November 27th.

All the furniture had been repaired and deodorized, and the bedding had been delivered from the fabric factory. Bao Zhihui's canteen had been impatient for a long time, so the guesthouse was officially announced to be open.

The grand opening can be described by an idiom - deserted.

Winter has slowly arrived in Shanghai. The cold wind rolls up the leaves at the door, and they slowly drift away in the eyes of a few people.

Ren Lijuan, who was in charge of the front desk, propped up her chin boredly, watching Kou Shihong and Chen Shuang chatting on the sofa opposite.

The guesthouse has been open for three days, but not a single guest has checked in yet.

It’s not that there are no comrades on business trips who come to ask, but the accommodation prices in their guesthouse are a bit outrageous.

The people who previously trained Ren Lijuan and her colleagues at the Oriental Foreign Affairs Hotel were several retired employees.

Ren Lijuan heard from the masters that the most expensive hotel in Shanghai costs one dollar and fifty cents a night!

Of course, this does not include hotels that receive foreign guests, such as the Peace Hotel, Oriental Foreign Affairs Hotel, etc.

Who would have thought that their director was even more outrageous. The Corps’ guesthouse in Shanghai charged an external price of RMB 3.50 per night. Even for business travelers from the Corps, the internal price was RMB 2!

Everyone who came to ask ended up shaking their heads and leaving.

I can’t afford to live here at all!

"Don't look so sad," Kou Shihong said to Ren Lijuan with a chuckle, "We don't know whether the guesthouse is profitable or not, don't we?"

"Besides, today is the day to get paid, can't you be a little happier?"

When she heard the words "pay salary", Ren Lijuan sighed and couldn't help but curse a few people secretly.

"Those pink-eyed people just can't stand seeing others doing well!"

Initially, Zhang Hongcheng only accepted fourteen people (Chen Shuang was already selected in advance). Some of those who were not hired were dissatisfied and actually wrote letters to report that the wages of temporary workers in the guesthouse exceeded the standard!

Because the salary plus subsidies of temporary workers in the guesthouse exceeded twenty-two yuan.

Apprentices in Shanghai only earn 17.84 yuan in their first year. Doesn't this destroy unity?

Because the guesthouse is an institution stationed in Shanghai, the relevant departments only asked a routine question.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Hongcheng immediately changed the wages of all temporary workers to 17.84 yuan.

So even though today is the first day of salary payment, Ren Lijuan still feels hesitant.

There is no accountant in the guesthouse, and Chu Miaohong and Bao Zhihui are responsible for calculating everyone's salary.

Kou Shihong is a formal employee and has already received his salary for this month in advance.

Of course he knew that Zhang Hongcheng would never treat them unfairly.

I really can’t tell anyone how much salary he gets…

Although the wages and subsidies of the educated youth in the Corps are fixed, there is a small carpentry workshop under the guesthouse that is so poor that it is bleeding from breath...

There are bonuses to be won here!

Kou Shihong smiled and asked Chen Shuang and Ren Lijuan to go collect their wages first, while he watched the front desk for them.

He really wanted to see the expressions of these two people after receiving their wages.

The bonus is more than the salary, are you surprised?