Hearing what Michelle said, Zhang Lisheng smiled ambiguously, "Don't worry Michelle, I've never thought of relying on anyone's intimidation to live.
To be honest, the only person I'm afraid of in this world has turned into a corpse and is lying on a cliff in Western Sichuan, China. Nobody can offend me now … "
Michelle looked at Zhang Lisheng's confident face and said helplessly all of a sudden, "You like The Godfather a lot, don't you?"
"What?"
"The Godfather starring Al Pacino. Don't play dumb, all of my boyfriends would talk like you did just now. 'If you owe me a favor, you might have to repay it with your dignity', 'I've learned to be careful my whole life' or something like that."
"No, I'm not imitating anyone …"
"Alright, pretend like I never came tonight." Michelle pouted and walked out of Zhang Lisheng's room. She turned her head and said before closing the door, "But I'd like to remind you that a friend with ulterior motives can't be called a friend."
It was clear that Michelle's last sentence came from The Godfather. However, Zhang Lisheng only smiled lightly at her warning.
He mumbled to himself, "The word 'use' can't only be used on George," He then turned off the light again and climbed into his bed to cultivate in peace.
His wizard worm was useless now. He cultivated by chanting witchcraft incantations, his cultivation speed was as slow as a tortoise. However, Zhang Lisheng persisted, hoping that dripping water could pierce a stone.
At 3 pm the next day, Lowbige Junior High's class ending bell rang. The young high school students walked out of the classroom while talking and laughing.
Zhang Lisheng carried his backpack and waited at the door alone at the teaching building's lobby. Soon, his black friend arrived next to him.
"Hey my boring buddy, how's your day?"
"Great as always, George. Are we going to Dan Souza Butcher Shop now?"
"Of course you can if you want," George said while blending into the crowd with Zhang Lisheng, "Are you sure you want to work there? Speaking of which, I don't think you're short of pocket money … Forget it, you're a mysterious guy.
Forget it, you're a mysterious guy. Just pretend I didn't say anything. "
"Actually, working is just a cover. I just want some free time," Zhang Lisheng smiled and said half-truthfully.
"That's why I have to pretend to work for two days to prepare for the parent survey. You are really a sly old fox." George revealed a look of sudden realization and said with a laugh.
Zhang Lisheng nodded and said nothing. Both of them had already walked to the shade of the tree where the bicycle was stored. They rode on the bicycle and headed to Dan Souza Butcher Shop.
He would need to cross an entire block from the school to the butcher shop. It would take him more than ten minutes to ride a bicycle. If he were to drive, it would usually take him longer due to the blocked traffic. The distance was neither too far nor too close, it was just right in the critical point of the word 'nearby'.
Dan Souza Butcher Shop had just swallowed a nearby candy shop and expanded to ten counters. It looked like it was already quite large, selling a variety of raw and cooked meat. The only thing that could compete with the big supermarkets was freshness and deliciousness.
The butcher shop owner, Rocky, was a short, muscular, middle-aged Caucasian man with a big beard. He was displeased to see the skinny Zhang Lisheng applying for a part-time job. He complained, "George, the job in the shop is not easy. It's annoying enough to have a little guy like you doing nothing …"
"Boss, why don't you try to see if I can do the job that you've arranged for me?"
Rocky was stunned by Zhang Lisheng. He took a good look at the skinny Chinese young man before him and ordered right away without saying anything, "Cut 500 grams of fresh meat into small pieces. I'll give you one minute."
Zhang Lisheng had lost count of how many pieces of meat Zhang Lisheng had cut to feed poisonous insects since he was young.
He walked to the counter without saying anything and washed his hands at the sink behind him. He picked up a chef's knife from the knife rack and weighed it in his hand. In the end, he picked a chef's knife with a long blade.
After that, Zhang Lisheng used the long-bladed kitchen knife to cut a piece of pork tenderloin in a seemingly casual manner. Without even weighing it, he waved the kitchen knife and cut the meat into small pieces that were half an inch square. The entire process took less than half a minute and it was dazzling to watch.
After he was done cutting the meat, he wrapped all of them and threw them onto the electronic scale. It was exactly 500 grams.
"A-Have you been a Japanese teppanyaki chef before?" Rocky asked in shock, stuttering a little.
"No, I'm Chinese, but I used to cook by myself."
"Young man, your knife skill is pretty good. Unfortunately, we have a meat processing machine now. You can get it by pressing the button …"
"But it's different for the customers to watch people cutting meat and a machine cutting meat. Moreover, I'm just a high school student, the pay is not high for a part-time job."
"What's your name?"
"Zhang Lisheng, you can call me Lisheng."
"Lisheng, you're a smart young man. Alright, I'll pay you 12, no, 15 yuan an hour. This is my limit, this is a butcher's shop after all, not a teppanyaki restaurant.
This price is already double of your friend George's. My request is that you must show your superb knife skill whenever you have the chance to work, "Rocky said honestly seeing that he could not pressure Zhang Lisheng.
"Deal, Mr. Rocky," Zhang Lisheng nodded and agreed.
Just like that, he became a part-time worker with the highest hourly salary at Dan Souza Butcher Shop. He began his working life after changing into a white uniform.
Soon, the customers who came to Dan Souza Butcher Shop to buy raw meat noticed the new skinny young man and his amazing cutting skill.
Gradually, the people queuing at the other nine counters out of the ten in the butcher shop were getting lesser. The housewives who were not in a hurry to go home were queuing at Zhang Lisheng's counter. Even some of the customers who only wanted to buy cooked meat were queuing to buy raw meat.
Due to the fact that he was too busy, Zhang Lisheng could only cut the meat without lifting his head. He even passed the weighing work to George.
After being busy for one to two hours, a familiar voice came into his ears all of a sudden when he was feeling weird, "Mr. Worker, I'd like to have 2.5 pounds of beef ribs, thank you."
"Mom, why are you here?" Zhang Lisheng was secretly relieved and lifted his head. He pretended to be surprised and asked.
George who was standing aside greeted while smiling, "Hi, Madam Lili."
"Hi, George." Lili smiled at George and said to Zhang Lisheng while looking at him, "It's your first day working, of course I have to see if you're used to it."
"Madam Lili, Lisheng's doing great. He just started working and his hourly salary is already double of mine," George said while sighing.
"Is that so, George? Why?"
"Of course it's because of my clean cutting skill. Lisheng, aren't you going to show it to Madam Lili?"
"It's just practice makes perfect.
Mom, you're buying ribs to fry steak, right? Why don't I make beef stew for everyone tonight? "As Zhang Lisheng spoke, the chef's knife in his hand danced lightly as he cut the entire steak into thin strips.
"Baby, your … your knife skill is really professional," Lili said while being stunned.
Zhang Lisheng said while smiling while wrapping the beef, "I'm more professional at cooking soup than cutting meat."
A protest came from behind Lili when he was speaking, "Miss, can you please hurry up?"
"Hi, madam, the guy who's performing the meat cutting show is my son. It's his first day working, can you please give us more time?" Lili retorted without showing any weakness.
"Okay, sorry, I don't know."
After the protester apologized helplessly, Lili felt bad to take up more of his time. She said, "I'll leave first then, baby. We'll have dinner when you get home tonight," She then left with the beef ribs after paying.
A smile appeared at the corner of Zhang Lisheng's lips as he watched his mother leave. He said softly, "It's such a long walk from school to the butcher shop, I don't think mom would come here again.
If anything happens, I'll need you to cover for me, George. "
"That's not a problem, but buddy, are you … are you really going to do something illegal?" George said softly with a bitter face.
The more time he spent with him, the more he realized that this quiet, skinny Chinese young man who looked normal seemed to have a complicated nature that was completely opposite of his appearance.
"You were born in Queens, are you still afraid of breaking the law?" Zhang Lisheng cut a piece of pork chop hard and said in a muffled voice.
Dan Souza Butcher Shop closed at 6.30 am sharp. Including half an hour of cleaning, it would only take less than three hours for the part-time workers to work from Monday to Friday.
On his first day of work, Zhang Lisheng lasted until the closing time.
"Lisheng, how do you feel on your first day of work?" Rocky pulled down the shutter door with a smile after counting the turnover that was over 200 dollars more than usual. He asked the new employee who brought him fortune.
"Not bad, Mr. Rocky."
"You've done the most work today, you don't have to clean and go home earlier. I think everyone agrees with that."
"Thank you, Mr. Rocky, but it's better to work according to the rules," Zhang Lisheng said as he carried his backpack.
"What a dependable young man. Go and get rid of the expired raw meat in the freezer then, that's the easiest job.
It's annoying to talk about it, I've been losing control of the stock since the business expanded recently. There's a lot of raw meat left, what the hell.
George, go help your friend, you guys can leave after you're done. "
"Yes, Mr. Rocky," George lowered his head and pouted. He then brought Zhang Lisheng to the operation room in the butcher shop.
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