Qi Mengmeng was not worried that they would learn secretly, she was just worried that Du Yuanyuan would not be able to do it for long.
Most women of this era put their families first. She can't even run a small workshop now, so to be honest, it's not easy to recruit people.
Du Yuanyuan looked anxious, and gritted her teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, please keep me. I will definitely work hard. I can also help with housework, help take care of the children, and help my sister-in-law sell cakes."
Qi Mengmeng thought about it and asked directly: "Yuanyuan, you can stay and try, but if you want to learn cake making from me, you have to promise not to leave here within three years."
As for three years later, Qi Mengmeng felt that she should be able to open a store and the salary she gave Du Yuanyuan should not be low. If she wanted to leave at that time, she could just find someone else.
Du Yuanyuan didn't expect Qi Mengmeng to be so nice. She actually agreed without asking anything. Her eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I won't leave even if it's three years or ten years. It's just that I'm an educated youth now, and my household registration cannot be moved back for the time being."
Dingxiang sighed and told her about Du Yuanyuan's situation.
The Du family has two sons and one daughter. The eldest is Gu Guizhi’s comrade-in-arms, named Du Yuan, who is still in the army. The second son is Du Heng, and Du Yuanyuan is the youngest daughter.
Four years ago, Du Yuanyuan graduated from high school and was notified by the street office to go to the countryside, because none of the three children in the Du family had gone to the countryside.
Due to some reasons, there were problems with the job that the Du family found for Du Yuanyuan, so the Du family had to let Du Yuanyuan go to the countryside.
Du Yuanyuan stayed in the countryside for four years. Last year, the college entrance examination was relaxed, but Du Yuanyuan still failed.
Du Yuanyuan looked so scary when she came back to visit her family. She was only 20 years old, but she looked almost 10 years older. The Du family thought of a way to keep her in the city.
The Du family's life had just gotten better because Ding Xiang came out to sell cakes, but now with the addition of Du Yuanyuan, who has a rural household registration, the monthly expenses have increased, and their life has suddenly gone back to the way it was a few months ago.
Before Dingxiang could say anything, Du Yuanyuan offered to help Dingxiang sell cakes.
It is really hard to find a job in the city. Dingxiang has a good impression of Du Yuanyuan, so she brought her to Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng understood the whole story and nodded. It seemed that the educated youth had to start preparing to return to the city.
"Yuanyuan, you are still young, have you ever considered taking the college entrance examination?"
Qi Mengmeng thinks that most people have a dream of going to college.
Du Yuanyuan smiled bitterly: "Sister-in-law, I have been in the countryside for four years, and I have long forgotten the little knowledge I learned before."
She was not a good student to begin with, and after working hard for four years, although she wanted to change her fate by taking the college entrance examination, her results during the Spring Festival last year were too poor. She knew that she was not cut out for study, so she might as well find a way to earn more money.
Qi Mengmeng nodded and understood Du Yuanyuan's thoughts.
"My work here is simple, just beating eggs and kneading dough, but I do it every morning now, so you need to come early."
Qi Mengmeng plans to teach Du Yuanyuan the steps before baking a cake. If she learns it, she can make more cakes every day in the future.
"As for the salary, you can choose it yourself. If you only learn to make cakes from me, I will give you 50 cents a day. If you follow your sister-in-law to sell cakes, the price will be calculated separately."
Qi Mengmeng didn't know Du Yuanyuan, so she wanted to give Ding Xiang some face first and see how good Du Yuanyuan's hands-on ability was.
If Du Yuanyuan is a talented person with great potential, her salary and other things can be adjusted.
Du Yuanyuan was already nodding vigorously: "Sister-in-law, I agree, I agree."
Fifteen yuan a month is not much, but it is already comparable to the salary of temporary workers in most factories, and that doesn't mean you have to work from morning to night.
Du Yuanyuan thought Qi Mengmeng was such a nice person, and she vowed to work hard so that Qi Mengmeng would be willing to keep using her.
"You can eat your breakfast at home after the first batch of cakes is finished. If you stay at home to work at noon or in the evening, you can eat at home."
Qi Mengmeng is not a stingy person and had thought about this in advance.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I don't eat much." Du Yuanyuan didn't expect such a pleasant surprise and she hurriedly expressed her gratitude.
"You don't have to say thank you so much. Just work hard in the future." Qi Mengmeng had a good impression of Du Yuanyuan, but still wanted to observe her for a while longer.
Du Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, she would definitely work hard.
Dingxiang didn't expect that Du Yuanyuan would gain Qi Mengmeng's recognition so quickly, so she quickly thanked Qi Mengmeng.
While the two were talking, Du Yuanyuan had already gone to sweep the floor and wipe the table.
Qi Mengmeng has been busy with her studies recently, and although the basins and other things used every day have been cleaned, they are placed a little messy. Du Yuanyuan directly arranged all the basins according to size, and then found a rag to wipe the table again.
Ding Xiang looked at Du Yuanyuan's actions, her eyes reddened, and she said, "Sister-in-law, thank you so much, thank you for letting Yuanyuan help you with the work."
"Yuanyuan is an obedient child, and I am not a vicious sister-in-law. But many of our neighbors said that Yuanyuan should not stay at home, and asked me to find someone to marry her off. But Yuanyuan suffered so much when she went to the countryside, how could I bear to marry her off like this?"
Moreover, Du Yuanyuan now has a rural household registration and her face shows a haggard look. If she marries in a hurry, she will definitely not be able to find a good family.
Dingxiang originally wanted to let Du Yuanyuan stay at home for a while, but the neighbors came to their house every day to gossip, and Du Yuanyuan could no longer bear it. Dingxiang was worried that she would speak out, so this time she brought her to Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng believed that Ding Xiang was telling the truth. She nodded and said, "I just wanted to find someone to help me. Yuanyuan came at the right time. If Yuanyuan thinks this job is doable, she can keep doing it."
If Du Yuanyuan doesn't do a good job, she won't keep anyone idle here.
Qi Mengmeng didn't say this, but Dingxiang already understood.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Yuanyuan will definitely do a good job."
The next morning, Du Yuanyuan arrived at Qi Mengmeng's door at 4:30, but she didn't knock.
It was not until five o'clock when Qi Mengmeng got up and made some noise that Du Yuanyuan started knocking on the door.
"Yuanyuan, why are you here so early?" Qi Mengmeng remembered that she had told Du Yuanyuan yesterday that she only needed to arrive at five o'clock.
Although it is summer now, it is not bright until five o'clock. Qi Mengmeng is worried that Du Yuanyuan will come out too early and it will be unsafe on the road.
Du Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I didn't have anything to do at home. I came here as soon as I woke up. I rode my sister-in-law's bicycle here."
Dingxiang was also worried that it would be unsafe for Du Yuanyuan to go out so early, so she lent her bicycle to Du Yuanyuan.
"Forget it, you come in first." Qi Mengmeng originally wanted to say that it was okay to come so early, but when she saw the uneasy look on Du Yuanyuan's face, she swallowed her words.
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