Chapter 81 081 It's Got Popular [First Update]
Xie Qingxi hadn't expected that her conditions hadn't swayed Wen's mother at all. After returning home, she carefully sorted out the remaining dishes and put them in the refrigerator.
The fact that Xie Qingxi ate such a meal for 300 yuan profoundly changed her original views.
She used to think that expensive things were good, and if something wasn't expensive enough, it just meant it wasn't good enough. But the Wen family's dishes, whether it was the mooncakes from before or the three dishes and one staple food tonight, have profoundly changed her mind.
Xie Qingxi unconsciously hummed a song as she began writing an email.
As a group specializing in high-end kindergartens, the company has always paid close attention to children's diets. They employ professional chefs with various nutritionist and chef certifications.
But Xie Qingxi felt it wasn't enough.
We should definitely promote delicious food as a key feature of our kindergarten!
She carefully considered what kind of plan she should make, and meticulously crafted the proposal bit by bit until midnight...
"Gurgle~"
My stomach started growling.
In the past, Xie Qingxi would usually just try to tough it out, or make herself a cup of coffee and stay up all night to work.
But today, the thought of the food still in the refrigerator made Xie Qingxi jump up from her chair with joy.
The heated glutinous rice duck had a rich aroma, and Xie Qingxi ate a late-night snack by the window, accompanied by chestnut, pumpkin, and taro rice.
The rice crust from the glutinous rice duck was no longer crispy, but the oiliness was stronger. The duck skin had been microwaved, making it darker in color. The glossy duck meat paired with the fragrant chestnut, pumpkin, and taro rice made Xie Qingxi successfully stuff herself again.
Gazing at the pale dawn on the horizon, Xie Qingxi lay down on the bed contentedly.
Little did they know that the neighborhood group chat had already erupted in chaos.
[Building 302: No, who is it? Making a feast first thing in the morning! It's a weekend morning, I really thank you! I was just about to go to sleep after playing games all night, but then the smell of meat wafted from the balcony... Can't a person live like this?]
[A resident of apartment 401: I smelled it too... I thought it was just my imagination, but then my dog kept scratching at the door, keeping me awake.]
[Building 201: Thanks, I'm already at the breakfast stall. My dad said he's never seen me get up this early before... I just got up to use the bathroom, what did I do to deserve this?!]
[Building 302: Waaaaah, I'm standing in the fire escape, sniffing around everywhere, what are they even doing?! At least say something in the group chat so I know where to order takeout!]
[Building 2, Room 201: ...No, you guys are exaggerating. How good could it possibly smell?]
[Building 1, Unit 302: I have nothing to do with Building 2, but I can smell glutinous rice, pumpkin, and chestnuts!]
[Building 2, Unit 201: Then why don't you cook some yourself? Pumpkin and chestnuts aren't hard to find.]
[Building 302: You think I didn't cook? If I could cook it, would I be sniffing around in the hallway by now? Waaah, whose dog ran out? This dog is so annoying, it's even imitating me sniffing everywhere.]
[Unit 401: ...Um, sorry, it ran out as soon as I opened the door... It wasn't copying you, it's been sniffing around all morning.]
[Building 2, Unit 201: Hahahaha!]
...
Xie Qingxi was unaware that she had posted something offensive early in the morning. She took a leisurely nap and then idly scrolled through her phone when she woke up in the afternoon.
With one swipe, I found the trending topics in my city.
A trending post popped up in front of me, titled "I was scolded by my boss after fainting from low blood sugar, and I'm planning to quit."
The incident began when a young woman posted about fainting at a bus stop due to low blood sugar. After waking up, she received a call from her company informing her that she couldn't take leave and had to come to work in the rain. The woman said she ultimately didn't go and instead submitted her resignation.
After submitting my resignation, I put my phone aside. Although this was a large company I had spent a long time and went through five rounds of interviews to get into, I knew that not everyone would agree with my decision to resign, but right now I just want to rest.
The company will probably call me in tomorrow to discuss my resignation. I'll post an update then.
Aside from those who joined her in condemning the company's inhumane practices and offering comfort to the woman, the comments section was mostly filled with people sharing their own experiences with low blood sugar and suggesting that the woman keep some chocolates or candies in her bag in case the situation recurs.
[Momo: Last time our bank had a morning meeting, the manager was scolding me and then I collapsed. He was so scared that his voice cracked. He thought I had killed him. After that, every morning meeting he would have my colleague ask me if I had eaten breakfast...]
[The couples I ship are all real: Me too. I was on a diet before, and I was dizzy every few days. People around me got used to it, and whenever I collapsed, they would give me glucose.]
[Hehe: Hugs to the poster. Your health is your own responsibility. Take leave when you need to, and rest when you need to. To put it bluntly, you can find another job, but once you lose your health, it's truly gone.]
[Early to bed and early to rise: Am I the only one curious about which big company the poster works for? There don't seem to be many big companies in XX city. Judging from this description, could it be a big company that had an intern die suddenly before...?]
[Momo: The one above, I was thinking about this too. Five interviews, boss pushing, even holding a big meeting in the rain... Sigh, all I can say is that after all these years, he's still incorrigible.]
The poster, "A Flower Bud," quickly replied: "Stop guessing, it's not good to hurt innocent people. Anyway, I'm already resigning and just want to go home and rest for a while."
After the poster finished posting, the comments below stopped spreading.
But last night, the post was suddenly bombarded by a group of anonymous accounts.
[8sjwn: Ha, all young people these days are like this, always complaining about pressure, always having this problem or that problem, always shirking responsibility and avoiding difficult tasks. If you quit your job, you'll only hurt yourself.]
[4sjdh: Those big companies are really unlucky. They hire you and then have to consider all sorts of problems with you. Today you have low blood sugar, tomorrow won't something else happen? Does the world revolve around you?]
[6sahj: Everyone, just leave. It's just low blood sugar, don't make it sound like some serious illness. You've been in an ivory tower too long, you really think you're a princess.]
...
There were more than a dozen such comments in a row, and people quickly noticed something amiss.
[Momo: Damn it, I was just about to curse when I opened the homepage and saw the surprise.]
[Milk Pudding: ...Everyone guessed it was a company, and the poster even said it didn't involve any company, but people started cursing at you before they even finished deleting their profiles. What kind of atmosphere is this!]
[Dream Seeker: Ladies, hold your tempers. This is clearly a push manager who panicked after seeing the post, so he urgently messaged the interns in the group to comment. The interns had no choice but to change their nicknames to curse the poster... Don't ask me how I know, I've seen plenty of these kinds of managers.]
[Orange-flavored milk candy: @xx company @xx company flagship store, is this how your company's junior managers manage interns? Are they selling themselves to you by signing an internship contract?]
[Not only @xx company, @xx company flagship store, get out there and respond!]
...
The post quickly became a trending topic, and after a night of fermentation, the comment section of XX Company was flooded with almost all negative comments.
The company acted quickly enough, releasing a statement shortly after noon, but the statement clearly hit a nerve with everyone.
[An investigation has confirmed that our company does not have any instances of interns working excessive overtime. The intern in question, Shi XX, submitted her resignation yesterday, which the company respects and has approved. Please do not believe or spread rumors; let's maintain a friendly internet environment.]
This response caused a huge stir, and Shi Xiaolei quickly followed up with a "hehe" emoji in the comments section.
Then they completely destroyed the company.
She wrote down yesterday's events in detail again.
This time, not only was the company name not hidden, but even the various push notifications and voice messages from junior managers were also revealed.
The post, filled with dense evidence, quickly climbed to the top of the trending list in less than two hours.
[momo: The slap in the face came so fast, like a tornado. What does XX company have to say now?]
[Forest Mist: Isn't that statement just the junior manager's side of the story? This isn't about not working overtime! Daily reports are due at midnight every night, and without fail, we're at work at 7:30 AM the next day for meetings. This isn't work, it's practically a company park!]
[Summer Breeze: Oh my god, I can feel the helplessness the poster is experiencing. Rain + working overtime on the weekend + fainting from low blood sugar + surrounded by people + the boss pushing them not to go home to change clothes. Honestly, if it were me, I wouldn't just quit, I'd practically cause a scene at the company. This is just too much!]
[Speechless: Waaaaah, the kind lady who gave me the brown sugar water was so beautiful and kind-hearted, otherwise I can't even imagine how heartbroken the poster must have been.]
[Paulownia Flower: Seriously, if it were me, I would have burst into tears on the spot. I can relate so much. It's not about feeling wronged, but about someone suddenly caring about me, and that girl even told me to eat well. I would have cried my eyes out.]
[Happy: I'm just easily moved to tears. Seeing the girl give me sweet soup and then her thermos made me cry so much. I'm also working now, and once I was betrayed at work. I cried my eyes out at the office. On the subway, a girl gave me tissues and even walked me out of the station. I'm so grateful to her; otherwise, I don't even want to think about what might have happened to me.]
[Little Yellow Duck: ...Sorry, I'm also very touched, but I kind of want to drink that brown sugar water... The poster managed to write this while crying, and even spent over a hundred words describing that brown sugar water; their foodie DNA is kicking in.]
[Feifei: The poster mentioned that the soup contains yam. Someone in my family studies Traditional Chinese Medicine and said that adding yam to brown sugar water is indeed good, because some people often get diarrhea during special periods, and yam strengthens the spleen and stomach, which can relieve discomfort.]
[Yueyue: I'll try that one tonight!]
The post became increasingly lively, and soon someone noticed something interesting.
[Yuanyuan: Hey, did you guys see the picture the poster posted? It looks like there's a restaurant name printed on the side of the car. Does that girl's family own a restaurant?]
[Fang Fang: It really is! I searched it up, and it should be this restaurant.]
Then the location information was posted below.
Of course, some people questioned whether it was a sponsored post or an advertisement, but insiders quickly came out to refute their claims.
[Little Carp: No, this restaurant is quite famous around here. It was super popular during the National Day holiday and even made it onto the trending topics list. It's right across from my high school.]
[Warm Sunshine: People who say this place advertises are too naive. Once you've eaten here, you won't have any doubts about the food! Absolutely none! The claypot rice, the steamed dishes, the stuffed pancakes, the fried shrimp balls at night…]
[Sea Salt Cheese: Speaking of fried shrimp balls, it reminds me of that live stream from a while ago, right? I think it was about a college student from XX province, and at first, everyone in that province was watching, and then they started trying to recruit him to open a shop there. It was hilarious.]
[Little Yellow Duck: I remember! Oh my god, I watched it every day back then! And the live streams at night, they always looked so delicious!]
[Yuanyuan: ...Great, let's get this store trending!]
...
The moment Xie Qingxi saw the poster's picture, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly found the review page for Wenji Restaurant and saw a dense array of positive reviews.
This time, the buzz is unprecedented, with positive reviews popping up at a rate of several per minute. People from all over the world are constantly giving positive feedback and replying to previous comments.
This applies not only to review pages but also to food delivery pages.
Xie Qingxi believes that if Wenji hadn't been closed today, the store's takeout orders would have exploded instantly.
She sighed, threw the plan from last night into the trash can, and began to think about other directions.
Poaching them is no longer feasible, so—
Perhaps it would be more feasible to offer an attendance fee for an occasional event?
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