Chapter 437: Found a lone person
Perona finally succeeded in joining the tavern's waiters. Although she was a little shy when offering to help, the kind-hearted Vivi and Xia Lulu didn't ask any more questions.
However, after only half an hour, Perona regretted it a little: "I'm so tired. This is completely different from noon!"
"Because there are suddenly more guests at night." Weiwei wiped the sweat from her forehead and fixed the tray with two bottles of wine on Kalu's back, "Go, Kalu, the guest wearing a hat."
"Quack~" Kalu trotted over to serve the wine.
The guests who received the wine were not surprised. Cats can play the piano, so what's so strange about a duck delivering two bottles of wine?
"Hey~Karu is quite capable." Perona looked at Karu and saw that he had been running around many times, and his reward was only a large drink. He was definitely the type of employee that the black-hearted boss liked most.
"Two cups of ouzo here!" Xia Lulu waved at Perona near the door.
"I'll be right there!" Perona responded and went to the counter to ask Rui Mengmeng for some wine. She had not participated in the pre-opening training and didn't even know what Uzo was.
Rui Mengmeng is a veteran employee, and she also shoulders the important task of warehouse keeper. She knows exactly where everything is stored in the tavern, and she knows exactly how to handle any problems. If there is any flaw, it is that she cannot prevent a cat from sneaking into the food warehouse to steal food.
But there is no way around it. Unless Zhang Da stares at Tom intently and uses the "master's majesty" to intimidate him, no one can stop Tom from eating secretly. As the chief chef of the Amber Tour Group, Tom can obviously eat openly, but he prefers to do it secretly. Maybe the food he gets this way tastes better?
Now Zhang Da and the others are doing their own things and are not in front. Rui Mengmeng has arranged everything in the pub in an orderly manner, and she has also dealt with the customers who drink without paying.
Seeing Perona's tired and impatient look, Rui Mengmeng said, "Don't force yourself if you don't want to do it. I can take care of it a little longer."
"It's okay. I want to do it myself." Perona waved her hand. "Now that we have started, we should work hard until the end of the day. We can't give up halfway through doing things."
Perona could actually tell you not to give up halfway through a task? Rui Mengmeng looked at her in surprise, as if she were looking at an alien.
"What kind of look is that? That's what Uncle Long said. It's so annoying!" Perona stamped her feet, turned around and ran to deliver the wine.
Rui Mengmeng shouted from behind: "Be careful."
"I know...ah!" Perona lost her balance and tripped over her left foot, falling to the ground. The tray and the glass filled with wine in her hands were thrown out. "Ah...oh no!"
In times of crisis, there will always be heroes who appear from the sky, and this time the hero is Tom.
Tom, who played the piano, received not only applause and praise, but also a lot of snacks given by the guests. He was just counting his gains in the corner of the counter, thinking about which ones he liked best and which ones he could share with Altria and others.
When Tom heard Perona's exclamation, he turned his head subconsciously and immediately noticed the tray, wine glasses and wine flying in the air.
Tom was startled. He dropped his snacks and rushed over. He ran left and right frantically under the falling wine glasses, adjusted his position, and then accurately grabbed an empty glass with each hand, and raised one foot to catch the tray.
Finally, Tom jumped on one foot a few times, waved his hands, and each cup caught a portion of the wine, without wasting a drop.
“Ohhhhhh !!!”
"That's awesome, Tom!"
Tom's acrobatic moves drew cheers and whistles, and the guests felt that their trip was worthwhile.
Facing everyone's cheers, Tom instinctively wanted to bow and almost forgot that he was holding something in his hand. Perona finally got up, and after a flurry of activity, she and Tom caught the things again and successfully delivered the wine to the guests.
"Thank... for your hard work." The two guests suddenly felt that the wine was hard-earned. Looking at the two surviving wine glasses on the table, they didn't know whether they should drink it or not.
When it was almost closing time, Zhang Da wandered to the front and showed his face, intending to take a break.
"It's so lively." He was so engrossed in his exercise that he didn't notice what was happening in front of him.
Rui Mengmeng said: "There were a lot more guests at night. From what I heard from their conversations, it seemed like they were attracted by Tom, and some were curious about Weiwei."
Zhang Da also smiled and said, “I hope Ikalem and the others won’t kill me if they know that I let Weiwei work as a waitress.”
"Long time no see, Tatsuya-kun." A familiar customer came over to talk.
Zhang Da also said: "Ah, long time no see, thank you for your support."
The man breathed a sigh of relief: "Ha, I never thought you guys would become big shots all of a sudden. I almost didn't dare to come over and say hello!"
Zhang Da also laughed and said, "What big shot? I'm not a naval commander or a high-ranking government official. I'm just a tavern owner."
Seeing that Zhang Da was as easy to talk to as before, more people gathered around and asked all kinds of questions, such as the truth behind the competition between Altria and Hawkeye, what interesting islands they had encountered, and which country had more beautiful women.
Zhang Da also asked, "You have been sitting here for so long, didn't Mengmeng and the others tell you?"
"They are also very busy. The boy named Ye Yan did say something, but it seemed too exaggerated and hard to believe."
"Okay." Zhang Da also answered some questions selectively. He told the complete truth when talking about the competition between Altria and Hawkeye, but few people believed him.
That was a battle between the world's greatest swordsmen. It must have been thrilling and full of danger. How could they sit down to eat together in the middle of a fight? And you said you survived Hawkeye's blow? You're lying. You don't even have a scar! I haven't seen you for half a year. The young boss has learned to brag.
Maybe this is what growing up is.
Zhang Da had no choice but to let them imagine the epic battle, and then he told them some interesting things he saw during the journey.
Everyone was quickly attracted by various interesting things: the Upside-Down Mountain where the sea flows backwards, the small garden full of prehistoric creatures, and the Crown Island filled with rare and exotic animals...
Many unheard-of scenes fascinated them and they wished they could go out to sea to see it themselves. The charm of the sea lies in its mystery and vastness, with countless unknown things waiting for people to explore.
However, no matter how fascinated everyone here is, it is just fascination. Going to sea means risking one's life, and they will not make a hasty decision just for the sake of curiosity. These overseas things are enough to be listened to as anecdotes and used as topics of conversation.
"...Later, the animals on the rare beast island saw that Tom could easily saw down a big tree, so they begged Tom to be their king." Zhang Da also counted the time with his fingers, "To know what happened next, please wait for the next chapter. Well, the time is up, the shop is closed, come back tomorrow!"
"It's still early!"
"At least finish the story of Rare Beast Island!"
"Did Tom stay to be king?"
"Let's go, it's already very late. Can't you see that our little princess has started to yawn?" Zhang Da also began to chase people out, and felt a little bit of joy amid the guests' complaints.
Xia Lulu had already returned to her cat form, looking at the guests speechlessly. Are these people stupid? If Tom had stayed and become the king, who would be lying on the counter now?
After all the guests left, Zhang Da also called together the hardworking employees: "How do you feel? Are you still interested in continuing the business?"
"It's okay. I've gotten used to it. This kind of work isn't tiring and I earn a lot of money." Rui Mengmeng enumerated the advantages of running a pub and added, "And now I'm not afraid of groping anymore."
Of course she is not afraid. The last time Rui Mengmeng encountered a pervert was when she opened a pub. The man didn't even touch her, but was hit on the head by a folding stool, and her whole body was embedded in the floor. In the end, not only did he not dare to make trouble, he even had to pay for the floor.
Now Rui Mengmeng is confident that she can embed people into the floor without the boss's help. She has also grown.
Ye Yan spread his hands: "Don't look at me, I used to work a lot. For someone like you who has such a short business hours and distributes all the profits to employees, it's not just a conscientious business, it's simply..."
Looking at Zhang Daye's eyes, Ye Yan considered his words and said, "It's simply charity. I have no problem with it at all. I even want you to increase your efforts."
Xia Lulu said, "I've said it before, I've seen this kind of work before, but this is the first time I've done it in human form. It's quite interesting to be able to practice magic at the same time."
These guys are all relatively mature, so there won’t be any big problems. Zhang Da is still more concerned about Weiwei: “What do you think, Weiwei?”
Weiwei thought about it seriously and put on a smile on her face: "Although I am a little tired, I am very happy. The guests are also very interesting. It's just that the smell of alcohol and cigarettes is a bit unpleasant."
"Why don't I come and help tomorrow? Let's see if I can blow away the smoke." Wendy was so engrossed in practicing magic with Zhang Da that she didn't pay attention to what was happening here. She felt a little sorry for Vivi and Xia Lulu.
Perona was a little embarrassed. She said she didn't want to work but then changed her mind. She didn't feel relieved until she was sure that no one cared about it. She made a simple and rough suggestion: "There's nothing you can do about the smell of alcohol, but if you hate the smell of cigarettes, just ban smoking."
Anyway, no one among them smokes.
"That won't work, right? How can a pub restrict its guests like this?" Weiwei recalled, "It seems like most of the guests smoke. Wouldn't everyone be happy about this?"
"It's okay. We opened a pub, and we're happy as long as we do it." Zhang Da also felt that it didn't matter. Theirs was not an ordinary pub, and there was no pressure to survive. It could be said that they opened the pub purely out of interest, and they could do whatever made them happy.
Everyone chatted briefly and calculated today's profits, then divided it all among everyone. It wasn't much, but it was definitely a lot as pocket money.
"Oh, by the way, Perona has also worked hard all night... You did a good job." Zhang Da also praised her before the group dispersed. He was about to say something to tease her, but when he saw her evasive look, he swallowed it back.
We should give more encouragement to growing children, especially when they take the initiative to change themselves. At this time, making fun of her embarrassing things may make her personality more and more awkward.
Zhang Da also suddenly felt that his mentality seemed to have become older, and he began to reflect on why he, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old, had accumulated so much parenting experience.
Perona's face turned red. According to her expectations, she was lucky if she was not laughed at. Unexpectedly, she not only earned some pocket money, but also got praised. She trotted back to her room, hugged a stuffed bear and rolled around on the bed, trying hard not to let herself laugh.
The next morning, everyone got up, washed, and went out for morning exercise. Tatsuya, who had been running wildly, returned after a long time, and the team was even larger than before, once again becoming a unique landscape of 59GR.
Everyone has almost gotten used to it, and recently there are even people doing morning exercises with them.
On the way back, Uncle Long suddenly stopped at a grocery store and said, "You guys go ahead. I'm running out of shampoo. Let me buy a bottle."
Rui Mengmeng said: "Uncle Long, the salt is almost used up, let's buy some."
"Okay." Jackie Chan agreed.
Shark Chili said, "By the way, see if there are any toothbrushes that fit my size and bring me a few."
"No problem." Jackie Chan was very straightforward. It was just a matter of convenience.
Ye Yan joined in the fun: "Please help me see if there are any creative costumes over there. If there are any, bring them back directly."
“…Okay.” Jackie Chan began to feel that something was wrong.
Weiwei raised her hand: "Uncle Long, Uncle Long, I want a deck of playing cards, and Kalu needs a water cup that can be hung around his neck to drink water."
Perona said, "I want a new set of coffee cups for my hot cocoa."
Wendy tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "I don't want anything. Where's Xia Lulu?"
Xia Lulu said, "Well, I want a bow, but it's better to choose this kind yourself."
Altria was about to speak, and Tom was also eager to try, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Zhang Daye:
"Hey, that's enough, Uncle Long just stopped by to buy a bottle of shampoo, how did it become a big purchase? How can he carry so many things by himself?"
“…” Everyone felt a little embarrassed. At first, they still wanted to bring some small items with them, but as they talked, they unknowingly went off the topic.
Jackie Chan finally realized that something was wrong here, but he still said, "It's okay, it's okay. Anyway, there are bubble bags here, which are very convenient for taking things."
"Oh." Zhang Da also nodded exaggeratedly and said with a wicked smile, "Then let's see if there are any canned cat food that looks delicious. We also want other delicious things."
Jackie Chan: ...
Tom tugged at Jackie Chan's clothes and pointed at Zhang Daye, indicating that what the cat wanted was the same as his owner.
Zhang Da also rubbed Tom's head and sighed, "Stupid cat, I asked for it for you."
…
Uncle Long embarked on his shopping trip with a mixture of laughter and tears. Something that could have been done in a few minutes now took a little longer.
Several people who were doing morning exercises nearby like Zhang Da and his friends noticed Jackie Chan who was alone, and they looked at each other: Here comes the opportunity!
