Chapter 9: Striving to Find a Gap of Hope 02
She is still very beautiful, with long hair and wearing a long skirt. Her tall figure perfectly sets off the beauty of the skirt, making her look like a princess.
But she had a provocative look on her face, and I knew she was trying to humiliate me on purpose.
"The door outside is clearly still open, do you think we are blind?"
I held back my anger and tried to speak in a gentle voice: "I have changed my clothes and was about to go to the lock-up. Please go back."
Han Shengya blocked my way and said, "But I want to eat now. All other restaurants are closed."
I gave in and said, "Okay, I'll pack it for you now, whatever you want to eat."
There weren't many cakes left in the store. I spread my hands and said to her, "Look, these are all we have left."
Han Shengya said in a very pretentious manner: "I won't eat the leftovers from the day. These are too stale. Xiaole and I are classmates. Go make them for me."
"But I have something else to do. If you don't want to eat those, go buy them somewhere else."
My cell phone suddenly rang, but the locker room was at the back and I couldn’t get there, so I was getting very anxious.
Han Shengya and her friends all sat in the seats in the front of the store.
Then he smiled and said to me: "Then you can turn it off, and we will just sit here forever."
"How can I lock it up if you don't go out?" I asked angrily.
"It's up to you. It has nothing to do with me. But if you lock us up in here, I don't know what we will do." She threatened me.
I know Han Shengya is a person who will do anything to achieve her goals. If I keep going against her like this, she might really do a lot of outrageous things and keep wasting my time.
So I held back my anger and said to her, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it right away."
"That's right." Han Shengya said with satisfaction.
"Just take whatever you want to eat. It'll all be charged to my bill." Han Shengya said to her friends.
After hearing this, the girls all looked grateful and replied, "Really? Xiaoya, you are so kind. We love you so much."
I got goosebumps listening to this, but I kept smiling. I took the menu and handed it to Han Shengya.
The remaining few people saw that Han Shengya didn't like me and kept giving me a bad look. After picking for more than ten minutes, they still hadn't made up their minds.
But there are only a dozen or so desserts listed above, and you can even go through all the ingredients in just over ten minutes.
"Hello, have you made your choice?"
I asked them politely, but no one paid any attention to me. Finally, one of them paid attention to me, but she said, "Can you stop arguing? Can't you see we are picking?"
"Could you please pick it faster?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? You're just a working girl. Are you in a hurry to see your boyfriend?"
After one of the girls said this, the others all burst into laughter.
Then you and I started to laugh at me.
"Hey, do you think she'll have a boyfriend if she looks like this?"
"Don't be so mean. Even if it's just a pile of shit, there will always be dung beetles that like it."
This sentence completely touched my bottom line. A burst of anger emerged from the bottom of my heart. I roared: "Please get out. I don't want to entertain you today."
One of them said in a rather scoundrelly tone, "Wow, you have quite a temper. I must eat here today."
I didn't know how to respond, so I could only glare at them, but no one paid any attention to me. They just started discussing cosmetics among themselves.
I felt a mixture of grievance and anger, and I decided not to serve these young ladies. Under their puzzled gaze, I walked into the locker room, took my phone, and walked out, shouting at them, "Are you going to leave or not? I'm going to lock the door now. If you insist on staying here and causing trouble, I'll call the police tomorrow morning."
After I said this, I realized that the shop owner had come in without me noticing, and smiled at them and said, "Don't be angry, this little girl just got here and she's not very sensible."
After that, he deliberately scolded me, "Xiao Le, what are you doing? How can you talk to a customer like that? Go back quickly. If you do this again next time, I will deduct your bonus."
I know the boss has already seen that these people are not good people, and he said that to protect me.
I held the phone in my hand the whole time, but I didn't have time to look at it. I didn't even know whether Ju Chenxi sent a text message or made a phone call. I knew he must be very anxious. Maybe... he was already impatient and went home alone.
Although I can still see him when I go home, it must feel terrible to be stood up.
Just as I was about to leave, Han Shengya suddenly said, "Boss, I don't want to eat the cake you made today. I want to eat the one made by Ah Le."
The boss immediately smiled and said, "Sir, Xiaole is just a part-time employee in the store. She knows nothing about making cakes."
Han Shengya smiled and said, "It's okay. Life is all about having the courage to try. As far as I know, Ah Le's cooking skills are pretty good. Cooking and making cakes should have something in common."
The boss looked very embarrassed: "There is actually a big difference between cooking and making cakes."
I stood there, not knowing whether I should leave. If I left, the boss would definitely be troubled by Han Shengya, and maybe she would use her father's power. By then, either I would be unemployed or the cake shop would go bankrupt.
"It doesn't matter. Life is all about having the courage to try."
"Dear guests, I am so sorry, please go back."
Han Shengya suddenly said, "I'll add 500 yuan, that's all."
The boss still insisted: "I'm sorry."
Han Shengya hesitated for a moment, then shouted again: "I'll give you 2,000 yuan."
This time I saw the boss's hesitation. The normal weekly turnover was probably less than 2,000 yuan. My monthly salary was only 1,000 yuan. Moreover, the boss's family depended on him for support. These 2,000 yuan was a great temptation for him.
The boss looked at me awkwardly and said, "Xiao Le, how about..."
I didn't want to embarrass the boss, so I pretended to be cheerful and said, "Boss, with such a high price, we must do this business. I will go and make the cake."
The boss finally fought for me and said to Han Shengya in a very humble manner: "I'm worried that the cake Xiaole makes may not suit your taste. I'd better stay by her side and guide her."
Han Shengya thought about it and said, "Okay, but you can only watch, not do anything."
The boss nodded: "Of course, what flavor would you like to eat?"
The others were about to speak, but Han Shengya stopped them and said to the boss, "Just make the simplest one."
I was surprised that Han Shengya could be so kind.
Since the boss didn't need to make a cake, he just wore his hat. I went back to the fitting room, but this time I changed into a chef's uniform that the boss's wife had left here.
When everything was ready, we went into the kitchen and started cooking.
The kitchen was separated from the outside by a thick layer of glass. Those people thought we couldn't hear anything from inside. A few of them laughed and said, "As long as the price is high enough, these poor people can do anything."
Han Shengya actually scolded them, "Stop talking nonsense."
Those people looked at each other, wondering what happened to Han Shengya.
Only then did I realize that Han Shengya seemed to behave so arrogant and mean only in front of me. At other times, she was still a very good girl. Thinking of this, I suddenly forgave her a little.
The boss also heard their conversation, looked at me sheepishly and said, "Xiao Le, I'm sorry for that."
I pretended to be very happy and said, "It's okay. It's just a kind of exercise for me. I can help you bake cakes in the future."
The boss looked at me and smiled: "Xiao Le is really sensible. When you learn how to bake cakes, I will give you a raise."
I smiled too and replied, "Thank you, boss."
"Okay, no more small talk." The boss suddenly became serious.
I nodded and began to make the cake seriously. Although it was the simplest cake, the process was still very complicated. I followed the boss's instructions step by step. When I was mixing the flour halfway, the boss also introduced me to many kinds of seasonings.
When I introduced wasabi, the boss suddenly paused, looked at me and said with a smile: "I really want to add wasabi."
I also smiled: "Actually, I want to too."
The boss laughed to hide his embarrassment: "But it still can't be added. This is a very dangerous idea for a chef."
When I finally took the baked cake out of the oven, I had an indescribable sense of accomplishment. Although I was a novice, I still made a satisfactory cake under the guidance of the boss.
After the decorating was finished, I brought the cake over.
Han Shengya didn't dislike it at all and started eating. The other people were obviously not satisfied with the cake. I could see that they had a lot of opinions to express, but surprisingly, they were stopped by Han Shengya before they could express their opinions. It was already seven o'clock when they finally finished eating the cake.
Han Shengya stood up from her seat and started packing her things. Although I was not happy about it, I still waited respectfully by her side .
She handed me the card and said, "There's no password, but don't swipe it casually."
Of course I didn't swipe the card randomly, I just paid for the price of the cake. After I handed the card to her, she seemed to have guessed what I had done. I saw her take out her wallet, put the card in, take out another card and hand it to the boss.
"There's two thousand on this card. I always keep my word."
When she walked to the door, I said "Welcome to visit us next time."
Han Shengya suddenly burst into laughter and said sarcastically, "Do you really hope that we will come again?"
I said stubbornly: "If you don't make things difficult for me, I certainly welcome you."
She suddenly smiled and said, "Do you know why I stayed here so long today?"
I didn't even want to look at her, and of course I didn't care why she stayed here. She just wanted to make things difficult for me.
Although I ignored her, she continued to talk to herself: "I didn't actually want to buy anything, but I saw you holding the phone and looking anxious, so you probably wanted to meet Ju Chenxi."
She paused and continued, "But I don't want you to see him at all. What I can't get, no one else can get. Do you think he is waiting anxiously now, or has he already left? When you get there later, you might only see your lonely shadow."
"Enough." I said to Han Shengya through gritted teeth.
"It's fine if you're dirty inside, but you have to tell me about it. You've finished eating, so you can leave now."
But Han Shengya seemed not to hear these words, and said to the girls who came with her: "Let's go."
The boss watched them leave, breathed a sigh of relief, and comforted me, "Xiao Le, I'm really sorry to have troubled you tonight. I'll give you half of the money she gave me, and I'll also include the overtime pay for tonight."
"It's okay, boss. It's actually my fault. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come to cause trouble ."
The boss suddenly asked seriously: "Have you done anything to offend her?"
I froze there, thought about it carefully, and replied, "No."
"Then don't say that about yourself. She did something wrong, it wasn't you, you don't have to be responsible for her behavior."
I suddenly felt very touched. I didn't expect that the boss, who was usually carefree, would have such a thoughtful side.
"Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for? It's so late, go home quickly."
I looked towards the kitchen a little embarrassedly. The boss immediately saw my worry and said quickly, "Go back quickly. Just let me clean up here. I won't let you go back alone any later."
"Goodbye, boss."
The boss waved at me and said, "Goodbye."
