Chapter 50: Joyful Celebration Banquet

As the dishes were brought to the table one after another, the eyes of all the employees sparkled with anticipation.

They had spent the morning seeing off customers and cleaning up. In the afternoon, they had thrown themselves into the hotel's various recreational activities, leaving them exhausted and hungry.

But their boss sat at the head of the table, and until he made a move, no one dared to touch their chopsticks. They all looked expectantly at Chen Jianhai, hoping he would give the signal to start eating.

"Boss, it's the first celebration banquet of our hotel. Would you like to say a few words?" someone finally ventured to ask.

Seeing Chen Jianhai sitting there leisurely, seemingly without any intention of speaking, a clever employee leaned over and quietly reminded him.

Chen Jianhai suddenly realized.

"I say, how come none of you are eating when there's good food in front of you? You're waiting for me, aren't you?"

With this thought, Chen Jianhai's legs touched each other happily under the table. As the boss, he still held some status after all.

"Ahem!"

Clearing his throat with an official tone, Chen Jianhai stood up, holding a glass of cola, and strolled to the front of the stage.

All the employees immediately sat up straight, focusing entirely on Chen Jianhai.

Chen Jianhai stood in the center of the stage, holding up his cola glass, and looked at each familiar face. Strangely, he felt a bit nervous.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Jianhai began slowly:

"Today is our hotel's first celebration banquet, and it's also the first meal I'm sharing with all of you. I am thrilled and cherish this moment."

"As I mentioned earlier today, without your hard work, we wouldn't have had this perfect conclusion to our festive event."

"I have many flaws as a person."

"Sometimes, I may not pay enough attention to details in my work."

"Here, I want to thank all of you, my brothers and sisters, for your hard work and your understanding towards me."

"I hope that in our future life and working together, you won't just see me as your boss but also as a friend. Whether it's in life or work, if you encounter any difficulties, feel free to come to me!"

"As long as I can do it, I, Chen Jianhai, will give it my all!"

On stage, Chen Jianhai expressed his gratitude sincerely and from the bottom of his heart.

Below the stage, the employees looked at each other with strange expressions, furrowing their brows.

"Our boss usually seems pretty normal. Why is he using such official language today..."

"If it weren't for you guys here, I would have thought it was the student union president holding a meeting."

"Yeah, I'm not used to it. Our boss is usually arrogant, and today he's publicly self-criticizing?"

"Why don't I believe it... Is he drunk?"

"...Wait! When he went up on stage, he had cola in his cup, not wine."

"But why does it feel like we've drunk several pounds of wine..."

The employees needed clarification.

"Do you think the boss spent too much money today, and his brain got shocked?"

"Possible..."

"Possible!"

"I think it's definitely!"

Under their seats, the employees exchanged glances and gradually reached a consensus.

They are looking at Chen Jianhai with a hint of pity in their eyes.

Ah, poor boss... such a good person!

Just spending a bit of money~ How did it make people think he was silly?

If the boss on stage knew what his employees were thinking, He probably would have kicked each of them and scolded them for being silly.

But at this moment on stage, Chen Jianhai felt more sincere the more he spoke, And the more he spoke, the more he felt that his employees were not easy.

Towards the end, Chen Jianhai patted his chest,

"Tonight, I'm treating everyone to dinner from my pocket. I only have one request for you all:"

"Eat, drink, and have fun to your heart's content!"

"Don't worry about saving money for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, A voice came from the restaurant's corner.

"Boss, we won't save money for you. Bring us ten tables of 30-pound lobsters!"

"Get lost! I see you as a 30-pound lobster."

Chen Jianhai instinctively retorted.

Finally, the employees started cheering and laughing heartily, and the atmosphere became harmonious.

Indeed, this kind of boss is the best.

"Here's to Lang Ai Hotel getting more and more prosperous!" Chen Jianhai shouted.

The employees also shouted in unison, "Here's to the hotel getting more and more prosperous!"

"Cheers!"

...

The entire evening, There was no official tone during the dinner, no forced drinking, and no discomfort from any social obligations. It was a genuinely celebratory banquet.

The table was full of delicious dishes.

Abalones, lobsters, yellowfin tuna... everything was available.

But there was no alcohol.

It wasn't because Chen Jianhai was reluctant to spend money; it was because most of the employees at Lang Ai Hotel were students, and as their boss, he had to take responsibility for them. He couldn't send them back to school all drunk.

For those students at Lang Ai Hotel, This was even more exciting.

They still needed to graduate and had come directly to Lang Ai Hotel for internships. They hadn't encountered any of the workplace's terrible things that their seniors and teachers had warned them about.

A good employee reunion dinner made them feel like they were attending a classmate's gathering.

While enjoying themselves, Some employees put their arms around each other's shoulders and fought for the microphone, howling like ghosts and wolves.

The scene suddenly became lively! Amidst the laughter and noisy cries, A few girls with pale cheeks walked up to Chen Jianhai, holding drinks,

Softly said: "Boss, can we drink with you?"

Although they had seen classmates toast teachers before,

But they really couldn't say those words when it came to themselves. They even felt weird saying "toast," as if it was too social; struggling for a long time, They could only gather courage and tentatively ask Chen Jianhai if they could drink with him.

Chen Jianhai was stunned. Was this... a toast to me?

In the past, he had always toasted others. This was the first time he had seen employees toasting him.

For a moment, Boss Chen blushed all over,

He didn't know whether he was happy or nervous; he quickly stood up, raised the cola glass in his hand, clinked glasses with the girls one by one, Then sighed and joked:

"The most conscientious people in the hotel are the few who know to come and drink with me."

The girls stuck out their tongues, their faces flushed.

Chen Jianhai smiled and looked at the young employees. The young employees looked at Chen Jianhai with bright eyes as if waiting for the person being toasted to say something.

After a very brief moment of silence in the air,

Chen Jianhai whispered:

"You're doing great!"

"From the day you came to the hotel until now, you've never disappointed me."

"Great job."

Chen Jianhai's voice was very soft,

As light as a feather, it gently drifted into the ears of the girls.

But these light and floating words were the gentlest and greatest strength, giving the girls great encouragement and confidence.

The small chests of the few girls stood tall.

One girl was so moved that her eyes turned red.

This feeling of being affirmed by others is awesome!!