They all have special skills

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Volume 1: Chapter 85: An unexpected job seeker

The shop door opened automatically and a clanging sound came from the loudspeaker.

Qingshuichuan looked around and walked in.

"Welcome to Wagunaria. Are you alone?"

A short-haired girl in a light yellow work suit and a black skirt appeared in front of him and bowed to him with a friendly smile on her face.

His eyes lingered on her Victorian maid-style outfit, and Qingshuichuan spoke.

"Hello, I'm the person who made an appointment with the store manager to come for a part-time job interview. My name is Qingshuichuan."

"Ah, so you're here for an interview, sir. Please wait a moment while I go and check with the store manager."

"sorry to bother you."

"will not."

The short-haired girl bowed politely again, took a step back, and then turned around and trotted away.

Qingshuichuan watched her leaving.

Well, although this is not a fancy restaurant, the service level of the waiters is unexpectedly high.

If he were a customer, even if the quality of the food here was average, he would probably choose to come back next time if he had the chance just because of the girl's refreshing hospitality.

Qingshuichuan didn't have to wait long. Soon the short-haired girl came back and invited him into the manager's office at the back of the restaurant.

A frail middle-aged man with medium-length hair received him in a friendly manner.

"Nice to meet you. I'm the store manager, Kenichiro Sakaki."

"Hello, Mr. Sakaki."

The two nodded slightly to each other.

"Ah, you don't have to be so polite. Please take a seat."

After waiting for Shimizukawa to sit down, Manager Sakaki also sat down and turned to face the computer, operating the mouse to click on the personal profile that Shimizukawa had submitted to him online a few days ago.

He read it carefully and sighed.

"Shimizu-san is studying at Shuchiin Academy."

"Yes."

"That school is very famous. You are really amazing."

Faced with such praise, Qingshuichuan just lowered his head and smiled.

"Well, can you tell me why you want to work here?"

After asking, he quickly said,

"If it's something that's too embarrassing to tell others, you can just make it up."

Since you've said that, is there any need to ask me specifically...

Qingshuichuan couldn't help but complain in his heart, but on the surface he answered honestly.

"Because I want to earn some pocket money."

It's very concise and in line with social norms.

"That's it, I understand."

Manager Sakaki nodded slowly, smiling as he operated the computer keyboard. The printer beside him printed for a while and then made a sound, and two contracts came out.

"Congratulations, Qingshui, you've been hired. We'll be colleagues from now on.

After you have read the two documents and think there is no problem, just sign your name here.

The hourly wage is as we agreed before, 1,200 yen per hour, and there will be additional allowances for holidays or overtime.

From now on, you will be responsible for the front office work, is there any problem?"

"no problem."

There wasn't much text on the document, so Qing Shuichuan glanced at it and signed it after seeing that there was no problem.

Let Shimizukawa keep one copy of the contract, and let Manager Sakaki take the other copy and put it in the file bag.

"So when will Shimizu-san be able to officially start work?"

"anytime."

"Then let's start now. Today isn't a holiday, so it won't be very busy. You've just come over, so you can use this free time to adapt."

"Excuse me."

"I told you not to be so polite. Now that we've officially joined the company, we're colleagues. There's no need to use honorifics anymore."

After Manager Sakaki said this, he happened to see a short-haired girl passing by the office door.

He waved hello and called the other person in.

He stood between the two and introduced them to each other.

"This is our new colleague today, Qing Shuichuan.

This is our store's front desk supervisor, Gong Yuehua. Like you, she's a freshman in high school. Even though she's still a student, her work abilities are quite outstanding, and she's quite trustworthy.

Qingshuichuan bowed slightly towards her,

"Miyako-san, please give me your guidance."

Gong Yuehua smiled sweetly and returned the gift.

"Well, Shimizu-kun, please give me some advice."

"...Then I'll leave Shimizu-kun to you. Take him around the store and explain the basic workflow. I'll go watch over at the cashier for a bit."

In this way, Qingshui River was handed over to another person.

"Then Shimizu-kun, just follow me."

Foreman Miyakoshi is not tall, and Shimizukawa roughly estimates that she is about the same height as Eriri.

If I wear high heels, I can probably barely touch the edge of 1.6 meters.

"...Our job is actually very simple. The ultimate goal is to entertain the guests who come to dine, so smiling is very important...

Take the key. This cabinet is yours from now on. You can leave any personal belongings here...

This is the lounge. When it's not busy, we can take turns to rest here. When it's time for lunch, we can also come here to eat...

By the way, we can bring our phones with us when we're at work, but they need to be set to silent mode and not be used in front of customers. It's okay to hide behind and answer texts or phone calls, as long as you don't do it too often when you're particularly busy..."

Foreman Gong Yue enthusiastically introduced the various situations in the store.

Although he is about the same age as Shimizukawa, he acts like an adult who has been working in society for a long time, and he quickly familiarizes him with the restaurant.

"...Then Shimizu-kun, please change into your work clothes first, and then I'll take you to the kitchen. Sometimes when the chefs are not here, our front-of-house waiters have to go in and help make parfaits and desserts."

Qingshuichuan took off his clothes, put on his work clothes, and couldn't help asking,

"Miyakoshi-san, how long have you been working here?"

Gong Yuehua, who was waiting at the locker room door with his back to her, answered,

"As for me, I've been working here since my second year of junior high school."

"so early?"

"It's not that early. Some people around me even started working when they were only in junior high school."

"..."

It seems that they all have stories.

Qingshuichuan didn't ask any further.

He put on his clothes and came out. Foreman Gong Yue's eyes lit up when he saw him.

"I didn't realize it just now, but Shimizu-kun, you're actually quite handsome."

It's her nature to speak her mind.

"It's okay, the clothes are holding me back a bit."

A little stinky fart.

"Haha, funny guy."

Gong Yuehua stood on tiptoe to straighten the bow on his collar, patted his shoulder, and motioned him to follow.

----

“How was your first part-time job experience?”

On the way back home at around ten o'clock in the evening, I looked at a series of unread messages on my phone.

As soon as Shimizukawa replied to Kasumigaoka, "I just finished my part-time job and am on my way home," she immediately called to ask.

It's just like they are lovers, the kind that are passionately in love.

However...their current relationship doesn't seem to be much different from that of lovers, except for the finishing touch.

"How should I put it? This situation is completely beyond my expectations."

"Sure enough, society is different from school. Are my colleagues not very friendly?"

Kasumigaoka, who had just taken a shower at home, put the towel used to wipe her hair aside and went to the window to look at the night scene outside.

I was thinking about whether it would be feasible to put down my work on the novel temporarily, rush over to comfort and encourage him, and then go home to catch up on the progress after he finished.

"It's not that aspect of the problem. My colleagues are all very nice. It's just that everyone in this store... seems to have quite a personality."

Qing Shuichuan used this accurate adjective based on his own experience today.

"Has personality?"

Kasumigaoka smiled, felt relieved, and sat back on the bed.

"This is good, at least the work process won't be boring from now on."

"It's also..."

"I'm free tomorrow, can I come over to see you?"

"I haven't really adjusted yet, and it's unlikely I'll have time to entertain you. Maybe later."

"It shouldn't be that there are good-looking colleagues in the store or something...right?"

Qingshuichuan laughed,

"Senior, you know me. I'm not that kind of person..."

"Who knows..."

After finally hanging up the phone with Kasumigaoka, Shimizukawa arrived home and was about to take off his clothes and take a shower.

The phone rang again, this time it was Eriri.

----

In the next few days, Qingshuichuan gradually got used to the work in the restaurant.

To put it simply, a waiter's job is to take orders, serve dishes, collect cash, and clean.

After figuring out the specific process and doing it a few times, I quickly got the hang of it.

As July approached, the restaurant's business gradually became busier, probably because students were on vacation.

The store is a little short-staffed and everyone is busy.

After Qingshuichuan said that it was no problem, he was arranged to work full-day instead of only coming to help in the evening at the beginning.

His previous plan to try out different jobs was temporarily shelved.

But he was not dissatisfied, as he would get enough money.

After this busy period, he can continue with his previous arrangements.