The boss looked at Song Xia with great enthusiasm, wishing he could keep her working in the store right now.
"Not yet. If you let me take over the kitchen, you'll have to listen to me."
"Go ahead." The boss could already imagine the bustling business; no foodie could resist such delicious barbecue.
"First, I need a room behind this shop to look after my daughter at all times. Second, I need at least one day off per month and a maximum of eight hours of work per day. Then, I need to personally handle the procurement of ingredients for the kitchen. Of course, you don't need to worry about me taking kickbacks; you can come with me. After all, in my opinion..."
Song Xia pointed to the various condiments on the table and shook her head: "None of these are up to standard. In the end, I suggest that your employees receive proper training. After all, if the dining experience is not good, even if the taste is excellent, many diners will not choose to come back."
"Everything else is fine, but is working only eight hours a day too short?"
Song Xia looked at him with a half-smile: "Is 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. short? Most barbecue restaurants are in that time slot."
The boss didn't want to miss this half-day opportunity to make money: "But I open at noon every day, you can't be the only exception."
Song Xia felt there was no need to continue the discussion. This boss was bad at business and quite good at exploiting people; no wonder he was about to go bankrupt.
"Hey, don't go. I won't let you work for free anymore. I'll give you five thousand a month, and if you do well, I'll give you a raise of two thousand."
Originally, Song Xia thought she had a good chance of finding this job, but now there's no need for that at all. The boss is stingy, exploitative, and has absolutely no business experience. Even if she manages to make the business successful, she'll likely have many conflicts with him in the future.
"Eight thousand, eight thousand should be enough, right? Where else can you find a room like I do when you're traveling with a child? At worst, I won't open at noon, but you must share the seasoning recipe."
Song Xia turned around and sneered. This person must be obsessed with money. She even wants to share the seasoning recipe. She was too naive. Even if she found a boss who wasn't so calculating, he wouldn't completely hand over the kitchen to her. It seems she still has to set up her own stall.
However, we can't set up a stall at night. Although business is a bit slow during the day, it's still not bad to do business with students near the university town.
"Ten thousand, that's my bottom line." He kept pestering her, but Song Xia didn't want to talk about it anymore.
"Sorry, boss, our philosophies might not align."
Seeing that she still refused, the boss revealed his true, sinister nature: "I advise you not to go too far. It's not easy for a woman to make a living with a child."
"Then let's wait and see."
Originally, Song Xia didn't want to place it near the store, but the more the owner threatened her, the more she wanted to make him regret it.
Looking at the last few thousand yuan in her hand, she first went to the second-hand market to buy a tricycle, then a goods rack, a barbecue grill, a seasoning tray, a small table, a small stool, and so on. After buying all that, she had very little money left, and it would be difficult to buy any more ingredients. So, she went to find Jiang Hui that night.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Hui looked at her with some wariness and hatred.
Song Xia replied expressionlessly: "Money."
"What?" Jiang Hui asked as if he had heard a joke. Asking him for money?
Song Xia looked up: "I told you, you'd give me money every month from now on. Now that I'm broke, I'll give you everything you have."
"Song Xia, are you out of your mind? You want me to give you money? You're dreaming."
"Really?" She threw a punch directly at Jiang Hui's stomach, showing no mercy. "Give it to me now or not?"
Jiang Chuande, standing to the side, was so frightened that he didn't dare to utter a sound, but his silence didn't mean that Song Xia would let him off the hook: "Take out everything you have on you as well."
"I have no money." Jiang Hui gasped in pain. Even now, he couldn't understand why Song Xia, this woman, had suddenly learned to fight back? And why she was so ruthless.
"Really no money?" Song Xia punched him again. "Do you have any now?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll give you everything." Seeing his son's pained expression, Jiang Chuande was afraid that a fist would fall on him, so he quickly took out the change he had on him.
After taking Jiang Chuande's money, Song Xia didn't leave. She kept looking at Jiang Hui. Jiang Hui gasped as he looked at her small, albeit rough, fist, wondering why it hurt so much when she hit someone.
"We only have two thousand left. If you take it, how are we supposed to live?"
Song Xia was merciful and threw a hundred in his face: "There have been a few times before when you didn't leave a single cent for me and my daughter, but I won't make things difficult for you. On this day next month, hand over another two thousand."
Jiang Hui was furious: "Where am I supposed to get two thousand for you?"
"You two grown men can't even earn this much money? I was lenient for the first month, but starting from the second month, it went up to four thousand."
"you……"
If you can't produce it, you'll be in for a world of trouble.
Song Xia took the money to buy meat. Since it was a new business, she didn't plan to offer too many varieties; she would just sell beef skewers, grilled chicken legs, grilled chicken wings, and grilled sausages.
Grilled starch sausage is the simplest, but the beef skewers are more troublesome. She doesn't plan to use frozen ready-made ones, so she has to buy the meat and skewer it herself. The same goes for chicken legs and wings. Although fresh ones are more expensive than frozen ones, and she has to marinate them in advance, the taste is very different after grilling. College students are the future of the country, and they can't be taken for granted. Even street vendors should eat healthily.
In the evening, she made beef skewers while Wenwen did her homework beside her.
"Will Mom sell this from now on?"
"Okay, how about Mom bakes some for you to try later?"
"good."
Not only to satisfy her daughter's cravings, Song Xia also wanted to test whether the items in the tricycle were arranged reasonably, so that there wouldn't be any problems on her first day of setting up the stall.
Jiang Hui and Jiang Chuande listened to the mother and daughter's conversation and both doubted that Song Xia could make money by changing careers. They thought it would be better for her to sell her breakfasts and balloons. Why bother with all this trouble? It's just a waste.
However, not long after, when the aroma wafted out, the two of them became restless.
I'm usually a person who loves to eat and have fun, and I've been to two barbecue stalls quite a few times, but this is the first time I've smelled anything this delicious.
Not only were they tempted, but the neighbors who came home from their night shifts couldn't sit still either.
"Who's making this delicious food? It smells so good!"
"Is that Song Meizi doing the barbecue? I saw her buy a tricycle and barbecue equipment this afternoon."
"Should we go down and ask if it's for sale or not?"
Wenwen stared longingly at the meat skewers in Song Xia's hand, her little mouth constantly moving.
Jiang Hui and Jiang Chuande stared intently, but dared not take it.
"Almost done." Song Xia sprinkled some chopped green onions on top and handed it to her daughter. "Try it and see if it's good."
"Delicious!" Wenwen couldn't wait and took a bite, her eyes immediately lighting up in amazement. "Mommy, it's so delicious!"
The neighbors gathered around in twos and threes, trying to get information out of her: "Sister Song, are you going to sell barbecue in the future? Are you selling today?"
Song Xia grabbed a handful of beef and said, "We're all neighbors, so there's no need to sell. I'm treating everyone today."
Jiang Hui and Jiang Chuande felt a pang of heartache seeing such a large handful of meat, all bought with their money! And they weren't even offered a taste.
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