After finishing these tasks, Song Lili went to rest.
After lunch break, once the older women changed into their work uniforms, the shop looked quite presentable.
In the afternoon, she continued to be busy. Song Lili did not leave all day and went home with everyone else.
As everyone was leaving, Song Lili noticed that two older women seemed to be packing up the leftovers from the shop.
Song Lili frowned. What kind of habit was this? She hadn't even spoken yet, so why could they make decisions on their own?
Song Lili also planned to give these things from the store to the girls to take back, but there's a difference between her offering them and them offering to take them.
She had to call everyone together, saying, "There's something else I need to tell you all." Song Lili was very serious.
This must be stopped, otherwise it will definitely happen frequently in the future.
Song Lili had to make them understand that they could only take what she gave them; if she didn't give it to them, it would be rotten and thrown away, and it wouldn't belong to them anyway.
"Manager, what do you want to say?" asked the more lively older woman with a smile; she was one of those who wanted to take the items with her.
Song Lili didn't smile; her face was expressionless as she looked at everyone without speaking immediately.
Only after the older women stopped acting casually and nonchalantly did they begin to ease the pressure they had been deliberately releasing.
"There's one more thing I want everyone to know: you're not allowed to take anything from the store. If you're caught doing so, you'll be fired immediately."
Song Lili didn't beat around the bush. For things like this, getting straight to the point is the simplest, most understandable, and most memorable approach.
“The items in the store are the store’s private property. Taking them without permission is theft, and I can report it to the police.”
“Therefore, such things are not allowed in my shop.” Song Lili looked at them, and the aura she had cultivated as the shop manager over the past few years burst forth at this moment.
To be honest, it was quite frightening. Even Zhang Shengtian was startled. Lili's behavior was truly terrifying.
Zhang Shengtian, who had been with Song Lili day and night, felt uneasy, let alone the older women who had only met Song Lili today.
Previously, I thought Song Lili was a good-tempered person, but now she's quietly pondered that idea and stumbled into a bottomless abyss.
She calls herself good-tempered and easy to get along with? Ha!
You have a good temper because you haven't crossed anyone's line, so they can talk to you nicely. But once you cross the line, sorry, this is how it is now.
The older women aren't fools; there are smart people everywhere. As soon as Song Lili spoke, some people immediately began to define her in their minds.
Of course, there are smart people. There are also less smart people, and the lady who just spoke is one of them.
She was displeased with Song Lili's words and muttered, "Ha, so nosy. You're leaving in a few days, what's the point of what you say?"
The voice was very soft, just mumbling, but Song Lili had sharp ears and heard it all.
She immediately smiled and said, "That's right, I'm not the manager of this store, and I'll be leaving in a few days."
“But I think you probably don’t know, right? I’m Lin Xue’s sister-in-law, and that man over there is Lin Xue’s father-in-law. I think you all know him.” Song Lili pointed at Zhang Shengtian.
"We're just helping Lin Xue out for a few days, but what I've done won't be forgotten just because Lin Xue is back. You can rest assured."
"Lin Xue asked me to come here to find fault with this store, otherwise why would I come?"
"Ma'am, your worries are unnecessary. I think you should be prepared. This is the first time. I can let you off the hook, but next time, I'm sorry, please pack your things and leave."
Song Lili thought that the people who could work here must be families who urgently needed this money.
Hopefully, they will take her warning to heart.
Song Lili also changed her mind. She took the remaining items herself and decided to see if her family could handle them.
Let's not let them take them away.
I just said something so serious. The next second I'm tolerating this. It all seems like I was just joking.
Song Lili let them go home after get off work, and then she took the ingredients and Zhang Shengtian and the children home together.
Everyone was already waiting at home, including Lin Xue's family; they were all having dinner there tonight.
"Perfect timing, I brought back some leftovers from the store, and with so many people, we can finish them off." Otherwise, they wouldn't stand to sit there.
"Hey, sister-in-law, why did you bring these back? Aren't those the older ladies usually the ones who take them back?" Lin Xue asked, puzzled.
"I was just about to tell you this, let's eat first and talk about it after we finish eating." Song Lili had no intention of bringing it up at the dinner table.
We don't talk about work during meals.
At home, the meal had been prepared long ago by Lin Xue and Yang Mei. The whole family gathered around the table, enjoying a lively and cheerful meal.
After dinner, the children went to play, and only the adults were left, which is when they started talking about these things.
"Lin Xue, is this how you usually handle leftover ingredients?" Song Lili asked Lin Xue.
The weather is quite hot now, so food can't be kept for too long; some things don't go well after being left overnight.
Therefore, it can only be dealt with at night, and the most direct solution is to have the employees take it away.
Lin Xue found it too troublesome to handle herself, so she had her employees take it away.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Is there a problem?
"There's nothing wrong with that in itself, but the problem lies in people's hearts. People are never satisfied, and if you do too much of something, they'll take it for granted."
"Today, before I even said anything, they started taking things very automatically, which is not a good sign."
"That's how it's always been, that's why they didn't tell you." Lin Xue didn't seem to care much; anyway, all those ingredients of yours needed to be processed.
"Lin Xue, about that refrigerator, don't handle leftover food like that anymore." Song Lili looked at Lin Xue calmly.
"Refrigerator?" Lin Xue looked at Song Lili, wondering if it was really necessary.
"Yes, this kind of thing must be stopped in the store in the future, otherwise you will soon find out that it is not good."
"Lin Xue, you have to listen to Lili about this. Deal with it now, or it'll give you a headache later," Da Qing said, arranging flowers on the side.
“I used to think the same way you did. I thought it would be a waste to throw those things away, so I gave them to the employees.”
"Little did I know, this was just asking for trouble."
"At first, the employees were happy. Who wouldn't be happy to get something for free? But later they became dissatisfied."
“They’ll even call good things bad, and then take them home. And once one person does it, a second and a third will follow.”
"Therefore, we must deal with this; we cannot allow them to have the idea that they can take it at will."
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