Su Guifang said, "Okay, go back and discuss it with your sister-in-law. As long as the restaurant can find someone to work, I'll start working tomorrow."
"Okay, go back and wait for my good news."
After finishing his sentence, Chen Hong got on his bicycle and walked out of the factory gate.
Su Guifang watched Chen Hong's departing figure gradually disappear at the gate. Life is really too difficult. Every day you have to struggle for a living. She shook her head helplessly and walked back.
Chen Hong returned to the dining area, which was now lunchtime, and there were obviously many people eating.
When Su Wei saw her husband come home from get off work, she said, "You're off work. Sit down and rest for a bit, I'll get you some food."
"You go ahead with your work, I'll do it myself."
Su Wei said it was fine, and Chen Hong went into the kitchen and asked the chef to make him a bowl of he luo noodles. He then took the noodles to the dining room and sat down at the table to eat.
Su Wei quickly brought over two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, placed them on the table, and then sat down opposite her husband to eat.
Chen Hong asked, "Aren't you going to eat some noodles?"
Su Wei said, "I'm not very hungry. I'll just have some food with you. Would you like some wine?"
Chen Hong said, "I'm not drinking anymore. Drinking beer in winter makes me even colder, and drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor) makes me feel unwell."
Su Wei stood up and went to the liquor cabinet to get a small bottle of baijiu (Chinese white liquor), which comes in a half-jin (250ml) container.
She opened the bottle and poured her husband a glass of baijiu (Chinese liquor), then poured herself half a cup (about 1.5 jin) and finished it off, saying, "Drinking helps relieve fatigue, so have a little with me."
After listening to his wife's words, Chen Hong nodded, picked up his wine glass, took two small sips, and then put down his glass to eat.
After taking a couple of bites of food, Chen Hong asked, "Su Wei, does our restaurant still need any staff?"
"Why are you asking this?" Su Wei paused for a moment and said, "This restaurant is so big, one less person won't make a difference, and one more person will be useful."
Chen Hong recounted Su Guifang's situation, saying, "She's only two months pregnant and can't stay home resting. If you can find someone to help out at the shop, please do so."
Su Wei wasn't very familiar with Su Guifang; they only knew each other, but she had a good impression of her. She said, "Of course, the salary just went up this month. It's eighty yuan a month, including meals. If she's willing to work, let her come to work tomorrow."
Chen Hong picked up his mobile phone, dialed the company's switchboard, and the switchboard connected him to the factory's internal line, instructing someone to immediately go to Su Guifang's residence and notify her to come to the restaurant.
Not long after, Su Guifang entered the restaurant and sat down opposite Chen Hong and his wife at their table.
Su Wei said, "My husband has told me about your situation, but the wages here are too low. We provide three meals a day, and the monthly salary is only 80 yuan. If you're willing to work, come over tomorrow."
Su Guifang said with a smile, "I don't care about the salary; I really don't want to stay home and rest every day."
Su Wei said, "Okay, come to work at 9 a.m. tomorrow. We work from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. If there are more customers in the evening, we may finish get off work a little later, but I will adjust the working hours. The maximum working time is 11 hours a day."
Su Guifang readily accepted the task. Su Wei went to the kitchen and got her two cold dishes, one meat and one vegetable, saying with a smile, "I believe you haven't eaten yet, and I also believe your husband is cooking at home. I won't keep you here for dinner; take it home and eat with us."
Su Guifang didn't stand on ceremony. She thanked them, took the two dishes, and said goodbye to the couple before heading back home.
Business here remains the same; by 7 p.m., there's hardly any business left, and the restaurant staff start washing dishes and getting ready to go home. This time of closing has become the restaurant's routine.
After everyone left work, Su Wei and her sister busied themselves with taking stock of the accounts. Now they stopped counting all the coins and small change, as it was too slow and time-consuming to count them. They simply collected them and took them upstairs so their mother could stay home and watch the children count them at their own pace.
Even so, it took the two sisters a long time to count all the money they had collected that day.
After inflation, a bowl of noodles went up by 50 cents. After deducting the daily cost, I can still earn about 1,500 yuan a day. This business is really good.
After counting the money, the younger sister took the money upstairs to sleep, the father slept on the floor to watch the shop, and Su Wei and her husband rode their bicycles home to rest.
The season is fast approaching and the year-end is here again, and it's time for the annual Spring Festival.
Li Yuzhu's family also had a bumper year. Li Yuqiu earned several million yuan a year by delivering porcelain and growing vegetables and selling food. However, all the money she earned was lent to Dong Qing.
Dongqing keeps a detailed record of how much money he borrowed from his mother-in-law, and he will repay her when he has the money. He is not afraid of being in debt now, but he is afraid of not being able to borrow money.
Li Yuqiu's porcelain delivery business was just so-so; the prices didn't fluctuate much. She managed to retain all the clients Dong Qing had left her, so business was still okay.
Recently, the price of goods purchased by the porcelain factory in my hometown has also increased. Of course, the price of wholesale goods from other places has also increased. No one would do business if they couldn't make money.
Things are different now than they were back then. Just like Dong Qing said two years ago, prices will stop falling once they reach a certain level.
Back then, the profit margin was large, and those delivery companies dared to lower prices when their goods couldn't be sold. The profit margin had already dropped to its lowest point, and they wouldn't dare to lower prices even if they were given the guts. The porcelain market has now formed a virtuous cycle.
Therefore, Li Yuqiu's business is very stable now, and there is no need to negotiate prices anymore. The prices of porcelain products from other places have basically become transparent.
Li Yuqiu mainly makes money because she has many large customers and delivers a lot of goods. Even if others don't make money, she has no reason not to. There will always be competitors who don't share the same profits.
Even when collecting scrap, some people make money while others don't. It's the same business, but it depends on whether you know how to do it and how you do it.
On the 26th of the year, most restaurants were closed. The vegetable garden had several greenhouses planted with vegetables, including only leeks and celery. Every morning, my father would hire people to harvest the vegetables in the greenhouses and then wholesale them to merchants.
Wholesale vegetables are only available in the morning; there is no business in the afternoon, and the old man rests at home every afternoon.
Li Yuzhu stopped delivering goods, but Li Yuqiu was not idle either. On the 22nd of the year, she returned with a truckload of vegetables from another place. The farmers' market arranged a temporary stall for her to wholesale vegetables there.
Li Yuzhu also helped her every day. They were busy until noon on the 28th of the lunar year before they finished buying a truckload of vegetables. The truck and trailer together carried such a large load of vegetables, and they made more than 60,000 yuan.
After lunch, Li Yuzhu said with a smile, "Little sister, you've taken care of your older sister for so many days, how are you going to repay her?"
Li Yuzhu smiled and said, "This year, my nephew and niece will each receive 10,000 yuan in New Year's money. Do you think this arrangement is okay?"
Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "I was just kidding, don't."
Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "The 10,000 yuan for each child isn't for you. Are you going to refuse the New Year's money I give the children?"
Li Yuzhu smiled and said, "Whatever you want."
This kind of atmosphere is what we need for Chinese New Year; even the sisters bickering is a kind of enjoyment.
Li Yuzhu asked, "Little sister, you're 22 this year, you'll be 23 next year. It's time to find someone to marry. Do you have someone in your heart right now?"
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