rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 202 A penny stumps a heroic man~Everyone in the world bows down to five buckets of rice

When the truck drove into Yanjing International Studies University, other students returned to their dormitories to rest.

I was woken up in the middle of the night and then started a ten-kilometer training directly. This kind of training program is still very intense for college students.

But in fact, such training is nothing to the soldiers in the army.

They go five kilometers almost every day, and a few special forces even cover several five kilometers a day.

Moreover, when the troops are training, they are fully armed, and the equipment alone weighs dozens of kilograms.

So from this point of view, there is still a big difference between ordinary people and soldiers.

Even a young man like Chen Li, who has been asked to train by his father since childhood, has no way to compare with soldiers in terms of endurance and willpower.

Just like now, after a night of training and a performance report in the morning, what Chen Li wants to do most at this moment is to go back to the dormitory and sleep.

But everyone else went back, but he couldn't because he still had to get his class schedule.

Chen Li followed the counselor upstairs, but couldn't look forward with his eyes.

No way, the skirt the counselor wore when going upstairs really showed off her figure too much.

Therefore, Chen Li could only lower his head and step up the stairs.

"My office is the first one on the left here. If you and your classmates need to find me for anything in the future, you can come here to find me."

"Also, I will give you my paging number later, so you can call me at that time."

"By the way, don't you have a mobile phone? Give me your mobile phone number later so that I can notify you of anything in the future."

Su Mei led Chen Li towards the office, introducing him as he went.

Chen Li understood as soon as he heard that the mobile phone was the cause of the infatuation.

In 1998, mobile phones were actually not very popular.

For a recently graduated college student like Su Mei, it would actually be good to have a pager.

This also creates a situation where communication between counselors and classmates can only rely on face-to-face communication.

But in college, the learning environment is relatively relaxed, so in order to avoid not being able to find the class cadre, the counselor simply found Li Chen, who had a mobile phone?

The above is just Chen Li's guess. After all, Su Mei has not explicitly asked Chen Li to be the cadre on duty.

But Chen Li could tell that Su Mei probably regarded Chen Li as a class cadre at this moment.

And to be honest, based on Chen Li's previous performance in military training, as long as he participates in the class cadre election, the possibility of being selected is extremely high.

Unless Chen Li doesn't participate! But this is meaningless, because Su Mei can use the counselor's power to directly ask Chen Li to participate by name.

So what can Chen Li say? Reject the counselor directly and publicly? Then lower his impression score in the counselor's mind?

This is not a good thing. From now on, if you want to take a leave or something, you will have to ask this counselor for help.

As you can see in Chen Li's previous life, once you have a good relationship with the counselor, your college life will be at least half as easy!

Therefore, the counselor must not be offended. Facing what the counselor said, Chen Li could only nod in agreement.

"Take this curriculum back to Class 2 students as well! Then you can distribute it to every dormitory."

"Uh~! Teacher Su, I can't enter the girls' dormitory!"

Chen Li was speechless. This counselor caught him alone~!

"What are you thinking about? Who asked you to go to the girls' dormitory?"

"When the time comes, give Yang Tao your course schedule, and ask the girls to send it to her."

Su Mei rolled her eyes, but to be honest, this eldest sister was actually quite beautiful even if she rolled her eyes.

There's no way around it, there aren't many others at Yenching University of Foreign Studies, but there's really no shortage of people with both good temperament and good looks.

Although this aspect is certainly not required for staying in school, under the same conditions, impression points are indeed a very important factor.

"Uh~ okay!"

"The girl should go back and rest now, then I'll give it to her later."

"Well, you can figure it out. Anyway, just send it out today."

"This is my paging number. Write down your mobile phone number."

Su Mei handed Chen Li a phone book and a piece of paper. Chen Li wrote down his mobile phone number and left the office with several class schedules.

"Parents nowadays~! It's true~ their children are equipped with mobile phones when they go to college. If they are admitted to graduate school, they don't have to be equipped with computers, right?"

Seeing Chen Li's back disappear from the door, Su Mei shook her head.

As for Chen Li, he took his class schedule and returned to his dormitory without even taking a look at the fried chicken restaurant.

I can't help it, I'm just too tired.

I slept until Chen Li was woken up by his cell phone. It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon.

The call was from Liu Qingqing, asking if Chen Li was back.

After receiving the affirmative answer, Liu Qingqing immediately said she wanted to come over, but Chen Li refused.

It's not that he doesn't want to see Liu Qingqing. In fact, he hasn't seen her for half a month. If he says he doesn't want to, it must be a lie.

The reason why he refused was because Chen Li suggested to find her.

In the maintenance of a relationship, one person cannot always pay. The maintenance of the relationship requires the joint efforts of both parties.

If Liu Qingqing comes to see Chen Li every time, problems will arise over time.

At that time, Liu Qingqing would complain about Chen Li's lack of initiative, and Chen Li would gradually get used to Liu Qingqing's initiative.

If this continues, by the time it breaks out, it might be too late.

It just so happened that Chen Li had promised Liu Qingqing's dormitory and others three fried chicken dinners before, so he would settle for one tonight.

After getting up, Chen Li ran to the public bathroom and took a shower.

After half a month of military training, the biggest change for Chen Li was that he adapted to public toilets and bathrooms.

Before, whether Chen Li took a shower or went to bed, he almost always stayed in a rental house off campus.

But now Chen Li is used to it.

After cleaning up, Chen Li went directly to the fried chicken restaurant.

"boss?"

There were a few students waiting in front of the fried chicken shop, but there were not many people, so there was no party.

Aunt Song noticed Chen Li first, and Huang Biao next to him raised his head and looked over.

"Brother Li?"

Huang Biao just shouted, but he had work on hand, so he was a little busy.

Chen Li nodded, and then turned his attention to a girl in the store.

This girl is wearing an apron and is packaging the fried chicken set meal that Huang Biao just made.

"Boss, this is my daughter. She happens to have no class in the afternoon, so she came over to help."

Aunt Song noticed Chen Li's gaze and quickly explained.

"Oh~ thank you then. I'm in military training during this time, so I don't have to worry about recruiting people."

"Is your daughter well? Isn't she tired?"

Aunt Song's daughter had a car accident and stayed in the hospital for almost more than a month.

"It's okay~! Thank you boss for caring."

Before Aunt Song could answer, the girl smiled at Chen Li.

After Chen Li entered the store, he discovered that the girl was actually sitting on a high stool.

The girl's appearance can only be considered average, but her smile is very sweet, giving people a very sunny feeling.

Obviously, the car accident did not make the girl feel dissatisfied with life.

"Aren't you ready for this? Aunt Song, here."

"It's okay~! I just hurt my foot, and the work is not tiring. I feel better in the store than in the dormitory."

The girl still has a talkative character, which kind of character is good~ Chen Li was suddenly tempted.

It's not the temptation between men and women, but the temptation to attract each other.

"Brother Li, thanks to Sister Lan's help these two days, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do it alone."

Huang Biao skillfully picked up the two fried chicken steaks and placed them on the oil control tray next to them.

As for Sister Lan in his mouth, she is Song Xiaolan, who is also the name of Aunt Song's daughter.

My surname is Song, which actually follows my mother's surname because Aunt Song was divorced before.

Aunt Song gave birth to a son and a daughter. The son went to her husband, and the daughter went to Aunt Song.

Aunt Song previously set up a food stall in her hometown and made a few hundred yuan a month.

I worked so hard to send my daughter to college, but it was actually not easy.

These are all from Huang Biao’s previous chat with Aunt Song. As for whether they are true or false, I can’t tell.

But it can be seen that Song Xiaolan is obviously well educated.

"Hmm~!"

Chen Li nodded, indicating that he understood.

He knew what Huang Biao meant, and this was actually something Chen Li came to solve.

However, there would be guests here. Chen Li did not say it directly. Instead, he waited for the guests to get their meals and leave before Chen Li spoke.

"Uh~ You should be older than me, so I'll call you Sister Xiaolan!"

"That's right, I wonder if Miss Xiaolan are interested in doing a part-time job?"

"You must have seen in the past two days that our store is a little busy when it's meal time."

"If possible, from now on, you can come to the fried chicken restaurant from 12 to 2 at noon and from 5 to 7 in the afternoon."

"When you get better, I'll let Huang Biao teach you how to make fried chicken."

"Anyway, it's only a four-hour shift every day. As for the salary, it's about three hundred yuan a month."

"But two meals are included. If you don't want to live on campus, you can also move to the dormitory."

"This way you can also save on accommodation fees. What do you think?"

For four hours of work a day, three hundred yuan is considered a good deal.

You must know that Aunt Song works nearly ten hours a day and only earns four hundred yuan a month.

But the type of work is different!

Aunt Song is doing odd jobs, but Song Xiaolan will learn to cook fried chicken later.

To be honest, if it were other students, Chen Li would not necessarily pay this price. With two hundred yuan, he would definitely be able to recruit a part-time college student with quick hands and feet.

But who asked Song Xiaolan to learn computers? Chen Li did not do this for the sake of the fried chicken restaurant, but to lay the foundation for future development.

"Ah~!"

Song Xiaolan was stunned for a moment, but quickly smiled and nodded.

"Of course, thank you boss~!"

Song Xiaolan used to have a summer job, which only paid 300 yuan a month, but that job was much more tiring than her part-time job at a fried chicken restaurant.

Moreover, food and accommodation are not included, and the treatment is much worse than that at a fried chicken restaurant.

"By the way~ Aunt Song also plans to stay in Yanjing, right?"

"It just so happens that you, mother and daughter, can share a room."

"In addition, Aunt Song, I will give you another 100 yuan salary increase."

"Boss~ No need, me"

When Aunt Song heard that Chen Li was going to give her a salary increase, her first reaction was not happiness but nervousness.

She knows very well that her current job is actually pretty good. With a salary of 400 yuan a month, she can't make so much money even if she runs a food stall in her hometown.

There is an old saying that goes well, a gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way! Although Aunt Song didn't think she was a gentleman, she didn't want Chen Li to sympathize with their mother and daughter.

Yes, in Aunt Song's opinion, the reason why Chen Li increased her salary and provided her daughter with a job was out of sympathy.

The reason is also very simple. Song Xiaolan was hospitalized before and spent all her family's savings. This time Song Xiaolan didn't even pay the tuition.

When Aunt Song called to borrow money, Huang Biao accidentally overheard it. At that time, Huang Biao lent three hundred yuan to Aunt Song, but she did not accept it.

Later, Huang Biao came up with an idea for Aunt Song, and now Song Xiaolan is helping in the store.

Of course, Huang Biao did not hide all this from Chen Li, and Song Xiaolan was indeed a diligent girl.

For Chen Li, Song Xiaolan can indeed help the fried chicken restaurant solve the problem of staff shortage.

But for Aunt Song, it was all Chen Li's sympathy and kindness.

Under such circumstances, Aunt Song was naturally unwilling to accept Chen Li's proposal to increase her salary.

"Aunt Song, don't be too busy refusing."

"You didn't know I gave you this hundred yuan increase out of thin air."

"The main thing is that I have to give you a job."

"Look, there are you, Sister Xiaolan, and Huang Biao in the store now."

"Our store provides food and accommodation, but what about food here? You can't order food from the small restaurant next door every day, right?"

During Chen Li's military training for half a month, Huang Biao and Aunt Song had their meals at the small restaurant next door.

Because there was no way to cook in the store and it was too busy before, we had to order food.

"From now on, Aunt Song will have to work hard for these three meals every day."

"So this hundred yuan is an advantage for me. After all, I can't hire a chef, right?"

In fact, before, Chen Li wanted to arrange for the employees of the fried chicken restaurant to eat in the cafeteria of the nearby Polytechnic University.

However, the store is understaffed and there is no way anyone can leave during meal time.

Now that we have one more Song Xiaolan, we can liberate Aunt Song who doesn’t know how to make fried chicken.

The food you cook yourself is definitely better than the food in the canteen, at least there is absolutely nothing wrong with the ingredients.

"Mom, just agree! I really want to eat the food you cook."

"Boss~ I'm telling you~ my mother's cooking is delicious. Suck~!"

Song Xiaolan persuaded her mother, and then took a sip of saliva.

"Oh? Then it seems that my hundred yuan is worth it. I can also try Aunt Song's craftsmanship in the future."

When Chen Li saw how greedy Song Xiaolan was, he guessed that Aunt Song was good at cooking.

Of course, Chen Li wouldn't believe it if it was said to be delicious.

After all, if the craftsmanship is so good, then what kind of food stall did Song Xiaolan do before? Just open a small restaurant and make a lot of money without making a lot of money?

"Hey~ Well then! Thank you boss!"

"I will definitely work hard."

Aunt Song couldn't resist her daughter and her boss, but finally agreed.

"By the way, it happens to be dinner time. How about I go back and cook some food? Boss, would you like to try my cooking?"

Just after the salary increase, Aunt Song wanted to show off.

But Chen Li waved his hand. He still wanted to see Liu Qingqing, and he definitely couldn't eat at a fried chicken restaurant at night.

"No~ I have something to do later, let's wait until the weekend! I'll try Aunt Song's cooking on the weekend."

"Come on, Huang Biao, please prepare seven fried chicken set meals for me, with two less fried chicken steaks and a few more chicken wings and drumsticks."

After Chen Li gave the instructions, he walked into the back of the fried chicken restaurant.

The fried chicken shop is not big, but it still has partitions. After all, the back is where the ingredients are stored, and it is also where Huang Biao hides his money.

I don’t know if there are automatic deposit machines these days. Anyway, after Huang Biao’s business ends every day, the bank is closed long ago.

Therefore, Huang Biao has always carried the turnover of this half month with him.

He took it back to his dormitory at night and brought it to the store during the day. This guy was very nervous during this period. After all, his turnover was more than 10,000 yuan.

This amount of money is definitely a huge amount for Huang Biao.

Anyway, Huang Biao has never seen so much money before.

Chen Li stepped on a stool and took down a small wooden box from the top of the shelf.

After opening the box, there was a ledger and a stack of money inside.

The ledger recorded the daily turnover and expenses for the past half month. During this period, Huang Biao purchased goods once, but the money was indeed transferred directly from Chen Li's bank card by the system.

So at this moment, the total amount of money in the cash box reaches 16,500 yuan.

There are whole coins in the box, and the change is in the cash box outside for change.

Excluding the turnover that has not yet been settled today, on average in the past half month, the average daily turnover has reached 1,300 yuan.

And this number is currently rising slowly.

After all, catering mainly relies on word-of-mouth. As long as word-of-mouth grows, sales will naturally increase.

Of course, the premise is that the fried chicken restaurant can maintain its original intention and not make small changes in ingredients and other aspects.

Regarding this point, Chen Li would naturally not mess around.

Although this fried chicken restaurant is quite profitable, to Chen Li, it is actually nothing.

If Chen Li can't even manage such a small fried chicken restaurant, then he will start a big business in the future.

Chen Li counted out 3,000 yuan from his business account, and after some consideration, he put back 500 yuan.

After stuffing 14,000 yuan into his trouser pocket, Chen Li took the 2,500 yuan in his hand and shouted.

"Aunt Song, come in."

"Boss~What's going on?"

After Aunt Song came in, she was stunned when she saw Chen Li holding the money in his hand.

"I heard that Sister Xiaolan was hospitalized this time and her tuition has not yet been paid. You can take this money and pay Sister Xiaolan's tuition first."

Chen Li handed over the 2,500 yuan in his hand, but this handover actually "scared" Aunt Song to step back.

"No, no, no, boss, I can't accept this money."

When Chen Li spoke before, his voice was very low. He was worried that such a thing would hurt Song Xiaolan's face.

As a result, Aunt Song's shout was heard by Song Xiaolan and Huang Biao outside.

It's just that the two of them didn't hear what Chen Li said before, and Huang Biao was making fried chicken and Song Xiaolan had difficulty moving, so neither of them came in.

When Aunt Song shouted, Chen Li stopped being secretive and directly put the money into Aunt Song's hand.

"Auntie, this money is not for you, I lent it to you."

"It will be deducted from your and Sister Xiaolan's wages later."

Chen Li had asked Huang Biao to inquire about Song Xiaolan before, and he knew that Song Xiaolan was a good person both in character and academics, so Chen Li was not worried at all that the more than two thousand yuan he had lent would be wasted.

Since Chen Lili wants to recruit Song Xiaolan in the future, Chen Li still has to be the good guy.

"Boss, how can this be done? This!"

"Aunt Song~ Don't be so polite."

"Who can survive without obstacles in this life?"

"You should take this money first and pay the tuition to Sister Xiaolan first. Don't delay your studies."

"Hey~Hey~Aunt Song, don't kneel down!"

Chen Li supported Aunt Song. He was a little helpless and a little emotional.

As the saying goes, a penny can stump a heroic man, but everyone in the world will give up for five buckets of rice!

Sometimes this world is not as beautiful as imagined.

It's like Aunt Song worked hard to raise her daughter, but a car accident left Aunt Song helpless.

I was just doing a small favor, but for Aunt Song.

This is a timely help!

There will be another chapter in a moment

(End of chapter)