Qin Jingru's desire for small gains was perfectly clear to Zhao Feiyan.
At this moment, Zhao Feiyan naturally intended to leverage this point to achieve her own goals.
"Alright, Jingru, if Shazhu agrees, you can both come to work then!"
"As long as you two work hard, I will definitely not mistreat you!"
"If there's money to be made, of course, we should earn it together!"
"Boss, you can rest assured!"
Qin Jingru patted her chest and guaranteed, "We are all family, you don't need to be so formal with us!"
"If Shazhu and I want to make money, we must first develop the restaurant's business!"
"Ah, it's good that you have this awareness!"
Zhao Feiyan nodded and smiled, "Alright then, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now!"
"After you discuss it with Shazhu, whether you agree or not, give me a reply. I'm waiting for your news!"
"Got it, Feiyan, this matter can basically be settled now!"
Watching Zhao Feiyan's receding back, Qin Jingru couldn't help but pinch her own forearm hard.
"Ouch!"
Feeling the sharp pain on her forearm and looking at the bruise there, Qin Jingru grinned and said.
"It seems this matter is real. I'm not dreaming!"
Qin Jingru had long since grown tired of Shazhu's meager salary.
This small amount of money was simply not enough for her to spend, and Shazhu's salary as a cook in the factory was increasing too slowly.
Whenever she thought about this, Qin Jingru felt anxious.
Now it was finally good. Zhao Feiyan, with her deep pockets, dared to make a decision and double Shazhu's salary, which was simply too extravagant.
This meant that the family's income level... had doubled compared to before.
From now on, Qin Jingru would finally have spare money to buy the clothes she liked.
From now on, their family could eat meat every day, which was simply wonderful.
But at the same time, new worries began to flood Qin Jingru's mind.
Zhao Feiyan's blind offer was clearly reckless!
With such a high salary for a cook, would the restaurant still make money?
If the restaurant couldn't make money, it probably wouldn't last long before it closed down, right?
If Shazhu were to work at Zhao Feiyan's restaurant now, he would have to quit his current job.
His recently secured job would be gone. If Zhao Feiyan's restaurant couldn't last and went bankrupt, wouldn't that mean Shazhu, after a few days of glory, would have to look for a job again?
...
When Shazhu returned home, Qin Jingru immediately informed him about the matter.
"Zhao Feiyan is just making a fuss. How can a woman like her run a restaurant successfully?"
"Besides, she doesn't even know how much I earn at the canteen per month, yet she dares to promise me double the salary?"
"If I said I earned 100 yuan a month at the large canteen, would she dare to give me 200 yuan a month?"
Qin Jingru replied with a forced smile, "It's precisely because Zhao Feiyan doesn't know the ropes and is being reckless that we can make a lot of money!"
"Don't get offended when I say this, but their family is much richer than ours!"
"The clothes Zhao Feiyan wears are all good stuff!"
"And in our courtyard, their family eats the most meat!"
Shazhu nodded and agreed, "No matter how rich Liu Kai Xuan is, he can't stand Zhao Feiyan spending like this!"
"Their purpose in opening a restaurant is not to give us benefits, but to make money."
"When Liu Kai Xuan realizes Zhao Feiyan's restaurant isn't making money, the restaurant will be gone!"
Qin Jingru retorted, "So, you're not planning to go to work there!"
"Only an idiot would go!"
Shazhu said indignantly, "I'm doing well at the factory right now..."
"Shut up!"
Before Shazhu could finish his smug remark, Qin Jingru interrupted him, "The measly sum you earn at the factory!"
"It's not even enough to support me and the child, so stop boasting here every day. Don't you feel ashamed!"
Shazhu's face immediately turned red, and he could no longer retort to Qin Jingru.
Shazhu's job at the factory now was only enough to maintain a basic livelihood.
But it was clear that Qin Jingru's material desires were excessively strong, and it was absolutely impossible to satisfy her.
...
Finally, after repeated discussions, Shazhu and his wife came up with an effective plan.
Shazhu would not give up his job at the factory for the time being and would take on a part-time job at Liu Kai Xuan's restaurant.
This way, he could collect two salaries.
He could receive Zhao Feiyan's high salary and also keep his stable job at the factory.
Even if Zhao Feiyan's small restaurant went bankrupt, Shazhu would not be significantly affected.
Qin Jingru believed that since Zhao Feiyan had come to her once, she would definitely come again.
Perhaps it would even turn into a "three visits to the thatched cottage" scenario.
The more times Zhao Feiyan came, the more Shazhu's value would increase.
At that time, wouldn't they be able to make any demands they wanted?
Unfortunately, Qin Jingru miscalculated this time.
Zhao Feiyan only came to see her once and never came again.
Were skilled artisans truly scarce in this era?
Not entirely, it could only be said that high-quality technical talents in certain specific industries were extremely scarce.
However, traditional artisans like cooks were not considered very scarce.
Food is the paramount necessity of the people, and in any era, the base number of cooks would not be small.
Earlier, hadn't Zhao Feiyan asked Zhao Tianhai to help her inquire about artisans?
Through door-to-door inquiries among neighbors, Zhao Tianhai had indeed found an old cook.
The old cook's name was Jiang Hantao. He had previously worked as a cook in a state-run canteen.
He had just retired two years ago and was currently idle at home, but his physical condition was still very robust.
Zhao Tianhai brought Zhao Feiyan to visit, and Jiang Hantao had already agreed to work at Zhao Feiyan's restaurant.
Jiang Hantao was also a well-known master craftsman.
Since Jiang Hantao was willing to come and work, at least the restaurant's facade would have someone to uphold it.
Zhao Feiyan was opening a restaurant, and Zhao Tianhai and Zhao Aiying, the couple, naturally had to come and help.
All in all, the restaurant was actually not short of people now.
Naturally, Zhao Feiyan no longer had to shamelessly fawn over Qin Jingru.
In the end, Qin Jingru, waiting impatiently at home, had to steel herself and take the initiative to inquire about the situation.
Qin Jingru took out Shazhu's salary slip and asked Zhao Feiyan to pay Shazhu according to the standard on the slip.
Shazhu was now working as a cook at the factory, and his salary had also increased significantly from the past.
His monthly income was 80 yuan. After looking at Shazhu's salary slip, Zhao Feiyan immediately decided.
As long as Shazhu was willing to come and work, his monthly salary would be increased to 160 yuan.