Chapter 1318 Shu Yu: Our costs are high!
Roasting sunflower seeds isn't really a technical skill; the process for roasting peanuts, chestnuts, watermelon seeds, and other nuts is similar. Therefore, it's not a secret recipe and doesn't require hiding it from others.
Especially families like Ren Huai's, whose own business is selling nuts and dried fruits.
However, there is no other place that has such a five-spice flavor as Shu Yu. She uses a lot of ingredients, the quantity is sufficient, and the ratio has been specially tested and researched, so the melon seeds taste good and are very fragrant.
This is something that should not be known to outsiders.
Therefore, when Luo Chun saw Shu Yu bring the guests in, he put away the more private parts and only had people do ordinary work.
Ren Huai knew what was going on and wouldn't be so tactless as to insist on taking a look.
Both he and Shu Yu knew that their main purpose in coming here was to check out the environment and the atmosphere of the workers.
Ren Huai wanted to find fault with these two points in order to take the opportunity to lower the price, but obviously, he was hesitant to speak up.
He looked at what the waiter was covering his face and asked in confusion, "Why are they covering their faces like that?"
Shu Yu explained with a smile, "It's not really covering my face, it's just covering my mouth. When we're working, it's not good to not talk. Sometimes when we talk loudly or quickly, we inevitably drool. This is to prevent drool from falling on the sunflower seeds, so I just use something to cover it."
Shu Yu didn't wear a mask. The weather isn't very hot yet, so wearing a mask would actually keep her warmer. But once it gets hot, wearing a mask would be torture.
Nowadays, many cooked food shops have staff wearing transparent plastic food masks. Since plastic isn't readily available, Shu Yu thought for a while and decided to use bamboo strips instead. She'll see if a better option comes along later.
Actually, sunflower seeds have shells, so there's no need to go to such lengths.
But Shu Yu also sells sunflower seeds, although sunflower seeds are meant to be cracked open by oneself to truly appreciate their flavor. However, for some wealthy ladies these days, this might be considered a bit impolite, so sunflower seeds are a much better alternative.
Ren Huai hadn't expected her to go to such lengths, and he looked at the mask thoughtfully.
However, the next moment, Shu Yu's sighing voice could be heard, "Young Master Ren, as you can see, the melon seeds in our shop are clean and of good quality. We've put in a lot of effort and incurred many expenses for this. Not to mention the melon seeds themselves, look at these shoe covers, these masks, these clothes—they were all prepared by the workshop itself. To avoid mistreating our employees, we use only the best materials. This has significantly increased our costs."
Upon hearing this, Ren Huai's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he immediately chuckled dryly, "Lu Xiangjun is a conscientious employer."
"Yes, I see that everyone is having a tough time, yet they work so hard and diligently. I can't help them with much else, but I just want to improve their lives. If their families are doing better, they can work without any worries, right? But I can't openly raise their wages, because if the difference between them and other workshops is too great, they'll be unhappy. After thinking it over, the only solution I can do is give them occasional bonuses and give them nicer things during holidays. But that increases the cost."
Ren Huai, “…”
Manager Xu silently lowered his head. He didn't even have a chance to speak and take the opportunity to lower the price. What should he do?
He glanced at Ren Huai discreetly and, seeing that Ren Huai seemed speechless as well, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
(End of this chapter)
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