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Since ancient times, it has been said that heroes find it difficult to overcome the charms of beautiful women. I had no resistance and fell for Linna's pitiful demeanor, agreeing to help her with her job.
After my mother passed away, Linna and I moved apart; she took the bedroom while I slept on the sofa. However, I must say that despite being a former rich girl, a pure and beautiful heiress, Linna still took care of household chores. For the past few days, she had been doing all the housework since my mother left, but I must admit her cooking was quite terrible.
Early one morning, after having breakfast, I went to Tianchi to apply for a job. Tianchi was the largest nightclub nearby, quite impressive with its three floors and lavish decor.
The position of a server had minimal requirements. The manager simply asked me a few questions and discussed salary and benefits before hiring me on the spot.
The person who interviewed me was our supervisor, who managed the servers. I didn’t see the Hall Manager or the general manager at all.
"Xiang Dong, right? Since it's your first day, make sure to learn from Xiao Huang. He will be your mentor from now on," the supervisor Kong Jian instructed me.
I nodded in response, showing humility as an employee. Kong Jian then left me with Xiao Huang, who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was short with small eyes, and at first glance, he seemed unapproachable and somewhat sly.
"See that? Go sweep the floor. After that, mop it," Xiao Huang ordered with an air of authority. I nodded obediently and picked up a broom to start sweeping.
The nightclub usually operated late into the night, with employees working in shifts. I was assigned to the morning shift; by the time the night shift ended, it would be very late and they wouldn’t clean up. The morning shift was responsible for tidying up right away. Given Tianchi's size, I estimated it would take several hours just to finish sweeping and mopping.
But I kept my mouth shut and worked hard; it was perfectly normal to put in extra effort as a person.
An hour later, I finished sweeping the large hall of over four hundred square meters. Wiping my sweat away, I prepared to mop the floor when I noticed several servers arriving for their shifts—about ten of them—most appeared much more relaxed and were not doing any work at all.
However, there were those who faced consequences; for instance, a boy who looked barely into his teens walked in only to be kicked by Xiao Huang for being late—his pay would be docked!
"Hey! You there! Enough standing around; let him mop!" Xiao Huang shouted after reprimanding the boy. I nodded in response and handed my mop to him without saying a word. The boy took it and began working immediately.
"See that? Here, if you don’t know how to behave, this is what happens. You work harder but earn less," Xiao Huang explained to me. Having been around Kyoto for so long, I understood exactly what he meant.
"Yes, Brother Huang. Once I get my salary this month, I'll definitely visit you at home," I replied. Xiao Huang smiled and nodded but didn’t say anything else before walking away. Watching him disappear from sight made me inwardly scoff—servers played these games too? How utterly tasteless!
Working in a nightclub was indeed tiring; of course, only some people felt exhausted. The boy who had been bullied earlier seemed to be the most worn out—he hardly got a moment's rest throughout the day but kept silent and worked diligently.
During occasional breaks, I found myself contemplating how far away reaching the position of general manager felt for me at this moment; I needed to take things step by step.
First, I set my sights on Kong Jian’s position as supervisor—it wasn’t bad at all. Aside from showing off occasionally, he didn’t seem to do much work himself; it suited me well enough. My plan was to sit in this role for now and then figure out how to eventually ascend to the position of general manager.
But how do I get to that position in Kong Jian? I need to find a way with the Hall Manager, as it is the Hall Manager who has the authority to appoint supervisors. The Hall Manager is the one Linna told me about yesterday, named Wang Meng. However, I don’t even know who Wang Meng is right now. I need a helper who can gather information, and then I looked at the boy who was working hard.
Throughout this half-day, not a single server in Tianchi paid any attention to this boy. My guess is that he must have offended Xiao Huang, who clearly holds some status among the servers. Since Xiao Huang dislikes him, the others, eager to curry favor with Xiao Huang, would also ignore him.
The boy was moving beer, so I stepped forward to help him. "What’s your name?" I asked with a smile while assisting him with the beer. The boy glanced at me in surprise and replied, "Xiao."
"Xiao? That’s a strange name." I chuckled; it reminded me of Hua Zai's character in Gambling Hero. In real life, very few people have such names.
Xiao smiled back at me. I could tell he was an introverted person. As we moved the beer together, I chatted with him a lot and learned why he was bullied. Just as I suspected, it was simply because he had received his salary without offering anything to Xiao Huang.
During our conversation, I also inquired about Hall Manager Wang Meng, but Xiao didn’t know much about him either; he only mentioned that Wang Meng loved money.
Bang!
Just as I was chatting with Xiao, someone suddenly kicked me from behind. I had already noticed the approaching kick but didn’t dodge it. If someone wanted to pick on me, what good would dodging do? It would only invite more unnecessary trouble.
"What the hell are you doing? Have you finished your own work? Who told you to help him?"
The one who kicked me was indeed Xiao Huang. His kick knocked me down, and all the beer boxes I was holding shattered on the ground. I pretended to be frightened and repeatedly said that I hadn’t finished my work and that I was just doing my own tasks.
Then Xiao Huang continued to curse at me for a while and informed me that my wages would be deducted! He said that this box of beer would cost both me and Xiao Yi five hundred dollars! When he mentioned the wage deduction, I noticed a flash of deep concern on Xiao's face.
After finishing his tirade, Xiao Huang swaggered off. His behavior reminded me of those sycophants and laborers from old associations; perhaps it was due to the Tian Ye Group's entertainment industry having some underworld connections—there was absolutely no politeness here. We were like those exploited laborers.
"Brother, this is my fault; don’t worry about it. I'll cover that five hundred dollars for you." I patted Xiao on the shoulder, sensing that he must be in a difficult situation; otherwise, who would endure such treatment?
"No need for that. You helping me has only brought trouble to you. Just focus on your own work; that's how Xiao Huang is—if he dislikes me, he'll make trouble for anyone who pays attention to me."
The boy was quite straightforward. I wanted to say something more, but seeing his despondent expression made me hold back my words. Sighing inwardly, I thought that once I secured the position of General Manager, I could eliminate such bullying of honest people like him.
Lost in thought, I picked up a broom to sweep up the broken bottles when suddenly I noticed something odd about one of the shards of glass! The bottle had shattered, and many of its labels had come off. From where the label had been attached to the bottle, I saw a dark mark!
I picked up the broken bottle and saw that it was actually a piece of glue stained with dirt! Just that little bit! The wine bottle was just broken, how come the adhesive label is stained with black dirt? Something is wrong! This wine bottle is recycled! I raised my eyebrows. This brand of wine bottles should not be recycled. This is actually fake wine! I was careful enough to notice this problem. After all, I was once a top student in the police academy! Then I packed up my things immediately. I never thought that a nightclub under Tian Ye Group would sell fake alcohol! In the past, Tian Ye Group had very strict requirements on the quality of its products! Now Lin Tianfeng has run into problems. According to Linna, the higher-ups have suppressed the news, and people below don't know about it. They probably still think that Lin Tianfeng is the one in charge now. But Lin Tianfeng will not allow this! And Lin Tianfeng would definitely be very angry if he knew about this! Lin Tianfeng is famous for his righteousness, so let's just say that this was done secretly by his subordinates! Isn't this the handle I want? I was so happy! I discovered this clue on my first day at work, and this was the breakthrough on my path to becoming the general manager! But I still have to be careful. At least I want to know whether this was done by the general manager or someone above the general manager. In any case, Hall Manager definitely does not have this authority. Our early shift gets off work at 10 o'clock. After get off work, I plan to talk to Xiao Zai, because at present I only know Xiao Yi, so if I want to know something, I can only hear it from Xiao's mouth. But I didn't find Xiao. This guy disappeared as soon as he went out after work. I didn't catch him. I had no choice but to go home first and look for Xiao tomorrow to find out the situation. After returning home, as soon as I opened the door, I saw Linna doing yoga in the living room. This girl was wearing my shirt and a pair of my black knee-length shorts, and she was doing a pose that would make any man's blood boil! Stick out your pout! I was stunned at the first sight. Women doing yoga, especially beautiful women, are so beautiful that it takes my breath away. There is a feeling that is out of control!
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