Chapter 489 Employees
After the manager finished speaking, he waved to the three people and said, "Come over here and say hello to the boss."
Xia Zhizhi took a look at the people who were helping to cook. There were three female comrades, a middle-aged woman and two young girls.
When the three heard the manager calling them, they quickly put down the things in their hands, wiped their hands, and trotted over.
"Hello, boss!" The middle-aged woman in the lead bowed to Xia Zhizhi, and the other two girls followed suit.
Xia Zhizhi thought that the two girls must have come from the mainland and had not been here for long, because their Cantonese was particularly clumsy.
The manager next to her frowned and asked the middle-aged woman in a somewhat dissatisfied tone: "Hasn't Amu always been the one cooking before? Why did he change?"
Their company has always been honest. They arrange meals for the workers on the construction site themselves. Not only are they clean and hygienic, but the quality is also up to standard. They have a long-term cooperative with chefs who cook delicious meals.
It was obvious that the two girls had never worked together before.
It would be fine if he just helped with washing and picking the vegetables, but what's the matter if the chef doesn't come?
The middle-aged woman hurried to explain. She pulled a young girl forward and explained, "This girl is called Li Mingyan [claimed]. She came from the mainland not long ago. Her family runs a restaurant. Although she is young, her cooking skills are not worse than Amu's. I have tasted the dishes she cooked. I am definitely not bragging. Amu has been feeling unwell for the past two days. I am afraid that it will affect everyone, so I recommended her to come here."
The middle-aged woman also assured: "Don't worry, if it's really unreliable, I wouldn't dare to bring people here, otherwise everyone will not eat well, then wouldn't I be a sinner?"
After all, this was a long-term cooperative relationship, and the construction workers knew them well. After hearing what she said, they nodded and told Li Mingyan, "Just have good craftsmanship. Do a good job. The conditions at our company's construction site are much better than those outside."
Li Ming nodded with an uneasy look on his face.
Xia Zhizhi asked Ah Ju to give the three of them a red envelope for the start of work: "Here, good luck on the start of work. Okay, everyone, disperse and start working."
The construction site started, and there was mud and dirt. Xia Zhizhi couldn't stand it anymore, so she twisted away in her high heels.
Zhu Qingle opened the car door for her and she sat in. Ah Ju stepped on the accelerator and the light blue car made a loud roar and disappeared in a flash.
Chen Xuexing looked in their direction and said enviously, "This is really cool. When I save enough money, I will buy a car like this."
"Don't dream, kid. Do you know how much this car costs?" His manager, who knew his stuff, interrupted his fantasy without mercy.
"How much?" Chen Xuexing is a native of Hong Kong. Of course he says he is a local, but in fact his ancestors also came from the mainland.
His family conditions are okay, and if he really wants to buy a car he can afford it. Even if his family doesn't give him money, he can buy it if he is willing to pay in installments. But he doesn't want to pay in installments and wants to buy the car in full with his own ability, so he has to save up some money.
He only knew that the best-selling cars on the market were priced between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan, and he didn't know much about imported cars. But according to his idea, even if it was imported, 30,000 yuan should be enough, so it should be possible if he saved up a bit.
"Twenty-eight thousand," his manager said, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he added, "US dollars."
Chen Xuexing blurted out: "It's so expensive! If I had that kind of money, I might as well buy a house in Kowloon Hall!"
"What do you think?" His manager didn't bother to talk to him any more: "I'm going back now. I have things to do at the company. If you have time, just keep an eye on the construction site. After all, this is your first business. If you are lucky and provide good service, maybe Boss Xia will cooperate with our company on construction sites in the future."
Xia Zhizhi also asked their company to build her villa. Of course, compared with this project, that was just a small project and was completed by a few workers in a few days.
But the financial resources are here, and there may be more possibilities for cooperation in the future, so of course we have to serve them well.
Chen Xuexing nodded, watched his manager go away, and then lent a hand to the man who was setting up the stove and pulling the water pipe.
The two new girls finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that all the bosses had left.
Li Mingyan secretly opened the red envelope and took a look. Then her eyes lit up and she whispered to the other girl, "Yunyun, there are 28 yuan in the red envelope! It's more than our daily salary!"
They were asked to help in the cooking at the construction site. Li Mingyan was the cook and was only paid 18 a day. Bai Yunyun [claimed] was responsible for helping out with the laundry and was paid 15 a day.
Although the average wage is 700 now, it is obvious that they cannot get that price for odd jobs like this.
But for those who have just come from the mainland, they should be thankful if they have a job. There is nothing to complain about.
Bai Yunyun was filling the aluminum greenhouse with water to wash vegetables. She was obviously absent-minded and kept looking in the direction where Xia Zhizhi and the others had left. When she heard Li Mingyan calling her, she came to her senses and replied, "So many!"
The two of them came here together. They were of similar age and both were young girls, so they had some feelings for each other. After preparing the water, Li Mingyan squeezed next to Bai Yunyun and started to help her wash the vegetables.
The two of them chatted while washing.
Li Mingyan was thinking about a better life: "Auntie Li said that if my cooking tastes good and the workers can accept it, she will raise my salary to 20 yuan after a while. 20 yuan a day, 600 yuan a month, 7,200 yuan a year. I never thought I could make so much money!"
Bai Yunyun is a relatively introverted girl who doesn't talk much usually. But when she heard her good friend say that, she couldn't help but smile happily, with sparkling eyes. "Yes, not only do I get paid, but I can also eat my fill. It's all fine grains, and there's meat in the dishes. I heard that there's meat in every meal!"
Li Mingyan sighed: "The people here eat well, dress well, and look good. I think if I stay here for a while longer, I will definitely look better!"
Bai Yunyun nodded in agreement and whispered, "I wonder when that female boss will come back!"
Li Mingyan gossiped quietly, "Do you want to meet the tall, handsome gay man who drives the car that she brought with her?"
Bai Yunyun shook her head.
It was obvious that their group was led by Xia Zhizhi. Not only their group, but everyone present was respectful to Xia Zhizhi.
Most people have a veneration for the strong. As long as that person is strong enough, no matter whether they are of the same sex or not, they will always have some admiration for him or her.
What's more, Xia Zhizhi is both strong and beautiful.
There have always been many people who are obsessed with looks.
Bai Yunyun didn't realize that she was being obsessed with looks, and muttered quietly, "I don't know why, but I always want to see that boss again."
Bai Yunyun hesitated for a moment, then leaned over to Li Mingyan's ear and said, "What kind of boss is she? Is she hiring workers? If she is hiring workers, can I go work for her?"
"Keep your voice down!" Li Mingyan looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was paying attention to them.
They are working on a construction site now and they got this job by luck. If others heard that they wanted to change jobs, who knows what trouble would arise.