Chapter 373 I wish you a happy life
Neither Ji Xue nor Ji Yue slept that night.
After Ji Xue finished calling her mother, packed her luggage, and prepared money, she sat alone on the floor in the room and stared at her phone.
This mobile phone was a new one she bought before she came to work in Tai Feng Building, or it was a mobile phone her grandmother secretly bought for her with money.
Her grandmother is over 70 years old and lives alone in the village. She uses a smartphone that her aunt has eliminated that is slower than her previous old phone that took two minutes to open an application.
But her grandmother took the money she had saved for many years and asked someone to buy her a carefully selected new mobile phone. The day before she bought the high-speed rail ticket and was about to leave the county to take the bus, she rushed to their house and brought the A small bag, which was swaying as she walked, was thrust into her hand without any explanation.
"Xiaoxue, I heard your mother say that your work in Peking this time is a formal job, not a part-time job for others like before. You can sign a contract this time, and you also have five insurances and one housing fund. It is a good job. This is a good job. Good thing, grandma has nothing to give you during the Chinese New Year. Didn’t Sister Pingping say that your mobile phone is slow? When it’s no longer usable, grandma will buy you a new mobile phone. After you go to Peking, get along well with your new colleagues, make more friends, fall in love if you have time, and buy yourself two new clothes instead of wearing the same one every day. Pants, girls look better in skirts.”
Ji Xue recalled that during the Chinese New Year, her grandma secretly called her aside and gave her 200 yuan, and whispered to her: "Xiaoxue, grandma knows that your family has been difficult these past two years, but you can't always let Xia Xia celebrate the New Year. summer You always wear those old clothes. Your sensible grandma knows that. Talk to your mother when you have time and let her spend some time on Xia Xia. I think Xia Xia hasn't spoken much to you in the past two years. Sister Huihui, Sister Pingping, they hug each other every day She has a cell phone and doesn’t talk to anyone. Xia Xia doesn’t have a cell phone and doesn’t talk to anyone. How can a teenage girl sit alone in a corner like this all day long and ignore anyone? I heard your aunt say that Xia Xia doesn’t talk to anyone. Not very good grades "It doesn't matter if your grades are bad, but you have to be cheerful. You are her sister. If you have time, you should play with her more. When you were young, didn't Sister Huihui and Sister Pingping take you to play together every day?"
Ji Xue remembered that later, because she didn't know what clothes to buy for Ji Xia and was afraid that she wouldn't like the style she bought, she gave 200 yuan to Ji Xia and asked her to buy it in the town.
Wait, two hundred dollars.
Ji Xue remembered that she asked Ji Xia what day she had read before leaving home during the Chinese New Year this year.
Ji Xia had made up his mind to run away from home at that time.
After thinking about it, Ji Xue slapped herself hard.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
"Hey, Xiaoxue, do you have any photos of Xia Xia? I just called your uncle to ask. Your uncle said that if you report a crime, you must provide two recent photos. I went through them all at home and gave one to my sister. There are no photos." Ji Xue's mother cried.
Ji Xue only felt that the back of her tongue was bitter and couldn't say a word: "Mom, don't worry, I'll go back tomorrow. It's too late now. I'll call Xia Xia's class teacher tomorrow morning and see if he has any There are no photos of Xia Xia.”
"Xiaoxue, Xia Xia has been away from home for more than two months. What do you think we will do if we can't find her?"
"How old is she? She hasn't even graduated from junior high school. Who did she learn this from and she actually ran away from home? She..." Ji Xue's mother was already sobbing on the other end of the phone.
"Mom, Xia Xia has graduated." Ji Xue said.
Ji Xue's mother was stunned.
"Do you remember how many years we haven't celebrated Xia Xia's birthday? Do you know what Xia Xia likes to eat? Do you know who Xia Xia's friends are? We don't even have photos of Xia Xia, and I don't even I don't know which school she studied in." Ji Xue suddenly became anxious. She was angry that Ji Xia ran away from home like this. She also blamed her parents for neglecting and not caring about Ji Xia over the years, and she even resented herself for being like this. He actually wants to pass the responsibility to others.
"Mom, we caused all this, we can't blame her entirely." Ji Xue hung up the phone and slapped herself hard several times.
Just sit on the floor in a daze until dawn.
Ji Xue's mother was stunned on the other end of the phone, holding her cell phone, and suddenly burst into tears.
Early the next morning, Ji Xue and Ji Yue met in the living room with big dark circles under their eyes.
Unlike Ji Xue, who had been blaming himself and suffering all night, Ji Yue had a wonderful night.
Ji Yue first called Jiang Feng and told him what happened. Then, after making some insinuations to confirm that Comrade Wang Xiulian was not asleep, she called Wang Xiulian again.
Ji Xue's request for leave is a big deal in Tai Feng House. You must know that her Watan Huadiao Chicken reservations are always full. There are often customers who fail to make reservations because they do not make them in time, and they blame the waitress who answers the phone.
Now that Ji Xue is on leave, all the Huadiao Chicken originally scheduled within a week have to be cancelled.
Last night, Ji Yue first discussed the compensation issue after cancellation with Comrade Wang Xiulian, then called Fang Mei to confirm the reservation list, and then sent text messages throughout the night.
There are always a few guests who, due to the time difference, read the text messages abroad and then called to curse them.
And there are always a few guests who stay up late at night and receive text messages immediately and then call them to curse.
There were still a few customers. Even though he slept late at night, his friend was still awake and happened to receive a text message, so he called him to inquire about the situation, and then called him to curse.
Ji Yue basically endured the scolding all night.
I was scolded until my phone almost ran out of battery, and I had to charge it while being scolded.
Ji Yue, who had been scolded all night and had heard the curses in various local dialects, weakly waved her hand at Ji Xue and said hello.
"Morning, what time will your train arrive, Axue?" Ji Yue asked.
"It's 8:45." Ji Xue calmed down all night and knew that at this time, it was useless to blame others or herself, so she was much calmer now.
Ji Yue glanced at her phone. It was only 6:17 now. It won't be long before all the guests wake up and look at their phones. Then she will probably be bombarded with a series of phone calls and be scolded to death.
Who should I hand over my phone to answer the phone this morning?
"It's not urgent. Just go downstairs at 6:30 and buy a bun. Buy a few more or go to the convenience store to buy two buckets of instant noodles to take to the train." Ji Yue warned, and the next second the call came. Coming.
"Hello, hello, this..."
"What's going on with your store? It's so troublesome to make a reservation. The high-end VIPs are just like the decorations. We finally made the reservation at noon today and it's ours. And you told me that the chef has something to do and there's nothing he can do about it. You guys Is this how we treat guests? Do you really take your guests seriously? Do you know that I can sue you for this?" A sharp female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I'm sorry for this guest. It's true that something happened to our chef's family temporarily. There is no other chef who can make this dish..."
"What do you mean your chef's family has something unexpectedly happened at home? Who's family is fine? It's just your chef who's in trouble and we're fine, right? If something happens to you, you don't have to work. If something happens to you, you can treat your guests like monkeys. ? You don’t understand that customers are God. Without us customers, you will go bankrupt. Give the phone to your boss, I want to talk to your boss!”
Ji Yue:? ? ?
"This guest, this is indeed a mistake in our work, so we will give you some compensation, such as a 20% discount on the dish fee or two pieces of eight-treasure chestnut pigeon as a gift..."
"Don't fool us with discounts or gifts. You guys set the price. You dare to sell a broken chicken for more than 2,000 yuan. Now you are fooling us with eight treasures and pigeons. Treat us like monkeys. What are you kidding about? Let me tell you, what kind of appointment does my husband make at your house? You have to treat customers to dinner. Now if my husband’s order goes wrong, I won’t be done with you. I can’t explain to a waiter like you. You probably won’t understand what I’m saying. Give the phone to your boss. I’m talking to your leaders!”
Ji Yue:? ? ?
"So you chose not to receive the compensation from Babao Lixiang Pigeon but to get a 20% discount on groceries?" Ji Yue said.
"Who the hell are you fooling with a 20% discount? I'm telling you, at least give me a 40% discount, otherwise I'll fall out. I'll tell you whether you believe it or not!"
"Okay, I have received your opinion. It is not working time yet. I will report it to our leaders after I get to work. So do you want or cancel the box you reserved for noon today?" Ji Yue continued.
"Don't you understand human language, or can't you speak human language? Didn't I say that my husband will treat customers to this meal at noon today? I tell you that you must give me at least a 40% discount on the dish fee, otherwise I …”
"Which box did you book? Please tell me your last name and mobile phone number."
"Box 207, surnamed Yang, 7061, let me tell you, what's your attitude? I'm going to report you, do you know? I'll get you fired, so what do you think..."
"Okay, I have received your request. I have other guests here. If nothing is wrong, I will hang up first. I wish you a happy life." Ji Yue hung up the phone decisively and left the phone on the sofa. , Yang picked up a small notebook from the coffee table, wrote 20% off behind the 207 box, and then drew a big cross on it.
"Ayue, I'm really sorry. It's all me..." The grumpy lady on the other end of the phone just spoke a little too loudly, so Ji Xue also roughly heard it.
"It's okay, this is not bad, at least there are no curse words in the curse." Ji Yue said, "Everyone can understand if there is something wrong at home. There are only a few guests like this, so don't take it to heart. The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. Our country has a population of 1.4 billion. Well, no one can touch it.”
"First make sure you haven't forgotten anything, and then go downstairs to buy steamed buns. Today is a working day, and you have a big box with you. If you can't squeeze into the subway during the morning rush hour, it's over. Get down quickly. Well, hey, I have another call, please go down first.”
"Hello, hello, this is..."
"Yes, yes, I'm really sorry. It's mainly because something happened at our chef's family. It would be great if you could understand."
"What? Two more servings of Babao Chestnut Pigeon? Your request really makes it difficult for us to handle. You also know that Babao Chestnut Pigeon is a more complicated dish to make, and we only have one in our store. A chef can cook this dish.”
"You can rest assured about the taste. It is definitely quite authentic. The chef in our store made the eight-treasure chestnut pigeon from master Sun Guanyun who taught him step by step. Yes, don't worry, there will definitely be no problem. Sun Jikai, do you know? ? He is the eldest grandson of Mr. Sun Guanyun. He used to work in our store, so the smell of our store..."
"Okay, okay, VIP box No. 6, right? Mr. Cheng, okay, I will report your opinion to our boss. I wish you a happy life." Ji Yue hung up the phone and found that Ji Xue was still at the entrance.
"Axue, what are you doing here? Come down quickly. If you miss the train later, you won't even have time to cry." Ji Yue urged.
"Help me say thank you to Jiang Feng, Aunt Wang, and Sister Fang," Ji Xue said.
"Don't worry, I will. If there is anything at your house that you can't be sure of, call us at any time. If they are short of money... I will help them borrow it from Jiang Feng and Lao Zhang." Ji Yue smiled.
"Thank you." Ji Xue opened the door and dragged the suitcase away.
Just as Ji Yue was about to go to the bathroom to wash her face and apply a facial mask, the phone rang again.
"Hello, Mr. Cheng, do you have any questions?"
"What happened to our chef's family? This kind of thing is more personal, so we usually don't..."
"Your family is from Guangdong Province, right? Your son works in the public security system, and your daughter works in a hospital, right? That's great. If you are willing to help..."
"Six servings of Eight-treasure Chestnut Pigeon are not non-negotiable. I can report it to our boss now. Okay, ok, add this mobile phone number to WeChat, right? Okay, I understand. We will use WeChat for specific matters." Say more?”
"Okay, okay, thank you, I wish you a happy life."
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PS: I want a monthly pass! (Super loud!)
Yesterday, I took a flight back to China at 1 a.m., and had a connecting flight at 9 a.m. When I got home, it was the second day when I woke up, and I even had the illusion that I was not drunk at all. Regarding this chapter, I actually wrote a chapter with Ji Yue, Jiang Feng, and Wu Minqi as the main perspectives, but it only has 1,000 words. I will post it in the comment area. If you are interested, you can read it.
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