"Of course! I was originally planning to send a message back to ask when you would open so I could go directly there. I didn't expect you to be so quick. It's been less than a month since you joined us, and you're already opening."
This is the first step in Mengji Braised Pork's expansion, and it is of great significance. If everything goes smoothly, it will undoubtedly be a very convincing brand for her to recruit franchisees in the future. Therefore, Meng Zhao attaches great importance to this opening.
She had almost finished arranging things in Hongnong County. All that was left was to watch the workers finish building the houses. She couldn't help with that, so she packed up and prepared to go to Qinyang with Chef Zhou.
“Girl, why don’t I go with you? Qinyang isn’t close to here, it’ll take at least two days. What if something unexpected happens?” Meng Dashan was full of worry when he heard that Meng Zhao only planned to take Shen Yun, a young girl, back with him.
Meng Zhao shook his head. "No need, Father. Chef Zhou is here. His uncle and nephew have just opened their shop and invested so much money. He won't let anything happen to me. Besides, there's a lot of work to be done here. You need to keep an eye on things for me. Don't worry, I'll be back in five or six days. I won't stay any longer."
Although Gu Yun and Xu Ping are both quite capable, they are still quite young. When something really happens, Gu Changwu and Meng Dashan have to make the decisions. So, after much consideration, Meng Zhao decided not to take Meng Dashan with him when he went to Qinyang this time.
Meng Dashan knew that once his daughter made up her mind, it would be difficult to change it, so he could only silently go to the street and buy a quilt, which he spread on the mule cart that Chef Zhou had brought over, so that his daughter would be more comfortable on the way.
Before setting off, Meng Zhao called Xiao Chuan aside and earnestly instructed him: "Xiao Chuan, you are clever. Help me find out more about the clan elders in the surrounding villages and their relationships. They will be useful when we recruit workers here in the future."
Xiao Chuan nodded vigorously after hearing this. Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't go out with Sister Meng, he was determined to do a good job on the task that Sister Meng had arranged for him.
Cook Zhou's mule cart was different from the flatbed carts they usually used; it had a canopy and a roof, and looked like a small mobile house.
Meng Zhao lifted the curtain and sat down. The floor was soft and plush, and even the backrest next to him was covered with a mattress.
Guessing that this was prepared for her by Meng Dashan, Meng Zhao reached out and touched it, sighing that her own father still cared about her the most.
After Shen Yun got into the carriage, Chef Zhou sat in the front seat, cracked his whip, and the mule cart slowly moved forward.
They traveled along official roads without encountering any dangers. Meng Zhao and Shen Yun sat in the mule cart, and if they got tired, they could spread out their mattresses on the cart to lie down and rest, which was much better than their flatbed mule cart.
"Xiaoyun, when we get back, we should buy a mule cart like this too. It's so much more comfortable to ride in."
Xiaoyun nodded in agreement. These past few days, she had been traveling with Meng Zhao and had seen a lot of things that she couldn't see in Shenjia Village. She loved the feeling of traveling around in a cart and watching the ever-changing scenery outside the mule cart. She couldn't have felt more relaxed.
It took about two days for Meng Zhao and her two companions to arrive in Qinyang County. Their first stop was Chef Zhou's shop. As soon as they got off the car, they saw a large sign for Meng's Braised Offal in front of the shop.
She specifically commissioned the signboard to ensure that all the shops maintained a unified style and gave people a neat and uniform feeling.
Zhou the cook didn't stay at the Zhao family for long. Although he saved some money, it wasn't much. Because of the tight budget, the shop was actually rented. However, it was said that a long-term contract was signed, so Meng Zhao didn't make any demands.
If you have to own your own shop to join a franchise, it undoubtedly raises the bar for franchising and is somewhat detrimental to future expansion.
Their contract states that if the store address changes during the franchise period, it will not affect the franchise relationship.
However, the relocation must be approved by the brand in order to avoid the new address being too close to other Mengji shops and thus competing for business.
Once inside the shop, the size and layout were similar to his shop on Xishui Street. The counter for braised meat, the tables and chairs were exactly the same. Anyone who had been to the shop in Qingshi County would probably find it familiar.
As soon as I entered the backyard, I heard a familiar voice: "Now that you've all put on your new clothes, you must get into service mode as soon as possible. You need to know what you can and cannot do. After all, we're all wearing the same clothes, so to outsiders, we're a unit and represent the face of our shop."
Meng Zhao looked at Aunt Su Yun, who was giving instructions to her employees, and a smile of satisfaction crept onto her lips. She didn't interrupt, but listened quietly.
It wasn't until Aunt Suyun finished speaking and told everyone to go about their business that she turned around and saw Meng Zhao behind her.
The person who had been somewhat serious just moments before immediately changed his expression, his face flushed, and he stammered, "Zhao, Zhao Zhao, you've come."
Meng Zhao smiled and nodded, "That's right, I naturally had to come and take a look at the opening of this new shop. Aunt Suyun, what you said earlier was really good."
Aunt Suyun scratched her head a little embarrassedly, "Oh, what's good or bad about it? I learned all of this from you. When I first started teaching them, I was so nervous. I just thought about how you taught us and repeated it exactly to them."
"Don't be nervous. What you just said is excellent. When you're teaching people, you have to be serious, otherwise they might not take it seriously. You're a veteran in the shop, so you know that if we don't follow the rules and offend the customers, we'll be the ones who suffer."
After listening to Meng Zhao's explanation, Aunt Su Yun nodded to indicate that she understood. Meng Zhao then asked, "How are you doing here? Are you settling in?"
"Everything is fine. Manager Zhou even arranged a single room for me, so I can have a room to myself. Although he is the manager, he is usually kind and easy to get along with," Aunt Suyun replied.
Seeing that she was settling in fairly well, Meng Zhao was relieved and didn't keep her any longer, letting her continue with her work.
The reason Aunt Suyun was here was because Meng Zhao and Chef Zhou, uncle and nephew, had agreed that in the early stages of opening, each shop would assign one person to be responsible for training the employees.
The reason she made things so complicated was because she genuinely wanted to build up Mengji's brand, not just make a profit of fifty taels of franchise fee and run away.
Meng Zhao took another walk around the courtyard and was very satisfied to see that the employees were all busy working diligently.
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