If Tang Caihong and Li Xuehua start work early, they must also leave work early; otherwise, they will receive a raise.

Otherwise, we'll be short-staffed in the afternoon.

They already had holidays, but He Wenlin ultimately decided to find a full-time job so that this person could cover for them when they were off work, and also work at the food factory when they were on duty.

The food factory currently has three employees making egg rolls: Zhang Shuanglan, Li Xiaojuan, and Ruan Jianxin. There are twelve machines in the factory, meaning they need at least one more person to make egg rolls.

Once Ruan Min and Ruan Lingfeng start school, we'll need to pack more.

In summary, we need at least two full-time employees and one temporary worker here.

As for dumplings and steamed buns, Grandma, Huang Chunxiang, and Grandma Ruan are currently making them, which should be about right.

He Wenlin had just finished writing down her work plan when Li Xiaojuan arrived with two other women.

"Young boss, this is my sister-in-law, Li Qiuhong, and this is her neighbor, Jiang Xiaoru," Li Xiaojuan introduced. "This is my boss. She's not very old, but she's very capable. She's the one who built this business empire."

Li Xiaojuan hadn't been working here long, but where there are people, there is gossip, and she knew a little about He Wenlin's affairs.

Li Qiuhong smiled and said, "This is what you call a hero emerging from among the young."

Jiang Xiaoru: "You're such a young girl and already a boss. You'll be amazing in the future!"

"Of course," Li Xiaojuan said. "You guys chat, I'll go back to the factory to make egg rolls."

After saying that, Li Xiaojuan left.

"What did you do before?" He Wenlin asked.

“We used to work in a chemical plant, but we were laid off and couldn’t find suitable jobs,” Jiang Xiaoru said.

"Are you working as a temporary or permanent employee?" He Wenlin asked. "Temporary employees are on an unstable schedule, earning 2.5 yuan an hour. Permanent employees earn 500 yuan a month, with 100 yuan for full attendance bonuses, two days off per month, and working hours are generally around 11 hours a day. Meals are provided, and there are bonuses for good business and during holidays. The earliest start time is 4 PM, and the latest finish time is 11 PM. The specific working hours will be arranged according to the actual needs of the work. Can you accept that?"

“Working hours are fine, I can accept that,” Li Qiuhong said.

Jiang Xiaoru: "Me too, we live by the river, it's less than a 20-minute walk back. Boss, are we here to make egg rolls?"

"The job is not fixed. I might make egg rolls, pack them, or help out at the fast food restaurant. But at the fast food restaurant, I can only work for a maximum of four days a month."

If you come now, you'll be making egg rolls. You need to come to work at 4:30 in the morning. At 7:30, you can take a half-hour break to eat breakfast, use the restroom, and drink water. Breakfast is provided by us.

Lunch is around 12:30 PM. You can go home for lunch or eat here. There is an hour for lunch. You finish get off work at 4 PM.

I need to rush orders these days, so I go to work early. Another reason is that it's hot now, and making egg rolls is very hot, so going to work early means I'll suffer less.

"Okay, I'm fine with it."

"I'm fine with it too."

He Wenlin: "If there are no problems, then come to work at 4:30 tomorrow morning. When you arrive, someone will show you around."

With two more people, we can make egg rolls in two shifts.

After the two left, He Wenlin talked to Tang Caihong and Li Xuehua about having them come to work at four in the morning.

He Wenlin originally thought they wouldn't agree, because when she joined the company, they said they wouldn't start work until after six o'clock, but she didn't expect them to agree so readily!

"I thought you wouldn't agree."

Tang Caihong said, "Coming early means we can leave work early, and then we can have a peaceful dinner with our families."

Now they usually get off work around 7 p.m. and don't get home until 7:15 p.m., so they can't have dinner with their families, let alone lunch.

"Boss, how about this? When we work the early shift, we don't have a lunch break, or we take half an hour less of a break. We can wash and chop everything earlier, and then leave work half an hour earlier in the afternoon so we can buy groceries and cook dinner."

“I’m afraid that won’t work, because we need to pack things up around that time, so it’s quite rushed,” He Wenlin said. “I need to hire someone for an afternoon to pack, serve meals, and write receipts. If we can find someone, we’ll try our best to meet what you just mentioned.”

"Thank you, boss. I'll go back and ask if anyone wants to do it."

...

After making the arrangements, He Wenlin went to the food factory and told Ruan Jianxin and Li Xiaojuan to start work at 4:30 the next morning and to mentor the two new employees.

As for the other temporary worker, Zhang Shuanglan, she came to work at 1 p.m. She would pack food first, and then make egg rolls after everyone else had left at 4 p.m.

Everything was arranged, and it was almost 2 a.m.

He Shan had already woken up from her afternoon nap.

"Linlin, I don't have many wontons left. If there are any wonton orders tonight, I won't have any to sell tomorrow morning," He Shan reminded her. "I saw some people ordering steamed dumplings and xiaolongbao for lunch. I don't know what will happen this afternoon, so I'll take some extra xiaolongbao over."

"Okay, take it. Keep track of how much you take."

Otherwise, the accounts won't match up during inventory.

He Shan is planning to go there now; if she gets an order in the afternoon, she needs to prepare early.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Peng Liang called, saying that they had ordered thirty-eight servings of wontons for dinner.

Upon hearing the number, He Shan exclaimed, "Oh, only this much?"

He Wenlin laughed and said, "It's just that we don't have enough products. The factory can't eat dumplings and steamed buns three times a day. It's not bad that we can sell them for thirty-eight."

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