By eight o’clock, led by Zhang Xue, Zhang Qian arrived at the store; Zhang Qian was a typical parental figure, much like taking a child to school, and as soon as she brought her here, she said. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
"If she’s disobedient or lazy, feel free to scold her or whatever, just don’t fire her. A beating is also fine, she’s strong and can handle any heavy work."
Zhang Qian kept her head down and didn’t utter a sound.
Shen Mianmian was somewhat bemused, "Big sister, we’re hiring people to work, not to abuse them; we won’t beat or scold anyone."
If someone is unsuitable, we’ll just not keep them and find another employee, but we definitely won’t resort to violence or abuse.
Insulting someone’s dignity is something I absolutely won’t do; in this lifetime, I intend to be a cultured intellectual.
"Oh my! This time I’ve really found a good boss for my sister."
Zhang Xue smiled ingratiatingly; she was just saying it, who would actually want someone to beat or scold their own sister?
Seeing Xiaocui busy working, she didn’t feel right staying around too long, so after giving Zhang Qian a few instructions, she left.
Once she was gone, Zhang Qian became even more constrained, standing stiffly without knowing where to put her hands and feet, her gaze fixed on the tips of her own shoes, too afraid to speak.
"Do you know how to use a scale?" Shen Mianmian asked indifferently.
Zhang Qian was different from Xiaocui; Xiaocui was a sister who grew up in the same village, knew boundaries, understood when to come and go, so Shen Mianmian got along with Xiaocui a little better.
She didn’t know Zhang Qian, so she could only treat her like how a normal boss would, to prevent Zhang Qian from slacking off and not being careful once they got familiar with each other.
Zhang Qian nodded and took the chance to glance at Shen Mianmian, quickly bowing her head again. The young girl in front of her appeared to be two or three years younger than herself, yet she carried an air about her that Zhang Qian felt was incomparable.
She was a little afraid of Shen Mianmian.
Shen Mianmian pointed to the loose vegetables by the wall and instructed softly, "Bundle these vegetables together, weigh them into one-pound portions, and place them on the corresponding shelves."
Zhang Qian nodded and hurried to squat down to weigh the vegetables; she often did chores at home and was quite nimble.
Xiaocui, seeing her squatting there and fearing that her legs would go numb from squatting too long, considerately brought over a stool for her.
Everyone was busy until noon when Zhang Xue brought over a lunchbox for Zhang Qian and also checked on how she was doing with the work, worried that Zhang Qian might be let go.
Zhang Qian was not very talkative and somewhat introverted, but she was fairly good at her tasks. Overall, Shen Mianmian was satisfied with Zhang Qian.
"She’s doing well, so we’re keeping her. Before school starts again, you don’t need to bring her lunch; she can eat with us."
Shen Mianmian was not stingy. As long as Zhang Qian did well, her wage could increase in the future, and providing lunch was no big deal.
"Then ... is the cost of lunch going to be deducted?" Zhang Xue asked with a nervous laugh.
If eating here meant the cost of lunch would be deducted, it would be better for her to deliver the meals since she wasn’t busy with anything else while taking care of children at home.
Shen Mianmian shook her head.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xue immediately brightened up, nodding repeatedly in agreement, and before leaving, she reminded Zhang Qian again to work hard.
Such a good job was hard to come by, even with a lantern. Surely her parents were looking out for her from the heavens, prompting her to burn more paper money for them later.
Zhang Qian quietly ate her lunch with her head down and, aside from nodding, stayed silent, her face flushed.
In the store, apart from Xiaocui who was dressed more plainly, both Shen Mianmian and Lu Siyuan were dressed very beautifully, clearly wealthy city folks. In comparison, she looked especially shabby.
She too wished for a set of beautiful clothes to wear to work.