“Everyone relies on their own abilities to do business. They’re doing it now, but others will do it in the future. It’s impossible to run a business exclusively,” He Wenlin said.
"What do we do now?" Aunt He asked anxiously. "You were definitely too busy to come at noon, so you didn't even tell us you weren't coming. It's really..."
Aunt He was furious.
“Without enough people, we definitely won’t be able to handle the workload, especially during peak season. Could you talk to my dad and ask him to quit his job or take leave to come and help me? If he’s not willing, you can fill in for me in the mornings, noons, and evenings. I’ll also start hiring as soon as possible.”
After a moment of silence, Aunt He said, "Quitting your job is definitely not an option. If you quit, where will you and your brother get the money for your education?"
In He Ma's opinion, He Wenlin's shop should be able to make some money, but it's definitely not as stable as their jobs.
Working as a migrant worker guarantees a stable income regardless of drought or flood.
He Wenlin didn't offer any further explanation; now wasn't the time to explain to them.
“Mom, take a pen and receipt book and go to your factory dormitory. Ask each of them if they want to order lunch boxes,” He Wenlin said. “Tell them that to thank everyone for their support of the shop over the past few days, if they pay this morning to order lunch or dinner, and spend more than four yuan at once, the shop will give them a free popsicle at noon. Make sure to explain clearly that it’s a free popsicle at noon, and who it’s for, and remember to write it down clearly on the receipt.”
He Wenlin couldn't stop others from doing the boxed lunch business, so let's see who can beat whom.
He Xing also works at the Bosi Garment Factory, and most of He Wenlin's current business comes from this factory, so she has to get ahead of He Xing and secure the orders.
As soon as He Wenlin said that, He's mother immediately understood what He Wenlin meant.
But Aunt He didn't move for a long time, and stammered, "How can I possibly say that?"
“I’ll go then, I’d be comfortable with that,” He Shan volunteered.
“Okay, then you go. Tell them to remember what I said, and don’t be ambiguous,” He Wenlin instructed.
He Shan has a sweet tongue, is bold, and is more composed than Lin Fei in her actions. He Wenlin believes in her abilities.
He Qian took a pen and a receipt book and went to the Bosi Factory dormitory.
He Wenlin said, "Mom, please go and call my dad and Xiaojun over to help. We'll definitely be too busy in a little while."
It's already 6:40, and in 20 minutes, it will be the peak time for buying and picking up breakfast.
He Wenlin quickly started making glutinous rice balls, and Lin Fei also quickly stir-fried rice noodles.
He Shan first went to the row of dormitories where her parents lived and asked them one by one: "Brothers, do you want to order boxed lunches for lunch? Linlin said she is grateful for everyone's care over the past few days. Now, as long as you order lunch and dinner and pay all the money at once, we will give you an ice pop for lunch. Brothers, how about two boxed lunches?"
"We'll order two servings of fried rice noodles," said the local from Jiangxi province.
"Brother, you can order one boxed meal and one fried noodle dish. If you order two fried noodles, there will be no ice pops. You need to spend at least four yuan to get an ice pop," He Shan explained.
"What are we having for lunch today?" another person asked.
"I saw she bought mushrooms, eggplants, pickled green beans, and carrots. I don't know exactly what she's going to cook. Linlin is such a good cook, everything she makes tastes delicious. Brothers, we all need to eat anyway. If we pay for two meals now, we'll even get popsicles. It's a good deal."
"Then I'll order boxed lunches for lunch and fried noodles for dinner," said a fellow villager from Jiangxi Province.
Me too.
"We want four servings of fried noodles, two for lunch and two for dinner. That's four servings in total. Can we get a popsicle for free?"
"Sure, no problem."
...
He Shan received orders from six people at once, totaling more than 20 yuan. She then went to the other people's dormitories without stopping.
Everyone got up now, otherwise we would have filed a complaint against her.
He Shan received a total of 21 orders for this row of dormitories, which means that apart from He Qian's family, almost everyone living here ordered lunch and dinner from her.
He Shan didn't have time to calculate exactly how many boxed meals and how many servings of fried noodles there were.
...
He Xing was so excited about selling boxed lunches today that he couldn't sleep well all night.
I went out to buy groceries at 6:30, planning to get back around 7:00 and tell the people in my dorm to order food for me.
Unexpectedly, when I returned, I saw He Shan writing receipts for everyone.
He Xing became anxious: "You've already ordered the food?"
"Yes, it's all ordered." He Hui then noticed that He Xing was carrying a lot of groceries. "Uncle Xing, you're not planning to make boxed lunches too, are you?"
He Xing smiled and said, "Yes, I'm planning to give it a try too. You can also try my cooking. I ordered some from Linlin's place at noon, and I'll order from mine tonight."
He Hui smiled sheepishly: "Sorry, Uncle Xing, we've already ordered lunch and dinner for today. Linlin is having a promotion today, where you can order two meals at once and get free popsicles for lunch. Since we're going to eat anyway, we'll just order them together."
He Xing's face was extremely ugly. He was certain that He Wenlin was doing it on purpose and was targeting him!
That brat, she's got so many tricks up her sleeve!
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