Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 398: Three hundred ninety-seven spirited cattle and horses_1

Chapter 398: Three hundred ninety-seven spirited cattle and horses_1

After seeing off the only customer in the shop, Zhang Qianqian tidied up briefly.

Then she directly announced that the store would be closed for a rest day tomorrow.

However, contrary to expectations, Cui Hua and Xiao Fang, who were about to enjoy a day off, didn’t exhibit a hint of happiness; in fact, they seemed a bit panic-stricken.

"We’ve only been open for one day and we already need a break, it must be because of today’s dismal business," they thought.

"Though the steamed buns sold well, this place might really close down. After all, we’re only open for two hours a day, and the boss doesn’t seem like someone who knows how to run a business."

"Boss, we really don’t need to rest, just let us continue to sell the steamed buns. That way, even if you’re not here, we can still make some extra money for you. Please, please pull yourself together. This shop still has hope; please don’t lose heart."

As Cui Hua’s mind raced with wild thoughts, she couldn’t help but say this to Zhang Qianqian.

In just a short while, she had already imagined whether Zhang Qianqian might be so affected by tomorrow’s setback that she couldn’t handle the harsh reality and would decide to jump off a building to her death.

After all, in the films they showed back in the village, wasn’t that what the male lead always did? A disagreement and off they went to jump from a roof.

This must certainly be the darkest moment in the boss’s life.

"No, we cannot allow such a good person like our boss to die."

Xiao Fang, on the other hand, looked at Zhang Qianqian with a face full of concern. She didn’t think Zhang Qianqian looked like someone about to jump off a building.

But it was clear to her that today’s business was very bad.

It was, after all, the Xunxian Brew that the boss had meticulously crafted, and she had waited all day.

By the time they were closing, they had only had one customer and had sold just three bowls.

That must have been a huge blow to the boss, right?

Even though he was all smiles now, who knows, his heart might be bleeding nonstop.

Was he only putting on a brave face, so we wouldn’t notice?

The boss was truly a good person.

That’s what Xiao Fang was thinking, and in an instant, the way she looked at Zhang Qianqian softened by eight degrees.

If Zhang Qianqian showed even the slightest hint of sadness,

then she decided she would without any hesitation go and hug the boss tightly.

The boss was one of the few people in the world who truly respected her and treated her well.

No matter what, she couldn’t allow the boss to lose confidence in life.

Courage swelled in Xiao Fang’s heart in that instant, and she decided that even if she weren’t to receive a salary in the future,

as long as the boss didn’t send her away, she would stay here and work without pay, if necessary, to help the boss through tough times.

However, watching the two girls alternate between crying and laughing, cheering one moment and comforting the next,

Zhang Qianqian was left with a row of huge question marks above her head and quickly interrupted the two girls whose conversation was getting more and more outlandish.

"Stop, stop, stop! Who said I’ve lost hope and want to die? I’m just giving you a day off. Can we please not spread rumors? And just because we had only one customer today doesn’t mean the business is bad. I just asked, and that customer happens to be a small business owner from a software company in the neighboring business park. This is the prime bait I’ve thrown out there. You might see only one person now, but it’ll be hard for our business not to boom in the future. I’m full of confidence in this."

Hearing this, the two girls were momentarily dumbfounded, and Xiao Fang stammered as she asked.

"Then boss, if you’re so happy inside, why close the shop for a rest day tomorrow?"

Zhang Qianqian widened her eyes in incomprehension and exclaimed.

"Tomorrow is Saturday, don’t you normally take a break from work?"

The two girls looked at each other and then shook their heads together.

Working was just that, working, and they even got paid for it, so why should they take a day off separately?

And work that paid money wasn’t common in the village, the two girls were young.

They couldn’t handle most of the work in the fields, so they had to do more chores at home.

Normally, feeding the chickens and ducks, cutting grass for the pigs, and babysitting their younger siblings, that was considered rest.

Moreover, the work in the shop wasn’t tiring, much easier than what they did at home, and they wouldn’t get scolded, so why take a day off?

The two girls couldn’t understand this, and Gu Chen couldn’t understand it even more.

He had always thought that only giving four days off each month was quite the act of a capitalist.

On weekdays, he also restrained himself from some easy money-making ideas that didn’t require a conscience.

So as not to be hung up on a lamppost and whipped by the sharp-eyed masses.

But now, having heard what they said, even a capitalist couldn’t help but feel like crying.

The production team’s donkey would be so annoyed it would shake its head.

However, Gu Chen didn’t have much time to explain now, as he was in a hurry to pick up his daughter from school.

He would have to slowly change the mentality of these two girls over time.

No matter their past, but in his shop, they must have their monthly days off, and not a single day less.

More importantly, his daughter had a school-organized group outing tomorrow.

Running a shop might bring in money, but that was nothing compared to the joyful growth of his daughter.

Gu Chen glanced at the time, then gave a few more instructions to the only two employees in his shop.

He told them to rest more when they had nothing to do, and to go out and stroll around during the day tomorrow if they were free.

Everyone was the same, not machines on an assembly line, it’s important to balance work and rest and such.

As he said this, he worried that these two girls, new to the city, might be short on cash.

So he took out two hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Fang who was nearby.

"This is your advance salary, I’ll give you the remaining three hundred at the end of the month, the same as I did for Cui Hua when she first came.

You both are my employees, and I will not treat one better than the other.

Alright, I’m the boss, if I say take a day off tomorrow, then we take a day off, that’s settled."

Gu Chen waved at the two girls, who looked baffled, and quickly hurried out the door to his car and left.

...

He arrived at the kindergarten, familiar with the route, and since he had been delayed for just a short while, some children were already leaving.

Gu Chen glanced at the time, thankfully it was less than two minutes late, not too long.

Then he got out of the car, where his daughter Tangtang was standing next to Teacher Zhang Qianqian, chatting together.

Based on their expressions, they seemed to have gotten quite familiar.

Gu Chen was very pleased with this, and before he could approach, his daughter spotted him from afar.

Her little face bloomed like a beautiful flower in an instant, and she trotted over on her little legs.

Swiftly, she ran up to Gu Chen, and happily called out.

"Daddy~"

Then she leapt into Gu Chen’s arms, laughing even more joyfully.