The thick and sticky green bean porridge wafted a light refreshing fragrance, its taste was smooth, tender and sweet.
Having just eaten foods heavy on oil and salt, one spoonful and she immediately felt her appetite reopen.
Sheng Chuyi had ordered some light and appetizing side dishes that perfectly complemented the porridge.
Shen Zhaozhao had finished her bowl of porridge without realizing it and felt the heat of summer lessen by several degrees.
"I didn’t expect the porridge here to be quite delicious."
"I also heard it from colleagues at the company, they sometimes come here for a late-night snack after working overtime," Sheng Chuyi said.
When the word ’overtime’ came up, Shen Zhaozhao lifted her head and teasingly looked at him, "Do you know what everyone secretly calls you?"
Sheng Chuyi glanced at his girlfriend and knew from the expression on her face that it wouldn’t be a flattering nickname.
The smile on Shen Zhaozhao’s face grew wider as she mischievously said, "Everyone calls you a capitalist, ’Boss Sheng’, a workaholic who always gets employees to work overtime."
Sheng Chuyi’s expression remained the same, not at all angered by the unflattering nicknames others had given him, "Then why don’t they say that the salary they get is also on the higher side within the industry?"
"That is also true." Although Sheng Chuyi occasionally squeezed his employees’ working hours, he did provide the best compensation.
With everyone’s qualifications, if they were to look for a job now, they could at most earn half of their current salary.
Otherwise, why would everyone complain about the hardship but not a single person resign?
"So, how much salary are you planning to pay me?"
Sheng Chuyi raised an eyebrow, "Didn’t you say you were coming to help out?"
Shen Zhaozhao replied, "I was thinking of going there occasionally, but I find the data group’s work quite interesting. I plan to seriously commit to this job." Everyone else gets paid for their work; how could she not?
Sheng Chuyi said, "My salary card is with you, all the money I earn is yours, isn’t that enough?"
It seemed to be enough!
But somehow, something felt off.
Shen Zhaozhao quickly protested, "How can that be the same? Your salary card is yours; I want my own share." Wasn’t spending the money she earned herself even better?
Sheng Chuyi was just teasing her, but the girl had indeed become shrewder, he said with a smile, "Got it, I’ll have the finance department set up a separate salary for you tomorrow. But if you’re getting a salary, you can’t slack off anymore!"
"Don’t worry, I will definitely work hard and earn the salary you pay me."
The next day, after her tutoring session, Shen Zhaozhao went straight to Sheng Chuyi’s company.
The colleagues greeted her warmly, especially those from the data group, who called out familiarly, "We didn’t see you this morning and thought you weren’t coming."
As Shen Zhaozhao sat down at her desk, she explained, "I have classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the morning, so I can only come in the afternoon. By the way, you can assign any tasks to me, don’t worry. Even though I don’t work the same hours as everyone else, I will definitely finish my tasks before leaving and won’t delay anyone’s work for the next day."
"No problem, our company’s working hours are flexible anyway."
This so-called flexible schedule meant that the employees’ work hours could be adjusted according to the demands of their work.
In internet companies, a flexible work mechanism was very common. When work was light, the hours could be shortened; when work was busy, they were extended. Generally though, ’extension’ meant working overtime.