Chapter 29 Going to Work

Today is Jiang Xinbai's first day at work. She arrived at the restaurant entrance early, but unexpectedly, there were people who arrived earlier than her and breakfast had already started being sold inside.

Sun Chaoying was busy moving the small blackboard with the writing on it and placing it next to the cash register, and for a while she didn't see Jiang Xinbai come in.

Jiang Xinbai straightened the strap of her bag and walked straight to the cashier counter. Before she even got there, she was stopped by people in the queue. "Hey, what's wrong with you? Can't you see everyone is queuing? You're the only one rushing straight ahead."

"I, no, I'm not here for breakfast."

"Why are you squeezing in here if you don't want to have breakfast?" The people in the queue were even more unconvinced and looked suspicious.

Sun Chaoying, who was writing a note with her head down, raised her head quickly when she heard the familiar voice. "Hey, Xinbai, this is a staff member of our hotel. Why are you stopping her? Get out of the way."

"What do you mean he's really from your store? Why doesn't he wear a work badge? You can't blame me, right?"

The person who was speaking looked at Jiang Xinbai eagerly, fearing that he would be made to suffer when he went to buy breakfast later because of what happened just now.

Jiang Xinbai nodded at him, then stood next to Sun Chaoying, touching his nose embarrassedly, "Sister Ying, this is my first day here, I don't know what to do, I still need you to guide me."

Sun Chaoying nodded and said, "You can write, right? I'll collect the money and food coupons, and you write."

"Yes, I can." Jiang Xinbai picked up the pen and wrote down every sentence Sun Chaoying said. With the cooperation of the two, they quickly got through the small peak of breakfast.

Jiang Xinbai put down his pen, rubbed his wrist, and asked in confusion: "Sister Ying, why are there so many people coming to the store to buy breakfast?"

A steamed bun cost five cents and two taels of food coupons. An adult man had to eat three to fill his stomach, which would cost six taels of food coupons and fifteen cents. It was not cost-effective.

Sun Chaoying sorted out the tickets he received and put them in a small box. He smiled when he heard Jiang Xinbai's question and said, "That's right. They are usually bachelors. If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry.

You see, our hotel provides fried dough sticks for breakfast, one costs 1.2 cents and 2 taels of food coupons, a bowl of tofu pudding costs 1.5 cents and no coupons are required, and a bowl of soy milk costs 8 cents and no coupons are required. Steamed buns cost 5 cents and 2 taels of food coupons, bean curd buns cost 8 cents and 2 taels of food coupons, meat buns cost 1.5 cents and 2 taels of food coupons, and a bowl of vegetarian noodles costs 1.0 cents and 4 taels of food coupons. It seems acceptable, but except for tofu pudding and soy milk, everything else requires food coupons. How many people can be willing to take out their food coupons? Only those who are not married yet, have no burden, and can spend all their money every month. "Of course, there are also people with good family conditions who don't care about the food coupons, but they are a minority.

Jiang Xinbai nodded with deep feeling, "That's right. For example, my husband only has 30 kilograms of food supply per month, which is barely enough for him to eat, and even then he can only eat until he is 70% full. If we have to use food coupons to eat breakfast in a restaurant, we will never be willing to do that."

Sun Chaoying glanced at Jiang Xinbai and said with a smile, "Then you must hurry up and transfer the food supply so that you can have food supply next month."

"Yes, I plan to go back to our village brigade to get a certificate during my next break, but I may need a receipt certificate from our side first." It will be November in a week, so we will try to get this done before the end of the month.

"That's not that difficult. When Manager Chen comes, he'll issue you a certificate. But he won't be at work today. He'll be at work tomorrow. Wait, let me check the shift schedule."

Sun Chaoying took out a notebook from the drawer beside him, pointed downwards, and said in annoyance: "Oh, look at what's happened. You were supposed to be on the mid-shift today, and you should have been at work at nine o'clock. Now you come to work so early, it's really..."

Jiang Xinbai waved her hand and said with a smile: "Sister Ying, it's okay. I should have familiarized myself with the environment."

"Okay," Sun Chaoying looked outside, then pulled Jiang Xinbai into the kitchen, "Come with me, I'll take you to meet some people."

Jiang Xinbai followed her into the kitchen, and the first person he saw was a middle-aged woman in her forties with a long face and squinty eyes, who was sitting on a small stool to rest.

"Sister He, come, let me introduce you to a new person. This is the new person who replaced Shen Chuxia, her name is Jiang Xinbai." Sun Chaoying pulled Jiang Xinbai to stand in front of He Chunfeng, and then continued to introduce: "Xinbai, this is the second in command of our state-owned hotel kitchen. Sister He is in charge of the breakfast in the restaurant. You can see how good Sister He's cooking skills are when you see so many people eating in the morning."

Jiang Xinbai said to He Chunfeng enthusiastically, "Hello, Sister He. My name is Jiang Xinbai. You can just call me Xinbai or Xiao Jiang. Sister He, your cooking skills are absolutely top-notch. I came to the store after breakfast, but as soon as I smelled the various breakfasts in the store, I immediately felt hungry again, which shows that your cooking skills are really good."

He Chunfeng had a stern face at first, but after being praised by Jiang Xinbai, he couldn't hold it back any longer and pursed his lips. "It's not as exaggerated as you say. It's just ordinary. Since you're hungry, here's a bowl of tofu pudding. You two can share it! I'm going to get off work now. Wait for Lao Li to come to the kitchen and let her clean up."

"Okay, Sister He, take care!" As soon as He Chunfeng left, Sun Chaoying brought the bowl of tofu pudding.

She quickly stuffed a spoon into Jiang Xinbai's mouth and said, "Hurry up, finish eating before Sister Li comes, so you won't get scolded."

Jiang Xinbai didn't care about anything else. He picked up the spoon and scooped a mouthful of tofu pudding into his mouth. Hmm, the bean flavor was rich and mellow, and with the white sugar sprinkled on it, it was really delicious.

The two of them quickly finished half a bowl of tofu pudding. Sun Chaoying put the bowl and spoon into the basin, wiped his mouth, and poured a bowl of boiled water for Jiang Xinbai, reminding him, "Rinse your mouth to prevent others from smelling it."

Jiang Xinbai was very familiar with this job. She drank several mouthfuls of water, and the taste in her mouth was washed away in a few gulps.

"Let's go and sit outside." Sun Chaoying pulled Jiang Xinbai out of the kitchen again.

"Sister Ying, are we the only ones in our restaurant?" Jiang Xinbai looked around carefully. Although it didn't look big, the dining area was about 40 square meters with seven tables. If they were all occupied, there should be quite a few people. It wouldn't be that there were only the two of them in the front hall, right?

Sun Chaoying smiled, "How could that be possible? Chen Xiaomei is off today. Our hotel has one day off a week, and it's all scheduled. If you need anything, you can take your day off with your colleagues. Come, let me introduce you. Our hotel has a manager, Chen Tianrong, and the head chef, Chen Tiande. You can tell they are relatives, real cousins. There is also a kitchen helper, Zhao Xiaoluo, a handyman, Li Xiangcao, and the other one is Sister He, He Chunfeng. Including you and me, there are eight people in total, which is not a small number."

"Oh, that's a lot." Jiang Xinbai nodded.

"Are all the soy milk and tofu pudding sold out today?" At this moment, a female voice suddenly came from the kitchen door.