Chapter 221: Dedication to Work

Father Fang contacted his second uncle again, and his second uncle naturally said that they should go back together. But Brother Mingfeng didn't have time, so Fang Minghua accompanied the two old men back to their hometown to celebrate Qingming Festival.

Fang Mingche asked Han Mei to buy three sleeper tickets for them, two lower berths and one middle berth, and they slept all the way back to the city. Brother Mingfeng arranged for someone to pick them up at the train station.

After sending their fathers on the train, Brother Mingfeng gave Fang Mingche a piece of Chinese syrup.

"Your family worships the ancestors, and the next generation already has three boys, Fang Jian, Fang Kang, and Fang Chang. Our family doesn't even have a representative."

Fang Mingche knew that he was still thinking about having a third child and must have a son. So he didn't say anything.

Family planning in Guangzhou is indeed not so strict, and private hospitals are convenient for filing, giving birth, and confinement. In addition, Brother Mingfeng has prepared a house, so there is no possibility of my cousin's wife hiding from family planning cadres with a big belly. Besides, my cousin's wife is willing to do so.

"Let's go."

Father Fang went home to sweep the graves and burn incense and came back soon. He was still thinking about going to Shanghai to guide the work of homestay. As for Fang Minghua, he was also anxious to return to Beijing, as the family restaurant was still open. Although Mingfa was asked to help, Fang Jian and Fang Fang also went there frequently, but after all, he was missing as the main laborer.

Second uncle said, "Then let's go together."

So the round trip took a total of ten days, six of which were on the train.

It was mid-April now, and the passports and visas of the people who were going to Japan and Europe in the travel agency were also coming in one after another. They were going to go there after May Day, and the handover was for a month.

It was enough, after all, there were assistants who were delayed to go there for three months. That was why, after three months, another assistant would go out.

In addition, Lingzi's father and a group of family members would also go to visit relatives.

The travel agency's welfare benefits for overseas employees are that either the employees come back for a month's vacation every year, or a family member can go there for a month. Except for Qiu Yin, most employees choose to let their family members go out for a month.

Qiu Yin was because Teacher Qiu didn't want to go abroad, and Grandma Qiu was too old. But the families of other employees, who might only have two opportunities to go abroad in their lifetime, definitely don't want to miss it. Generally, parents go abroad once a year to satisfy their wish to travel abroad. Anyway, the round-trip air tickets are reimbursed.

All the formalities are handled by the travel agency. They just need to submit the information.

Of course, family members can stay for a few months to visit relatives. But they have to take care of their own food and accommodation after a month. If they think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, they will stay abroad and not come back. Then their children's performance points will definitely be deducted.

What's more, they use this as a platform to go abroad illegally, which is equivalent to cutting off their children's path. Fang Mingche said that such a situation will definitely be fired.

Qiu Yin and Wu Mingju, who are coming back this time, have not violated the rules. Fang Mingche plans to promote them both to vice presidents, and then act as presidents for a period of time.

Qiu Yin will stay in the capital. In this way, Fang Mingche can spend less time on the travel agency and more time on preparing for the exam.

As for Wu Mingju, he has already communicated with him, and he is willing to go to the newly opened Guangzhou branch. At present, Fang Minghui is running the preliminary preparations for the Guangzhou branch.

She was in charge of the preparations for the travel agency and the specialty store. It's true that this girl is not very good at administrative work and is not meticulous enough. But if she is asked to handle such formal matters, Minghui can really do it. She can handle two things at the same time.

With this performance, sending her to Hong Kong in the future will not cause dissatisfaction among others. After all, everyone knows that going to Hong Kong is as profitable as going abroad.

Even Fang Mingfeng couldn't help but say to the girl on the phone: "You have fought back for yourself this time."

Fang Minghui was very happy over there, "Brother Mingche is right, the right people should be placed in the right positions. I am more suitable for working outside, not for sitting in the office as a planner."

Well, Cheng Changdong, the deputy president of Shanghai, has actually been acting as the president for quite a long time and is very competent. This time he was directly promoted to president.

Because Fang Minghui's performance this time exceeded expectations, Lin Yan also paid special attention to Lin Yi's driving performance. There are several people from the old Fang family who came to work, and they are all quite competent. Even Minghui, the only shortcoming, did quite well after changing her position. It can't be said that her brothers are the ones who are not doing well.

Xiao Gang and Wei You did a good job before, and they were admitted to school.

Lin Yan certainly won't ask Han Mei, although Han Mei is in charge of scheduling the driver and tour guide for Jianzhen. She has to ask outsiders about this.

If someone tells her it's okay, then it's just average. If it's just average, then it's not good! As for praising him, that person is not sincere.

So Lin Yan said directly: "I know my own brother, there is no need to whitewash him. You will say that you are not telling the truth later." After

she said this, the few people she asked only said that it was okay.

That is, the performance is average, and there are probably some flaws. It's similar to Minghui before, and can't catch up with the five people from the same clan and hometown of the Fang family.

Lin Yan told Han Mei, "Part-time drivers and tour guides with average performance can be assigned fewer shifts. Opportunities should be given to those who perform well. You know who I'm talking about with average performance, right?"

Han Mei had to nod, and then told Lin Yi, "My elder sister is not satisfied with your performance. It should be that the tour guides you have worked with gave her not very good feedback. We are in the service industry, and we have to flatter the tourists appropriately. But we must also pay attention to the degree and not appear to be fawning. My brother-in-law especially emphasizes this point, to be neither humble nor arrogant. After all, most of our tourists are foreigners. He hates the practice of feeling inferior to foreigners the most. You have to make money and provide good service, but you can't be servile."

Lin Yi said, "This requirement is quite high! Besides, you are very attentive to trying to figure out my brother-in-law's thoughts."

Han Mei pinched him hard, "I'm trying to figure out the boss's thoughts. I'm the office director. If you can't even do this, I'd better quit. I've conveyed this to you. If you don't do a good job and get fired, don't make a fuss later!"

Lin Yi was a little unconvinced. He was much more attentive than working in a regular job. This part-time job is indeed not bad. Working on it for four Sundays will equal his regular salary.

Han Mei said, "You can't just think of yourself as a bus driver. In the service industry, you need to have a service mentality. Our tour guides have to be trained to smile with eight teeth. If a guest asks you something, you have to answer it well and patiently."

"I don't speak foreign language."

"That's your shortcoming. Our drivers can speak simple daily expressions. Don't even mention Yanyan. You may not even be as good as Changchang in this regard. Come and learn. There is an hour-long English class in the conference room every afternoon. Come over after work and pick me up. Let's have dinner in the cafeteria before coming back." Lin Yi

raised his eyebrows, "Does it include a meal?"

Han Mei rolled her eyes, "It's not included. The evening meal is for those singles or people who rent houses, and they have to pay. Unless you submit an overtime report and get approval, then you don't have to pay. Come over for dinner, and we'll pay for two people's meals. This way, Mom can save some trouble when cooking. By the way, Uncle Fang is also learning English these days. Foreigners often stay in the B&B."

Hearing that his brother-in-law's father is also learning English, Lin Yi felt that he had no face to let go. Saying that he speaks English worse than Changchang is not very hurtful and insulting.

Even Lin's father and mother couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

Mother Lin said, "Don't deny it! I went there the other day and heard Changchang singing an English song along with a tape recorder. He sang quite well."

Lin Yi said, "When he was a child, he picked up a phrase called 'ba ge'. My brother-in-law joked that his son knows Japanese."

Fang's father is indeed learning English. He has returned from Shanghai. The homestay in Shanghai has opened and there are foreign guests staying there.

Not only did he learn it himself, he also brought Fang Jian, Fang Fang, and Fang Kang with him.

"Learning a foreign language should start from childhood. Such a good condition, make use of it. Helping in the noodle shop is a small matter, your parents can do it. Learning English is a big deal!"

The college entrance examination will take English, so learning English is definitely a big deal. Like Yanyan, Fang's father is really proud of being able to talk directly when meeting foreigners. There were two times when he couldn't communicate with foreign guests when they bought things. Yanyan was called out to save the situation.

After hearing Han Mei talk about Fang's father's English learning situation, Lin's father raised his eyebrows and said, "It sounds like he is working hard?"

He met him two days ago and asked casually. Fang's father said that he had just returned from a business trip in Shanghai. He often drove that small truck around Beijing.

"Of course, Uncle Fang gets 70% of the daily necessities counter and the business of renting ancient costumes. His current income is more than mine!"

Lin's mother exclaimed, "So much?"

Han Mei nodded, "Originally, Uncle Fang's basic salary for managing the B&B was 100. He can also get 5% of the profit of the B&B. I estimate that it can be more than 1,000 a year. Add 70% of these two businesses, it must be more than me."

She is more than 300, and Fang's father estimates that it is 400 to 500, or even more than 500.

At the beginning, my brother-in-law asked his father to manage the B&B. Everyone thought that it was just to give the old man something to do and get a salary. As a result, after working for a year, everyone changed their minds. Everyone said that it was no wonder that Teacher Fang was so powerful, his father was also very powerful.

Lin's mother said: "What about your brother-in-law's mother?"

"She helps to look after the daily necessities counter, 45 yuan a month."

This money is still in line with your retirement salary. This is purely my brother-in-law finding a job for his mother and getting a salary.

On May Day, travel agencies and specialty stores in Guangzhou opened. Wu Mingju hasn't come back yet, so Fang Minghui is in charge for now, and the people under him are gradually being assigned.

Looking at this situation, Fang Mingche was originally planning to send Fang Minghui to Hong Kong to help out. Now he has changed his mind, maybe he can let her try to be independent. In this way, her basic salary will be increased by one third.

Fang Minghui was even happier when she received the call! The new position made her feel very fulfilled!

Fang Mingche said, "You said before that you would exchange dollars on the black market in the future. Is that true?"

"Of course it's true!"

Fang Mingche said, "If you are caught, just resign automatically."

"Ah?"

"Yes, that's my attitude. You make your own choice. We are a foreign exchange earning enterprise and enjoy many policy benefits. Including the ability to open a store in Hong Kong. And now we have foreign exchange coupons. After handing in foreign exchange, you can also use foreign exchange coupons to consume at Friendship Stores, Overseas Chinese Stores and some high-end restaurants. Enjoy the same treatment as foreign exchange. Then, as a middle-level manager of the company, if you are caught exchanging dollars on the black market, you will definitely have to resign. Do you really want me to sacrifice my relatives for the sake of justice?"

Some things are not as heavy as a few ounces on the scale, but they are as heavy as a thousand pounds on the scale. Travel agencies are now in full swing, and there must be people who want to bring them down. Don't give them a handle!

Fang Minghui told her brother that Fang Mingfeng also had the same attitude.

"You were not good at your job before, so your brother Mingche probably didn't take you seriously at all. Now, you have finally caught his eye. Therefore, he doesn't want you to end your career because of such things, so he gives you extra tips. Foreign exchange earning enterprises only hand over two-thirds of their foreign exchange income, and the central bank has tacitly agreed. If you want to keep the remaining one-third and wait for the exchange rate to appreciate and make a profit, no one will care. Mingche and many other people must have done this! But if you take it to the black market to exchange and get caught, it will definitely not work."

Fang Minghui scratched her head, this is one less way to make money.

"So he asked you to make your own choice. Is it safer to continue working in the travel agency? Or go against the wind and take risks to make a fortune!"

Fang Minghui just felt a sense of accomplishment. In addition, Brother Mingche communicated with her that if she was sent to Hong Kong to work independently in the future, her income would be greatly increased. That was just the basic salary, and the key was that there was also a commission.

"Then, then I'd better work hard in the travel agency! I think it's quite interesting."

Fang Mingfeng nodded, "If the sales are good, let alone buying a house in Guangzhou, maybe you can even afford a house in Hong Kong." Fang

Minghui has also learned about Hong Kong's housing prices recently, and shook her head and said, "It's dropped a lot, I won't buy!"

Hong Kong's real estate market is about to collapse in the past two years.

Fang Mingfeng shook his head, "When Hong Kong confirms the date of return, it will definitely rise! Guangzhou is the window of the mainland, and Hong Kong is even more so! It's a great opportunity for you to work in Hong Kong at this time."

Originally, if the girl was still the same as before, he would be too lazy to say these things. But now she is standing up, and he is still happy to see her doing better and better.

"Don't just know how to buy when it's high and not buy when it's low! Look at the long term."

Fang Mingche couldn't help but say after knowing it: "Brother Feng, why don't you go and get an MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong? I think you have a good view of the economic situation."

Although he didn't see that Shenzhen would replace Guangzhou's current position, he was right about the general direction. No wonder Brother Mingfeng was the most successful in the entire Fang family in his previous life.

There are no MBAs in the mainland now, but the MBA of the Chinese University of Hong Kong is one of the best in Asia.

"Why should I study there? Besides, I'm not like you who can go there whenever I want."

Fang Mingche said, "Then when Huihui goes there with a work visa, you will have the opportunity to apply for a family visit visa. You can go there and take a look. Hong Kong is really great. Many places are much more advanced than the mainland!"

Fang Mingfeng was really tempted by this. He didn't expect that he would have a chance to sleep with Huihui one day!

(End of this chapter)