Schools generally understand that most new students have no basic knowledge of French, so they always start teaching from the simplest pronunciation.
Therefore, Xia Chuyi didn’t find attending classes difficult; on the contrary, she was somewhat excited and thrilled.
Learning new knowledge always makes one feel happy.
Since she had no classes in the afternoon, she went back to "Youwei" to help out at noon.
What delighted her was that she saw Du Hong come over with two helpers.
It turned out that Du Hong had gone to ask around for her as soon as she returned yesterday and had run into suitable candidates. This morning she brought them straight over for Xia Chuyi to choose from.
And let me tell you, the two people Du Hong brought were really capable.
Upon arriving at "Youwei", they didn’t care whether they’d been decided on for staying, they saw that the place was open and started working on their own initiative.
One of them, slightly older, was surnamed Wang; her name was Wang Yu, and she was the calm and steady type, quietly washing dishes all the time.
The younger one, surnamed Huang and named Huang Xiaoyun, was quite outgoing and lively—serving meals, picking up bowls, wiping tables; she was so efficient that she didn’t seem like an ordinary person.
According to Du Hong, their knife skills were also pretty good.
"How about it, Chuyi, have you decided who to keep?" Du Hong saw Xia Chuyi observing for a while and asked her for a decision.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Chuyi said to Du Hong, "Sister Hong, I want to keep both of them."
Du Hong was surprised and said, "Both of them?"
Xia Chuyi knew what she was surprised about and smiled, "Sister Hong, you don’t have to worry, although our shop is small, we can still afford to employ two workers."
"The main thing is, the quality and skills of these two are really beyond my expectations; talent is rare, and I am a bit reluctant to let go of either."
After hearing her explanation, Du Hong suddenly laughed and said, "To tell you the truth, you’re just lucky. When I went back and asked around for you, a lot of people wanted to come, but many of them were just looking for an easy ride and weren’t reliable."
"These two, unexpectedly, are suitable in all respects."
"I also found it hard to choose, so I brought them both to you."
"I didn’t expect you’d take a liking to both of them."
Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi laughed along, "Then I really am fortunate."
And so, the selection was decided.
Upon learning that they were kept on, Wang Yu and Huang Xiaoyun looked at each other and both sighed with relief.
Now that there were workers, Du Hong didn’t stay to help.
Not just Du Hong—even Xia Chuyi was almost out of things to do, as the two new employees kept taking work from her hands.
It was only when she, as the boss, scolded them with a stern face that she finally got to do her own tasks.
In any case, because of these two people, the work in the store suddenly became much easier.
"Chuyi, do you think we can extend our business into the afternoon?" Seeing how capable the newcomers were, Qian Qianqian couldn’t help but suggest.
After pondering for a while, Xia Chuyi said, "It’s not impossible; starting from tomorrow, ’Youwei’ will operate until the afternoon."
"From now on, I’ll prepare enough marinade in advance, and you all just need to prepare the dishes."
Qian Qianqian answered excitedly, "Great!"
As usual, Xia Chuyi first took care of Xiao Kong, covertly bringing out the "Medicinal Food" she had decocted in the space to feed Xiao Kong, then going to feed Uncle Quan.
Then, in the middle of it all, Uncle Quan would "bestow" a few sips to Xia Ming. Xia Ming was very obedient to Uncle Quan and would dutifully drink a portion.
Xia Chuyi nodded; after all, the medicine was originally prepared for Xia Ming, because it seemed like Uncle Quan loved to drink any kind of Medicinal Food.
Having done all this, Xia Chuyi returned to the counter to help welcome the customers.