178: Spinach is nutritious
Zhao Caiyi returned to his workstation and immediately began watching videos about such services.
When afternoon arrived, Zhao Caiyi was about to order food when he heard an employee say his father had arrived.
"Dad?" Zhao Caiyi asked, surprised.
His father was in his hometown, over a thousand kilometers away, and they had only spoken on the phone that morning. How could he possibly be here…
He looked up to see his elderly father, holding a rolling pin, storming towards Zhao Caiyi.
"Dad?" Zhao Caiyi was startled.
Seeing the rolling pin made his heart pound even faster.
If that hit him, wouldn't Zhao Caiyi turn into 'Zhao Flat-yi'?
Zhao Caiyi quickly jumped onto the table, escaping his father's attack range at top speed.
At this moment, Qian Ziyong emerged from his office, saw this alarming scene, and was also startled.
Qian Ziyong and his staff quickly stopped the old man.
"I am the boss of this company. Old sir, what exactly happened? Please tell me…" Qian Ziyong quickly tried to calm him down.
The old man was panting, trembling with anger: "I don't have such an unfilial son!"
"He's even earning such dirty money!"
"This is… this is… a disgrace to our family name, a misfortune for our household!"
All the employees were a bit bewildered.
They looked at Zhao Caiyi with curiosity.
Zhao Caiyi was already introverted, and under everyone's gaze, his words came out stammering.
"I… what did I do?"
"I… I'm fine, I just plan to work as a waiter at night. I haven't… done… anything outrageous."
The old man pointed at Zhao Caiyi's nose and said, "You're going to be a waiter in the middle of the night? Is that a legitimate job?"
"One hundred thousand after sleep? What kind of service pays one hundred thousand a month just for sleeping every day?"
"Speak! Why don't you speak up!"
Waiter, paid one hundred thousand after sleep?
Everyone's gaze towards Zhao Caiyi changed.
Qian Ziyong was even more astonished:
"Caiyi, I know your name is Caiyi, but I didn't expect you to have such 'talent'!"
"Honestly, I'm quite impressed!"
"However… this kind of thing is illegal…"
"I've only heard that the male model industry in Korea is very developed. I never expected such a business here. Truly… tsk tsk…"
Qian Ziyong shook his head in amazement.
He had only heard of it, never seen it. Today was truly an eye-opener.
"This… I… he… tax…" Zhao Caiyi was anxious.
The more anxious he became, the more he couldn't speak.
How did he become a male model?
Wait, isn't 'male model' a good term?
Even being a male model is a legitimate job, right?
Hold on, it couldn't be *that* kind of male model, could it!
Zhao Caiyi was so anxious he wanted to bang his head against the wall.
Bi Chengwang looked at Zhao Caiyi doubtfully. From what he knew of Zhao Caiyi, he shouldn't be that kind of person.
Unless?
"Boss, one hundred thousand after sleep, could it be one hundred thousand after tax?"
"Is it the salary you're paying him?" Bi Chengwang reminded him.
Zhao Caiyi was ecstatic: "Yes, it's after tax!"
"Not after sleep."
"So that's it!" Everyone was greatly disappointed. It seemed there was no gossip to be had, what a pity.
Everyone suddenly understood, realizing they had misunderstood Zhao Caiyi.
I knew it, I mean, even though Zhao Caiyi is a pretty boy, fair and chubby, he wouldn't be worth one hundred thousand, right?
However, you never know. What if some rich woman likes his type? Not to mention one hundred thousand, even two hundred thousand is possible!
Since Zhao Caiyi said 'after tax' and not 'after sleep,' then what was this 'night service' about?
As Zhao Caiyi slowly explained, everyone finally understood that he wanted to work part-time as a waiter at night to learn service skills.
Everyone found it a bit strange. Why would a general manager need to learn this stuff?
But since it was Boss Qian's idea, then there were no objections.
With the misunderstanding cleared up, everyone spoke up one after another, and the old man finally understood that the so-called 'after sleep' was not 'after sleep' but 'after tax'!
Moreover, the old man also noticed that most of the people in this company were middle-aged individuals over forty, all looking like highly educated intellectuals.
They didn't seem like disreputable people, and it took quite a while for the misunderstanding to be completely cleared up.
With the misunderstanding resolved, the old man's anger turned to joy. He patted Zhao Caiyi's shoulder, praising him profusely.
"To earn one hundred thousand a month, our Old Zhao family's ancestral grave is smoking green!"
"This Qingming Festival, I'm going to burn more paper money, a whole cartload!"
The old man then looked at Qian Ziyong: "Boss, thank you for nurturing Zhao Caiyi."
"If he does anything wrong, just spank his bottom!"
Qian Ziyong spoke with the old man by his side, repeatedly saying he would guide Zhao Caiyi well.
It was clear the old man was extremely happy. As he spoke, tears even started to flow.
Qian Ziyong kept handing the old man tissues.
"These tissues are a bit poor; they stick to you when you wipe things."
"Tissues must be good. If they're not hygienic, you might get infected."
"Zhao Caiyi, I'll leave this matter to you. Buy me the best tissues!"
Qian Ziyong was very particular about tissues.
"Yes, Boss!" Zhao Caiyi nodded.
Qian Ziyong said, "Alright, I'm hungry. Let's order food!"
"Old sir, you probably haven't eaten. Try our company's food!"
The old man kept declining, but under Qian Ziyong's enthusiastic insistence, the old man finally gave in.
Qian Ziyong took out his phone and ordered a meal for himself.
He didn't order many dishes, just two female crabs, one boston lobster, a portion of pork rib soup, a portion of twice-cooked pork, and some small green vegetables.
The small green vegetables were his favorite; everything else was a side dish.
After ordering for himself, Qian Ziyong ordered for the old man.
"Old sir, do you like boston lobster?"
The old man looked up at Qian Ziyong: "boston lobster? Spinach? That vegetable is good!"
Qian Ziyong nodded and ordered one boston lobster for the old man.
He then asked, "Do you prefer male or female crabs?"
Before the old man could answer, Qian Ziyong said, "Female, I think. Male ones aren't as tasty."
"You're older now, you should eat something light."
"Hmm… how about this, let's get a portion of pork rib soup and twice-cooked pork. Oh, and also small green vegetables!"
Qian Ziyong directly ordered the same dishes for the old man as he had for himself.
He stood up and said to everyone, "I've sent the ordered dishes to the group chat."
"You decide for yourselves. Choose two out of crab, lobster, and abalone. For other side dishes, you can decide yourselves!"
Everyone gasped!
This was too exaggerated!
What kind of company feeds its employees like this?
Wouldn't they lose money hand over fist?
But the boss had already spoken, and no one dared to disobey.
So they all ordered their favorite dishes.
After ordering, they felt uneasy.
Would they really serve them all this?
Could it be true?
Forty minutes later, Ye Xiaoqin arrived, full of vigor, leading her team.
They pushed several small carts, and just as they walked in, everyone smelled a fragrant aroma, and their mouths watered.
"Serve the dishes!" Ye Xiaoqin waved her hand.
The Feihuang Restaurant employees distributed the food to everyone according to the list.
The old man stared blankly at the boston lobster, which was larger than his own palm.
This big lobster was called spinach?
Hmm… boston lobster?
A lobster that grew up eating spinach?
Indeed, spinach is nutritious. Eating spinach gives strength and allows things to grow this big!
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