Finally, after much discussion, the two men decided to give Lin Zexin a monthly salary of 40 yuan.
Lin Zexin hadn't arrived yet. Early that morning, Li Mintong arrived with the developed photos. Song Wenyin and Huang Wanzhen were both at Jixiangtang. They looked at the photos and both said they were great. Li Mintong smiled and took out a 10% discount coupon. "I'm having a promotion in a few days, and the dresses we have in our shop are great. I'd like to order one, but I'm not sure if the discount coupon can be used."
Song Wenyin frowned slightly, thinking that the one-month period hadn't even expired yet, and the coupon hadn't even taken effect yet. Why was Li Mintong using the coupon? Wasn't this obviously an attempt to take advantage of their store?! Just as she was thinking this, Huang Wanzhen stepped forward to take the coupon. "Ms. Li, thank you for taking such great photos of us. As a thank you, you'll get a 10% discount on all purchases in our store today."
Li Mintong smiled, "Wanzhen, you're too polite."
Song Wenyin rolled her eyes secretly. She never expected that she would make mistakes. Earlier at the banquet, she didn't realize that Li Mintong was so shameless!
After Li Mintong left happily, Song Wenyin angrily said bad things about her to Huang Wanzhen.
Huang Wanzhen wasn't particularly angry, and waved her hand nonchalantly. "Business isn't good right now. Even though she makes less money, it helps to revitalize our finances. Besides, she did take photos for us, so shouldn't we thank her? It's just a one-time thing, don't make a big deal about it!"
I don't know what day it is today. After Li Mintong left, a returning customer came. Huang Wanzhen chatted with Sidonie for a while. Song Wenyin, who didn't understand French, was playing with her hair boredly. When Sidonie walked to the shelf and asked questions, Song Wenyin understood that Huang Wanzhen was teaching Sidonie Chinese.
"Soap, rose soap."
"Lipstick, red lipstick, pink lipstick, purple lipstick."
Song Wenyin asked in confusion, "Why did you teach her this?"
Huang Wanzhen suddenly covered her mouth and laughed twice, "Don't make trouble, I'm hiring free waiters for our store!"
Song Wenyin's eyes suddenly widened as she looked at Huang Wanzhen in disbelief, while Sidonie looked at Huang Wanzhen in confusion and asked in French, "What are you talking about? Why does Shirley have such an expression?"
Shirley is Song Wenyin's English name. Huang Wanzhen laughed and said in French, "Shirley, I didn't expect you to learn Chinese so quickly. I'm surprised by your talent."
Sidonie also laughed and said to Song Wenyin in English, "Thank you for your compliment, my friend."
Song Wenyin's English was not bad. After understanding, she gave Huang Wanzhen an ambiguous look and said quickly in Chinese, "Did you tell her that I praised her? She's so stupid and was fooled by you. How could I praise her? This foreigner believes anything!"
Huang Wanzhen secretly poked Song Wenyin in the waist, then led Sidonie to the counter, pointed at the counter and said, "Counter, this is called a counter!"
Huang Wanzhen read it once, and Sidonie read it once. One taught and the other learned. In the blink of an eye, it was noon. When Zhao Dahua came in with two large lunch boxes, she saw her wise and powerful manager leading a foreigner and teaching him to speak, exactly the same as she taught Zhenzhen to speak.
Zhao Dahua was stunned for a moment, and only came to her senses when Song Wenyin called her, "This is Xiuzhu and Chen Hanfeng's meal. Madam told you and the manager to go back and eat. I bought some small pieces of beef at the market today and made West Lake beef soup, but it's not convenient to bring it here."
Everyone knew that Huang Wanzhen loved to eat beef, but after coming to Shanghai, she had never found anyone selling beef. Mrs. Huang was reluctant to let Zhao Dahua go to a store run by foreigners to buy it, so this was the first time Zhao Dahua had bought beef. However, she did not bring much money with her. After buying other vegetables, she only had enough to buy four taels of beef. Four taels was not enough to stew the meat, so she had to cut it into small pieces and make a soup.
"Wanzhen, take a rest. The meal is ready. Auntie wants you to come home for dinner!"
Huang Wanzhen turned around and nodded at the two of them, then turned back and chattered in French. The two of them just saw Sidonie smile and nodded, then followed Huang Wanzhen over.
"Let's go. Sidonie hasn't had authentic Chinese food yet. Let's let her try Dahua's cooking today."
When Zhao Dahua heard that the foreigner was going to go back with the manager to eat, she quickly put the lunch box on the ground and said, "Haili, the food is here. You can help yourselves. After you finish eating, put the food in the lunch box for me. I will come and get it when I have time."
After saying that, he hurriedly said to Huang Wanzhen, "I have to go back and cook two more dishes." Then he turned around and ran out of Jixiang Hall.
Huang Wanzhen ignored her and said to Sidonie with a smile, "Let's go. My home is very close to here and we can get there in just a few minutes."
Mrs. Huang saw Zhao Dahua running back in a hurry and thought something had happened to Jixiangtang. "What happened? What happened?"
"Madam, the manager is going to bring a foreigner back for dinner. I heard that foreigners eat a lot, so I'll make two more."
Mrs. Huang slapped her thigh and said, "Oh! Hurry up! These foreigners are all tall and strong, and they look like they eat a lot. Didn't you make a steamed bun yesterday? Make some steamed buns, they'll take up a lot of space."
Zhao Dahua entered the kitchen, and Mrs. Huang was outside, anxiously pacing around. "Could it be some big order?"
Zhao Dahua's voice came from the kitchen, "I don't know. I went into the shop and saw the manager teaching the foreigner how to speak, just like we were teaching Zhenzhen how to speak."
Mrs. Huang Dong thought that, considering her daughter's personality, she could spare time to teach the foreigner how to speak, so this foreigner must be an important person.
Thinking of this, she walked back a few steps and saw Zhenzhen walking around the dining table. She shouted, "Zhenzhen, don't run around. Play in the main room. Got it?"
I don't know if Zhenzhen understood, but she turned her head and looked at Mrs. Huang and called out, "Grandma."
"Hey! Be obedient, granddaughter. Grandma will make you something delicious."
Zhenzhen put on a serious face and nodded.
Mrs. Huang rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen. "Make another chicken stewed with mushrooms."
So, when Huang Wanzhen and the other two entered the hall, they only saw Zhenzhen. "Where is she?"
The one who answered her was Zhenzhen's baby voice, "Auntie——"
Huang Wanzhen walked over, picked up Zhenzhen, and introduced her to Sidonie, "This is my niece, Jenny."
Sidonie smiled and waved at Zhenzhen, "Hi! Jenny, hello!"
Huang Dongshi heard some noise in the hall, came out to see, and said directly, "Miss Foreigner, are you here?"
Huang Wanzhen's endurance was not weak. The corners of her mouth twitched twice, but Song Wenyin burst out laughing, "Auntie, her name is Sidonie."
Huang Dongshi asked, "What kind of mud are you sucking?"
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