I Bacame the Mother of His Child-Chapter 110 - 109: Xu Jingjing’s Trial

The next morning, Xu Xiuxiu took her son to the daycare and then brought Xu Jingjing to the Sichuan Pavilion branch.

Early in the morning, Su Juan had already changed into her manager’s outfit and was now sitting in the staff break room having breakfast. She was somewhat surprised to see Xu Xiuxiu walk into the break room. Xu Xiuxiu nodded to Su Juan and then led Xu Jingjing straight over to her. "Su Juan, this is my sister, Xu Jingjing. You should have met her a few days ago." Xu Jingjing had followed Xu Xiuxiu to the Sichuan Pavilion twice before. "The young lady wants to work as a waitress at our Sichuan Pavilion to earn some extra cash. See if you can have a supervisor take her on for a day to try it out!" Xu Xiuxiu indicated Xu Jingjing standing beside her.

"Is that so? Sure! How about I arrange for Xiao Chen to take her along in a while?" Su Juan paused for a moment, slightly stunned. She had just thought it strange. Xu Xiuxiu usually didn’t come to the Sichuan Pavilion so early and would only show up around meal times, occasionally helping out when everyone was overwhelmed with work. It was indeed rare for her to come this early like today. It turns out she came specifically to bring her little sister to work!

However, it was obvious at a glance that Sister Xiu had never worked before. Could she persist? Without mentioning anything else, just the standing alone on the first day of being a waitress is pretty tough to overcome! Su Juan, with her experience in judging people, could tell right away that Xu Jingjing was a treasured darling at home.

"Alright! You don’t need to give her any special treatment. Just treat her the same way we do with any new staff member during recruitment." If Xu Jingjing was willing to bite the bullet, Xu Xiuxiu had no intention of going easy on her. If Xu Jingjing really could endure it, she wouldn’t stop her from working, but if she couldn’t persist, tried to slack off, and wanted to get paid for nothing at Sichuan Pavilion, as a boss and a sister, she could never agree to that.

Su Juan was smart. After dealing with Xu Xiuxiu for so long, they both understood each other well. Xu Xiuxiu wanted the manager to follow the rules in Xu Jingjing’s presence, which clearly meant she didn’t want any special treatment for Xu Jingjing, nor relaxation of the standards because Xu Jingjing was her sister. Su Juan immediately understood and gave Xu Xiuxiu a reassuring look.

"Then, Sister Jingjing, I will have Supervisor Chen Xiaolian take you to change into a uniform now, okay? I’ll have Supervisor Chen slowly teach you what you need to do." Su Juan took Xu Jingjing’s hand and asked for her opinion.

"Mmm, thank you, Sister Su Juan." Xu Jingjing nodded firmly and then, without giving Xu Xiuxiu, her sister, another glance, followed Supervisor Chen Xiaolian, called by Su Juan, to go downstairs and change into her work uniform.

Once Xu Jingjing left with Chen Xiaolian, Xu Xiuxiu immediately leaned closer to Su Juan and whispered in her ear: "This sister of mine has been spoiled since she was little, so don’t be soft on her. Be strict when you need to be, and speak up if she’s not doing well. It’s okay to knock her confidence a notch." Xu Xiuxiu directed with a bit of mischief. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

She definitely didn’t want it to be too easy for Xu Jingjing, as taking it too lightly could make her think that the money was easily earned. If she kept up with the job long-term, that would be a big problem, and Xu Xiuxiu absolutely wouldn’t allow that to happen.

Su Juan understood what Xu Xiuxiu meant and couldn’t help but chuckle and nod in agreement.

Xu Jingjing was a new employee, and for the first three days, she wasn’t required to work as long hours as the other waitresses. She started her shift at ten in the morning and could clock out a little after four in the afternoon. Xu Xiuxiu had already returned home and was at the moment picking water spinach for the evening stir-fry.

"Big sister, I’m back." Xu Jingjing walked through the door in the evening, her face etched with exhaustion. When she saw Xu Xiuxiu, who was busy picking vegetables in the living room, she showed little emotion—clearly so tired that she didn’t want to talk much!

"How was your first day? Tired or not? Still want to continue being a waitress?" Xu Xiuxiu chuckled inwardly but knew that Xu Jingjing’s mental defenses were extremely fragile at the moment. She thought that just a few words could dispel the young girl’s intention of being a waitress.

"Big sister, do waitresses really have to stand from morning till night?" Xu Jingjing asked with a pained expression, uncomfortable with the conversation with Xu Xiuxiu. She had stood for almost the entire day without much rest, forcing a smile whenever she saw a customer. Her feet were numb from standing and her face stiff from smiling too much. Moreover, she had to run up and down the stairs, responding to customers’ calls left and right—someone wanted a small dish of vinegar, another some soy sauce. Especially when she was carrying the freshly cooked water-boiled fish, she couldn’t distinguish the table numbers clearly. She roamed around until she was dizzy and nearly served the dish to the wrong table.

"What do you think? I told you about this before you decided to go for it. Moreover, today you are still in your probationary period; the work hours are not that long. Wait until the three-day probation is over, then you’ll truly know what tired is. You’ve seen the lunch rush at Sichuan Pavilion, haven’t you? Are you confident you can stick it out?" Xu Xiuxiu asked with a doubtful expression, trying to chip away at Xu Jingjing’s determination: "And I’ve asked other new employees at Sichuan Pavilion, they all say that the beginning is the toughest. Standing all day long... those with better adaptability might only feel sore for a few days, but if you’re not good at adapting, it might take at least half a month. Are you sure you want to continue?"

Xu Jingjing felt her resolve weaken a bit after what Xu Xiuxiu said, but then she thought that if she could just grit her teeth and bear it, she’d earn a decent salary every month. After saving up for a few months, she could become a little rich lady. With that thought, she firmed her resolve: "I can stick with it," Xu Jingjing declared, clenching her little fists with an expression full of determination.

Well, it seemed it would be quite difficult to dissuade her little sister from being a waitress, Xu Xiuxiu thought, and so she didn’t scare her anymore.

Time flew by, and seven or eight days had passed. Xu Xiuxiu had originally thought that Xu Jingjing would give up after a couple of days, but to her surprise, Xu Jingjing truly persevered. Moreover, it was evident that her spirit was much stronger than before. She no longer quietly hid in her room to massage her feet after coming home during the first three trial days, her eyebrows knotted tight enough to crush a fly.

Seeing this, Xu Xiuxiu was actually quite relieved. It was fine for the young girl to work as a waitress at Sichuan Pavilion, and now, after seven or eight days, she was indeed doing quite well.

That day, as usual, Xu Xiuxiu went to Sichuan Pavilion to check accounts and calculate reports. As evening approached, she went to pick up Song Chengguang from home but was unexpectedly stopped by Chu Linlin, Mr. Chu, the childcare teacher, who asked her a few questions about Song Chengguang.

"Mrs. Song, it’s like this," Mr. Chu began, addressing her with respectful concern. "Chengguang has some picky eating habits. For lunch, when we serve him his meal, he only eats the meat and doesn’t touch the vegetables at all. It’s fairly common for children to be picky eaters, but it’s ultimately not very good. So, I wanted to ask you, Mrs. Song, has Chengguang always had this habit of picky eating?" Teacher Chu Linlin was young but very patient with the children. Seeing that it wasn’t good for Song Chengguang to continue this way, she felt compelled to remind Mrs. Song.