Chapter 138 New Store Rules

Ye Jiayao was in a state of blood spraying. Damn, I trusted Lao Li, so I didn't write it down in black and white. As a result, the situation suddenly changed. How could I be so unlucky! Not only did I lose the money I had earned, but I was also tightly bound by those regulations of responsibility and obligation. Is there any way I can live?
"What's up, Chef Li?" Manager Zhao looked at her with a smile.

Ye Jiayao said depressedly: "I want to resign."

Lao Li is gone. She can no longer have fun here, and she has no mood to work. It is better for her to leave. With her current fame, where can she find food?

Manager Zhao smiled and said, "Sure."

Ye Jiayao was dumbfounded. How could he let her go so easily?

"Let's follow the rules. If the chef terminates the contract early, he must compensate the restaurant for its losses. Now the restaurant's profit is about six thousand taels a day. If it's just an ordinary chef, he should compensate six taels a day. As for Chef Li, he should be compensated at least six hundred taels. Chef Li signed a three-year contract, and now it's only been more than two months. Chef Li, you can do the math yourself! If you can come up with the money at once, I'll let you go immediately." Manager Zhao said leisurely.

Ye Jiayao choked on her own saliva. What kind of broken rule is this? Six hundred taels a day, even if it's a thousand days in three years, she still has to pay six hundred thousand taels, unless she robs Datonghui.

"But, I think Chef Li can't come up with so much money. If he could, he wouldn't have to be a cook here. That's why chefs don't dare to resign easily once they sign the contract. Even Chef Niu didn't leave until the deadline." Manager Zhao grinned with the certainty that he had won over the man.

Ye Jiayao suppressed her anger and said, "Manager Zhao, if you do this, aren't you afraid that my contract will expire and I'll leave?"

Manager Zhao laughed loudly: "Chef Li, if you can stay in Tianshangju for three years, I will have made enough money. After three years, it is still uncertain whether the restaurant will open or not!"

Yes, if you make a fortune every day and sit down for three years, you can never spend it all even if you lie down and do nothing in this life or the next.

"Then aren't you afraid that I'll slack off?" Ye Jiayao gritted her teeth in hatred.

"Well, this is the new rule I'm going to announce next. The base is this month's revenue. If you fail to meet the target, your wages will be deducted one level at a time. As the chef in charge of the kitchen, you will naturally be deducted more. If you exceed the target, you will also receive a reward."

Ye Jiayao was defeated, completely defeated. Just a few days ago, she thought she was a well-known figure, but suddenly she was beaten back to her original form. It turned out that she was always a small cook, a member of the exploited class who was bullied and exploited.

I can't pay the compensation, and if I don't sign the contract, even these small benefits will be exploited. Ye Jiayao gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you guys are so cruel. I'll take this as a lesson. Next time I release a new product, I'll sign the contract before launching it. Let's see who is more cruel."

Ye Jiayao picked up the pen angrily, signed the contract, pressed her fingerprint hard, and treated this piece of paper as the new manager Zhao. She wished she could bury his little head in the ground.

Manager Zhao received the contract and said with a smile, "There will be new store rules later. They will be posted at the kitchen door. Chef Li will organize everyone to study them carefully."

Imitate you, little guy. Ye Jiayao walked away with a cold face.

"Damn it, I'm so angry." Ye Jiayao started to get angry as soon as she entered the kitchen.

"What's wrong, Brother Yao?" Everyone gathered around with concern. Everyone was surprised by the change of the new owner. Lao Li left without saying anything. Then today the new manager came and didn't say anything to everyone. Of course, the new manager wouldn't tell them if there was anything, because they were small fry and not high enough.

"We will have no good life from now on." Ye Jiayao really wanted to chop Manager Zhao into pieces with a kitchen knife.

Everyone asked nervously, "What's going on? Are you going to cut your wages?"

Ye Jiayao talked about the performance appraisal that Manager Zhao had proposed, and Deng Haichuan was the first to complain: "Why use this month's revenue as the base? How could we have made so much money if we hadn't sold mooncakes this month?"

"That's right. Mooncakes can't be sold all year round." Even Wang Mingde, who has a good temper, couldn't remain calm.

"Damn it, Brother Yao, let's all resign and follow you." Cui Dongpeng pulled off the apron he had just tied and threw it to the ground, saying indignantly.

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes. "Sure. Manager Zhao said that if a second-class kitchen helper like you resigns, you will have to pay 60 taels a day. Go figure it out. How many days are left before your contract expires? How much can you afford?"

Cui Dongpeng's words just now expressed everyone's thoughts. They were just about to resign, but Ye Jiayao poured a bucket of cold water on them, and they all became discouraged.

"Then who else can leave? I know that you have to pay compensation if you resign early, but I've never seen such a cruel compensation." Zhong Xiang said depressedly.

"Who is this new boss? He is simply not a human being." Deng Haichuan said.

Ye Jiayao snorted coldly: "You'll know sooner or later."

She thought about it and felt that only that damn woman Liuli would do such a thing, and she knew that she would not let her go so easily.

"You guys work first, I'll go ask Li Erniang."

This matter is too complicated. She won't be able to sleep or eat until she finds out the truth.

"Well, let's ask clearly so that everyone can have a clear idea." Zhong Xiang agreed.

Just as I was about to go out, Xiao Lu came to post the store rules.

Ye Jiayao stopped to take a closer look.

"The first rule is to start work at 2:45 pm every day, and to wait until all the customers have left before leaving. Fifty copper coins will be deducted for each lateness or early departure."

"Second rule, all employees are not allowed to go out at will during work hours. They must ask for permission from Manager Zhao before going out. If they violate this rule, fifty copper coins will be deducted each time." "Third rule, you can take half a day off each month, but you can only leave after obtaining Manager Zhao's consent. It will not affect your wages."

"Article 4: No slacking off during the work. If you are caught, 50 copper coins will be deducted."

"Article 5. At the end of the year, there will be rewards. For those who have not been late or left early, or left the store without reason, and have not been punished, according to their rank, ordinary employees will be rewarded 10 taels each, third-class employees will be rewarded 20 taels each, and second-class employees will be rewarded 30 taels each..."

"This rule is a bit strict, but we eat and live in the hotel anyway, so it's no big deal," someone said.

"Well, this reward seems to be quite generous."

"Yes, if you can complete your profit share every month, you will also get a bonus at the end of the year. I wonder how big this bonus will be."

"That one can give out dozens of taels of silver, so this one should be even more! This is something that other restaurants don't have."

Everyone was talking about it and seemed to have quickly accepted the new store rules.

She didn't care about the year-end bonus and dividends at all, but for others, this was a considerable amount of money.

Ye Jiayao deeply felt that these store rules were set up for her. She had the most freedom in the entire restaurant. Manager Li never demanded too much from her in this regard. But now, she had to report even if she farted outside. De'er, she could only go to Lai Fu Inn after work.

It’s not that she can’t afford to deduct fifty copper coins, but the consequences caused by this are definitely not as simple as fifty copper coins.

She would just endure it and wait until she had figured out the situation before making any decision.

They waited until the hour of Hai. Today, a few guests had a great time drinking and refused to leave, so a group of cooks had no choice but to sit in the kitchen and wait.

Until Xiaojing came, knowing that Yaoyao couldn't leave unless the guests left, he rushed forward to drive them away. Fortunately, the guys recognized Xiaojing and left obediently.

"When did you make this stupid rule in your store? If we meet some drunkards and they drink until midnight, you have to keep them company?" Xiao Jing was indignant.

Ye Jiayao curled her lips: "What can I do? The new shopkeeper set the store rules."

Xiao Jing was stunned: "A new shopkeeper? Are you saying that Tianshangju has changed its owner?"

"Yeah! I wonder who it is."

"Is there such a thing? How come I haven't heard of it before? If you knew Manager Li was willing to sell the restaurant, I would have bought it long ago." Xiao Jing regretted it very much. He often came to Tianshangju, but why didn't he ask around? Now that someone else has bought it, Yaoyao will not be free from now on.

Ye Jiayao had no words to grievance. When Xiaojing and Chunfeng proposed to buy a restaurant, she tried to stop them. If she had known earlier, she would not have stopped them. Maybe she could have gotten a 10% share, ensuring that Xiaojing and Chunfeng would not lose money and would make a lot of money.

Alas...it's too late to say anything now.

"Yaoyao, if you are not happy with your job, just quit. I will pay for opening a restaurant, and we can split the profit 50-50. Isn't it nice to make money together?" Xiaojing felt that this was a good opportunity to persuade Yaoyao to cooperate with him. This way, he would have more opportunities to get close to Yaoyao.

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "They said that if I resign, I have to pay 600,000 taels to redeem myself."

Xiao Jing was dumbfounded, and cursed for a long time: "Who the hell is so evil, even more evil than the madam of a brothel! Six hundred thousand taels, why doesn't he just rob it?"

Speaking of brothels, Ye Jiayao suddenly felt that she was even more miserable than Liu Yiyi.

"If I knew which bastard did this, I would kill him." Xiao Jing said fiercely.

Ye Jiayao said: "I was just about to go to Lai Fu Inn to ask Manager Du and Li Er Niang, maybe they know. Others are not afraid, but I am afraid that it is Liuli who did it."

Hearing that it was Liuli, Xiao Jing felt a little scared. That female devil was not easy to mess with! But wouldn't Yaoyao be in even worse trouble if he fell into Liuli's hands? No, I have to find a way to solve this problem.

The two of them came to Lai Fu Inn together, and the inn was about to close.

When Xiao Yang saw the two men coming, he hurriedly called Manager Du.

"What? My brother sold the restaurant?" Li Er Niang was surprised.

"Are you sure? Tianshangju is the lifeblood of my brother-in-law!" Shopkeeper Du was also surprised.

De'er, it seems like even they don't know.

"We were also surprised. We were afraid that Manager Li had encountered some difficulties, so we came over to ask." Ye Jiayao said.

Li Erniang said, "It's getting late now. I will go to my brother's house tomorrow morning. Normally, he would come to discuss such an important matter as selling the restaurant with us, but he didn't reveal any information at all."

(End of this chapter)