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Only then did Xu Tonglin bring over the two cups of tea that had been brewed, and Xi Xiaoqian obviously didn't have time to drink it.

I said don't be so polite, come with me!

Xu Tongdao led Xi Xiaoqian out of the store and walked to the place he and Xu Tonglin rented. Along the way, Xi Xiaoqian couldn't help but say some words of thanks.

Taking her to the residence and asking her to wait outside the door, Tongdao Xu entered the house and took a stack of money and handed it to her.

This is two thousand yuan, you can use it first! If it's not enough, come back and tell me.

Before she finished speaking, Xi Xiaoqian stopped the hand that was going to take the money, and looked up at Tongdao Xu in surprise, This... I just told you to borrow a thousand.

Tongdao Xu smiled, You meant to say two thousand, right?

Xi Xiaoqian was silent.

Tongdao Xu handed the money to her again, Take it! Just remember to return it to me later.

Xi Xiaoqian looked at the stack of banknotes handed in front of her, and remained silent for a few seconds before reaching out to receive it, tears fell again, but this time she immediately raised her hand and wiped it away, wiping her tears while choking and saying : Thank you! Thank you very much, my brother and I will definitely repay you in the future!

Saying that, she bent her legs and wanted to kneel down for him.

When Xu Tongdao saw it, he quickly stretched out his hand to hold her, helplessly wanted to laugh a little, and wanted to say: Kneeling is free, or you can give me a fork!

Xi Xiaoqian left with great gratitude, Tongdao Xu stood at the door looking at her leaving back with a smile on his face.

Reason told him that he shouldn't, but a thought flashed in his mind uncontrollably: Xi Dongyang, you owe me a lot of favor, how can you pay me back in the future?

...

That evening, Sister Fang Dongfang led three women to Xu Tongdao's store.

At that time, Tongdao Xu was sitting at the bar, bowing his head and listing the menu.

To be precise, it is to list the various ingredients for the dishes that need to be put in tomorrow. This is a meticulous job. Each dish may use several ingredients, and many dishes use the same kind of ingredients, or several of the same ingredients, which all require He listed them all in advance and estimated the approximate amount needed.

and many more.

He frowned, thinking and writing, very devoted.

It was not until Sister Fang and the others approached the bar and heard their footsteps that Xu Tongdao looked up.

Seeing Sister Fang with a smile on her face, and the three women following her, he was stunned before he realized it, and quickly got up and greeted Sister Fang warmly, while making tea for her in person.

During the period, he also greeted the three women to sit down, but these three women all seemed a little cautious, saying thank you, but none of them sat down like Sister Fang, standing beside them one by one with a cautious expression on their faces smile, slightly flattering.

Xiao Xu! The three of them are the waiters and dishwashers that I introduced to you, let's see if you can do it! By the way, please introduce your own names and ages! I tell you, don't Look at Xiao Xu, he is young, and he is the owner of this shop! If you don't need you, just see what he has to say! Come on, let's introduce yourselves!

Sister Fang said the last few words to the three women.

At this time, Tongdao Xu helped Sister Fang to make tea and sat down with a smile on the chair opposite Sister Fang, looking at the three women who were obviously from the countryside with a smile.

The one who spoke first was the oldest-looking and darkest-skinned woman, Hello, Mr. Xu, my name is Huangmei, you can just call me Meizi! I'm 44 years old this year.

Xu Tongdao nodded.

The one who followed the introduction was the most charming of the three women, a young woman in her early thirties.

This woman has a small, white and tender face, with a little baby fat on her cheeks.

The figure is not tall, but very feminine and curvaceous, slightly plump, a pair of simple blue jeans and a white T-shirt,

Washed clean, wearing a pair of small black leather shoes on his feet, the heels are not high.

She held a grey and white satchel in both hands and held it in front of her lower abdomen. When the woman just finished her introduction, she bowed her head slightly to Xu Tongdao, her cheeks were slightly red, and said, Hello, boss, my name is Cao Min. , is thirty-two years old this year.

Tongdao Xu nodded slightly and looked at the last woman with a smile.

In the end, the youngest woman was in her twenties. How would you describe it?

Although she is the youngest of the three women, she looks a little... ugly, beautiful, not delicate, melon-seeded face, facial features... eyes are not bright enough, skin is neither white enough nor smooth enough, and her figure is not good enough. Ordinary, nothing special.

If you insist on finding advantages from her, maybe the height can barely be counted! He is the tallest of the three women.

Xu Tongdao visually estimated that she was about 1.65 meters.

Hello boss, I, my name is Fang Fang, I am 19 years old today.

She looked very nervous, and after stammering the introduction, she blushed and lowered her head.

Good! It's all good!

Tongdao Xu politely praised that he was generally satisfied with the three women introduced by Sister Fang Dongfang. At least at first glance, these three women didn't seem to be the kind of sneaky women.

Hearing him say that, the three women and Sister Fang Dongfang were a little happy.

Sister Fang asked happily, Xiao Xu, do you mean that all three of them are left behind by you?

Oh, of course! Sister Fang, you introduced it, I can trust it! Let them do it with me first! What about the treatment... For the time being, as we agreed before, two hundred yuan per person per month, you guys Do you like it?

He knew that these days, in such a county, a woman's monthly salary of 200 yuan is a bit high.

However, he wanted to give Sister Fang Dongfang some face, and the salary should be slightly higher.

Second, he also knows his own affairs. He had a good business in the stall before, and it is estimated that the business will not be bad after the shop officially opens. The three women will be very busy and tired by then.

Then the salary cannot be low for others, otherwise, I am afraid that people will not be able to be retained.

Hit! Two hundred or so, definitely hit, right? The three of you?

Sister Fang was very happy, and the last sentence was the three women who were asked.

The three women nodded in agreement.

Tongdao Xu smiled and asked if their accommodation problem had been resolved?

Sister Fang enthusiastically took the initiative to answer: It's solved! I've arranged for them to live in my house. My house is not far from here, and it's convenient for them to go to work. I specially set aside a room for them, and I will accept them as a symbol. A little bit of rent, and you don't have to worry about that.

Before waiting for Xu Tongdao to say anything, Sister Fang said again: By the way, Xiao Xu, let me tell you! The two of them are mother and daughter! One is my sister-in-law and the other is my niece.

When she said this, she pointed to Huang Mei, the oldest, and Fang Fang, the youngest.

Finally, he pointed to the thirty-two-year-old Cao Min, She is my younger sister-in-law! Haha, in a word, Xiao Xu! I will leave the three of them to you, and I will ask you to take care of them in the future. !

Xu Tongdao understood the word door.

Not the real door, but the meaning of the cousin.

The sister-in-law of the house door is the sister-in-law of the cousin.

Tongdao Xu nodded and said to them with a smile: Then it's settled, all three of you come to work tomorrow afternoon! Our store will officially open tomorrow, because it's the first day to open, so tomorrow we have to do it earlier. Prepare for work. After tomorrow, you only need to come to work at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but you'd better come at 1 o'clock tomorrow! No problem, right?