Chapter 1292 - 171. Drawing Lots (Second Update)_2
"We rural folks most dread having other men look at us. You say if they knew, wouldn’t they call me frivolous? No, I still want to get married in the future, I don’t want to be cursed, I don’t want to end up unmarried!"
Watching the group of flustered young girls in front of her, Lin Yuan was suddenly full of frustration, as she hadn’t anticipated the discrimination against women in this era.
Clearing her throat and waiting for the bickering to stop, Lin Yuan then said loudly, "This is what I want to say, don’t compare our restaurant’s operating methods with those of a brothel. We are a restaurant, and an extraordinary one at that. If you think being here will shame you and get you slandered, and you want to leave, that’s fine. I won’t force you, and I’ll even pay you for this month and a half. But if you ever want to come back in the future, I’m sorry, I won’t keep you. I can put it this way, there is only one opportunity here, either you stay or you never return."
Biting her lip, several women started to struggle internally. It couldn’t be denied, the wages at Dong Tian were higher than at any other restaurant throughout the Capital city, but was it really worth getting slandered for triple the wages?
"Boss, I, I’m sorry, I still need to go back and get married. I can’t, I can’t stay here. Please understand," said a woman averting her gaze, who walked out apparently very torn, wanting to stay yet not wanting to be slandered.
Lin Yuan pursed her lips and nodded, "Shui Xian, go and settle her wages."
Shui Xian replied affirmatively and took the woman to the backyard to find Xia Zheng, as Shopkeeper Liu was still resting at home, so she could only settle accounts with Xia Zheng.
After sending one person away, Lin Yuan turned her head back to look at the remaining nine women and asked, "Anyone else?"
Among the remaining nine women, some were resolute not to leave, while others hesitated, and after a long wait, no one spoke.
"If you don’t leave now, once the agreement is signed, you won’t be able to leave whenever you wish. You had better think carefully."