Chapter 327: Helpless need of the hour
Chapter 327: Helpless need of the hour
The females instantly squealed when they saw Jinhai. Their gazes turned heart-stricken staring at his tall and muscular frame and without a doubt with that super handsome face of his.
“Kyaaa!! That man is so hot!!” One girl excitedly jumped in her seat.
“Oh, my God! That man is just perfection! How can any man be this handsome!”
“He looks and walks like royalty. The air around him feels so regal.”
“Damn, his girlfriend must be so lucky!”
When they observed how Jinhai was worriedly looking at Nana, she instantly had everybody’s attention.
Nana glared at Jinhai. She angrily whispered. “Tell me the truth, Jinhai! Are you the reason why three of my staff members couldn’t come today? Did you do anything behind my back?”
Jinhai furiously shook his head. “Nana, trust me. I didn’t do anything.”
“Then what happened to my staff all on the same day!?”
“Nana, I was standing outside the whole time. I didn’t even move from my place, and I didn’t make any call. You can ask Serena. She was just sitting beside me.”
Although he didn’t do it, he had a fair idea that Liu Hai might be behind it.
Serena looked at him, dumbfounded.
Hey! First, you don’t even care if I am here or not, and now you need my help in defending you!?
Nana shot a glance at her.
Serena gulped. “He is telling the truth. We were just idly standing all the time. And then we realized that it was getting difficult for you, so just came to ask…”
“No, thank you!”
Meiling quickly said, “Mam, I think you should take their help. We are really short of hands now!”
Qiu bobbed her head furiously as well.
Serena chimed in. “Yes, Nana. Just hire us. I even know how Natsukashi works inside out. I will be of really great use for you.”
Jinhai observed the crowd’s reactions, especially the young women’s populace, and said, “I can help to be the waiter or the cashier.”
The women took a sharp breath.
Nana said, “Thank you so much for pitching in your skills, but I will ask brother Shin to lend me some help. He can send some workers. I don’t need your help.”
“Whaaat? I was looking forward to that handsome man to serve us!” A university student whined.
The females thoroughly expressed their resentment.
“If he works here, then I will come here everyday! I mean, it will be a treat for both the stomach and the eyes!!”
“No, kidding! Every lunch at Natsukashi!”
“If they are offering their help, then please accept it. They look so genuine.”
Genuine my foot! Nana cursed.
Qiu said, “Yes, mam. Even if you ask your brother’s help, then it would still take some time to come here. And we don’t have that. There is a queue outside Natsukashi too.”
Nana internally sobbed because the twins had a test today in their school. Otherwise, it would have been manageable.
Nana silently glared at the two of them who seemed very eager and genuine to help.
She gritted her teeth and said, “Okay! But only for today! From tomorrow I will have the other people work that brother Shin will bring.”
They twitched their mouths for a second, but for now, they could only settle for this.
They both bobbed their heads up and down.
Serena asked, “What should I do?”
“Please handle the bills. Look at the menu and chart out the rates and then total up.”
Serena cried internally.
Nana doesn’t want me to move around in my condition and tire myself out, so she gave me the desk job. You are the best. Muah!
Jinhai chimed in eagerly. “And me?”
Nana twitched her brow with his over-enthusiasm. “Help Qiu in waitressing. Look out for the tables, and when any other customers free some of them, ask the next person from the queue to come inside. Until that time, we have some extra tables inside. Set it outside so that people don’t have to stand. Meiling will serve the refreshments.”
Jinhai nodded. He cleared his throat. “If you want, I can also help you out in the kitchen.”
In that way, he wanted to be closer to her.
Nana smiled. “Are you doing what I asked you to do or should I take it back?”
Jinhai instantly took the tray from the Qiu’s hand and vanished as if a magic spell was cast. He was already at the table where it was supposed to be served.
There was a group of University students, and the girls squealed as he served them.
One woman shyly asked, “What is your name? I didn’t see you around before.”
Jinhai shot a cold glance at her, and she instantly quietened down.
Even if he was cold, they didn’t mind because they still found him charming that way.
Nana rolled her eyes, and everybody quickly got back to work.
Finally, after ten minutes or so, everything was settling down.
Jinhai also helped lay out chairs and tables for the people outside while Meiling served them juices and snacks.
Serena worked as if she was on fire, and soon, the bills were also settled.
It was almost four hours later when the initial busy crowd started to lighten. The rush hour was finally beginning to slow down.
Only then were they able to let out their breaths that they didn’t even realize they were holding back all this while.
The other females surrounded Nana after their lunch. “Hey, is that hot dude working tomorrow, too, right?”
Jinhai was within earshot but he pretended as if he heard nothing.
Nana awkwardly smiled. “Well, it was just for today. We lacked some staff because all had personal emergencies. I apologize for the chaos it caused for a while, but from tomorrow, we are hiring some different workers till my old staff can get back.
They instantly turned downcast. “No, please! Wasn’t he asking you for a job too? Keep him!”
“…”
“Yes. He is so efficient! He did everything so quickly that our eyes couldn’t keep up at all.”
“Where will you get such a dedicated worker?”
“We will call all our friends too from tomorrow. Just like I said from now on, every lunch will be at Natsukashi!”
Nana didn’t know what to say. Should she thank Jinhai that because of him, she is getting more business?
Jinhai was very much satisfied. At times like these, he doubly appreciated his mother and father for the good genes in his looks. It really helped him out now.
“W-well… I will surely think about it.”
They furiously bobbed their heads and left glancing Jinhai along the way.
Serena was worried about her own position.
That’s not fair. I worked like crazy too. Nobody complimented me! She whined.
Such selfish girls!
Then those same girls started squealing again outside.
Serena frowned.
What happened now?
The door opened, and Jianyu stepped in carrying with him the gentle and graceful air around him as always.
“Today is such a lucky day for us! We met two hot guys! Oh my God, I could faint just now.”
“The man who just entered was so cool. He was on par with the first guy inside!”
“Yes, the waiter was like a cold, ruthless lord, but this guy is so gentle like a prince charming! The aura is so contrast, and both are so drooling.”
Serena’s face darkened.
Hey! That is Jianyu you are talking about. He is mine! Stay away from him, you fools!
Jianyu saw Jinhai and was dumbfounded, and then his gaze met Serena’s, and he froze.
Huh?
“Ah, Jianyu. You came at the right time.” Nana warmly greeted him.
He smiled and replied. “Ah, I am craving for your steamed dumplings right now.” Then Jianyu asked, “What is Serena doing here?” His tone was a little icy as he glared at her.
“Is she troubling you? Just tell me, and I will take her with me whether she wants it or not.”
But compared to before, Serena wasn’t afraid of him this time.
She grinned. “I am working at Natsukashi.”
“Say that again?”
“I have decided that I want to work in Natsukashi.”
Jianyu laughed. “Tell me, Nana, that this is some kind of joke.”
“It isn’t. She wants to work here, and so does…Jinhai.”
Jianyu rapidly blinked his eyes.
“What!?”
He angrily walked up to Serena and pulled her up. “Come with me right now! You are not working here at all! Enough of your nonsense!”
Serena pursed her lips and shook his hand away.
Jianyu was startled as she never did that before. She was desperate for even a single touch of his heck if he took a step closer to her.
She met his gaze fearlessly. “That is Nana’s decision, and this Nana’s Natsukashi, not yours. She will decide if she wants to keep me or not.”
Jianyu gritted his teeth in annoyance.
“And don’t you dare fill her ears against me. I am still trying to convince her.”
“…”