings furrowed her brow. After a few seconds of thought, she asked softly, "Ma’am, besides the dizziness, are you feeling anything else right now?"
Evening Maple replied slowly, "Dizzy, a little short of breath, and sometimes I feel nauseous and want to throw up."
Renee Jennings nodded, her tone gentle as she reasoned with her. "Dizziness, difficulty breathing, and nausea are all complications of high blood pressure. You haven’t taken your medication for a few days. Let me call an ambulance for you first, so you can get treated at the hospital, okay?"
[That’s right! Ma’am, your health is what’s important!]
[Not taking high blood pressure medication on time can cause a cerebral hemorrhage! You have to take this seriously!]
Hearing Renee Jennings’s words, Evening Maple shook her head. "I’m not going to the hospital. I’ll be fine once I take my medicine. Streamer, just help me tell Buddy to give the medicine back to me. That’s all."
Renee Jennings felt a flash of helplessness. "Ma’am, do you have any other medication at home?"
"No," Evening Maple explained. "That bottle was newly bought. It’s not time to buy a new one yet."
Renee Jennings pressed her lips together, frowning in thought before speaking slowly, "Ma’am, in that case, can you order a new bottle of your high blood pressure medication online right now?"
But Evening Maple just frowned and pointed at Buddy. "Don’t I still have some here at home? We can’t waste money. Just have Buddy give it back."
Renee Jennings: "..."
She sighed again and came up with an excuse. "Ma’am, Buddy says your medicine is expired. That’s the reason he keeps snatching it away—he’s afraid it’ll be bad for you if you take expired medicine."
[For real? I’m not so sure I believe that...]
[I don’t believe it either. I feel like there’s more to it than that.]
Evening Maple caught sight of the bullet comments and asked hesitantly, "Streamer, are you sure you’re telling me the truth?"
"Ma’am, I am telling the truth," Renee Jennings said earnestly. "I’m being very serious. It really is because the medicine is expired. You need to buy a new bottle quickly and take it right away."
Evening Maple nodded, half-convinced. "Alright then, I’ll buy new medicine now."
Renee Jennings then broke into a smile. "Ma’am, could you send me your phone number? I feel like we have a connection. I’m also in Zenvia, and I’d like to find a chance to come visit you."
Evening Maple was getting on in years and enjoyed the company. Plus, she wanted Renee Jennings to communicate more with Sunny, the golden retriever, so she agreed without hesitation.
"Of course, I’ll send it to you."
Renee Jennings quietly breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, Ma’am, I’ve received it. How long until the medicine you ordered online arrives?"
Evening Maple: "Another 22 minutes. It’ll be here soon."
minutes was indeed very fast.
To make sure no emergencies occurred before she took her medicine, Renee Jennings decided to stay with her until after she’d taken it. "Ma’am, how many children do you have?"
Stroking Sunny’s head, Evening Maple smiled. "I have two children, a son and a daughter."
"That’s wonderful," Renee Jennings said with a smile. "Are both of your children in Zenvia?"
"My son is in Zenvia, and my daughter is in Lynfell."
"That’s good. Lynfell and Zenvia are close."
"Yes, they are."
"Do you live by yourself, ma’am?"
"Yes." Evening Maple nodded. "But I live very close to my son. It’s only a five-minute walk."
Renee Jennings smiled. "That’s very convenient."
[Why is the streamer so chatty all of a sudden?]
[Hahaha, looks like Renee loves gossip too.]
[Excuse me, are you going to connect with anyone else? If not, I’m gonna head out.]
[Can’t you all see Ms. Jennings is waiting for the lady to take her blood pressure medication?]
Renee Jennings glanced at one of the comments and replied, "I’ll be connecting with someone else. Just give me another five minutes."
Just as she was making small talk with Evening Maple, the doorbell finally rang.
The delivery driver was two minutes late.
Evening Maple opened the door to get her delivery, then leaned her phone against a thermos. As she unboxed the medicine, she said, "This time, I’d better check if it’s expired."
Sunny stared at the person on the phone and asked quizzically, "WOOF? Big Sis, why didn’t you tell Grandma that her son and daughter-in-law are bad people?"
"Don’t be anxious, Buddy," Renee Jennings soothed him softly. "I’ll come see you tomorrow and explain in person, okay?"
Although he didn’t understand, Sunny still agreed. "WOOF? WOOF! Are you really coming tomorrow? Then I’ll wait for you!"
Renee Jennings and the hundred thousand viewers in the stream all watched as Evening Maple took her high blood pressure medication.
A slight smile touched her lips as she said cheerfully, "Ma’am, now that you’ve taken your medicine, go get some rest. I’ll come see you tomorrow."
"Alright." Evening Maple was very happy. "I’ll wait for you tomorrow then. I’ll give you a red envelope, since I don’t know how to top up and send gifts on here."
Renee Jennings shook her head. "It’s alright, ma’am. You don’t have to send a gift."
After Evening Maple logged off, many viewers started flooding the bullet chat with gossip.
[Streamer, the lady’s medicine wasn’t expired, was it?]
[Ms. Jennings, did someone tamper with the medicine?]
[Can you stream when you go to her house tomorrow? We’re worried about her too!]
Renee Jennings glanced at the bullet comments, feeling a bit helpless.
’Evening Maple might still be in the stream,’ she thought. ’How can I tell the truth?’
Renee Jennings decided to simply ignore these questions and not answer.
She picked up her now-cold coffee, drank the last few sips, and said slowly, "Now, let’s connect with our last viewer."
[Happy New Year]
[Happy New...]
CLICK—
Renee Jennings took a screenshot and read the person’s ID: "Our last viewer to connect is—DailyQuitter."
[I want to quit my job too, WAHHH]
[I dream of quitting my job to wander, but my bank balance is less than ten grand.]
[Haha, the person above has a way with words.]
A young woman wearing a black beret appeared on the split screen. Her makeup was clean and simple, and she had two small dimples when she smiled. "Hi, Ms. Jennings."
Renee Jennings smiled back. "Hello, Teddy."
[Teddy is such a sweetheart!]
[Huh? Her name is Teddy, not DailyQuitter?]
DailyQuitter chimed in, "My name really is Teddy, and I really do think about quitting every single day. Too bad my boss won’t agree."
[Girl, you’re actually quitting? I only dare to talk a big game!]
[Another day of suffering, for a salary of 1800.]
DailyQuitter: "Because my dad is the boss."
[Subtle flex. Get her out of here.]
[Why can’t my dad be my boss... (Another day of wishing my dad would make it big.)]
DailyQuitter smiled but didn’t respond to the bullet comments. Instead, she turned to Renee Jennings with a serious expression. "Ms. Jennings, I need your help with something."
"Alright." Renee Jennings gave a slight nod. "Go ahead."
Thinking about the matter, the smile on DailyQuitter’s face instantly faded, and a shadow of worry crossed her features.
"So, here’s what happened. I have a friend who’s been unemployed for about half a year. Then one day, she suddenly said she wanted to come to my city to look for a job and asked if she could stay at my place for a few days."
"As for my situation, when I graduated from college, my parents bought me a house—paid in full—and I’ve been living alone ever since."