Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten-Chapter 83 - 80: Compensation Needs to Be Renegotiated
In the kitchen.
The slight clinking of kitchen utensils echoed in every corner of the dining room, leaving faint echoes.
Aunt Li and Aunt Lin, as usual, were skillfully cleaning up the dishes after lunch.
They chatted while tidying up.
"Our Chef Huang is really amazing! Did you see at noon, those education bureau leaders and those two TV station staff were burying their heads in food, almost licking their plates clean," Aunt Lin said with a laugh.
"Indeed, indeed!"
Aunt Li eagerly shared, "I heard from Wang Wenxia that when the education bureau leaders saw the kids’ purple sweet potato egg rolls in the (4) class, they couldn’t help but eat them first, making the kids in their class protest!"
"Ah? These education bureau leaders are ’competing’ for breakfast with the kids?"
Aunt Lin’s eyes lit up with surprise as she spoke, then she couldn’t help but laugh, "Haha... that’s just too funny and amusing..."
"Who wouldn’t think so! But these education bureau leaders..."
Aunt Li first nodded in agreement, then paused, glanced around, saw no one else, and couldn’t help but whisper resentfully, "They’re so annoying... plotting to have our Chef Huang work for their education bureau cafeteria. Is that something people would do?"
"Yeah, these education bureau leaders are really too much!"
Aunt Lin said indignantly, "Do they think our kindergarten’s kids and teachers don’t need to eat?"
"Exactly, Chef Huang is a treasure at our kindergarten! If he leaves, where will our kids and teachers eat?"
Aunt Li said angrily, a trace of annoyance flashing in her eyes, "And how can they eat our kindergarten’s food while trying to poach someone? It’s really disrespectful!"
At that moment, she wished she could grab a bunny to bite them, to let them know...
Don’t always bully honest people; even rabbits bite when cornered, let alone people!
"Aunt Lin, Aunt Li, you’re busy..."
Suddenly, a voice from outside the kitchen interrupted Aunt Li and Aunt Lin’s chatter.
Hearing this, they immediately stopped talking, looked up sharply...
It was Liang Yinqiu, who had just left not long ago, coming back to the kitchen.
Speaking of which.
Why did Director Liang come back?
Did she forget something?
They were somewhat surprised but still politely responded, "Director Liang, why are you here? Did you forget something in the cafeteria?"
"Oh, no, I didn’t forget anything. I came to find Chef Huang, you just keep busy,"
Liang Yinqiu replied with a smile, then looked around but didn’t see Huang Jun’s figure.
She frowned slightly, feeling puzzled.
Clearly, Chef Huang was in the kitchen before she left, so where did he disappear to in such a short time?
Where did he go?
Did he go to the lounge to rest?
Just as she was thinking about it, Aunt Li explained, "Director Liang, Chef Huang should be over by the playground now..."
"Do you want me to call him for you?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Yinqiu understood, smiling and waving her hand, "No need, Aunt Li, you carry on, I’ll go find him myself!"
"Okay!" Aunt Li nodded and continued with her work.
Liang Yinqiu walked out of the kitchen and slowly made her way to the side of the playground.
At this moment, under the lead of the class teacher, the kids were, as always, in neat lines, leisurely taking a post-meal walk on the playground.
Seeing her approach, some of the braver children raised their little hands and respectfully greeted her, "Hello, Director Ma Ma!"
Their soft, immature greetings were like a spring breeze, warming Liang Yinqiu’s heart.
A gentle smile full of approachability appeared on her face as she waved kindly to the children, "Hey, children, hello!"
Then she couldn’t help reminding, "Make sure to stay close to your teacher, don’t fall behind..."
"We know, Director Ma Ma, don’t worry, we won’t fall behind~" the children replied in their soft, childish voices.
Liang Yinqiu smiled and nodded, then spotted Huang Jun in the line of class (4).
She waved at Huang Jun, "Chef Huang, could you come over?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"Sure, Director Liang, I’ll be right there."
Upon hearing this, Huang Jun immediately responded, waving to show he understood.
After whispering a few words to the two darling daughters next to him, he walked over to Liang Yinqiu, smiling, "Director Liang, what can I do for you?"
Noticing the noisy playground wasn’t a good place to talk, Liang Yinqiu suggested, "Let’s talk in my office!"
Huang Jun nodded in agreement and then followed Liang Yinqiu to her director’s office.
Upon entering, Liang Yinqiu pointed to the sofa beside them, "Please sit down, Chef Huang."
"Would you like something to drink?" she asked again.
Huang Jun smiled and waved his hand, "No need, thanks, Director Liang, please sit down too! Just tell me whatever it is!"
Liang Yinqiu sat down on the sofa next to Huang Jun, and with a serious expression, spoke, "Chef Huang, given your outstanding performance lately, and how much the children love your cooking, I want to end our previously agreed probation period early. Starting today, you are officially an employee of Dorami Kindergarten. The monthly salary is 10,000 yuan, with full insurance and benefits."
Initially, Liang Yinqiu had concerns about whether Huang Jun could handle the kindergarten kitchen work.
However, after observing during the first few days of school, she realized that Huang Jun not only had diligence and perseverance but also completed his job excellently and got along well with the staff. This convinced her that Huang Jun was exactly the talent the kindergarten needed.
More importantly, Huang Jun’s culinary skills were exceptional.
Soon after the school started, parents of the larger classes reflected that the meals this semester had noticeably improved, which further solidified her determination to keep Huang Jun.
The most crucial thing was...
After the education bureau’s leaders tasted Huang Jun’s dishes, they became very interested in him and even tried to convince him to move to their cafeteria as the head chef, which made Liang Yinqiu feel a strong sense of crisis.
Therefore.
She decided to officially employ Huang Jun as soon as possible and significantly increase his monthly salary.
After all, high salaries are necessary to retain talent!
Besides, the kindergarten was not short of money and could afford it!
These words left Huang Jun feeling both surprised and astonished.
The surprise was that...
He didn’t expect to pass the probationary period so quickly.
Although he had confidence in himself, as long as he hadn’t officially gotten the job, he felt a bit uneasy.
What surprised him was...
The salary increase was so significant, he almost thought he misheard it.
So, he asked incredulously, "Director Liang, are you sure? Wasn’t the post-probation salary supposed to be 6,800 yuan?"
Liang Yinqiu shook her head firmly, "No mistake, I hadn’t considered it thoroughly before. Given your excellent culinary skills, a monthly salary of 6,800 yuan doesn’t truly reflect your value. Therefore, we need to change our previous agreement, and the current pay needs a new proposal."
"Additionally, every year, our Dorami Kindergarten hosts some cooking-related parent-child courses, usually taught by the experienced chefs at our kindergarten.
"Now, this task will fall on your shoulders, so please make additional preparations in your spare time. I believe with your expertise and talent, you will excel in this role."
"And don’t worry, this is not for free; the kindergarten will pay you an additional 2,000 yuan monthly for it."
"If there are any aspects of this job you’re not satisfied with, Chef Huang, feel free to bring them up."
Huang Jun was naturally very satisfied.
The pay was much higher than before, so how could he have anything to complain about!
"Director Liang, I have no complaints about this job," he answered honestly.
"Alright then, I’ll draft a new contract, and we can sign it again."
"Sounds good!" Huang Jun nodded.
A few minutes later...
Liang Yinqiu handed the drafted contract to Huang Jun.
Huang Jun carefully read through the contract content and, confirming it was correct, solemnly signed his name.
Just then, a cold electronic voice suddenly sounded in Huang Jun’s mind.
