I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 20 Isn’t this the Cowherd?

The jobs that Higashino Yu is interested in are mostly located in Adachi Ward and Arakawa Ward, close to Ayase Town, and are located on the main traffic arteries of schools and apartments, which makes commuting to get off work much more convenient.

The types of jobs are basically service industries such as catering and convenience store clerks - generally the working hours for this type of job are in the afternoon and evening, which is more suitable for my work and rest schedule.

If the job is delivering newspapers or milk, you have to get up early in the morning to work, which will affect your cultivation and is not worth it.

After leaving school, Higashino Yu took the subway to observe the shortlisted jobs in person. After careful consideration, he decided to apply for a waiter position at a high-end Western restaurant called Kobayashi Duke's Residence.

This is a newly opened Western restaurant located in the Arakawa district not far from the southern part of Ayase-cho. It is only three subway stops away from the apartment and is located in the center of a busy commercial street.

Higashino Yu walked into the restaurant. The soundproof glass instantly isolated him from the hustle and bustle of the outside world, leaving only the sound of Bach's G major cello suite echoing from the store's speakers and the air filled with the faint scent of flowers and food.

The restaurant is divided into two floors with a high ceiling. The soft warm white light illuminates the lobby. Waiters in white shirts and black bow ties walk quietly between the tables.

But there weren't that many guests.

A waiter saw Dong Ye Yu, looked him up and down, and walked over quickly.

After listening to Higashino Yu's purpose, he was quickly brought to the restaurant manager.

The restaurant manager was a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. He was not tall, only about 1.7 meters, and wore a well-tailored gray suit. He was a little overweight, had a square face, thick black eyebrows, regular facial features, and an easy-going temperament.

When he met Dong Ye Yu, his first impression was not good.

This young man gives people the impression that he is a little too strong. He is tall and strong, and is not suitable to be a restaurant waiter.

Moreover, many of these people are aggressive and have bad tempers, and may even be bad people.

You have to know that the service industry is actually one of the professions that requires the most patience. You have to treat customers as gods and you definitely can't invite bad people in.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and his eyes fell on Dong Yeyu's face. He couldn't help but lift the legs of his gold-rimmed glasses, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

This looks good
Maybe he can attract a lot of female guests and let him work as a receptionist at the front desk.

But you have to check its ingredients first.

He thought quickly and bowed slightly: "Nice to meet you. I am Masato Kasahara, the restaurant manager of Duke Kobayashi's residence."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Dong Ye Yu." Dong Ye Yu also bowed in return.

Seeing that he was holding a part-time job authorization form, Kasahara Masato asked, "Are you a high school student? Can you show me the authorization form?"

"Yes." Higashino Yu handed the part-time job authorization letter in his hand to Kasahara Masato.

Masato Kasahara took it and his eyes fell on the school emblem of Tachibana Private High School on the authorization letter.

A student from Tachibana High School?
He nodded thoughtfully, feeling much more relieved, and quickly made the decision to recruit Dong Ye Yu.

Tachibana High School is considered one of the best high schools in Tokyo. It has a great reputation and is known as the reserve school of the University of Tokyo.

The students who can study there are either descendants of powerful people with excellent academic performance, or those with extremely excellent academic performance.

The young man in front of me who was applying for the waiter position was obviously the latter.

It is basically impossible for this kind of high school student to be a delinquent.

In addition, his appearance and body shape are quite good. Even in the eyes of the well-informed Kasahara Masato, he is considered to be a rare talent - many celebrities are not as good-looking as this boy. If he can be hired to decorate the store, the business should be much better.

Thinking of this, Masato Kasahara took the authorization letter in his hand and talked with Higashino Yu about working hours and salary.

"The working hours are from 5pm to 9pm. If there are many customers, sometimes I need to work an extra hour to half an hour."

"As for hourly wages, the average waiter is 1,500 yen. For Higashino-kun, I can offer you 1,800 yen. I want you to be the receptionist."

Generally speaking, there aren't so many categories of waiters in Western restaurants, but this was an idea that Masato Kasahara came up with after seeing Higashino Yu.

"Of course, you also need to do the normal waiter work for the guests you receive, such as serving dishes and taking orders. If the guests spend more than the standard, Dongye-kun can get a 10% commission."

Dong Yeyu was stunned for a second after hearing this: "Isn't this the cowherd?"

"Of course not." Kasahara Masato denied it righteously and emphasized: "Kobayashi Duke's Residence is a regular Western restaurant. We just provide better service."

"I heard that a chain hotpot restaurant in Shenzhou has even better service than this one, and it has grown rapidly thanks to its thoughtful service. We can learn from others' experience, and our service needs to keep up."

"How about this, 2,000 yen an hour. What do you think, Higashino-kun?"

When Dong Ye Yu heard the number, he was silent for a while and then agreed.

I can earn 40,000 yen by working five days a week, which is about 160,000 yen a month. After deducting 10% personal income tax, it should be over 140,000 yen.

I can say that I am quite lucky. If this store had not been newly opened, I would not have been able to get such a high salary.

For a part-time job, 2,000 yen an hour is definitely a very high salary - generally speaking, the hourly wage for a waiter like this in Tokyo is around 1,300 yen.

This restaurant is a high-end Western restaurant with relatively high recruitment requirements and higher salaries.

Plus, with the money I can occasionally earn from Asumi Sanae, it should be no problem for me to survive in Tokyo, and maybe I can even send some money back to the orphanage occasionally.

Dong Ye Yu was basically raised in an orphanage all his life. He had neither lack of food nor clothing nor was he bullied. The director also took a lot of care of him, which could be said to be a great favor to him.

Not to mention having a system, even if there was no system, I would not just watch the orphanage go bankrupt.

Of course, I’m still in high school and I don’t earn much, so the money I send back is probably only enough to buy snacks for the children in the orphanage.

Masato Kasahara reminded him, "Front desk clerks are sometimes treated more harshly than regular waiters. Have you realized this, Higashino-kun?"

With a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan, I am the customer's father.

The monthly salary is 30,000 yuan, and the customer is my half-brother.

"Please rest assured, the customer is God. I will receive you with the utmost patience and in the best condition." Higashino Yu showed the enthusiasm and seriousness of a high school student.

Kasahara Masato nodded, very satisfied with Higashino Yu's attitude, and asked again: "Can we work today?"

After receiving a positive reply, Masato Kasahara immediately took him to the office, signed his name and used the official seal before returning the authorization letter to Higashino Yu.

"Higashino-kun, I'm counting on you from now on. Please work hard."

(End of this chapter)