Chapter 095 Inviting Xu Guodong and his wife to dinner
Nine fifty-five.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rode their bicycles to the door of the store.
Xu Guodong was already waiting there with four or five workers.
Rong Mei applied the brakes with her hands and used physical brakes (with both feet on the ground) to stop the bicycle in front of Xu Guodong.
He jumped off the car, holding onto the bicycle with his hands, and looked at Xu Guodong and the others apologetically with curved eyes, "I'm sorry, Brother Xu, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
It was easy to tell from the thin layer of sweat on her forehead that she had pedaled very hard.
Liu Rong got out of the back seat, took out the key and opened the shop door.
A group of people entered the shop one after another.
"It's okay, we haven't been here long." Xu Guodong smiled and responded to Rong Mei's words.
The other workers didn't have any objections, but they were a little surprised by Rong Mei's appearance.
But I just glanced at it casually without any other thoughts. As soon as I entered the store, my eyes shifted to the top of the store.
Listening to Xu Guodong's work arrangements, the experts, all of whom were veterans, understood them immediately.
We can start work in the afternoon. We just came to check the work in the morning. As for the issue of wages, Xu Guodong has already contacted it.
Labor was relatively cheap in that era, and a master only earned about five yuan a day. As for plumbers, the work in the store could be completed by two people in half a day.
So Rong Mei didn't ask any more questions and just gave the money.
A bricklayer's work requires laying bricks, which takes several days and also involves the issue of the workers' meals. Generally, if you hire a master, you will be paid for his wages plus one or two meals.
They also had no place to cook, so providing meals was obviously out of the question.
Rong Mei thought of raising the wages a little so that the master could find a way to earn his own living.
But the master is a stubborn person. He only wants the agreed wages and a lunch. He doesn't care what he eats.
Rong Mei had no choice but to think about going to Uncle Li's place later to see if she could ask Uncle Li to help her cook. She gave him the money.
This place is only one street away from Uncle Li’s noodle shop. You can just go through the small alley in the middle and it only takes five minutes to walk there. It is quite convenient.
After seeing the workers off, it was almost time for lunch.
Rong Mei insisted on treating Xu Guodong to a meal, and learned that Xu Guodong's lover was not at work today and was resting at home.
Rong Mei immediately invited everyone along, "You came back so late last night, and made sister-in-law worry. Why not invite sister-in-law along, so I can apologize to her in person."
Rong Mei invited him sincerely again and again, and Xu Guodong couldn't refuse again and again, so he had to agree.
The meal was set to be at the newly opened Fumanju Restaurant on Yangqi Street.
Rong Mei and Liu Rong went there first, while Xu Guodong rode his bicycle back to pick up Li Man.
It was dinner time and the store was very busy, so Rong Mei and her friends didn't have any empty tables.
After the boss asked how many people there were, he wanted to clear a small table for them to sit outside, but Rong Mei refused.
I looked at the time. Female comrades always have to get dressed up before going out for a banquet, so it will take at least half an hour.
If there is still no table after half an hour, you can sit outside. After all, it is the first time you invite guests to dinner. Although you say it is a simple meal, you can't be too casual.
The boss brought two stools to the door for the two men, ignored them, and went back to work in the store.
Waited about twenty minutes.
The boss came out of the store cheerfully and informed her, "Do you want a private room? But there will be an additional private room fee."
"Yes." Rong Mei took it without saying anything and even asked about the private room fee.
"Okay, I'll ask the waiter to clean it up for you right away. The private room fee is two dollars." However, the boss was an open business man and explained the fee clearly to Rong Mei in advance.
Rong Mei nodded again.
The boss then went in and asked someone to clean up the room.
While waiting for the private room, Xu Guodong and his wife also arrived.
As soon as Li Man got off the back of the bicycle, Rong Mei came up to her with a smile and took the initiative to greet her.
"Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Rong Mei, and this is my mother-in-law. We are the tenants of your shop." Liu Rong's identity was also revealed.
"Hello, I'm Li Man." Li Man smiled slightly and nodded at Rong Mei. She wasn't very enthusiastic, but she wasn't cold either.
Rong Mei didn't care and turned aside to invite the two of them, "Let's not stand for now, let's go in and sit down first."
"Okay." Xu Guodong nodded.
Several people entered the restaurant together.
"This restaurant is doing quite good business. I didn't expect there were no seats when we came. But we're really lucky. A private room was vacated just before you came. It seems that you, sister-in-law, have brought us good luck." As he led the two of them inside, he started the conversation with a smile.
Li Man took over the conversation unconsciously, "Business here has always been good. When someone in our hospital wants to host a banquet or our colleagues have a dinner together, most of them will choose to come here."
To be honest.
Before Li Man met Rong Mei, she didn't have a very good impression of her, especially since her husband was taken to the police station because of this person last night, the impression of Rong Mei in her mind became even worse.
He is also a troublemaker. Even renting a shop can lead to harassment from the leaders of the unit.
But when I met her in person just now, I seemed to understand why men would come to harass her.
Moreover, Rong Mei specially asked her husband to go home and pick her up for dinner to express her apology, which immediately changed her impression of Rong Mei's character.
After meeting Rong Mei, I found that she was not only very capable in dealing with people but also made people feel comfortable from the bottom of their hearts. You really can't tell that she is a girl in her teens.
She had been working in the hospital for so many years and had dealt with all kinds of people, but this was the first time she had met someone like Rong Mei, who was young but experienced.
"It turns out that my sister-in-law works in the hospital. She is an angel in white. Brother Xu has found a treasure."
"She's just an errand nurse who gives people injections and infusions." Rong Mei kept praising Li Man intentionally or unintentionally, making her feel embarrassed, and she couldn't help but start to make fun of herself.
Rong Mei stopped when she saw that things were going well and handed over the menu, "Sister-in-law, come and see what dishes you like, and order whatever you like."
"No, just order what you want. I'm fine with anything." Li Man waved her hand embarrassedly to refuse.
But she still felt very happy about the feeling of being treated as the protagonist.
Rong Mei smiled and said, "Please don't. I specially invited you and Brother Xu to dinner today, so how can I not let you order? Sister-in-law, please don't be polite to me. My shop will cause a lot of trouble to Brother Xu. If you continue to be polite, I will be embarrassed to ask Brother Xu for help if I need something."
"Well... okay..." Li Man pursed her lips and took the menu.
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