Chapter 241 A Heart-Piercing Deception

"Hongxia, what time do you get off work?"

"8 PM? What's wrong?"

"Hide away and do nothing. I'll pick you up at 8 p.m. You've always had a very innocent upbringing. I suspect you've been scammed. There's something fishy about this job."

"What? That can't be!"

"I only have suspicions, but for your safety and the sake of your wallet, you'll have to hide in the toilet stall, but you'll have to go hungry for a meal. Can you hold it in?"

Back in my hometown, the school was far from home, and to save money, it was common to go hungry. The word "wallet" had a huge impact. Hearing this, he nodded, cleaned up the broken pieces of porcelain, and hid in the toilet stall, pressed against the wall, not daring to make a sound.

Yun Xia straightened her clothes and turned back to the private room!

"Where have you been? Why are you back so late!" The dishes were already served, and Jiang Chao said this while putting four-happiness meatballs on the girl's plate.

"Ugh, my phone broke. I fiddled with it for ages but couldn't fix it. Well, a little break is better than a big disaster. I'll just buy a new one tomorrow."

Bai Jie smiled upon hearing this, took out the gift he had prepared beforehand, and said, "No need for trouble. Here, this is a special gift for your graduation—a flip phone, the latest model this year."

The packaging box was printed with a pink flip phone image. Since they were all family, Yunxia didn't stand on ceremony and took it directly. After thanking her a few times with a smile, she opened the box, inserted the SIM card, fiddled with it for several minutes, and then put it in her pocket.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the envy in her youngest son's eyes. She patted his head and said, "An'an, don't be envious. When you get into university, I'll buy you one too."

"Yay, Mom, come on, have a braised lion's head meatball."

With her phone secured, the young woman was overjoyed. She ate heartily until her belly was round, rested for a while in the private room, and was stopped by the manager when she was about to leave to pay the bill.

"Miss, I'm very sorry about what happened just now. Please accept this 50 yuan as compensation for your phone repair costs."

Oh my god!

When the manager saw the girl walking with Bai Jie, he almost regretted it. Bai Jie had no power, but his older brother and father did. He quickly searched all his pockets and only managed to pull out 50 yuan. After cursing the supervisor under his breath, he braced himself and stepped forward.

"Xiaxia, didn't you just say... you dropped your phone by accident?"

Judging from this situation, it might not be an accident, but something fishy. Bai Jie frowned and looked unhappily at the manager who kept smiling apologetically. He thought to himself that he had finally brought his family to the hotel for a meal, and all he got to do was cause trouble.

"Hey, Uncle Bai, it's better to avoid trouble. Besides, my phone... really needs a new one. But, Manager, I need to remind you to discipline your subordinates properly, or you might lose your secure job!"

Yunxia's words had a hidden meaning, but the manager, whose mind was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, misunderstood. He thought the girl was taking the opportunity to retaliate and wanted to fire him. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a forced smile, "Don't worry, miss, something like this will never happen again. As for the phone, the hotel will compensate you with a new one. Are you satisfied with this compensation?"

Yun Xia waved the flip phone in her hand and said, "No need, I already have a new one. I'll take the 50 yuan. Let's call it even for what happened earlier, but... you really need to discipline your subordinates properly. I believe you understand the principle of 'the darkest place is under the lamp'!"

While the manager was still confused, Yun Xia led the group away. In the car, Jiang Chao frowned and asked, "What did you mean by what you just said?"

"Hehe, want to know what that means? Come with me tonight."

Jiang Chao rolled his eyes at her, didn't answer, sat up straight, and stared intently ahead. But as soon as it got dark, seeing that the girl was about to go out, he followed closely behind her.

At 7:50 p.m., at the back entrance of the Lihua Hotel, the two hid in a corner, using the terrain to conceal themselves.

"Yunxia, ​​you've come here sneakily. You'd better give me a perfect explanation later." The girl hadn't said a word about what she was up to the whole way, and Jiang Chao said through gritted teeth.

"Shh, be quiet. You'll find out soon enough. You're a senior, after all. Is this all the patience you have?"

She received a glare, but thankfully she stopped causing trouble. A dozen minutes later, a fashionable young woman led a group of dejected girls out, and Li Hongxia, who had been hiding all day, was among them.

"Damn it, I kindly helped you find jobs, and you've ended up with this mess. How can you not appreciate such a lucrative job? Breaking vases, tea sets, bowls and spoons is one thing, but you... you even spilled water on the customer's suit! Do you even know how much that suit costs?" The fashionable woman said, hands on her hips, exasperated.

"Senior, I know I was wrong, but... it was clearly a customer who barged in. It's 500 yuan! My tuition was all raised by the villagers, I really can't afford it!"

"In the service industry, the customer is king, especially here at the Lihua Hotel, a five-star hotel. The guests coming and going are all rich and powerful. Can't you walk close to the wall while holding your coffee?"

"But...but they said during the training..."

"Heh, you have the nerve to mention training? After the instructor finished speaking, he asked you to be prepared. What did you say back then? Do you have the nerve to say it now?"

Upon hearing this, even the only girl who had voiced her dissent fell silent. The fashionable young woman glared around, then spat angrily on the ground. "It's my bad luck to run into a bunch of you. I'm useless at everything. Listen, Lihua is one of the top hotels in Jiangcheng. If you offend it, you won't have a good time for the next five years. If you want to graduate smoothly, I suggest you pay for it!"

All eight girls, except for Li Hongxia, had some debts on their hands today, ranging from over 100 yuan to as much as the girl who spilled coffee on a customer and was sued for 500 yuan.

As soon as the fashionable young woman spoke, the girls panicked and grabbed her, begging for mercy and telling her about their difficulties, asking her to help them. Li Hongxia, who had been holed up in the toilet all day, was rubbing the hem of her clothes. She vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

The fashionable woman's eyes flashed with a hint of triumph. Finally, she pursed her lips, sighed, and said, "Fine, fine, I'll swallow my pride and beg the higher-ups at Lihua out of pity for your pitiful state. But let me make this clear beforehand: you'll definitely have to pay. The four of you made minor mistakes, so prepare 50 yuan. The three of you made major mistakes, so prepare 100 yuan. You...you...didn't make a mistake?"

Stared at by everyone, Li Hongxia forced a smile and replied, "I accidentally broke a tea set. I was supposed to pay for it, but luckily a distinguished guest came along and took pity on me, so he took the blame instead..."

She didn't know why she had to hide the truth, but she had a feeling that her senior was a bad person and she couldn't let this matter involve Yunxia, ​​who had kindly helped her.