Upon hearing this, Aunt He was immediately shocked: "No way, could it be that bad?"

"That's hard to say. There are many honest and kind people in this world, but there are also many who laugh at your lack and hate your abundance, especially among relatives and friends. There are too many of these kinds of people."

"Linlin is right," said Grandma He. "You all don't see things as clearly as Linlin. The fact that they steal business and pick the peaches that Linlin planted shows that they are not honest people. Now that they have no business, if they feel unbalanced, who knows if they will do something underhanded behind her back?"

Mr. He gritted his teeth and said, "If he really dares to pull any tricks..."

"What are you going to do? Beat him up?" Old Mrs. He glared at Mr. He. "Will that solve the problem?"

He Wenlin said, "We must first be upright ourselves. Even if we are reported, we are not afraid. Fighting will not solve the problem. On the contrary, it may get us into trouble."

"Anyway, now that you have a business license, you don't need to worry about these things. I'll go buy two cartons of good cigarettes to have on hand while the people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau come to our door."

After finishing her sentence, Aunt He immediately took off her apron and prepared to go out to buy cigarettes.

"No need, I'm all ready," He Wenlin said. "You all go back and get a good night's sleep. We'll be busy this afternoon. I'm going to the shirt factory."

He Wenlin is going to find Peng Liang to sell vouchers.

"I'll go out for a walk too," said Mr. He as he untied his apron.

Upon hearing this, Aunt He's expression changed, and she said, "Are you going to play cards with those people from Jiangxi Province? If you do, I'll flip the table."

"Playing cards?" He Wenlin and Grandma He both looked at He's father.

Mr. He: "What cards are we playing? I have work to do this afternoon, I'm just going to check on things."

He Wenlin said, "Dad, if you're just looking, that's fine. But if you actually sit at the card table, don't blame me for exercising my dual powers. You'll be the one who loses face then."

"What are you looking at? What's so interesting?" Grandma He said irritably. "I think you're just not tired! Hurry up and chop some meat and make egg dumplings. Linlin bought so much meat, not to just sit in the fridge looking at it!"

He Wenlin bought the pork leg to make egg dumplings.

With so many people around, some ingredients can be prepared a day in advance.

There's nothing wrong with wrapping egg dumplings and storing them in the refrigerator for use the next day.

"The vegetable shop owner is bringing a technician to install the phone later. You still have time to go out and watch the card game? Hurry up and get back to work," said Grandma He. "Linlin, you go ahead and do your work. Everyone else, go to sleep. Aizhen, you should go back and rest for a bit too. Daming and I will stay here at the shop."

Father He: "I'm the kind of animal that never needs a rest."

Grandma He: "If you still have the energy to watch card games, then you're not sleepy or tired. If you're not sleepy or tired, then you should do chores!"

He Wenlin and her mother laughed when they saw her father's embarrassment.

As expected, it still takes his grandmother (mother-in-law) to control him!

"Take out the hind leg meat, wash it clean, and chop it into minced meat." Grandma He instructed Grandpa He to do the work. Of course, she wasn't idle either. Her granddaughter had said that she wanted to make twenty catties of pickled chili peppers, and this was something she was good at!

He's father obediently smoked a cigarette, then tied on his apron and began washing the meat and ginger and chopping the filling.

Seeing that her mother-in-law, husband, and daughter were all working, He Ma felt embarrassed to go back to sleep and joined in the work.

He Wenlin took the voucher and rode her bicycle to the shirt factory.

Upon arriving here, He Wenlin met Li Bing.

Li Bing's expression was not good, but He Wenlin did not solicit orders or affect the workers' production. Instead, she went directly to Peng Liang, so Li Bing could not easily kick her out.

Peng Liang took half an hour off and then went to the factory with He Wenlin.

He Wenlin handed him the vouchers: "These are vouchers from my shop. A bundle like this costs 100 yuan and contains 30 boxed meal vouchers and 18 vouchers worth 1.5 yuan each, for a total value of 111 yuan."

A set like this costs 50 yuan, and includes ten boxed meal vouchers and sixteen 1.5 yuan vouchers, for a total value of 52 yuan.

A 1.5 yuan voucher can be used to order glutinous rice balls, fried rice, or fried noodles. Isn't your factory not allowed to accept orders?

Selling this directly to customers is more cost-effective for them, and they can use it to offset future food orders, saving you the time of dealing with change.

If they don't make a reservation with you, you can still use the voucher to make a purchase at the store. However, the sticky rice must be ordered in advance, otherwise it may be out of stock when you arrive. Also, the voucher cannot be sold individually; it must be sold as a set.

The original commission rate remains unchanged. I'll give you an additional 0.5% commission on this sale. Don't think it's too little, because customers will use the vouchers to order from you. Our original commission and bonuses also remain the same, meaning your commission is actually higher.

Peng Liang earns 0.5% for each voucher sold. When customers use the vouchers to order food from him, Peng Liang still receives the same commission as before. In reality, He Wenlin is offering a discount, improving his treatment, and also benefiting the customers.

"It's like they're getting a 10% discount on their meals, they should be willing to accept that."

Peng Liang was also happy.

He Wenlin reiterated, "But you must tell them that these vouchers are non-refundable and cannot be lost, because we only recognize the vouchers, not the people!"

After saying that, He Wenlin handed Peng Liang one hundred sets of vouchers, fifty sets of one hundred yuan vouchers and fifty sets of fifty yuan vouchers.

“I understand, don’t worry.” After saying that, Peng Liang took out the order details and handed them to He Wenlin. “These are the orders that the team leader and I picked up at noon. The money is here too, you can count it.”

"You should also count the vouchers."

Vouchers can also be used as cash, so both parties must make sure to count the amount given out to avoid disputes later.

The two counted the money and vouchers outside. After confirming that everything was correct, He Wenlin wrote a receipt for Peng Liang, proving how many vouchers she had received.

After confirming that everything was correct, He Wenlin rode her bicycle to Meihua Garment Factory and successfully obtained the order details from Meihua Garment Factory.

It was already 2:30 when I got back to the store.

Dad, Mom, and Grandma are all making egg dumplings.

"How's it going? How many orders did you get this afternoon?" Aunt He asked.

"The shirt factory has 60 boxed lunch orders for the afternoon, 30 fried noodles, and 20 fried rice orders. Tomorrow morning, there will be 109 glutinous rice balls, and tomorrow noon, there will be 29 boxed lunches. Meihua has 3 boxed fried rice orders for the afternoon, 21 fried noodles, and 10 fried rice orders. Tomorrow, there will be 36 glutinous rice balls."

Seeing that He Wenlin remembered it so clearly, the second brother was shocked: "You wrote it all down?"

"yes."

He Wenlin had a great memory when she was in school, and she was always the first in the class to memorize the texts.

"What dishes are we making this afternoon?" Dad asked.

"This afternoon, I'll have braised pork belly with potatoes, cold braised tofu salad, and stir-fried greens with mushrooms. Wash the mushrooms and slice them, okay?" He Wenlin said. "Has Boss Ma arrived this afternoon?"

Aunt He: "They came by and said the installation would cost 1,600 yuan over the phone."

"Sure, when did you say you'd install it?"

"Come the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, with a telephone, things will be much more convenient in the future."

Landlines aren't common yet, let alone mobile phones. With a telephone installed here, it will be much more convenient for customers to make and receive calls, and the store will be busier. When you open a business, you must have a lot of customers!