The next day he came to the Sicily Restaurant as promised. Bai Haiyan had already arrived and was sitting in a corner. She was wearing a very bright, high-end dress, probably from Korea. The thick black hair cascades down the shoulders and back, which is very modern.
"I'm glad you came as promised." Bai Haiyan looked at him and said with a smile.
"The noble Miss Bai invited me, can I not come?" Xiao Qiang also smiled back.
"You order whatever you want to eat. I'll treat you." Bai Haiyan handed over the menu.
"I'll pay the bill," Xiao Qiang said.
"I invited you here. Of course I'll pay the bill. Don't be polite and order your food quickly."
This is a Western restaurant, and Xiao Qiang ordered a grilled steak. Then he handed the menu to Bai Haiyan, "Miss Bai, please order more."
Bai Haiyan ordered another braised eel, a fruit salad, a celery and cashew nut, and a few bottles of beer. The two of them started eating and drinking.
Bai Haiyan said: "I am a regular customer of the Night Paris Coffee Shop. After you come to the coffee shop, it changes a lot. There are more customers. There are also many good reviews."
Xiao Qiang said with a smile: "It's not just you regulars who support me. I have to thank you very much."
Bai Haiyan looked at Xiao Qiang and said, "You are very smart. You have modern business vision and methods."
Xiao Qiang said with a smile: "Miss Bai, you're so flattered. I'm a little flattered."
Bai Haiyan said with a smile: "I am not flattering people randomly. You may know that I am the editor of 'Women's Knowledge' magazine, which specializes in reporting on all aspects of modern fashion life, including food. Therefore, I have interviewed many restaurants, and some restaurants have If there are any changes, come and see me. I am relatively knowledgeable about the catering industry. You are indeed doing a good job."
"It's not easy for Miss Bai to become a senior editor of a well-known publication at such a young age! Miss Bai is well-informed. Please give me more advice in the future." Xiao Qiang said with an elegant smile.
"Although I look young, I have been working in this magazine for eight years. I can't even talk about giving advice, but I can still help you, a big manager, in some aspects." Bai Haiyan's bright eyes showed Shining brightly.
"That's great, please take care of Miss Bai. Come on, let me toast Miss Bai." As he spoke, Xiao Qiang picked up his beer glass and clinked it with Bai Haiyan's.
Both men took a long drink.
"I can help promote you and your store in our magazine and other magazines."
When Xiao Qiang heard this, he was overjoyed and said quickly: "Then please take care of Miss Bai."
"When you have time, take photos of your store's environment, dishes, and staff. I'll interview you and your store's chefs and service staff, and write an article with photos to promote it."
"Thank you so much, Miss Bai." Xiao Qiang thought to himself, but she didn't mention interviewing Boss Miao. Was it an oversight, or was it omitted on purpose? Maybe, she also saw that Boss Miao and I were having some problems, and felt jealous, so she deliberately didn't mention her.
The shrewd Bai Haiyan did notice that he and Boss Miao had some connections and that their relationship was extraordinary. But she is not surprised. Nowadays, it is very common for male bosses and female employees, and female bosses and male employees, to have unusual relationships. This can both satisfy desires and win over people.
"Also, I can contact customers for you. I often interview and report in society, and I know a lot of people, especially senior white-collar workers, government cadres, people in the cultural and artistic circles, foreign investors, and foreign teachers. Most of them I like drinking coffee. If they drink well at your place, they can introduce more people, just like a snowball." Bai Haiyan said, picking up a round red cherry with a fork, and put it into the red cherry very elegantly. In the lips.
"Great! I'm more than grateful." Xiao Qiang clapped his hands excitedly.
"Travel is also a major aspect of modern life. I also have contacts in the tourism industry. I can introduce tour groups to your store for meal packages. Foreign tour groups may be very interested in your coffee and pastries. They can also help you with their meals and drinks. Store promotion."
"Miss Bai is really smart and resourceful. If you want to be a manager, you will definitely surpass me." Xiao Qiang looked at Bai Haiyan with admiration and gratitude.
Bai Haiyan lightly opened her red lips and smiled, "I can only play the side drum. The main battle depends on capable people like you, Manager Xiao."
"Miss Bai, just go ahead and recruit people from us. You write down the list and I will give you a commission based on your head. I can't let you work in vain."
"You can really encourage people's motivation." Bai Haiyan pursed her lips and said with a smile.
After the first date, a few days later, Xiao Qiang took the initiative to go on a date with Bai Haiyan. The seafood they ate was considered a return invitation.
A few days later, Bai Haiyan dated Xiao Qiang to a restaurant for lunch.
Bai Haiyan is a "gourmet" and is very familiar with high-end restaurants in the city, and she speaks fluently. The restaurant where Xiao Qiang was invited this time was also very quiet and elegant. She introduced him to the restaurant's head chef and introduced him to the restaurant's special dishes.
Xiao Qiang thought, she wasn't married yet, maybe she wasn't in love yet? In addition to professional needs, she seemed to eat at various restaurants to make up for not having a relationship. She seemed to choose a higher-end restaurant to relieve her loneliness in a luxurious atmosphere. Since she didn't spend much money on love, it's not hard to understand why she spent money on clothes and high-end restaurants.
Bai Haiyan asked for beer again. She was a good drinker. After eating a little of the food, she drank three bottles alone. During this period, she talked about the celebrity secrets she came into contact with at work. To put it less bluntly, the relationship between so-and-so and so-and-so was published in Art Week magazine, which is not true. There is an unpublished relationship between so-and-so and so-and-so, etc. The so-called not too explicit is because she always uses some civilized words when talking.
"Hey, Xiao Qiang," she suddenly changed the subject, "Is your middle-aged female boss still pestering you?"
"No way, you are just making random guesses."
"I think she's just pestering you. That chubby wife." Bai Haiyan tapped her long polished nails on the table as if to give a warning.
"Did you drink too much? You talked too much."
"Drink too much? No. It's early. You don't know how much I drink." She made a drinking gesture.
Xiao Qiang felt that she was noble, and the veil of pride was gradually fading. Now she looked a bit like a drunkard who was becoming vulgar. Everyone has two sides, Yin and Yang.
"Does she have feelings for you or does she use you as a tool of desire?" She tried her best not to say too vulgar words.
"That's my boss, don't talk nonsense." Xiao Qiang tapped his fingers on the table again and issued a warning.
"Ha, boss. Not many people can show true feelings." Bai Haiyan stretched out a finger and moved it back and forth.
"Why, do you have any feelings about this?"
"Of course. Some men, including you, may be thinking, why am I not married or in love when I am in my thirties? I have been in love, and I have been in love for a long time, from my fourth year in college to three years ago. , I have been in love for eight years. But when he went to the United States to study for graduate school, he found a new love. He said it was to stay in the United States. There are not many people who have true love, and they all live for fame and fortune. Ha, the world is bustling , all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit." She suddenly stared at him: "Manager Xiao, are you like this too?"
Xiao Qiang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Me? I am a person of friendship."
"Talk about friendship? Orally or in your heart."
"Of course it's from my heart."
"Well, okay, that's good."
She took a sip of beer and stared at Xiao Qiang and said, "Your female boss is very sticky to you. The look in her eyes when she looked at you really disgusted me." She took a sip of beer and said : "Besides, her attitude towards me is a bit abnormal."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't understand either. She seems to be a little weird towards me. When I came to your store, I felt that she was staring at me with a hostile look. Is she jealous of me? Jealous of me? She is not qualified! ... ...How can she be on the same level as me!" She drank another whole glass of wine angrily.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. You have drunk a lot. Let's go." Xiao Qiang said and stood up.
"I'll drink the rest of the bottle and leave." She picked up the bottle and drank the remaining half of the bottle. She drank five bottles in total.
Xiao Qiang thought, this woman is really good at drinking. Maybe she is really empty and lonely inside.
