“Honestly, Catherine, you know how much I want to be useful to Kent, yet you say something like that. Fine, I’ll clean the front of the store until I can’t anymore!”
After an argument with Catherine, Marie grabbed a broom and headed outside. She began to sweep the front of the shop with all her might.
“Wow, amazing. It looks like it’s about to spill over.”
“Whoa, she has big breasts. It’s frustrating that I can see them but not quite.”
Marie was so focused on cleaning that she didn’t notice her surroundings. However, with every swing of the broom, her large chest jiggled with each movement. Combined with her conspicuous red clothes, many men walking on the street stopped to watch Marie clean.
“Now I need to collect the trash I’ve gathered.”
Saying so, Marie picked up a dustpan and crouched down.
” ” ” Oooooh! ” ” ”
A loud cheer erupted from the surroundings, and at that moment, Marie realized a crowd of men had gathered around the store.
“Hahahaha.”
Marie suddenly felt embarrassed and offered a wry smile.
“Welcome to Marie’s Bakery No. 2. Please take a look at our merchandise inside if you’d like.”
She put on her business smile.
“R-right. Since we’re here anyway, maybe I should buy something for my wife.”
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to get her a present.”
“That’s right. I was just thinking of buying some bread.”
Marie’s Bakery No. 2 was a famous shop in a prime location, so everyone was well aware of the merchandise they carried. Prompted by Marie’s invitation, the men, recalling what they wanted to buy, flocked into the store.
“Perhaps I am contributing to the store, aren’t I? Alright, I’ll keep this up and guide many customers inside!”
Marie put on a determined look and began to attract customers while cleaning.
“Thank you very much. We look forward to your next visit.”
“Welcome! Please feel free to look at our merchandise inside.”
She saw off customers leaving the store with a big smile and called out to people passing by to guide them inside.
“Hee hee hee. Catherine, I’ll show you what I can do too.”
Unaware that Marie was attracting customers outside, the inside staff were overwhelmed by the sudden influx of people.
“Next customer, please.”
“For payment, over here, please.”
“Um, this product is…”
Fortunately, it didn’t coincide with the scheduled arrival of aristocrats, but the store’s staff were working at full capacity to handle the customers.
“Why are we suddenly getting so many customers? Older brother, please go help out over there.”
“Wha- I got it.”
Rachel, unlike her usual self, was diligently directing operations inside as the store manager.
“Kent, please refill the change.”
“Coming right up.”
After a peak in customer traffic, the crowd gradually subsided, and the staff managed to get through an hour of intense business.
“There isn’t a speck of trash left in front of the store. I feel so refreshed after cleaning. I was a bit emotional, and that was my fault too. I need to apologize to Catherine.”
Feeling refreshed and accomplished after finishing her cleaning, Marie decided to put away her cleaning tools and return to the store.
“Mom, I’m sorry. I think I might have said a bit too much.”
“No, it’s alright. It was me too. I’m sorry.”
Upon returning to the store, Marie looked for Catherine to apologize and hurried over to her. To her surprise, Catherine apologized first. They accepted each other’s apologies, bringing their mother-daughter quarrel to an end.
“Catherine, you look tired. Are you alright?”
“A little while ago, customers suddenly increased, and it was chaotic in the store. Mom, you were cleaning outside, right? Did something happen to suddenly increase our customers?”
“Could it be… my fault?”
“Mom! What did you do?”
Catherine questioned Marie.
“Now, now, it’s fine. Customers increased, and so did our sales.”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
Rachel said, patting Catherine on the back as she seemed to have something more to say.
“Older brother, we sold quite a lot of merchandise during that rush. Could you and Marie check together if any items are drastically low in stock?”
“Roger that. Shall we go, Marie?”
“Y-yes!”
Rachel thoughtfully assigned Marie a task to do with Kent. Marie’s face lit up at being given work, and she headed for the warehouse with Kent.
“Come on, come on, Catherine, you work here too. Back to it.”
“Yes, yes.”
Rachel urged Catherine to return to her work.
“Even close family members fight like that, huh? Well, I guess one crisis is averted.”
Rachel, who hadn’t done anything specific to help them reconcile, was immersed in a sense of accomplishment.
“Kent, the stock for the product on the top shelf is running low.”
“You’re right. Let me get a stepladder… Hmm? I don’t see it.”
As Kent and Marie were checking the warehouse inventory, Marie noticed that the stock of a certain product was low. The shelf where it was placed was quite high, out of reach for both Kent and Marie. Normally, they would use a stepladder to replenish it, but for some reason, the stepladder wasn’t in its usual spot, and they couldn’t find it anywhere in the warehouse.
“Kent, could you give me a shoulder ride? That way, I can reach it and replenish the product.”
“Hmm…”
Kent hesitated whether to accept Marie’s proposal.
“Are you perhaps thinking I’m heavy?”
“N-no, not at all.”
“If you don’t like that, shall I give you a shoulder ride instead?”
Marie, suspecting Kent was hesitating because he thought she was heavy, made a counter-proposal.
“No, it’s fine for me to be on the bottom.”
“Then, please.”
Marie spread her legs, lifted her skirt slightly, and made a gap for Kent’s head to fit through.
“Kent, here you go.”
“Is that alright?”
Kent hesitated to put his head between a woman’s legs and asked again.
“Actually, I’m embarrassed too, so let’s get this over with quickly.”
“Understood. Then here I go!”
Kent pushed his head between Marie’s legs.
“Hyaaa!”
“A-are you alright?”
“It was just an unfamiliar sensation, so I made a noise. I’m fine.”
Marie flinched the moment Kent’s head entered and let out a cute gasp.
“Okay, I’m going to stand up.”
“Yes, please.”
Kent firmly supported Marie’s thighs and stood up. The sensation of Marie’s thighs transmitted to his shoulders and neck was very pleasant, and a uniquely feminine scent that enticed men wafted to his nose.
“Hup, unnn, the box on the shelf isn’t moving easily.”
Kent, below, couldn’t see Marie’s current situation, but he could tell she was struggling, wondering if there was some trouble.
“Marie, are you alright?”
“Ahh, please don’t speak so suddenly! I-I’m fine. It’ll just be a little longer, almost… please bear with me a bit longer.”
Kent asked with concern, but Marie’s reply was that she was fine, albeit in a somewhat seductive tone.
(N-no, I can’t. Thinking about Kent’s head between my legs is making me feel strange.)
Marie tried not to think about it, but once the thought entered her mind, she couldn’t control her feelings.
“I-it’s placed! Kent, I’m done, you can let me down.”
“Understood. I’ll put you down slowly, so be careful.”
Kent carefully lowered Marie with the utmost caution.
“Hmm? There’s a strange sensation…”
“Kent, is something wrong?”
Kent felt a strange sensation around his neck and touched the spot. He felt a slippery sensation.
“My neck feels kind of slippery…”
As Kent said this, Marie’s face turned red, and she frantically checked inside her skirt.
“I-I’m so sorry.”
Marie suddenly started apologizing to Kent.
