Chapter 170: Xu Heye's offer far exceeded the two others'...
The price offered by Xu Heye far exceeded the two's expectations. Li Xing and Li Tao were very satisfied. The two sides also agreed on some details, such as the salary payment date each month. The hamburger sets for the three of them, as well as the ten hamburger sets that Xu Heye wanted to take away, were prepared and delivered.
The weather was cold, and the burgers would get cold if left out at room temperature for a while. Xu Heye planned to pack up her portion to take back to the restaurant, so she said to the two of them, "I'm going to pack up my portion to share with you. What about you two? Do you want to eat here or take it back to eat together?"
"Let's go back and eat together." Li Tao said immediately.
"Okay." Xu Heye called the waiter, packed the set meal for the three of them, and then took it back to the store.
Before anyone even entered the room, the little brat Pang Wei had already noticed the large and small bags in Xu Heye's hands and rushed over excitedly: "Sister Heye, what delicious food did you buy?"
"Hamburgers, French fries, and Coke."
"Wow." Pang Wei cheered, "Sister Heye, are you guys going to Ken to hunt chickens?"
"That's right." Xu Heye cleared her arms, using her free right hand to pinch Pang Wei's nose. "My cousin had the waiter pack thirteen portions, one for each person in the restaurant. There's a chicken fillet burger, a chicken leg burger, a beef burger, and a bacon burger. Which one do you want?"
"I want to eat chicken drumsticks."
"Okay." Xu Heye carried the bag into the store and placed it on the coffee table. She took out a chicken burger set meal and handed it to Pang Wei. "Chicken burger, here you go."
"Wow." Pang Wei took the burger, opened the colorful paper bag, and saw the bulging burger inside. His eyes were full of excitement. "Sister He Ye, I can finally eat a burger."
Pang Wei took a big bite with a grumble and said vaguely, "When school starts next year, I must tell Liu Abao that I have eaten a hamburger, too."
Liu Abao was his kindergarten classmate. On Liu Abao's birthday, his parents took him to KFC and had hamburgers, French fries, and chicken nuggets. Liu Abao was so excited that he kept showing off in kindergarten.
Pang Wei had never been to KFC, so he was the one Liu Abao was always showing off to. Pang Wei was particularly annoying, always looking at Liu Abao with a "so what" expression. He wouldn't tell him that he actually envied Liu Abao for being able to eat fast food at KFC!
But it didn't matter, he had it now. Although he didn't have fried chicken nuggets, he had Coke. Pang Wei thought, put the straw into the cup, took a big sip, and then he jumped up from the sofa with a start.
Xu Heye was startled: "What's wrong?"
Pang Wei looked at Xu Heye with tears in his eyes: "Sister Heye, the Coke is jumping around in my mouth."
"It's okay. The bubbles in the Coke are what make it dance in your mouth." Xu Heye looked at him, knowing that children are sensitive to touch and might not be used to it. "If you're not used to it, it's okay. Just eat your burger and fries and don't drink the Coke."
Pang Wei was reluctant again. This time, he bit the straw and took a small sip. After testing it, he said to Xu Heye, "Sister Heye, I think Coke tastes pretty good."
Xu Heye laughed: "Okay, don't take your Coke. If you like it, drink it slowly."
Then he called everyone else: "Mom and Dad, Aunt and Uncle, Aqiao, Uncle Lu, Wang Xiaochen, A Ming, A Dong, come over and have hamburgers and fries."
"Here it comes." Pang Qiao was the second person to respond. "Wow, KFC's hamburger and Coke."
Like Pang Wei, Pang Qiao also had classmates who celebrated their birthdays at Kentucky Fried Chicken. Pang Qiao was certainly envious, but she knew her family's situation.
It was during this year or so that my father found a new job, and my mother, cousin, and uncle opened a factory, and our family conditions improved a little.
Before, eating was a problem, so how could we afford to go to Kentucky and eat hamburgers? A hamburger set meal cost 18 yuan, which was enough for a family of four to buy 35 kilograms of meat for a good meal.
After that, she helped her cousin in a factory as a summer intern. Her cousin gave her a salary and bonus, so she had enough money to afford it. However, at this time, she was reluctant to spend so much money on a palm-sized hamburger.
If all else fails, why not take two yuan and buy a roujiamo at a street noodle shop? Today is different. My cousin is treating me, so I don't have to pay for it myself. The joy of eating at a rich restaurant is unimaginable to others.
Pang Qiao happily picked a beef burger, took a bite of the hamburger, a sip of Coke, and a mouthful of French fries, feeling very happy.
The others soon got their own portions. Xu Hui took a bite and was overwhelmed by the salad dressing in the burger. It was sweet and salty, and extremely disgusting.
"What's the point of eating this?" But despite saying that, he still insisted on finishing the whole burger. People who have experienced hunger will not waste food.
But after finishing the hamburger, I immediately opened the thermos and drank half a cup of warm water. I didn't feel relieved until all the greasy taste in my mouth was washed into my stomach.
Dong Taohua looked at it with amusement: "Is it really that bad?" She thought it was just okay. Not to say it was delicious, but acceptable. However, if she had to spend so much money on it, she definitely wouldn't buy it.
On the one hand, she was reluctant to spend the money, and on the other hand, she felt that this thing was not worth it.
It's a minimal amount of ingredients, and the flavor isn't particularly impressive. Not only can it's not comparable to the dishes made by chefs at restaurants, but even her home-cooked meals can't compare. I don't know why young people these days are so obsessed with it.
"I can't get used to it." Xu Hui shook his head. "Don't order my burgers from now on. I'd rather eat noodles cooked in plain water without oil or salt than this." He really couldn't get used to the taste of this salad dressing. The chicken legs in it also had a meaty smell. Anyway, it didn't taste good.
Dong Fuyun, Lu Jun and three other young people accepted it well.
After eating, Xu Heye cleaned up the garbage on the coffee table, and the others continued with their previous work, some taking inventory, some replenishing the shelves, and some calculating sales.
Compared to yesterday's chaos, although today is busy, everyone is mentally prepared and it is busy but orderly, so it is not like yesterday where we had to work until the early morning before we could go home.
After finishing her work for the day at a little after eleven, Xu Heye locked the shop door and gave the two new employees a trial salary. Then she said, "The mall opens at nine, but we must come early to clean the store, wipe the mirrors, and get ready for customers. So you need to be in the store before half past eight."
After a good night's sleep, it was the third day of opening.
Xu Heye originally thought that today's business would not be as good as the previous two days. After all, the business on the second day yesterday was not as good as the first day of opening. However, Xu Heye did not expect that there were no fewer customers entering the store early in the morning.
It was only when she turned around that she realized that today was the weekend.
Nowadays, the single-day-off system is implemented, and many office workers only have time to go shopping on weekends.
There was a constant stream of visitors, and the number of people on one weekend day was much greater than the previous two days combined.
Dong Taohua and Xu Hui are both stationed at the wholesale market. If they are out of stock, they call the public telephone booth at the entrance of the wholesale market, and then they go to the store to purchase the goods and send them back.
At the factory, there are also two workers who are responsible for the dispatch and delivery of goods. Human-powered tricycles deliver goods to the mall one after another.
There are four new clerks in the store, all of whom came here after seeing the recruitment advertisement.
Xu Heye had no time to investigate, and just because he had a good appearance and was eloquent, he asked him to stay for a trial.
At first, Xu Heye was the only one working the cashier, but later she found that she could not handle so many customers by herself, so she had to ask Dong Xinghua to open another cash register to collect money.
I was so busy that I stayed busy until the mall closed at night.
This group of people didn't even have lunch or dinner, so they didn't have time to eat.
Fortunately, when Xu Heye came over in the morning, she had bought some snacks such as biscuits, egg cakes, soda drinks, etc. and left them in the store. When everyone was hungry, they could take the time to eat a few pieces, so they didn't collapse from hunger due to the high-intensity work.
But after enduring till now, I am almost exhausted.
Even when Xu Heye suggested going out for a midnight snack, no one responded. They just wanted to go home, lie down in their own nests, and have a good sleep.
"Okay then, everyone go back and have a good rest today. When business is not so busy in a couple of days, I will treat everyone to a feast at the restaurant."
As Xu Heye spoke, she gave the six new employees their trial wages.
Li Xing looked at the two big unity notes in his hand and felt a little surprised: "Young boss, you gave too much." The trial salary is eight yuan a day, settled on the same day. Yesterday's salary has been paid, so today's salary should also be eight yuan.
"That's right." Xu Heye said, "Eight dollars is today's trial salary, and the other twelve dollars is meal allowance."
She explained, "We originally agreed to provide two meals a day for the trial period, but we were so busy today that no one went to eat. I'm giving you this money as compensation now."
Li Xing and Li Tao looked at each other and both showed surprise.
The twelve yuan was supposedly a meal allowance, but it was actually a disguised subsidy from Xu Heye. Prices weren't that high these days, and for two yuan you could get a decent boxed lunch with both meat and vegetables.
If it's really a meal allowance, four dollars would be enough.
But Xu Heye gave them twelve yuan, and the extra eight yuan was actually a reward for their hard work. The two of them were even more determined to stay in the shop. The boss was generous, and if they sold well in the future, he wouldn't find an excuse to deduct their sales.
The four newcomers were initially hesitant to join the job. They'd been so busy today, so busy they hadn't even had time to eat. They'd been working themselves to death for a mere eight dollars for a trial period, it wasn't worth it. But with the extra twelve dollars, the four suddenly felt like they could make it.
The boss is generous and gives the employees the due compensation. Most importantly, she has good eyesight and doesn't pretend not to see the hard work of her employees.
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