Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Li Jiale is a waiter on the first floor of Dongjun Hotel.

I was busy for more than three hours around noon yesterday, and again for more than three hours in the evening, without even taking a break. The work intensity was much greater than working in a state-owned factory.

The moment I finished work, I slumped in my chair and didn't want to get up.

The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that the food at the hotel was very good and she didn't have to pay extra for it.

I had braised pork and pork stewed with vermicelli for lunch, and braised chicken stewed with potatoes for dinner.

The Li family can only enjoy such food standards during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.

Today is the second day of the hotel's opening. Early in the morning, all the front desk waiters were gathered together for a lecture.

After several deputy managers finished speaking, the team leader commented on everyone's performance yesterday.

The group that Yu Li is in charge of happens to be the same group that Li Jiale is in.

She was quite satisfied with the performance of her team members in the lobby yesterday, especially Li Jiale.

Not only does he work diligently, but he is also able to capture people's hearts.

The nine team members under him applied for a total of 48 membership cards yesterday, and Li Jiale applied for nine of them alone.

More importantly, Li Jiale also helped the hotel to take on three banquets with a total of more than 40 tables. His performance was the best among the nine members of the group and he undoubtedly received special praise from Yu Li.

Li Jiale, who was originally a little tired, all the tired expression on his face disappeared after hearing Yu Li's praise, and he became full of fighting spirit again.

After seeing the change in Li Jiale's expression, Yu Li directly shifted her gaze to another waiter under her: He Xuan.

The smile on Yu Li's face was also covered by a serious expression at this moment. She looked at He Xuan with dissatisfaction and said, "I have told you all the good things. Now I will tell you about the bad things."

"He Xuan, please stand up for a moment."

"Including me, there are ten people in our first group."

"Except for you, the waiter who gained the least also applied for three membership cards yesterday. You are the only one who didn't apply for a single membership card... You need to give me an explanation."

"Also, I saw you slacking off in corners and at the back of corridors more than once during work yesterday... You seriously hindered the performance of our first team. You need to give us all an explanation and an apology for this."

He Xuan didn't think there was any difference between the private restaurant where he worked and the state-owned factory.

In his opinion, as long as he didn't do anything illegal and didn't think about getting promoted, there was nothing wrong with being a little lazy when doing things.

As for Wang Dong and several deputy managers' repeated threats of firing everyone, He Xuan completely ignored them and firmly believed that Dongjun Hotel would not dare to fire him at will.

So when faced with Li's warnings and criticisms, He Xuan completely ignored them.

Under the gazes of everyone, he did not even think of apologizing, and directly replied with an unhappy expression: "I don't have much to explain, I just feel too tired from work, and I want to rest in the corridor for a while."

“As for asking guests to apply for membership cards.”

"I'm here to work, not to serve others. I can't say those flattering and fawning words."

"If you want to curry favor with the guests, go ahead and do it. I won't do it anyway."

An unhappy expression immediately flashed across Yu Li's face, but she didn't continue speaking.

No matter how much you persuade such a stubborn person, it will be useless. When the time comes, someone will naturally deal with her.

He raised his eyebrows and continued, "The boss has ordered us to...Yesterday was the first day we opened for business, so there must be a lot of things that we didn't do well." "The boss will forgive the mistakes you made at work yesterday."

"But starting today, if I find anyone cheating during work, doing things insincerely, and damaging the reputation of our hotel, I will not allow them to do so."

"The first time is a warning, the second time is a fine, the third time is direct expulsion..."

"It's no use for anyone to plead for mercy."

"The meeting is adjourned..."

Although He Xuan did not apologize to other team members in public, his face still became very ugly when Yu Li criticized him in front of everyone.

Li Jiale was the person who had just been praised by Yu Li, so He Xuan certainly didn't have a good face towards her.

He said with a sarcastic expression: "Some people work diligently, their legs are almost broken from exhaustion, and they just say nice things to help the hotel get so many membership cards."

"In the end, the hotel just gave me a compliment, and there was no other reward. It would be better for me to just rest when I'm tired, like I did."

"He followed the guests around and said flattering words, just like a slave. He brought shame to our city."

As soon as Li Jiale heard it, he knew that He Xuan was implying that he had brought shame to the city, but he did not respond and just lowered his head to go to work.

She doesn't have as good a family background as He Xuan. Her father died in an accident and she is the only one working in the family. If she doesn't work hard and loses this job, her whole family might end up in poverty.

As for persuading customers to apply for membership cards, Li Jiale believes that this is not a shameful thing.

With a membership card, guests can get discounts when dining at the restaurant. How can it be shameful when it is mutually beneficial for both parties?
The restaurant became busy starting at 11:30 in the morning.

Li Jiale was as busy as he was yesterday. He was busy serving the guests at one table and immediately went to serve the guests at another table.

He Xuan was just like yesterday. He was busy for less than half an hour before disappearing from the lobby and hiding in the corridor behind the lobby to get some quiet time.

When Yu Li found her, she was so angry that she was almost speechless. However, in order to avoid affecting the guests in the front hall, she suppressed her anger and said to He Xuan: "He Xuan..."

"That's what I told you in the meeting just now."

"Unless you ask for leave from me and get my approval, everyone must work in the front office and you are not allowed to cheat during work."

"This is the first time today that I've caught you slacking off during work. I'm giving you a warning."

"If I catch you slacking off somewhere else instead of doing your work in the front office again during your shift, you'll lose your day's wages."

"Hurry up and do the work in front."

Although He Xuan's family conditions are much better than Li Jiale's, they are not so good that he doesn't care about the restaurant job.

When he heard Yu Li say that she would deduct his salary for that day, he instantly became anxious. Although he was filled with anger and unwillingness, in order to keep his salary, he rushed to the front hall to work as soon as possible.

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.

Including the ten days spent training employees, today is finally the day to pay employees their first salary.

At the same time, some employees were dismissed because they did not meet Wang Dong's internship requirements, while some employees were converted to regular employees early or even promoted because of their outstanding performance.

But no one knew about this, and everyone was looking forward to their first month's salary after joining the company. (End of this chapter)