Twenty thousand yuan, and now a monthly salary is only two thousand three, this is equivalent to nine months' salary!
But then I remembered Xu An's profit-sharing plan. If the braised food sold well, it seemed like I could get even more, and keep getting it.
Zhang Dezhen was very interested in both options and couldn't decide which one to choose. After hesitating for a long time, he cautiously asked, "Boss, can I go back and think about it and give you an answer tomorrow?"
Xu An nodded in agreement. The shop hadn't been rented yet, and even if it was, it would take a week to complete all the formalities before the shop could open. A day or two wouldn't make a difference.
At 2:35 p.m., Liu Daxi's team came out of the kitchen, took off their aprons, chef's hats and masks, and sat under the ceiling fan to enjoy the breeze and chat.
As they were chatting, someone suddenly gestured and said, "We've found stable jobs now, do you want to go back and see everyone?"
All six of them turned to look at Liu Daxi, silently asking for his opinion.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Liu Daxi slowly nodded, and the six of them cheered and happily discussed what they wanted to buy to take back.
Seeing their jubilant expressions, Liu Daxi slowly began to drift off, his memories returning to the very beginning.
Liu Daxi is the head chef of the Royal Hotel in the neighboring city. Simply put, he's the head chef of the kitchen, and nobody dares to contradict him.
In 2007, when the first policy on employment for people with disabilities was introduced, Shanghai responded positively by holding training and employment classes for people with disabilities.
Liu Daxi was one of the instructors invited to train them, and he was responsible for training the six people currently under his command.
Because of the various resources and benefits promised by Haishi, many hotels responded enthusiastically, and those whose professional skills met the requirements after training were recruited into their stores.
The six people who followed Liu Daxi to learn were also hired by four different hotels and restaurants.
This event was a resounding success, bringing everyone to a happy conclusion.
But reality didn't go so smoothly. Of the six people who followed Liu Daxi to learn, two were dismissed from the hotel after three months because of personality clashes, inability to communicate, and delays in work progress.
Coincidentally, two people left Liu Daxi's team at that time. Based on the mentor-apprentice relationship, Liu Daxi took the two people into his team.
The remaining four people joined Liu Daxi's team by various coincidences six months, eight months, one year, and one and a half years later, respectively, and the seven of them worked together for three and a half years.
Life was peaceful and uneventful until the hotel got a new owner.
The new owner is a returnee from studying abroad and is very passionate about Western food. He changed all the restaurant's signature dishes to Western dishes and even hired a team of chefs specializing in Western cuisine.
After the Western food team had established itself, Liu Daxi, a long-time employee who had worked there for over ten or twenty years and made significant contributions, was asked to leave.
Although only three years have passed, the current employment environment has changed significantly compared to before.
Many hotels are willing to accept Liu Daxi, but not his team.
After going through many twists and turns, Liu Daxi finally arrived at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant through the introduction of a human resources agency.
As Liu Daxi reminisced about the past, the taxi drew closer and closer, eventually stopping in front of an old house.
Much of the paint on the walls of the house had peeled off, revealing the underlying plaster layer that had softened some of the cracks. The doors and windows were generally small and somewhat old; the wooden door and window frames were rotten, leaving a deep fingerprint when pressed. The gate was also covered in rust and was overgrown with lush green vines. A thin, gray-haired security guard was dozing behind the gate.
"Uncle Bao, we're back to see everyone!" Liu Daxi's voice, though hoarse with age, was still loud and clear.
Uncle Bao, who was dozing off, was startled awake by Liu Daxi's words and looked at Liu Daxi and his six companions with sleepy eyes.
Upon seeing the seven people, his eyes widened in surprise.
Ignoring the drool at the corner of his mouth, he reached for the homemade cane leaning against the wall, pushed himself up, and stood up. His left trouser leg swung in the air a few times with the movement, revealing that it was empty inside.
Liu Daxi and his six companions seemed to take it all in stride and didn't find it strange. After Uncle Bao opened the door, the group filed in.
A crowd had gathered in the open space behind the courtyard gate. Upon seeing Liu Daxi and his six companions, they all warmly greeted them and inquired about each other's recent situations.
Just as everyone was chatting enthusiastically, Liu Daxi's phone suddenly rang.
He took his phone out of his pocket and squinted at the caller ID.
Oh, it's actually an 'old acquaintance'—the manager of the Black Swan Hotel.
"Hey, Mr. Liu, we're expanding our business and need to recruit a new team. I thought of you and called you right away to tell you about this great opportunity."
Mr. Xu, the person in charge of the Black Sky Hotel, spoke in a very warm tone, as if the two were old friends who had known each other for many years.
"We can offer you a salary of 5,000 yuan a month, and your bunch of cripples will get 3,600 yuan a month. How about that?"
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