At 10:20, customers started arriving at the store.
The glutinous rice balls and boiled eggs were all packed up, and He Wenlin personally rode his bicycle to deliver them.
Mr. He: "It's so late, it's not safe for a girl to go alone. Come down, I'll go."
“I don’t have any money on me. If another robber comes, they’ll only steal the food. Besides, I need to talk to Peng Liang about something. You and Lin Fei can stay in the shop and keep watch.”
He Wenlin had to remind Peng Liang about Li Ge's matter.
"Dad, Peng Wei will be here soon. Tell him to wait for me at the shop. I need to talk to him."
After saying that, He Wenlin rode away on her tricycle.
When they arrived at the shirt factory, it was exactly 10:30. Brother Li counted the items and found no problems. He then said to He Wenlin, "Little sister, remember to think carefully about what I told you this afternoon."
After saying that, he organized the employees to collect their late-night snacks.
He Wenlin locked the tricycle and found Peng Liang.
Peng Liang took a late-night snack and then sidled up to He Wenlin.
"Boss He, these are tomorrow's orders. There are 93 sticky rice balls for breakfast and 93 boxed lunches for lunch. Here's the money, you can count it."
After saying that, Peng Liang handed He Wenlin a wad of bills.
He Wenlin counted the money on the spot: 399.9 yuan.
"Your performance has reached a new high again."
Peng Liang grinned and said, "That's all because your boxed lunches are so delicious."
"Is it convenient now? Take me back to the shop." After saying that, He Wenlin got on the tricycle.
"Afraid of the dark, huh? Okay, I'll go with you." Peng Liang took a long stride and boarded the train.
He does have to work overtime tonight, but he still has half an hour to have a late-night snack.
When we arrived at He Wenlin's shop, it was still 10:45.
He's father and Lin Fei were busy stir-frying rice noodles.
Aunt He was collecting and giving change, and greeting guests, while He Shan and her younger brother were pouring water for the guests. Everything was going smoothly.
Peng Wei was smoking outside when he saw He Wenlin return. He immediately came over and asked, "Did you need something from me?"
"Let's go inside and talk, Brother Liang. It's about you."
Peng Liang thought he had already dropped He Wenlin off and was preparing to return to the factory.
Unexpectedly, He Wenlin said something like that.
"About me? What about it?"
He Wenlin poured herself a glass of water and then said, "Today your workshop director said he wants to cooperate with me."
Peng Liang's eyes widened: "You bastard! Did you feed all my cigarettes to the dogs?"
Peng Liang got so angry that he started swearing.
He's not very old, but he's quite savvy about human relationships.
So after he started doing this job, he gave Brother Li a boxed lunch, and today he even gave Brother Li two packs of Baisha cigarettes.
Business looks good, but he hasn't actually made any money yet because he still has to give each team leader a 2% commission. He also plans to give Brother Li a pack of cigarettes every three days. He's bound to be obligated to someone who pays his dues, so Brother Li should turn a blind eye at the right time.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Brother Li accepted his cigarette, he immediately approached He Wenlin, wanting to steal her away.
“I’ve had a pleasant working relationship with you, and we had an agreement beforehand, so I definitely had to let you know in advance about this matter.”
When Brother Li said he was giving He Wenlin time to consider, he was actually giving her time to "terminate" her contract with the Peng family uncle and nephew.
He Wenlin said seriously, "I am a businessman. Without breaking the law or violating morality, I will definitely maximize my own interests. If you don't deal with Brother Li, he will definitely ruin my business."
He doesn't even need to resort to framing anyone. As long as he collaborates with other restaurant owners, given his position as workshop director, the other employees and team leaders will definitely give him face. At that point, they'll definitely order food from restaurants that have partnerships with Brother Li.
Naturally, He Wenlin's business also stopped.
He Wenlin: "So if you can't handle him, then I'm very sorry..."
"How am I supposed to deal with him? Should I just refuse to do it and let him do it?" Peng Liang was very resentful. He was initially quite happy that the sales volume had reached a new high today, but now he was anything but happy.
"I haven't revealed how we're working together yet, I've only said that we're from the same hometown and that you're helping me out."
Peng Wei was also very angry, but he knew that if it were him, he would probably have done the same as Brother Li. He would definitely not have been satisfied with just two packs of cigarettes when he could have earned that commission.
Peng Wei said, "Xiao He, you could have just agreed to him, but you came to tell us first. That shows you're a kind person. My nephew and I will go talk to Brother Li now. We won't make things difficult for you. If we reach an agreement, great. If not, you can cooperate with Brother Li. We won't blame you."
Peng Wei knew in his heart that this matter could not be blamed on He Wenlin.
"Uncle Peng is very helpful. I'll be waiting for your good news."
After saying that, Peng Wei called his nephew Peng Liang away.
"Uncle, how do we negotiate this?" Peng Liang asked.
"Give half of your commission to your workshop director," Peng Wei said. "Or you can go and deal with Xiao He. He won't have to worry about anything and will just get the commission for free. He should be satisfied. If he's still not satisfied, then you'll have no choice but to quit and find another job. We'll have no choice but to call someone to beat him up. Getting angry won't help unless you become the workshop director yourself."
...
The family overheard He Wenlin's conversation with the Peng family uncle and nephew, and they asked He Wenlin about it.
He Wenlin then told them what had happened.
He Shan: "This is outrageous!"
"How many relatives and friends turn against each other when faced with personal gain? Let alone these people who aren't even relatives or friends, just colleagues," He Wenlin said.
"Does that mean we won't cooperate with Peng Liang anymore? What if they don't reach an agreement? Will that affect us?" Aunt He asked with some concern.
“It won’t affect us,” He Wenlin said. “If they reach an agreement, we’ll continue to cooperate with Peng Liang. If they don’t, we’ll cooperate with Brother Li, but Brother Li will probably get a beating.”
He Shan was a little confused: "How do we negotiate this? By saying nice things?"
He Wenlin: "It's very simple, just share half of the benefits."
Everyone in the room was shocked.
He's parents were shocked. How could He Wenlin be so clear about the intricacies of interests among adults? Where did she learn that?
Of course, they would never know how much He Wenlin, a country girl, had suffered in her previous life without education or parental guidance, going from naive and ignorant to becoming the general manager of a supermarket.
He Shan and Lin Fei were shocked and couldn't understand why Brother Li would take half of their money with just a few words.
He Wenlin looked at He Shan and Lin Fei, the siblings, and asked, "Do you feel very aggrieved?"
Lin Fei and He Shan nodded: "It is frustrating. I can understand treating them to meals and such, because they are leaders, but it is hard to accept that they have to take half of the money."
"This is what they call 'a higher-ranking official can crush you.' This is reality. Life isn't a wish-fulfillment novel. Sometimes it's just this frustrating. If Brother Li is willing to accept half of it, that's already good. Some even more greedy people wouldn't even agree to half."
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