Chapter 824: 814. Two Sisters Chatting (Group Portrait)
The night of October 1st started with a late-night chat between the two sisters.
Cha Duofen: “Are you resigning tomorrow or not?! I’m offering triple daily wages and 200-dollar red envelopes here, even regular staff can earn two to three thousand during the National Day week!”
“So, are you resigning or not?!”
“Why haven’t you finished work yet? The rice balls are going to get cold.”
“Where are you?”
“The rice balls won’t taste good once they’re cold… How about I eat them for you?”
“Never mind, true sisters wait for each other!”
“Where did the digestion tablets go? I ate too much tonight and feel stuffed… It’s past 10:30, why aren’t you back yet?”
At 11 o’clock, the other side finally replied leisurely:
997 Money Counter: “So tired… There was a discount on alcohol during the holiday, and so out-of-town guests got drunk… They didn’t settle the bill until half-past ten…”
“Damn boss! He could have let them pay earlier, but no, he insisted on waiting just in case they ordered more. Ahhh, I hate overti!”
“I have to be at a morning eting at eight fifty tomorrow…”
“Eat the rice balls, I’ve lost my appetite.”
“I’d like to resign too, but you know how our hotel is, they still owe
25 days’ wages, almost three thousand in total.”
“Even if I resign tomorrow, I can’t leave until the end of the month.”
As expected, there was no reply; a good sister and a Tea Artist, her lifestyle was much healthier than her own, she was sure to be asleep by now.
997 Money Counter returned to her dormitory so exhausted her back almost gave out, and now she was numbly rubbing her face. A few other waitresses from the store had also returned to the dormitory with her.
They all looked like the exhausted ghosts of overti, staggering as if they just ca out of a coffin, their appearance utterly dismal.
Suddenly, Money Counter’s phone rang: “Are you in the dorm? Open the door for .”
She was startled and quickly opened the door.
But saw a young girl with bright red lips and white teeth entering. The girl pulled out a plastic bag from her purse:
“Quick, quick! Eat!”
Money Counter was so touched at this mont that she was on the verge of tears—even though it was just a rice ball, the thoughtfulness mattered…
Huh? Why does this rice ball taste so good?
She numbly chewed a couple tis; at this mont, her senses were shattered by the sweet rice flavor, and she only asked in a daze:
“Is this the usual al for you all?”
Cha Duofen nodded her head, then realizing, she shook her head frantically:
“Don’t get the wrong idea, don’t misunderstand! This is a limited new product from our store; we only got it because it wasn’t used up today, usually, we eat the ordinary ones. You really mustn’t harbor such illusions!”
Money Counter was almost crying: “Don’t try to persuade , I know your als are usually better than ours.”
She said resentfully: “I don’t want to work this crappy job for another day, I’m going to resign tomorrow!”
The other sisters in the dorm were numbly washing up, evidently standing from 9 AM to 11 PM, with only a two-hour break at noon, was a significant burden for them as well.
“But even if you resign now, you wouldn’t be able to leave until the end of the month, and miss out on our red packet and overti subsidy.”
Cha Duofen furrowed her brow, then reassured her: “Never mind, if you miss out, you miss out. You get overti pay here too.”
“150 a day.” Money Counter numbly said.
“Red packet too?” Cha Duofen thought for a mont: “That’s not bad either.”
“No, 150 is the daily wage for the National Day.”
Cha Duofen: …
“No way! Is he really this stingy? You make 3500 a month, which already nearly amounts to 120 per day… Why is he only adding 30? What’s he scrimping on?!”
Sadly, when we first applied for jobs together, very few people were leaving Changleju, and besides the Tea Artist position, there were no other openings.
Cha Duofen thought for a mont, then whispered:
“How about you bring a few friends to apply for jobs with us? Our HR departnt said, if you introduce an experienced waiter, there’s a 150 bonus per person… We can split the referral fee.”
The money counter was extrely tempted—Not to ntion the other five girls in her dorm, who wouldn’t want to quit?
It really was exhausting.
But in this city, they had no place to stay, so when looking for jobs, they had to find ones that provided both food and accommodation and that they could start imdiately. To make things worse, you have to apply to quit one month in advance here and they withhold your pay, so options aren’t plentiful.
“Our benefits are so great, but by the end of the month when we get there, will all the positions be filled?”
She was full of worry.
Cha Duofen thought about it—it was indeed possible!
However, she made tea for guests every day and, overhearing their business talk, had picked up a thing or two.
With a quick ntal shift, she stealthily asked:
“How quickly did they give you those two thousand yuan before? Did your boss hand it over willingly?”
“Pretty quickly,” the money counter said. “My manager gave it to , just told
to keep it a secret, unusually without delay.”
Cha Duofen secretly smiled:
“Tomorrow, go and secretly speak with your manager and say that Changleju has a secret weapon—don’t look at
like that, it’s true!”
“Don’t believe ? Wait and see tomorrow, it will be like clouds of custors, all influential people.”
“Wait until I have custors over at noon—we’re right across from each other, you’ll definitely see.”
“Then tell your manager: The secret weapon is tightly guarded, one must co to see and inquire on-site to learn the specifics. Or maybe that I’d demand 50,000 just to reveal it.”
The money itself isn’t important; what matters is that the boss refuses. Of course, if he agrees, even better—50,000 to be shared between us, and worst cos to worst, I could share so with my own boss!
Regardless, it’s a win-win!
With that thought, Cha Duofen’s scheming beca even more ticulous.
“Since your boss is so tight-fisted, there’s a high chance he won’t offer the 50,000. Then you take the opportunity to ask for 5,000 as a consulting fee and say you’ll co over to be an undercover employee, resigning to work for us.”
“You and I split the 5,000; even if you don’t tell him anything and he withholds your salary for 25 days, it pretty much evens out, right?”
“Plus, you’d earn an extra couple of thousand with the holiday overti bonuses here… No way you’ll lose out!”
Having co up with this idea, the money counter realized: “Yeah, why am I hesitating? I’m just a cashier—if I quit early, at worst, they’ll deduct so salary, but they can’t withhold my entire pay.”
So what’s she being so cautious about?
Even though it was late at night, the money counter felt energized:
“Wait up, I’ll ask them now, see who wants to go over!”
Actually, because the jobs here were complicated and the division of labor unclear—like her cashier role also involves accounting and inventory work—the turnover rate at Youran Eco Base was quite high.
But as soone from out of town, resigning without anywhere to put her luggage after two years, she pretty much understood the temperant of the waitstaff.
Next thing, she’ll aim to bring over ten or so people—with 150 per person, for ten people that’s 1500, giving 750 to Cha Duofen, leaving her to pocket 750 for herself!
How could this not be doable?
At that mont, she suddenly realized:
“I haven’t even tasted my rice ball before it was gone!”
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