Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons
Chapter 611: Boss, aren’t you an only child?

Chapter 611: Chapter 611: Boss, aren’t you an only child?

Xue Yumei felt choked, always thinking that Tong Yao was pointing her finger at her, but on reflection, she thought it was impossible. She was now the oldest employee in the shop. She had worked here since the store first opened.

If she were to leave, who else could take her place? The other two couldn’t even keep track of the accounts. In short, the store couldn’t operate without her.

With this thought in mind, Xue Yumei felt a little more secure. She veered off the topic and asked, "Boss, it’s not even the end of the month, why are you here now? I haven’t even done the month-end tally yet."

Before Tong Yao could reply, Guo Jinnian couldn’t stand it anymore, "Yaoyao is the boss. It’s her shop, she can come whenever she wants, does she need your permission?"

Xue Yumei was somewhat disgruntled, her face darkening, "Why do you always talk so sarcastically? I was merely asking the boss why she came now, I didn’t say the boss couldn’t come."

She scrutinized Guo Jinnian up and down, sneering, "Who are you? Who gives you the right to boss others around?"

Guo Jinnian scoffed, folding his arms across his chest, "I am your boss’s friend. If your boss has no objections to me bossing you around, what objections could you have?"

"You..."

Xue Yumei was taken aback, unable to find words to reply. Seeing the assertive demeanor of Guo Jinnian, she hesitated to retort.

Tong Yao gave her a glance without saying anything, which scared Xue Yumei into thinking that Tong Yao might fire her if she spoke. Thankfully, Tong Yao did not say anything and walked over to the counter to open the account book.

Xue Yumei quickly leaned in, nervously saying, "Boss, these accounts haven’t been tallied yet and might be a little unclear. Maybe you can come and check again in a few days. I’ll rush to sort them out."

This time Xue Yumei’s attitude was much nicer, her voice slightly panicked. Tong Yao did not respond, casually flipping through the book, and without looking closely, closed the book.

She beckoned Guo Miaomiao over, "Let me introduce you all. This is Miaomiao. She will start working here in a week and you will be colleagues."

Xue Yumei had just relaxed when she heard that Guo Miaomiao was coming to work here. She forced a smile, "Boss, we have enough hands here. Why do you need to bring over another staff member? Isn’t that just a waste of money?"

Tong Yao replied indifferently, "She is my sister."

Xue Yumei’s mouth dropped open in surprise, "No... really?"

She looked up and down at Guo Miaomiao, murmuring, "It doesn’t seem like it. Boss, aren’t you an only child?"

Tong Yao gave her a nonchalant glance, "What’s wrong with a cousin? Do you have any objections to that?"

Xue Yumei choked on her words, immediately falling silent. There was no hostility in Tong Yao’s tone of voice but she had a feeling that something was off with Tong Yao, as if she was being targeted.

Was she overthinking or had Tong Yao discovered something?

Just as she was worrying, she heard Tong Yao say, "You can sort out the accounts in the next two days. I’ll come to check the accounts in a week."

Seeing that Tong Yao was about to leave, Xue Yumei breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Boss, don’t worry. When you come next week, I will definitely have the accounts sorted out."

Tong Yao nodded, "All right then! I have to go."

Xue Yumei said, "Safe travels, boss."

Tong Yao had just walked a few steps, not even out of the store’s door when she heard Xue Yumei lecturing the employee from before.

"See what happens when you backtalk? The boss even brought her sister here. She is definitely planning to let you go."

Hearing this, Tong Yao turned her head and said calmly, "I have no plans to fire her. Don’t make wild guesses about my decisions. Besides, if an employee makes a minor mistake, a reminder to be careful next time will suffice. There’s no need for scare tactics. You’re just an employee here too, not the manager."

Tong Yao plans to train Guo Miaomiao to become the manager in charge of the store. With the accounts of the store now being problematic, it was clear that Xue Yumei was the culprit. Tong Yao decided not to deal with her for now and waited until Guo Miaomiao learned how to make milk tea first.

Xue Yumei did not expect Tong Yao to be so direct, rebuking her in front of the other two employees.

How was she supposed to manage the employees in the future?

Thinking of this, Xue Yumei retorted in resentment, "Boss, I’m just thinking about the store’s business. If there’s no one to keep them in check, won’t they all slack off and keep making mistakes? How can you not appreciate someone with good intentions?"

Tong Yao chuckled lightly, "Someone will be managing them soon. Just do your own work well, there is no need for you to interfere with the others."

With that, Tong Yao turned and left the store.

Watching Tong Yao’s receding figure, Xue Yumei stomped her foot in anger. Seeing the other two employees in the shop made her even more furious, glaring and scolding, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and get to work. Do you think the boss was supporting you when she was speaking just now?"

The other two employees, frightened by her shouting, did not dare to breathe loudly, afraid of angering Xue Yumei.

As soon as Guo Jinnian and Tong Yao stepped out of the shop, Guo Jinnian said in anger, "Yaoyao, that Xue Yumei seems to think she’s the boss of this place. If you don’t put her in her place, I think she’ll think she’s untouchable. The store’s poor revenues in the past few months are most likely her doing behind your back. I can see that she has the audacity."

Guo Jinnian had no patience for people like Xue Yumei. If she were his employee, he would have given her a piece of his mind today.

Tong Yao nodded, "When she first started working here, she was very modest. A couple of months ago when I came, her attire and overall appearance was very ordinary, but look at her now. Not only does she put on heavy make-up, but did you see that down jacket she was wearing? I had seen it in the mall before, it would cost more than five hundred yuan. I’m not looking down on her, but her salary cannot afford such clothing."

Nowadays, Xue Yumei earns 45 yuan a month and together with her meal subsidy, she makes a total of 50 yuan a month. She would have to save for a year, without eating or drinking, to afford that jacket.

This is not something within Xue Yumei’s financial capability. Of course, it’s not to exclude the possibility that her boyfriend bought it for her. But Xue Yumei has average looks and no academic qualifications. She’s a migrant worker from North City, so even if she has a boyfriend, it’s unlikely he is wealthy. It’s rare for someone to gift such expensive clothing before marriage.

Combined with the revenues of this milk tea shop being only 1100 yuan in recent times, the problem was quite obvious.

This shop in Kyoto is the most profitable, with the highest monthly income. But suddenly, two months ago the income decreased by three hundred yuan, and last month it decreased by more than eight hundred yuan. It was clear that Xue Yumei saw that Tong Yao did not discover the abnormality and thus became bolder.

It can also be said that once Xue Yumei tasted the sweetness of spending money, she couldn’t stop herself.

Guo Jinnian’s eyes bulged out in disbelief, "This woman must have eaten the heart of a leopard! She really thinks she’s the boss? She even dared to embezzle the store’s money?"

When Tong Yao had previously mentioned that there were problems with the store’s accounts, Guo Jinnian assumed it was because Xue Yumei wasn’t good at accounts. He had no idea that she had embezzled money, which was completely outrageous.