Tong Xuelu almost laughed her head off.
Usually girls are more entangled in such things, she really didn't expect Wen Rugui to be entangled.
And he had to pretend to let her hear it accidentally, so cute.
Tong Xuelu turned around and pretended not to hear it, and took the fruit back to the kitchen.
Not long after she returned to the kitchen, she heard footsteps and voices outside.
Pu Jianyi: "Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during festivals. I know my brothers are climbing the mountain, but there is one less person wearing dogwood branches."
Wen Rugui: "Why did you suddenly recite Wang Wei's poem?"
Pu Jianyi's voice became a little louder: "Next week is the Double Ninth Festival, and I suddenly felt something. By the way, I remember that two days after the Double Ninth Festival, which is next Thursday, is your birthday. Am I right?"
Wen Rugui's ears blushed slightly: "Yes, you are not wrong."
Pu Jianyi: "Next Thursday, unfortunately I have to go to work, so I wish you a happy birthday in advance now."
Wen Rugui: "Thank you."
Tong Xulu was shaking with laughter in the kitchen, and tears came out of her eyes.
If I told her directly, I was afraid it would be too deliberate. Wouldn't it be less deliberate to sing a double act like this?
She even recited poetry!
It's amazing that they could come up with such a crude method.
Oh, it's so funny that she's dying of laughter!
Pu Jianyi kept his eyes on the kitchen, but he didn't expect that there was no movement in the kitchen.
He approached Wen Rugui and lowered his voice and said, "Do you think she heard it?"
Wen Rugui paused and said, "She should have heard it. We are going in to help with the cooking. If she heard it, she should have mentioned it."
Pu Jianyi thought it made sense, so the two of them walked towards the kitchen.
Tong Xulu saw them coming over, wiped away her tears quickly, and pretended to be cooking seriously.
Wen Rugui and Pu Jianyi walked in, only to see Tong Xulu chopping meat with her head down. She looked so focused that she didn't even notice them coming in.
Both of them felt a thump in their hearts at the same time: Didn't she hear it just now?
Pu Jianyi cleared his throat and said, "Comrade Tong, is there anything we can help you with?"
Tong Xuelu seemed to have just noticed them coming in: "Hey, when did you come? I'm just too busy to handle it alone, so please help wash these vegetables."
"Okay."
Wen Rugui glanced at her, bent down, picked up the vegetables on the ground and took them outside to wash.
Pu Jianyi followed behind with a basin for washing vegetables, and both of them felt a little heavy.
Came under the faucet for washing vegetables.
Pu Jianyi looked confused: "I just said it so loudly, how come she didn't hear me?"
Wen Rugui made excuses for Tong Xulu: "She was chopping meat, maybe she didn't hear me." Pu Jianyi
threw the green vegetables into the basin, feeling a little bit of toothache: "What should we do now? Do we have to do it again?"
Wen Rugui thought for a while: "Let's talk about it again."
This was their first birthday after confirming their relationship, and he really wanted to spend it with her.
Even if they just stayed together and did nothing, he would feel very satisfied.
Pu Jianyi smiled and said: "Brother, I'm helping you so hard, what's the benefit for me?"
Wen Rugui: "Can you pay me back later?"
Pu Jianyi: "..." You're so cruel.
The two washed the vegetables and helped peel the garlic.
Then Jiang Danhong and Fang Jingyuan came over, and there was no place for them in the kitchen.
The two returned to the living room and discussed again.
Pu Jianyi: "I think we should mention it directly in front of her later, otherwise what if she still doesn't hear it?"
Wen Rugui thought it made sense: "That's fine."
So after the meal was ready, Pu Jianyi took action.
He suddenly said to Jiang Danhong: "Comrade Jiang, do you know that next Thursday is Rugui's birthday?"
Jiang Danhong paused while serving the rice, and a trace of confusion appeared in her eyes: "I don't know, will Comrade Wen celebrate then?"
Pu Jianyi looked at Tong Xulu next to Jiang Danhong and said: "Probably not, after all, it's not easy to ask for leave."
Jiang Danhong said "Oh" and didn't say anything.
Pu Jianyi scratched his head and had to ask Tong Xuelu directly: "Comrade Tong, did you hear what I said just now? How are you going to celebrate for Rugui?"
After saying this, Wen Rugui "just happened" to come in from outside with a bowl of pickled fish.
Tong Xuelu looked surprised: "It turns out that Rugui's birthday is coming soon, but I should be very busy next Thursday and cannot take a leave."
At this point, she turned her head and looked at everyone and said: "By the way, there is something I want to tell everyone, that is, I have been appointed as the manager of the state-owned hotel!"
As soon as this was said, except for Wen Rugui, everyone else was shocked.
Tong Jiaxin was the first to react: "Sister, are you really a manager?"
Tong Xuelu nodded: "Yes, I will start working from tomorrow."
Tong Jiaxin jumped three feet high: "Great, sister, you are a manager, then can we eat meat every day in the future?"
Tong Xuelu smiled: "If you pass the exam, maybe it is possible."
Tong Jiaxin's smile froze on his face: "..."
Fang Jingyuan opened her mouth wide: "Xuelu, you are too amazing, right? Not long ago, you were a female worker in a textile factory, then you changed to a waitress in a state-owned hotel, and then you became a master chef. Now you have been promoted to a manager. How did you do it?"
Jiang Danhong looked at Tong Xuelu with admiration: "Congratulations, Xuelu!"
Then others also congratulated Tong Xuelu, and Tong Xuelu smiled and thanked everyone.
Wen Rugui's birthday was forgotten by everyone.
Forgot...
Wen Rugui put the pickled fish on the table and suddenly felt a little bad.
She didn't have time to ask for leave, but he did!
As long as she asked, he would definitely find a way to ask for leave and come back!
Pu Jianyi looked at him sympathetically and whispered, "Brother, I tried my best."
Wen Rugui: "..." He was in a worse mood.
Then everyone's attention was on Tong Xulu's role as a manager and the food, and no one mentioned Wen Rugui's upcoming birthday.
Not even Tong Xulu.
Tong Xulu made dry pot Chiba tofu, homemade fish-flavored eggplant, pickled fish, garlic cabbage and baked cakes today.
The dry pot Chiba tofu has a rich broth, the homemade fish-flavored eggplant has a delicate taste, and the baked cakes are crispy and fragrant.
The pickled fish is spicy and fragrant, and the fish meat is smooth and tender, and people almost swallowed their tongues.
After a meal, everyone's taste buds were conquered.
Fang Jingyuan touched her belly without any image: "Xuelu, the food you cook is so delicious. When you become a manager in the future, will you still be able to cook?"
Tong Xuelu: "I won't cook until the hotel's master chef comes back."
Fang Jingyuan immediately wailed: "What should I do in the future?"
Tong Xuelu ignored her and went outside to see if the baked cakes were done.
Wen Rugui wanted to follow, but Fang Jingyuan was faster than him and jumped out in an instant.
Wen Rugui: "..."
Fang Jingyuan caught up with Tong Xuelu, took her arm and said: "Now I finally understand why you abandoned my brother!"
Tong Xuelu raised her eyebrows.
Fang Jingyuan: "Although my elder brother looks decent, he is nothing compared to your boyfriend. If it were me, I would not want my elder brother!"
Moreover, her elder brother has such a shitty personality, it's better not to have him.
Tong Xuelu glanced at her and silently lit a candle for Fang Wenyuan in her heart.
Fang Jingyuan continued: "Xuelu, you see, we are good friends now, so I should be able to come to your house for dinner often in the future?"
Tong Xuelu pulled back her hand: "Who is your good friend?"
Fang Jingyuan quickly took her hand again: "Sisters are sisters for life, it's settled, I will come often in the future!"
Tong Xuelu rolled her eyes.
When everyone went back, Tong Xuelu gave everyone some small cookies as gifts.
Compared to everyone else, Wen Rugui had one more thing, that is duck eggs.
Tong Xuelu pointed at the duck eggs and said: "Happy birthday to you in advance, these duck eggs are my birthday present to you in advance."
Wen Rugui's face stiffened for a moment: "Thank you."
When they walked out of the alley, Pu Jianyi laughed so hard that his head almost died: "Hahaha my God, she actually gave you duck eggs as a birthday present, I laughed to death..."
"..."
Wen Rugui was carrying a bag of duck eggs with a very dark face.
Pu Jianyi laughed even more when he saw this, and his laughter was heard all the way.
**
The next day Tong Xuelu went to work.
After Tong Xuelu was promoted to hotel manager, the position of waiter was vacant.
In addition to the position where Tan Xiaoyan was dismissed, there was no one to do the two waiters in the hotel.
In order to compensate the innocent implicated Lin and Guo Weiping, the government allowed their families to purchase the two positions with priority and preferential treatment.
The Meng family bought a waiter position for Meng Qingqing, and Guo Weiping's family gave the position to his cousin Guo Chunyu.
When it was time to go to work, Tong Xuelu saw Meng Qingqing, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and a new face Guo Chunyu.
Meng Qingqing looked a little thinner than before, but her complexion was good. Seeing Tong Xuelu, she smiled shyly.
Tong Xuelu nodded to her, and then turned her eyes to Guo Chunyu.
Guo Chunyu was already married, 35 years old, with a round face and a round figure. She looked kind and gave people a very friendly feeling.
Guo Chunyu saw Tong Xuelu looking over and smiled: "Good morning, Manager Tong. I am Guo Chunyu, the cousin of Xiao Guo. You can just call me Da Guo from now on!"
Tong Xuelu: "..."
What kind of a name is this?
"I think I'd better call you Sister Chunyu."
Guo Chunyu smiled and nodded: "That's fine. I'll listen to your opinion, Manager."
Tong Xuelu was very satisfied with her attitude.
Although she was appointed as a manager, she was young. If the newcomer was not convinced by this, it would be another trouble.
She was not afraid of trouble, but she hated it.
Especially since this person was Guo Weiping's cousin, if she didn't handle it well, there would be internal fighting.
Now seeing that she was so easy to get along with, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Seeing that everyone was gathered, Tong Xuelu held a meeting for them.
"From today on, I am the manager of the hotel. I have some similarities with other managers, but also some differences."
"The same thing is that I require you to maintain good hygiene. The floor and tables in the lobby, the kitchen in front of the door, and the toilets in the alley must all be cleaned up. There can't be any negligence!"
Meng Qingqing and the other two nodded in unison.
Although Guo Chunyu is a newcomer, she has the most positive attitude: "Manager Tong, don't worry, we will definitely maintain good hygiene. I take care of the hygiene at home by myself. I will treat the hotel as my home from now on. I love my home!"
Tong Xuelu: "..."
Tong Xuelu felt that Guo Chunyu really had a sense of humor. Seeing her round face saying such a sentence, she wanted to laugh.
However, the employees' enthusiasm is something worth praising: "Your attitude is very correct. We should treat the hotel as our home!"
Guo Chunyu's smile became even brighter: "I love the hotel, I love my home! Xiao Guo, let's shout together!"
Guo Weiping blushed: "I love the hotel, I love my home, the hotel is my home!"
Seeing this, Meng Qingqing also blushed and shouted the slogan.
Tong Xuelu: "..."
She felt that if Guo Chunyu were put in modern times, he would definitely be a pyramid scheme expert.
She coughed and continued, "Unlike other managers, you are not allowed to leave early or leave the hotel during working hours unless there is something special. As long as you do your job well, I can arrange for you to take turns to rest!"
The three of them lit up when they heard this.
Working in a state-owned hotel is very enviable. You can eat delicious food and buy the freshest ingredients.
But the bad thing is that there are no holidays. Except for the Chinese New Year and major holidays, there is not a single day off in a month.
If you can take turns to rest now, it would be perfect!
Guo Chunyu patted his chest again and guaranteed, "Manager Tong, don't worry, we will listen to you. We will never leave early or leave the hotel without reason in the future!"
Guo Weiping and Meng Qingqing also nodded.
Tong Xuelu nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Also, when guests come to the hotel in the future, we can no longer serve them as we did before. In other words, scolding guests is absolutely not allowed!"
It is too early to propose smiling service now, and there is no need.
But the service attitude of scolding guests at every turn should be changed as soon as possible.
Meng Qingqing thought it was nothing, after all, she was shy and didn't dare to scold guests before.
The one who scolded the guests was Tan Xiaoyan.
Guo Weiping was even more indifferent, he was in the kitchen and basically had no direct contact with the guests.
Guo Chunyu thought for a moment and said, "Manager Tong, if someone grabs a seat and quarrels in the hotel, can't you scold them?"
Tong Xuelu said, "If that happens, you can just ask them to leave!"
Guo Chunyu thought for a moment and said she understood.
Tong Xuelu then made several other requests, and several people all said they had no objections.
Then she announced the adjournment of the meeting, and then went to the business department to hold a meeting and do the handover.
State-owned hotels are under the management of the business department, the ownership rights belong to the state, and all profits belong to the superior competent department.
Previously, the operating expenses of the hotel were in the hands of Liu Dongchang. After Liu Dongchang got into trouble, all the money was taken back.
She is now going to get money to buy ingredients.
When she arrived at the business department, the guard was surprised to see her coming to the meeting as a manager.
They checked her ID card many times before letting her in.
When Tong Xuelu entered the conference room, everyone's eyes fell on her.
"Why is a woman here? Did you go to the wrong place?"
"That's right, hey girl, did you go to the wrong place?"
Tong Xuelu looked at them calmly: "I'm not wrong, I'm the manager of the South City State-owned Hotel, I'm here for a meeting." Thunderclap
!
When these words came out, all the men present were shocked.
"She's a manager? When did a woman become the manager of a state-owned hotel?"
"That's right, and she looks so young, can she do it?"
"I advise you to keep your voices down, she can be parachuted into the position of manager at this age, you should know that her background is not simple!" As
soon as these words came out, the conference room that was whispering just now suddenly became silent.
Everyone secretly looked at Tong Xuelu, but no one came up to greet her.
Tong Xuelu didn't care, she found an empty seat and sat down.
In her eyes, these people are all resources, but now these resources look down on her as an airborne person.
So she was not in a hurry to say hello. If she
approached now, people would only look down on her.
If she wants to convince people, she has to speak with strength.
Ten minutes later, the leader of the Ministry of Commerce came over.
The Minister of Commerce was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, wearing a black Mao suit and looking very serious.
After summarizing some of the problems of the state-owned hotels, he asked, "Has the manager of the Chengnan State-owned Hotel come?"
Tong Xuelu stood up and said, "Yes, Minister, hello. My name is Tong Xuelu, and I am the new manager of the hotel!"
Minister Lin looked at her and said sharply, "Comrade Tong, do you have the confidence to run the Chengnan Hotel well? If you don't have the confidence, you are allowed to withdraw now!"
Tong Xuelu said in a clear and loud voice, "Minister, don't worry, I have the confidence to run the hotel well!" When
the men present heard this, some shook their heads, some sneered, and some thought that Tong Xuelu was ignorant of the immensity of the world.
The hotel in the south of the city has been poisoned by pesticides. Even if it is reopened, I am afraid that people will not dare to go there to eat.
Minister Lin: "Very good, then I will give you three months to get the hotel back in business."
Tong Xuelu curled her red lips slightly: "It doesn't need to be three months, just one month will be enough."
As soon as these words came out, the conference hall was quiet again.
The eyes of the crowd looked at Tong Xuelu with more and more ridicule.
It is really ignorant of the sky and the earth. You want to reopen the business in one month?
It's really a daydream!
Minister Lin laughed: "Okay, since you said one month, then one month!"
Tong Xuelu seemed not to see everyone's mocking eyes, and sat down calmly.
After taking the operating fee, Tong Xuelu went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative and the vegetable station to buy ingredients.
Back to the hotel, Meng Qingqing and others were stunned when they saw the ingredients in her hands.
Meng Qingqing: "Manager Tong, why did you only buy so little food? It's not enough!"
Guo Weiping and Guo Chunyu also nodded.
Tong Xuelu: "It's enough. No one should come to our restaurant in the next two days. These ingredients are for us to eat."
When they heard this, they were silent.
The hotel is most afraid of food poisoning. Although Cao Dagang's incident was later proved to be his own, many ordinary people don't care about the subsequent development.
In their eyes, the hotel almost killed people!
So now that it is reopened, no one should come to eat.
If no one comes to eat, the hotel will not be able to operate, and they will also be out of business!
Tong Xuelu did not comfort them.
Sure enough, no one came to eat the whole day.
Occasionally, a few outsiders wanted to come in for dinner, but they were quickly dissuaded.
No one came for the next two days, and the restaurant was deserted.
Meng Qingqing and the others were very worried, but Tong Xuelu was the only one who was very calm.
She ate and drank as usual, and did not seem to be in a hurry at all.
Tong Xuelu had previously "boasted" in a meeting that the hotel could be run in a month. After the meeting, many people were paying attention to the hotel's every move.
They thought Tong Xuelu would do something amazing, but who would have thought that she did nothing!
The hotel has not had a single customer for two or three days, which is really laughable!
It seems that she was just bragging!
Seeing that Tong Xulu was incompetent, everyone was too lazy to continue paying attention.
**
Time flies, and soon it is the day before Wen Rugui's birthday.
Wen Rugui has been in a bad mood since he returned to the base.
Huang Qimin and Zhou Yan soon discovered that something was wrong with him.
So the three swordsmen of the base gathered together again.
Huang Qimin said: "Rugui, did you have a quarrel with your partner?"
Zhou Yan smiled brightly: "Yes, tell us what's up."
Wen Rugui glanced at them: "No quarrel."
Zhou Yan didn't believe it: "If there was no quarrel, why did you come back with a dark face? Ah, I remember, tomorrow is your birthday, could it be that your partner didn't show any expression?"
Hearing this, Wen Rugui's face suddenly sank.
When Zhou Yan saw him like this, he knew that he had guessed right: "I guessed it right! Rugui, do you really have a partner? You won't lie to us, will you?"
Wen Rugui defended her partner, "She is very busy, so she didn't have time to spend my birthday with me." Huang
Qimin shook his head and sighed like an experienced person: "Rugui, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you can't do this! You are a grown man and you should act like a grown man. If she says she is not free, then she is not free. If you get married in the future, where will you have a position in the family?"
Zhou Yan nodded repeatedly: "That's right, you are really embarrassing us men! If you continue like this, you will definitely be afraid of your wife in the future!"
Huang Qimin also nodded.
Wen Rugui had no expression on his face and said nothing.
Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, Zhou Yan immediately added fuel to the fire, "Rugui, don't take it lightly. Our dean is strictly controlled by his wife!"
"I heard that when the dean is at home, his wife eats steamed buns, but he can only eat steamed buns. If his wife asks him to stand, he dare not sit. He lives without any dignity!"
Huang Qimin's expression suddenly became strange, and he winked at him: "Ahem."
Zhou Yan glanced at him: "Is your throat okay?"
Huang Qimin was so angry that he couldn't make up his mind, and whispered: "Dean!"
Zhou Yan nodded: "Yes, I'm talking about our dean. You probably don't know that our dean is dominated by his wife. If you come back, you must not learn from our dean!"
Suddenly, a sneer came from behind: "Don't say they don't know, I don't know either."
Zhou Yan shuddered, turned around stiffly, and then saw the dean Zhuang Zhenghui standing behind him.
Dean Zhuang: "I wanted to tell you that you can take a leave today, but now it seems that forget it."
Zhou Yan: "..."
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