Chapter 5 Lin

Walking down to the first floor lobby, I saw Ms. Anna sitting early in office behind the computer at the front desk

Zhao Cheng couldn't help but admire that according to what he knows, the other party is basically only receiving a basic salary, but he spends most of the day working for grandpa's hotel, from morning to night until he rotates to another night shift to bed, with almost no private time.

If this continues, it won’t work. In a sense, Sister Anna is still helping her benefactor. He didn’t expect the other party to work so hard day and night

Good morning, Anna

Zhao Cheng, good morning, I hope you have a good rest. Anna raised her head and responded with a smile

When will we set off today? Zhao Cheng asked, he had only been in Shangwang City for a day and was not familiar with the roads in this city, so he still needed the other party to help drive.

At one pm, I will ask Asamiko to replace me at the front desk. Before that, you can ask Lin to take you around the hotel and meet other employees. Anna replied

learn

Nodded, Zhao Cheng no longer continued to disturb her, said goodbye to Anna and went for breakfast

Walking down the corridor on the right into the spacious restaurant, there are only one or two guests sitting by the window in the distance, dining leisurely by reading newspapers and playing with their mobile phones. In the huge place, vacant round tables are arranged waiting for others to use, as if they symbolize the prosperous business of Fumeng Hall in the past.

Walking to the restaurant bar, Zhao Cheng didn't see Asamiko, maybe he was still busy in the kitchen inside.

The simple breakfast served in the morning hours of the Fumeng Pavilion is currently the maids. The only two remaining chefs will not go to work until noon and afternoon respectively. The chef and his son are responsible for lunch, dinner and supper from noon to midnight respectively.

After looking at the call bell on the bar, Zhao Cheng thought about it, but he walked straight around the low door next to the bar and walked in. As the owner of the hotel, the prompt that the customer stopped was invalid for him.

Going around to the restaurant work area and walking into the back kitchen, Zhao Cheng didn't see Mamiko. The kitchen was Lin, who had finished working in the garden. She carried a small plate of pizza on the waiting table.

Um?

The girl looked at the door and noticed that Zhao Cheng walked in

Hi, master... Uh, I mean, husband... Realizing the tongue error, Lin quickly changed her mouth

Sorry, I'm still getting used to it. The girl apologized in dejectedly

It doesn't matter, take your time, my wife Wave Zhao Cheng came to her, touched Lin's head and said with a smile

It's so interesting to call this cute little guy as a husband and wife. Except when I'm in bed, my own sister doesn't want to call me so slutty.

Well, husband, are you hungry? I just made pizza and although I'm not a really good chef yet, I hope it tastes good

Lin looked at the small plate of pizza that had just been freshly baked, and looked at Zhao Cheng with some expectations: How does it look? I have only recently started to learn to use the oven.

Have you just started learning to use an oven recently?

Zhao Cheng was a little confused. Didn’t Anna say that Lin was bought back by her grandfather last year?

He came to Lin's side, picked up a pizza with obvious burnt spots, and took a bite calmly

……

Um……

Not only the appearance, but also the inside... It's dry and hard when eaten

Chewing the ball of scorched cake, Zhao Cheng looked at the little maid in front of him with anticipation and nervous eyes.

In the end, she gave her a bright smile against her will

It's neither salty nor light... It tastes so good that he praised him against his will.

Really? Did I not burn this time?

Lin's expression was a little surprised, and her little face also jumped

Great, I will definitely learn how to cook the Waves gradually!

OK, it turns out you know you're burnt, Zhao Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart

He really didn't want to force himself to use this plate of scallion to continue to torture his hungry stomach bag, and quietly put the pizza in his hand back on the plate. He changed the subject and said: Speaking of which, Lin...

Well, husband?

Do you have any impression of my grandfather? I grew up abroad and didn't even know that I had a grandfather in Nanao since I was a child. Zhao Cheng asked, not entirely to change the topic. He really wanted to learn about the grandfather who left him with huge wealth through the people around him.

I'm sorry for my grandfather's death...

Lin lowered her eyes with a depressed look, and she sadly recalled her previous master

He is a good master, he treats me very well after buying me back, and in fact, he is almost one of the best masters he has ever treated me for the past, and when Grandpa was alive, he didn't force me to do anything...

So...husband, I hope you can be kind to me too... The girl secretly glanced at the new owner in front of her, and suddenly she prayed like a mosquito humming.

?...Are you afraid of me? Zhao Cheng asked unexpectedly

... Lin looked at the other person pitifully, then nodded slightly: ...Yes, husband, whenever I change my master, I am very scared. Someone used to be rude to me.

Alas...Lin, don't worry, no matter what kind of master you have experienced in the past...

Zhao Cheng chuckled and shook his head: ...I will not hurt you, never! Because I hate violence, you don’t have to worry, nor do you have to be afraid.

Hearing this tone of serious promise, Lin raised her head, and there seemed to be a little more eloquent in her eyes.

The new owner's words sounded sincere to the girl's ears. Although the name he asked for was strange, he was indeed a gentle and good person.

Thank you for saying that, my husband, thank you very much

She suddenly saw the pizza that had only taken a bite from the plate, and thought that the other party hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so she realized: Husband, do you want something else to eat? Or drink something, why don't I make some tea for you now?

Feeling the dry texture still in his mouth, Zhao Cheng felt that it would be better to wait for Miss Mamiko to return to the kitchen for breakfast.

Don't worry, in fact, I want to know more about you, my wife, about your past

I……?

Lin looked at her master in confusion: ...but no one ever wanted to know my past

So, from now on, Zhao Cheng shrugged with a smile: Listen to the name of both of us, it is natural for my husband to understand his wife's past

The girl blinked her eyes and thought it was her master who was joking. How could anyone let a slave be his wife?

She lowered her head and said at a loss: ...ah...I don't even know where to start...

Let's start talking simply, for example, you are an Al, right? I don't know much about you. Zhao Cheng started to remind him

Well, yes, as you can see, have you ever talked to other Als before? Lin asked the other party, she was also a little curious about her new owner.

No, never

Zhao Cheng explained: I only came to Nan'ao for a day. The Daxia Kingdom where I lived before was on the continent on the other side of the ocean. Uh... I don't know whether you know the world outside Nanao. There are no Aiers or slavery in us. Everyone is equal...at least relatively equal.

...Oh, well, it sounds like a much better place than here. Lin said a little yearning, but she shook her head. No matter what the outside world is like, there is no place for Al people there.

In South Austria, according to human laws, people like me are slaves, including the mixed-race Als born to our ethnic group and humans, they are all slaves.

Why is this? Lin, did the Als fight with humans here in the past?

...Well, but, I really don't want to talk about this anymore. It was a very dark past. In short, we lost in history. The failure of our tribe led to the fact that all the Als became slaves of the South Ao Kingdom. Lin's little hand held his thumb and preached sadly

The men among us are cheap coolies, most of us work outside the city, work in farms, mines and construction sites, while most women are arranged in the service industry, or become... Well... I think you can probably guess. The girl sighed and couldn't say the word "prostitute"

However, we still have some rights! The most basic ones, such as the right to eat, sleep and cure diseases, most protection laws also apply to us. If an Al-slave receives any form of violent abuse, her master will be fined and the slave will be confiscated and taken away by the government

...Although, most judges who judged these laws were more on the side of the owner in most cases, and seemed to recall something, Lin's voice was lower.

Also, without the supervision of the owner, we cannot appear alone in public places other than the workplace. Even if we are accompanied by the owner, we must wear collars on the street, otherwise the owner will be warned by a fine...

Zhao Cheng frowned. This sounded exactly the same as the management clauses for pet dogs in Daxia that must be tied to a leash, but when these were imposed on a living intelligent race, it was a naked humiliation and reminder of identity.

Lin, have you been here for the past three hundred years? He said with a gentle tone

Although he had really excited him before to think that he could have a slave legally, when the naked and cruel reality faced by the Als was really in front of Zhao Cheng, he found that he was still shaken.

Even if Zhao Cheng is a selfish person who is carrying evil people, now he feels some compassion for the Al people rise in his heart.

Not all... Speaking of my past, although I am still very young, I still remember that before we all became slaves, I was free for a while. That was before the war began. I had my own parents and a sister. I couldn't remember it very clearly. After all, I spent 99% of my life being a slave.

Lin raised her head again and forced herself to be her spirit: In short, I have survived the most terrible period. You must know that more than a hundred years ago, we had no rights. The master at that time could beat, scold or even kill us at will.

But now it won't be. The revised law protects the life and survival of slaves.

...Although, some masters are still acting worse to slaves than others... Lin hugged her arm in fear

Facing the girl in front of him, Zhao Cheng couldn't help but ponder. He suddenly asked: Can I ask, Lin, how many people have you before me?

Well, let me think about it... Just as I remember, including your grandfather, I think I have been owned by at least nine masters. Everything seems to have been a long time, and it seems that it has not been long...

...The slave girl in front of her has experienced nine masters, Ah, and Zhao Cheng raised his eyebrows in a sigh

However, he was not sure whether the possession that Lin said was the same as what he wanted to ask about. The girl's naive tone even made the experienced Zhao Cheng unable to judge whether the other party was still a virgin.

Besides, to be honest, Zhao Cheng is not sure whether his experience will work for a 300-year-old Al girl.

Lin didn't realize that the new owner in front of her was guessing whether she had sexual experience. The Al girl just remembered the memories of the past and felt a lot of emotion.

Since you humans spread across this land, the world has changed so quickly. I am often amazed at how I live in such an era of rapid technological development.

Do you know, husband, I have witnessed the first car, the first airplane, the first computer, the first bionic robot you built in history... With so many things, you built the house on the moon...

All this happened almost in the blink of an eye and ended. I learned to use human tools at the speed, and I couldn't even keep up with the speed at which you invent new things...

I think so, even for a human like me, the speed of the world changing with each passing day is amazing

Zhao Cheng empathized with it. Just as he was about to continue asking the other party more about the past, Asamiko, who returned to the kitchen, interrupted the chat between them.

...Chengsang Bolang?

Asamiko's voice sounded at the kitchen door: Sorry, I just went to deliver food to the guests on the third floor. Did Chengsang come to have some breakfast?

Zhao Cheng turned around: It's Ah, Asamiko, if it's convenient, please get me some food

OK, what do Chengsang want to eat? I recommend the egg roll cake set in the morning. Both the guests and ourselves like it. Asamiko put down the delivery tray and came to Lin's side.

Well, just do what you usually do. I don’t care much about what I eat. Zhao Cheng replied

OK, then please wait ten minutes. As Mamiko said, she also saw the small plate of pizza made by Lin Shangzi.

She grabbed another piece and stuffed it into her mouth and took a bite in the same expectant gaze as the Ayr girl was looking forward to.

...Well... there has been progress, Lin Jiang Wawa. Asamiko touched Lin's little head helplessly and encouraged her

At least it tasted much better than last time, but the baking time is still too long...

……

Ah, is this still a progress?

Listening to Asamiko's reluctant comments, Zhao Cheng almost laughed out loud. It's hard to imagine what dark food Xiaolin baked without progress.