I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 459
Chapter 459: A Wedding and a Garden
August 15, Ouyang Xue and Li Chen’s wedding.
Like Jiang Wei, they chose the cafe for their wedding and booked it for the whole day. They asked me to announce on our WeChat public account and on the official Tongmeng Network account that the cafe would be free for the entire day.
This includes the first-floor restaurant snacks, the second-floor milk tea and desserts, and even the various cocktails at the bird leisure bar, all free of charge.
“Really? Everything’s free on August 15? Let me check if it’s a weekend… Ah, it’s not a weekend, how unfortunate.”
“It’s a pity that computers and games aren’t free, but it’s understandable. If the computers were free, people would probably hog them all day without moving.”
“How much will you lose? Are you not doing business that day? Or did the couple cover the day’s revenue?”
As expected, after I posted the announcement as requested by Ouyang Xue seven days ago, we received numerous skeptical comments from netizens.
“Is this really okay? Your place is usually packed during holidays. If you hold a wedding, won’t the outside be crowded with people?”
“Can your staff handle it? I heard there’s only one person in the kitchen. Will the food service be okay?”
“If I go, do I need to give a red envelope? Can I sit at the kids’ table?”
These messages and comments were mainly concerns about the cafe hosting a wedding.
Xiao Mo and I knew well that there wouldn’t be any issues with the cafe hosting a wedding. If there are indeed too many people, we can just clear some space in the cat area or bring in more tables and chairs and set them up in the open area outside the cafe.
Under the large banyan tree outside the cafe is a huge open area similar to a small square. It’s usually reserved for Li Chen and some delivery drivers to temporarily park. When we set up tables and chairs, we usually only use up to one-third of this space. If necessary, we can fill the entire area with seating. Anyway, I don’t believe that many people will actually come.
I’ve researched the customer base of the cafe. Nearly thirty percent of the customers are quite “socially anxious.” They don’t even need me to serve them in a maid outfit, they just want to come quietly, have a meal, look at the cats, tip some money if they have spare cash, and leave quietly.
If you ask them to pay to come and eat, no problem. But if you invite these socially anxious people to attend a stranger’s wedding for free, they might find it too lively and feel embarrassed to eat for free. Nine times out of ten, they’ll choose to avoid that day and come back after the wedding.
In other words, although Ouyang Xue’s wedding is free for everyone, not that many people will actually come.
“Oh, oh! A wedding! Yay!”
Because of the wedding at the cafe today, Dolly and Yueyue’s “takeout service” is temporarily paused. The two little ones have never seen a wedding in this world before and are running around the open space outside.
“When people here get married, do they wrap their tails around each other to pledge their lives together?”
“No, humans aren’t catgirls, they don’t have tails.”
“Do they exchange racing tracks and run forty kilometers together?”
“What kind of strange question is that? No one runs a race to get married…”
“Back where we come from, horse girls have to run forty kilometers to get married…”
“Nuo’er!”
The bustling cafe came alive with familiar sounds as Li Denghua arrived with Zhou Xiaofei, her grandmother, and the elderly man who had guarded the Nanqi Tower for decades.
“So beautiful.”
The two elderly visitors, who had clearly never seen such a grand setup before, looked around the place with curiosity. “Why are there so many cats?”
“Grandma, Grandpa, please sit down.”
I quickly guided them to a chair with fruits and desserts. “Would you like anything? The wedding won’t start for a few hours.”
“No worries, we just came to have a look…”
“Meow…”
Perhaps because they often lived by the sea and carried a strong seafood scent, several cats were immediately drawn to the two elderly guests as soon as they arrived.
“Meow, meow, meow…”
A few kittens surrounded the elderly couple, continuously rubbing their heads against their pant legs.
“Oh my, these little kittens… Do they bite?”
“They don’t bite.”
I quickly explained, “They really like you.”
“I remember a cat from ten years ago.”
The elderly man picked up the tabby cat “Building 3,” known as the fiercest cat in the entire cafe.
“Back then, I used to fish by the sea every day. For almost twenty years, every fish I caught, it would eat.”
Amazingly, “Building 3” did not hiss at the elderly man or show any signs of impatience but instead allowed itself to be held in his arms.
“You go ahead and take care of things. I’ll keep an eye on them here,” Li Denghua said to me. “I’ll teach Grandpa and Grandma how to use the phone to order. If they have any questions, I’ll find you.”
“Alright,” I nodded, needing to go to the small garden to trim the plants. “No one is off today, so you can ask any of the staff if you need help.”
“Okay.”
With a camera in hand, I left the cafe and walked to the small garden outside, which had been expanded considerably thanks to Xiong Xiong’s investment.
Speaking to the cafe’s livestream, I announced, “Since there are many viewers in the livestream now, I’ll make a quick announcement: the small garden outside the cafe is now open to customers as well. To enter, you’ll need to purchase a ticket.”
“Currently, our ticket price is 1 yuan per ticket, which you can pay by scanning the QR code at the entrance.”
?1 yuan? That’s so cheap. Might as well make it free.?
?You don’t understand. Charging a fee is a way to show respect. Just like taking a photo with Nuo’er, charging a fee prevents people from crowding her for photos every day. The same logic applies to the garden. Charging a fee raises the entry barrier to prevent disrespectful visitors from causing damage.?
?It’s obvious. They didn’t station anyone at the entrance or even install a gate, just put up a QR code. Charging 1 yuan—anyone who understands psychology can see Nuo’er’s clever strategy.?
?Speaking of which, are the benefits at your place really good? I’ve been asking for three days, and you haven’t answered me!?
?Um… to the friend who asked about benefits, what exactly do you want to know??
?Employee benefits. A few days ago, a netizen calculated from the cafe’s employee schedule that the benefits are great, like getting eight days off each month. How do you calculate holiday schedules??
?We get eight days off each month. At the beginning of the month, we hold a small meeting to discuss the schedule for that month to avoid conflicts.?
?How about holiday scheduling? Like Labor Day or National Day, do you still get eight days off??
?Holidays are added. For example, if we get three days off for Labor Day, then the total days off for that month is eleven. We stagger the days off. If someone doesn’t take their days off, they get triple overtime pay as a bonus.?
?Adding it up so straightforwardly? Plus a bonus? No wonder so many beautiful girls want to work there. No more questions from me.?
?Let’s continue discussing the precautions for enjoying the newly renovated garden…?
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