Chapter 155: I didn't study much but I worked a lot, you can't fool me
"Although the food on Fishman Island is great, my home-cooked food is still more delicious." Zhang Da also leaned back in his chair and picked his teeth with a toothpick in a very ungraceful manner.
Tom did the same thing, even though there was nothing to pick about those two neat rows of little white teeth.
"It's not that the food at home tastes better, it's that Teacher Tom's cooking skills are better, right?" Rui Mengmeng pushed the food scraps into the trash can and then stacked the empty plates together.
Everyone is full and doesn't want to move, but she is always so diligent.
Zhang Da also glanced at Tom: "That's probably the reason, right? By the way, you're going to learn cooking from Tom. It's been almost two months, right? How's it going?"
"It should be okay... Actually, I'm only good at cutting vegetables." Rui Mengmeng didn't have much confidence in herself.
Cutting vegetables? Perhaps it was learned from swordsmanship. Zhang Da was also a little skeptical about Tom's teaching ability. After all, he once taught a kitten to catch mice, but ended up teaching the kitten to become the mouse's friend.
However, Zhang Da did not discourage her: "Chopping vegetables is also a skill. I remember that the income from cutting mounds seemed to be quite good. In fact, I think it would be more promising for you to learn more combat skills."
While chatting, Rui Mengmeng carried a pile of plates back to the kitchen.
In fact, when she was working before, she didn't dare to stack the plates so high, because the top plates would be too heavy and the bottom plates would easily crack after being lifted.
The consequence of the bottom plate cracking is that all the plates will fall to the ground with a crackling sound, and then she will have to consider whether her salary this month is enough to pay the fine.
But she no longer had such worries when she got here . She had seen with her own eyes Teacher Tom walking crookedly while carrying a pile of plates as tall as a person. The only thing that limited his performance was the height of the door frame.
After Rui Mengmeng had cleared the tableware, Zhang Da also picked up a rag and wiped the table clean: "Come on, let's have a meeting!"
"Haven't we always said we wanted to go to sea? We have more than 120 million Baileys in our hands now. If we sell all the gold we have, we should be able to buy a very good ship."
Zhang Da also remembered that the Straw Hat Pirates only exchanged a large amount of gold they brought back from Sky Island for 300 million Baileys, and the amount of gold they had was probably about the same.
"So should we sell the gold and buy a ship to go out to sea, or should we continue to open a tavern and become a bounty hunter to catch pirates and make money?"
Tom was the first to raise his hand to object to selling the gold, as he was still reluctant to part with his statue.
Altria also said: "Me too, that golden armor is more for viewing than for practicality, and I won't wear it anyway."
Shark Chili said: "I don't care. I have enough toothbrushes. Gold toothbrushes are no more comfortable than ordinary toothbrushes. It's just a pity that Neptune and the others were so thoughtful."
Rui Mengmeng looked around and said, "If everyone agrees, mine will also..."
"Forget about yours." Zhang Da interrupted, "You are different from them. One of the reasons you came here is to make money. Wouldn't it be good to take some gold back? Bailey can't use it."
"But everyone is willing to give it, and I also want to do my part." Rui Mengmeng lowered her head. The gold was good, and the sword could be sold for a lot of money. She was reluctant to give it away, but everyone was willing to contribute to buying the boat, so how could she just stand there and watch?
"Mengmeng, if an employee performs to this level, the capitalists will be moved to tears." Zhang Da also said helplessly, "That is a gift from Neptune to you. You are like you won the lottery and insisted on using the prize money to buy a luxury car for your boss."
"But the boss doesn't treat me as an employee. With the current accommodation and food conditions, the amount of work I do every is not enough to cover my food. We all get along well. Altria often takes care of me. Although she looks small, she feels like a sister. Even if Shark Chili comes late and is not familiar with me, she will come to my rescue when a customer approaches me. And, who would take employees out to play and travel together all the time?"
Rui Mengmeng spoke quickly and confusedly. I don’t know if it was because she had encountered too many setbacks in the past, but she remembered every bit of kindness others showed her.
Zhang Da really didn't have much self-awareness as a boss. He didn't even pay their salaries on time, although he usually gave them a lot of pocket money.
After all, he was summoned through a plug-in, so it's hard to really treat him as an employee. Moreover, he worked as an employee for others during the summer vacation, so he had never been a boss.
Others came from other worlds to help him with food and lodging, and provided some living security, and most of the money was earned by catching pirates together.
As for going out to play, it would definitely be fun for everyone to be together. Zhang Da was also wondering if he should nod and say, "I treat everyone like family" at this time?
Ugh~ It's too corny to say, so Zhang Da also said: "It's not the same thing, just think of it as corporate culture."
Rui Mengmeng retorted: "Boss, I didn't study much but I worked a lot, you can't fool me. Isn't corporate culture just standing at the door of the store and shouting slogans? How can there be real benefits? And the amount is so large."
Yes, Mr. Pei’s company is... Zhang Da also wanted to say that.
At this time, Shark Chili understood what was going on. One wanted to contribute like everyone else and didn't want to be treated differently, while the other wanted to take care of the other's specific situation.
So he rolled his eyes and said, "Boss Tatsuya, I thought about it and I think the gold toothbrush is really good. If you want to keep it for yourself, then don't take it out. In fact, it won't take long for us to catch some pirates to raise money."
Zhang Da was also stunned, and then he saw Shark Chili winking at him. He suddenly understood Rui Mengmeng’s current mentality.
To make an inappropriate analogy, it is a bit like asking the class to donate money to a disaster area. If you donate more, you don't have the ability to do so, but if you donate less, you feel that your intention is not enough, and you worry that everyone will misunderstand that you are unwilling to contribute.
It was really hard for Dr. Gaoyuan Temple to design various flexible movements and states for the robot's eyes. Zhang Tatsuya's thoughts drifted for a moment and then he continued:
"Then keep it. I can't bear to part with the golden folding stool. At least let me try it out to see if it feels good when I hit someone."
After saying this, Zhang Da also looked at Altria expectantly .
Altria didn't seem to react, and said, "I'm really fine. That golden armor is really useless. I can deal with it any way I want."
Zhang Da also held his forehead with his hand. Isn’t it just a joke that our king doesn’t understand human nature?
I quickly helped her make amends, "Keep yours too. I think your gift is the most exquisite among ours. It must have taken a lot of thought. I feel a little sorry for Neptune if I sell it like this."
Without waiting for Rui Mengmeng to say anything else, Zhang Da also made the decision: "Okay, it's decided. You keep your own gifts. From tomorrow on, you will continue to run the tavern to gather intelligence and work part-time as a bounty hunter to earn money to buy a ship."
