Tang Kai nodded and said, "Sister, I understand everything you're saying. Don't worry."
"I'm glad you understand," He Wenlin said. "Have you rented a place over there yet?"
"It's rented out. We'll head over this afternoon. Could you call the factory now?"
He Wenlin took out her phone and called the factory, requesting permission to deliver fifty boxes of egg rolls and thirty boxes of peach shortbread to Tang Kai, without accepting payment upfront.
What can the employees say when the boss has spoken?
He Wenlin hung up the phone and said to them, "Yang Gangyong has gone to the High-tech Zone to deliver goods. We have to wait for him to come back before he can deliver the goods to you. You should go to the factory and wait there first, otherwise he won't know where to deliver the goods."
"Thank you, sis. We'll be going now."
"Be careful," He Wenlin cautioned.
"Understood."
...
Tang Kai and Wu Hai left satisfied. He Wenlin then called Zhang Shishi and told her not to pay Tang Kai's salary this month, but to pay him only after deducting the cost of goods.
“Xiao Kai really does act on a whim,” said He’s father. “I guess he saw Hai Bo making money, so he couldn’t sit still.”
“Yesterday, when Brother Haibo said that he made two or three hundred yuan in sales in a day, my aunt and sister-in-law’s faces changed.”
With He Wenhua and Xia Lijuan not around, He Wenlin finally dared to gossip with her father.
“When I took Haibo back yesterday, I talked to him about this and told him to keep a low profile and not to say everything. Even if business is good, he should say that he is barely breaking even, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.”
Mr. He now understands this deeply.
"Young boss, it's terrible, it's terrible!" Old Mrs. Ruan rushed over in a panic.
"Grandma Ruan, don't worry, what happened? Tell me slowly." He Wenlin welcomed her in.
"Song Bo's (the landlord who cut the power lines in the previous chapter) house was rented out. The other party rented it to run a fast food business and bought a lot of pots and pans."
Upon hearing this, Mr. He was alarmed: "Really?"
"It's true, they're packing it up now."
"Who would dare rent that bastard's house? Aren't they afraid that if business gets good, they'll be blackmailed?"
Song Bo raised the rent to an exorbitant level and even cut the electrical wires. He's father hadn't forgotten these two things and was thinking of giving the tenant a "friendly reminder."
This way, Song Bo's house won't be able to be rented out, and the tenant will be delayed in grabbing business for a few days, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Grandma Ruan, being shrewd and experienced, saw through Mr. He's plan at a glance and immediately said, "The person renting his house is one of his nephews. I heard he studied cooking at a culinary school, was it called New Oriental or New Western again..."
"Holy crap!" Lin Fei jumped up and down excitedly. "That guy surnamed Song did this on purpose, didn't he? He's definitely coming for our fast food restaurant!"
Mr. He also looked worried: "Those who come from culinary school must have good cooking skills."
“Of course, if it were bad, would they dare to open a shop?” He Wenlin said. “I’ll go take a look first.”
"I'll go with you!" Lin Fei put down his work and immediately followed.
Mr. He quickly followed.
Song Bo's house was close to He Wenlin's, so she strode over and, sure enough, there were several people tidying up. There were also a lot of cooking utensils on the open space outside the door, and the house was being cleaned. She guessed that they would start competing for business this afternoon.
The other party also saw He Wenlin and the others, but neither side spoke.
"Linlin, what should we do?" Lin Fei asked.
“The only way right now is to sell vouchers. Once we sell the vouchers, they won’t have any business for a while,” He Wenlin said. “Brother Fei, go to Peng Wei right now and tell him that if a customer buys a voucher worth 170 yuan, I’ll give them a 30-yuan phone card and six 1.5-yuan vouchers. This promotion only happens once a year! Pay first, and we’ll give them the vouchers according to the list later!”
This promotion is definitely more generous than before, equivalent to an 82% discount.
If everyone buys the vouchers, business will be stable for at least the next month.
He Wenlin and Lin Fei split up. Lin Fei went to Hongda to find Peng Wei, while He Wenlin called Peng Liang and asked him to go to the shirt factory.
After hanging up the phone, He Wenlin went to the Bosi factory and personally met with several team leaders to talk to them about the event. She also told them that the event was only for today, so those who wanted it should act quickly!
Finally, He Wenlin went to Meihua Garment Factory.
"Boss lady, we also need to survive, we also need to eat."
"That's right. We're just ordinary working people with elderly parents and young children to support. Our wages have been delayed for so long, but we still need to make a living."
...
As soon as He Wenlin arrived at the door, she saw that the workers hadn't been doing anything and had all gathered in a group.
At this moment, Liu Meihua's sobbing voice came from the crowd: "I'm sorry everyone, I'm really sorry. Please give me some more time. I will make sure to pay everyone's wages as soon as possible. If I really can't raise the money, I will sell the factory and I will still pay everyone's wages."
"Boss lady, you always say you'll give me some time off, but you've given me several 'time off' periods already."
"It's not that we're being unreasonable, we also need to make a living. Why don't you give us a specific time?"
"Yes, please give me a specific time."
...
Liu Meihua: "Five days, give me five days, five days at most, and I will definitely distribute the money to everyone!"
"Okay, then I'll give you five days."
...
After receiving Liu Meihua's promise, the workers gradually dispersed.
However, because Liu Meihua couldn't pay wages, the workers were also very disheartened.
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