Chapter 189 Outsourcing and Outsourcing Again
Zhao Xiaojing couldn't eat anymore. She laughed for a while before she found her way back to her thoughts. "The amount of sauce this time is okay, not too much. I put too much dark soy sauce. My little mosquito tongue is a bit strong and it tasted a little bitter."
The heat is still not enough. If you turn down the heat, the aroma of the meat is not fully released. Also, if you add soy sauce or something like that, you need to turn up the heat, otherwise the umami flavor will not come out and it will taste like raw soy sauce."
"Yes, yes, yes! How could I have forgotten again!" Yun Yongyuan slapped his head. "Master emphasized that we should add the soy sauce over medium-high heat. He said that for so long, I forgot!"
"Junior Sister Jingzi, try this!" Yun Yongyuan excitedly pushed the stir-fried pork liver towards Zhao Xiaojing.
"There's too much vinegar. And it's sticking to the pan, right?" Zhao Xiaojing took a bite and laughed at Yun Yongyuan's wonderful expression again.
Yun Yongyuan became even more excited after receiving the accurate evaluation, and pestered Zhao Xiaojing to review the other two dishes one by one.
Ouyang Yidan and Su Yuchen stopped joining in the fun and started chattering about campus gossip. However, Lu Hongwen, who was next to Yun Yongyuan, listened with great interest, staring at Zhao Xiaojing intently, as if he wanted to take a piece of paper to write down the test points.
"Oh, Sister Comb, did you remember what I just said? The store should buy a cash register. You're taking notes by hand, which is inefficient. When there are a lot of takeout orders, you write them down by hand, and they won't be distinguishable from the store orders. Then, when Sister Mirror is cooking, she won't be able to tell the difference between dine-in and takeout, and it's easy for her to make the mistake."
After Lu Hongwen listened attentively to Zhao Xiaojing's comments, he continued to talk with Su Yuchen about the topic that he had not finished just now.
"Yes, I do want to buy it. I had told Suozi that we would go to the second-hand market tomorrow morning to have a look." Zhao Xiaojing said.
Ever since they decided to transfer Su Yuchen to the kitchen after she officially joined the band, Xiaozhi started reminding them to buy a front desk system.
Firstly, it is more convenient to print out orders when there are many of them. Secondly, although Zhao Xiaojing has a smart phone that allows her to understand the account situation at a glance, with electronic scanning, it is more convenient to check the accounts openly. After inviting new people in, the accounts are clear and some small changes are not difficult to do, which can prevent problems before they happen.
However, there is only one service staff member left to be recruited, and Su Yuchen is still there, so the two of them were lazy and haven't taken any action yet.
"You emphasized this last night. Are you really only in your early twenties? Your memory must have been accumulated for at least 70 years!" Su Yuchen looked at Lu Hongwen with disdain.
Last night, after closing the Tangshui stall, the three of them had a long talk in the shop. First, they settled all the stall's accounts and paid Lü Hongwen the final 20 days' wages. The commission plus base salary totaled 5,316 yuan. After deducting the 670 yuan Lü Hongwen had to pay the students for their part-time jobs, he still had 4,646 yuan left.
The sugar water sells best during the hottest part of the summer. Although sales drop when the weather cools down, on average, about 730 servings are still sold every day.
After a calculation, it was found that Lu Hongwen had earned nearly 20,000 yuan in the past two and a half months just by setting up a part-time dessert stall. The monthly salary of 1,000 yuan from working as a part-time student was just a small part of it. His own income was quite considerable.
After settling the bill, the three of them discussed the takeaway for a while and decided on Lu Hongwen's wages.
Since we only deliver to schools, the delivery fee for each order is 2 yuan.
Lu Hongwen still works under the model of base salary plus commission, with a part-time basic salary of 1,000 yuan per month, plus a commission of 1.5 yuan from the delivery fee for each order.
Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen originally said that the 2 yuan delivery fee would be paid directly to Lu Hongwen. This was actually beneficial to the store. First, the orders would increase, and second, some seats in the store could be vacated.
But Lu Hongwen refused, and specifically emphasized that they had been riding the stall cart for so long. This time, he did not have his own means of transportation and had to continue borrowing the stall cart. He was already making money without any investment, and if he did not charge the cost, he would feel embarrassed to use it again. So the two did not insist.
So the additional 0.5 yuan for each order is for the lunch boxes, bags, chopsticks used in the store for packaging, as well as the electricity and depreciation costs of the stall cart.
After discussing these basic things, Lu Hongwen also muttered a lot of ideas, including the cash register.
Zhao Xiaojing had also told Su Yuchen about this before, but they just hadn't bought it yet.
"Really? Did I say that last night? I've had too many thoughts these past two days, and my head is a little confused." Lu Hongwen smiled without any embarrassment. He was still full of passion. He kept staring at the mini program while eating, thinking about takeout.
"I've set my business hours at 11:15 on Xiaodu. You can make reservations before this time, but there will be no timekeeping or delivery. Is that okay?"
"No problem, Senior Brother Yun is making rapid progress. After a few more days of practice, he'll be able to cook on his own. Just run fast enough and it'll be fine."
Zhao Xiaojing spoke as she picked up another handful of shredded lotus root. She'd been cooking for her family, wanting Ouyang Yidan to get off work early, so she'd just cook whatever was available. Yun Yongyuan had made stir-fried lotus root today, a dish not on the menu, and it was incredibly refreshing.
"Junior sister, if you like it, eat more!" Yun Yongyuan's eyes lit up when he heard that he could cook alone in a few days. He immediately reached out and scooped a large spoonful of stir-fried lotus root shreds for Zhao Xiaojing, his mouth wide open.
"Have you found someone good over at the girls' dormitory?" Su Yuchen curled her lips and smiled when she saw Yun Yongyuan's actions. She also picked up a large chopstick of shredded lotus root and looked up to ask Lu Hongwen.
It was when the three of them were discussing their wages last night that Zhao Xiaojing suddenly remembered it and asked Lu Hongwen if he could deliver it to the boys' dormitory, but what about the girls' dormitory.
Lu Hongwen was also confused at the time. After thinking for a long time, he said that he would find another part-time job.
"I've found it. I specifically found someone I'm familiar with, a classmate of ours, and someone with reliable character." Lu Hongwen shook his chopsticks with great pride.
"She's been working part-time to support herself, which isn't easy. I agreed with her that I'd deliver pork trotter rice to the girls' dormitory, and she'd come down to pick it up and deliver it to the dorms one by one. I'd give her 50 cents per order, and then keep a record of it. I'd pay her monthly, and I'd pay her after you'd paid me."
"Okay, you're at it again! Outsourcing after outsourcing, like a middleman." Su Yuchen said with a smile.
"That's called sharing the profits. Even when I eat my meat, I leave some soup for others," Lü Hongwen said. "Hey, your clean plate promotion today is pretty good. I was wondering if takeout should also be divided into large, medium, and small portions, and rice should also be divided into large, medium, and small portions, and whether or not side dishes should be included?"
"That's an idea. Can I add it?" Zhao Xiaojing put down her bowl and chopsticks and asked, sighing again that Lu Hongwen was indeed suitable to be a boss or a manager. He always had work in his mind, even when he was working part-time.
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