262: Incredible price

“What a tease!” Qian Ziyong muttered to himself, then searched for the blogger on the short video platform.

When he looked, good heavens, the other party was already number one on the trending list.

He didn't even need to type in the name; he was right there in the search bar!

Qian Ziyong's heart trembled. How many people were watching him!

Feihuang was about to become famous!

Qian Ziyong clicked on it nervously, seeing that it had 700,000 likes.

Looking at the release time, it was posted yesterday, and in just one day, it had 700,000 likes!

Opening the video, the blogger introduced himself, then immediately got to the point.

“Look here, this is Feihuang Restaurant.”

“Employees eat for free here.”

“I wonder, viewers in front of the screen, are your company’s employee meals as lavish as this?”

The video host focused the camera on the dishes.

There were many dishes; at a glance, one could see braised pork that was perfect in color, aroma, and taste, fresh and delicious small green vegetables, sweet and sour pork ribs that looked very appetizing, and homely stir-fried shredded pork with green peppers…

Besides these, there were also various soups: pork rib and lotus root soup, pork rib and kelp soup, mushroom and black chicken soup…

It made people drool.

Even Qian Ziyong felt a bit hungry watching it.

Countless bullet comments floated across the top of the video.

“So many dishes! Forget our company, I don’t even get this many dishes at a banquet! What kind of divine company is this!”

“Employee meals! Your employees eat this well?”

“I’ve already forwarded the video to my boss; let him figure it out!”

“Can someone tell me the address of this supermarket? I want to go.”

“…”

The video host said with a smile, “I guess everyone in front of the screen is hungry. I’m hungry too. Let’s have a big meal!”

“Since I’m not an employee here, I have to pay for it!”

“It looks delicious, so it must be a bit expensive, but it doesn’t matter. I believe everyone in front of the screen will tip me enough for a meal!”

With that, Xiang Yang opened the ordering app.

He ordered whatever looked delicious.

However, since he was alone, he was afraid of wasting food, so he ordered three dishes, one soup, and a bowl of rice.

When paying, the cashier smiled and said, “That’s 13 yuan in total.”

“What??” Xiang Yang said incredulously.

It was clearly visible that his hand holding the camera trembled slightly.

The cashier explained, “Stir-fried pork is five yuan a bowl, scrambled eggs with tomatoes are three yuan a serving, green vegetables are one yuan a serving, and rice is fifty cents a bowl.”

“This small portion of soup is three yuan and fifty cents, making it thirteen yuan in total.”

“So cheap?” Xiang Yang was incredulous.

Many viewers in front of the screen commented: “Impossible, absolutely impossible! A plate of stir-fried pork costs fifteen where we are!”

“Fifteen where you are, eighteen where I am!”

“Twenty here!”

“This is Shen City, thirty.”

“This is Magic City, eighty.”

“Magic City people, don’t come out. Everyone knows your prices are abnormal.”

“…”

Countless people exclaimed in surprise.

Many people observed carefully and saw that prices were actually marked in front of the dishes, but the video host hadn't paid close attention.

They found them, and the prices were genuinely very reasonable.

This was beyond reasonable; it was practically not making any money!

In the video, the server maintained a smile, and other customers were queuing behind him. Xiang Yang quickly picked up his tray and left.

As he walked, Xiang Yang said, “Now I know why there are so many elderly people here!”

“Generally, elderly people rarely eat out!”

“And Han City is a third-tier, uh… an eighteenth-tier small county town. The elderly here should be even more frugal.”

“But I found that there are quite a few elderly people in this restaurant. Oh, there’s a special dining table for the elderly over there, with special dishes.”

“I hadn’t noticed it just now.”

Xiang Yang was very curious; he had never seen a dining table specifically for the elderly.

So he carried his tray and walked over.

It could be seen that the dining tables and chairs for the elderly had armrest designs.

Moreover, whether sitting down or standing up, there were places to hold onto.

The seats were thick, and all the edges and corners were rounded.

Seeing Xiang Yang approach, an elderly man with graying temples but a very spirited demeanor warmly invited Xiang Yang to sit with him.

“Can I sit here?” Xiang Yang asked curiously. These were tables and chairs for the elderly; wouldn’t him sitting here be taking their spot?

The elderly man smiled and said, “We older folks usually eat earlier. It’s already past one o’clock, and most people have long finished eating!”

“Although it says ‘for elderly only’ here, at this hour, it doesn’t matter where you sit.”

Hearing this, Xiang Yang sat down.

He was currently looking for interview material, and this elderly man seemed very talkative.

“Elderly man, what is your surname?” Xiang Yang asked politely.

“My surname is Sun,” the elderly man said.

Xiang Yang said, “Then I’ll call you Elder Sun, if you don’t mind?”

“Elder Sun, do you often eat here?”

The elderly man nodded, very proudly saying, “I come every day. My son works here, my daughter-in-law works here, my grandson is here, and my grandson’s wife is also here.”

“My grandson graduated from 2 something, he’s very knowledgeable.”

“211?” Xiang Yang probed.

The elderly man: “Yes, it’s 211. I don’t know what it means, but it seems like a very good university. You young people know more; I’m too old to remember what 2 it was.”

Xiang Yang felt a bit embarrassed and humbly said, “I graduated from an ordinary university; I’m not very knowledgeable.”

“Since your grandson studied at such a good university, why is he working at a supermarket?”

“Isn’t that a waste of talent?”

The elderly man sighed, “There are more college students now. It’s not like our time when graduating from university guaranteed a job!”

“Work in the city now not only pays little but also often requires overtime!”

“My grandson and granddaughter are close to me. When they work in other places, they can’t come back for years…”

“This place is great! The after-tax salary is over ten thousand, and there are full five social insurances and one housing fund.”

“What?” Xiang Yang exclaimed, “Working at a supermarket, the monthly salary is over ten thousand? And it’s after-tax?”

Not only Xiang Yang exclaimed, but the viewers in front of the video also exclaimed.

“I’m from Shen City, my salary is eight thousand, barely enough to get by.”

“I’m from Wu City, graduated from a second-tier university, salary six thousand.”

“Passing by from a third-tier small county town, my salary is three thousand five, sometimes I even have to work overtime.”

“I’m from Magic City, salary ten thousand, working overtime like a dog every day. Prices here are ridiculously high, I survive by begging for food every month.”

“…”

The elderly man smiled and said, “At our Feihuang Supermarket, everyone is treated equally. The salary only varies based on the difficulty of the work; there’s no distinction based on education.”

“So, my grandson’s 211 degree was basically for nothing!”

Xiang Yang could hear that the elderly man was proud and showing off.

It’s very normal for older people to like showing off their descendants, and Xiang Yang could understand that.

Xiang Yang asked, “Are other people’s salaries also ten thousand?”

The elderly man said regretfully, “Yes, last year I worked as a security guard for Feihuang Supermarket, and my salary was ten thousand.”

“Unfortunately, something big happened at the supermarket later, and they made a rule not to hire anyone over sixty.”