Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 528 - 327: The Many Aspects of Life

Chapter 528: Chapter 327: The Many Aspects of Life

The first day of opening.

Chen An’an honestly hung a small white cloth over her shoulder and began working as the chief waitress.

Jiang Peiyao was still checking the hygiene by patrolling the area, while the little fart kid stirred up trouble wherever he went.

Their Carefree Restaurant was arguably the best-decorated restaurant in the village within the city, with a classic style that seemed oddly out of place in this crowded village.

In the morning, most of the village was at work, and business was slow.

They simply sat in the middle of the hall and started cracking sunflower seeds.

“Dad, we’re not getting any business, are we?”

“Are you kidding? Whatever business your dad does always works out. It’s not lunchtime yet, just wait and the place will fill up.”

Alright then – it was also Chen An’an’s first time as a waitress.

She was definitely curious and right as lunchtime approached, a person in uniform walked in.

It was someone checking for fire safety and hygiene.

His various certificates were all complete.

The officer saw there were no customers and figured the place wouldn’t last long.

He asked a few questions and left.

After a while, some guests finally arrived, carrying some agricultural products.

Chen An’an eagerly went to greet them, always showing a natural talent for dealing with people.

“Uncle, what would you like to eat?”

“Young lady, your place just opened, right? Any promotions going on?”

“Nope, what kind of promotion do you want?”

“The free kind, send us some of everything.”

“Okay…”

Her family wasn’t short of money, so she offered a bottle of Maotai for free.

“Uncle, don’t you want to order some dishes?”

“Just a bottle of liquor, and Maotai at that? Are you sure it’s not fake?”

“It’s not fake, it’s real Maotai.”

Three middle-aged men dressed casually wouldn’t believe anyone would just give away Maotai, they’d come thinking a new place would have promotions to sample.

The three, looking quite polite, eventually ordered one meat and two vegetable dishes, totaling about 120 yuan.

That would be unheard of in the center of Magic City, but it was considered a bit pricey in the village.

As their opening day wore on, they didn’t get too many customers. Chen Pingsheng was busy cooking, and Chen An’an was busy greeting and wiping tables.

By the end of the day, she was exhausted. When she got home, her curiosity had faded.

She simply didn’t want to stay there any longer, and surprisingly, the little fart kid stopped crying and making a fuss.

Another day passed, and Chen An’an completely lost her enthusiasm.

She didn’t want to continue being a waitress anymore, but her dad was still cooking, and she couldn’t just quit halfway.

She decided she had to stick it out for two months, and as for the so-called carefree dream, that would require a twist of fate.

Her dad hadn’t explained what that twist of fate might be.

Three days down the line.

The only thing Chen An’an had noticed was that people here were particularly concerned about saving money when eating.

Especially the older ones, who would fill up on one dish and typically wouldn’t order a second.

In contrast, the young people who had just been paid were different.

They weren’t too picky about spending. Even though their salaries weren’t high and they didn’t save money, they typically lived paycheck to paycheck.

The restaurant was high-end but didn’t charge much, gradually building a small clientele.

Of course, she also got to know some people who had been around for a while.

Like Li Qian, who was sitting in the best seat. She was one of the few high-end white-collar workers in this village.

She was also quite attractive, a graduate from a prestigious 985 university.

She had eaten here two or three times, each time ordering just one dish, and Chen An’an would also give her a beverage on the house.

Li Qian worked in the city, and just the commute took two to three hours every day.

She looked very respectable, always wearing a little perfume when she went out, and ironing her clothes to avoid any wrinkles.

If you asked her if she was tired from spending so much time commuting every day,

she would just smile and tell you, “It’s manageable once you get used to it.”

One time, she overslept at the office because she had worked too late.

Her boss told her to spend her time on meaningful things, which meant Li Qian started waking up even earlier.

Who wouldn’t want a job close to home?

Just thinking about the rent in the city center made her prefer to commute a few more hours each day.

Chen Pingsheng was responsible for cooking, and he let the spoiled brat handle reception.

She was a clever one, having secretly asked her family to deliver a few boxes of expensive beverages, offering one to anyone she liked.

“Li, off from work?”

“Yes.”

She checked the time, their family was about to finish work too.

“So, should I ask Dad to make you some fried rice with eggs?”

“That would be fine. It’s not easy running a shop, and to see someone so young helping out during the summer holidays, you’re bound to do great things when you grow up.”

“Of course.”

Chen An’an giggled and pulled out a bottle of Romantic Conti from the box and handed it to Li Qian, “Li, this is from my dad for you.”

“Another bottle? A fried rice with eggs only costs twelve yuan, and adding a side dish isn’t even fifty. Aren’t you losing money by giving away liquor every day?”

“Not really, my dad’s Carefree Restaurant’s specialty is ‘fate’.”

“Alright then.”

Li Qian couldn’t refuse; she wasn’t familiar with wine brands and assumed it was a promotional activity for the new store.

Once left at the rental house, they barely paid any attention to it.

After she dragged her exhausted body away, Chen An’an immediately went to find her dad.

Chen Pingsheng was still cooking in the kitchen. It was almost closing time, and a group of young men and women had just walked in.

“Dad, I think they have ‘fate’ with us!”

“What fate? The two bottles of wine you gave her should be enough to solve her problem, just keep looking.”

Alright… Chen An’an went silent again.

She always listened to her dad, and the people she encountered this time were no exception.

They were employees from the nearby largest shoe factory, living a monotonous life.

Their job was on the assembly line, requiring no thinking, no creativity.

Simply standing at their post and mechanically repeating the same actions was enough.

During the twelve hours of work, they were soulless.

Only after work could they engage in activities befitting their age.

Beer, barbecue, loud laughs, loudly dreaming about the future.

To them, perhaps the shoe factory was just a transitional phase.

Someday, they too, would soar high and far.

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But… the reality was day after day, year after year.

Chen An’an also gifted them a bottle of Maotai, which none of them had tasted before, and they found even the taste of fake Maotai quite acceptable.

The fragrance lingered on their lips and teeth.

They couldn’t quite identify the feeling, just knew that after sleeping, they would return to the soulless job.

Many people just drift along in life, yet some face the challenges head-on.

Trying to through their own efforts to climb to better job positions.

The girl who always sat in the corner near the door was one such person. When she first came, she even specifically asked Chen An’an if she could sit there for a while.

Chen An’an agreed and even gave her a drink.

Every evening thereafter, the girl would come to their place until the lights were turned off.

The girl, Yang Wei, was only twenty years old, and she had already been working in the shoe factory for two years.

Seeing her sitting outside alone again, Chen An’an couldn’t help but run out and ask her, “Weiwei, you’re always looking at different books every day, are you thinking about going to college?”

“No, I just want to get into a better company.”

Yang Wei quite liked Chen An’an, she lacked confidence, her voice was always soft and weak.

“Every holiday, I apply to these big companies, and every time I’m rejected because of my education. I just want to learn more and see if I can get into a better company.”

“But if you don’t go to college, you can’t improve your educational level, can you?”

Chen An’an scratched her head, feeling that something didn’t add up.

Yang Wei helplessly responded, “Yeah, if I don’t attend a good university, I ultimately won’t be able to enter a big corporation. Water Cloud Space also won’t start enrolling until this time next year. There are too many people like me, how could I even hope to get into such a company.”

Yang Wei left disheartened.

For her, studying every evening was just her way of clinging to the sparse hope she had in her heart.

If you stay in such a factory, doing nothing, what hope would there be in life?

It was just about reaching the age to marry, then live in the countryside or switch to another factory job.

This wasn’t the life she wanted.

To get into Water Cloud Space University, she had been trying hard for two whole years.

“Dad, is the Water Cloud Space University that Mom set up really that impressive?”

Chen An’an asked with mixed feelings.

Chen Pingsheng asked her to sit, then lit a Laobaisha cigarette, “The Water Cloud Space that seems average to you is a dream inaccessible to countless people. You should know that this university your mom opened not only created immense wealth for our family but also provided the ultimate stage for thousands of rural girls to change their fates.

“Chen An’an, you must remember, any of our family businesses are not just tools for making money. They are opportunities for countless people to rely on for altering their destinies.

“The responsibility of a business is not just to make money. It should also strive to fulfill its employees who devote their time and sweat.”

Chen An’an realized only today that there were such hardworking people who not only worked for dozens of hours but also studied for several hours after work, all just to join her mom’s company.

Water Cloud Space.

Perhaps, this was the corporate responsibility her dad was talking about.

Not failing the trust of people, creating a fair and just high-income platform for all employees.

Her dad had her work as a waitress for a good reason.