Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Cao Wei came quickly and left quickly.

The father and son were left in the room in silence.

Finally, it was Yang Li who spoke first: "Dad, with 80 yuan, we don't have to live such a hard life."

"Didn't you want to go to school just now?" Yang Jun glanced at his daughter: "Besides, if we both go to work, what will happen to your mother?"

"We can ask the aunt next door to help take care of her. We can give her some money every month. It's not like mom can't move..."

"Cough cough..."

There was a violent coughing sound in the room.

The father and daughter looked at each other and hurried into the inner room.

Mother Yang, whose face was slightly pale, saw the father and daughter coming and waved to them.

Yang Li picked up the enamel cup on the table and handed it to her: "Mom, drink some water."

"Hey." Mother Yang picked up the water cup, took a sip, and then said to Yang Jun: "Dad, my daughter's studies must not fall behind. I've thought about it. In my current situation, I can still do some odd jobs on the street and make a living."

"Your daughter doesn't want to go to school anymore." Yang Jun said.

"His father, this won't do. Our Yang family finally has a college student." Yang's mother was anxious.

"She doesn't want to go herself." Yang Jun said slowly.

"My daughter, what are you thinking?" Yang's mother was stunned: "Haven't you always wanted to go to college? Don't worry, I just lost a leg, it's not a big deal."

"Mom, I don't really want to go to college..." Yang Li hesitated, but finally said, "I just don't want to work in a factory. I have a job now, so I think it's fine."

"What job?"

"It's the Samadhi Tower, the place where the accounts are settled."

"Samadhi Restaurant? The first big restaurant? Are they in need of an accountant?"

"But it's missing." Yang Li nodded frantically: "I'll pay you 80 a month."

"Tell me in detail." Yang's mother was silent for a while and asked.

"That's it..." Yang Li briefly recounted the incident.

Mother Yang glanced at her daughter and said, "It's probably not that hard to get the money. You have to think about it. I'm missing a leg now, and I probably won't be able to continue working. If you really want to continue studying, then go ahead. The money the factory paid is enough to get me back to health. We have some savings over the years. It won't be a big deal if we spend some money and ask Aunt Li next door to take care of me."

"If you want to go to work, then mother can tell you first that this Samadhi Building will be very tiring."

"Mom, how do you know?" Yang Li asked blankly.

"How should I know? This is Samadhi House, with so many guests coming in and out every day, how many bills does it have? Don't they all have to be calculated by humans? Can you bear not to run away?"

"I... I can do it!" Yang Li encouraged herself.

"Then you should go and have a look tomorrow. You should stay at home today and take care of yourself. Then you can do a good job when you get there."

"Okay!" Yang Li went out.

"Mother, you..." Yang Jun hesitated to speak. His family was not actually that rich. How could he not know how much money the family had?

"The doctor said that whether to take medicine or not actually depends on luck, and my luck shouldn't be that bad. I originally thought that if Ni'er wanted to continue studying, I would try my luck. Our family doesn't have much money. I haven't left a descendant for your Yang family, and it would cost a lot of money to recruit a live-in. Under the current circumstances, only if Ni'er goes to college will she have more choices, but this child..."

"Mother, we can't give up!"

"Who said I gave up?"

"Hey, Ni'er, I don't know if you can make it to the Samadhi Tower this time. If you can't, stop giving me those medicines."

"How can that happen!"

"You listen to me!"

Yang Li did not go there the next day. She walked around the house and was too restless to stay idle, so she thought about familiarizing herself with the work flow first.

Arriving at Samadhi Tower, this was her first time here. She had heard of this place a long time ago, and even earlier, her family had been planning to come here for a meal. Unexpectedly, she would come here to work today.

As soon as I walked in, I was greeted with a warm “Welcome!”

The tone of voice was a little strange, which scared her. She thought she was going to be beaten. She was relieved when she heard clearly that it was "Welcome".

"Comrade, are you eating alone?" a waiter came forward and asked enthusiastically.

"Oh, no... no, this morning, Master Cao asked me to come and see Comrade Qin Jingru, and told me to come here to work. Is Comrade Qin Jingru here?"

"Oh, you mean the boss lady? She's here. Wait a minute. I'll call someone to take you upstairs."

"it is good……"

Yang Li was an outgoing person, and she felt a little embarrassed to be treated so warmly. However, her first impression of Samadhi Restaurant was very good. At least, it was not the state-owned restaurant she had imagined. She followed the people up to the third floor while observing the restaurant curiously.

Knocked on the door.

A voice called "Come in" came from inside.

Yang Li followed them in.

The working environment inside is quite good. There are more than a dozen desks in a large office. There are many documents piled on the floor.

Four or five people were busy counting the accounts.

"Madam, this is the accountant brought by the boss."

"Yang Li, right? Come on, come on, you've come just in time. Brother Wei said you can't come until tomorrow. Since you're here today, just get to work."

"Ah? Oh..." Yang Li didn't care. She had to work anyway.

"Come here, I'll teach you..."

"it is good……"

Accounting is neither difficult nor easy. You need to have good math skills and be careful. Most of the accountants are girls. With a little teaching, Yang Li will be able to do it.

This took the whole afternoon.

Until Yang Li's stomach growled twice.

Qin Jingru stretched herself, took out a menu from her drawer, and called everyone: "Hey, it's time to eat, come and order."

Order food?

Yang Li didn't understand.

"Oh, here you can ask the chef to make whatever you want. Usually, we each have one dish, share it, and add some staple food to fill you up. Here, order one too."

"it is good……"

Yang Li took the menu, took a look at it, and hesitated: "Can I order all the dishes on it?"

There were prices on the back of the menu. This was because Qin Jingru was lazy and just took a menu.

"Whatever, whatever." Qin Jingru didn't even raise her head: "Continue to check the bill, hurry up, or the kitchen will complain that we're late."

"Alright, alright. New comrade, what would you like to eat..."

"A plate of stir-fried vegetables would be nice..."