I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 794 - 348: Side Quests Can Actually Be Completed by Spending Money? System, I’ve Realized! [Subscribe Please]_2
"When I was your age, I only made one or two thousand a month, and now I’ve achieved a little success... Young people shouldn’t just think about money. They need more training and experience," he said.
Listening to the boss’s shameless words, Li Qiang said with a smile, "In order not to hold the company back, I think I should go somewhere else to gain experience and come back when I’m well-trained."
The boss opened his mouth and then sighed. "If you want a raise, I’ll give you one. We’ve been working hard together for several years. How did it come to this?"
After hearing the personal accounts from Chen Yan and others these past few days, Li Qiang was immune to this kind of boss’s rhetoric.
He said, "I’m also puzzled. Why are so many people who joined the company after me getting raises so quickly, while I, the head of technology, have the slowest salary growth? Perhaps our company’s program is already so intelligent it can operate independently without technical staff."
"I’ll give you another hundred thousand. How about you stay?"
It was already noon, and Li Qiang was in a hurry to eat at Lin Ji’s Food. He didn’t feel like playing Tai Chi here anymore.
He gestured with his hand, showing an eight. "Either raise my salary to eight hundred thousand, or sign the papers and let me go. Otherwise, we’ll see each other at the labor bureau. Anyway, my punch-in records can be checked at any time, and you should be very clear about how much overtime I’ve worked. I’m not afraid to let you know that a bunch of my lawyer friends are waiting to boost their performance stats, and they would be very happy to help me claim my unpaid wages."
Some people are shy and easygoing, but that doesn’t mean they’re brainless. In the past, Li Qiang had always fantasized about the company going public and getting some original shares. However, after getting pointers from entrepreneurs and the wealthy second-generation individuals in the group, he realized this idea was too naive. No matter what, securing money in hand is what truly counts. Otherwise, everything else is just pie in the sky.
The boss didn’t mutter anything else and efficiently signed the papers.
The rest of the process was simple. He would complete all the procedures, pack up his personal belongings, leave, and then just wait for payday. If the amount was wrong when he received his pay, then it would be time for another confrontation.
He wasn’t bragging just now. There really was a group of lawyers in Lin Ji’s Food’s fan group. Just this morning, Brother Feng, the legal advisor for Shen Group, had even sent a special message telling Li Qiang to let him know if he needed anything.
Clearly, Lin Xu had arranged this. With this kind of support, Brother Qiang couldn’t help but feel emboldened.
「Back at the technical department.」
His personal belongings were already neatly packed, and his colleagues also knew about Li Qiang’s resignation.
"Brother Qiang, are you really leaving?"
"Can’t you stay? Without you, our technical department will collapse!"
"We’ll really miss you, Brother Qiang."
"Me too."
"..."
Li Qiang, holding the storage box with his personal belongings, said with a smile, "From now on, I can eat at Lin Ji’s Food often. If we bump into each other there, let’s have a meal together."
He didn’t say too much sentimental stuff. Since they could often meet at Lin Ji’s Food, saying more would seem overly sentimental.
Carrying his storage box, Li Qiang turned and went to Qi Panpan’s office.
After entering, he opened the storage box, took out a bunch of individually packaged snacks, and placed them on the desk.
This action amused Qi Panpan. "Are you raising pigs here?" she quipped.
Li Qiang said, "These are exclusive snacks from Lin Ji’s Food that aren’t for sale to the public. I can eat them anytime now, so I’ll give them all to you. It’s like a dream... I never dared to think someone would like me..."
"Get out, get out, get out! Who likes you? We broke up," Qi Panpan retorted, pulling a file bag from her desk and tossing it in front of Li Qiang. "These are all your overtime records from DingTalk over the years. I’ve downloaded and printed them. If the money deposited into your account falls short, don’t just swallow your anger and accept it." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
"I will. Thank you."
"Who needs your thanks? Get out, get out! Just seeing you annoys me."
After Li Qiang left, Qi Panpan reverted to her usual goofy self. She arranged the individually packaged snacks on the table into a heart shape and took a picture to send to her besties’ group chat. "I had no idea this scoundrel actually hoarded so many exclusive snacks from Lin Ji’s Food that aren’t for sale! Press 1 if you want some; I’ll bring them home tonight to share."
"1."
"1."
"1."
"1."
"..."
Soon, the group chat was filled with uniform replies.
Qi Panpan, in a great mood, asked in the group, "Am I fair-skinned?"
"Fair!"
"Are my legs long?"
"Long!"
"Is my butt perky?"
"Perky!"
"HAHAHAHA, I love you guys for being such bootlickers!"
"Get lost!"
「By two in the afternoon.」
The lunch rush in the store was finally over.
Lin Xu came outside, about to drink something to replenish his spent energy, when he suddenly saw Shen Baobao approaching with an opaque bag.
The bag kept swinging. Had she bought the fish? Perfect. He could seamlessly transition into making sauerkraut fish. Hmm, he should try making the fish now while the memory was still fresh, to reinforce it.
"Xu Bao, I bought the fish. Take a look, is it okay?" Shen Baobao said.
"Of course, anything Baobao buys is bound to be good. Even if it weren’t, it would be my poor cooking skills, not the fish’s fault," Lin Xu replied.
"TEEHEE, you’re so annoying, always doting on me," Shen Baobao giggled.
Lin Xu took the bag. "Whoa, over five pounds! No wonder it’s so heavy."
He opened the bag, muttering to himself, "Let me see what kind of fish you bought... Good heavens, what on earth is this?!"
When he took the bag, he’d noticed the fish inside was quite lively, so he’d assumed it was a snakehead or a bass. But upon opening it, he found a fish covered in black circular spots. It looked like a woman’s polka-dot dress all bunched up.
