Chu Tian looked and saw it was a small young girl, seemingly much younger than Luo Luo.
"That..." He didn't know the other party's name yet, so he could only wave at her.
"You switch clothes with her, and from now on, you'll work behind this counter! Uh, uh, what's your name again, oh… Tao Jiayu, right? From now on, the cleaning will be your responsibility!" Chu Tian said to Tao Jiayu amidst everyone's shock.
The little girl looked at Manager Tang with a questioning gaze.
Just as she was about to say something, Manager Tang, who was extremely unlucky, interjected, "Brother Tian, she's just here to help temporarily. She comes to clean the place every morning and evening. Other times, she still has to go to school."
"Yes, I'm in my third year of high school and can't work here full-time!" the little girl also said to Chu Tian.
"Is that so! Then you'll be responsible for the cleaning outside from now on! As for this Tao Jiayu, let her be fully responsible for cleaning the toilets. Don't let her out unless it's necessary. Seeing her bothers me!" Chu Tian said indifferently.
He then turned to Tao Jiayu and said coldly, "Also, do you want to resign? You can tell me now, and I'll agree immediately. However, you still have to work for a full month before you can leave, otherwise, I'll report you to the labor arbitration."
The onlookers were speechless. Tao Jiayu was too unlucky! Even if she resigned now, she would have to spend at least a month in the toilet.
After he finished speaking, he turned to the lawyer and asked, "The contract doesn't say what job she has to do here, right?"
"No!"
"Then if I assign her a job and she refuses to comply, can I fire her? Without compensation, right?" Chu Tian asked again.
"No need!"
"Then if she curses me, I can also fire her directly, right? Without compensation?" Chu Tian's peripheral vision caught Tao Jiayu, who angrily stood up, about to point at him and curse him!
"Insulting the boss and being fired naturally requires no compensation! If her words are personally attacking you, you can even sue her for defamation!" the lawyer said earnestly, but at this moment, everyone could see his expression; he was clearly holding back, almost to the point of internal injury.
"Alright! You're busy. I'll call someone to find you if needed." Chu Tian said politely to the lawyer.
"Mmm!" The lawyer turned and left, fearing he would suffer internal injury if he stayed any longer. This Chu Tian was truly a strange person!
How could he know how dark a period of time Tao Jiayu would be for him?
Her three years of high school life, where she couldn't hold her head up, were all because of her!
At this moment, Tao Jiayu was pointing at Chu Tian, unable to say a word!
Everyone was also speechless. If you could buy the entire store in a fit of anger, would you be concerned about a little compensation?
You're not, right? If you don't like her, just fire her.
Why torment her like this?
How could they know that Chu Tian had been tormented by her for three years in high school, so what was just one month?
"I… I resign!" Tao Jiayu said through gritted teeth.
"Okay, I agree! Please proceed to the toilet!" Chu Tian said to her expressionlessly.
Tao Jiayu slapped the things in her hand onto the counter and walked out.
"What's wrong? Have an opinion?" Chu Tian asked, unwilling to let it go.
"No… No!" Tao Jiayu was now afraid of him.
Saying that, she rushed towards the toilet, shedding tears as she walked. She had no money to compensate Chu Tian. Even if Chu Tian didn't pursue labor arbitration and framed her with a baseless lawsuit, she didn't want to lose two months' wages.
It was almost payday this month.
She also had a pile of credit cards and high-interest loans to repay. She had finally found such a high-paying job, but she had encountered this jinx.
After so many years of tempering in society, she had long lost the personality of her youth.
Why did she become like this when she saw Chu Tian?
She herself didn't know what was happening today. She had met old classmates before.
But when she saw Chu Tian, she couldn't help but want to mock him, belittle him, and look down on him.
As she walked, she thought about things, deciding she could only endure for a month and would look for other work during this time.
"Wait!" Just as she reached the door of the restroom, Chu Tian's voice came.
Hearing Chu Tian's voice, she felt inexplicably annoyed and turned around, "What else do you want?"
"Return my things to me, and perhaps I can let you go now and not owe you your wages." Chu Tian said indifferently.
"What things?" Tao Jiayu frowned.
Chu Tian extended his arm and pointed at his wrist.
Seeing his gesture, Tao Jiayu's furrowed brow relaxed, and she asked, "Really?"
"Mmm?" Chu Tian's heart lit up at her reply. It seemed she had indeed taken it, and it was possible to find it.
"Yes, return it to me, and I'll settle your wages now." Chu Tian said with certainty.
"Okay, I'll go back and look now."
"Can you find it?" Chu Tian asked.
"Probably!" Tao Jiayu replied.
"I'll go with you, let's go!" Without paying attention to anyone else, he walked out of the gym.
Tao Jiayu hesitated for a moment and also followed him out.
Under the stunned gaze of the crowd, the two of them turned a corner and disappeared at the end of the road.
What was going on? What was it that made him so concerned?
No one could guess that the very important item was just a bracelet that an ordinary child played with.
It was unknown whether she was lucky or Chu Tian was lucky, that the item lost for so many years could be retrieved again.
When Tao Jiayu took his things back then, she directly threw them into her box full of toys.
It contained her childhood belongings. After a major family upheaval, all other possessions in her home were seized by the bank. The only things she brought from home were this one box.
An hour later, Chu Tian and the two returned to the gym. Upon entering, Chu Tian saw Manager Tang downstairs as well. Chu Tian told him to settle Tao Jiayu's wages.
"Brother Tian, I was just about to talk to you about this. Let's hand over."
"Hand over… uh…" Chu Tian had absolutely no idea how to run this store. Upon hearing about the handover, he was a bit dumbfounded.
"Why don't you find someone to help you manage it?" Manager Tang said, seeing Chu Tian's confusion.
Find someone? Who? Chu Tian scanned his mind but couldn't seem to find anyone.
His social circle was very small, and he was a shut-in. He didn't know many people.
Besides classmates, he seemed to have no other acquaintances.
What could he do? As Chu Tian was worrying, Qing Qing walked out from behind the counter with a tray, intending to deliver something to a guest.
Seeing her, Chu Tian's eyes lit up. This girl seemed pretty good.
"Hey… Qing Qing, have you handed over to Manager Tang? From now on, you'll be the store manager." Chu Tian called out to her.
"What?" Qing Qing was stunned.
Even Manager Tang held back a laugh. Brother Tian was truly… truly capricious.
"Alright, that's settled! This is my phone number. Call me if there's anything. If not, just manage this store. Don't feel pressured. I'm not asking you to make a lot of money, just don't lose it all." Chu Tian took a piece of paper from the counter, wrote his phone number on it, and handed it to Qing Qing.
"O… Okay." Qing Qing hadn't fully processed it yet.
By the time she wanted to say something else…