Rebirth 1979: Hunting wild boars and saving educated youth

However, what the boss did not expect was that Ning Yao threw the cheongsam in her hand onto the table without hesitation, and snatched the one in Lu Ting's hand and threw them on the table together.

"Okay, then we're quitting!" Ning Yao said firmly, "Just give us this week's pay."

The boss got furious when he heard this. He widened his eyes and yelled, "You want a salary? No way! You two little girls, do you think this is a charity? You come and go as you please, and you still want to get paid?"

He muttered to himself, "Hmph, a new American girl, you want to fight me? I've endured so much hardship to build this restaurant. Just because your families sent you here to study, you think America is paradise? If you don't have money, don't come and join in the fun!"

"If you want to get paid, work diligently until Saturday. Put on your cheongsams and get back to work!" the boss pointed at them, his tone full of threats. "Don't talk to me. I don't have time for this useless chatter!"

Ning Yao was so angry that she trembled all over after hearing this. She stared at her boss with wide eyes, feeling very unwilling.

The wages here are paid weekly, and the previous week's salary is settled every Sunday. Today is Friday, and if the boss doesn't settle it, then these five days of work will be for nothing!

Ning Yao was torn. These five days' salary was no small sum for her, and she worked so hard every day. However, she really couldn't put on that cheongsam and work as a waitress.

"Okay, we don't want the salary!" Ning Yao gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and pulled Lu Ting out.

The boss was stunned. He didn't expect that these two little girls were so stubborn. They just left without even asking for their salary.

He had never encountered such a situation before. In the past, even if he couldn't continue working, he would at least stick it out for two days, get his salary and then leave. Who in the United States can resist money?

But the next thought made the boss feel uncomfortable.

Tonight is the busiest time in Los Angeles, and there must be a lot of people coming here to eat. Now that two people have left, where can he find a waiter for a while?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curse again.

Just then, a boss lady wearing a gold necklace and looking aggressive came out from the back hall. She glanced at the empty front desk and said to the boss, "Those two girls haven't arrived yet? Don't you see what time it is? If they work like this, I will dock their wages!"

The boss said with a bitter face: "Why deduct the salary? He didn't even want the salary. He just left!"

The proprietress was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's going on?"

The boss angrily told his wife what had just happened.

After hearing this, the lady boss immediately started cursing, "Oh my god, these two brats are ruining my business. They're clearly trying to make things difficult for me! I'm quitting this stall..."

In the middle of scolding, the boss's wife suddenly seemed to remember something and asked the boss, "Have you asked for the deposit from the employment agency?"

When the boss heard this, he slapped his head and exclaimed, "Oh, I forgot!"

The boss's wife got even angrier when she heard this. She pinched the boss's ear and started yelling, "You old fool! You didn't even want the $500 deposit from the employment agency, and you let her go? Were you blinded by the beauty of that college girl? You old fool, you married into my family and think you're the boss now, right? You didn't even want the college girl's deposit, I'm going to beat you up today!"

The boss lady raised her hand as if to hit the boss. The boss was so scared that he dodged repeatedly and begged for mercy: "Stop it, stop it! Hurry up and send someone to chase them. I must get my deposit back!"

Chinese restaurants are permanent, but the waiters are transient.

Precisely because of the high turnover of waiters, bosses have a rule that requires them to deposit a deposit with the employment agency and have them send people over at any time.

Of course, the wool comes from the sheep.

Whenever someone quits, the boss will think about how to deduct the deposit from the salary. If the salary is not enough to deduct, he will have to find a way to make up the difference.

In this way, no matter who comes to work, after working for a few days, the 500 yuan deposit will be a sure profit for the restaurant.

But today, when Ning Yao and Lu Ting left, the boss was stunned for a moment and actually forgot about this!

He was so regretful that he slapped his thigh and said, "What a loss! Five hundred dollars per person, that's a thousand dollars for two people!"

A thousand dollars is enough to go to the club and watch a pole dancing show!

When the boss's wife saw her boss like this, she became even more furious.

She grabbed the phone on the table and yelled, "Tyrrell, take some people and bring back those two Chinese girls working for me! Yes, the two who just left. If you can't catch them, bring me back the $500 agency fee they each received! What? No money? If they don't have money, strip them naked and throw them out on the street! These little girls dare to refuse to pay me, they must be tired of living!"

After saying that, the proprietress hung up the phone with a "click" and sat there with an angry look on her face.

Ning Yao and Lu Ting walked on the street hand in hand, feeling very upset!

I had originally planned to ask for leave, but in the end, I didn't get it, lost my job, and lost five days' hard-earned money. Both of them felt very disappointed, wondering why the road to studying abroad was so difficult.

As they were walking, Lu Ting suddenly stopped and said anxiously, "Yaoyao, what are we going to do about the rent for next quarter?"

Ning Yao was also worried and asked, "I still have over 600 US dollars here, how about you?"

Lu Ting smiled bitterly: "I only have a little over 500 here, it's still not enough when added together."

The two of them calculated that the rent was $600 a month, which was $1,800 a quarter. Although this was the cheapest house they could find, cheaper than a university dormitory, it seemed that they couldn't even afford it now.

Ning Yao sighed: "If it really doesn't work, I can only call home and ask Dad for some money."

When she said this, she felt very upset. She really didn't want to ask her father for money when it was absolutely necessary!

Lu Ting's eyes were red. "Yaoyao, I really want to cry now. I feel so miserable. I really want to go back home. But can I be willing to go back like this? I'll be laughed to death, and I'll definitely regret it later. I worked so hard to come here to study in college, and I want to die here. I can't just go back like this. If it really doesn't work out, I... I'll just go to a club and do pole dancing!"

Ning Yao heard this and quickly shook his head: "What nonsense are you talking about? Can you dance that?"

Lu Ting smiled bitterly: "No, and I'm not as pretty as you, no one will watch me even if I dance!"

Ning Yao gritted her teeth and said, "I wouldn't even wear a revealing cheongsam, let alone dance that kind of thing! Let's go find a job tomorrow. I don't believe I can't find a job that can support myself!"