Chapter 1288: May I Go Into Your Kitchen Please?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Accompanied by crashing sounds, the plates were shattered.
Vanessa managed to hold onto the last big plate on the tray in a panic as she stared at the porcelain shards with her mouth agape. She gulped as she turned around, and apologetically said, “I will pay for all these.”
Mag shook his head, and then said to Vanessa, “That’s okay. However, you will be required to carry plates like these and make over hundreds of trips per day without any accidents. Do you think you can do it?”
“Over hundreds?” Vanessa was shocked. She already felt that her arms were going to break when she had only taken a few steps. Her arms were even still aching now. There was no way she could make hundreds of trips in the restaurant carrying so many plates…
“I definitely can’t do it.” Vanessa shook her head, and then looked at Yabemiya and the rest with admiration. These big sisters were formidable. They made the job look so easy, and they always looked so beautiful while doing it. She hadn’t expected that their job was actually so tough.
“It’s okay. It’s actually a good thing to recognize our own shortcomings. Big Sister will treat you to hot pot tonight,” Irina said to Vanessa smilingly.
“Really?” Vanessa’s eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded her head happily. “Okay, okay.”
Vanessa left happily after setting up a hot pot date with Irina. Mag sighed a breath of relief as he looked at Irina with admiration. This technique of letting her know her shortcoming was indeed marvellous.
The next few interviewees were only mediocre. Mag added a star next to the names of some of the ladies who had worked in a restaurant before. It would be easier for those who had previous experience to get a hang of it, and they would have expected the intensity of the work and wouldn’t quit after a few days’ of hard work.
However, Mag didn’t hire them on the spot. Instead, he let them return to read the notice tomorrow so he wouldn’t miss better candidates who were at the back.
“The next interviewee: Rena. Is Rena here?”
Anna walked in and said to Mag, “Uncle Mag, looks like the interviewee Rena didn’t come for the interview.”
“Alright. We will skip to the next one.” Mag nodded and put Rena’s information slip aside. This was the first interviewee to give up on her own accord.
“Mm-hm,” Anna replied, and then went out to call in the next interviewee.
“There still isn’t anyone who was hired on the spot yet?”
“It’s so stringent. There were a few ladies who were so beautiful, but they were still not hired on the spot.”
“I am a little scared. A maiden came out crying earlier. Did Boss Mag do something to them?”
The ladies who came for the interview were having a nervous discussion. They were expectant and yet a little petrified.
“Boss, the interview is almost over. Do you have someone in mind already?” Yabemiya asked Mag with a yawn while the next interviewee had not come in yet.
The rest began to look at Mag too. There were a few interviewees who were not bad, but Mag still didn’t pass them on the spot.
“We will decide after we finish interviewing all of them. I still haven’t found someone who I feel 100% certain of up till now.” Mag shook his head with a smile. Maybe his standards were too high, but the service staff was a very important part of the restaurant, so he should be more stringent about them.
The interview continued. Mag and Irina continued to maintain their strict interview attitude.
Anna came in, and said, “Uncle Mag, we have interviewed all the names on the list.”
“Alright. Thank you for your hard work, everyone.” Mag stacked the information slips that he had separated into two stacks neatly. There were a few ladies who had made it into his shortlist. He had considered further which one of them he should hire.
Firis and Shirley’s return had alleviated the restaurant’s manpower shortage. They would only need to add one more service staff member. Otherwise, there would be too many of them standing around.
“Ding!”
Right at this moment, the doorbell rang.
“Huh?” All of them looked surprised. Wasn’t the interview already over?
Anna pushed open the door on her tiptoes. A maiden was standing at the door, sweating profusely. She supported herself by putting one hand on the door frame. Panting, she said, “I… I am Rena. May I ask, is the interview… interview already over?”
“Yes. It just ended.” Mag nodded as he surveyed this thin maiden. She had a head of slightly curly flaxen hair and a pretty face. She seemed to have run all the way here.
The name Rena was a little familiar. He lowered his head and glanced at that information slip that he had put aside. It belonged exactly to the interviewee that didn’t show.
Rena straightened herself and tried to smoothen her breathing as she sincerely said to Mag, “C-could you please give me another chance?”
“You were number 21 amongst all the interviewees. The interview is over, but if your reason for being late is good enough, I don’t mind giving you a chance for an interview.” Mag nodded at Rena.
“I was working earlier. Although it is a job that doesn’t pay well and is a hassle, I cannot lose that job before I can be sure that I will join Mamy Restaurant’s staff, because that job ensures my mother’s and my survival. I completed my work in advance with my colleague’s help, and I ran all the way to the restaurant. I am very sorry that I have missed the interview’s timing,” Rena said apologetically and lowered her gaze. Despair was all over her face.
Even though Shanshan and she had tried very hard, there were simply too many ledgers to do. She still missed the interview’s timing. It seemed like she would have no chance to join Mamy Restaurant’s staff.
Everyone in the restaurant looked at Mag. This maiden seemed to have a hard time. If only he would give her one more chance.
“That’s a very wise choice. Come on, Miss Rena. Let’s begin your interview today,” Mag said smilingly. There were over 80 interviewees coming for the interview today, and the majority of them would not be accepted. It wouldn’t have been a smart choice if they had lost their original job because of an interview with an unknown outcome.
Rena lifted her head and looked at Mag in surprise. She couldn’t quite believe her ears.
Mag picked up that information slip, and directly asked, “We will need to prepare for the dinner service soon, so we don’t have much time for a conversation. Could Miss Rena please show us why we should choose you to join Mamy Restaurant?”
Rena took in a deep breath and walked next to that chair. However, she didn’t sit down, and instead she asked Mag, “May I go into your kitchen please?”
“Why?” Mag asked. His kitchen wasn’t open to strangers.
“Although I have never eaten the hot pot in Mamy Restaurant, I have smelled the aroma of that red soup base on the evening before the last, so I am able to identify the spices that you have used in it,” Rena said confidently.