Xie Songlin didn't expect that the Star Canteen would be so popular on the first day of its opening. All the prepared dishes were sold out, and there was still a large group of students outside the door who had not eaten. This time he really didn't want to do hunger marketing, but he really had no manpower. He could only wait until the house in the countryside was built and call his third sister-in-law to help in the canteen. In this way, she and the eldest sister-in-law would cook while the other would serve food outside.
Now it can only be regarded as a trial operation, and it is also a good opportunity to see if there is anything that can be improved on the Star Canteen side.
Mr. Zhao came to the restaurant for dinner as promised. Of course, he couldn't go to the cafeteria next door to compete with the students for a seat. Xie Wanxing specially helped him get four dishes, estimated the time he would arrive, and placed them in the backyard. He also thoughtfully served him a cup of milk tea and a plate of freshly baked cream cakes. Mr. Zhao was very satisfied.
She finally discovered that the old man loved drinking tea and eating sweet food, and he also liked her style.
Xie Songlin also discovered that he seemed to be recruiting again.
Frappuccino requires milk tea and desserts, and it is already autumn, and hot milk tea is about to hit the market. It is not enough for him to milk the cows alone at home, and he really can't do it anymore.
If he wants to supply Frappuccino, he needs to hire people to milk the cows, and he will need more people in the canteen in the future. Moreover, the autumn harvest is coming soon, and the brothers still have farm work to do in the fields. He can't just let his brothers ignore the work in the fields, although Xie Songlin now pays his brothers three taels of silver a month, which is much more than working in the fields.
But they have all been farmers all their lives and have a deep affection and dependence on the land. They still have to farm. Only when there is food in the fields can they feel at ease. Xie Songlin doesn't want his brothers to work hard in the store all day and then go to the fields to do farm work at night, so he can only continue to recruit people. After the autumn harvest, the staff in the store will be almost trained. In the future, he will let the two brothers be managers in the two stores respectively, which will make things more relaxed. He will also have time to think about other businesses with Xie Wanxing.
So there are only two businesses at the moment, and he feels that he is already short of manpower. Fortunately, Xiejia Village has nothing else but a lot of idle people.
Moreover, he is now very popular in the village. Everyone in the village knows that he has opened a very grand shop in the city and his business is very good. Xie Feng and his wife, who were recruited by Xie Songbai earlier, are now living a prosperous life. I heard that they have meat and eggs for dinner every day.
It was so comfortable to have wages paid every day. Everyone was looking forward to when the Xie family would come to the village to recruit more people. Some people even went to Old Lady Shen every day to ask. At first, Old Lady Shen was a little proud of how popular her youngest son was in the village, but after being asked so many times, she became impatient.
Old Lady Shen: "Alright, alright, my fourth son will definitely come to the village to tell us if he needs help for his business. We're all from the same village, so how could he not think of you?"
Old Lady Shen's words had no effect. Even after she said that, many villagers still gathered around and talked at once.
"Oh, Auntie, your Songlin is doing really well now. We're all thinking about whether we can take advantage of his success. Look at those two guys next door, Xie Bi and Xie Ping, they took him to the city to open a restaurant. Our Daqing is much more capable than them. Why don't you give him some advice?"
"That's right. We have men who are strong enough. Your sons are all working in the city now. You need help harvesting the fields, right? Why don't you let my man go? Twenty cents a day is fine."
"Auntie, please think of a solution. The harvest is not good this year. If we don't have any income, we will have a hard time this year." Some people even pulled Old Lady Shen and started crying.
Old Lady Shen was surrounded by the crowd, her face showing a look of both pride and helplessness. She waved her hand and said, "I can't make this decision. The fourth brother has his own plans. When he needs someone, he will naturally come back to the village to recruit him. You guys should stop yelling at me."
Xie Songlin quickly posted a notice that he was recruiting a group of people. The news quickly spread throughout the village. The villagers could no longer sit still. As soon as they received the news, they rushed to Xie Songlin's yard to sign up.
Xie Lan's learning progress was faster than others, so he specially took a day off today. Instead of going to class, he stayed at home with Old Lady Shen to register the people who came to register.
Xie Lan looked focused, earnestly asking about the situation of every person who came to register, and carefully recording their name, age, skills and other information. Old Mrs. Shen helped maintain order and answer everyone's questions.
"Oh, is this Lan'er? I heard he's in school now, and his handwriting is really beautiful." Aunt Peng was all smiles. She had registered her son but he still didn't want to leave. She stood aside, eagerly chatting with Old Lady Shen, trying to build a relationship. Aunt Peng was secretly calculating whether she could ask Old Lady Shen to use some connections to arrange for her son to work in the city this time.
From time to time, she glanced at Xie Lan who was registering carefully, her eyes full of admiration: "This child is really promising. He can read and write. He will definitely have a bright future." Aunt Peng continued to praise, hoping to attract the favor of Old Lady Shen.
There were many people who shared the same idea as her, and others also joined the ranks of trying to please Old Lady Shen.
"Aunt, you will enjoy a happy life in the future. Look at your brother Lan, he is so handsome and educated. He will definitely become a high-ranking official in the future. You are so lucky to have such a promising grandson."
"That's right, Mrs. Shen. Your whole family is full of capable people. Lan Ge'er is a promising student, and Song Lin is able to make a lot of money. You can just wait and enjoy a peaceful life."
"Auntie, Songlin is so successful. Our village will benefit from it in the future. He provides so many jobs for our village. Your family is a blessing to our village."
Old Lady Shen's eyes twitched when she heard this. She hadn't forgotten how these people had gossiped about Xie Songlin behind his back. Now that they saw Xie Songlin had made money and could bring benefits to the village, these people immediately changed their attitude and came to curry favor with him.
Old Lady Shen still kept a smile on her face as she exchanged pleasantries with the women, but she was determined not to agree to their request casually. After all, the recruitment process was up to Xie Songlin, and she couldn't let a few kind words from these people cause her to lose her composure.
Cui'er also came to register today. As soon as she arrived, she saw Aunt Yan and Hua Niang at the end of the line. She was immediately furious. They had made up so many rumors about Xie Songlin before, and now they had the nerve to come to their house to sign up for a job?
Cui'er's eyes were filled with anger and disdain. She stared at Aunt Yan and Hua Niang, as if she wanted to pierce through them with her gaze. She gritted her teeth and became more and more angry. Finally, she couldn't help but rush over and demanded, "Why are you two here? Didn't you say that Brother Songlin was a liar?"
Aunt Yan stammered, "That...that's all in the past. We were just guessing."
Hua Niang also quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, we were just guessing back then. Isn't it okay now that we know we were wrong?"
Cui Er became even angrier after hearing what they said. "You said such harsh things back then, and now you still have the nerve to come and work? I should tell Brother Songlin that no matter who I choose, I can't choose you two."
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