Chapter 19 From the Heart to the End
"Boss, I see that barbecue stand is doing pretty good business, isn't fifty a day too little?"
Walking on the quiet street, a young man with a pierced nose asked in confusion.
When they just passed by, they saw a lot of people leaving temporarily, so it looked like business must be good.
But before the boss could answer, he was hit hard on the back of his head.
"Have you any brains? Fifty dollars a day is the rule set by the boss. All we have to do is collect the money."
As the number one younger brother, Huangmao is always ready to maintain the boss's dignity.
Although he had doubts in his heart, it did not prevent him from establishing his authority as the boss while consolidating his position as the second-in-command.
"Xiao Huang is right. Rules are rules. If every store charged that much, our reputation would be ruined."
Brother Honglong expressed his satisfaction with Huangmao's behavior.
But in order not to disappoint his younger brother, he added another sentence in time.
To be honest, he knew that the barbecue stall was profitable after observing for most of the night. It was just that one of his relatives had opened a barbecue stall in that place before, but it was closed by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau within two days, and even the stools and tables were taken away. Not only did he not make any money, but he also lost hundreds of yuan in costs.
As for the others who opened barbecue stalls there, they were either scared by the money they collected from them and the Feilong Society, or they were suppressed.
It wasn't easy for someone to reopen a store there, so he couldn't scare that person away.
Although it's only fifty dollars a day, it's still an income.
These days, without money, we brothers can’t feel at peace.
How can a person without brains be a boss?
"That's what the boss said."
After hearing the boss's words, everyone echoed him.
"Let's go and soak our feet."
With a wave of his hand, Brother Honglong gave some benefits at the right time, which drew everyone's praise.
Why follow the boss? Isn't it just to take advantage of the situation?
I thought I had gotten over the hurdle by paying the protection fee, but on the fourth night, another group of thugs, led by a blue-haired thug, visited the barbecue stall.
With an attitude of following his heart, Zhou Anan paid another fifty yuan in protection fees, plus a free barbecue.
Feeling distressed, Zhou Anan worked even harder to make the barbecue.
During this time, the uncle-in-law who was on duty came over to take a look. Zhou Anan did not mention the gangsters causing trouble at all, and stopped Wang Rong who was about to speak to avoid any further complications.
"An An, why don't you let me tell your uncle about the gangsters?"
After his uncle finished a peaceful barbecue and left, Wang Rong asked in confusion.
After all, that eye-catching uniform might be able to scare off those thugs who eat and drink while collecting protection money.
"My uncle is busy. Anyway, we can handle it, so let's not cause him any trouble."
Zhou Anan knew clearly that if her brother-in-law knew about the gangsters causing trouble, the first thing he would do was to make him close his business and go home to sleep.
For people who live in society, it is impossible for an ordinary formal employee to have any authority at all.
"oh."
As an employee, Wang Rong nodded as if he understood, but did not ask any further questions.
On this day, the profit of the barbecue stall increased slightly from yesterday, reaching 592 yuan.
However, collecting protection fees at the same time will eventually lead to hidden dangers.
I hope I can spend this summer vacation peacefully, Zhou Anan thought happily before falling asleep.
If you use that trump card
"An Zi, Xu Wenwen heard that we opened a barbecue stall and wanted to come and work as a summer worker. What do you think?"
While helping Zhou Anan put plastic wrap on the newly bought wooden rack, Wang Rong asked a seemingly casual question.
Seeing Zhou Anan calmly deal with two waves of thugs, Wang Rong, who felt his safety was guaranteed, expressed his thoughts.
In fact, Wang Rong talked about this with Xu Wenwen on TT the day before yesterday. When Xu Wenwen heard that the barbecue stall was very busy and the salary was super high, she wanted to come and work as a summer intern.
But because of that incident, Wang Rong suppressed this idea.
Now that the thugs have been dealt with, the barbecue stall has added a new wooden rack to place the vegetables, which is just enough to add an employee. He is obviously too busy to handle the job alone as the food delivery guy, and he would also miscalculate the money.
"Xu Wenwen?"
A vague image of a quiet girl emerged in Zhou Anan's mind. It seemed that she had sat at the table in front of him and Wang Rong. She was a pretty girl both from the back and the front.
As for his specific appearance, I'm sorry, the time gap between the two lives was too long, and the other party didn't attend any class reunion after graduation, so Zhou Anan can no longer remember it.
"Okay, but let her go home before 10:30 and her salary is 800."
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Anan agreed to the other party's request.
Although he had paid the protection fee, Zhou Anan could not guarantee the moral integrity of those thugs, just like the art films he watched in his previous life from foreign countries could not guarantee that they could fly an airplane.
As the working hours were shortened, Zhou Anan naturally also lowered her salary standards.
After all, he gave Wang Rong a monthly salary of two thousand entirely because of the lifelong friendship between him and Wang Rong.
For an ordinary person, twelve or thirteen thousand at most.
I just don't know if these two people who had no result in their previous life can bloom a different kind of love.
"Okay, I'll call her now."
Hearing Zhou Anan's agreement, the excited Wang Rong immediately ran to the small commodity store nearby and called Xu Wenwen to come over.
Eight hundred yuan was not much for his two thousand yuan monthly salary, but Wang Rong knew his favor. Moreover, the waiter job he had found before was only seven hundred and fifty yuan a month, and he had to work ten hours.
These days, what’s lacking is jobs, not people.
Xu Wenwen, as her name suggests, had neat and soft short hair, and a pretty round face wearing black-framed glasses, which added a touch of elegance to her. Zhou Anan gradually reconciled the image of her with the vague image in her mind.
To be honest, Zhou Anan, who likes girls with long hair, is really not interested in the type in front of him. He likes long-haired beauties who are a little thinner, but their figure cannot be that of Princess Taiping. For example, a certain female leader and the Qing Qiu Fox girl are good examples.
Of course, the goddess sister who has been criticized online for many years is an exception. She is a representative of those whose beauty is so good that people ignore their weight.
Fortunately, Xu Wenwen's voice was not as soft as a mosquito, otherwise Zhou Anan would definitely not consider Wang Rong's face and would reduce his monthly salary by at least one third.
“Don’t get the table number wrong.”
After handing the task of recording customers' orders to Xu Wenwen, Wang Rong focused on the task of delivering orders, and occasionally did some simple work for Zhou Anan.
Although there were inevitably some mistakes at the beginning, Xu Wenwen was smart enough to be admitted to Jiangnan University. She quickly adapted to the rhythm of the barbecue stall. In addition to taking orders, she could also help Wang Rong remove the tails of crayfish.
Since we prepared more dishes today, the increased number of people led to improved efficiency, and the fact that the two thugs only collected protection money and packed up a little bit of the barbecue, the operating profit achieved a significant increase.
From yesterday's 592 yuan, it went straight up to 635.5 yuan.
However, after deducting the increased labor costs of Xu Wenwen, it was only a slight increase.
On the sixth day, profit was 652 yuan.
On the seventh day, profit was 689.5 yuan.
On the eighth day, profit was 666.6 yuan.
On the ninth day, the profit was 675.3 yuan.
The barbecue stall's operating profit has been fluctuating for the tenth day. Zhou Anan feels refreshed as he sees the balance on his passbook is only half away from five figures.
People say good things come in pairs, but unfortunately Zhou Anan's luck is obviously not that good.
The two thugs who had been living in peace with each other finally collided on this day.
(End of this chapter)
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