indianbanksassociation Chapter 111 I'm Not Leaving
Chapter 111 I'm Not Leaving
On the other side, in Han City.
After leaving home, Zhang Ruoran hailed a taxi on the roadside.
Sitting in the taxi, looking out at the street, she finally felt a little more at ease.
She's the kind of person who can't stay still; she feels very uncomfortable sitting at home.
Only when she goes to work in the store does she feel that the day has not been wasted.
Not long after, the taxi stopped in front of the Prince Xuan Restaurant.
Zhang Ruoran paid the fare, opened the car door, and got out.
She strode to the restaurant's entrance, pushed open the glass door, and stepped inside.
As soon as she entered, the new female store manager in her thirties, who had arrived yesterday afternoon, saw her.
The new store manager quickly put down his work and walked over.
Zhang Ruoran placed her bag in the counter, looked at the new manager, and said very directly:
"Manager Wang, I'm here for work today. If there's anything the store needs me to do, just let me know and I'll get right to it."
Upon hearing Zhang Ruoran's words, the new store manager quickly waved his hand.
With a very polite smile on her face, she said to Zhang Ruoran:
"Oh, Sister Zhang, no need, no need. We haven't had too many reservations at noon today, and we have enough staff right now."
"Besides, you've been working from morning till night for the past few days, you must be exhausted. You should rest at home now, you really don't need to come to work."
Zhang Ruoran shook her head after hearing these words.
She didn't agree with the new store manager's statement.
She felt that as the store manager, since she was paid by the company, she should personally stand at the forefront and do the work, and absolutely could not slack off at home.
Moreover, during the Spring Festival, she took her child back to her hometown to visit graves and relatives, and had actually been on vacation for several days.
Her body had already rested well and she didn't feel tired at all.
Zhang Ruoran looked at the new store manager and said very seriously:
"I've had enough rest. Now that the New Year is over, everyone has gone back to the city to work, and this is the busiest time for the shop. How can I just stay at home and not work? I have to stay and help out today."
The new store manager seemed somewhat embarrassed after hearing Zhang Ruoran's words.
She could only resort to orders from company headquarters to deal with Zhang Ruoran:
"Sister Zhang, this really won't do. This is a decision made personally by the headquarters leadership. They told me to make sure you get enough rest. If you stay and work, I won't be able to explain it to the headquarters leadership."
Hearing the new store manager cite the headquarters' decision as an example, Zhang Ruoran immediately started to overthink things.
She mistakenly believed that the new store manager was doing this on purpose to find an excuse for her to leave the store.
Zhang Ruoran secretly guessed that perhaps the headquarters thought she was too old to work now that she was ten years old.
So the company plans to discard her after she's served her purpose, replacing her with this young new store manager and eventually getting rid of her completely.
Thinking of this, a strong sense of indomitable spirit welled up in Zhang Ruoran's heart.
Zhang Ruoran used to be just an ordinary female worker on an assembly line.
She raised two children on her own, and in order to make a living, she worked her way up from a waitress to the manager of this upscale restaurant.
She endured countless hardships and shed countless drops of sweat.
She felt like this store was her home.
She doesn't give in to others so easily.
Zhang Ruoran took the first step forward and stood in the very center of the store's main hall.
She stood up straight, her attitude very resolute.
She looked at the new store manager and said in a very firm tone:
"Manager Wang, you don't need to say anything more. I'm standing right here today, and I'm not leaving!"
"I'm a long-time employee at this shop, I know every customer here very well, and I know how to best serve them. Today I have to stay and look after the business!"
The new store manager had no idea that Zhang Ruoran would react so strongly.
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She stood there, unsure of what to do.
However, she thought about it carefully.
Since Zhang Ruoran's attitude was already so firm, she felt there was no need to say anything more.
After all, it was the headquarters leadership's decision to let Zhang Ruoran rest, not her personal decision.
Since Zhang Ruoran insists on staying in the shop to work, let her be. Anyway, having one more person working in the shop isn't a bad thing.
So the new store manager nodded and stopped trying to stop Zhang Ruoran.
Seeing that the new store manager had stopped talking, Zhang Ruoran turned around and walked into the staff changing room.
She changed into her work clothes and quickly became proficient at her work in the store.
She would stand at the door to greet the guests as they entered, then run to the kitchen to urge the chefs to serve the food quickly, and then help the guests take orders.
The long-time employees at the store thought it was perfectly normal for her to come to work.
Everyone was used to working with her, and no one thought she should be resting at home today.
And so, time flew by.
The period between noon and 1 p.m. is the busiest time for the restaurant, when it is most crowded.
Zhang Ruoran led everyone running around, their feet never stopping.
By almost 2 p.m., the busiest time at the restaurant at noon had finally passed.
Most of the guests had finished their meals, paid their bills, and left. The restaurant gradually quieted down, with only a few tables of guests chatting.
Zhang Ruoran then stopped what she was doing.
She felt a little thirsty, so she walked over to the bar, poured herself a glass of warm water, and drank it in big gulps.
After finishing her water, Zhang Ruoran held the glass and turned to look out the large glass window.
Through the transparent glass, she could clearly see what was happening across the street.
She saw Li Ze's Zeran Flower Shop.
At the same time, she also noticed that a new coffee shop had opened right next to the flower shop.
The coffee shop's sign was very eye-catching; its name was Tsukize Coffee.
Zhang Ruoran was looking at the new store outside.
At that moment, a young female waitress named Li walked over.
Xiao Li walked to Zhang Ruoran's side and followed Zhang Ruoran's gaze to look outside.
Xiao Li spoke to Zhang Ruoran:
"Manager Zhang, look across the street, there's a new coffee shop that opened today, right next to that flower shop. They're having an opening promotion today."
"I heard from other colleagues that all the coffee beans they use are the best varieties imported from abroad. And the barista in charge of making coffee is very skilled; he's a master who has won an international championship."
At this point, Xiao Li's tone became somewhat agitated, and he continued:
"They're having a promotion today; a cup of Americano is only 20 yuan. Coffee made by a master craftsman like this usually costs at least 1,000 yuan a cup in other stores. It's such a great deal today."
Zhang Ruoran was somewhat surprised by what Xiao Li said.
She turned her head, looked at Xiao Li, and asked first:
"Twenty yuan a cup? Is their coffee really that good?"
Xiao Li smiled and nodded, saying:
"I heard that from others too. Whether it's good or not, let's go over and buy a cup to try, and then we'll know."
Zhang Ruoran also became interested upon hearing this.
She was already somewhat curious about the new shop called Tsukize Coffee.
Now that Xiao Li has said this, she thinks it would be a good idea to go and take a look.
Anyway, the shop isn't busy anymore, so everyone can take a short break and grab a coffee to perk themselves up.
So Zhang Ruoran put down the water glass in her hand.
She turned around and found the lobby manager, and arranged for the staff to be on duty in the afternoon so that everyone could take turns to rest.
After handing over her work, Zhang Ruoran followed waiter Xiao Li out of the Taizixuan Restaurant.
The two crossed the street and headed straight for the Moonlit Cafe across the street.