Brush Up Your Proficiency

"Haozi, is that all you have?" Li Qiang helped Wang Hao move his things and looked in disbelief at Wang Hao's room, which contained only a suitcase and a backpack. Even when he used to work on construction sites, he would bring more than that home.

"Yeah, Qiangzi, this is already a lot. It's all the essentials, enough to get by!" Wang Hao replied while tidying up.

Li Qiang shook his head speechlessly, thinking that this kid had become so strange. But he didn't say much, after all, everyone changes over the years, it's normal.

As Wang Hao spoke, he led Li Qiang to the kitchen to continue helping. Although he didn't have many personal belongings, there were quite a few kitchen items. He had brought almost all of his previous kitchen utensils because he couldn't bear to part with them.

When they finished cleaning the kitchen and returned to the living room, they found Wang Lan and He Xiaoqing sitting on the sofa, chatting and laughing while watching TV. They exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

Li Qiang couldn't help but sigh, "Ah, women…"

Wang Hao smiled and said, "As long as they're happy, let's not worry so much."

Wang Hao took a can of drink from the refrigerator, opened it, and handed it to Li Qiang, then continued, "Let's go buy some groceries together and have dinner together tonight to celebrate.

By the way, I'll teach you a couple of dishes. You're going to start working at the restaurant tomorrow, you have to learn a few signature dishes!"

Li Qiang took the drink, took a sip, and laughed, "That's exactly what I wanted! Let's have a good celebration tonight. Ever since I tasted your cooking, I never want to eat out again!" With that, he got up and walked out of the house with Wang Hao.

In the living room, He Xiaoqing sat on the sofa watching TV and suddenly turned to ask Wang Lan, "Xiao Lan, what are you planning to do lately? You can't just stay at home all the time, right?"

Wang Lan replied with some worry, "I'm also considering that. When my brother used to set up a street stall, I could help, but now that he's opened such a big restaurant, I don't know what to do.

I thought it would just be a small restaurant, and I could work as a waitress, but now it seems like going there might just cause them trouble." She sighed, looking somewhat helpless.

"That's true. Last night while we were eating, I heard those people next to us say that the waitresses in the restaurant earn six or seven thousand a month, so the job requirements must be strict."

He Xiaoqing also said with a sigh. She couldn't believe that a waitress could earn such a high salary, and she couldn't help but feel a little envious.

But then she thought that her husband also worked there, and according to that standard, he should be earning at least eight thousand a month, and she immediately felt much happier.

"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. I'll ask my brother what he thinks when he comes back later." Wang Lan decided not to think about it and quietly watched TV.

"What? Ten thousand? That's too much, I don't know anything yet! I don't feel good about taking that money!"

On the way to buy groceries, Wang Hao and Li Qiang also talked about work. Wang Hao had asked Cheng Yufei before, and she said that Li Qiang's salary would be set at ten thousand yuan per month, about two thousand yuan higher than the average back kitchen staff.

Hearing this number, Li Qiang was startled. He didn't know anything yet, but he didn't expect his salary to be directly ten thousand. For Li Qiang, this made him feel a little unbelievable, and at the same time, it made him feel uneasy, and he immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"That's almost the same as the salary I earn working hard on the construction site. No, no, it's too much!" Li Qiang quickly waved his hand and said. Although he and Wang Hao had a certain friendship, he didn't want to enjoy this special treatment because of it.

Wang Hao smiled and comforted, "Don't rush to refuse. I asked your big boss, you are joining as a reserve chef, which is different from ordinary back kitchen staff.

This is also the salary that they have approved. When you officially become a chef, your salary may even double." Then, he explained to Li Qiang some information about the company's salary system and said that this was a normal arrangement.

Li Qiang felt a little more at ease after hearing Wang Hao's explanation.

Wang Hao looked at Li Qiang with a "that's good" expression and nodded secretly, knowing that his childhood friend hadn't changed much and was still so kind.

Before he could even feel emotional, he suddenly remembered something and continued,

"I almost forgot, there's one more thing, you have to go back and ask your wife if she wants to work at the restaurant.

Your wife has such a good image, if you two work together, you can work with peace of mind.

I mentioned it to Manager Chang before, and Manager Chang said that she can start as a receptionist and develop towards the lobby manager in the future, but the salary won't be that high, only six thousand yuan. Ask your wife for her opinion."

Wang Hao's tone was calm and natural, as if he was talking about something very normal, but this sentence was like a bomb, exploding in Li Qiang's ears.

He widened his eyes, looking at Wang Hao with a face full of astonishment, and a feeling of unspeakable emotion and gratitude welled up in his heart.

"Haozi, what virtue or ability do I have to make you help me so much? You're worrying so much for us, how can I repay you!" Li Qiang could no longer restrain the excitement in his heart, his eyes gradually became moist, and his voice became a little trembling with gratitude.

Although he often said, "Between brothers, there's no need to be too restrained," after hearing this series of arrangements, the gratitude in his heart for Wang Hao could no longer be concealed.

Since leaving Kaoshan Village and coming to Xingyun, it seemed that every step he took was carefully laid out by Wang Hao, and he only needed to focus on improving his cooking skills.

This care and concern, accumulated little by little, finally made the gratitude in Li Qiang's heart erupt like a volcano.

Wang Hao looked at Li Qiang, who was so excited that he was almost crying, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

He didn't understand why Li Qiang was so excited, because in his opinion, this was just a matter of lifting a finger and there was nothing special about it.

However, when he put himself in Li Qiang's shoes and looked at the matter from Li Qiang's perspective, he suddenly understood Li Qiang's feelings.

If he hadn't obtained the system cheat and was in Li Qiang's position, and someone was willing to help him like this, then he might be even more excited and grateful than Li Qiang.

Thinking of this, a complex emotion welled up in Wang Hao's heart, both with emotion for the past and with anticipation for the future.

He sighed softly, then reached out his hand and gently patted Li Qiang's shoulder, expressing understanding and comfort.

There was no need for words between the two, everything was unspoken. They walked forward with their arms around each other's shoulders, and their friendship became even deeper.