Free Web NovelChapter 516: Chapter 428: A New Opportunity—Forming a Team to Learn Chinese
It’s not that he doesn’t want to make Western cuisine; it’s mainly because Western cuisine is too troublesome, and there’s not much variation in taste and presentation. It’s not interesting; making Chinese food is much more fun.
"True," Dais nodded in agreement, "Before I came here, I didn’t feel much about it, but now I wake up every day full of energy, eager to know what the day’s dishes will be."
"This feeling of opening a blind box is addictive, like taking drugs; you simply can’t stop."
"If it’s a buffet, the daily work is just repetitive, repeating over and over again, which is kind of boring."
The two chatted casually for a while and quickly brought the topic back to the recruitment information.
"Apart from external conditions, moral requirements are definitely the most important. This shouldn’t need discussion, right?"
"Before joining, one needs to provide proof of no crime, health certificates, etc. It even includes the investigation of family member information."
Now, we’re not recruiting domestic employees but foreigners based on proximity, so all aspects must be tightly controlled.
"Oh, and there’s one more thing: being able to speak Chinese is a priority."
Dais held up two fingers: "Most people here speak French and English, some may know simple Italian or Spanish, Portuguese; these don’t need worry."
"If one can speak Chinese, it means they’re interested in Great Xia culture and can better integrate into our team."
Lin Chen added seamlessly.
"If they don’t know Chinese, Korean or Japanese will do; after all, anyone interested in East Asian culture is our priority."
"Let’s set it like this for now. If there’s anything to add, we can add it later. The initial screening is just submitting resumes; there will be a second interview and onsite interview later, no rush."
Lin Chen uploaded the edited recruitment information online and began to roam, wanting to see what other restaurants are requiring in their recruitment, maybe sparking some new ideas.
"By the way, you’ve worked at God’s Kiss for so long, do you know any waiters looking for a job?"
"No," Dais shook her head, "You also know God’s Kiss doesn’t recruit just anyone randomly; once hired, most people stick to it."
"Those who can’t stay are usually lacking in ability; there’s no need for deeper connections."
"Even if there are some with good relationships, they might be friends but not suitable for hiring."
"True."
Lin Chen remembered that when he worked in the kitchen, it was pretty much the same situation, and the turnover rate in the kitchen was even higher than the front hall. Almost no employees who were dismissed could be rehired, at least not in the short term.
"Alright then, let’s leave the recruitment matters for now. When you’re free, keep an eye on the email; the hiring assessment for the front hall will mainly be your responsibility, okay?"
"Okay! I’ll make sure to recruit a team of beautiful waitresses for you~"
Dais confidently winked at him and gave an ok gesture.
"If luck is on your side and you recruit someone who speaks Chinese, or is from Great Xia, maybe chef you can find a date~"
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Lin Chen twitched his mouth corners a few times, rolled his eyes, and didn’t have the slightest intention to respond.
Seems like he needs to be cautious in the future; these girls might be waiting to gossip about him!
As Lin Chen’s back disappeared behind the kitchen entrance, Dais revealed a mischievous smile and promptly took out her phone, typing out a bunch of text rapidly.
[Nicole! Quick, just heard something from the chef, can’t say specifically. If you’re willing, maybe start learning Chinese!]
At this time, everyone was getting ready to be on standby for dinner guests, and as news came in, Nicole didn’t have time to look before she was surrounded by several other girls.
"Have you read it? Have you read it?"
"Check your phone quickly, Nicole! Good news!"
"Huh?" Nicole was a bit confused, "What are you guys talking about?"
Curiously, she took out her phone to glance at the latest group message, stunned, as a blush slowly crept up her fair cheeks.
"This..."
"What is there to hesitate about? Learning it is definitely not wrong!"
"Even besides other issues, Chinese is already the world’s second most popular language. It’s definitely more convenient to speak Chinese at work here."
"Even if you don’t work here in the future, it adds something to your resume; there’s only benefits, no harm!"
"Let’s all learn it together. We’ve been thinking of learning Chinese anyway, let’s take advantage of this opportunity and start right away!"
Facing the unstoppable enthusiasm of the other girls, Nicole nodded helplessly, "Alright, but the question is, how to learn? Watch videos online and follow along?"
Always eavesdropping on the gossip, Helena and Lucinda suitably approached.
"You guys want to learn Chinese?"
"Lucas speaks it, have him teach you guys; feels like his Chinese has not much difference from Lin’s."
"Yeah, perhaps he has some secrets to learning Chinese to share with you, then we’ll go learn too."
"Good idea!"
"Then it’s decided, later we’ll ask him if he’s willing to teach."
"Dare not teach? He’s single too if I remember correctly?"
"Wow, do we need to be this ruthless?"
"Hehe, this is a good method. Even if he knows Chinese, his blood still flows with the Romantic Country’s heritage. I often see him secretly hiding in a corner watching sexy videos of girls dancing during his breaks."
"I’ve seen it too, looks like he’s a repeat offender!"
A few minutes later.
Lucas, lying in the room scrolling on his phone, suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
He got up puzzled, casually tossing his phone onto the bed.
The only people who knew his room number were Lin Chen, the beautiful employees from the restaurant, and the housekeeping staff.
Opening the door and seeing a mass of figures outside, his brain froze for a moment.
"Uh... ladies, do you need something from me?"
Lucas quickly scanned from left to right with his eyes, noticing that everyone except for Dais was there, even Helena and Lucinda had come.
What on earth is going on??
A shiver ran down his spine for no reason, feeling an ominous vibe approaching.
"Is there no one inside? Or are you planning to have us stand at the door and chat?"
As the oldest and most experienced sister present, Helena peeked into the room, taking half a step forward, about to walk in.
Lucas hadn’t reacted yet, but instinctively moved aside: "No one, no one, please come in."
He had never experienced being in a hotel room with so many beautiful women at once, and inevitably felt a bit nervous, not knowing what they could possibly want to discuss with him.
Could it be about work?
But why were Helena and Lucinda here, weren’t they in Jonathan’s team?
After Helena entered the room, she immediately saw the phone tossed on the bed, the screen paused on a sexy girl in a black bunny costume seemingly dancing.
"See, I wasn’t wrong, was I?"
She turned and waved at the girls who came in, pointing at the phone on the bed with a victor’s smile.
The girls who followed in quickly saw the beauty on the phone screen as well, making ’tsk tsk tsk’ noises, and giving Lucas a curious look.
"?!"
Only then did Lucas react, hurriedly closing the door and rushing over to grab the phone.
But he wasn’t too flustered, his face didn’t even flush; he calmly looked at the women.
"Go ahead, what’s the reason so many people came to me? Surely it’s not to watch girls dance with me?"
"It’s like this."
Helena didn’t bring up the matter proactively, as if it never happened, and switched the topic.
"Dais just had a meeting with Lin and informed us of some news."
"According to General Manager Wang’s instructions, the restaurant team will expand. Dais has already been promoted to Front Office Manager. Although I haven’t received any notification yet, in Jonathan’s team it’s only me and Lucinda, one of us should also be promoted."
"What? Expanding so soon?"
This news caught Lucas by surprise, and he quickly took out his phone to check the group’s messages, but it was quiet, obviously not announced there.
Wait a minute!
Something’s wrong!
Why was the message sent behind my back?
They’re excluding me!!
Seeing his expression change while staring at his phone, the ladies’ faces slightly shifted, also realizing the issue.
Out of Lucas’ sight, Elsa quickly sent Dais a text to inform her to let Lucas know about the expansion and promotion news and briefly explain the situation here.
While secretly texting Dais, she didn’t forget to give Helena a look.
The latter got the hint, instantly relaxed, and continued to talk nonsense with Lucas with her eyes wide open.
"She probably didn’t have time to post in the public work group yet? Since we are all servers, there’s a separate group for sharing information, which not only doesn’t include you, but even the chef isn’t in it, it’s our girls’ private space."
"Maybe she’s used to chatting over there and just subconsciously posted it in that group."
While she rambled on, Lucas’ phone ’dinged’.
He picked it up again and glanced at it, sure enough, it was a message from Dais in the group, mentioning everyone.
Lucas tilted his head in confusion, still somewhat skeptical of Helena’s explanation.
Although everything made sense, there was just something that felt off.
"By the way, we also came to find you for this reason."
Helena hurriedly changed the subject, "Dais said that the subsequent recruitment will prioritize hiring employees who know Chinese and East Asian languages, to keep up with the pace and not be eliminated, she suggested we all learn some Chinese."
"Speaking of learning Chinese, we immediately thought of you, so we came. We’ve been colleagues for so long, you wouldn’t refuse us this small request, would you?"
