“Now that life is better, I won’t treat you all unfairly. Come back to help me run BestDiet’s Hot pot, and your salary will increase by two thousand on top of your current salary!”
“Ah?”
“Two thousand!!”
“Wow!!”
A wave of exclamations erupted in the private room, and everyone looked at Jacob in disbelief.
Among these people, some were still waiters, while others had already changed careers.
Those who were doing relatively well, like Ezekiel and Sammy, were already at the level of store managers, earning around eight thousand a month. But whether it was the waiters earning around four thousand or the store managers earning eight thousand, a direct increase of two thousand was quite substantial.
Especially since these people genuinely recognized Jacob; otherwise, they wouldn’t have followed him for so long.
“Mr. Jacob, since you’re reopening the store, I will definitely follow you, but just pay me the normal salary. If the Hot pot restaurant makes a profit later, we can increase it!” Ezekiel was the first to express his stance.
“Yeah, Mr. Jacob, you don’t need to offer us high salaries. Just a phone call, and the brothers will follow you!” Sammy chimed in.
“Exactly, we’re all here because of your character, Mr. Jacob!”
“I’ll resign right away and work with Mr. Jacob!”
“Yeah, I’ll go back and resign too.”
With two people leading the way, everyone immediately expressed their intentions, and they were all of the mindset that they didn’t need a salary increase.
Jacob scanned the crowd, feeling warm inside. It seemed he was quite successful as a boss, having earned everyone’s recognition. Although they might not genuinely not want a salary increase, being able to say such things was already enough loyalty.
Jacob waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down, then jokingly scolded, “Are you all not clear about the situation?”
“I just said that life is better now; bringing you back isn’t for you to suffer!”
“The salary increase is set; each of you will get an additional two thousand based on your current salary, no more discussion!” Jacob asserted his authority as a boss.
Although he was reopening BestDiet’s Hot pot because of the benefits from his father, his previous words were heartfelt. He wasn’t bringing these brothers and sisters back to suffer! On the contrary, he wanted to help them soar!
If it were a normal business operation, blindly increasing salaries would definitely not work. But the problem was, this was not a normal business model.
Not to mention that his father provided ten million in startup funds, just the double return on sales revenue had already placed this soon-to-open Hot pot restaurant in an unbeatable position.
Moreover, Jacob was not opening this store to make money; just like the name of this welfare task: [The Original Intention of a Rich Man]. It was more about sentiment, about gathering those who had once been loyal to him.
Furthermore, most of these people had followed him for over five years, having been tested by time.
In the future, as the main storyline task officially commenced, Jacob would definitely need helpers, and those present were all usable.
Ability was one aspect; loyalty was the most important!
“Alright, salary increase, let’s celebrate!”
“Cheers to Mr. Jacob!!”
Seeing that Jacob had made his point, Ezekiel stopped talking and cheerfully raised his glass.
“Yes, cheers to Mr. Jacob!!”
Sammy echoed, and then everyone raised their glasses.
Originally, everyone was already quite happy to reunite after a long time, and now with such great news, this happiness turned into excitement.
As a result, they naturally drank a lot, and many people ended up drinking too much.
However, Jacob didn’t drink too much because he still had to pick up Macy from school later and then go celebrate Lara’s birthday.
So, he needed to stay sober.
As the gathering came to an end.
After Ezekiel, Sammy, and the others left, Jacob took Sarah to his storefront.
Standing in the empty, bare room, Jacob handed the key to the storefront to Sarah: “Sarah, from now on, you are not only the manager of this store but also hold 20% of the shares!”
“This…”
Sarah was taken aback. She wasn’t surprised that Jacob made her the manager, but giving her 20% of the shares was unexpected.
“This is what you deserve!”
“A girl can only have a few decades!”
Jacob smiled and patted Sarah’s shoulder. She had been with him since she was eighteen, and now she was already twenty-eight.
Now that Jacob had the support of his father, he naturally wasn’t short on this little money. Even if he gave the store to Sarah, it was no big deal, but things had to be done step by step; he couldn’t rush it.
“I’m not working for you for free; I’m getting paid!” Sarah replied.
“Alright, the shares aren’t given for free; you have to work!”
Jacob waved his hand, pointing at the empty storefront and said, “All the preparations before opening the store will be your responsibility, but this time our budget is very sufficient, so you don’t need to save money.”
“Really? How sufficient is it?” Sarah’s tone carried a hint of teasing.
“The budget is ten million!”
“Is that sufficient???” Jacob shrugged.
“Ah?”
“Ten million??”
Sarah was shocked: “Mr. Jacob, don’t joke around! This store can’t possibly use up ten million!”
“That’s why your task is heavy; ten million isn’t that easy to spend!”
“Okay, I need to go pick up Macy from school. You plan it out yourself.”
“Work hard, Manager Sarah!”
After saying that, Jacob patted Sarah on the shoulder and then strode out of the storefront. His designated driver was already waiting at the entrance of Coolest Hot pot.
Watching that tall figure, Sarah took a while to come back to her senses.
Today’s experience felt like a dream to her. She had prepared herself for hardship, but Jacob told her she was there to enjoy life! Although it was a happy surprise, it was also bewildering!
Especially when Jacob told her the budget for opening the store was ten million; she was even more confused!
Just as Jacob had said, ten million wasn’t that easy to spend, and she indeed needed to plan carefully to ensure every penny was spent wisely.
Half an hour later.
Jacob picked up Macy.
Since there was a designated driver today, the father and daughter rarely sat together in the back seat.
Not to mention that the back seat of the Benz GLS Class was quite spacious; Jacob’s build fit in comfortably without feeling cramped.
“Dad, did you prepare a birthday gift for my aunt?” Macy, knowing they were going to celebrate her aunt’s birthday, asked in her sweet voice.
“Of course I did! Did you prepare one, Macy?” Jacob replied with a smile.
“Of course I did!”
“I prepared a beautiful greeting card for my aunt!”
Macy said as she rummaged through her backpack and proudly displayed a greeting card to her dad.
Jacob took the card with interest. It was a handmade card, with cartoon stickers on the cover, and it looked quite cute.
“You made this card yourself?” Jacob asked curiously.
It was made with Teacher Kyra; I couldn’t do it by myself,” Macy answered honestly.
“Well, that’s great! Your aunt will definitely like it!” Jacob said as he returned the card to the little girl.
“Dad, what about your birthday gift for my aunt?” Macy hadn’t forgotten this and continued to ask.
