“Will that be all?” Yun refrained from snapping at the customer.

Yang shot him a sympathetic glance. Working for their grandfather’s market was not an easy task. Any job with customer interaction was never easy. It was Yun’s fourth attempt to ring up the purchases of a woman who kept forgetting items.

 The woman, who appeared to be at least fifteen years older than Yun, snapped her fingers. “That’s right, I forgot to get some lettuce…soy sauce…sesame seeds…”

 It took all of Yun’s self control, and he had very little, not to groan out and punch the counter in frustration. Even the most patient people in a customer service position could get aggravated.

 “Fine. I’ll just put these aside until you’re done getting everything,” Yun responded.

 The woman walked off, and she appeared to be dazed.

 Yun frowned as he scanned the many items he had yet to ring up for purchase.

A gentleman in his forties appeared at the counter. He glanced at all the items in front of the young martial artist. “Should I wait?” he asked.

 Yun glanced at the five items the man had in his basket. “No, no…it’s fine. I’ll just ring you up now…”

 “Thank you.”

 Yun quickly and efficiently calculated the man’s purchases. Once the man paid, Yun began bagging the groceries when the forgetful woman approached.

 “Excuse me, young man, but I was in line before he was,” she said in a crisp tone.

 “I’ll be right with you,” Yun told her.

 She narrowed her eyes.

 “Here you go,” Yun handed the bags to the gentleman. “Thanks a lot.”

 As the man left, the woman continued, “Why didn’t you make him wait in line? I was here first!”

 Yun tried to keep his expression neutral. “Yeah, you were here first, but you forgot some things. I wasn’t sure how long you were gonna take, so I rang him up. He didn’t have much anyway. By the time you came back, I was finished with him.”

 “But you should make him wait first.”

 “I thought it’d be better if I rang him up first, since I didn’t start on yours yet, and you might have forgotten something,” he explained.

 At the corner of his eye, he could see Yang peering at them over a shelf of bread. Thanks for your help, brother, Yun thought silently. Yang wasn’t used to dealing with people. He was more on the quiet side. Still, it didn’t mean he had to hide.

 “I was here first. I’ve spent all my time and effort shopping here, so he should have had to wait.”

 Yun took a deep breath to calm himself. “Okay. He’s gone now, so I can help you. Is there anything else you need?”

 “Yes!” she exclaimed. “Where’s your manager?”

 “He’s out,” Yun said simply.

 “I don’t like your tone of voice, young man. When will he be in?” she demanded.

 “Not for another four hours,” Yun replied.

 “Are you making this up?” she demanded.

 “No,” Yun shot back. “He has other stuff to do right now, so he left the place with me. If you have a problem, then I can take down your name and number and have him call you back.”

 “What if you toss the number away and don’t give him the number?”

 Yun blew out a breath. “Look, lady, like I said, if you have a problem, I’ll have him call you back. I’m sure my grandfather would be glad to talk to you, all right?”

 “The manager is your grandfather?” the lady asked, shocked. “You need some discipline, young man. Your grandfather will definitely hear from me.”

 Yun shrugged. “Fine.”

 She regarded the items she had almost purchased with disgust. “I don’t want these anymore.” She scribbled her name and number on a piece of paper. “Have your grandfather call me…”

 She stomped towards the door. Yun quickly picked up a lettuce head, raising his arm to throw it. Yang swiftly came up from behind and snatched it away.

 “Calm down, Yun…”

 Yun glared in the lady’s direction. “D*mn woman…”

 “Don’t worry. Grandfather will talk to her, and we won’t have to worry about her.”

 “And what’s with you, hiding behind the shelf?” Yun demanded.

 Yang cleared his throat. “You know I don’t deal well with dissatisfied customers…”

 “Chicken…” Yun muttered.

 “Stop talking about yourself, Yun,” a female voice spoke up.

 The brothers looked up. Yun rolled his eyes while Yang gave her a smile in greeting.

 “What are you doing here, Meiying?” Yun asked.

 She stuck her tongue out at the younger brother. “Nice to see you, too, Yun. I’m here because I thought you guys wanted to go treasure hunting.”

 Yun glanced at the clock on the wall. “I do, but it won’t be for a while. Grandfather won’t be back for a while.”

 Meiying pursed her lips. “Until when?”

 “Two o’clock,” Yang answered.

 “Okay. I’ll just come back. You’re both going, right?” she asked.

 The two nodded.

 “Okay. I’ll be back, then.” Meiying headed out the door.

 “This looks like the zoo,” Yun pointed out a location on the map.

 “What made you think of that? The lion head?” Meiying teased.

 He frowned at her. It was four hours later. She and the guys were discussing their plans on how to approach this hunt. Gen was at the cash register, adding some change to it.

 “Cute,” Yun quipped. “Anyway…the X looks like it’s northeast of the lion head. The zoo is a ten minute walk from here, so we should get going.”

 Meiying pointed on the map. “There’s a park near the zoo. We’d have to split up. Is everything ready?”

 The two turned to Yang, who had a backpack and two shovels.

“Ready when you are,” Yang responded.

 Twenty minutes later, the three stared at the open park, overwhelmed with the task they were about to do. The park was at least one square mile. The three felt headaches coming on.

 “Are you sure we’re reading this right?” Meiying asked, glancing at the map.

 Yang studied the map in thought. He indicated a point on the map near the lion head. “This looks like a river…or a canal…”

 Yun scowled. “What?! The nearest water area is on the other side of town…”

 Meiying frowned. “So what is this head, if not a zoo?”

 Yang snapped his fingers.

The two looked at him.

“You know something?” Yun asked.

 “Do share,” Meiying instructed.

 Yang laughed. “There’s a business and shopping plaza on the other side of town near the riverfront. It has all these large statues of animals. I think we should go there.”

 “I remember that place!” Meiying exclaimed.

 “Well, let’s go!” Yun ordered.