Chapter 244 When Fellow Villagers Meet, Their Eyes Fill with Tears
Are you ready?
"Always ready!"
"Five, four, three, two, one!"
Da da—da—
The moment the sound of the send key being pressed was heard, the dialog box on the computer screen was flooded with a series of "Zhang San" characters.
Although the two sent the message immediately after seeing the registration keywords, now is not the time to relax.
My right index finger rested on the mouse wheel and quickly scrolled around and around. After scrolling around five times, I finally found the message posted by the group owner.
'Xu's Fast Food Restaurant needs 22 delivery drivers today. The first 22 people to send "[Zhang San]" will be considered successfully registered!'
"One, two... seven, I'm the seventh! I got it! I got it!"
"I'm the eleventh one, hey, I got one too!"
What Old Han just said must be true; the boss must have heard of Zhang Dezhen's name.
We gathered at 10:30 to register and collect our boxes, had a half-hour lunch break, headed to the transfer station after 11:00, and officially finished our work at 11:30.
"Hey boss, is he planning to hire new employees or run a promotion? He doesn't need your help, does he? As long as the price is right, I'll do anything for him, no matter what."
"Hey, Ahong, have you eaten yet?"
While waiting in line, Zhong Qiu's nose suddenly twitched twice, and a puzzled expression appeared on his face. He patted Xu An's shoulder uncertainly: "Hey, didn't he smell the braised food?"
When fellow villagers meet, tears well up in their eyes. Zhong Qiutao immediately showered the two of them with concern and warmth.
"Haha, now we've found a place to stay, but we don't have a proper place to live." Before Xu Shi could finish speaking, Xu An immediately chimed in, "Brother Zhang and Sister Zhang, take us to see some houses tonight. If it's suitable, we'll rent it, okay?"
The braised food helper won the competition by a narrow margin of eight to one.
Xu An's mother was already worried that her son was getting used to being inside, and that he would be teased by everyone like that. So she immediately stopped sitting down, picked up her rice bowl, and walked out of the house.
The two initially thought it was just an exaggeration, but now they have realized that those advantages were not just exaggerations, but truly a realistic description!
Even when they received their 187 yuan salary for the day, neither of them was completely bewildered.
Since the process was the same for the other two platforms, the two had no objections. After taking the takeout box printed with the store's logo and securing it under the front seat, the two followed the small group into the store, ending their queue for food.
"It really is true. I thought he smelled something wrong at lunchtime. By the way, it's a slow food restaurant, so why are they selling braised dishes? I saw the braised dish window when I was getting my lunch at noon."
When they saw the job posting from the group admin, the two of them spent only 1.5 seconds editing the keywords, but it took them a full two seconds to send it out! In the end, the two of them missed out on the sales clerk position at Zhang Hong's slow food restaurant, ranking 74th and 88th respectively.
Xu An peeked out of the front kitchen to try and see what was happening outside, but the outside was shrouded in smoke, and he could only vaguely make out a few figures busy at work.
Seeing this, the young man forgot about eating and followed Xu An's mother, hoping to hear the firsthand gossip... yes, the firsthand news.
"Where are they living now? If you want to help them find a place, the single room you're staying in is pretty good. The rent is only 280 yuan a month, and it has a bunk bed, so it's fine for two people. It's also close to the shops, only a seven-minute walk away."
"Huh?" Zhong Qiu turned around and looked at the two of them with a slightly blank expression. The job posting had just been put up, but no one had applied yet?
At that moment, the kitchen door opened, and the helpers carried basins of chopped braised dishes up to the seventh floor. Leading the group were the braised food chefs from Zhang Dezhen, the couple from Hezibao, whom Li Yao had mentioned.
A loud female voice came from the front kitchen of the shop, accompanied by the clanging of metal and an overwhelming, enticing aroma...
In terms of working hours, the sales clerk position at Zhang Hong's slow-food restaurant wins; in terms of salary, the braised food helper wins; in terms of rest time, one only needs to get off work 8 hours, while the other needs to get off work 4 hours but doesn't have seven days off a month, so the braised food helper wins; in terms of job stability, the braised food helper wins.
"Don't you think you're smelling braised pork? You just saw a piece of braised pork on the outside of our plate, it looked so delicious..."
Before Xu An's mother began talking to Xu An, she turned around and wanted to share her inner joy with the others.
To increase their chances, the two had a sudden inspiration and revealed the names of their hometowns.
"......"
Following Li Yao's arrangement, the two went to the kitchen of Shop No. 8 to complete their skills test. Relying on their youthful experience in braised food cooking, they smoothly cooked two pots of delicious and visually appealing braised dishes, thus passing the skills test.
However, on our way back from work, we encountered a turning point.
Xu An and Zhong Qiu were both startled. That meant the shop where my brother-in-law works! So, among the people busy outside the kitchen, there's no one from Zhong Qiu's brother-in-law? Perhaps, Li Guang's sister is also outside?
"Okay, let's do as he says."
Sure enough, before even hearing the name Zhang Dezhen, Li Yao had already developed a strong interest in the two: "What a coincidence! The braised food chef outside the shop is also from Zhong Qiutao. Have you heard that every household here makes a terrible braised dish?"
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