Xu An and Wang Datou finished packing up their stall at 2:30. They borrowed a small cart from the organizing team, put the boxes of boxed lunches back in their car, and then drove towards Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
On the way back, Xu An didn't say much, his mind was full of thoughts about how to win over Wang Fulong, what job he would be in charge of, and where he would be assigned to his workstation.
Currently, all the staff at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant are full-time employees who can work without dedicated workstations. However, if Wang Fulong were to join, a workstation with a computer would definitely need to be prepared for him so he could start working. The question then becomes: where should that workstation be located?
Xu's Fast Food currently has four locations: Xu's Fast Food Store 1, 2, and 3, as well as the yet-to-open Xu's Braised Food Store. The first and second floors of Store 1 and 3 are entirely open to the public, and there's no space for workstations. It wouldn't be appropriate for customers to be eating while Wang Fulong's workstation is right behind them; that would be somewhat disrespectful.
The first floor of the second store could be squeezed together to accommodate a workstation, but when everyone is in a hurry, they will inevitably shout and yell; in addition, the three machines will make a lot of noise when they are running; the kitchen will also make a lot of noise when cooking, and with people coming and going, it is easy for someone with ulterior motives to find out Xu's Fast Food Restaurant's key data. Therefore, the first floor is not very suitable.
That leaves only the second floor, which will serve as a warehouse. I'll contact a contractor later to install steel frames on the second floor and secure them to the wall, then organize the supplies there by category. If we can manage to squeeze in a couple of workstations, that should be enough for now.
Looks like I still need to find some time to check out the Zijing Road/Qianjin Street area. While there aren't many people eyeing it yet, both the purchase price and the subsequent renovation and labor costs will be lower, so I should buy it quickly. Later, I'll dedicate an entire floor there as offices, and install air conditioning and everything else to provide a good working environment for everyone. For now, it's just a pie in the sky; please bear with me.
After making up his mind, Xu An called Uncle Dongliang and asked him to help contact two craftsmen to bring the materials so that they could finish it today. If they really couldn't finish it today, they would try to finish it in the next two days.
During the call, Xu An heard his second grandfather's voice on the other end. Uncle Dongliang seemed to be discussing something with his second grandfather, but Xu An interrupted them. After finishing his business, Xu An didn't exchange any more pleasantries, said goodbye, and hung up the phone.
After waiting a while, Xu An received a message from Uncle Dongliang—two craftsmen were going there with the materials, and the fee would be discussed on the spot; it was a reliable deal.
Alright, since Uncle Dongliang says it's reliable, then it must be reliable. There's nothing to worry about.
Having just finished dealing with the matter, Wang Datou drove the insulated food truck back to the entrance of Store No. 2. Xu An got out of the truck and stretched lazily. Today was much more tiring than yesterday. Yesterday, he mostly just talked and didn't need to do much manual labor; but today, he had to do both. He sold 500 boxed meals in two hours, 250 meals per person, averaging one transaction every 43 seconds.
Seriously, I'm so tired!
She had only stretched halfway when Xu Heping pulled her into a nearby alley. Xu Heping furtively looked around, making sure no one was watching, before lowering his voice and asking, "Anzi, tell me honestly, after you made that money, did you find someone outside? Now they're coming to your door!"
A lover? Came knocking on your door?
"Don't you dare ruin my reputation! Do I look like that kind of scoundrel?" Xu An couldn't help but roll his eyes at Xu Heping and slap him on the back of the head. He said fiercely, "Where did you hear that? Who's making up stories about my romantic affairs? I'll block their chimney with mud tonight!"
"They've come knocking on our door."
Xu Heping clearly didn't believe Xu An's explanation and proceeded to tell Xu An everything he knew. After listening, Xu An felt even more confused. "When did I hire a new employee? How come I, as the boss, don't even know I hired a new employee? Surely I didn't sleepwalk and find one, did I?"
At that moment, two words flashed through Xu An's mind: "Liar!" He was definitely a fraudster who had come to extort money from him after seeing that he had made some.
"Where is she? I'll go meet her and see who she is." Xu An didn't intend to continue playing guessing games with Xu Heping here. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Xu Heping to lead the way.
Seeing this, Xu Heping didn't say anything more and led Xu An into the No. 1 store.
Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, Store No. 1.
The girl arrived at the store at 2 o'clock. At that time, there were two or three customers sitting inside, and many employees were busy working inside and outside. But now a whole hour has passed, the customers have long since left, and the employees have all gone home one after another. Only an elderly person and two children are left in the store.
The store employees actually leave work at 2:30 PM. I wonder if my work hours will be the same as theirs, or if I'll follow the normal work hours? Working from 6 AM to 2:30 PM seems pretty good; maybe I'll even have time to do a side hustle or something.
Just as she was daydreaming about the future, Xu An and Xu Heping entered Store No. 1 one after the other. There was only one unfamiliar figure in the store, and without Xu Heping's introduction, Xu An knew that this was the person who had come to the door to find her.
"Hello, I'm the owner of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant. What can I do for you?" Although Xu An suspected the other party was a fraudster, he still wanted to be polite before the other party took any action, so as not to misunderstand the other party.
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