It seemed that the deal had not been concluded yet. The two looked at each other, and Wei Xuan stepped forward and walked to the door and knocked.
The conversation in the room stopped and both of them turned their heads to look over at the same time.
"We are going back. Will Cheng Shao go with us?"
Cheng Shao blinked twice and said, "I'll talk to Manager Jian for a while. Sister-in-law, you guys can go first. You don't have to wait for me."
"Okay then, we'll leave first, you guys have a good chat. See you later."
It was not until they walked downstairs that Jiang Che said, "I think they still have some time to fight."
Cheng Shao probably had a hard time when he was a child, so he attaches great importance to money. Manager Jian seems to be no simple person either, not to mention that this is the first task assigned to him by Wei Xuan. He must be trying his best to show off in front of Wei Xuan, the boss. If he doesn't show some real skills, he may not be able to keep his position as a manager.
Wei Xuan smiled indifferently: "It's okay, there's still time for them to talk slowly." She could probably foresee the result. At least it would not exceed the reserve price she and Jian Xiangliang agreed on. And if Jian Xiangliang couldn't even deal with Cheng Shao, she wouldn't have been so active in inviting him over again and again.
When they returned home, Liu Ying was holding Jiang Yuanlang and walking around the yard. Not only were there flowers planted here, but there was also a small grape rack. It was a pity that it was just planted this year, so the rack was still bare. It would probably take until autumn for the vines to cover it. As for wanting to eat the grapes grown at home, it would take two or three years to do so.
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When they were renovating the courtyard, Wang Jin suggested that they could plant some flowers and plants in the yard. He also helped to build this grape trellis. It has to be said that it has a strong sense of design. Anyway, it looks different from something built by hand. As for the suggestion of planting flowers in the yard, Wei Xuan rejected it. She didn't like flowers and plants very much. Although they looked beautiful, they easily attracted mosquitoes, not to mention that it took time to take care of them. It was too troublesome. Besides, she had no talent in this area. She was the type who couldn't even grow a cactus.
She remembered that in her previous life, she had also spent a lot of effort to buy potted plants and tried to grow them, but they basically withered within two or three days. She even killed a turtle, so she really had no confidence in raising flowers, birds, fish and insects.
All the flowers in the yard now were given by others, especially her mother. Ever since she saw her yard, her mother seemed very keen on digging some beautiful flowers from the village and bringing them to her, asking her to plant them in the yard. She also said that she was wasting such a beautiful yard and didn't know how to take care of it at all.
What could Wei Xuan do? She could only accept this kindness. Because she was afraid of attracting insects, she planted all the flowers and plants in the yard. In addition to her mother, her mother-in-law, and Fang Jing had also given them to her.
Fortunately, Sister Liu Ying likes to tinker with these things. At least these flowers and plants are growing well under her care, and they are really pleasing to the eye.
Seeing that Jiang Yuanlang was about to destroy the flower, Wei Xuan stepped forward, hugged him and diverted his attention.
"You little bastard, are you going to do something bad again?"
Jiang Yuanlang was stunned for a moment at first, but when he saw it was Wei Xuan, he excitedly shouted "Ah...Ah" twice. As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, saliva dripped down his chin.
"Ouch!" Wei Xuan tilted her neck back in disgust, and quickly wiped Jiang Yuanlang's face with her bib before he could kiss her.
Jiang Che found it funny: "You dislike your own son's saliva?"
"I don't know when this little bastard will stop drooling."
Liu Ying also laughed: "It will be almost the same after one year old. I can't control it well now."
Jiang Yuanlang didn't understand what the adults were saying, but that didn't stop him from laughing happily, especially when he saw Wei Xuan and Jiang Che coming back. He jumped for joy in Wei Xuan's arms.
Wei Xuan was already struggling to hold him, and now she almost lost her grip, causing him to slip out. He was so scared that he quickly called out to Jiang Che, "Quick, take it over. I can't hold him anymore."
Jiang Yuanlang didn't mind being held in a different embrace, but Wei Xuan and Jiang Che were standing face to face, so the change allowed him to see the flower in full bloom that he had not just picked. He immediately pointed his finger at Jiang Che to hold him over.
“Ahh….fa…ah…”
Jiang Che had no choice but to carry him closer. Seeing that his chubby little hand was about to reach her, Wei Xuan grabbed his hand and put it to her mouth, pretending to eat it.
"Ah, my little hand is gone."
"Hehehe..." Jiang Yuanlang of course knew that his mother was playing with him. After retracting his hand, he tentatively reached out to Wei Xuan again. They went back and forth like this, and completely forgot about picking flowers.
Later, when Wei Xuan was cooking with Liu Ying in the kitchen, she said, "Don't spoil him like that. You should educate him when necessary. Even though he is young, he is actually very good at reading people's expressions."
For example, sometimes when Jiang Yuanlang wanted to do something and Wei Xuan disagreed, she had to put on a gloomy face before he would stop making a fuss. As long as he saw a little smile on Wei Xuan's face, he would feel that there was still hope. If being a spoiled child failed, he would even resort to crying to achieve his goal.
Liu Ying spent more time with Yuan Lang than Wei Xuan, so how could she not know what Wei Xuan said? But just looking at such a fair and tender little face, how could she have the heart to reject him?
Besides, it’s just a flower. It will wither sooner or later after it blooms. If the child is happy, just pick it for fun.
But Wei Xuan was not wrong. Children should not be spoiled too much. As the saying goes, a child's character can be seen at the age of three. Character development before the age of three is very important.
"I will pay attention, but children are young, so you can't ask too much of them, especially at this stage when they are finding everything strange. They like those brightly colored flowers and plants. Picking a flower to play with is not a big deal. Yuen Long is usually very obedient."
Wei Xuan's mouth twitched when she heard that. Those flowers were taken care of by Sister Liu Ying. If you were to ask who in the family loved those flowers the most, it would definitely be her. Now she could actually say that she just picked them and she didn't seem to feel sorry at all, which showed how much she doted on Jiang Yuanlang.
It seems that she will have to rely on her as a mother to play the good guy in front of Jiang Yuanlang in the future.
Apart from her, Jiang Che is no match for her. Even though he usually says he loves his children, he is actually the one who spoils the children the most.
After taking a nap, Wei Xuan and Jiang Che went out together. Jiang Che was going to the company, while Wei Xuan was going to the store. It was unknown what stage the several clothing stores that were being renovated were at. May was coming soon, and Third Sister Jiang was going to Yangcheng to purchase goods. It was unknown whether the store could be renovated before then.
Wei Xuan rode her bike around and inspected all the stores. The braised meat shop was the one she was most satisfied with. She had to say that Sister Jiang was a very careful person. With her help in control, Wei Xuan didn't have to worry about food safety issues in the store.
The clothing store and the grain store both have some minor problems, but they are still within Wei Xuan's acceptable range. This is what will happen if there are too many stores. It is impossible to achieve complete standardization. Not to mention a small store like hers that has not yet grown to a certain scale, even the super chain stores in the future will have problems. The company's rules and regulations will be 100% enforced when the head office comes to inspect, but at other times there will be more or less laziness. This is human inertia.
All Wei Xuan can do is to take more time to come and visit, hoping to have a deterrent effect. When she opens more stores in the future and she can't inspect every store in person, she will also have to establish a strict system from top to bottom to avoid the possibility of loopholes as much as possible.
After visiting all the stores, Wei Xuan did not meet Third Sister Jiang. She guessed that she might be there to watch the renovations, so she went to the stores that had not yet been renovated.
Sure enough, when I turned to the second store, I saw Sister Jiang San. She was pointing at the front door and talking to the decorator.
"Third sister." Wei Xuan called out.
Third Sister Jiang turned around and said in surprise, "Hey, Xiaoxuan is here."
Wei Xuan pushed her bicycle closer and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Master Li, just do as I said." Sister Jiang San sent the master away and then said to Wei Xuan, "We are talking about the signboard. Where did you come from?"
"I just went to see another store's renovation, and the master said it would be finished tomorrow. How about this one? It should be done soon too. I see the exterior walls have been painted."
The two walked into the store while talking.
"It's almost done. The storefronts will be ready in about two days. These stores should all be finished before the 3rd. I plan to buy a ticket to Guangzhou on the 4th."
Wei Xuan went inside and took a look around, and found that everything was almost done.
"Okay, I can't leave here. Third sister, you can handle the purchase. I guess it will take several days for me to come back this time. I just hope my brother-in-law doesn't have any opinion on me."
Wei Xuan was obviously joking, but she really felt that Third Sister Jiang had helped her a lot.
"He is so happy that he cannot wait." Third Sister Jiang was not being polite. Ever since Wei Xuan handed over all the purchasing matters to her, her salary has gone up a lot. Specifically, the family's living standard has improved significantly. The most common thing Feng Jianshe says to her every day now is to ask her to work well for his younger brother and sister-in-law and not to let them down. So how could he have any objection?
Wei Xuan smiled and said nothing. Among so many brothers and sisters in the Jiang family, her favorite ones were Jiang Sanjie and her husband. She rarely got along with her eldest brother, not to mention her eldest sister-in-law. Her eldest sister and her husband were too honest. It happened that Wei Xuan herself was not a very sociable person, which resulted in them not being able to talk to each other very well. Every time they met, they would just exchange a few polite greetings and then have nothing to say. It was only now that her eldest sister was helping out in the braised meat shop that they had more interactions.
The second sister is weak in character, Wei Xuan doesn't like her very much, and it's better not to mention the second brother-in-law Nie Yuande, while the third sister and her brother-in-law are both straightforward and say what they think. It's very relaxing and pleasant to get along with such people, and there's no need to play tricks.
Especially the third brother-in-law, he is a man with a sense of propriety, even though he has many minor problems and looks unreliable on the surface. He knows what's going on. When Wei Xuan was pregnant, she handed over all the work to the third sister Jiang. Although the third sister Jiang was so busy, he didn't complain at all. Even when he didn't give the third sister a raise at the beginning, he didn't say anything. Instead, he would bring some small things for Yuanyuan every time he came home. The things were not expensive, but they were always a thought.
This shows that he knows that Third Sister Jiang's increased workload is not because Wei Xuan and her husband are exploiting her, but rather because they value Third Sister Jiang. Besides, is Jiang Che the kind of person who would mistreat his own sister?
Look, in the blink of an eye, Jiang Sanjie's salary was raised, not to mention a big red envelope was given to her during the Chinese New Year.
Although it may not sound like a big deal, if you meet someone who is petty and doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, who doesn't increase wages but still makes people do so much work, you will definitely feel a little dissatisfied.
Of course, this is also human nature. Wei Xuan didn't think it was wrong. It was just that the comparison made Third Sister Jiang and her husband seem particularly good.
As soon as May passed, the clothing store was completed and Jiang Sanjie immediately set off for Guangzhou. At the food factory, the tug-of-war between Cheng Shao and Jian Xiangliang also ended.
After signing the contract, Cheng Shao prepared to contact the retailers to purchase the goods, but before that, he had to find out the current inventory levels in the factory.
Wei Xuan had no choice but to call Zheng Yi over and ask him to talk to Cheng Shao.
Jian Xiangliang was a little anxious when he heard this. He didn't know exactly how much inventory the factory had, but he knew it wouldn't be much. He could calculate how many employees' machines were broken. If all the goods were given to Cheng Shao, what would their sales department do?
Considering that Cheng Shaoren was still here, he refrained from speaking. After listening to Zheng Yi's introduction, he became even more anxious, because the daily shipment volume was even less than he had estimated.
As soon as Cheng Shao left, he couldn't wait to say to Wei Xuan, "Boss, our sales department will soon have to arrange for people to go down and promote the products. You can't just give all the goods to Boss Cheng."
Cheng Shao has fixed retailers. Compared with him, their sales department will definitely be at a disadvantage in terms of speed if they have to negotiate with each of them one by one. What if Cheng Shao buys up all the goods, and that will affect their sales department? As the manager of the sales department, he has to speak up at this time.
Otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain to his employees.
He had no objection and agreed with the introduction of Cheng Shao as an agent for the company's sake. But as the sales manager, he had to fight for what he should fight for without sacrificing the company's interests.
Sure enough, after listening to his words, Wei Xuan thought about it and agreed that what Jian Xiangliang said made sense.
She hadn't considered this before. With Cheng Shao's connections, it was indeed very likely that he could take over all the products produced by their factory at once.
For Wei Xuan, the same product sold by the sales department will definitely bring her more profit than Cheng Shao, but this time, Cheng Shao's shipment volume must be larger than that of the sales department. From the perspective of small profits but quick turnover, the benefits he brings to Wei Xuan are definitely above those of the sales department.
Regardless of who earns more or less, the sales department gets commissions. If they have a way to sell the goods but lose the orders they have worked so hard to negotiate because they have no goods, it will be difficult to lead the team.
But Cheng Shao couldn't refuse either.
What should I do? Wei Xuan rubbed his head and thought that he still didn’t have enough strength and there were too few machines!
After a moment, she said to Zheng Yi: "Keep hiring people. Divide them into two shifts, producing during the day and at night. After the Dragon Boat Festival, I will find a way to buy the machines back."
“How many people are you going to recruit?”
Yes, how many people should we recruit? Wei Xuan’s headache started to hurt again.
There are also some things to pay attention to when recruiting people. Even though they seem to have won now and taken the first solid step, this is actually an illusion and a false prosperity.
The ultimate reason why the production volume cannot keep up is not because their products are selling well, but because they seized the opportunity and took advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival. This is probably the so-called timing.
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As for whether the factory’s products can be accepted by everyone and whether they can be the first to be launched, it still depends on everyone’s feedback after the Dragon Boat Festival.
Even if sales are good, it doesn’t mean anything. Daily sales volume certainly cannot be compared with that during the holidays.
If we hire too many people, there will be a surplus of products after the holidays. What should we do then? It is not good to lay off the people we just hired, right?
This was not the scene Wei Xuan wanted to see, but if she hired too few people, she was also afraid that sales would be very good during the Dragon Boat Festival and the factory would not be able to supply the goods, thus missing out on this peak sales period.
What should I do? Wei Xuan thought about it and decided to recruit people first. Things will work out when the time comes. I can't just stand still because of the problems I might encounter in the future. What's the point of doing business if you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind!
"Hire two groups first, and then increase the number of staff based on the number of orders placed every day by the sales department and Cheng Shao and his team." Of course, if sales do not meet expectations, there is no need to recruit more people.
"You have to keep an eye on this personally. Make sure there is no situation where orders cannot be completed. If you feel that the product quantity is not enough, you should hire people in time and add production lines. If two shifts still can't keep up, tell them in advance so that they don't waste work." Although this situation should not occur, it always helps to pay more attention.
After Zheng Yi left, Wei Xuan said to Jian Xiangliang, "You heard it too. You don't need to worry too much about the product. Just lead your sales department to do their best. As long as you can sell the products, I can supply you with the goods."
With Wei Xuan's words, Jian Xiangliang felt more at ease and left happily.
As long as Jian Xiangliang and his sales department can continue to achieve good results, Wei Xuan's worries can be easily resolved. Even if sales in a single region decreases, the overall sales volume can be increased by continuously expanding the scope, and then there will be no need to worry about the problem of product oversupply.
If that doesn’t work, then the only way left is to increase the product variety.
But this is something to be considered later. The most urgent thing now is to buy the machine.
At least the machine should be fixed before the Dragon Boat Festival, and the two-shift system should be changed to a one-shift system, but she has no idea how to do it. She wonders if the food factory can help.
Wei Xuan was thinking about these things in her mind, so she didn't even hear the purchasing agent knocking on the door for a long time.
When she came to her senses, the purchasing agent had been waiting outside for several minutes.
"Come in."
"Boss, I thought you were not here and were about to leave."
Wei Xuan sat up straight and coughed to cover up her embarrassment: "I was thinking about something just now and didn't hear you. What are you doing here? Is the packaging thing done?"
The buyer didn't care. He just happily took something out of his arms and put it in front of Wei Xuan: "This is the sample they made. Boss, do you like it?"
"The color is nice." Wei Xuan praised it first, picked it up and looked at it for a while before saying, "Okay, let's go with this. Have you agreed on the price?"
"We've negotiated it. They said it depends on how much we want. The more we want, the cheaper it will be." Then the buyer handed over another list: "This is the price range they gave."
Wei Xuan took a look and thought the price was reasonable, so she said, "Then follow this. I'll calculate the exact quantity and give it to you in two days."
The mid-to-high-end products have not yet been improved. Before that, Wei Xuan has to go to the production workshop to experiment with several team leaders.
"Oh, by the way," Wei Xuan called out to the purchaser who was almost at the door, "Please sit down for a while. I'll write you a list. Buy the items on the list as soon as possible."
"OK."
It was not difficult to improve existing products. Wei Xuan quickly listed the list. The purchasing department took a look at the list and said, "These things are very basic and can be in place in two days."
Wei Xuan was very satisfied with the speed: "Okay, just follow the amount I gave you above."
After the purchasing team left, Wei Xuan sorted out the things she needed to do recently, such as buying machines, testing new products, and... five more clothing stores are about to open, so it will definitely be busy again.
This is just the things she needs to do personally. Apart from these, there are many other miscellaneous things in the factory and the store that require her to make decisions. She really can't stop for a moment.
After spending half an hour planning her time, it was getting late, so Wei Xuan packed up her things and prepared to go home.
After lunch, I have to go to the food factory in the afternoon to talk to them about buying machines.
When Wei Xuan got home, Jiang Che was holding his son and playing in the yard. He was really not busy now. Since the transportation company's business focus had shifted, he only needed to go to the company once a day to assign the day's tasks to the drivers, look at the account books, and maintain his network. The rest of the time he was free.
Seeing Wei Xuan coming back with a face full of bitterness and hatred, Jiang Che followed her back to the house: "What happened? Did something happen in the factory again?"
Wei Xuan shook her head: "It's okay, I'm just too tired, I just need to relax for a while."
It is indeed easy to get tired by thinking about so many things every day, mainly because of the high pressure. I was also busy when I opened the store before, but at least I didn’t have to bear the livelihood of so many employees at that time.
As the factory developed better and better and more and more employees were hired, Wei Xuan sometimes felt confused. She was just an ordinary person and earned her current fortune by taking advantage of opportunities.
If she fails to do a good job, and the factory faces bankruptcy again, what will happen to those who rely on her for a living? Wouldn't they be unemployed again?
Seeing that Wei Xuan looked unhappy, Jiang Che put his son on the bed and hugged Wei Xuan: "Tell me what's wrong. We can solve it together."
"I'm a little worried that I won't be able to run the factory."
Jiang Che let go of Wei Xuan and looked at her in surprise: "Wife, where is your confidence? Aren't you doing well now? What's wrong?"
"Why...."
Wei Xuan sighed. She didn't know how to explain it to Jiang Che.
She was not afraid of the present, but the future. You could say she was worrying too much or she was just daydreaming. She was afraid because the factory was getting better and better. If the factory could really become a nationally renowned brand as she said, then she should be able to make a name for herself, right?
But when she thought about the successful bosses in later generations, she felt that she was still far behind them.
Can Wei Xuan, a very ordinary person, really do this? Can she really manage a well-known large company?
She was not sure how far she could go. This was the first time Wei Xuan doubted herself. She was very clear about her shortcomings and strengths.
If it was just opening a few stores like before, it would not be difficult. It is not difficult to open a factory now. All these can be done with precision and long-term vision. For her, who came from the future and knew the development in the next few decades, it is even simpler.
The difficult part is to make the company bigger and stronger. If Wei Xuan wants to be the helmsman of a business, she thinks she still lacks some experience and management knowledge.
She doesn't think that she can be fearless just because of her experiences in her previous life.
She had never managed a company in her previous life, so these management knowledge would not jump into her mind for no reason.
The only thing to be thankful for is that she woke up not too late. She was able to discover the problem now that the factory had just opened, so it was not too late. The factory did not need any complicated management experience for the time being, so she still had plenty of time to learn, right?
Thinking of this, the confidence on her face returned. She was no dumber than others. As long as she wanted to learn, she would definitely be able to learn it.
Jiang Che was very confused to see that his wife looked distraught just now, but was fine again in the blink of an eye.
I could only ask tentatively, "Wife, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." After Wei Xuan finished feeling sad, she felt hungry and said, "Let's go out for dinner."
"Oh. Oh. Oh. Eat, eat."
Jiang Che picked up his son and followed Wei Xuan out: "Wife, is there really nothing wrong at the factory?"
Wei Xuan turned her head in confusion and saw Jiang Che looking at her with a worried look on his face. She found it a little funny. She had been immersed in her own world just now, and she probably scared Jiang Che a lot. She hugged her son and explained, "It's okay. I just didn't understand something just now. It's okay now that I've figured it out."
"Are you too tired? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Wei Xuan thought about it and said, "Why don't you go to a few more stores when you have nothing to do? Take advantage of the fact that the weather is not too hot now and take your son out for some fresh air."
Because Wei Xuan and Jiang Che are usually very busy, it is a bit pitiful that Jiang Yuanlang can only stay in this small yard every day. It was okay when he was still young, but now he is nine months old, so it is no problem to take him out. "Just like Yuanyuan before, just put him in the tricycle and carry him."
Jiang Che nodded: "Then I'll take him out to try it out this afternoon. I won't go to the clothing store, and leave the food store and the braised meat store to me."
"Okay, it's mainly the food store. The stewed meat store is well managed by the lady."
Actually, with Zhang Daya and the third sister in charge, there is no need for Wei Xuan to manage the clothing stores. With the opening of these five stores this time, Wei Xuan did not plan to assign another manager. The five stores were divided equally between Zhang Daya and the third sister. It was just right for each of them to manage five stores, which was completely within their control.
As for the promotion to regional manager, we’ll talk about it when we open a store next time.
While the two were talking here, Jiang Yuanlang in Wei Xuan's arms was unwilling. Sister Liu Ying passed by them with food, and a fragrant smell came to their faces. Jiang Yuanlang couldn't help but drool.
"Little greedy cat." Wei Xuan scolded him with a smile and quickly took him to the dining room. "Let's eat."
Jiang Yuanlang didn't realize at all that his mother was making fun of him. Seeing that his goal was achieved, his mother carried him towards the place where the fragrance came from, his little short legs fluttering with joy.
Jiang Yuanlang had noodles with pork ribs soup for lunch today.
Jiang Che asked Wei Xuan to eat and he fed her. Wei Xuan did not fight with him. Perhaps because she had overused her brain, her stomach was rumbling with hunger.
Especially eating facing Jiang Yuanlang makes the meal particularly appetizing.
He and Yuanyuan are indeed siblings. Both of them have the potential to be food broadcasters. They are never picky about food and everything they eat tastes delicious! Even a bowl of tasteless pork chop noodles makes him feel like he is having a full banquet.
Jiang Yuanlang was playing with his chubby feet while eating. Seeing that he was about to touch his mouth with his hands, Wei Xuan grabbed him and took out a clean cloth to wipe his feet, asking him if they smelled bad while wiping.
Jiang Yuanlang was so amused that he laughed "hehe..." and his little body tilted and he fell on the bed with a "plop".
"Children's feet aren't dirty. If you keep laughing, you won't be able to eat."
Indeed, it was not dirty, especially since he could not walk yet, but it was still disgusting to look at. Wei Xuan ignored Jiang Che's bandit logic and wiped her son's hands clean before letting him go.
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