After Wu Jingyuan finished speaking, he once again urged Li Xunli to make the next batch of corsages and buttons as soon as possible, and then he left in a hurry.
The good mood that was originally brought about by the settlement of payment for goods was once again dampened by the pressure of this urging.
The next day, Li Xunli received a bank SMS notification that 6207.5 yuan had been deposited into the card she used for corporate transactions.
Motivated by the money, she and Chen Manyu spent the morning urgently grinding the raw materials, and in the afternoon they threw themselves into the enthusiastic firing process.
This kind of delicate and exquisite porcelain handicraft requires a high level of skill. Chen Manyu fired the buttons one batch after another, resulting in a very high success rate.
However, the success rate of firing corsages dropped significantly. Out of twenty corsages in a batch, four or five would often crack during firing, indicating that there was a problem in the production process.
Chen Manyu is not good at this kind of thing.
Li Xunli worked day and night, and finally, a week later, she managed to replenish Wu Jingyuan's supply of the second batch of blind box corsages for two stores.
I'm so exhausted from all this work lately.
Seeing her mother's haggard appearance, Shen Qingqing sensed something was wrong: "Mom, what's wrong with you lately? Are you too tired?"
Li Xunli paused in her eating and sighed, "It's alright, things should get much better once your Uncle Jingyuan finishes this batch of goods."
Shen Qingqing stopped shoveling rice into her mouth and asked, "Mom, have you thought about hiring someone?"
Li Xunli instinctively retorted, "Why hire workers? Once this batch of goods is finished, who knows if there will be another batch? If we hire workers but there's no work to do, isn't that just a waste of money?"
Shen Qingqing paused for a moment, then said, "We can try short-term or part-time jobs. We don't necessarily have to tie people down to us. They can be paid for the amount of work they do, on a piece-rate basis."
"Besides, aren't there many abandoned porcelain kilns in that area of the small porcelain factory? Didn't someone want to buy them before? If others can buy them, then we can buy them too! If we can't buy a whole area, then we can at least buy one, right?"
Li Xunli's eyes flickered slightly.
Shen Qingqing pressed on: "If you're worried about not getting any more orders, you can rent it. Who wouldn't want to make money?"
"And we can rent the porcelain kiln from Brother Manyu's family first, and pay them by the day, by the week, or by the month, whatever we want."
Shen Qingqing's words opened up a new idea for Li Xunli.
“You’re right. I’ll discuss it with your uncle after dinner.”
However, things often happen by chance. Before Li Xunli could finish her meal and call Li Xunjin, Li Xunjin arrived at the door.
When Shen Qingqing went to open the door, she exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle?! What brings you here!"
Li Xunjin entered the room and saw Li Xunli clearing the table. He chuckled and said, "Just finished eating? That's perfect. I have something to tell your mother. Qingqing, go wash the dishes."
“Okay!” Shen Qingqing agreed, took the stack of dishes from Li Xunli, and steadily went into the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Li Xunli opened a small pack of wet wipes, wiped her hands, and then wiped the table before looking at Li Xunjin: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Li Xunjin said in a good mood, "Li Bo's company has gone bankrupt."
"What happened?" Li Xunli asked in surprise.
“His company was shady, and his methods of stealing business were also shady. I asked a few of his former clients, and they all disliked him. After they found out he was in jail, they helped him clean up his company.” Li Xunjin said casually, “He’s in jail now, and there’s no way he can turn things around. In the end, he can only go through liquidation and bankruptcy.”
Even though liquidation and bankruptcy require going through procedures, Li Bo had to stay in jail for three months, and all the procedures were completed.
"Good! People like that deserve it!" Li Xunli clapped her hands hard, very happy.
After hearing this good news, Li Xunli remembered what Shen Qingqing had told her at the dinner table, and then repeated it to Li Xunjin in the same way.
"...Brother, do you think this will work?" Li Xunli asked with some concern.
Li Xunjin thought for a moment, "It sounds like it could work, but I need to ask the legal and HR departments tomorrow. You have to ask professionals about professional things. If it works, we can draft a contract template for part-time workers and then try to recruit people."
Upon hearing this, Li Xunli quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, I'll wait for your notification!"
"As for renting another kiln, we can rent one now. Aren't there two of you? You can take care of the one at our house, and let Manyu handle the rented one. Two people can manage four kilns, no matter what. They're not working on them at the same time. Just calculate the time carefully." Li Xunjin affirmed the plan to rent a kiln.
After receiving confirmation, Li Xunli felt a little more at ease. Then, remembering the contract they had just discussed, she asked, "So, for this rental, do we also need to sign a contract with them?"
Li Xunjin nodded: "Yes, it's best to have legal documents in place for this kind of thing. I'll get them ready for you tomorrow, and we can rent it under the company's name."
“Okay!” Li Xunli readily agreed.
Just then, Shen Qing finished washing the dishes and brought out a plate of fruit.
Seeing his little niece munching on a piece of apple, Li Xunjin smiled and said, "Qingqing, were those two ideas your mom mentioned just now yours?"
Upon hearing Li Xunjin's words, Shen Qingqing blinked and giggled twice, "I just mentioned it briefly."
"And hiring part-time workers has an advantage: the observation period is longer! If there are one or two that are really good, we can ask them if they are interested in becoming full-time employees. If we don't have other people's orders, our uncle does! There are so many gift boxes that can be made from porcelain. We can pilot the program first and then expand it!"
"What a brilliant idea to pilot before rollout! You're such a clever little devil!" Li Xunjin was delighted after hearing this.
After discussing work, the brother and sister chatted about family matters for a while before Li Xunjin went home.
Even though the next day was the weekend, the boss had something to ask, so how could an employee not go back?
Therefore, Li Xunjin received a fairly satisfactory answer and instructed the legal and human resources departments to draft two suitable contracts as soon as possible.
The matter was completed quite efficiently in one morning.
Upon receiving the news, Li Xunli immediately prepared to go to Chen Manyu's house that afternoon to discuss the matter.
Shen Qingqing and Shen Yangyang insisted on going together, so Li Xunli had no choice but to take the two children with her to Chen Manyu's house.
Shen Qingqing had come here with Li Xunli before, and although her memory was a bit hazy, she gradually remembered the way as she walked. Shen Yangyang had never been here before. The more they walked, the more desolate it became, and she started to get scared. She insisted on being carried by Li Xunli before she would walk.
When she arrived, she found the door ajar, so Li Xunli just stood at the door and asked, "Aunt Huifen, are you home?"
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