Today is Friday. Li Jia's cooking class is from 3 pm to 5 pm. After leaving school, Li Jia returned to the shop and logged into the talent market in City B again. She opened the backend of the job postings and found it empty. Not a single resume had been sent.

"People these days have such lofty ambitions, yet this international brand chain dry cleaning store can't even get a single resume!" Li Jia muttered to herself as she closed the page, got up and went downstairs, calling Meng Yao and Zhou Xiaoyu to the rest area.

"Please sit down. I'd like to ask for your opinions." Li Jia said, then sat down with a smile. Zhou Xiaoyu and Meng Yao sat down opposite him. "What opinions?" "Yes, Brother Li! Do you need to ask for our opinions?"

"Hehe, of course I need to ask for your opinions. Business at the shop has been improving quite a bit lately, and I see that you two are quite busy. I was thinking of hiring someone online to help out, but no one seems interested in our dry cleaning shop. So I wanted to ask you two if you can still manage the workload right now?" Li Jia said with a smile.

"Things have been alright lately. Most of our shop's customers are regulars, and the clothes they need washed are mostly from people we know, so so far I'm not having any problems! Plus, with Sister Meng helping out, things are actually quite easy for now." Zhou Xiaoyu finished speaking and looked at Meng Yao. "Right? Sister Meng?"

“Yes, the store isn’t in a situation where we’re too busy. The machines are running smoothly every day, and Xiaoyu and I both have things to do, so your worries are completely unnecessary. We can handle it.” Meng Yao agreed with Zhou Xiaoyu’s words and then looked at Li Jia, who had a big smile on her face.

"Alright! I understand what you mean. Let's put the recruitment on hold for now and wait until the students are on summer vacation. I believe there will still be many students willing to work in the store. For now, I'll have to ask you two to work a little harder. I'll give you a bigger bonus at the end of the month." Li Jia clapped her hands after saying that, then stood up and walked out of the store.

Everything is on track and progressing in an orderly manner. Today, Li Jia will not secretly go to observe his underlings, because he has other things to do.

Li Jia attended the class purely so that she could cook a delicious meal for her family. After a few days in the cooking class, Li Jia became a true national treasure and highly sought-after individual.

Today, Li Jia learned two more dishes: stir-fried eggplant with ham and chrysanthemum-flavored grass carp. Wang Xiao and An Ran used Li Jia as a test in class, turning two grass carp into black carp. Then Li Jia ate a bite of what was supposedly a spicy version of the chrysanthemum-flavored grass carp, and her mouth was burning for the entire afternoon. No one knows how much chili An Ran put in the fish.

After parting ways with the beautiful girls in the cooking class, Li Jia drove back to the dry cleaner. She excitedly closed the shop early and started cooking dinner at 6:30. Of course, she served the two dishes she had learned that day to the three of them. Meng Yao and Zhou Xiaoyu praised Li Jia's cooking skills without reservation, which made Li Jia very happy. She estimated that before Li Xiaotong's college entrance examination, her cooking skills would definitely surprise everyone!

After checking the time, Li Jia said goodbye to Meng Yao and Zhou Xiaoyu and left the store. She drove to a restaurant, ordered a few dishes to go, and bought two bottles of Wuliangye liquor at a roadside supermarket. Then she drove to the gate of No. 9 Middle School in City B.

After knocking on the door of the security room, Li Jia walked in carrying wine and food. "I suddenly remembered that Brother Cao can't leave his post, so I brought the food over. Let's have a good drink together here today."

"Alright! I love having a little drink. Come on, since you've brought everything, I won't thank you. Sit down! I'll get you some cups." Cao Dali said, getting up and taking two paper cups from under the water dispenser. He then placed the food and drinks on a small table about 80 centimeters square, moved two chairs over, and invited Li Jia to sit down.

Li Jia opened the cap of Wuliangye liquor, poured two full glasses, placed one in front of Cao Dali, and the other in front of herself. "Brother Cao, let me formally introduce myself to you today. My name is Li Jia."

"My name is Cao Dali. Hehe, I've known your name for a long time; you've registered it so many times," Cao Dali said with a smile.

"Oh, I forgot about that. Hehe, come on, this is the first drink we've had since we met, we have to finish it!" After saying that, Li Jia tilted his head back and drank the entire glass of Wuliangye. Cao Dali was shocked when he saw Li Jia's action. "Although this paper cup is a small one, it still contains at least two and a half to three ounces of liquor. Li Jia looks so refined, but I didn't expect him to be so bold when it comes to drinking." Influenced by Li Jia's boldness, Cao Dali also picked up his glass and drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking nearly three ounces of Wuliangye, Cao Dali immediately felt a burning sensation running from his throat to his stomach. He quickly picked up his chopsticks and ate a few bites of braised pork knuckle. It took a while for his chest to calm down. Looking at Li Jia's unfazed expression, he felt even more incredulous. His usual alcohol tolerance was only half a jin when he was happy, but Li Jia had drunk three ounces in one gulp, which caused Cao Dali to feel dizzy in a very short time. His voice was also a little slurred when he spoke to Li Jia.

"I didn't realize you had such a high alcohol tolerance, Brother Li! You've really caught me off guard!" Cao Dali said to Li Jia, his face flushed as he ate a few bites of food to calm down.

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