Looking at Jane Sampsonâs excited expression of wanting to go out and play, Granny Carter couldnât bear to say much, just told them to have fun and play for as long as they wanted.
James Black drove the Carter Family car out, not even opening the navigation, obviously familiar with that night market.
Jane Sampson sat in the passenger seat, holding her mobile phone. As soon as she got on twitter, she saw some news.
The matter had a bit of a connection to her.
It was a small incident at the hotpot restaurant she co-owned with Nina Rice.
A customer posted on twitter and shared a video saying that while dining at the hotpot restaurant, an employee suddenly fainted and was sent to the hospital, and the customer heard from other employees that the person seemed to have not slept properly for several days and was exhausted.
After this news was released, many people underneath the post accused the hotpot restaurant of exploiting employees, making them work until they fainted.
In the internet realm, thereâs really no shortage of haters.
Those haters went on to criticize Jane Sampson as a heartless boss, an oppressive employer who doesnât care about employee welfare.
Even Nina Rice, the manager, got dragged into the criticism, with people bringing up Alexander Forestâs pursuit of her, claiming that Alexander Forest, the playboy, had poor judgment for falling for such a heartless woman.
Jane Sampson saw the message but didnât pay attention to the haters. After exiting twitter, she directly called Nina Rice.
The phone rang several times before it was picked up.
"Hello."
"Are you at the hospital?" Jane Sampson listened to the background noise, vaguely hearing words like doctor and nurse, and guessed.
"Yes, an employee at the shop had an accident and was sent over. I followed the ambulance because I was worried," Nina Rice said.
"Howâs the situation? I saw people on the internet saying she fainted from exhaustion?" Jane Sampson asked, "I remember the shopâs employees work in two shifts, how could anyone faint from exhaustion?"
The shop opens at 10 a.m and closes at 1 a.m.
It operates for 15 hours a day, with two shifts of employees taking turns working, each shift lasting 8 hours.
Since the afternoon isnât busy, employees can rotate and rest, so thereâs no reason for employees to faint from exhaustion.
"How did such a small matter end up on the internet?" Nina Rice was puzzled.
Then, Nina Rice continued to explain the employeeâs situation to Jane Sampson.
"This employee truly fainted from exhaustion, I just learned about the situation from other employees. She requested to the manager to work night shifts every day, starting at five oâclock to work until one oâclock in the evening, and during daytime, she also worked two part-time jobs. One was delivering milk before dawn, and the other was cleaning as a housekeeper. Her day is filled with work. If she can rest four hours, itâs already good enough. Over the long term, sheâs bound to get sick."
"That hard-working?" Jane Sampson was stunned, "The hotpot business has always been good, didnât you provide quite a high salary for the employees?"
"Itâs considerable, especially for those who only work night shifts with some subsidies," Nina Rice said, "Under normal circumstances, a waiter like her could make a living, but unfortunately, sheâs an employee with unusual circumstances."
"What do you mean?" Jane Sampson asked, surprised.
"I just learned from other employees. The one who fainted is divorced and raising a sick daughter on her own. Her daughter has always been hospitalized, and the medical expenses are expensive. Sheâs working tirelessly every day just to pay for her daughterâs treatments, and her husband hasnât given her daughter a cent for medical expenses," Nina Rice said, "Thatâs all I know for now. Thankfully, she just fainted from exhaustion and didnât develop a major illness. Otherwise, if she collapsed, what would happen to her daughter?"