Meng Zhao smiled and took it. When she first gave this booklet to Xu Yunrong, she was quite surprised. After all, what she had learned in the past was simply to record how much silver was earned and how much was spent each day in detail. But the accounts that Meng Zhao handed to her were completely different.
Meng Zhao prepared a table in advance, filling in the name of the supplied products in the first row, the time in the column for each supply, the quantity at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical columns, and leaving blanks at the end of each row for marking special matters.
Currently, Meng Zhao doesn't provide franchisees with many types of goods, only a few kinds of braising spice packets, sausages, and potato noodles, so one table is enough to list them all.
By this time, they had been supplying goods to Qinyang County for more than a month. If Xu Yunrong had used her own bookkeeping method, she estimated that this book would have been used up to halfway. Now, using Meng Zhao's method, they had recorded all the accounts clearly in less than six sheets of paper for both shops.
This is because their shop is just starting out, and their daily usage estimates are not very accurate, so they have to supply more frequently.
If we gain more experience in the future and can more accurately estimate the usage, we can switch to supplying every ten days or every month, and maybe we won't even need to use up a single sheet of paper in one or two months.
The changes in the numbers on the table clearly show the business situation of Manager Zhou and Chef Zhou.
Since the supply began, the demand for goods from the shops managed by Manager Zhou has been 30% higher than that of Chef Zhou, mainly due to the influence of geographical location and shop size.
Surprisingly, the two shops had almost the same demand for potato noodles, which means that Chef Zhou had put a lot of effort into promoting his potato noodles.
Meng Zhao had spent a few days at Chef Zhou's shop and noticed that a high percentage of them added extra servings of noodles, with some even adding two servings at once.
Perhaps it's because there are many manual laborers around, and after a long day of work, everyone wants to eat something flavorful.
After reviewing the franchisee's accounts, Xu Yunrong took out several other ledgers, which Meng Zhao examined one by one.
Each account book was recorded in great detail, and Meng Zhao finished reading it in a short time.
After reviewing these accounts, Meng Zhao had a clear understanding of the changes in the shop over the past two months.
Meng Zhao opened her arms and hugged Xu Yunrong, her voice soft and grateful: "Mother, you've really worked hard these past few days."
Xu Yunrong raised her hand and gently patted Meng Zhao's head. "What's this? It's only natural for a mother to help her daughter. But there's one more person you should thank properly when you get back."
Upon hearing this, Meng Zhao couldn't help but feel curious and tilted her head to ask, "Who is it?"
“It’s your brother-in-law, Shen Qinghe.” Xu Yunrong explained patiently, “You have so many and varied tasks on your hands. If I were to manage on my own, I might not be able to handle them all. Fortunately, he lends a hand and helps me solve a lot of troubles.”
Meng Zhao nodded and silently kept the matter in mind.
After reviewing the account books, Meng Zhao took his parents, Fang Muyun, Meng Jianqiu, and Chen Jianxia to the Shen family.
Madam Gu was already waiting in the courtyard. When she saw Meng Zhao enter, her eyes instantly reddened. She rushed over and tightly grasped Meng Zhao's hand, saying, "Zhao Zhao, we've finally got you back."
"Mother, don't worry, I'm fine." Seeing that Madam Gu was about to cry, Meng Zhao quickly changed the subject, "Oh, Mother, why aren't you at the shop right now?"
“Jinglan just told me you were back, how could I stay here? I packed up and came back early. You must have had a long journey, you must not have been eating or sleeping well. I’ll make you something nice to eat and nourish you.”
Meng Zhao smiled sweetly, "Okay, then I'll help you make it."
Madam Gu pressed her down onto the stool. "There are so many people in the family, we don't need you. Just sit quietly, talk to your parents for a while, and then we'll eat."
As soon as Meng Zhao returned, he looked at the account book. He was indeed a bit tired, so he asked Meng Jianqiu and Shen Jianxia to go to the kitchen to help. The others were also busy, cleaning up the yard, setting up the tables and chairs, and helping to pass things around and do odd jobs.
Today, Shen Qinghe returned from the county school with Zhou Xiucai. After Zhou Xiucai entered the house, he walked towards his own door.
Before even getting close to the gate, he heard a burst of laughter coming from inside the courtyard. He couldn't resist taking a few steps, pushing the gate open, and immediately saw Meng Zhao standing in the courtyard. He quickly ran over to her.
"Sister-in-law, you're finally back! Did you encounter any dangers on your journey?" Shen Qinghe's voice was full of surprise and excitement.
Shen Qinghe was always composed and rarely walked quickly. At this moment, his robe sleeves fluttered in the wind, and two ribbons tied with his hair hung down behind him. Even Meng Zhao was stunned for a moment.
Two months later, Shen Qinghe's face had lost some of its childishness, and the contours between his eyebrows and eyes had become more and more defined. As expected of the male lead, he really grew more and more handsome.
Meng Zhao's lips curled up slightly. "No, it's not like I went out by myself. There were many people with me, so why do you need to worry so much? But you, my mother said you help her a lot. You study while taking care of the family. It must be very hard for you."
Shen Qinghe quickly shook his head, "No, this is all what I should do. It's my sister-in-law who has been working so hard."
Seeing that Shen Qinghe hadn't even taken off his book box when he returned, Meng Zhao said with a smile, "We're family, no need to be so polite. Quickly take off your book box and help me cook."
Dishes were laid out on the table, some brought back from the shop, some bought by Xiao Chuan when Meng Zhao asked him to, and some made by everyone working together. The two large tables that were put together were filled to the brim.
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