"Shanshan, Lin Fei, if my cousin came to you to cooperate, what would you choose?" He Wenlin suddenly asked.
“We definitely won’t agree!” the brother and sister said in unison.
"I think he will definitely come to you and offer you great benefits."
Although Lin Fei doesn't know how to make crispy noodles, he can stir-fry them. He's done it a lot, and now his skills are quite good.
Needless to say, He Shan is bold enough to try and secure orders, so He Xing will definitely try to poach her.
He Wenlin continued, "His business isn't doing well, but if he doesn't want to give up and wants to keep going, he'll definitely poach the two of you. You know, once He Qian and He Jian started school, he didn't even have anyone to wash vegetables."
"Linlin, no matter what, we won't leave," He Shanlin reassured him.
“If there are better opportunities, I won’t stop you. On the contrary, I will encourage you. But my uncle’s place is not a good place.” He Wenlin analyzed for them, “He doesn’t even have a proper shop. There’s no future with him, and you won’t learn any skills. You can only learn by following me. Currently, your salary is 25 yuan a day. If your performance is good, I will give you a bonus every month. In addition to commission, the two of you will earn at least 900 yuan a month. Moreover, I will provide room and board. This is the best treatment you can get.”
The factory provides accommodation but not meals, and the salary is only 1,100 or 1,200 yuan. You need to be quick with your hands; those who are slow only earn 500 or 600 yuan.
He Wenlin continued, "I've said before that I support you going out and working independently. I wasn't just saying that. Lin Fei, I'll teach you how to cook. In the future, when you've learned enough and feel you can handle things on your own, come find me, and I'll support you going out and working independently."
Shanshan, you're the same. If you don't go out and work on your own, I'll open a branch store in the future.
I'd like to make you a supervisor, or even a store manager, but I hope you can go back to your studies.
For families like ours, education is the only way out. You can think about what I'm saying carefully, or you can go back and call your parents and hear what they have to say.
Going solo, learning a trade, becoming a foreman, becoming a store manager—it all sounds like empty promises.
However, Lin Fei had already learned how to stir-fry rice noodles and egg fried rice.
The wages He Wenlin paid them every day were real and substantial.
It was already 7:15. He Wenlin and He Shan went back to their rented room together, planning to rest for an hour before preparing the orders for the evening.
Unexpectedly, Brother Li came again.
"Boss He, the same as usual tonight, 138 boiled eggs and 138 sticky rice balls each."
"Brother Li, could we pick up the food a little later tonight?" He Wenlin said. "We have to deliver late-night snacks to the Bosi Garment Factory at 10 o'clock tonight. Could you please move the time to 11 o'clock?"
Brother Li: "Your business is so good?"
"It's because the boss lady thinks highly of me and is willing to take care of me. Brother Li, if I deliver at 10:30, the time will be a bit tight."
"Then let's go for eleven o'clock," Brother Li said. "Your business is so good, you must be making a lot of money."
"Brother Li is joking. Business looks good, but our expenses are also high. I'd be laughing all the way to the bank if we could break even in a year."
He Wenlin rented a private house, not a shop, and it wasn't renovated, so her investment wasn't actually that high, but she certainly wouldn't tell anyone that.
"I've brought you so much business, aren't you going to give me a discount?" Brother Li figured He Wenlin must have made a lot of money. "It's not like I absolutely need you for this business."
“Brother Li, this is already the lowest price. If it's any cheaper, I'll lose money. The cost price of eggs is three cents, and I also have to use water, gas, and labor. You can't let me and my partners work for nothing all night. Brother Li, let's stick to the usual price, 220 yuan. I'll write 300 yuan on the receipt. I'll have someone deliver it at 11 o'clock sharp.”
He Wenlin would not budge on the price no matter what.
Even if he buys it elsewhere, He Wenlin won't lower the price again.
Fortunately, Brother Li still bought it.
He Wenlin received 220 yuan, wrote him a receipt, and gave him an ice pop.
He Wenlin quickly counted the eggs. Fortunately, the eggs had been bought early this morning, so there were still plenty left. Otherwise, she would have had to go buy more eggs.
When He Wenlin got back to her rented room, it was already 7:40. She set an alarm for 8:20.
If it weren't for Brother Li's order, she could have slept a little longer, but not now.
But even though it's tiring, it's great to make money!
At 8:20, He Wenlin and He Shan got up on time and arrived at the store at 8:30.
He's father was sleeping in He's mother's single room when He Wenlin went to wake him up and told him that there were two late-night snack group-buying orders for that night.
Mr. He already knew about the order from the Bosi factory, and now another one has come in!
Mr. He was so excited that he sprang to his feet.
"Did the shirt factory get another order?" Mr. He asked excitedly.
"Yes, I arranged with the shirt factory to deliver it at 11 o'clock, so we'll be working very hard tonight."
"Then today's sales should be a record high."
We already have over 400 late-night snack orders today. If the Peng family uncle and nephew's orders continue to be as high as ever, today's orders will indeed set a new record.
"How much money do you have on you right now?" After saying that, Mr. He added, "Don't worry, I won't take it. I'm just reminding you not to lose it."
“I’m not losing any money,” He Wenlin said. “It’s just today’s revenue. My mom took some of yesterday’s revenue, and you used it to pay the rent and utilities, bought groceries this morning, and paid your wages. It’s not much money.”
"Keep it safe, don't lose it."
"Okay."
When the father and daughter returned to the shop, He Shan had already cooked glutinous rice in five rice cookers (two large and three small).
Lin Fei is peeling potatoes.
We have a lot of orders today, so we need to prepare a lot of shredded potatoes.
Today, Dad He cooked the shredded potatoes as usual. He's not quite good at other dishes yet, but he's already done a great job with the shredded potatoes.
Seeing He Wenlin bustling about again, He Xing felt a pang of unease, as if a cat was scratching at his heart.
He thought to himself how wonderful it would be if this business were his own.
...
At ten o'clock, He Wenlin personally took the glutinous rice balls to the Bosi Garment Factory.
The boss, Li Xing, and his wife, Wang Min, were both present.
“Boss lady, I’ve brought everything, a total of 162 portions,” He Wenlin said. “The workers can come and collect them in batches.”
Wang Min asked her workshop director, Zeng Ling, to arrange this matter, and also arranged for the team leaders to distribute meals.
As the workers excitedly received their late-night snacks, He Wenlin approached the proprietress and said, "Proprietress, I heard that my aunt Liang Xiaoying came to see you today."
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