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"No, really, Olive. My mother used to say that saying a prayer makes any meal taste good. No matter how simple the dishes are, or even if it's just plain rice because there's no money for side dishes, it still tastes good."
Olive fell silent.
"I've experienced tough times when I couldn't afford meat," Thomas reminisced about his early days in Jakarta. His situation back then was quite sad. His salary was meager, but he had to support himself here and cover his father's medical expenses back in the village. He also had to work extra to save money for his marriage with... oh, why did he have to remember that woman again?
Get a grip, Thomas! That woman's life is different from yours now!
"I didn't start in my current position, Liv. I had to work my way up. That's why yesterday I gave you advice, right? You're good, but you need to adapt to the CBD branch first to understand how the CBD head teller works. Are you starting to understand what I meant?"
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