Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

"Check if anything is missing."

Shi Ying clutched the bulging red envelope in her hand, knowing without a doubt that it contained a lot of money.

Shi Ying didn't know what to say for a moment. Perhaps all she could do was work even harder.

"Boss, you can keep this for now."

As usual, Shi Ying asked Zhou Wen to keep the red envelope for her without counting the amount inside.

When Shan Wei arrived at the restaurant, Zhou Wen also gave him a red envelope.

"Last month's salary."

Upon receiving the red envelope, Shan Wei couldn't wait to open it and count the amount inside, discovering that there was an extra two hundred yuan.

Shan Wei wasn't sure if the boss had estimated that he should give more than he should, or if he had accidentally put in too much.

"Boss, two hundred more." Shan Wei told Zhou Wen after a brief moment's thought.

Zhou Wen replied simply, "An extra bonus."

Zhou Wen also gave Shan Wei a bonus of two hundred yuan.

During the period before the store had a clearly defined opening time, the working hours were half an hour longer than initially agreed, which might amount to nearly an hour a day.

Shan Wei never complained about working overtime and continued to work at the store.

Although Shan Wei was late once in the past month, it was only by five minutes, and his work attitude was still acceptable afterward.

So in the end, Zhou Wen didn't hesitate too much and gave an extra two hundred as a reward.

Dan Wei was stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to believe it, his mind blank for a moment: "Okay... thank you, boss."

After sitting down and calming down for a few minutes, Shan Wei gradually came to his senses from his somewhat dazed state.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. After grinning foolishly for a few minutes, he looked at Shi Ying beside him.

"Sister Shi Ying, have you received your salary yet?"

Shi Ying nodded.

Shan Wei wanted to ask something else, but then he remembered that Shi Ying had joined the company earlier than him and worked so hard every day.

The boss will definitely give Sister Shi Ying a bonus, and it will definitely not be less than two hundred.

Dan Wei simply put the red envelope into his pocket, and the originally flat pocket suddenly bulged out.

Dan Wei was in a great mood after receiving his salary, especially since it was two hundred yuan more than before.

"Sister Shi Ying, you should go and rest first. I'll take care of these places."

As he spoke, Shan Wei got to work.

Shi Ying tilted her head, knowing that Shan Wei was happy to receive his salary, but she hadn't expected him to be this happy.

After Shan Wei took over the work, Shi Ying didn't sit down to rest. Instead, she went to the kitchen to see if her boss needed any help.

During his morning work, Shan Wei would occasionally touch the pocket containing the red envelopes, and his smile remained unchanged from the start of the workday to the end.

I don't know if it's because of the extra two hundred.

Everything else remains the same.

After closing time in the afternoon, Shan Wei did not choose to eat at the restaurant.

After cleaning the restaurant with Shi Ying, Shan Wei found Zhou Wendao, who was still tidying up in the kitchen:

"Boss, I won't be eating lunch at the shop."

Zhou Wen didn't say much, just nodded and reminded Shan Wei to be careful on his way back and not to be late for work in the afternoon.

After saying goodbye, Shan Wei left the restaurant.

After all, Shan Wei was only a young man in his early twenties, so Zhou Wen sometimes understood some of Shan Wei's behaviors.

They might be thinking about treating their friends to a meal or something once they have the money.

After finishing the meal, Zhou Wen returned the red envelope to Shi Ying.

Back home, Shi Ying took out the red envelopes and carefully counted the amount.

After counting the amount, Shi Ying was somewhat incredulous.

A full 1,500!

This salary is much higher than what I used to earn in the factory.

Shi Ying felt a little dizzy for a moment, took out her phone, and opened the contact page.

After swiping down, press the button to dial the number.

"Beep beep beep."

After a few rings, the call was answered.

A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone, her tone somewhat cold, not the kind of coldness that could alienate people, but rather a coldness that came from exhaustion.

"Feed...feed..."

"Xiao Ying?"

Shi Ying calmed down after hearing the sound.

"sister."

That's right, the person on the other end of the phone was Shi Ying's cousin, Shi Ling, who used to work at Zhou's Restaurant.

"It's a bit noisy here, please wait a moment," Shi Ling said.

After a few dozen seconds, it did become much quieter on the other end, but you could still faintly hear the sounds of machines running.

"What's the matter?"

"I got paid this month."

"Shi Ling".

Shi Ling glanced at the sound of the call, then softly said, "Wait a moment."

This time of day usually coincides with working hours.

Shi Ying could hear the voice on the other end.

"Is there something you need, Sister Lan?"

"Inspect that batch of goods again later, and then tell the workers to hurry up and finish the job."

"Okay, Sister Lan."

Shi Ling is now a line leader, which means she is in charge of a production line.

In terms of rank, it wasn't very high; he was basically a manager at the lowest level.

Don't underestimate the power of a junior administrator; those stuck in the middle are the ones who suffer the most, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Only those who have actually done it know that, although Shi Ling is 26 or 27 years old, she is definitely not young enough to be considered in a factory.

Shi Ling has only been at the factory for a few months. As for why she was able to become a line leader in such a short time, it is partly due to her own hard work and competence, and partly due to her connections within the factory.

That is, Sister Lan from earlier.

Therefore, the veteran employees were particularly resentful of Shi Ling.

Especially for female employees, spreading rumors is completely inappropriate.

Basically, they just go for the most outrageous possible results.

However, Shi Ling always pretended not to hear these words.

Where were we?

"Sis, I got my salary this month."

Shi Ling on the other end of the phone nodded: "This should be your second month at the restaurant, right?"

"Hmm. Sis, do you know how much my salary is this month?" Shi Ying's tone was a bit louder than before, and the joy in her voice could be felt even through the phone.

Shi Ling was puzzled for a moment when Shi Ying asked her this question.

The two still call each other frequently to communicate.

So Shi Ling knew about Shi Ying's work; she had heard Shi Ying mention it before.

A monthly salary of one thousand is not much different from what I earned when I worked at the restaurant. However, last month I received a total of one thousand three hundred.

They said there would be a small bonus for joining the company, plus a 200 yuan reward.