Chapter 273 Pre-job Training
"...Really?" Xie Qiujin was still skeptical. It was just a small bag she made casually. How could anyone really like it?
"Of course." Sang Yu was very confident. "You do it first, and I'll negotiate later. If we can make it, we can make more money. If not, I can just take the blame myself."
Her words made Xie Qiujin, who was originally worried, gradually relax. Indeed, it was just two bags and it didn't take much effort.
"Then I will do it right away. I guarantee that it will be completed within three days." Xie Qiujin issued a military order.
"Hey, don't worry, Mom, you can do it when you have time. Take your time and don't get tired." There is no rush for this matter. You can talk to someone about it when you finish it.
The small bag fit perfectly after being stuffed into the cement board. Sang Yu tried carrying it on her own. The straps were a little short considering Xiao Zhao's body shape, but it didn't feel very heavy overall.
"It fits perfectly, but the edge is still a bit ugly. Mom, can you make some lace?"
What Sang Yu was talking about was not the ugly surrounding area of the package, but the cement board that was only painted black on one side.
Even if she tried to make it as thin as possible, the cement board still needed a certain thickness to be suitable for writing.
After she finished the ink on one side, a circle of black and white appeared around it. It looked okay at first glance, but upon closer inspection it was still ugly, like a spot of ink that had been accidentally smeared on.
"What lace?" Xie Qiujin didn't understand at first, but she quickly realized, "Oh, you mean ribbons. Those require careful embroidery and may take some time."
"No, no, it's an undulating, wave-like edging." Sang Yu shook her head and tried her best to describe the lace in her mind.
"I haven't seen it before, but from your description it seems that it is not difficult to make. I will try it tomorrow." Xie Qiujin asked about some details in detail and prepared to give it a try later.
This is a good thing about her. She is willing to try things no matter whether they are feasible or not. She is just as obedient as Sang Yongjing.
When the two children came home from school, they rushed into the yard like two little rabbits.
"Are you so happy after school?" Sang Yu found it a little funny. If someone didn't know better, they would have thought they had just escaped from a devil's cave.
As soon as he saw her, Sang Xinghao immediately became well-behaved, smiling at her with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "Sister, you guys are back early today."
"If I hadn't come back earlier, how would I know you were so happy after school?"
Sang Yu laughed and teased, but didn't pursue the matter further. When she was in school, the thing she looked forward to most was the end of the school day. It was perfectly normal.
She looked at Xiao Zhao who was standing next to her, waved her to come forward, and then handed her the small cross-body bag.
"I made this little blackboard for you. Try it out and see if it's heavy enough to feel comfortable writing on."
Xiao Zhao had seen cement slabs drying in the corner before, but she never thought that they were made for her.
She took it with great surprise and immediately put the bag on her back. The slightly shorter strap fit her perfectly, allowing the bag to fall around her waist.
Pulling open the small opening, the blackened cement board inside was revealed. Xiao Zhao reached out and took it out, touching it carefully with his fingertips.
"There is a piece of chalk in the pocket in front of you. Use it to write on the blackboard." Sang Yu knew that she might not know how to use it, so she taught her carefully step by step.
Xiao Zhao followed everything she said and wrote two words on the blackboard with white chalk - Xiao Zhao.
When chalk is drawn across the blackboard, it makes a slight friction sound but it is not harsh. The strokes are smooth and flowing, which is more convenient and easier to recognize than writing on the ground.
"Wow, this board suits you perfectly!"
Sang Xinghao, who was standing next to her, felt a little envious when he saw that she had a special gift, but he didn't ask for one too.
He simply felt that this thing called a blackboard was tailor-made for Xiao Zhao. With it, it would be much more convenient for her to "speak" in the future.
Even he could realize this. Xiao Zhao, who knew her own needs best, was even more surprised and moved. She looked at Sang Yu with tears in her eyes, and was about to cry.
Sang Yu was most afraid of facing this kind of scene, so she quickly took out another blackboard and handed it to Sang Xinghao: "Hao'er, this is yours too. Write your homework on it from now on."
"Wow, me too! That's great!"
Sang Xinghao was overjoyed and couldn't wait to take the chalk and draw on the blackboard. In a few strokes, the entire blackboard was ruined by white marks and there was no space left.
"Sister, how do we clean this blackboard that's all over? Do we have to wash it with water like the slate before?"
"No, you can just wipe it clean with a dry cloth. After using it for a long time, wipe it with a damp cloth and it will be as bright as new."
At the beginning, Sang Yu wanted to do more so that if Xiao Zhao broke the cement board or used it up, there would be something to replace it.
But when Sang Xingjia was grinding it just now, she asked about it and found out that the ink has a strong covering power.
When there are too many marks on the surface, you can apply two more layers of ink and it will be a new board.
The two children held the new cement board as if it were a treasure, and kept writing and drawing on it, then erasing it and drawing again.
Sang Yu began to use the remaining yellow mud to make other cement boards.
In fact, the ink sticks were consumed slower than she expected. Perhaps she could send these smooth and clean cement boards to Master Chai, who would then apply ink on them and distribute them to the students.
The cement boards were shaped before dark and placed next to the wall to dry.
After a sumptuous dinner, the family sat in the pavilion in tacit understanding and listened to Sang Yu continue to tell the story of "Journey to the West".
Nothing happened that night. The next day, Sang Yu came to Pearl Drink as usual to give pre-job training to seven employees.
She has made specific regulations on everything from how to greet customers entering the store to how to ask about their preferences.
Everyone is assigned to their respective positions, with clear job responsibilities and regular rotation.
When the term "regular rotation" was first heard, not only the store clerks were puzzled, but even Liu Mao felt strange.
Fortunately, he knew that he couldn't ask about this kind of thing in person, so he asked Sang Yu privately why she had to rotate employees regularly.
It is obvious that only by letting a person do one thing for a long time can he become more skilled and professional.
Sang Yu, who made this request, was naturally prepared for this.
"I understand your point of view, but regular rotation will bring more benefits to the store after a short period of adjustment."
"With seven of us, who knows when one of us might need to take a leave of absence due to a headache or fever, and the others who have taken turns on duty can quickly fill in."
"Plus, we plan to open new stores in the future. Once these employees have rotated through a few positions, they will all know the responsibilities and obligations of each position in the store, and they can then go directly to branch stores to become store managers."
"Most importantly, we can avoid a disruption in certain aspects of the store due to one person's departure, which would affect the store's daily operations."
These are the benefits to the store that Sang Yu mentioned. In fact, rotation also has many benefits for employees, and it can be considered a win-win policy.
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