Chapter 22: I Am Willing to Give You a Three-Year Contract to Grow into a Knife Master!
"Boss, were you looking for us?"
Bai Cheng and a few other girls stood nervously in front of the desk.
Chen Jianhai usually stayed in the lobby and rarely sat in the office.
His sudden seriousness made them a bit anxious.
Chen Jianhai glanced at the girls, pointed to the phone on the desk, and asked:
"Did you record this video?"
The four girls trembled,
looked down,
and instantly felt a chill in their hearts.
The phone was playing the video of Chen Jianhai making the bed.
"It wasn't us."
"We don't know anything about it."
"It has nothing to do with us."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The four girls, gritting their teeth and sticking to their pre-discussed plan, denied any involvement.
Chen Jianhai couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.
He knocked each girl on the forehead:
"Still denying it."
"Mr. Gao already told me!"
"Daring to lie to the boss."
"Do you still want your internship evaluations and hotel badges?"
The girls, holding their foreheads, with eyes turning red from pain, couldn't argue under Chen Jianhai's powerful questioning. They had no choice but to confess how they recorded and shared the video in their class group.
"Boss, I know I was wrong. I just wanted to keep the video on my phone to watch. Sharing it in the class group was just to share something good with my classmates. I never expected it to be forwarded so much."
Bai Cheng, with red eyes, pleaded pitifully.
"Boss, please don't fire us..."
Her three roommates, also scared, rubbed their foreheads and looked at Chen Jianhai with pitiful eyes, their voices soft and innocent, like little rabbits, begging not to be fired.
Oh my...
Who could resist this!
Chen Jianhai originally wanted to scold them, but now he couldn't even get angry.
Besides, without the girls' video, the hotel's business wouldn't be this good.
"I'll let it go this time, but in the future, if you make a mistake, you must be honest about it, understand?"
Chen Jianhai put on a stern face: "As punishment, each of you will eat an extra bun, a cake, and drink an extra cup of milk tea this afternoon!"
He had overheard the girls talking about dieting, only eating fruits and not meals.
Eating these would probably undo their dieting efforts from the past few days.
Sure enough,
hearing that the boss wasn't upset, the girls initially felt relieved, their expressions filled with post-crisis joy.
But upon hearing the punishment, they all looked distressed and nodded solemnly.
"Get back to work," Chen Jianhai said.
"And next time you record me, don't use a phone camera, use that beauty filter app!"
"Okay, boss~"
...
The school's actions were swift.
A few days later, students from Nanjing City Tourism Vocational University arrived at the hotel to work, according to the contract.
Nanjing Tourism Vocational University was designated by the Coconut Umbrella Hotel Industry Association for vocational training, so the faculty and student quality were reliable.
Basically, these students could quickly adapt to work within a day or two.
All departments of the hotel began operating normally,
except for one area...
"This job is impossible!"
A large dough was slammed onto the counter, trembling in agony.
"Previously, with fewer staff and guests, I and the kitchen staff managed to handle the daily meals and afternoon tea by gritting our teeth and working overtime."
"But now, with so many guests and additional staff, why is the kitchen understaffed?!"
"Haizi, how do you expect us to handle meals for several hundred people daily with just a few of us!"
In the noodle section of Langai Hotel's Chinese restaurant,
Xu Qiaoni twisted the dough into a braid, smiling kindly at Chen Jianhai.
Chen Jianhai glanced at the dining numbers on the front desk: 598 people.
Then counted the kitchen staff: 30 people.
The prepared speech about "problems are finite, human power is infinite" was left unsaid.
Why didn't Nanjing City Tourism Vocational School train chefs!!!!
As a comprehensive vocational school, isn't this a major oversight!
"Qiaoni, don't get agitated," Chen Jianhai quickly tried to soothe.
The kitchen was crucial, and if Xu Bo quit, where would he get enough food to feed everyone?
"Brothers, hang in there a bit longer. I'll start recruiting for the kitchen, and next month I'll give everyone a raise."
Xu Bo was furious: "Is this about money?!"
"Do I lack your little bit of money?!"
Chen Jianhai was instantly speechless.
Xu Bo's words were solid!
As the son of the "King of Swim Rings," he didn't lack the small salary, and even covered the kitchen's ingredient costs for Chen Jianhai.
What he lacked was achieving his life goals!
But if even a raise wasn't enough, what could he do?
Just as Chen Jianhai was at a loss, Daodun saw the situation and quickly intervened.
"Brother Qiaoni! You're right, the brothers have it tough!"
Daodun said, secretly pinching Xu Qiaoni's arm with his knife-wielding hand.
The rhythm was off!!
Why wasn't he following the plan!!
Xu Bo might not need money,
but the other kitchen staff genuinely did!!!!
They had planned to use these tough days to push Xu Bo to lead a raise request for everyone.
It was all agreed upon, how could he suddenly deny the need for money!!
Hiss...
Xu Qiaoni winced in pain, quickly regaining his composure.
Sweat dripped from his forehead.
In his agitation, he almost ruined the brothers' big plan!
Xu Bo quickly corrected himself: "I don't need money, but seeing the brothers suffer, I can't stand it!"
With these words, Chen Jianhai felt the weight lift from his shoulders!
So, it was still about a raise!
"Don't worry! I won't let the brothers work for nothing!"
Chen Jianhai patted his chest,
"With the increasing hotel traffic, it shows our business is getting better. As long as we work hard, I won't shortchange any employee!"
"Next month, I'll give everyone a raise!"
"Thank you, boss!!!" The kitchen staff cheered.
With the boss's promise,
it was settled!
"This Daodun is quite something!"
Chen Jianhai looked at Daodun with admiration!
Good Daodun!!!
For your words today, I'm willing to give you a three-year contract to grow into a Knife Master!