None of the guests discovered that the spicy soup pot brought to the table tonight was not actually made by Mag.
Seeing the guests leaving with satisfied smiles, Rena also had a smile on her face. The rewards and touches far exceeded the efforts. This kind of happiness was something she had never experienced before.
"Great job, I believe you will be able to support the hot pot section of the restaurant soon." Mag looked at Rena and gave a thumbs up.
"Thank you." Reina bowed deeply to Mag. When she originally signed up, she thought she could only become an ordinary waiter. Unexpectedly, Mag let her into the kitchen and taught her how to cook hot pot. It was completely taught to her that she had never imagined such trust and respect.
"I hope my employees can become better so that they can share more work for me. In fact, I am a selfish person." Mag said with a smile.
Reina also smiled. Not every boss who exploits his employees would think about making his employees better and get along with them like friends.
"By the way, I didn't give you any gifts when you joined the company. Let's open it when you get home." Mag took out a small gift box and handed it to Rena.
"Did you give it to me?" Rena took the gift box a little flattered.
Irina, who was sitting behind the counter playing with Amy, cast a concerned look.
"This is a custom in our hometown. On the first day of work, the boss will give small gifts to employees." Mag said calmly, already feeling some unusual attention.
"Thank you." Rena accepted it with a smile. This was one of the few gifts she had received.
"Okay, you've had a hard day today. Let's go back and rest. We'll be at the restaurant at six o'clock tomorrow morning. Don't arrive early. It's so cold. I also want to stay in bed for a while."
"Okay, you should go to bed early." Rena's face was slightly red and she was a little embarrassed. Ah took off her apron and hung it aside. Then she said goodbye and left with Mia and the others who had already packed up the restaurant.
"What did you give little sister Reina?" Irina asked with a smile as she looked at Mag who had locked the door behind her.
"I sent an alarm clock because I was afraid that her being late for work would affect the normal business of the restaurant." Mag said calmly.
Irina was slightly startled, "Then you are really a good boss."
"Yes, there is no way, the blood of capitalists is inherently dark." Mag sighed, and felt that giving clocks to employees was indeed a bit excessive.
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Reina walked quickly in the dark alley. The road was a little uneven, but fortunately there was some moonlight tonight, so she could vaguely see the road conditions.
Although the security in the chaotic city is very good, cases of robbery and rape often occur in the slums in the north of the city, so when night falls, there are no people in the alleys, let alone a girl walking alone.
Reina was holding a short dagger hidden in her big cotton-padded jacket. Last night, because her boss asked her to work overtime, she was dragged into an alley by a drunk man on her way home in the middle of the night. She tried her best to hit him unconscious with a stone and escaped. , since then, every time she walks at night, she will hold a knife in her hand.
"Meow!"
A wild cat scurried across the roof nearby. Reina suddenly stood against the wall and lifted the hand holding the knife up from under her clothes. After a while, she made sure it was just a passing wild cat and no one else, and then she relaxed. He took a breath and continued to walk forward quickly.
Passing through the long alley, there was a small bungalow in the distance, with a dim light on the window. In the dark night, it was like a guiding light, which made Reina's heart settle down.
"Why isn't mother asleep?" Reina muttered with some complaints, her pace quickened a bit, and she soon arrived in front of the low bungalow, reaching out and knocking on the door gently.
"Child, come in quickly." After a while, the door was opened, and Karins, who was wearing a cotton coat, quickly got out of the way.
"Mom, I told you to go to bed early, don't wait for me." Reina walked in the door, shut out the cold wind, and looked at her mother with some complaints.
"I sleep all day long, so I can't sleep at night. I'm not waiting for you." Karins smiled and waved her hand, looking up and down at Rena, "Didn't you meet any strange people on the road?"
"No, I just met a wild cat and scared me." Rena shook her head and led Karins to the back room. She knew that her mother was worried about her so she couldn't sleep.
"Hey, it's not okay to stay so late every day. It's too dangerous to walk at night. Can you tell your boss that from now on we will work during the day? You can do more during the day, and let you go home early at night?" Karins said with some worry, seeing her child come back with a bloody head last year frightened her.
"It's okay, I carry a knife with me now, no one can hurt me." Reina smiled and shook her head, "The busiest time in the restaurant is at night, and today the boss taught me how to make red soup hot pot, for the guests to eat I made all the spicy hot pot, and everyone said it was delicious."
Karins looked at Rena's shining eyes. It seemed that she really liked this job. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. If she hadn't been such a drag, her children wouldn't have to live in this slum and wouldn't have to worry. If you walk at night, there will be bad guys following you.
Rena helped Karins sit down by the bed, held her hand and said: "Don't worry, mother, the boss said that I will be given a salary increase after I become a full-time employee. Then we can find a better job." The doctor has treated you, and when your illness is cured, we will move out from here and move to the south of the city."
"Okay." Karins nodded and lay on the bed.
After chatting with her mother about what happened in the restaurant today, Rena returned to her room, put the oil lamp next to her bed, and took out the gift box that Mag just handed her from her pocket.
The gift box is about the size of a palm, with beautiful blue-purple flowers painted on it, and tied with a dark blue rope, cross-tied into a bow.
"What a beautiful box." Reina's eyes lit up. She took the box in her hand and played with it for a while before she realized that the gift was still inside. She carefully untied the rope and then slowly opened the lid, revealing a red metallic luster. It lit up Rena's eyes.
"This is... a clock?" Reina's mouth opened wide as she looked at the red alarm clock lying quietly in the box. It has a red metal shell, a transparent crystal cover, a dial with numbers, and three golden rods of different lengths. The metal needles, the longest of which were still moving, made a very subtle ticking sound.
"Why would the boss give me such a valuable thing..." Reina held the alarm clock in her hand as if it were a priceless treasure, for fear of falling to the ground.
There is a clock on the desk of the former boss. It is said that she bought it for 50,000 copper coins. It is much bulkier and ugly than the one in her hand. How much does this clock cost?
Reina couldn't imagine it anymore. She immediately closed the lid and tied the rope again. She would have to return it to the boss tomorrow morning. She couldn't accept such an expensive gift.
When she placed the alarm clock solemnly on the bedside, Reina discovered that a piece of note paper had fallen off the bed. She picked it up and looked at it. It read in beautiful handwriting: Reina, remember to set the alarm clock and arrive at the restaurant on time at six o'clock. McGonagall.
