At 6:40, He Wenlin and Ruan Lingfeng made glutinous rice balls together.
If you don't prepare some in advance, you simply won't have enough time during peak hours.
At seven o'clock sharp, Mr. He also came to help.
By this time, a crowd had gathered in the store, but these were all individual customers.
Customers who pre-order breakfast usually pick it up at the store 15 minutes before work.
Aunt He and He Shan, carrying bags with money and popsicle coupons inside, and holding receipt books and ballpoint pens, approached them and asked if they wanted to order boxed meals.
"Hey handsome, wanna order a boxed lunch? We're having a promotion: spend over four yuan and get a free popsicle..."
"Pretty girl..."
He Ma and He Shan skillfully stepped forward to solicit orders.
At 7:10, the store was packed with people.
The army of people picking up their food has arrived.
Everyone was extremely busy, but fortunately, Ruan Lingfeng was there this morning, making things much easier for He Wenlin compared to yesterday.
At 7:25, there were only a few people left, so Ruan Lingfeng went out to take over the work from Mr. and Mrs. He.
Mr. and Mrs. He rushed off to work. Mr. He arrived late and hadn't had breakfast yet, so He Wenlin gave him a glutinous rice ball to take to the factory to eat.
At 7:35, there were no customers left in the store.
Everyone can finally take a break.
He Wenlin asked Ruan Lingfeng with a smile, "Are you tired? Can you handle it?"
Ruan Lingfeng shook his head: "It's alright, I've just been quite busy lately."
"That's how it is in this line of work. During peak hours, there's no time to even go to the bathroom or drink water," He Wenlin said, then asked He Shan, "How are the bookings for today?"
"There are fewer orders, especially from those living in our dorm. I don't know the exact number, but I estimate that seven or eight people have ordered boxed meals from Qianqian's family," He Shan said.
"As expected."
"Brother Hui also said that it's cheaper for Xixi to order boxed lunches and fried noodles. Here, if you order boxed lunches and fried noodles for more than four yuan, you get a free popsicle. They just give you a 30-cent discount. The boxed lunches and fried noodles together cost four yuan and three jiao, but they only charge four yuan."
Upon hearing this, Lin Fei suggested, "Linlin, why don't we waive the difference?"
"No, it's easy to lower the price, but it's not easy for people to accept the original price. Besides, he doesn't have to pay for utilities, rent, or labor now, so his costs are lower than mine. We can't compete with him on price like this."
He Wenlin thought for a moment and continued, "If a customer asks for a discount of three cents instead of an ice pop, you can't agree to that. But for regular customers who really don't have any change, you can handle a discount of one or two cents at your discretion. Now, let's take stock."
He Wenlin and He Shan calculated the order, while Ruan Lingfeng, his younger brother, and Lin Fei counted the money.
In the end, the breakfast orders for tomorrow totaled eighty-three: sixteen servings of fried noodles and seventy servings of sticky rice.
There were only 60 boxed lunches available at noon, 13 fewer than yesterday morning's orders! The number of fried noodle orders, however, remained the same, 20, the same as yesterday morning.
We ordered 60 boxed meals, 18 fried noodles, and 2 fried rice for dinner. Compared to yesterday morning, the boxed meal orders were the same, but the fried noodle orders were 12 fewer.
Today's sales amount is 520.5 yuan.
The price has decreased by 35.3 yuan.
He Shan breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, it's only a little over thirty yuan short."
He Wenlin: "Don't be too happy yet. We still need to go to the Bosi Garment Factory to get more orders. We may not be able to get as many orders today."
Yesterday they went to the factory and secured nearly two hundred orders. If He Xing follows suit today, customers will have more choices and may not choose He Wenlin.
"Lingfeng, do you have a ladder? I need to hang up a banner. Could you lend me two ladders?" He Wenlin said to Ruan Lingfeng.
"I'll go back and get it now, and borrow another one from Grandma Wang."
"Thank you, Lin Fei. Go with him to get the ladder."
After they brought the ladder, He Wenlin helped them hang the banner up. With the banner, it was clear from the left, right, and back that a fast food restaurant was operating inside the inconspicuous house.
"I'm going out for a bit. You guys prepare all the dishes. Boss Liu is going to deliver pork in a little while. Remember to borrow some money from the account. Shanshan, you go get orders from Bosi Garment Factory. I won't be going."
Today's lunch consisted of braised fish chunks, minced pork with cowpeas, and pumpkin.
He Wenlin arranged their work, left them the money for the pork, and then rode her tricycle to the bank.
She needs to save some of her money; it's easy to lose if she keeps it on her person.
Before leaving, He Wenlin unloaded a gas cylinder and put it on the tricycle; the gas cylinder was used up again.
She left the empty can at the gas station and then rode her bike to the bank, panting heavily.
He Wenlin deposited 1,500 yuan.
The card now has 3,300 yuan in savings, which is a huge sum for a teenager, especially since it's 2000.
It was already 9:30 when I came out of the bank. I wondered what was going on with Peng Wei and his nephew.
He Wenlin rode her bicycle to the shirt factory first and found Peng Liang.
"Oh, you've finally arrived! I was so worried!" Peng Liang breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing He Wenlin, and the two left the workshop together.
When no one was around, Peng Liang handed He Wenlin a few sheets of paper: "These are the orders for lunch today. I've counted them all: 18 servings of fried noodles, 30 servings of fried rice, and 30 servings of boxed lunches without rice. Here's the money, count it."
"You're pretty impressive."
Peng Liang grinned and said, "So-so."
These sales totaled 156 yuan, and according to the agreement, he would receive a commission of over nine yuan.
He Wenlin counted the money, and the amount was correct.
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