At the end of November, a rare off-season in the year.
All the staff in the shop start to take turns enjoying their three-day annual leave.
This is the only paid consecutive leave apart from the official holiday during New Year.
After all, it’s usually very busy, unless it’s a real ergency, any additional leave in general wouldn’t be approved.
Especially during festive holidays, there’s no need to even think about it.
So everyone is happily planning how to spend their three-day vacation.
Sun Qingning handed the plated dish to the food runner: "Sister Dai, have you decided when to take your leave?"
With the rare holiday approaching, Dai Li was in high spirits and said with a smile, "I’ve had it planned for a while. I’ll take the weekend off and an extra Friday. My daughter Bao’Er’s kindergarten only has a half-day class on Friday."
After Dai Li left, Sun Qingning sneakily whispered to Fu Yu: "No wonder Chef Zhao is also taking the weekend off, they’re planning to go on a family vacation!"
Zhao ng happened to co back at that mont and, hearing Sun Qingning’s words, he didn’t scowl as he usually did, instead, he calmly said, "Yeah, planning to climb Old Black Mountain and I’ll bring you guys so gifts on the way back."
Sun Qingning chuckled and said, "Chef Zhao, does this count as making it public?"
Zhao ng glared at him, but there was an irrepressible smile at the corner of his mouth: "Keep talking nonsense, and I won’t bring you gifts!"
Sun Qingning quickly shut his mouth and went silent.
During the rare holiday, Zhao ng had just confird his relationship with Dai Li, so the two of them discussed and planned to use the vacation to take the child on a self-driving trip to the mountains.
Having worked hard for a year, it’s an excellent chance to rest and let the child gain so knowledge.
Dai Li was looking forward to it.
Zhao ng had been eagerly anticipating it for a long ti.
What a rare opportunity it was.
Even if it ant having a child along.
Fortunately, the child is still young, so they can book a suite for the trip.
With a rare three-day vacation, it’s only right to spend a bit more money and enjoy it properly...
Fu Yu looked at Zhao ng, intentionally moved closer, and teased: "Chef Zhao, finally going on a trip, and you’re just going to Old Black Mountain? Not saying go abroad, but at least go out of the province, right?"
Zhao ng gave Fu Yu a sideways glance: "It’s only three days, unless you want to give your vacation, then I can book a ticket to the Maldives right now."
Fu Yu really considered it and thought it wasn’t impossible.
After all, there were just over two months until the New Year. Although he missed ho, if Zhao ng really wanted to take a few more days off, he had no problem giving him his vacation.
Fu Yu seriously said: "Chef Zhao, then I’ll give you my vacation."
Zhao ng is the head chef, and although the shop has rules, everyone in the back kitchen can take one day off per week in turns.
But when business occasionally booms, and others take consecutive leaves for personal reasons, Zhao ng couldn’t take his days off.
Throughout the year, the days he could actually rest were indeed very few.
After hearing Fu Yu out, Zhao ng felt a warmth inside but said: "You rascal, you’re almost earning as much as now, and instead of taking a break, you’re still thinking about making commission?"
Since becoming permanent, Fu Yu’s salary had more than doubled, and he also held a part-ti job at a music restaurant every week, earning additional pay.
Moreover, he received innovation awards and inco from dicinal cuisine.
All of it combined, he was making quite a decent sum of money.
However, similarly, Fu Yu spent a significant amount of ti at work.
Since becoming permanent, he had to stand at the cooking station every day, working for three to four hours in a stretch without moving.
The wok was heavy, and with the ingredients, it weighed even more. It relied solely on the strength of the right wrist, and after a day of standing, he would feel back pain and numbness in his wrist.
It was indeed tiring!
Zhao ng himself, being a head chef, naturally understood Fu Yu’s workload.
Thinking about this, Zhao ng looked at Fu Yu and couldn’t help but sigh as he softly said: "It’s good to earn money, but you can’t push yourself too hard, your health needs to co first. No matter when, health is the capital of earning money."
"With nights this tiring, no one can hold on! You need to take your ti earning money."
Fu Yu said: "I’m just thinking that you don’t have enough vacation."
Zhao ng smiled: "Three days is enough. Are you going ho this ti for vacation?"
Fu Yu nodded: "Yeah, it’s been more than half a year since I last went ho."
Originally, he planned to go ho after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but unexpectedly, that ti was too busy, and he couldn’t find the ti.
Then that night, as Fu Yu ntioned to his family that he would take so days off in a few days,
his mother happily said over the phone: "You don’t need to co back. Your aunt is visiting you to see Minghao, and your dad and I will go along in your uncle’s car."
After hanging up the phone, Fu Yu couldn’t help but giggle for a while.
His parents were coming to see him!
He could take a three-day break, which ant his parents could stay in Bei’an for three days!
That was great!
Since his aunt and uncle were coming, he might as well entertain them with a al at Qianlima.
He could use the staff discount.
As for where they’d stay?
There’s a hotel on the side street, a chain one, and he’s heard the environnt is quite good, though the room rates are a bit expensive, costing several hundreds a night.
But now that he was financially comfortable, no amount spent on his parents would cause him any heartache.
He carefully planned how to take his parents around and let them fully appreciate the charm of Bei’an.
Fu Yu had a restful night.
People feel refreshed when good things happen.
After clocking in, Zhao ng headed to the back kitchen and saw Fu Yu with a cheerful expression.
"Hey, what good news have you got?"
Fu Yu happily announced: "My parents are coming to see in a few days."
Fu Yu shared the story about how his parents were hitching a ride with his aunt.
Zhao ng didn’t say anything at the ti after hearing it.
But during the lunch break, he specifically called Fu Yu to his room, took out a stack of vouchers from the cabinet, exactly one hundred pieces.
"These are Sifeng Mountain vouchers. They expire in ten days, so take them and have a proper tour with your parents."
The vouchers were in fifty-yuan denominations, totaling five thousand yuan.
Sifeng Mountain Scenic Area is located in the southwest of Bei’an City District, surrounded by lakes and mountains, with beautiful water and majestic mountains, making it a unique ecological tourist area. It has the famous Buddha Light Temple, winding corridors, scenic reservoirs, and various resorts.
With these five thousand yuan vouchers, you can spend freely within the scenic area, including dining, leisure, entertainnt, and accommodation.
Fu Yu did so ntal calculations and was a bit reluctant to accept: "So many, you should keep them for yourself?"
Zhao ng handed the vouchers over with a smile, "I’ve been to Sifeng Mountain many tis, and Bao’Er is too young for there. These vouchers were given by Chef Yao; didn’t cost anything, as his friend is a leader there and sends so every year. They’ll expire if not used, so you take your family."
Upon hearing this, Fu Yu accepted them.
Primarily because Sifeng Mountain, due to its mountain and water surroundings, has excellent Feng Shui, and the north side of the mountain top is the largest cetery in Bei’an.
Children being too young indeed aren’t suitable for such places.
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