Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

It is not easy to work in a hot pot restaurant. People who work in the kitchen have to get up at 06:30 every morning. Yiyi is responsible for purchasing ingredients. She can arrive at the store before [-]:[-], and Yaohe and Wanwan arrive at the store at [-]:[-]. Clean up the store first, and then sort out the ingredients such as seasonings and pumpkin pie embryos that have been prepared.

When Yiyi arrives, they will start cutting vegetables and meat. Now machines can replace most of the labor, but they still cut it by themselves honestly, because fresh meat that has not been frozen cannot be cut well by machines. .

The machine can slice the meat only after it is frozen hard, otherwise the fresh meat is easy to fall apart, especially beef and mutton, pork is fine.

However, after hand-cut meat became the specialty of the store, Haruka and the others would rather be busy than disappoint the customers.

"Anyway, I think life is better now than in my hometown." Wearing a mask, Yao said enthusiastically while cutting meat, "My parents and my uncle all praise me for being promising now, and I plan to save more money as a start-up. Funds, let Zhu find a way to get ID cards for me and my family members, so that people from my hometown can come to live in the city.”

"Before I came here, I didn't even know what a mobile phone toilet is." Yao sighed, "Although my uncles were still active in the human society at the end of the Qing Dynasty, they were doing manual labor at the time, and they were still in the countryside, when the toilet was lighted. I’ve only heard of it, never seen it.”

Congee Congee eats her breakfast - a big chicken steak, plus a cup of milk tea. Now she is the most unhealthy person in the store. She loves heavy oil and salty food. Apart from not being spicy, it is sweet, sour, bitter and salty. The heavier the better.

After eating the last bite of chicken chops, Congee sighed, and followed Yao's words: "I followed my mother when I was a child, and when I became an adult, my mother drove me away and asked me to open up my own territory. Don't say hello when you meet, each lives his own life."

Everyone looked at Congee Congee.

Congee Congee shrugged: "This is the tradition of our family, especially since we have not yet entered human society. The resources in the wild are very limited. If a family gathers together, they will definitely be hungry."

"It's no different from cats." Haruka, who was watching Animal World recently, said.

Congee Congee: "Almost, but I see some feline animals, and occasionally they will gather together to share food, but we don't know it at all, and we will fight when we meet."

Yao: "What about marriage?"

Congee thought for a while: "I don't know about others, anyway, I have never met a man of the same race."

Yiyi smiled and asked: "Then you can consider other races."

Congee Congee: "Anyway, we have a long life span, so don't worry."

They were chatting in the back kitchen. Customers came to the door around seven o'clock—specially for breakfast. Since the store can allow customers to eat breakfast, it can be full of customers every morning, because the price is cheap and fair, and the taste is good. , So these two days even have to start queuing for breakfast.

Fortunately, in addition to eating in the store, it can also be taken away.

Therefore, office workers who live nearby will pack a pumpkin pancake or scallion pancake, and then go to a nearby supermarket to buy a bottle of milk or a drink.

The workload in the morning is not heavy, and it seems that there are many people, but both pumpkin pancakes and scallion pancakes can make several servings in one pot.

And they are all pre-prepared cake embryos, which can be taken out after heating and cooking in a pan.

So the working hours of the waiters are all at nine o'clock in the morning.

Mingli and Mingxin woke up at eight o'clock in the morning. It was all because of Mingcheng who forcibly woke them up. The alarm clock would never wake them up. The two brothers went to the bathroom one after the other. They looked listless and black in the mirror. The circles under my eyes were extremely heavy, and I couldn't straighten my waist.

"I feel pain all over my body." Ming Li grinned, "I was almost exhausted yesterday, and my legs don't even feel like my own."

Mingxin also replied bitterly: "I feel like I can't take it anymore, brother, why should we still do it?"

Yesterday they happily went back to the hotel to take a shower, and then happily went downstairs to work. They were caught off guard for the first time working in their lives. There were people everywhere, people inside the store, people outside the store, let alone After resting, I didn't even have time to drink saliva.

Some customers were loud and anxious when they urged them, but they didn't dare to yell at them—because the other party looked big, if they yelled, they would definitely be the two of them who were beaten.

But even if the customers don't urge them, they panic, fearing that if the delivery of a table is slow, it will take time for the rest.

The only advantage is that the restaurant manages the meals, and the waiters eat in batches when there are not many customers in the afternoon.

The food is also very rich, not only rich but also delicious.

But no matter how delicious it was, they quickly became depressed, and they didn't even have the energy to give Yiyi a "sneaky look".

They don't even understand why they can perform so well. They are not only responsible for serving the dishes, but also responsible for the barbecue. One person can be in charge of two or three tables. If the meat is not cooked for a short time, maybe they can be in charge of two more tables. .

And they were even more tired just by serving food, their legs and feet were protesting to themselves.

"Why don't we go..." Mingxin suggested, "Anyway, the daily salary is not high, so let's rest in the hotel and go out for a stroll if we have nothing to do. We just came to X City, and there are many places and attractions that are not there. been there."

Mingli didn't want to go at first, but he immediately agreed in his heart when his younger brother said so, but he still wanted to say: "What should I do if my uncle doesn't agree?"

Compared with them, my uncle is obviously happier, because it is very likely that he will get closer to Ming Qian again.

But from Mingli Mingxin's point of view, even if they don't work in the hot pot restaurant, they can still close the relationship with Mingqian. They had a really good relationship when they were young. Mingqian was a brother, and every time he went back, he would give them Bringing gifts, sometimes models, and sometimes some exquisite crafts, can make them show off in the classroom after school starts.

The two met their eyes, and without even talking, they decided what to do later.

"Uncle, we're going to work." Mingxin walked to the door and shouted at Mingcheng who was still in the bathroom.

As a result, Mingcheng rushed out immediately after hearing their voices, and said to them: "I will go with you, and I feel relieved when I see you enter the store. Quickly, put on your uniform."

Brothers: "..."

Are you Zhou Papi? !

But they didn't dare to fight against the uncle. Although the uncle had never beaten them, he could definitely report to their parents. If the father came over by then, it would not be a matter of beating them up.

"Just in time." Chen Yan stood at the door of the store, showing a "cruel" smile to the two brothers.

Chen Yan: "The number of customers will start to increase soon, go in quickly."

Mingli went in with his younger brother with a bitter face.

When they served the dishes yesterday, they would brag and tell the guests that they were Mingqian's younger brother, not even cousins. If someone misunderstood that they were Mingqian's real younger brother, they would all agree and be proud of it, and even feel that if they It would be great if Mingqian's real younger brother is real. With such a big brother, life will be smooth in the future.

But today they just served the food in silence, with a stiff smile on their faces.

Even after entering the kitchen, she didn't even think about talking to Yiyi.

Ming Li was so tired that he ran to the back kitchen, picked up a glass of water and drank it clean, he wiped the sweat from his brow, and couldn't help complaining: "It's too tiring, I have to lose two hours of running here for a day. Pounds of meat."

"You are relaxed now." Yao said very bluntly, "If you had come earlier, you would have been more tired than now."

Having a chance to be lazy, Ming Li quickly leaned against the wall and asked with a curious look: "Then why don't you invite more people? I see that there are more waiters than customers in those Internet celebrity shops."

Yao: "Then if the business is not so good one day, will you pay the wages?"

In fact, the main reason is that the waiters and builders in the store are all alien beasts, and the physical strength and energy of alien beasts are different from those of humans.

But Yao definitely couldn't tell Mingli like that.

Ming Li: "Then my brother was busy before?"

Ming Li has never seen Ming Qian since his family had an accident in his sophomore year of high school.

When he first found out about the accident at Mingqian's house, Mingli secretly called Mingqian on his father's mobile phone, but unfortunately Mingqian didn't answer at that time, and he wanted to send the money he had saved to Mingqian, but he didn't know As for the exact location of Mingqian's house, we only know that Mingqian's family bought a big house.

Later, he and Mingxin pooled money together, took out all the pocket money and the New Year's money, pooled more than 400, and then sent it to Mingqian according to Mingxin's memory, but it was returned because the address was wrong.

After hearing the news about Mingqian, the hot pot restaurant became popular on variety shows.

So their feelings towards Mingqian are very complicated. The first feeling is of course pride. Their cousin is now a successful person or a celebrity. Ever since their classmates and friends knew that they were Mingqian's younger brother, they have experienced the feeling of being sought after by others. pleasure.

But what followed was a sense of loss that couldn't be ignored.

Mingqian has been an orphan since his sophomore year of high school. Without the support of his family, he repays the loan and starts a business by himself, and he succeeds in this way.

As for them, they couldn't find a job with a monthly salary of [-] and weekends.

Every day when I go online, I see who has got an offer from a big factory, and the annual salary is 20 to 30 just after graduation.

In contrast, they seem to be the losers in life, the least threatening stone on the road of competition.

The feeling of pride and inferiority made their feelings towards Mingqian more complicated.

Yao said seriously: "Of course it's hard work. When the hot pot restaurant first opened, it only had the downstairs floor, and it was only half the size of what it is now. At that time, there were only three people in the restaurant, me, the boss and Yiyi."

"I cut the meat dishes, Yiyi buys the goods, the boss cuts the vegetables and cooks the bottom of the pot, and the three of us also serve as waiters."

"Don't look at the small shop. Although the business was mediocre at first, it got better soon. One of us has to do the work of three people."

As Yao said it, he also felt miraculous in his heart. He obviously felt that the day he was talking about seemed to be yesterday, but when he turned his head, he saw that they had expanded the store to such a large size, and there were so many more waiters.

Mingli: "Then my brother didn't find a job after graduating from university?"

He has seen Mingqian's interview, but he doesn't quite believe that Mingqian will hit a wall in finding a job.

After all, according to his understanding of Mingqian, Mingqian has a good temper, treats people well, and has good grades. Moreover, Mingqian graduated from a good university. He and Mingxin graduated from a school with the lowest score in the local area. What about Mingqian? Can't find a job?

Yao: "I'm not sure about this, but the boss told me before that he joined the company when he just graduated, and then the company closed down. He changed three companies in one year and all closed down."

"Then when he looks for a job, he can only find a job in sales."

Ming Li's eyes widened in disbelief: "How is it possible! His grades are so good, even if those companies go bankrupt, it's impossible to find a job, right?"

Although Yao didn't know how to find a job, he still pretended to understand and said, "You think finding a job is easy! Do you know what the average salary in City X is? How many people have a monthly income of less than [-]? "

This was something he had heard from customers before.

Mingli was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly said: "Actually, I have graduated for three months, but I have not found a job, and the school does not arrange an internship unit. I told my parents that I am an intern, but in fact, I just hang out in Internet cafes every day. For games, when a tripartite agreement is required, I ask my classmates for help and ask his relatives to sign it for me."

He didn't find a job and didn't earn any money. When the school first let them do internships, he and Mingxin were also ambitious, thinking that they must be talents and would be recognized as heroes by others, but the reality was that they hit walls everywhere.

They can only lower their requirements and go to a sales position without a basic salary, but they are pointed and scolded by customers.

The two brothers who have been staying in school have never suffered that kind of grievance. They said they quit and quit. Half a month was wasted. Not only did they not earn any money, they also did not get back the money for meals and taxis.

They decided not to be so angry, and planned to take a two-week break, play games, and then look for a job again. As a result, they spent the remaining months playing games.

Rather than saying that they are looking for a relaxed and leisurely job, it is better to say that they are afraid of work, afraid of being scolded again, afraid of being rejected again, the scariest thing is not being scolded, the scariest thing is that they think they are rubbish and worthless .

Ming Li looked at Yao: "Then why did you come to do this? It's hard work, right? The salary shouldn't be high."

Yao is a little proud: "It's hard work, but I can do it. I'm different from you, and I don't have a degree. My family is very happy to find this job, and the salary is not low. I'm the veteran of the store. The boss He is very generous to us and will take us on a trip at the end of the year."

Mingli: "You don't have a degree?"

Yao: "Yes."

Mingli looked at Yao's smiling face, hesitated for a few seconds before asking: "Then do you feel inferior?"

Yao said strangely: "Not everyone has a high degree of education. Above high school students there are college students, above junior college students there are undergraduate students, above undergraduate students there are graduate students and doctoral students. The education background may be different, but everyone can be in their own seats. Go up and do what you can do, and climb up slowly."

Ming Li was stunned for a few seconds.

Yao found that Mingli stopped talking, so he lowered his head and cut vegetables seriously.

"I'm off to work." Ming Li didn't know what to say, he saw the table number and went out with a plate.

He was busy again, but his mood was completely different from before.

The tip of his nose is still smelling of hot pot and barbecue. He was busy with such scents all afternoon and night yesterday, no matter how fragrant the scent is, he will no longer feel that he has to eat right now.

But looking at the guests sitting at the table chatting and laughing, he looked at them in a different way.

These people had suits and leather shoes, and it seemed that they had a meeting in the morning and rested in the afternoon, so they rushed to the store for dinner.

Some were young men dressed as he usually did, and some were families eating together.

He used to think that he was the only one who had troubles, but now he doesn’t think so. These people may also have their own troubles in life and work, but at this moment, sitting around the table, they relax and enjoy, chatting There was a bright smile on his face.

"Waiter! There are five more bottles of beer here!" shouted a guest.

Ming Li subconsciously raised a smiling face: "Come right away!"

He didn't even know that his smile was completely different from before.

Real and sunny.

The regular customers in the store are also discussing the two new employees

"It's cute and bragging. I made a lot of bragging yesterday, which shows that Qian is their brother."

"Based on age, he is a brother, maybe he is really a brother?"

"It doesn't look like it to me. These two brothers have a way of stealing, cheating and playing tricks. I saw them running to the toilet last night. They went there for more than ten minutes."

"Hahahahaha, it's the same as stealing and cheating at work."

Every time a new employee comes to the store, it is worth discussing for the regular customers, but obviously they are more interested in Mingli and Mingxin brothers, because the other employees are basically handsome men and women, which makes people think that Mingqian is going to the entertainment circle. After a robbery, all the good-looking newcomers were brought in.

Although Chen Yan is not handsome, but he has a friendly smile and strong ability, men, women and children alike like him.

Only these two new employees are too ordinary, but because they are ordinary, they are even more surprising.

"If I had known that Ming Qian was not looking for someone to hire, I would have applied for the job too."

"That's right, the store's business is good, and the wages are definitely not low. After so long, no one has left the store. I don't believe there are no other stores to poach them."

"And my family can eat hot pot and barbecue at any time without queuing."

"How about we ask where they read the signboard news?"

"They said they were relatives to their bosses. If they were relatives, they would definitely not be recruiting on a public platform."

"Hey, if you want to be a waiter in a hot pot restaurant now, you have to be a related household."

"I don't see what's good about them. Anyway, a small family workshop is not good. My second uncle and my third uncle opened the factory in partnership. Now it has been torn apart. The relatives who were good at first are unwilling to see each other during the Chinese New Year."

"Don't talk about relatives, friends can't be partners. No matter how good a friend is, a partner is an enemy."

The guests were discussing with relish, Mingli passing by: "..."

No, are you afraid that I won't hear you when you speak so loudly? !

He was busy until the afternoon, when there were many fewer customers in the store, Mingli went to talk to Mingxin - he still found Mingxin in the toilet.

He quickly followed the sound of the game to find the door of the cubicle where Mingxin was, and he knocked on the door: "Mingxin?"

Mingxin: "It's me, what's wrong bro?"

Ming Li frowned: "How long have you been squatting here? Are your feet still numb? Do you know how busy you were just now?"

Ming Xin didn't take it seriously: "Anyway, they were busy here before without us, wouldn't it be the same without us? And the daily salary is still so low, I have traveled so many times today."

"Come out!" Ming Li suddenly shouted.

Mingli: "If you don't come out, I'll kick the door. If the door breaks, you will pay."

Ming Li, who was squatting inside, reluctantly opened the door of the compartment.

Mingli didn't want to chat with Mingxin in the toilet, so he went outside: "Come out with me."

When we got to the stairwell, Mingli said with a look of resentment: "Why do you have such an attitude?! We didn't find a job before and we didn't talk about it. Now that we have a job, we should work hard, even if it's not for the sake of it." To close the relationship with Mingqian is only for myself, and I have to do things seriously."

Mingxin had an expression of "Are you not sick?": "You are crazy!"

"crazy?"

Ming Li said righteously: "I'm not crazy, I'm not sick, I just think I can't go on like that anymore, look at how much more difficult it was for Mingqian when he started his business? Look at us again, until now we haven't Get a job."

Mingxin rolled his eyes: "Is that why I don't want to look for it? The job is so easy to find, why don't you look for it?"

Seeing that there was going to be a quarrel, Ming Li took out his "authority" as an older brother, and said seriously: "I was wrong in the past, but now I am going to do it well, not to show Ming Qian, but to prove that as long as I am serious If you do something, you will be able to do it well.”

With a self-conscious and proud look on his face, he said to Mingxin: "You can't do this. If you continue like this, you will still not be able to find a job in the future, and you won't be able to gnaw at the old man. Our father's temper will definitely not let us Continue to chew on the old."

Mingxin: "..."

"Think about it for yourself and see if what I said makes sense." Ming Li, who believed that he was fully qualified to be a "life mentor", raised his chin, re-entered the store with a proud face, leaving Mingxin stood alone on the spot with a messy expression on his face.

You promised to spend your days leisurely together hugging your thighs, why did you betray the organization so quickly?

Mingqian also received a call from Chen Yan at night, and Chen Yan also sent a video to Mingqian. In the video, a person he thought was strange but familiar was busy in the store, smiling at the customers, and the video lasted for 10 minutes. He didn't rest for a second.

Ming Qian sent a message to Chen Yan: "Who is this person? Mingli or Mingxin?"

Chen Yan: "Ming Li."

His looks have changed, he is not the same as when he was a child, Mingli was a fat, unlovable person when he was a child, spoiled by his family.

It's just that because Ming Qian was old at the time, the children wanted to play with the older children, so every time he went back to his hometown, he would follow two followers on the back of his ass.

He will also take him to the place where his peers gather, and happily introduce him to others that he is their cousin.

Suddenly remembering what happened when he was a child, Ming Qian sighed, and sent another message: "Be nice to them, or let them go."

He didn't expect Mingli to work so hard.

Chen Yan: "Boss, I told you that with me around, they will definitely become honorable laborers."

Mingqian: "..."