Zong Jia gave another shop assistant a wink, and the shop assistant immediately and efficiently packed buns for the customers.
Store manager Zhang Qiang and the grumpy employee from earlier stood to the side, not daring to utter a sound.
Jiang Xiaoli ordered a few steamed buns, glanced at the two of them, and said, "We will tell Zhong Yuan the truth about your problems."
After saying that, she pulled Zong Jia away.
On the way home, Jiang Xiaoli sat on the back of the bicycle and muttered, "Did Pumpkin handle all of this before? I remember asking him a while ago if he had visited these stores to check things out, and he told me everything was fine. Is this what 'everything is fine' means? That's such a rip-off!"
Zong Jia sighed as he spoke, "I'll talk to Zhong Yuan today and make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen again."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "Today, the wait time in line is longer than when we first opened. It shouldn't be this slow. Let's see what went wrong and fix it. If customers don't like the taste of our buns or have other options, that's normal. But do you think we should be angry if customers leave because of reasons like today?"
Zong Jia stopped the car and looked back at her, promising, "Leave it to me."
She could tell that although his expression didn't show, he was very angry.
She stopped nagging and nodded in agreement, "Okay."
After buying spicy soup at the entrance of the community and returning home, neither of them felt like going for a run today.
After breakfast, Jiang Xiaoli and Xiao Muyu studied at home, while Zong Jiayu went straight to the steamed bun shop.
Zhong Yuan was a little surprised when he saw him. "Brother Zong, weren't you supposed to be learning to drive today? What brings you here?"
"I took the day off," Zong Jia explained simply. "This morning, Xiao Lizi and I went to the steamed bun shop near our neighborhood to buy some buns. Do you know what happened?"
Seeing his gloomy expression, Zhong Yuan asked, "Brother Zong, what's wrong? Is Zhang Qiang the manager of the store near your house? Should I call him over?"
Zong Jia waved his hand and told Zhong Yuan what had happened that morning.
"I don't know if this is just a problem in one store, or if many stores are like this. I'm too lazy to investigate Pumpkin's previous management anymore. Our primary goal now is to solve these problems. Next..."
He carefully conveyed the solutions he had come up with along the way to Zhong Yuan, who took out a small notebook and nodded as he wrote them down.
His expression wasn't good either. He closed his notebook and said, "Previously, I was mainly responsible for purchasing and filling packages, so I didn't have much contact with the people at the branch stores. I really didn't know about this problem. Next, I will follow your instructions and check all our stores as soon as possible. There will definitely be no more problems like this in the future."
Zong Jia nodded. "Okay."
After a long silence, he sighed in disappointment, "Dayuan, did Pumpkin really not know about these things before?"
Zhong Yuan's expression was conflicted. "As far as I know, he used to visit other stores every one or two days to check on the situation. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be completely unaware. It's either that he turned a blind eye, or he simply didn't visit the branches at all."
Zong Jia clenched his fist so tightly it cracked, then slammed it on the table. "Damn it!"
Zhong Yuan understood his feelings very well. "Brother Zong, don't be angry. It's not too late for us to sort things out now."
"Okay, that's all I just told you. Let me know when you've got it all figured out." With that, Zong Jia hurriedly left to go to the driving school for his lesson.
Jiang Xiaoli studied diligently all day today, which made Xiao Muyu turn her head and ask, "Why are you studying so hard today?"
Her gaze shifted from the test paper. "Xiaoyu, that's narrow-minded of you. I'm second in the whole city, after all. Isn't it normal for me to study hard?"
Xiao Muyu pouted, "Don't listen to your nonsense!"
She chuckled and told the truth, "I'm going on a business trip to another city with Uncle Xiao soon, so I'll see as much as I can now. Xu Xing is really pursuing me, and I'm under a lot of pressure!"
Xiao Muyu frowned. "Going on a business trip with my dad? Auntie agreed?"
"Okay, I agree," she replied. "Right now, I just need to make the most of every spare moment to read more books, as it's not very convenient to go out."
"Okay." Xiao Muyu nodded honestly. "I really envy your good grades. I don't even know how your midterm exam results went this time."
Jiang Xiaoli comforted her, "The exam is over, so don't think about it too much. Just find out where you're lacking and fill in the gaps in your knowledge."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Muyu immediately opened a workbook. "Hehe, I've already prepared all of these. Can you explain these questions to me? I don't quite understand them."
Jiang Xiaoli carefully reviewed the question and gave it a detailed analysis, explaining everything from the original knowledge points tested to the variations in the question format.
Li Guizhi and Xu Feng chatted while knitting. "Feng'er, my Xiaoli is going on a business trip with Jincheng. He said he'll bring a girl from his company named Tian Tian to take care of Xiaoli. Do you know this girl?"
Xu Feng stopped what she was doing. "Sister-in-law, don't worry, Tian Tian is Lao Xiao's distant niece."
Li Guizhi explained, "This is the first time Xiaoli has traveled so far from home, and I'm really a little worried about her."
Xu Feng nodded with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I understand what you mean. My husband, Lao Xiao, is such a scatterbrain. If he were to take Xiao Li out alone, I would be the first to object! But don't worry, Tian Tian is here. That girl is very thoughtful and will definitely take good care of Xiao Li!"
Li Guizhi smiled and nodded, "That's good. Okay, I'll go cook. You can eat at my place tonight. I'll just make something simple."
Jiang Xiaoli came out to use the restroom and heard her words, so she started ordering food, "Mom, I want to eat braised eggplant."
“Okay!” Li Guizhi agreed.
Xu Feng chuckled and teased, "Little Pear isn't picky about food, she's so easy to raise, unlike my Little Yu, who won't eat this or that."
Xiao Muyu came out of the study and retorted, "Mom, I didn't!"
Xu Feng began listing the foods Xiao Muyu disliked one by one, and a blush instantly rose on Xiao Muyu's face. "Mom!!!"
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled to herself, "Hehehe, you picky eater!"
Li Guizhi stopped her daughter, "Alright, you've been studying with Xiaoyu all day, go out and get some exercise, and buy us some fruit."
Jiang Xiaoli and her companion went out for a stroll and bought some fruit, which they then put on the table that evening.
Suddenly the phone rang, and she went to answer it.
Wei Dong's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Xiao Li, the person in charge of Xinlai Foods came to the factory just now. It seems they want to acquire or invest in our factory. I managed to get rid of them and send them away. What do you think we should do?"
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