"It's nothing." Zhu Chengye replied after a long pause, letting out a long sigh, and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

"Deal with what?" Wan Qiqi asked, tilting her head. Then her gaze fell on Sixi and she said, "Yes, she disguised herself as a man and deceived the shopkeeper. Deduct... ten days' wages."

Si Xi was somewhat surprised. It was just a deduction of money?

Others also found it hard to believe that it was handled like this.

Then, Wan Qiqi said, "Manager Zhu, we did not say that women cannot work as waitresses. Moreover, Sixi has not made any mistakes and has done a better job than others. We cannot dismiss her just because she is a woman."

"That being said, but..."

“Brother Zhu, women and men are both human beings. Why should we treat them differently because of their gender? If you think that women are not doing well in restaurants, then aren’t I a woman too?” Wan Qiqi’s eyes gradually softened.

She turned and glanced at the restaurant staff, saying, "I have a husband and children. I'm just a woman, no different from any other woman. If I can be accepted by everyone in this restaurant, why can't she?"

Zhu Chengye lowered his eyes slightly, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, the other staff members in the restaurant also fell into deep thought.

Wan Qiqi didn't stop there. "Your mothers are all women. If they went out to make a living for you and were driven away by merchants because they were women, wouldn't you feel bad?"

Erpang lowered his head, his eyes slightly red, and said, "Manager Wan, I'm sorry. It's all because of my suspicions that today's events happened. I didn't mean to send Sixi away; I just felt that she had deceived everyone..."

Wan Qiqi then looked at Si Xi.

Si Xi understood Wan Qiqi's meaning, turned to face everyone, and bowed deeply, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm actually a woman. I lied to everyone. Please forgive me."

Someone remembered what happened to Sixi's family and quickly said, "It's alright. Even if only my grandmother and I were left in my family, I would still do everything I could to earn money!"

Once it happens, it happens again; one after another, people chose to forgive Sixi's behavior.

Wan Qiqi then looked at Zhu Chengye and asked uncertainly, "Manager Zhu, how should we handle this matter?"

Zhu Chengye knew that Wan Qiqi wanted to keep Sixi around. He also thought about Sixi's previous behavior and said, "Alright, everyone disperse! Be on time for work tomorrow, or you'll be fined for being late!"

It is clear that Zhu Chengye agrees to keep Sixi.

Wan Qiqi added, "Anyone who gathered in the backyard to bully others this afternoon will have three days' wages deducted! Tie Niu, you were the ringleader of the disturbance, so you'll be fined seven days' wages!"