Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 886 Hotel

After taking the items, Xiaowei said to Li Mei, "This is the first time we've met, and I don't know you. But your attitude today made me very uncomfortable, and I don't want this to happen again in my mall. As for what you said about having family matters and not being able to get leave, tell me what it is, I want to hear it."

Li Mei's eyes reddened again, and she said, "It's my boyfriend's mother's birthday, and we agreed to go to celebrate with her. I even asked for leave in advance by switching shifts, but the person who was supposed to switch shifts didn't come today. I asked the department head for leave, but it didn't work. My boyfriend usually comes to pick me up at this time, but he didn't come today."

Xiao Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Everyone has relatives and friends, and things happen every day, some good and some bad. The company will definitely take care of immediate family members if they have any major issues, but that doesn't include situations like yours today."

Birthdays aren't a big deal. Birthdays come every year; whether they're a day earlier or later is just a sentiment and doesn't affect anything else. Your minister did the right thing.

"You're at work, so I'm sure your boyfriend and his mother won't be angry with you over this. If they are, well..." Xiao Wei shook his head, about to continue speaking, when a voice came from behind: "Xiao Mei."

A burly guy ran over, blocked Li Mei's path by the counter, and looked at Xiao Wei and the others: "Did they bully you?"

Li Mei was probably a little excited to see her boyfriend, or maybe it was because of her previous grievances, but her tears welled up again. The guy's face turned red, and he yelled at Xiao Wei and the others, "What did you guys do to my Xiao Mei?"

Li Nan said, "Why are you only arriving now?"

The guy paused for a moment, then said, "My bike broke down, so I went to find a repair shop. I fiddled with it for over an hour. What happened?"

Li Nan said, "Sister Xiaomei thought you were angry because I didn't come to your house tonight and you weren't coming. What's wrong? Couldn't you have just said something?"

The guy turned to look at Li Mei: "The chain broke halfway through, and there wasn't a village or shop in sight. I carried it for several streets before finally finding a repair shop. That guy didn't have a spring clip, so he had to go and get it fixed. That's how it ended up. Why am I angry with you? My mom even saved some vegetables for you."

Li Mei had also calmed down, and wiping her face, she said, "I didn't come to work, and you didn't come either. I thought, I thought..."

The guy said, "You always overthink things, it's really annoying. Are they alright?"

Li Nan reached out and punched him on the shoulder: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is our boss."

Xiao Wei looked at Li Nan: "You two seem to know each other quite well?"

Li Nan pointed to Li Mei: "She's my older sister, my aunt, and her father is my uncle."

Xiao Wei looked at Li Mei's boyfriend again. He had a good build and was about 1.78 meters tall. He asked him, "Where do you work?"

Li Nan said, "The boss's name is An Jing." He turned his head and kicked An Jing in the shin, saying, "The boss is asking you a question."

Anjing said, "Boss, hello, I don't have any serious business, I'm just an undercover cop in Wu'ai."

The full name of the vest is "yellow vest," referring to the unofficial yellow vests worn by porters at the Wuai Market. They are called "yellow vests" because their uniforms are numbered. It's hard work, but the pay is decent; it's just that the work is unpredictable, with days off depending on the weather.

Xiao Wei then asked, "Where do you live?"

Anjing said, "Xiao Nan, the area near the church."

Gao Zhijun strode over: "Xiao Wei, are you done? We're closing down here, it's time." As soon as he finished speaking, several doorbells rang, signaling the shop's closure. The shop began clearing out the area, locking the doors, and the sales staff checked the accounts and inventory, handed in the receipts, and then went home.

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, nothing was wrong anyway. How was your day?"

Gao Zhijun said, "It's alright, quite novel."

Xiao Wei pointed at An Jing: "His name is An Jing. He's kind of a family member of one of our employees. Let him come work for you tomorrow. You can make the arrangements." He turned to An Jing and said, "Since you're a family member of an employee, you can come to work tomorrow. This is Director Gao from the company's security department. Report to the security department tomorrow, and you'll be here every day to keep an eye on your boyfriend."

Li Mei said from behind the counter, "Thank you, boss."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's pack up and go home. Work hard from now on, and don't bring your personal emotions here. We're leaving."

A group of people carrying clothes went down the stairs next to them again, and the employees also left from there.

Gao Zhijun sized up An Jing: "You've got quite a unique nickname for a grown man. Be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. We'll process your onboarding and get your uniform when we get back after we're done here in a few days. Don't be late."

Li Nan burst out laughing, covered his mouth, and ran back to his counter.

Li Mei quickly collected the items and counted the orders, then glared at An Jing and said, "You didn't even bother to let me know when something was wrong, making me look bad. I'm supposed to swap with Xiao Nan for the wool cabinet for three months, and it's all your fault. I'll lose more than two hundred yuan a month."

Anjing chuckled and said, "I just didn't expect that. Xiao Nan isn't an outsider, it's alright."

Li Mei asked, "Auntie isn't angry with me, is she?"

Anjing said, "Why is she angry while you're at work? You're making my mom seem so unreasonable."

After packing up her things, filling out the accounts, and picking up the forms, Li Mei suddenly paused and said, "I wonder how much the salary is here. I feel like it's just a bit tough over there. If it were much worse, would you still be working there?"

Li Nan finished tidying up and came over, saying, "Sister, are you silly? Over there, you're starving one day and full the next. There's no work when it's windy or rainy, and you have to freeze outside in the winter. Besides, is being a laborer a long-term job? Are you going to endure that for the rest of your life? Here, no matter what, it's a formal job. This company is so big, there are plenty of opportunities. Isn't it better than being a laborer in the future?"

Li Mei thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true. Okay, I'll listen to you."

Anjing asked, "Aren't you from the supply and marketing cooperative? Who were those people just now?"

Li Nan said, "The owner has changed; the supply and marketing cooperative sold this place."

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Xiao Wei and his friends took the elevator downstairs, exited through the iron gate of the courtyard, walked around to the front, put their clothes in the car and locked it. Xiao Wei asked, "Aren't we going to shop yet?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Let's go upstairs and take a look. There's no point in walking around now."

No one objected, so they carried the insulated containers and entered the hotel through the main entrance.

The lobby was deserted, with two young girls chatting behind the reception desk. The lighting was dim, and one of the four clocks on the wall had stopped working. The plants inside were all plastic.

In the 1950s and 60s, plastic flowers became popular in Europe and America, and Li Ka-shing's first pot of gold came from this.

From the early 80s to the early 90s, plastic flowers became popular from abroad, and every household had a few pots of them. Some were made to look exactly like real flowers, some were made into handicrafts, and some were covered with glass domes to make them look nice. However, Xiao Wei felt that it was really awkward to have these in the hotel lobby, and he could see that they were not properly maintained, with bright dust shining in the gaps between the leaves.

(End of this chapter)