The next day, the weather was still terribly hot and humid, but Bling was actually quite happy.
After arriving at the restaurant in the morning, she washed her face and sat behind the counter, calming herself down as if she were a salted fish who didn't want to turn over.
The women in the restaurant all knew her character and pretended not to see it.
Sure enough, when Manager Zhu arrived, he saw Bu Ling with flushed cheeks, slumped behind the counter, and quickly asked, "Little Bu, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Upon hearing Manager Zhu's words, Bu Ling sat up straight with a 'whoosh': "No, no, I'm just feeling unbearably hot." Especially today, it's particularly stuffy.
Manager Zhu, seeing how efficient Bu Ling was, knew he had worried unnecessarily: "It is stuffy, but it's going to rain soon, and it will be fine after the rain."
Bu Ling nodded obediently, "Manager Zhu, you're right!"
Manager Zhu chuckled and nodded at her, then strolled toward his office. But as soon as he opened the door, he seemed to remember something: "Oh, right, Xiao Bu, come to my office, I have something to tell you."
Seeing that Bling's smile froze for a moment, he added with a wry smile, "It's a good thing."
"Alright, I'm coming right now!" Bu Ling replied loudly.
He then followed Manager Zhu into the office, and she didn't close the door.
After Manager Zhu sat down, he said, "Xiao Bu, you've been working at our restaurant for two years now, haven't you?"
Bu Ling poured Manager Zhu a cup of tea: "That's right, it's been two years and three months." She's a long-time employee now.
Manager Zhu picked up his cup of tea and took a sip: "It's been over two years, it's time to give you a raise."
Buling: Is there really such a good thing?
"Thank you, leader. I will certainly live up to your expectations and dedicate myself to the restaurant to the utmost, even unto death. I..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Manager Zhu immediately stopped Bu Ling's long-winded speech. "This is what you deserve. You get a raise every two years, and it's your turn. It has nothing to do with me."
In fact, if someone above hadn't reminded us, who would have remembered this? We could have just raised the price uniformly at the end of the year, but that would have put Bling at a disadvantage.
When Bu Ling heard Manager Zhu say that, his attitude didn't change at all: "What are you saying, boss? Even if you don't give me a raise, I will still work hard for our restaurant."
Manager Zhu looked at her teasingly: "Then why don't we wait a little longer?"
Bling: ....
"Boss, please have some tea!" She added some hot water to Manager Zhu's cup, then asked, "Boss, how much of a raise did I get this time?"
Manager Zhu touched the cup, then pulled his hand back after being burned. He coughed lightly and said, "It'll go up by two yuan. From now on, you'll get a salary of thirty-seven yuan and fifty cents. Supply will remain the same."
Bu Ling wasn't disappointed to hear the price increase of two yuan. "Thank you, boss. I will definitely continue to work hard for our restaurant..."
"Ahem~ Xiao Bu, it's getting late, the restaurant should open soon," Manager Zhu casually reminded him.
Bling immediately understood: "Okay, boss, I'll get back to work right away!"
After saying that, she turned and walked out of the office, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.
"We ordinary folks are really happy today, really, really happy..." Bu Ling hummed as she returned to the counter.
Great, really great, another raise! The future looks promising!
"Xiao Bu, what does Manager Zhu want with you?" Sister Ma asked gossipily, looking at Bu Ling's happy face. Even Wu Yuanyuan and Zhu Zhizhi looked over curiously.
Bu Ling didn't hide anything from them: "I got a raise!"
"Really? Congratulations, Bling!"
"Congratulations, Lingling!"
"Looking back, Xiao Bu has been working at our restaurant for over two years. It's about time he got promoted," said Sister Ma.
Bling smiled and accepted the three people's congratulations.
When Grandpa Tan arrived at the restaurant and heard about Bu Ling's salary increase, he also smiled and offered his congratulations.
Bling accepted it with a smile, pretending not to see the weariness between her brows.
To be honest, she's lost interest in gossip about Tan Xiao now, but she still hears rumors about him all the time.
According to Sister Ma, a gossipmonger, the child Tan Xiao brought home was sickly and frequently went to the hospital. Tan Xiao would accompany him, which naturally meant she had to take leave from work. As a result, the factory was very dissatisfied with her, but they only did so because of Uncle Tan's influence. Otherwise, Tan Xiao would have faced countless obstacles.
She just couldn't understand it. Tan Xiao had also been pampered since childhood, so why was she so infatuated with Han Yu? She wasn't lacking in love.
Perhaps she really is a shallow person, unable to understand the greatness of love.
Throughout the day, Grandpa Tan sighed and complained, clearly indicating that Tan Xiao had caused trouble again. Bu Ling was also speechless, but she had learned to turn a blind eye.
Hearing about Tan Xiao's stupid actions would definitely ruin my appetite.
Bu Ling could remain indifferent, but Zhu Zhizhi and Wu Yuanyuan couldn't. Both of them genuinely regarded Grandpa Tan as their mentor, and seeing him like this, they were naturally worried.
"Master, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?" Zhu Zhizhi asked.
"Yes, Master, if you have any difficulties, just tell us, and we'll help you figure it out," Wu Yuanyuan asked. She knew it was definitely about Tan Xiao, but she had to give her master face.
Bling: ....
Grandpa Tan shook his head bitterly: "It's nothing, you can't help me." His daughter has been blinded by love. Now, for that bastard child, she's even abandoned her own daughter. It's a terrible thing.
Zhu Zhizhi and the other woman weren't oblivious to the situation, so they immediately shut up and stopped talking, but their eyes were full of heartache as they looked at Grandpa Tan.
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