Chapter 119 Civilized Ways to Demand Wages

Tomato Tea Restaurant.

The shop was quite large, but it wasn't officially open at this hour.

However, employees were already bustling inside.

'Why are you only coming now?'

'I called you, but you didn't answer. The boss has been cursing all morning.'

'The boss said you're fired; you don't need to come anymore.'

A middle-aged woman wearing the restaurant's uniform walked over immediately upon seeing Lu Xian.

The other employees in the shop watched from afar.

Lu Xian saw her information appear before his eyes: [Sister Xia, restaurant shift supervisor.]

'Fired?'

This was all within his expectations.

'Firing is fine, but you need to settle my wages.'

He had to get them; he was short on money right now.

'Huh?'

The woman called Sister Xia didn't expect Lu Xian to say that.

'Settle wages?'

In her stereotypical view, he had only worked for a few days.

It wasn't even a full month; could he really get paid?

Just then, a balding middle-aged man wearing a suit and sporting a potbelly walked in, the keys at his waist jingling.

'Boss,' an employee called out. Lu Xian looked at him.

The boss glanced at him, then ignored him, scolding the others instead: 'What are you all doing?'

'Get to work! There's so much work to do in the kitchen; why are you just standing there?'

'Are you waiting for customers to arrive before you start preparing?'

The woman named Sister Xia glanced at Lu Xian, then at the boss, looking hesitant.

But she spoke up anyway: 'Boss, it's like this. He wants to settle his previous wages.'

Upon hearing this, the boss raised an eyebrow, a mocking expression on his face.

He asked back in a sarcastic tone: 'Wages?'

'How many days have you worked? You still want wages?'

'It's good enough that I'm not making you pay me.'

'The air conditioning, uniforms, aprons, and the leftovers you eat in this shop—don't those cost money?'

'You're absent today, so that's a 500 deduction. Based on the situation, you still owe me 100.'

This made the audience in the livestream room scream in anger: [Holy crap, this is too unreasonable, right?] [What (￢_￢)? You have to pay to work?] [This is pure bullying; how is he shameless enough to open a shop?] [Ahhh, don't stop me, I want to smash him with a bone-crushing hammer! ╰_╯!] [Calm down, calm down, assault is illegal and you'll get eliminated.] [Actually, these kinds of bosses really exist, so being a worker is truly miserable.] [Lol, if you open a shop, just don't open it if you're going to deduct for this and that.]

'Did I arrive late during my first five days of work?' Lu Xian looked at Sister Xia.

'...No.' Sister Xia glanced at the restaurant boss and replied in a low voice.

'The working hours state that work starts at six in the morning. Did I arrive before six? Did I arrive on time in the afternoon?' Lu Xian asked back.

She nodded.

However, the boss interrupted, sneering: 'What kind of nonsense is that?'

'I told you to come half an hour early; if you didn't, that's being late.'

The livestream room audience went wild: [So domineering, huh?] [Awesome, Brother Lu, slap him in the face for me! Black-hearted boss!] [Teach him a lesson!] [Damn it, if he suddenly says to come an hour early, is that also considered late?] [Sigh, the misery of being a worker. My boss is just as unreasonable, but there's nothing I can do.] [Indeed, for ordinary people, it's hard to speak up; it's not easy to make money.]

'If your restaurant's working hours were written as 5:30 AM, then I could arrive early by that time.'

'But your working hours here state that it starts at 6:00 AM. As a worker, I only need to complete my work within the stipulated time.'

Refusing unreasonable overtime. He wasn't the boss's dog.

Lu Xian suppressed his emotions and said calmly: 'Alright, I don't want to say anything more.'

'Right now, I just want my earned wages—500 yuan for five days.'

Deductions? Not happening. How could he let this black-hearted boss just deduct his money like that?

'Ha? 500? You still want 500?'

'Go, go, go, get out of here quickly.'

'It's hilarious, you actually dare to ask me for money?'

The boss let out a 'haha', seemingly laughed at by the absurdity.

He then waved his hand, dismissing Lu Xian as if shooing away a beggar.

'So you're not giving it?'

Lu Xian picked up a wooden restaurant chair from the side.

'Hey, hey, don't be impulsive!' Sister Xia, who was nearby, was startled and hurriedly advised him.

'Oh? You're rebelling, are you? If you have the guts, smash it on my head, come on!'

The boss seemed to be betting that Lu Xian wouldn't dare, deliberately provoking him, amused and angry.

The chat in the livestream room exploded: [Hahaha, that's it, smash him! This thing is annoying to look at!] [Hey Brother Lu, don't be impulsive! Assault is illegal, you'll be eliminated!] [Better to be eliminated than to be humiliated, go get him!] [Elimination means the end of your Survival World challenge career.] [Yes, yes, it's not worth it, it's not worth it, calm down.]

'Don't worry, if I get eliminated because of someone like this, it would be a huge loss.' Lu Xian's voice echoed in the livestream room.

Besides, the characters in this Survival World might not even be real.

The rules of the Survival World were intentionally designed to mess with people's mental state to increase difficulty; otherwise, why would there be so much trouble?

Just as everyone thought Lu Xian was about to fight, they saw him lift the dozen-or-so-pound chair and walk up to the boss, expressionless.

The restaurant boss instinctively backed away, his heart pounding wildly: Is this guy for real?? I don't believe it!

'Come on, come on, smash it on me.' He was furious, pointing at his own head, arrogantly provoking him.

Lu Xian stared at him expressionlessly.

A surge of cold killing intent radiated from him.

Although he couldn't use his skills, his attributes were still there.

The killing intent from slaughtering groups of ghosts was still present.

The whole scene was instantly terrified, feeling an inexplicable fear in their hearts.

Lu Xian picked up the chair.

The boss was suddenly scared, backed up a few steps, accidentally bumped into a chair behind him, and sat down on the floor, panicking: 'What do you want to do?!'

'You want to hit someone, right?'

'Call the police! Why aren't you guys calling the police yet?'

Looking down at this boss who was fierce on the outside but cowardly on the inside, a bully who picked on the weak, Lu Xian used force with an expressionless face.

The chair leg, three or four centimeters thick, was instantly torn apart by him.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned.

'Is this fake??'

'So much strength?'

Lu Xian threw the chair leg in front of the black-hearted boss.

Clang~ The wood had significant weight.

He pulled again, then squeezed hard, and another chair leg showed a conspicuous grip mark; the wood had been dented!

Seeing this, the boss shivered.

He finally didn't dare to be arrogant anymore; he was scared.

If he pulled his arm, wouldn't it be the same as tearing off a roasted chicken leg??

'So, will you settle my wages or not?' Lu Xian asked calmly.

In the black-hearted boss's mind, this harmless-looking, easy-to-bully youth had become terrifying.

It was as if he was saying: If you dare not pay, I will kill you!

'Sett-settle, settle.' The black-hearted boss stammered, nodding hurriedly, then stood up, smiling ingratiatingly: 'I'll give it right away.'

He hurriedly took out a small stack of cash from his wallet: 'Here.'

Lu Xian took it and glanced at it.

There was 1200.

'The extra is compensation for your trouble,' the black-hearted boss added.

Hearing this, the crowd had strange expressions.

Lu Xian remained composed and asked indifferently: 'You are giving this voluntarily, right? I didn't threaten you.'

He hadn't stolen or robbed.

'Yes, yes, yes, voluntary, voluntary.'

But who knows if he was telling the truth.

'Alright, everyone present can bear witness.'

Lu Xian didn't stand on ceremony; since he admitted it was wages given voluntarily, it was within the rules.

Regretting it later would have no effect.

'This 100 yuan is for damaging the chair.' Lu Xian put the 100 yuan on the table and then left.

He had blocked any accusation of property damage.

He wouldn't do anything illegal.

Otherwise, he really wanted to smash that guy with a chair.

Thus, income +1247.