Chapter 125 Solving a Big Problem
When Director Yu heard Xiao Ai say that she wanted to change the fees to be submitted to the office, he raised his head.
When Director Yu heard her say that she wanted to renegotiate the agreement, he didn't take it seriously.
She felt that it was just a formality, and it didn't matter whether the paper was there or not. After all, Shi Xiaoai was from Yunhe Lane and was under their management.
Besides, they still have to rely on the office now, right?
But when it comes to costs, you have to be careful.
Although it had only been less than a year since Shi Xiaoai opened the tea stall and then the snack bar, they had already paid 240 yuan in management fees.
The office used the two hundred and forty yuan to do a lot of things, and the money has almost been spent.
Now she suddenly brought up this management fee, what was she thinking?
Director Yu knew that the snack shop was doing a booming business, but it was only superficial.
Because she always heard Wang Xiaofeng's mother Liu Hongxiang complaining in the office that the snack shop only looked lively but actually did not make any money.
All the money earned was used to subsidize employee salaries and to support the purchase of goods. Shi Xiaoai didn't earn back a single cent of the money she had invested in the beginning, and she even invested again several times during this period.
Director Yu actually believed this. After all, the salaries of more than 70 people were not a small number.
Moreover, the snack shop not only pays employees wages but also overtime pay, even for only one hour of overtime, and even bonuses.
Director Yu didn’t even dare to think about how much money this would cost!
But the things they sell - stone buns, tea eggs, are all snacks, and each one is very cheap.
How much money can you make in a day by doing this?
Liu Hongxiang repeatedly told them that Shi Xiaoai was too down-to-earth. She'd promised to help ease the pressure on the office, and she'd thought the educated youth had a hard time, so she'd help them whenever she could. But she'd ended up just throwing money at it, neglecting her own family.
She also said that Cheng Yang hasn't come back yet. When he comes back and finds out that she, as his wife, has emptied the family's wealth while he was away, the couple will have no idea how to make a fuss!
Liu Hongxiang sighed and said this many times. In fact, the people in the office now feel a little embarrassed when they see Shi Xiaoai.
Director Yu would not doubt Liu Hongxiang's words. After all, they had been colleagues for many years. Even before they became colleagues, they had been neighbors for decades. She still knew that person.
Liu Hongxiang is not the kind of person who talks nonsense.
Besides, her daughter Wang Xiaofeng is in charge of the finances at the snack bar and must be very familiar with the situation there.
So what she said is quite credible.
When Director Yu thought about Xiao Ai's personality, she actually agreed with Liu Hongxiang's evaluation. She also felt that this girl was reckless and would never turn back once she made up her mind.
Moreover, she has a strong sense of responsibility as a military family member, which can be seen from the charity service point she set up.
Now people in the surrounding streets know that this place provides loving services to the grassroots people. Those workers who sweep the streets and haul coal would rather walk a little longer after work to come here to get a piece of bread.
The snack shop never had any problems and always gave out food no matter how many people came to ask for it.
Just based on this point, Director Yu believed that Shi Xiaoai was willing to spend money quietly just to show consideration for the educated youth.
——But no matter how much she understood, she could only stand up when something happened at the snack bar, and provide them with more convenience.
It is definitely not possible to ask for the money you paid back or reduce the management fee.
Director Yu looked at Shi Xiaoai and said, "Xiaoai, I know it's not easy to open a new store. You recruited a lot of educated youth, and the monthly salary is not a small amount.
But the management fee can’t be changed! The main reason is that the district leaders have reviewed the agreement and it’s all on record with the district. It’s not a good time to make changes, right?
You also know that our office has done some infrastructure construction, so there isn't much money left."
Hearing her say this, Shi Xiaoai laughed: "Auntie, what are you talking about! How can we get the money back after giving it out? I want to discuss with you that the management fee we pay to the office will increase from 20 yuan per month to 50 yuan, starting from this month when we re-sign the agreement. I will have Xiaofeng come to pay the difference in advance later."
Director Yu was really surprised to hear her say this.
She even felt once again that Shi Xiaoai was a little silly.
She pointed at Shi Xiaoai with a frustrated look on her face and said in a low voice, "Xiaoai, what can I say to you? Even if you want to pretend to be rich, you can't do this. Don't you have enough money to spend at the snack bar?
The office doesn't need this money. I think the management fee of 20 yuan a month is enough. No need to pay more!"
Although Director Yu's heart was pounding when she heard the fifty yuan, and she couldn't help but feel excited when she thought about how much they could do with that money, she still firmly expressed her opposition.
Shi Xiaoai didn’t understand why Director Yu objected at first. Now there are people who think the money is too hot to handle?
It was not until she heard the phrase "put on a brave face" that she realized that this must be Aunt Liu spreading rumors again.
As the snack shop business became better and better, Wang Xiaofeng took home more and more money, and Aunt Liu began to worry about her.
The old lady has experienced a lot and always feels that you should never let others know that you have a lot of money, otherwise you will easily get into trouble.
So, she went around telling everyone how the snack shop's business was struggling, and how difficult it was for her...
Shi Xiaoai knew that the old man was truly kind to her, and she also thought that there was no harm in keeping a low profile, so she did not stop him.
But Shi Xiaoai never expected that Aunt Liu had such great power that even Director Yu believed what she said.
Shi Xiaoai naturally couldn't refute what Aunt Liu said. She looked at Director Yu with gratitude and said, "Aunt Yu, I know you're kind to me and feel sorry for me because it's not easy to do business, but it would be better if the management fee were increased.
As you know, the district has added another burden to us this time. They hope that we can cooperate with other streets to look into snack chain stores.
There is no order without rules. Before I cooperate with other offices, I must sign an agreement and discuss management fees.
Our snack shop is a subsidiary of the office and has a large area, so the management fees paid to the office must be higher. With this agreement as a standard, other places will not be able to bypass us.
After hearing her say this, Director Yu felt that he understood.
She immediately took advantage of the situation and raised her hand, saying, "How dare they! You're cooperating with them to help them solve their problems, how dare they ask you for management fees?
If they have the nerve to bring you back and tell me, I'll scold them!"
Shi Xiaoai smiled. "We're not afraid because we have Auntie backing us up. Auntie, we'll give you fifty yuan. The aunties in our office work so hard, and you can use the extra tens of yuan as overtime pay, high temperature allowance, or something like that. Anyway, the district said they don't want this money."
After hearing her say this, Director Yu stopped talking and felt from the bottom of his heart that Shi Xiaoai was a really good person.
At this time, Shi Xiaoai spoke again. She said, "Auntie, I want to change the name of the snack shop from Yunhe Office Snack Shop to Yunhe Snack Shop. Do you think this is okay?"
Director Yu was stunned.
Shi Xiaoai quickly explained, "Aunt, the main reason is that our snack shop is planning to open a branch. If we open a branch on another street and use our office's name, we're worried that other offices will feel uncomfortable. Our original intention is to help others, and it's not appropriate to alienate everyone because of a shop name."
Director Yu thought about it and understood what Shi Xiaoai meant.
After all, their Yunhexiang office and other offices are at the same level. If they open a store with their office's name on someone else's property, it is normal for the other party to feel uncomfortable.
So she curled her lips and said, "Hey, those people are so petty! They don't even think about why you're doing this. Okay, just change it. We don't care about a name. After all, the snack shop is also a subsidiary of our Yunhe Office!"
Shi Xiaoai agreed and happily began to write a new agreement.
She wrote very quickly and showed it to Director Yu after she finished.
Because she had mentioned those two points before, Director Yu actually looked at it more carefully this time.
Then her eyes fell on a line of words.
The general meaning of that line of words was that the snack shop had to pay fifty yuan in management fees to the office every month, payable every six months, but the snack shop had independent management rights and the office could not interfere.
Director Yu felt a little uncomfortable when he saw this sentence.
Although they never interfered with the operation of the snack bar, the phrase "can't interfere" still made her feel uncomfortable.
After all, this is their subordinate unit. Why can't they interfere?
Seeing her expression change, Shi Xiaoai sighed, "Auntie, I'm afraid you'll think too much. Didn't we agree on this agreement? It's just a template! It's written for other people to read.
After all, we will open a store in someone else's place in the future, and we don't know whether the people there are easy to deal with. If they are all as caring and kind to us as the aunties in our office, then there is nothing to say. We can just discuss and solve problems together.
But if we encounter those who are difficult to talk to, or have too many thoughts, and take advantage of the management fees we pay, they will dictate the store and find fault from time to time, then our life will be so miserable!"
Director Yu now thought of what Shi Xiaoai had just said, that this agreement should be used as a standard.
She thought about it and realized that it was easy to talk things over with one's own people. They had always dealt with Shi Xiaoai smoothly before, and there shouldn't be any changes in the future.
Besides, their office is the superior unit after all!
So this agreement is just a decoration.
So she took out the official seal and said, "Okay, that's it. I'll leave it with your Aunt Liang when I'm done. If anyone from other offices comes to see it, I'll show it to them.
We all trust people in our office, why should we let them dictate our decisions? "
After hearing these words, Shi Xiaoai felt completely at ease.
The reason why she went through so much trouble and was even willing to pay dozens of dollars more in management fees every month was to get Aunt Yu to agree to let her write this sentence on the agreement.
Now she is forced by the general situation to put the snack shop under the name of the office, but if the policy is better in the future, she will definitely leave.
Therefore, it is necessary to separate the snack shop and the office early on.
The store name must be changed, but the most important thing is to state clearly that the office does not have the right to operate and manage the snack bar.
Without management rights, you cannot make decisions or obtain other benefits.
Without conflicts of interest, it will be easier to separate things in the future.
Shi Xiaoai planned to do the same for every branch she opened in the future, and with this agreement as a standard, other places shouldn't raise any objections.
Xiao Ai was in a very happy mood after solving this big problem.
Because she had to go to the district today, Cheng Yang took her three children to the beach to play, and there was no one at home at the moment.
So Shi Xiaoai decided to go to the shop to take a look and have something to eat.
She entered from Qingyun Street, and as soon as she entered the door, she heard lively conversation coming from the security office next door.
Shi Xiaoai was a little curious.
When Shi Xiaoai made the request, Chen Min quickly helped them to establish good relationships, and then vacated the house near the entrance on Qingyun Street to be used as a security office.
Normally, there is a police officer stationed here who is responsible for handling public security incidents in several nearby blocks. In addition, patrolling police officers will also rest here.
But because they are public security comrades, they always have a sense of majesty, and their management is also very strict.
So even though the security office is located in the snack bar, employees usually don't come here. Unless they are handling a case, it is usually very quiet here.
It has never been so lively.
To be honest, with the presence of public security comrades, the snack shop has saved a lot of trouble, and those with bad intentions dare not cause trouble.
For example, people like Yang Daming, after finally realizing they had been cheated, have been hanging around the snack shop many times, obviously intending to cause trouble.
Because of this security office, they had to suppress those thoughts.
Because of this, Xiao Ai is very grateful to these public security comrades.
Hearing how lively it was over there, she couldn't help but walk over out of curiosity.
As soon as I walked in, I heard Sun Gongan's voice: "Hey, Lao Li, don't be so stingy. If you're going to buy tickets, buy more. You only bought ten at eight cents a piece! I begged you for so long, and it's only worth 80 cents?!"
Shi Xiaoai laughed and said, "What are you talking about? Why are you so excited? What's this eight cents thing? Sun Gongan, what are you selling?"
Seeing her come in, Li Gongan, who had been pestered by Sun Gongan, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Go find Manager Shi. Someone in her family is out of town. I saw her receiving a package before. She probably needs stamps. Ask her to buy them. My whole family is local, and buying ten is already a courtesy to you. Don't ask for too much."
Public Security Sun must have thought of this as well. He eagerly said to Shi Xiaoai, "Manager Shi, why don't you buy some stamps? They're not a problem if you buy some in advance and keep them at home. They'll be convenient for daily use."
Shi Xiaoai glanced at the table and asked, "What stamps are these?"
She almost choked before she could finish her sentence.
She saw a bright red, brand new monkey stamp on the table!
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