He Wenhua followed He Wenlin's advice and immediately contacted a printing shop to prepare a batch of vouchers. Then he explained the situation to the workshop directors and team leaders of the two factories.

He Wenhua's attitude was quite good, and those people also expressed their understanding. They heard that he had broken up with Xia Lijuan, and one of the group leaders even said he would introduce him to someone better.

He Wenhua waved his hand repeatedly.

That's what he's thinking right now.

Making money to buy a house is the real priority. His underage brother already has a house, but he doesn't.

However, after preparing the vouchers, He Wenhua did not immediately go out to promote them because he was too shy to do so.

He Wenlin was speechless when she received his call.

“If you’re not comfortable with that, then it will definitely be difficult for you to expand your business. I’m very busy, but he might still come over to buy you vouchers.”

He Wenlin made it very clear.

She's a millionaire boss, after all. What kind of image would it have to be for her to personally sell vouchers?

That's so beneath me.

More importantly, she can only help temporarily, not permanently. She can offer suggestions, but she can't do everything herself to help.

Ultimately, people have to rely on themselves.

“If you really can’t bring yourself to do it, then go to the team leaders in the factory and ask them for help.” He Wenlin said as she took out a calculator and did some quick calculations. “For every thirty vouchers sold, you give them one voucher, so you don’t have to sell them yourself.”

"But that would reduce my profit margin."

"But you save time. You cook two portions in one pot, which takes two minutes each time. If you also have to collect money and give change, it will take up more time. Would customers in line be willing to wait? Another way is to write down the coupon information on paper and stick it on your food cart. When you set up your stall, if customers ask about it, you can explain that they can buy it if they want."

He Wenhua didn't speak. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Let me think about it some more."

He Wenlin said, "Of course, if you think it's not worth it, you can hold off on buying the vouchers and let your uncle try them out when he comes."

He Dashun originally didn't want to come to Shaocheng, but after Grandma He and He Wenhua kept calling and he learned that He Wenhua's shop was no longer open, he agreed to come anyway.

He bought a train ticket for August 1st, and he wouldn't arrive until the next day.

On August 1st, He Wenlin rented a 20-square-meter storefront in the underground city square.

She's going to open a second branch of her cake shop here.

The cake shop near the supply and marketing cooperative is doing relatively stable business, with daily turnover around 1,600 to 1,700 yuan on weekdays, but on weekends, the turnover can reach 2,300 to 2,400 yuan.

Back when cakes only sold for two or three yuan, this sales figure was quite good, but it didn't meet He Wenlin's goal.

On average, we sell five or six birthday cakes every day.

He Wenlin plans to make this opening ceremony even more grand.

At the same time, He Wenlin spent 50,000 yuan to cooperate with the bus company to place advertisements at bus stops, wanting the whole city to know about Master He's Cake Shop.

"Is spending so much money on advertising even useful?" He's father asked He Wenlin during lunch.

“Of course it will be useful!” He Wenlin said. “In the future, I want to open stores under the name of Master He throughout the province, if not the whole country! I don’t have much money now, but once I’ve settled things and have more money next year, I’ll go on TV to advertise.”

Mr. He thought that his family's products would be featured on TV, which would make him very proud and would be the only one in the whole village to do so.

"That's a great idea! We'll have them all over the country!" Mr. He exclaimed, as if he'd been injected with adrenaline.

“Right now, I’m relying on the fast food restaurant to provide me with working capital, so Dad’s business here can’t be neglected,” He Wenlin instructed. “I’m thinking of opening a branch in the west of the city this year, if possible.”

Mr. He said, "The fast food restaurant is doing very well now. It can function without me. Chef Lin Fei's skills are quite good now, and Tang Caihong and Li Xuehua are also good. I can stay away from the restaurant for two or three days without any problems."

Upon hearing this, He Wenlin quickly said to Lin Fei, "Brother Fei, I'll give you a 15th-month salary at the end of this year. Work hard."

Last year he was still getting his 13th-month salary.

Upon hearing about the fifteenth-month salary, Lin Fei grinned from ear to ear: "Linlin, don't worry, I'll definitely work myself to the bone!"

"That's not necessary. Just do your best. But I don't plan to discuss salary with the other people in the store, understand?"

"I understand, don't worry."

At this moment, Aunt He said, "Linlin, if you don't have the money, you can open the branch in the west of the city next year. Don't rush it. Let's focus on getting these two stores up and running this year."

"Let's talk about this later. Finding a suitable shop isn't easy. Oh, Mom, the cake factory is hiring two more apprentices, otherwise they won't be able to keep up with the shift schedule and production won't be able to keep up."

“The people in the factory are actually quite willing to work overtime,” said Mrs. He. “If we hire two fewer people, they’ll be busier and their wages will be higher.”

People leave their hometowns to work in other places, all in order to earn money.

They are actually quite willing to work overtime, as long as there is overtime pay.

“It’s not that I don’t want to work overtime for them, but training a technician isn’t that quick. We still need to open the shop. If we have too few skilled workers, we won’t be able to produce enough later. If someone has to take leave or something, there will be no one to do the work. We need to hire two more, or at least two.”

Xia Lifeng felt embarrassed to continue studying here because Xia Lijuan and He Wenhua had broken up. The day after He Wenhua and Xia Lijuan broke up, she left. As for where she went, He Wenlin didn't know or care.

"Linlin, I have two buddies, could you let them work at your cake factory?" Lin Fei asked, mustering his courage.

"Call the person over first, I want to meet them." He Wenlin didn't agree immediately.

“They’re in Zhenzhou,” Lin Fei said. “They’re working themselves to the bone overtime, but their wages are meager, and their boss is even withholding their pay. They want to come work for me.”

Since it's so far from Zhenzhou, it's hard to say whether to meet someone first.

He Wenlin said, "Even if I don't arrange for your buddies to work in the cake factory, I can make them do other things. Using paper won't make them come for nothing. You can have them come. But their wages will definitely not be as high as yours."

His friend must know Lin Fei's salary and benefits.

Therefore, He Wenlin needs to make it clear in advance.

"I understand, and I'll tell them too. I'll go call them now." Lin Fei excitedly went to call his two buddies.