Wen Qing called, saying she wanted to go to the barbecue restaurant with Zhang Tianxing to reminisce about their summer jobs there.
When Zhang Tianxing and Wen Qing arrived, their second aunt, Wu Li, was surprised to see them.
"Tianxing, you've finally decided to visit your aunt. It's so hard to see you these days!"
Hearing his aunt's complaint, Zhang Tianxing chuckled, "Aunt, just tell me what you need, and I'll get it done in minutes."
Wen Qing's face was a little red at this moment, and she fiddled with the hem of her clothes. Seeing this, Zhang Tianxing said, "Aunt, you go ahead and do your thing. We'll stay in the shop for a while."
"Alright, you young folks have fun. There are guests outside, I'll go attend to them."
Wu Li bustled out. There were quite a few customers that evening.
Outside, a few tables of guests were drinking boisterously. Then, when the waitress Xiao Fang was serving dishes, she accidentally knocked over their wine.
With a loud crash, a bottle fell to the ground.
The man who was drinking became furious and grabbed Xiao Fang by the collar.
He said fiercely, "Don't you have eyes? How could you knock over my wine? Do you know how much that bottle of wine costs?"
Xiao Fang had never experienced such a situation and was terrified.
She murmured, "I didn't mean to." As she spoke, she bent down to pick up the wine bottle.
Zhao Hu was shouting here, "Just tell us how you're going to handle this."
Xiao Fang looked helpless. This wine was expensive, costing over nine hundred yuan a bottle, which was equivalent to her two months' salary. What should she do if she had to pay for it?
But she had indeed knocked it to the ground. Xiao Li wanted to slap herself, for being so clumsy. Now, nearly a thousand yuan was gone.
Her heart ached, her liver ached, her whole body ached. She would have rather let the other party beat her up.
Zhao Hu saw Xiao Fang's expression and suddenly went into a frenzy, wanting to lift Xiao Fang up and ask her how she planned to resolve this.
Wu Li rushed forward, but before she could speak, someone beside her blocked her.
"Madam boss, are you planning to compensate us for the wine?"
Wu Li glanced at the wine bottle lying on the ground and was speechless.
It was Feitian Maotai, costing over nine hundred yuan a bottle.
Zhang Tianxing saw the situation and hurried over.
"Let's talk it over properly. The matter can be resolved."
He stepped forward and asked Zhao Hu to let go of Xiao Fang. Xiao Fang was put down.
Zhang Tianxing said to Xiao Fang, "Don't stand here. Go and serve the dishes. The customers are waiting."
Xiao Fang responded. She glanced at the wine bottle on the ground.
Zhang Tianxing waved his hand, "Go and get busy. I'll handle things here."
"Are you the boss here? Tell us how you're going to resolve this," Zhao Hu sneered.
"This wine is broken, right? That's easy to handle."
"Easy to handle? I'm telling you, this bottle of wine costs nearly a thousand yuan," the other party said unreasonably.
"How about this, we have this wine in our shop. I'll bring you two bottles." Zhang Tianxing said with a smile.
Zhang Tianxing turned and went to the back to get the wine, and also brought a plate of fried shrimp.
"This wine, please take a look, sirs. This dish is a complimentary gift from our small establishment. Please enjoy." Zhang Tianxing presented the wine and dishes.
Zhao Hu glanced at Zhang Tianxing. "Alright, let's leave it at that for now." Considering the young boss's thoughtful gesture, they decided to let it go. After all, they had already drunk more than half of their wine, and the bottle the boss brought was unopened.
They had hit the jackpot. Who cared? Since the boss offered it, they would drink it. At most, they wouldn't pursue the matter with the waitress Xiao Li.
Then, the two resumed their drinking game, continuing their new round of battle.
Xiao Fang looked pitifully at Zhang Tianxing. "Young Boss Zhang, I was wrong. I've caused trouble for you."
Seeing Xiao Fang's expression, Zhang Tianxing sighed. "Xiao Fang, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Xiao Fang's face turned pale. "Young Boss Zhang, please don't make me pay. Something's happened at home recently..."
Zhang Tianxing waved his hand to stop Xiao Fang. "How about this, I won't make you pay the full amount. I'll fine you one hundred yuan, and the restaurant will cover the rest. You have family matters, but that's no excuse for a work error."
"Also, the reason I'm paying for the wine this time is that it happened during your work. Considering it's your first time, the restaurant is covering for you, but you need to learn a lesson. This is a one-hundred-yuan fine. Do you have any objections?"
Hearing Zhang Tianxing's words, Xiao Fang nodded happily. "I have no objections. Thank you, Young Boss Zhang."
Fortunately, she wasn't asked to pay for it. If she had to pay, it would be like working for two months for free. Xiao Fang had already decided that if she was made to pay, she would quit directly and forfeit the past half-month's wages, considering it as compensation for the wine.
She hadn't expected Zhang Tianxing to be so righteous, exempting her from the payment and only imposing a hundred-yuan fine.
Xiao Fang accepted the hundred-yuan penalty, as it was her mistake. A hundred yuan was not much.
After all, that bottle of wine cost nearly a thousand yuan, a price far beyond Xiao Li's imagination.
Wen Qing witnessed the whole scene. Wen Qing smiled and observed Zhang Tianxing.
"Xiao Zhang, how much wine was in that broken bottle on the ground? Why did you compensate them with a new bottle? Moreover, you didn't make the employee pay for the wine. Aren't you losing a lot?"
Zhang Tianxing shook his head. "This was an accident, and it wasn't Xiao Li's intention. Mistakes are inevitable at work. Who doesn't make mistakes? As long as it's not intentional and they correct their mistakes, that's the greatest kindness."
"Forgive when you can, and be forgiving. Besides, that nearly thousand yuan is two months' salary for Xiao Li. For Zhang Tianxing, he earned it in half an hour.
And the most crucial point is that the waiter is at the bottom of the hierarchy. Zhang Tianxing wouldn't leave the waiter with no way out. After all, they've known each other for many years, and there's a certain bond. Zhang Tianxing felt reluctant to make Xiao Li pay so much.
If the employees are already in such difficulty, then as the boss, he can only be more understanding.
As for whether the wine bottle was full or not, that's not the issue to debate.
After all, the waiter was at fault first, otherwise, the wine bottle wouldn't have fallen to the ground.
Doing business is about harmony bringing wealth. Arguing with two drunkards over how much money a broken wine bottle is worth is pointless.
It's an unsolvable problem. It's better to just take the loss and resolve the matter first.
He can only be more careful next time.
Wen Qing looked at Zhang Tianxing. Zhang Tianxing handled this situation very well. The more she interacted with Zhang Tianxing, the more she discovered that he had his own ways of doing things.
Could Zhang Tianxing be the legendary handsome guy who made flowers bloom and people fall for him?
Thinking about the upcoming school semester and her future popularity there.
It seemed she needed to work harder in the next step, otherwise, she wouldn't be worthy of Zhang Tianxing. Zhang Tianxing was so outstanding; she feared being left far behind by him.
All she could do was study hard and improve every day. Since she couldn't surpass Zhang Tianxing in making money, she could only surpass him in academic performance.