“Hey! It’s me, Gui Zhi! I want to take leave today. My child has a fever and no one’s taking care of them. Please help me ask for leave from Manager Yan. That’s it! Bye!” The head chef Gui Zhi said this and then hung up forcefully.
Lin Weiwan was completely unable to interject, staring blankly at the monotonous beeping from the receiver.
At this moment, Yan Yukang just walked in. He was holding the usual home banquet menu and studying it, planning to discuss with Gui Zhi what to cook for dinner. But seeing Lin Weiwan holding the phone in a daze, he found it somewhat amusing.
“Weiwan, what’s wrong? Why are you holding onto the phone? Are you waiting for a call from your boyfriend?”
“Uncle Yan, your joke isn’t funny.” She was now working every day without time to sleep, let alone have the energy for a boyfriend. Seeing Yan Yukang’s teasing expression, she added, “Sister Gui Zhi just called to take leave. She said her child is sick and has no one to take care of them, so she’s not coming today.”
“What?” Now it was Yan Yukang’s turn to be stunned.
Lin Weiwan walked up to him and patted his shoulder, consoling him, “Uncle Yan, I’m saying Sister Gui Zhi isn’t coming tonight.”
Confirming this “bad news” again, Yan Yukang almost fainted on the spot. He began to get nervous.
“Guests are coming for dinner, but there’s no one to cook. What should I do?” He looked at Lin Weiwan with a bitter face.
Seeing that Uncle Yan had been good to her, she immediately offered a strategy.
“Let’s see if there’s anyone else who can cook. Or we could just order takeout, or go to a restaurant outside. It’s an easy problem to solve, no need to be so nervous.”
“Besides Gui Zhi, the CEO doesn’t like anyone else’s cooking. Also, since the CEO is coming home, it means he wants to host a dinner at home, and the CEO doesn’t like takeout. So this is quite troublesome.”
Ugh! That man is so difficult to serve! Lin Weiwan raised her eyebrows, thinking to herself.
