Chapter 330 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 30
With reforms and opening up, the old, unchanging, and fixed "iron rice bowl" is no longer possible.
Amidst such fluctuations, many people lost their jobs, many became unemployed, and many also encountered new opportunities.
Those with courage make a fortune, while those with less courage may suffer a crushing defeat. When a trend emerges, it all depends on whether you dare to seize it.
Those who made money will reach the pinnacle of their lives, while those who didn't will regret it and slap their thighs in despair!
When you're feeling sleepy, someone brings you a pillow.
Shen Ci was overjoyed. Even if there wasn't one for the time being, she felt that Director Li would find a way to put a company that was about to go bankrupt in her hands and let her take over.
"That's great! Then I'll have to trouble Director Li to take good care of it!"
Over the next few days, Shen Ci was busy inspecting the factory. The factory was indeed very old and dilapidated, but the location was still acceptable, and the old facilities were still there.
The basic framework is still there, and many experienced masters and workers are still available, which saves people a lot of trouble.
Shen Ci is not short of money, but she doesn't want too much trouble. It's best if it's delivered in a package like this. She would rather spend more money to renovate it, since the more money she spends, the more money she will have.
It saves a lot of trouble and allows you to withdraw more funds.
After several rounds of negotiations, Shen Ci took over the pastry factory at a very favorable price, essentially giving it away for free.
The factory, land, equipment, and personnel were all taken over as a package.
After re-registering, it was renamed Ci Nian Food Co., Ltd., which incorporated her name and Lu Jinnian's name.
Because it was a special project, the government gave it the green light all the way, greatly improving efficiency. Business registration, tax registration, and other procedures were completed in the fastest possible time.
While busy cleaning the factory and contacting the original leadership team, Shen Ci also contacted suppliers to purchase new production line equipment.
New production equipment was imported from abroad through remittances from overseas Chinese, directly importing the most advanced and efficient equipment available at the time. The factory began researching new recipes for pastries and soft drinks.
When it came to developing new products, Shen Ci offered his own suggestions, suggesting that the snacks that would become popular in the future be manufactured in advance.
In the torrent of the times, there are always people who play a certain role, and she perfectly filled that role, keeping her extremely busy.
Being busy with his career, he neglected his family. Lu Jinnian has already started school. He usually eats lunch at school, but he eats dinner and breakfast at home.
Dinner is fine; he can cook for himself when he gets home. But for breakfast, he doesn't have enough time.
Shen Ci has neither the time nor the inclination to be a mother who gets up before dawn to cook for her child. This would not only exhaust herself but also easily lead to moral blackmail of her child.
She just gives you the money and tells you to go out and buy whatever you want to eat. Homemade food isn't always as good as what you get outside, so it's more convenient to eat out.
In reality, most children don't appreciate their parents getting up before dawn to prepare meals; after all that effort, they only end up being touched by their own efforts.
Parents suffer, and the children still don't like to eat.
If you have money, you should enjoy it; otherwise, what's the difference between having no money and not having any?
Shen Ci decided to hire a nanny to take care of the family. There were only two people in the family, so it wouldn't be too much trouble.
All I need to do is clean and cook, mainly to take care of Lu Jinnian's meals. Now that he's in high school, he sometimes gets out of school late, and it would be too time-consuming for him to cook for himself when he gets home.
Besides, hiring a professional nanny to cook would definitely make better food than what the mother and son cook. They earn money so that they can live a good life.
However, there were no specialized housekeeping companies like those in later years in 1979.
If you want to find a nanny at this time, you can either go through the neighborhood committee for introduction, as the neighborhood committee has information on unemployed and people in financial difficulty in this area.
If people need to find work, the neighborhood committee will usually recommend these people.
Secondly, it was through introductions from acquaintances. However, most of the introductions from acquaintances were relatives, and Shen Ci had neither acquaintances here nor liked to use relatives.
Some things are less useful the closer you are to someone you know well.
Another option is to find nannies through spontaneously formed nanny markets. In certain areas, unemployed rural women or unemployed people from cities will gather there.
They would stay in a specific place for a long time, waiting for employers to choose them.
However, the drawback of this method is that the information about the person is incomplete, making it impossible to determine the person's background and true situation, let alone whether the person has a criminal history or any diseases.
Shen Ci still chose the most reliable neighborhood committee, even if it meant taking her time to find one, but she wanted to find one with a clean background.
She found Aunt Liu, the head of the neighborhood committee on her street, explained her situation, and said she needed a live-in housekeeper who was quick, clean, and could cook.
The main responsibilities are three meals a day and daily cleaning. The work is not tiring, and room and board are provided. The salary and benefits are excellent.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu thought it was a great thing that would create jobs in the area!
And this employer has been in the newspapers! He's a very important person! I couldn't be more at ease!
Without saying a word, he patted his chest and assured her.
"Don't worry, Comrade Shen, leave this to me! I'll definitely pick out some of the best for you!"
Job opportunities are scarce, and there are many unemployed people. Not long after, Aunt Liu brought three other women to the Shen family's courtyard.
These three women, one of whom looked to be in her forties and was clean and tidy, was called Aunt Zhang. She was a family member of a laid-off employee of a nearby state-owned enterprise.
Li Sao, who was only in her early thirties and looked a little shy, came from the suburbs. Her highlight was that she was a very good cook.
The oldest person was Aunt Wang, who was over 50 years old. She looked very experienced and had helped out and done chores in wealthy families before.
These three people all seemed to be quite clean; at least their clothes were neat and tidy, and their faces all looked rather gentle.
Shen Ci's interview was very simple: he asked the three aunties to cook a dish using the same ingredients.
The main reason for hiring someone is to cook, and the first priority is that they must cook delicious food.
The ingredients include pork, eggs, green vegetables, and flour. They are asked to make a braised pork dish, a stir-fried green vegetable dish, and then knead the flour into noodles.
They examined her skills in making meat and vegetables, as well as pastries, while she observed from the sidelines.
Aunt Zhang was the fastest, but when she cut the braised pork, the pieces were uneven in size, and she used too much oil when stir-frying.
Aunt Wang is very experienced and follows procedures in everything she does. Her braised pork is on the salty side.
Your sister-in-law doesn't talk much, but she's quick and efficient. She cuts the meat evenly, controls the heat well when stir-frying, and ensures both the taste and the appearance of the food.
The hand-pulled noodles were the most chewy of the three. All three looked clean and tidy, but their cooking habits were evident.
Li Sao was the only one who cleaned the countertop at all times, using different cutting boards for different ingredients. When preparing things, Shen Ci prepared two cutting boards for each of them.
After the food tasting was completed, Shen Ci told the three aunties to go home and wait for further notice, as she had already made up her mind.
And she only tasted the dishes, taking a bite of each one, and left the rest of the plate for the cook to take home and eat, so it wasn't a wasted trip.
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