Chapter 140: Lin's New Choice
Cheng Yang and Shi Xiaoai went together to see the tricycle.
Anyway, Director Guo already knew that she wanted these things, so there was no need to hide it anymore.
The tricycle was parked in the carport in the backyard of the hotel. No one knew how long it had been there. It was covered in dust and looked very old.
When they got there, Master Liu was already waiting there, holding the car keys.
Cheng Yang took the car keys and tried it out himself.
Probably because they knew they were coming to test drive the car today, the car was inspected in advance. At least Cheng Yang did not encounter any problems during the ride.
After stopping the car, Cheng Yang used the tools he brought with him to remove the car shell and take a look at the engine.
Without him saying anything, Shi Xiaoai frowned as she looked at the extremely old machine.
At this time, she had already started to back out.
What she didn't expect was that Cheng Yang looked at it and nodded at her, then said, "It's still usable. It will definitely be fine if you use it for three or four years. If you take good care of it, maybe it can last for seven or eight years."
Shi Xiaoai: "..."
She finally understood how much people valued things these days and how low their requirements were for cars.
To be honest, for Shi Xiaoai, a tricycle like this really should be thrown into a garbage truck.
She remembered that she had talked to Master Liu about the scrapping age of the vehicle before, and Master Liu was confused for a long time and didn't understand what she meant at all.
Later she found out that at that time the regulations on scrapping age had not yet been issued.
Everyone wants to use their cars until they are completely scrapped, and no one will abandon their car just because it is old and worn out.
After looking at the car, Cheng Yang went to the management office with Master Liu. He wanted to have a good talk with the person in charge about the price.
Shi Xiaoai followed Guo An to the warehouse where the unused kitchen utensils were stored.
Compared to the car, Shi Xiaoai was really satisfied with the kitchen utensils in the warehouse!
Because everything here can be used immediately.
For example, those big iron pots.
It is said that it had to be eliminated because its size did not match the newly purchased stove.
In fact, these are all really good pots.
Not only is there a pot, there are also two large industrial electric fans and a dedicated blower.
Although it is a bit old, it is not at all out of use.
Each of these is very much needed in the store.
Looking at these things, Shi Xiaoai couldn't suppress her joy.
Seeing her like this, Guo An was also very happy.
He winked at Shi Xiaoai, pointed into the warehouse, and motioned her to follow him.
Shi Xiaoai hurried to catch up.
Guo An took her to the innermost corner of the warehouse, where there were several large cardboard boxes.
All the cardboard boxes were tied tightly with thick hemp ropes.
You can't tell what's inside from the outside?
"What is this?" Shi Xiaoai asked quietly.
"Tableware." Guo An answered softly.
"The tableware that the restaurant had been using was all in good condition, without a single scratch. Since we've been renovating, we've replaced all the tableware, so these are no longer in use."
When Guo An came closer, Xiao Ai said, "When you guys negotiate the price later, take this into account. This way, you don't have to buy tableware for your new store."
Shi Xiaoai's eyes lit up.
She looked over the boxes and asked, "What are these?"
"Yeah." Guo An nodded: "The people in the office don't know about these things. They were not there when they were moved to the warehouse.
They only deal with these idle things, and they don't care what the idle things are.
You should negotiate an all-inclusive price for them to take all these away later, otherwise if they stay, you won’t know who will benefit from it in the future.”
Shi Xiaoai nodded immediately.
After a lot of bargaining, Xiao Ai and his friends finally bought all these things, including the tricycle, for a "high price" of 500 yuan.
After loading the last box of things into the car, Shi Xiaoai wanted to throw her head back and laugh out loud three times, feeling like she had found a treasure.
But what she didn't know was that the people in the hotel office felt that the couple they met today were not thoughtful enough.
Spent so much money and bought a bunch of junk.
I can only say that everyone has their own ideas, but overall everyone is happy.
After returning home, Cheng Yang spent the entire day tinkering with the car. Then he said, "I suggest we find a professional to drive this car. It's definitely drivable now, but Master Liu is right. It might break down on the road anytime soon. Not finding a professional could easily lead to delays."
Shi Xiaoai looked worried: "Where can I find a professional driver?"
Nowadays, anyone who can drive and has a driver's license is considered a skilled worker, and every company is vying for him.
It is really difficult for a snack shop like hers to hire a professional driver.
Moreover, hiring a driver just for a broken car?
Cheng Yang thought for a moment and said, "What do you think of Li Lei? If not, I'll let Li Lei come. He hasn't found a suitable job yet anyway."
Xiao Ai had met Li Leishi in Qin City before. He was one of Cheng Yang's comrades-in-arms.
He also came from the battlefield, but it seemed that he did not ask the local government to arrange a job for him, but voluntarily chose to change his career.
"There aren't any decent large factories in Lei Zi's county. Even if they ask the county to arrange a good job for him, they can't find one. It's better for him to just take some demobilization money." Shi Xiaoai remembered how Qian Yingming explained it to Li Lei.
Li Lei was injured on the battlefield and one of his legs was disabled.
However, the injury was not serious. Apart from a slight limp when walking, there was no significant impact on other aspects.
Shi Xiaoai thought about it and felt that it would be a good idea to let Li Lei come.
At least he is a war hero, and his character is definitely trustworthy.
Besides, he used to be a transport soldier, so repairing a broken tricycle was definitely a waste of his talents.
But in the future, it is impossible for our store to buy only this small tricycle.
Shi Xiaoai felt that if they got along well with each other and everything was suitable, she would definitely have a very good assistant.
Shi Xiaoai really lacks capable people.
Li Lei arrived very quickly, on the third day after receiving Cheng Yang's call.
He didn't bring much luggage, just a small travel bag.
Shi Xiaoai vacated a small room in Yard No. 1 near the security office for him to stay temporarily.
With Li Lei's assistance, Cheng Lin's workload was suddenly reduced a lot.
He quickly handed over most of the purchasing work to Li Lei.
This way he would be able to free up time to take over the new job that Shi Xiao Ai assigned to him.
Yes, Shi Xiaoai arranged a new job for Cheng Lin, and it was a job that he was capable of doing well - sales.
At the very beginning, Xiao Ai could tell from the moment Cheng Lin went to the school gate to sell stone buns every day that this guy was a sales talent.
He is down-to-earth and confident, and at the same time has a strong ability to communicate with others.
In addition, he is smart and eloquent, so Shi Xiaoai feels that it is a bit of a waste of his talent to let him do purchasing.
There was no other way before, whenever I made a purchase I had to use someone I trusted!
Now that she had someone to replace her, she naturally pulled Cheng Lin out first.
After the central kitchen was fully equipped, it opened quickly.
In this way, the daily shipment volume can be said to have increased exponentially compared to before.
At this time, the new store is still in the preparation stage and it will take about half a month before it opens.
Before that, Xiao Ai wanted to develop some new sales channels.
She took a fancy to the cafeterias in various schools and hospitals.
Shi Xiaoai did not plan to contract a canteen in the future because it would require a large investment and a lot of connections.
A bit too troublesome.
She wanted to be able to sell the products in her store in those canteens, and if possible, it would be best if she could get a separate window.
This is definitely a market with great potential.
"You are familiar with all the employees in our store. If you like someone, you will be given priority as long as they are willing. You can build up our store's sales department.
I won't give you any sales targets at the beginning. You can just lead people around and get more practice. Sales commission will still be based on the previous standards."
Shi Xiaoai said to Cheng Lin.
"Can we run anywhere? There are no restrictions on where to go?" Cheng Lin asked.
He still remembered that when he proposed to go to the port to sell stone buns, his sister-in-law did not agree.
"You decide the location. The prerequisite is to be able to guarantee the supply. Just don't make it too far away so that the delivery will be delayed."
"Distance isn't a problem!" Cheng Lin said nonchalantly. "How big is Yuncheng? Even walking from the east to the west of the city and back only takes a little over an hour. We have a car, so what's there to worry about?"
Shi Xiaoai glared at him and said, "Go tell this to your brother Li Lei, and he'll beat you up. Don't you need to buy groceries this morning? Are you going to break a few pieces of it?"
Cheng Lin laughed but didn't budge. "At worst, I'll choose someone who has a bicycle. Whoever wins the deal will be responsible for delivering the goods. That way, it will be easier to calculate the commission."
Don't worry, sister-in-law, I guarantee many people will be willing to do this once I say it!"
Seeing his confident look, Xiao Ai didn't say anything more.
Although she knew that doing so would definitely cause many problems in the future.
But would she stop people from developing because she was afraid of making mistakes? She wouldn't do that.
Since she has handed over the sales to Cheng Lin, she will give him this trust and let him slowly adjust, adapt and develop on his own.
Sure enough, when the employees of the snack bar heard that Cheng Lin was looking for sales staff, many of them were eager to make a move.
Start to inquire about various information.
Especially some male employees, after hearing that priority would be given to those who had bicycles at home and were willing to work hard, they took the initiative to find Cheng Lin to sign up, all wanting to give it a try.
The reason for this is of course inseparable from the good welfare.
Everyone knows that when working in a snack bar, the salary is not important at all, the most important thing is the bonus.
The amount of bonus received is linked to sales volume.
The salary of a waiter in a shop is already quite high, but it is obvious that if you work in sales, the bonus will definitely be higher if you get an order.
For the higher bonus, everyone is willing to give it a try.
Cheng Lin quickly selected seven subordinates, making a total of eight people including himself.
Six of them are young and strong men, and they are all very active, cheerful and not afraid of interacting with others.
The other two female comrades certainly have a gap in physical fitness compared to the male comrades, but one of them lives in the hospital's family quarters. It is said that their family has a very good relationship with the hospital leaders and can establish a relationship with the canteen.
Although the other person did not have such a relationship, he was seconded to the commune as an officer when he was an educated youth, and he was very good at handling interpersonal relationships.
Cheng Lin chose her to do external liaison, especially to send her when dealing with some officials in the future.
He admits that he is not good at this.
After looking at the list of candidates submitted by Cheng Lin, Shi Xiaoai was completely impressed by this younger brother!
She didn't expect that Cheng Lin was also good at selecting people.
Especially after reading the personal information of the last lesbian, she was almost jealous!
I even regretted why I didn't pay attention to this person earlier. Otherwise, I should have kept him and trained him well. He would have been a perfect candidate for office director in the future!
Cheng Lin's work was carried out vigorously, and at the same time the opening of the new store was getting closer.
The case in which Li Min sued Wu Qianjin was decided. Wu Qianjin's several cases were combined into one and he was finally sentenced to life imprisonment.
His group of cronies were also punished by law. The longest sentence was 20 years, and the shortest was three years of forced labor.
Although the case came to an end, the fact that Li Min sued her husband for rape and won the case still caused an uproar in Yuncheng.
At this time, people's thinking was still very rigid, especially some old feudal people could not understand Li Min's behavior at all.
People say all kinds of things about her behind her back.
Some of the words were quite harsh.
Wu Qianjin's parents initially restrained themselves because their son was detained, but when their son was finally sentenced, they no longer cared.
He directed all his anger and malice at Li Min.
He used various means to try to bully and insult the mother and daughter.
Shi Xiaoai was busy like a top every day, so naturally she didn't know about these things.
But what could happen is that there is a Wang Xiaofeng next to her!
Wang Xiaofeng would always tell her a little bit from time to time, so she was kind of aware of the situation.
Shi Xiaoai told Wang Xiaofeng to pay more attention and to help if help was needed.
But she didn't say much to Li Min.
She always felt that she had to face many things on her own, and thought that relying on others would definitely cause trouble in the future.
Of course, she also wanted to use these things to test Li Min and see her ability to handle things.
As a result, Li Min did not disappoint her.
Wu Qianjin's parents came to the snack shop and cried, and before things got out of hand, Li Min reported the case directly.
She didn't have to do anything at all. The two police officers from the security office scared the two old guys away on the spot.
Later, Xiao Ai heard that Li Min found some time after get off work to go to Wu Qianjin's house and warned them that if they made trouble again, she would follow suit and find two old men and women to make trouble at the gate of their daughter and son-in-law's factory.
I won’t stop until they get fired from the factory!
The Wu family had already experienced Li Min's ruthlessness, and they never dared to come again after seeing her say that.
They were also afraid that Li Minzhen would do what she said and ruin the entire family's future.
Shi Xiaoai was very satisfied after hearing about Li Min's way of handling the matter, and she also mentally decided on her position as the manager of the new store.
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