Chapter 384: Minezaki: Just Provide Meals and Accommodation!

To be fair, Minezaki Yaeko has looks to spare and a figure to match; hiring her as a waitress is practically a no-lose proposition—her beauty and physique alone would make her perfect as the restaurant's mascot.

But the real issue is Minezaki's attitude and personality… no, her personality isn't so bad—after all, most of the female customers come here just for her, and sometimes even Wen Shengzai gets fed up; a bit of toughness and arrogance from her might not be a bad thing.

As for male customers… Wen Shengzai figures that with her looks and figure, plenty of lecherous old men would simply ignore her attitude entirely.

Still, setting aside her attitude, Minezaki was once a high-ranking executive at a real estate firm—now she's coming to work as a mere waitress. Can she handle the hardship? And will she accept the pay we're offering?

"Salary isn't the point. I used to earn a high salary and held a respected position at my company, but after making one small mistake, I was kicked out without ceremony."

I've seen the truth now: better to leave that soul-crushing workplace where you have to bow to everyone's whims, and find a job that actually makes me happy.

Also, I didn't mention this before, but because of the false accusations from my old perverted boss, finding another job in my former industry is going to be impossible."

Hearing her say this, and knowing the restaurant truly needs a waitress, Wen Shengzai spoke up: "I don't know what your previous salary was, but if you work here, I can offer you one hundred thousand yen per month."

If you're willing to help manage the restaurant, I'll add ten percent of the net profits on top."

But are you really sure you want to be a waitress in my restaurant? With your looks and abilities, you could land a far better job even outside real estate."

Minezaki was once a top executive—she clearly knows business and management better than he does, so Wen Shengzai offered her ten percent of the net income to help run the restaurant, hoping it would lighten his own burden later.

Still, since Minezaki had casually offered two million yen to compensate him earlier, he wasn't sure if this offer would even excite her.

What he didn't know was that when he mentioned the ten percent of net profits, Minezaki's heart surged with excitement.

In this culinary world, chefs hold the highest status—and after tasting Wen Shengzai's food twice, she was certain he would one day become a world-renowned figure.

Even ten percent might seem small now, but who knows? Maybe Minezaki Yaeko will one day become even more illustrious and wealthy than before!

Of course, even if Wen Shengzai hadn't offered that extra condition, she had already decided to stay and work as his waitress.

The reason? She'd just spotted on the job posting that, besides salary, the position included meals and accommodation.

Though she'd only eaten Wen Shengzai's food twice, she'd already fallen for it completely.

The dishes Wen Shengzai normally sells in his restaurant are certainly not as good as the "Scallion-Braised Plant-Based Beef" or the "Century Egg and Pork Congee" she'd eaten before.

But when Wen Shengzai personally cooks for someone, the cost is usually exorbitant.

Take the "Scallion-Braised Plant-Based Beef" he charged her twenty thousand yen for—could she really afford to eat a dish like that every day, even if she found a new job?

Obviously not. Even one meal a day at twenty thousand yen adds up to six million yen a month—such absurd dining costs were beyond her reach even before she got fired, given her former salary.

But working at Wen Shengzai's restaurant changes everything.

The job posting clearly stated: besides fixed salary, meals are provided—(the staff eats whatever the boss eats).

In Minezaki's view, if the food Wen Shengzai sells to customers is already this good, how bad could the food he cooks for himself possibly be?

And since it's food he eats daily, it must be dishes like the "Century Egg and Pork Congee"—not on the regular menu at all.

On the surface, the salary at Aunt Wenren's Restaurant is one hundred thousand yen a month—but in reality, it's one hundred thousand yen plus three meals a day of premium dishes worth sixty thousand yen each, totaling 18.1 million yen a month.

Upon hearing these benefits, even if Minezaki hadn't been at her wit's end, her former self would've quit on the spot and followed Wen Shengzai without hesitation.

"If you're willing to accept this salary, you can start next month."

Also… if you don't need the meals and accommodation listed on the job posting, I can give you a meal allowance instead."

Of course, the amount won't be much."

Wen Shengzai found it strange that Minezaki Yaeko, a former corporate elite, agreed so readily to become his waitress.

But remembering his own strength could crush this world effortlessly, and that he had nothing worth stealing or scheming against, he wasn't worried she'd pull any tricks—he simply accepted her request outright, skipping even a trial period.

After all, in Wen Shengzai's eyes, his restaurant was just a humble little place; for a beautiful, fit corporate elite to willingly become a waitress was already astonishing—why bother with a trial period? That would be presumptuous.

"No need! I live alone anyway, so I'll just eat with you. That saves a lot of hassle."

Come on—she took this job purely for Wen Shengzai's food. If that benefit got cut, she'd lose half her motivation to work every day.

"Uh… really? Then okay. Well, if you don't need meals, I can still compensate you for housing…"

Seeing Minezaki as a career-driven woman, Wen Shengzai assumed she didn't cook for herself, so her request didn't surprise him.

But just as he was about to offer housing compensation, Minezaki cut him off again.

"Actually… if possible, I'd like you to provide housing as stated on the job posting…"

"I sold my car and house to cover the company's losses—I'm currently homeless."

Hearing this, Wen Shengzai froze. The "meals and accommodation" offer was meant for male staff—after Wen Aunt Wenren Qingying returned to her hometown, he was the only one living in the house…

(End of Chapter)