Chapter 12 Get a new employee!
"That's right." Zhu Yu nodded and acknowledged his NPC identity. Seeing that the other party still looked incredulous, he stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the tent, motioning Jing Miao to follow.
Jing Miao picked up Xiaoju, who was still sleeping, and followed Zhu Yu into the hot pot restaurant through the back door that players were not allowed to enter with some trepidation.
As the two entered the store, the fireplace on the wall automatically lit up, and the wood blocks emitted warm heat.
Standing in the place she had dreamed of a few days ago, feeling the warmth all over her body, Jing Miao finally believed that the conversation just now was not an illusion caused by the cold last night, but a real thing that happened.
"Now you should believe that I didn't lie to you, right?"
Zhu Yu leaned against the counter and said with a smile.
"Do you really want to hire me as a receptionist? But I have no experience as a receptionist in real life..."
Jing Miao pinched Xiaoju's tail and asked carefully.
Zhu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, you don't need any experience to work at the front desk. Believe me, this is just a simple job and you will be able to get the hang of it quickly."
She paused, her eyes softening, "You don't look like the kind of person who would be afraid to try new things, do you?"
Jing Miao thought about it, looked down at Xiaoju who was sleeping in her arms, and nodded slightly. "Yes, I'm willing to try."
"That's good." Zhu Yu urged 996 to retrieve the employee employment contract of the hot pot restaurant, and said to Jing Miao: "If you agree, I can give you some permissions of the hot pot restaurant, so that you can eat anything in the restaurant for free. The salary is 50 gold coins per day, paid daily. Of course, if you perform well in the future, your salary will be increased."
Not only is food provided, but you also get paid!
Jing Miao was a little dizzy for a moment. After she took the contract from Zhu Yu, she murmured to herself: "With such good treatment, there should be many players in the game who are more suitable for this, right? Why me?"
Although her voice was very soft, Zhu Yu still heard it. She said in a relaxed tone: "Maybe it's because you have a lucky cat?" She pointed at Xiaoju, "Besides, you look suitable for this job, don't think too much."
"Oh, by the way," Zhu Yu added, "I don't stay in the store often. You are not allowed to approach my tent without permission, and you are not allowed to tell other players about my whereabouts. These are also written in the contract."
"Okay, no problem, boss!" Jing Miao patted her chest and assured, then she picked up the pen and signed the contract readily.
"Welcome aboard."
Zhu Yu took the contract with satisfaction, and smoothly switched to the HR tone and said, "Next, I will briefly introduce you to the work content of the front desk."
"The store takes orders automatically, so you don't have to worry about the food being served. But you have to pay attention to the order at the drink bar. Customers who order can have unlimited refills, but when there are many people, there may be queue-jumping or scrambling, so you have to maintain the scene well."
She pointed to the blue operation panel that popped up above the counter and continued, "This is the list of players who have been to the hot pot restaurant. The numbers of players who have placed orders are recorded in the system. You must update the list in time when the store closes every day. The system will automatically calculate the discount based on the number of new customers brought by old customers, and it will be displayed directly at checkout. You don't have to worry about this part."
"And your commute time..."
“…”
"That's about it." Zhu Yu talked for a while, and finally felt a little dry in the mouth. He poured a glass of water and added while drinking: "By the way, add me as your friend. If there is anything urgent in the store, you can contact me directly."
Jing Miao quickly opened her personal panel and clicked on the friend request from the other party.
However, when she saw the application details, she was stunned.
Her voice trembled slightly: "Wait a minute, boss, is there a bug in the system? I see your number is player 0996?"
Zhu Yu seemed to have anticipated her reaction: "Yes, you read it right."
Jing Miao's eyes widened, and he pointed at the panel, stammering, "What...what...you're not...you're not the legendary 996 boss, are you?"
Zhu Yu nodded and winked at his new employee: "It's me. Don't be too surprised. After all, the rules of the game don't say that players can't also run a small sideline as an NPC to make money, right?"
A small side business! You call such a big hot pot restaurant a small side business!?
Jing Miao took a deep breath, feeling difficult to calm down.
Zhu Yu looked at Jing Miao's excited face, smiled, and said in a gentle tone: "I hope you can keep my identity secret for me. My player identity is only known to you for the time being. This is also written in the contract. Do you understand?"
Jing Miao nodded fiercely. She covered her mouth with both hands, fearing that she would not be able to control herself and scream: "Understood! Boss, don't worry, I will never tell anyone!"
The boss is powerful but also kind and gentle. Jing Miao didn't expect that such a big piece of pie would fall on her head. She couldn't help but get close to Xiaoju and took two deep breaths, feeling that it was her lucky cat.
Zhu Yu glanced at the time and saw that it was almost time for morning business, so she asked Jing Miao to quickly finish breakfast and get ready to welcome the guests.
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"Hey, why is there a new NPC in the hot pot restaurant?"
Qian Jianguo and his wife Cheng Yuying are always the first customers at the hot pot restaurant, on the one hand because they live nearby, and on the other hand because they are old, sleep less and get up early. However, unlike their son Qian Le who is busy fighting monsters every day, they have nothing to do and go to the hot pot restaurant almost every day.
"This girl doesn't seem to be an NPC. Look at the socks on the little cat next to her."
Cheng Yuying pointed at Xiaoju's feet and said, "I knitted two pairs of mini winter socks like this. The player paid the money in three installments to complete the transaction. I remember it clearly."
As she spoke, Cheng Yuying waved to Xiaoju: "Mimi, come over here!"
Xiaoju looked up, wagged its tail, and slowly walked towards Cheng Yuying.
The old woman gently stroked its soft fur, and the little orange cat lay on her legs, closed his eyes, and made a satisfied "meow" sound.
"Look, this is really my handicraft." Cheng Yuying pointed at the socks on Xiaoju's feet and said proudly to her husband.
"It's true. I didn't expect NPCs would hire players for help." Qian Jianguo took a closer look and muttered softly.
The players at the next table were relatively young. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but come over and say, "This kitten is so cute! Come over here, let me pet it, too."
Xiaoju seemed to understand. He tilted his head to look at the other person, then jumped lightly onto the chair beside the table, stretched, and sat down obediently.
The player touched its back and felt its fluffy and soft touch. He suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in his heart, as if this kitten had some kind of addictive magic that made people unwilling to stop touching it.
"Boss, the players' favorability towards Xiaoju is increasing, and my experience points are also slowly increasing!"
After Jing Miao checked his personal panel, he found that his experience points, which had been stagnant for a long time, had finally made a breakthrough, and his tone was filled with some incredible excitement.
She looked up at the kitten who was mingling with the players. The kitten moved easily among the players, asking for petting or playing with them from time to time, integrating into the group like a regular here.
Seeing this scene, Jing Miao's heart warmed and her eyes became slightly moist.
Thinking back to her previous experience, she still feels scared.
Once, when Xiaoju was getting close to other players, he was almost caught by two players with ill intentions and roasted to improve his food.
She struggled desperately to rescue Xiaoju, and was trembling with fear all the way while escaping, hardly daring to stop.
Although Xiaoju likes to get along with humans because of his special abilities, she has to suppress his nature for fear of further danger.
Since then, she has been cautious and did not dare to let Xiaoju get close to other players easily.
Originally, she just wanted to settle down in the safe zone, make friends with a few trustworthy life players, and then let Xiaoju move freely in a relatively safe environment and occasionally contact them. This was already the best plan.
Unexpectedly, her current life is far beyond her expectations. Not only does she no longer worry about the safety of herself and Xiaoju, Xiaoju can also interact happily with players and live the life it likes.
She had never dared to even think about all this before.
Zhu Yu took in Jing Miao's reaction and understood her feelings to some extent.
She couldn't help but secretly sigh to System 996 that the decision to save them last night was the right one.
She provided a safe environment for Jing Miao and Xiao Ju. After Jing Miao became the front desk, she was able to free up more time. At the same time, Xiao Ju became the "lucky cat" in the hot pot restaurant, attracting more players to patronize.
“This is truly a win-win cooperation.”
System 996 agreed with the host's idea. Looking at the active cats in the crowd, it couldn't help but feel eager to join them.
"Ahem." Zhu Yu coughed twice, and the warning was self-evident. System 996 had no choice but to retract into the system space, temporarily giving up the idea of playing with the cat.
But after the store closed, System 996 finally couldn't hold back and flew out from the void with a "whoosh", emitting a dazzling halo of light.
The small white ball of light floated up and down, attracting Xiaoju's attention.
Xiaoju widened his eyes, jumped up excitedly and pounced towards the floating ball of light.
996 dodged deliberately and floated upwards from time to time, but Xiaoju was not to be outdone and jumped towards it. The two, a cat and a ball of light, chased and played in the air, and the store was suddenly filled with a light atmosphere.
"Your performance today was very good. It seems that I can safely leave the store to you from tomorrow on."
Zhu Yu patted Jing Miao's shoulder and praised her.
Then she clicked on the daily system settlement. Today's online net profit was 5109 gold coins, and the offline net profit was 419 gold coins. After deducting Jing Miao's salary, the total net profit was 5478 gold coins.
Wait, did today’s turnover exceed 100 tables?
She clicked on the message reminder and saw a familiar little red dot.
[Congratulations, the hot pot restaurant has successfully sold more than 100 tables of hot pot offline! ]
[Offline hot pot restaurant menu has been updated! ]
[You have unlocked offline hot pot snacks: "Ice Jelly" (a total of four flavors, namely Rose Lychee Ice Jelly, Osmanthus Fermented Rice Ice Jelly, Sweet and Sour Pineapple Ice Jelly, Classic Brown Sugar Ice Jelly), "Tomato Borscht", "Red Bean and Job's Tears Porridge", "Fennel Small Dough Sticks"]
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