Kicking the scene
Yang Tao came home at one in the morning the night before and had a long fight with her family for nearly an hour. She tossed and turned in the second half of the night and couldn't sleep!
The direct consequence of this incident was that Yang Tao did not sleep for almost the entire night. Until six o'clock in the morning, when the sky was slightly brightened with white light, it was already the next morning and time for her to get up every day. Yang Tao still could not fall asleep. She had just closed her eyes for a short rest and had to get up to go to work again.
After not sleeping for a night, Yang Tao was in a very bad mental state when she got up to go to work the next day. Anyone could see it. So Yang Tao received the most attention on the day after she started working at the Nanbei Hotel.
"Sister Xiaotao, are you okay? You look very tired. Did you not get enough rest last night or are you sick? If you are sick, please go to the staff lounge and rest. I will keep an eye on you here."
Yang Tao shook her head and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Don't bother with that. I don't need you here for now. I just didn't sleep well. I'm not feeling unwell anywhere else. I'll find a time when no one is around and take a nap."
"Okay, then since there aren't many customers coming in right now and there aren't many things to do, Sister Tao, go and get some rest."
Yang Tao looked around, then nodded and went to find an empty room to close his eyes and rest.
But she was called up again after only ten minutes. In a restaurant, especially a restaurant of such a large scale, there are so many things to do, big and small. Especially now that Su Qinxuan is not in the restaurant, everyone is expecting her to make decisions. It is a blessing that she can rest for ten minutes.
Yang Tao continued to work hard despite his sick body, and he was busy until the afternoon.
When Jian Jianan arrived at the Nanbei Hotel in the afternoon, the first person he saw was Sister Xiao Tao, who looked very haggard, with huge dark circles under her eyes, and looked like she was about to fall asleep at the next second.
"Oh my God, Sister Xiao Tao, what on earth were you doing yesterday? Why do you still look like you can't open your eyes? Or are you sick? Then go and rest quickly. I'll take care of you here!"
Yang Tao was speechless for a while. It seemed that her appearance today was really obvious, otherwise everyone would not ask the above questions when they saw her.
She smiled and comforted Jian Nan: "Oh, I'm really fine. Thank you Nan Nan for your concern. I just have insomnia and can't sleep well occasionally. It's not a big deal."
Seeing that Jian Jianan seemed to disagree and wanted to continue asking questions, Yang Tao quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Nannan, where is your brother? I seemed to have seen him at the door just now. How come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?"
Jian Jianan's attention was diverted. "Oh, you're asking my brother. He must have sent me here and then went out to play. I'm used to this. My brother seems to get itchy all over as soon as he enters the Nanbei Restaurant. He doesn't want to come here except to eat. He even sent me in reluctantly, as if someone was holding a sharp knife behind him and forcing him to complete this task."
When talking about this matter, Jian Jianan had a lot to complain about.
Jian Jiabei didn't know why, but he was very reluctant to come to the Nanbei Restaurant. Every time his two children came to the restaurant, if their parents happened to be in the restaurant, they would ask the two children questions about the big and small problems that the Nanbei Restaurant had encountered in its development during this period.
Jian Jianan likes this moment very much. He will think about and answer the questions raised by his parents, and then draw inferences from them to ask more questions, deepening his understanding of the hotel's affairs.
But Jian Jiabei's face stretched out on the spot. To what extent did it stretch? According to Jian Jianan's observation, if the earth did not have the problem of gravity and gravitational force, his brother's face would collapse to the soles of his feet on the spot.
Therefore, Jian Jiabei learned his lesson. After sending his sister to the Nanbei Hotel, he ran away to other places to play. One time, when Jian Jianan finished early and went out to look for him, he found his brother playing basketball with others at the basketball court near the Nanbei Hotel.
Seeing him full of energy on the court, which was completely different from his sad face in the restaurant, Jian Jianan shook his head secretly. He really didn't know what to say.
Of course, it was the same today, so Jian Jianan told Yang Tao not to worry about her brother, "Anyway, he will come back after he finishes playing and has a good time, or he will show up when we finish."
She didn't know where Jian Jiabei learned his kung fu. He was so elusive that he would always appear exactly when his sister Jian Jianan was finishing up the day's affairs, not too early or too late, but at that very second. It was really magical. He had mastered the art of laziness to the highest level.
Yang Tao was immediately amused by Jian Jianan's words, "Hahaha." She showed her first smile of the day. These brother and sister are really funny.
"Okay, Sister Xiaotao, what's going on in the restaurant today?" Jian Jianan started talking about business.
Yang Tao was also very cooperative. "No big things, just a lot of small things. You should be used to it. For example, today, a few kitchen helpers can't cook because they injured their hands in a fight yesterday. So the kitchen will be very busy today. We need to find suitable replacements. I'm coordinating their working hours."
Jian Jianan nodded in understanding. She was no longer surprised. This was the downside of running a business. There were always so many strange reasons that would affect the business. For example, they naturally had a fight in the kitchen today, but didn't they hurt their hands?
But on the bright side, it also broadened my horizons and allowed me to see the world.
Jian Jianan sighed and said, "I've thought about the reasons for asking for leave in the kitchen before. It could be because I'm sick, or someone in the family is sick, or I'm asking for personal leave, but I never thought that the reason would be because my hand was injured in a fight and I can't cook." She shook her head as she spoke.
Yang Tao was still terrified: "Yeah, I didn't expect that either. Who could have thought of that?"
"Fortunately, his hand injury isn't a fracture. It's just a flesh wound that can't be touched by water. It should be healed by tomorrow at the earliest, or the day after tomorrow at the latest."
The two, one big and one small, looked at each other and sighed deeply at the same time: "It's difficult!"
Mom/Sister Qin, when will you be back?!
Apart from his family, the person Jian Jianan is most familiar with and likes most in the Nanbei Hotel is none other than Yang Tao. As for Yang Tao, Jian Jianan likes to hang out in the hotel whenever he has time, and she is also very smart, so he likes this little girl very much.
The two formed an alliance during the winter vacation when their parents were out recruiting people. It was an alliance called "Difficult Sisters". They quickly became familiar with each other and their intimacy increased by several levels than before.
Jian Jianan turned to the next topic: "Sister Xiaotao, you are amazing. Now that you have solved it, let's do other things."
It seems like today is the day when Aunt Zhang Xiao and the others deliver the account books? Then let's look at the account books together!
Perhaps for other children, reading the account book is a very difficult thing. The numbers and various words on it are simply astronomical, and they can't understand a single symbol.
But Jian Jianan has been with her parents since they first started setting up a stall at the train station. She watched her mother using an abacus in her left hand and holding an account book in her right hand. When she was still a child and had not yet learned various Chinese characters, she liked to hold the account book and look at various Arabic numerals. She was born with a keen eye for numbers.
Su Qinxuan did not specifically cultivate any accounting and financial knowledge in her daughter, but Jian Jianan seemed to be born with it, and all her golden finger skills were added to this. Now, if Jian Jianan is given a recent account book, she can quickly see from it the business performance during this period, as well as the general situation.
Now Jian Jianan was looking at the payment voucher that he had just handed over today with great interest.
The Chinese New Year is just a few days away. After the Nanbei Restaurant grew bigger, the way to settle the bills for various raw materials was no longer to pay on the spot, but to settle the bills together at the end of the month. What she was looking at now were the purchase orders submitted by various suppliers headed by Zhang Xiao.
It’s time to settle the bill, so shouldn’t people be very active?
If it were Jian Jianan himself, he would definitely be more anxious than these suppliers!
Originally, Su Qinxuan gave this job to Yang Tao, but Jian Jianan volunteered to take it over and work with Sister Xiaotao, under the pretext of "reducing Sister Xiaotao's burden." Su Qinxuan had originally intended to train his daughter in this area, and when he saw this scene, he was naturally happy to see it happen.
Yang Tao took care of Jian Jianan and gave her a few thin booklets to check. This workload was naturally no problem for Jian Jianan. In just a short while, Jian Jianan finished checking the booklet. During the cooperation period, what the Nanbei Hotel purchased from this supplier, how much it purchased, whether the quantity of goods was complete, and whether the quality was intact were all factors that affected the final settlement of money.
After finishing the work at hand, Jian Jianan propped up his head with his elbows out of boredom, watching Yang Tao busying around. But as he watched, Jian Jianan noticed something was wrong.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Sister Xiaotao, did you write something wrong here?"
Before Yang Tao could write anything on the new page, Jian Jianan interrupted her, pointed at the number and said, "Sister Xiaotao, you wrote the amount wrong!"
"Look here, it should be '三伯', but you wrote '千' instead of '三千'. You wrote '三百' instead of '三千'!"
For some reason, maybe Yang Tao read it wrong or missed it, but when recording the amount, everyone moved the decimal point one place back. It was like they should have paid someone 3,000 yuan, but they only gave him 300 yuan.
Yang Tao carefully followed the direction of Jian Jianan's finger and realized how outrageous her mistake was. She held her forehead and smiled bitterly: "So that's how it is. I really did write it wrong. This is too outrageous."
Yang Tao quickly corrected it, but the wrong voucher was no longer usable, so she could only get a new one and write the amount again.
Jian Jianan sat back down with peace of mind, but then Yang Tao made another mistake.
In her absent-mindedness, she mixed up the payment vouchers for the two suppliers.
"No, no, no, Sister Xiaotao!" Jian Jianan, who felt that Yang Tao was not in good condition today and had been concerned about her situation, almost used his hands and feet to stop her.
"This is Uncle Huang's order, and this is Aunt Zhang's order. We can't mix them up, or they'll come knocking on our door and think we stole it on purpose!"
Yang Tao was stunned for a moment, but corrected herself after being reminded by Jian Jianan. Then, she rubbed her forehead and smiled bitterly, "Hey, look at my memory. I don't know why I kept making mistakes today. If it weren't for you, Nan Nan, reminding me, I would definitely have made another big mistake."
Jian Jianan looked worried. Something must have happened to Yang Tao. It was definitely not as she said.
"Sister Xiaotao, are you really okay? Do you want to go and rest for a while? If it's serious, you should go to the clinic for a checkup."
"No, really. I just didn't get enough rest yesterday and didn't sleep enough. I'm a little tired today. I just need to get a good rest tonight."
Yang Tao quickly waved her hand to reject Jian Jianan's proposal.
Are you kidding? Sister Qin went out for something, but she handed the management of the Nanbei Hotel to me during the time she was away. I am the pillar of the family. If she goes to see a doctor, who will take over the Nanbei Hotel?
Although Jian Jianan is smart and clever, she is still a child after all. There are limits to what she can do. Besides, there are some things that even adults cannot do. If something goes wrong while Jian Jianan is handling things, not to mention her parents, she herself will be heartbroken and guilty.
Yang Tao touched Jian Nan's head and comforted her, "Okay, okay, I'm really fine, I just didn't sleep well and my concentration is a little off. I'll be back to normal after a nap. Nan Nan, don't worry, we still have to finish the next work."
Jian Jianan carefully observed the expression on Yang Tao's face and confirmed that her sister Tao really had no other minor ailments except for dark circles under her eyes and obvious fatigue. Only then did she give up the idea of carrying Yang Tao to the clinic to see a doctor.
"Okay, let's stay in the hotel and observe for now. But if you feel something is wrong, you must speak up. Don't try to handle it alone. Mom and Dad are not around, so we have to take care of each other!"
Jian Jianan repeatedly told Yang Tao that if she felt uncomfortable or something was wrong, she must tell him immediately, or if she had any worries, she could also tell him and they could work together to find a solution.
"Okay, I will!"
Yang Tao touched Jianan's hair lovingly. Listening to her concern for her, her heart felt warm. She changed her mind and suddenly remembered the farce that happened at home last night. Her expression darkened.
Even a little girl who has no blood relationship with me and I have only known her for a few years would show such concern for me. But on the other hand, my parents, my older brother and his wife, who clearly share the same blood and are so closely related, have always hurt my heart and do not even show such basic concern.
How can this not be sad?
Yang Tao let herself indulge in it for a while, but quickly pulled herself together. She couldn't think about it anymore because she had important things to do. She couldn't let down Sister Qin's trust and Nan Nan's concern for her.
Jian Jianan saw that she was gradually getting back on track and soon returned to normal, and finally turned his attention back to working together.
After Yang Tao adjusted his mindset, he changed from his previous restless look, devoted himself to his work, and never made any mistakes again.
The two worked together and collected all the money in one afternoon. Yang Tao raised the densely packed documents in his hand and said, "Let's stop here for today. I'll come over tomorrow morning to do a final check, and then I can settle the payment for them in the afternoon."
"It's time for dinner, so I'll take you back first. Oh, and don't forget to grab dinner before you go out. The kitchen made it especially for you guys. Since Sister Qin isn't here, I have to be even more careful about your food safety."
Jian Jianan nodded with high morale and followed Yang Tao out of the room.
When the two were saying goodbye in the lobby, brother Jian Jiabei pushed the door open and walked in at just the right time. Jian Jiabei always came back at the most critical moment. Under the influence of Jian Jianan, Yang Tao was no longer surprised by this magical skill.
Jian Jiabei consciously picked up the heavy object in his sister's hand, and Jian Jianan naturally took his brother's hand. The brother and sister began to communicate about everything that happened today.
The two of them chattered for a long time, and suddenly Jian Jianan seemed to have thought of something and spoke mysteriously.
"By the way, brother, do you think that what happened to Sister Xiaotao recently is very strange?"
"Hmm? Did something happen to Sister Xiaotao?" Jian Jianan was confused by his sister's question. Jian Jiabei had no idea what happened to Yang Tao. He had only met Sister Xiaotao once all day and didn't know anything!
Jian Jianan: "Actually, Sister Xiaotao didn't tell me what exactly happened, but you've met her a few times, right? Haven't you noticed that Sister Xiaotao has been particularly absent-minded since the New Year, always frowning and looking like she's worried about something?"
Jian Jiabei shook his head blankly: "I didn't find anything!"
Then he waved his hand cheerfully: "Hey, you just tend to overthink things. Maybe I'm just in a bad mood today. Sister Xiao Tao is an adult now. What kind of troubles can adults have?"
In Jian Jiabei's opinion, only children have worries. For example, he has a lot of worries now. Every day he thinks about how to grow up quickly, faster and faster, so that he can do what he likes when he grows up.
Jian Jianan looked up at his brother's innocent eyes and his silly smile as if he didn't know what he was thinking about, and finally gave up the idea of asking any further questions.
Forget it, she felt that asking her brother would not give her any answer, so she decided to wait for her mother to come back and discuss it with him!
But what was beyond Jian Jianan's expectation was that his parents were gone for several days. If they hadn't asked someone to send a message back along the way to tell the two children that they would continue to look for them, Jian Jianan would definitely have thought that the two adults were abducted by aliens.
Or maybe something bad happened but they didn't want to worry their children, so they made up these two excuses.
You know, this kind of thing has never happened before, especially when they were in their hometown, their parents would come home after work and spend all their time with their two children. Jian Jianan and his brother had never been separated from their parents for such a long time, not even for a night!
But this time he has been away for so long and hasn’t come back yet, it seems he has gained a lot.
Jian Jianan didn't have any objection to this situation. In her opinion, her parents had changed a lot after they started their own small business, and they spent less time with her and her brother.
But in return, they can spend all this time on the restaurant's affairs. Jian Jianan is happy to see this. It is really great to see his parents so energetic and focused on their careers.
She didn't want to go back to the previous depressing and lifeless environment at all.
The days passed one by one, and finally, after Jian Jianan's day and night thoughts and daily anticipation, they finally received the news that their parents would be back today.
Jian Jianan's eyes lit up. It took him such a long time to come back, so mom and dad must have come back with a lot of things!
As expected, Jian Jianan, who was eagerly waiting, rushed over to his mother the moment he saw her. After spending some time with her mother together with his brother, Jian Jianan raised his head and asked, "Where's Dad? Why didn't Dad come back with you?"
Su Qinxuan replied with a smile: "Your father is taking people to a place to stay. There are many things to arrange. This time we came back, not just the two of us, but also brought many people with us."
Jian Jianan nodded in understanding. So that's how it was. It seemed like this trip to recruit people for the new store went very smoothly. I just didn't know which masters they recruited and how their skills were.
In the evening, the family can finally sit together and have a good meal.
Su Qingshen knew what the two children were most concerned about, so he didn't hide it and said directly, "The most important thing is that we have already prepared the chefs. We have found a master chef with good age and qualifications to take charge. As for the other scattered staff, we plan to recruit workers locally in Shenzhen."
Jian Yangping wolfed down his food as he continued, "That's right. On the way back, your mother and I discussed it and we've pretty much completed the preliminary preparations for opening the new restaurant. Practice makes perfect, and with the experience of the Nanbei Restaurant and plenty of time, we won't be so rushed this time. You two, just wait and see the new restaurant in a month!"
Jian Jianan and his brother were very happy to hear this. Their business was getting better and better, and everyone was happy. Even though Jian Jiabei didn't understand the deeper meaning of this matter, he was very happy to hear about opening a new store.
Jian Jianan suddenly thought of something and asked his mother, "Oh, by the way, Mom, when we open a new store, in addition to the basic staff, we also need management personnel. Does Sister Xiaotao have to go there too?"
Su Qinxuan was very pleased that her daughter had thought of this. She nodded and said, "That's right. I plan to let Yang Tao take care of it for the first few months. I'll assist her and let her take care of it for a few months to see how it goes. If everything goes well, I'll give her full management. This way, I'll have time to take care of other things."
Jian Jianan nodded and agreed with her mother's suggestion. She also felt that Sister Xiaotao was serious and responsible, hardworking and studious, and it would be most appropriate for her to be promoted to the manager of the new store.
However, just as the family was chatting happily, bad news suddenly came.
"Boss! Go check it out! Boss!"
The visitor was a waitress from the Nanbei Hotel, and Jian Jianan felt she looked quite familiar.
"A group of people came to our house, saying they were looking for Sister Xiao Tao!"
"Make her compensate me with a wife, or I'll destroy our restaurant!"
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