The recruitment process remains the same as before; academic qualifications are secondary, and personal ability and character are the most important factors. Eighty new employees were hired, representing a significant expansion.

The zoo already had a large area, and it has been gradually expanding.

As soon as Su Zhou finished speaking, the two of them froze on the spot.

"What's with those expressions on your faces? Aren't you happy about your promotions?" Su Zhou rested her chin on her hand, her tone slightly teasing, and she blinked.

"I'm so happy, I'm just too happy, I didn't react for a moment." Tang Yu quickly realized what Su Zhou was talking about, and asked somewhat uncertainly, "I don't think I've done anything particularly outstanding at work, so this promotion opportunity... you should give it to someone more outstanding."

Among the zoo's current employees, his educational background is neither the best nor his work performance is particularly outstanding. He has never made any mistakes. His only advantage is that he was an early entrant. In other companies, he would be considered a veteran.

"And I feel that I am not a person with leadership skills," Tang Yu added immediately.

He has never been particularly outstanding since childhood.

His grades were average, and he had never held any position or managed anything before. Su Zhou's sudden call for them to discuss this matter made him quite nervous.

"How could that be? I think you're excellent." Su Zhou counted his merits carefully on her fingers. "You're responsible and diligent. You've handled and resolved many issues, big and small, at the zoo. Before our zoo was even operational, it was the two of you who wrote the viral article with over 100,000 views. You've drawn more attention to our zoo than many people who just stir up emotions or don't visit zoos often. Don't underestimate yourself. Your abilities are more than enough to make you a zoo manager."

"I've thought about this for a long time, and it's a decision I've made after careful consideration."

"From now on, you'll be responsible for handling various matters at the zoo, so your salaries definitely won't be what they are now. How about this, each of you will have your salary increased to 20,000 yuan a month. It will definitely be more than that in the future, so let's leave it at that for now." Su Zhou swiped her phone screen and added the two people as administrators in the work group.

As soon as Su Zhou finished speaking, the two of them shut up.

A monthly salary of 20,000 yuan is not a low salary in Beijing. You have to know that one of them is a recent graduate and the other is a master's graduate. It is not as easy to find a job as it used to be. They had already felt the difficulty of the current employment environment when they were still in school, otherwise they would not have come to the zoo to submit their resumes.

At first, the zoo looked dilapidated, and no one expected that it would develop to such an astonishing degree in such a short time.

In some ways, they are already considered the luckiest of the lucky.

"In that case, it seems I'll have to work hard and dedicate myself to the development of the zoo from now on." Song Xinran clenched her fist. Not long after graduating with a master's degree, she became a manager at the popular zoo. Her attitude towards promotion was unmatched.

Su Zhou smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that exaggerated. You just need to do your jobs well."

"It's okay, I promise I'll complete the mission and won't hold you back."

Having received assurances from both of them, Su Zhou glanced at the time and said, "It's getting late. Why don't you go eat first, and we can talk about the rest later?"

It was also time for her to eat. After Song Xinran and Tang Yu left, Su Zhou looked up at the quiet Xie Chi and asked, "Want to go eat together?"

To be honest, the two of them have never actually sat down for a proper meal together.

“…Hmm.” Xie Chi nodded slightly.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, the hanging lights shimmered with a warm yellow glow.

Some of the new employees were eating in the cafeteria, while others were moving things back and forth.

Actually, the staff dormitory here is fully equipped with everything, such as toiletries, bed sheets and blankets, which are all within the scope of the employees' own consideration. Su Zhou cannot possibly take into account everyone's tastes.

Where did you graduate from?

"I'm from Z University, majoring in finance."

"Is the job market this difficult even for high-achieving students like you? Why are you submitting your resume to the zoo?"

"No way, the benefits at All Souls Zoo are great. My roommates were really envious of me after I got the offer. By the way, buddy, where did you graduate from?"

"I'm from University A."

In unfamiliar environments, people tend to stick together more easily. For example, this batch of employees has only recently joined the company and has already become familiar with each other in a short period of time.

For toiletries, you can choose to buy them directly at the supermarket inside the zoo; there's no need to purchase them separately.

Su Zhou personally reviewed all the resumes of the candidates, and they were all personally verified by the system. Their character is beyond question; they are all people of excellent character.

Su Zhou looked at Xie Chi: "By the way, you can sit here, I'll go get some food."

After saying that, without giving Xie Chi time to react, she went straight to the self-service area to pick up food.

The restaurant's current three chefs are not enough, so Su Zhou has specifically recruited new chefs. Putting everything else aside, chefs are definitely the easiest to poach, after all, their main business is chain restaurants, and Su Yunhai knows a lot of chefs, and there are countless delicious cooks among them.

Tonight's dishes were still served buffet style. I looked at the porridge, and saw chicken nuggets... salt-baked chicken legs... lemon shredded chicken, as well as Kung Pao chicken, stir-fried chicken, roast chicken, etc. I brought back two large plates of them.

Xie Chi glanced at the dishes Su Zhou had served, his long, handsome eyes filled with confusion: "Is it all chicken?"

Su Zhou smiled slightly: "Don't foxes prefer chicken?"

Xie Chi: "..."

Su Zhou added, "There are so many dishes, don't waste them, be sure to eat them all!"

She herself didn't have a big appetite; she ate very little before announcing that she would stop eating. Xie Chi, on the other hand, ate all the remaining dishes.

Back at her lodgings in the evening, Su Zhou had just finished washing up and getting into bed when she discovered a message from Ms. Jiang. It said that recently many other pet owners had also suffered from this, with many animals accidentally eating poisoned food. As a result, all the major pet hospitals in Beijing were now packed with patients.

That's when they came to inquire whether the medicine they had given their German Shepherd that day was still available, and whether some of it could be used to help other animals.

Su Zhou didn't think much of it. She ran her own zoo, so rescuing animals was just something she could do. Besides, she had genuinely accepted the other party's kindness, so she agreed to do it.