Chi Chan continued, "I told you before: everyone sees how many boxed meals you sell every day, and there are definitely people who are envious!"
"Xiao Chan, how about we lower the price of the boxed meals?"
Zhang Qiaoyue hesitated before speaking.
"Mom, look around here, what else is there besides the school?"
Chi Chan didn't want her mother to earn some hard-earned money by lowering prices.
"There's nothing there, just a construction site!"
Zhang Qiaoyue pouted, "Even if the tricycle is driven slowly, you'll get a mouthful of dust."
What's on the construction site?
Chi Chan knew her mother was a bit angry at the moment, but she still patiently guided her.
"What could be on a construction site? It's all dust—"
Zhang Qiaoyue paused, finally realizing what was happening: "There are still quite a few workers!"
Chi Minghe works on the construction site, so Zhang Qiaoyue naturally knows some of the things happening there.
These construction sites usually include room and board, and the accommodation is free.
For meals, the construction site will sign an agreement with a catering company to open a canteen on the construction site, but this canteen is the most basic kind of mass-produced food.
The workers had to pay for each meal at the canteen, and the food was not only unpalatable and lacking in oil, but also quite expensive.
At Chi Minghe's construction site, it's 10 yuan per meal.
She arrived a little early yesterday at noon. The students still had more than ten minutes before get out of class ended, so she sat on the steps and waited for them to finish.
While she was waiting, two men wearing hard hats came over from the construction site across the street and tentatively asked her if she sold boxed lunches.
Zhang Qiaoyue would definitely sell.
After the price was stated, the two workers frowned, thinking it was a bit expensive, but they bought it without hesitation.
As soon as I got the boxed lunch, I squatted down by the roadside and started eating.
While eating, he kept praising Qiaoyue's boxed lunches, saying they were much better than the canteen at the construction site, but they were a bit pricey and the portions were a bit small.
Now, reminded by Chi Chan, Zhang Qiaoyue slapped her thigh and exclaimed excitedly, "Workers usually get off work at 11:30, so we can also do a lunchbox business for them?"
Chi Chan hurriedly told her mother to watch out for the road conditions, as they were still driving and she didn't want to cause an accident.
Chi Chan had noticed these workers long ago, but her mother was already working hard enough running a lunchbox business for students, and the way the workers prepared their lunchboxes was definitely not comparable to that of the students.
Students are picky eaters, prefer fine food, and are not price-sensitive; workers, on the other hand, do physical labor and require large, juicy boxed lunches.
Chi Chan thought of the Heilongjiang braised pork trotters rice that could be found everywhere in Guangdong Province!
Zhang Qiaoyue floored the accelerator, wishing she could be home in the next second.
Nothing makes her happier than making money.
Chi Chan reassured her mother that this business wasn't so easy to do.
Moreover, Chi Chan had other ideas.
"What? Hire someone just to be an assistant?"
Zhang Qiaoyue shook her head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.
Her first thought was that she could handle it herself; with such a small business, why would she need to hire so many people?
Besides, why would she use the money she worked so hard to earn to pay someone else's salary?
Zhang Qiaoyue was unhappy.
Chi Chan sighed!
I knew it; that's what her mother was thinking.
"Mom, let's find a capable older woman to be in charge of chopping vegetables, washing vegetables, and cooking, to help you out."
You'll have more time to cook, and your days will be much easier!
You're the only one cooking for so many people every day; it's manageable for a short period of time.
"If this goes on for too long, you'll break down!"
Although Chi Chan would help Zhang Qiaoyue with chores every day after school, he would still do them when he got home.
But boxed meals taste best when they're fresh.
Therefore, the amount of time she can help Zhang Qiaoyue each day is limited.
Although business was good and she earned a lot every day, Chi Chan saw all of Zhang Qiaoyue's hard work.
Zhang Qiaoyue shifted to a more comfortable position on the sofa, her brow furrowing as she felt a sharp pain in her shoulders and neck.
"Why is it time to hire someone now?"
"Our small business needs someone to hire us; it's laughable if word gets out!"
Zhang Qiaoyue remained defiant!
"Mom, for our small business, hiring someone would only cost us seventy or eighty yuan a day."
It can help you chop and wash vegetables, rinse rice and cook rice. When you're making braised dishes, it can also help you check the heat and keep track of the time. It can help with many other things.
Besides, with someone helping out, I won't have to do chores for you every night, and I'll have more time to study!
Chi Chan used her trump card—her studies.
Zhang Qiaoyue was indeed tempted after hearing this.
Chi Chan continued to tempt her: "Mom, a few dozen yuan a day is just the cost of a few boxed lunches. If you can make more boxed lunches and sell them to the people on the construction site, wouldn't you earn more?"
Zhang Qiaoyue was still a little hesitant. Chopping and cooking were jobs that anyone could do. Once someone came, they might learn how to do it in no time and appear at the gate of the No. 1 Middle School in the city a few days later, becoming her colleague.
Yes, it was praised by Chi Chan for a long time in various creative ways.
Zhang Qiaoyue inexplicably gained confidence, feeling that her skills were absolutely top-notch!
Didn't you see that the woman at the school gate wasn't doing as well as her family's lunchbox business today?
Zhang Qiaoyue has now begun to realize the importance of keeping her skills a secret.
Chi Chan had no idea what her mother was thinking. If she did, she would definitely complain.
Seeing that her mother seemed to agree, yet also looked very hesitant and conflicted.
Chi Chan couldn't help but start to have a headache.
"Mom, what are you still worried about?"
"Xiao Chan, you've always said my cooking is so good?"
"What if someone else learns it after we hire someone?"
The main issue is that the steps for stir-frying are pretty much the same in every household. Experienced cooks can understand it after watching it once.
Only braised dishes can have a secret recipe.
But if you hire someone, they'll be there every day, and anyone with the intention to steal knowledge could easily find them.
Zhang Qiaoyue believed that such a small kitchen could not possibly hide any secrets.
Besides, she's out and about every morning and evening, and she wouldn't feel comfortable leaving a stranger at home!
Zhang Qiaoyue searched among her relatives but couldn't find a suitable match.
The main problem was that if she paid too much, she would feel unhappy. If she paid too little, her relatives would be unhappy. If she paid the market price, Zhang Qiaoyue thought about her relatives and figured none of them would want to do business with her; they'd be lucky if they didn't try to steal her business.
When it comes to money, there are no small matters, and Zhang Qiaoyue's considerations are reasonable.
Chi Chan fell silent; this was indeed a problem.
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