Honest Beta gets scammed

Close the door to the private room.

Li Qing stood at the door pushing her stroller, still feeling a little unreal.

Looking down at the wad of money clutched in his hand, he couldn't help but peek inside again through the small glass window in the door.

The private room was dimly lit and filled with smoke.

The Alpha remained in that languid posture, leaning back on the sofa with a nonchalant smile on his lips. He then casually turned his gaze, sweeping it directly toward the doorway.

The moment their eyes met, Li Qing's heart skipped a beat!

He quickly pulled his head back, then, not daring to linger any longer, hurriedly pushed the cart and left the corridor.

He only stopped when he was far away from that private room, and slowly looked down at the banknotes in his hand.

Using the dim light of the corridor, Li Qing counted the bills one by one.

One, two, three...

You won't believe it until you count them!

Three thousand two hundred yuan.

A full three thousand two!

This was almost a third of his salary! After being stunned for a moment, Li Qing suddenly felt that the wad of money was burning hot.

This was the first time he had received a tip since he started working at Shengxin.

Despite the enticing promises Zhang Chen made when he recruited him—saying that customers were generous with tips and the club didn't take a cut—Li Qing realized how vast the gap was between reality and his ideals once he actually worked there.

In this day and age, who carries a lot of cash when they go out? Most customers pay by mobile phone, and since people in the Federal area don't have the habit of tipping waiters, they never thought of this. Occasionally, one or two people might tip, but that's just a matter of luck.

They give a lot, but they just don't give anything :)

Only a small group of people who regularly stay in the top-floor suites of the club actually tip regularly, but the number of top-floor suites is small, and they are all in high demand, so he never gets a chance.

This 3,200 yuan was Li Qing's first income from the club in addition to his salary.

Li Qing held the money, a hint of worry in his eyes.

He was envious of others receiving tips when he didn't receive them, but now that he has them, he still feels uneasy.

He simply moved the drinks and food from the cart to the coffee table, which took less than three minutes. Is such a simple action really worth three thousand two hundred dollars?

Is it really okay to take so much?

With a heavy heart, Li Qing pushed the cart back to her work station.

Xiang Nan had returned from the top floor and was standing next to Liu Yu, his face beaming with undisguised pride and smugness, while he held a few red banknotes in his hand.

"...The guests on the top floor are really generous; they just casually gave two thousand!"

Liu Yu rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky, then turned her head to the other side, completely ignoring him.

Having made a fool of himself, Xiang Nan turned around and saw Li Qing pushing the cart back. His eyes lit up immediately, and for the first time ever, he took the initiative to go and greet her.

"Brother Qing, you're back? I've come to help you!"

Li Qing's mind was still a jumble of thoughts about the 3,200 yuan when he was startled by Xiang Nan's sudden shout. As soon as he looked up, Xiang Nan eagerly took the trolley from his hands.

"I just went to the top floor to deliver an order and ran into a regular customer. Guess what?" Xiang Nan said mysteriously to Li Qing as he deftly put the cart back in its place, while waving the money in his hand, "He gave me a two thousand tip!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing twitched the corner of his mouth and still echoed, "Wow, that's really impressive."

Seeing his dry and withered appearance, Xiang Nan thought that Li Qing was envious. He felt that he had finally made up for the cold treatment he received from Liu Yu by Li Qing. He felt extremely relieved.

In a good mood, he even hummed a song, picked up a rag and wiped the worktable, and washed two wine glasses as he went.

However, his good mood and diligence only lasted for a few minutes.

I looked south at the clock on the wall; the hands were pointing to two in the morning.

At this time, most of the guests in the private rooms have drunk quite a bit and are in a drunken state, making it a high-risk period for various unexpected incidents.

His eyes darted around, and he immediately clutched his stomach, a look of pain flashing across his face. His voice became weak and feeble: "Ouch... I can't take it anymore, my stomach is starting to hurt again, I need to go to the toilet again..."

After saying that, he ran away in a flash before anyone could react.

Liu Yu watched Xiang Nan's disappearing figure and let out a cold snort.

"Keep pretending! Let him keep pretending!"

He turned his head, about to complain to Li Qing, but found that Li Qing's expression was a little strange, as if he had something on his mind.

"What's wrong?" Liu Yu nudged him with her elbow. "Did you get upset about Xiang Nan's two thousand yuan?"

Li Qing snapped out of her daze, shook her head, opened her mouth, glanced around, and seeing that there were no other colleagues, she laughed and spoke.

"Liu Yu..."

He lowered his voice and then took out the wad of money he had just received from his pants pocket.

Liu Yu was a little confused when he pulled out a large wad of red bills without saying a word.

"What? You want to show off to me too?"

"Oh, no!" Li Qing quickly waved his hand. "I, I just delivered some wine, and that customer gave me a tip."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yu smirked and leaned lazily against the wall: "So what if you gave it? It's no big deal. Judging from your expression, how much did you give? Five hundred? A thousand?"

Li Qing took a deep breath and whispered, "Three thousand two."

Liu Yu paused for a moment.

That's a bit much.

Li Qing said with a bitter face, "Liu Yu, do you think I should return it? This is too much. I didn't do anything, I just served a few dishes. I don't feel comfortable keeping this money."

If Xiang Nan had said that, Liu Yu would have rolled her eyes and assumed he was in Versailles.

But hearing these words from Li Qing only made Liu Yu's head ache.

He hissed, looking at Li Qing with a speechless expression. "Go back? Did you get your brain caught in the elevator? If this happened to Xiang Nan, he'd be so happy he'd do a backflip right there! You, on the other hand, are like a complete idiot!"

"Just take it! The fact that the customer dared to give you so much means that this amount of money is nothing to him. What would it mean to take it back? He might even think you're looking down on him!"

"But……"

Li Qing scratched his head. After Liu Yu said that, he felt that it made some sense, but he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

"But I still feel..."

"Don't you dare think that! You're not allowed to think that!"

Liu Yu interrupted him abruptly, looking at him with exasperation, "My goodness, this is a windfall! You should be grateful you found it, don't think about anything else! Hurry up and put the money away!"

"You can just tell me about this money, but don't you dare tell anyone else! There are plenty of jealous people among us waiters; they might try to trip you up without you even knowing why! Got it? Keep it safe!"

Li Qing was so bewildered by his barrage of words that she eventually obediently stuffed the money back into her pocket.

Seeing Li Qing's expression as if he had done something wrong, Liu Yu couldn't help but chuckle and shook her head helplessly.

In Liu Yu's words, none of his colleagues are normal people.

So Liu Yu used to come to work like she was going to a funeral, full of resentment, and annoyed by everyone.

It wasn't until Li Qing arrived that he finally found a work partner with whom he could talk normally.

Although Li Qing is a bit slow-witted and his honest and simple nature can sometimes be quite infuriating, he has a good personality, a kind heart, and doesn't think about anything messy. In this materialistic world, he's a breath of fresh air!

Thinking of this, Liu Yu's expression changed, she put her hands together and solemnly addressed Li Qing.

"Please, I'm begging you, you have to pass your probation period!"