The business on the first day of the cafeteria's opening was even more popular than Xie Songlin had imagined. The students' enthusiasm for the new cafeteria exceeded his expectations, which made him both surprised and moved.
He felt it was necessary to ask Xie Wanxing to print another batch of meal tickets, because starting tomorrow there would definitely be many students who would buy multiple meal tickets at once in order to save time. Time is still very precious for students. Buying multiple meal tickets at a time can not only save time for students, but also make the canteen operation smoother.
This gap between supply and demand made Xie Songlin realize the urgency of the problem. He originally thought that he had prepared enough meal tickets, but judging from the hot scene today, if he did not print another batch, all the meal tickets in stock might be sold out in two days. He must prepare for the future.
He also felt that it would be better to sell more meal tickets at a time, so that the person who took over the meal ticket window later would have an easier time. Otherwise, it would be very tiring to face so many students buying meal tickets every day.
After the lunch break, everyone in the cafeteria was exhausted because the cafeteria had always been rather deserted. They had never expected so many students to come. This was a lot more work than when Lao Li was in charge of the cafeteria.
Despite the busy schedule, the error rate isn't too high. Xie Songlin is quite satisfied with this. It seems the recent training was quite effective, especially for the staff at the food dispenser window. They're now familiar with the colors and types of meal tickets and won't make mistakes when dispensing food.
As long as everyone gets used to it for a while and becomes more organized, then life will be a lot easier. As far as the current situation is concerned, the canteen is more than equipped with enough staff.
"Everyone, go eat. We can prepare dinner after a short rest." Xie Songlin also went to get a meal, chose a seat and sat down to eat. He also greeted the people who were still doing the finishing work nearby.
Everyone got their food and sat down to eat, sharing their thoughts on the morning's work. Xie Songbai also took his plate and sat down across from Xie Songlin.
"Songlin, your cafeteria is so well run. I heard many students praising our plates this morning. It's so convenient to get food." Xie Songbai's face was filled with smiles, and his eyes were full of admiration for Xie Songlin.
"Haha, this is the dish that Ah Xing came up with. I made it according to her idea."
"Axing's little brain is really good." Xie Songbai looked at Xie Songlin, who seemed to be lost in thought, and asked, "Songlin, what are you thinking about now?"
"I was thinking that after everyone gets used to this model, the food will be served much faster, and there may be some vacancies among the ten windows. Can I free up two windows to sell milk tea, fruit tea and the like?" He was thinking of a new plan in his mind while using chopsticks to pick up food and put it into his mouth.
Xie Songbai took a mouthful of rice and nodded after listening to his plan. "I think it's a good idea. This way, many students can come to the cafeteria here to buy frappuccinos, and the frappuccinos outside will be exclusively for students other than those from Hanfeng Academy. This way, the pressure over there will be less."
"I'll think about it. Let's get everyone familiar with the work here first."
Xie Songlin arranged an hour's break for lunch. After lunch, everyone basically went to the backyard room to rest. The whole cafeteria suddenly became quiet, with only the sounds of a few energetic children running and jumping, but they were quickly caught by their parents and taken back to the backyard to rest.
The cafeteria was still bustling with business during dinner time. Many students who were still waiting and watching at noon heard about it and came to try it out in the evening.
Xie Songlin was collecting money and counting at the meal ticket window, feeling dizzy and thought that asking Cheng Hui to come and help count tomorrow might not be enough. He wanted to ask Xie Wanxing to come, but his daughter was only six years old and no one had taught her arithmetic. If he asked her to come and collect money so openly, it would be unreasonable.
After all, in the eyes of everyone, how could a six-year-old child be capable of such complicated accounting work?
Xie Songlin sighed helplessly and continued to concentrate on selling meal tickets. It was indeed time to start looking for an accountant. He had been so busy before that he forgot to hire someone to sell meal tickets. He had to rely on himself to keep the accounts, and it would not work to ask Cheng Hui and Xie Wanxing to come and check the accounts at night.
After finishing a busy evening work, Xie Songlin returned home with a lot on his mind.
Now, most of the chores at home were handled by Li. Seeing Xie Songlin coming back, she asked, "Master, do you want some midnight snack?"
"What?" Although he had eaten dinner, he was still a little hungry after rushing home.
Li said, "Madam asked me to stew a chicken. Would you mind making you a bowl of chicken noodle soup?"
"Forget it, stop working and go to bed early." Xie Songlin thought about it and shook his head, then went back to the backyard to discuss things with Cheng Hui.
Cheng Hui had just coaxed Xie Yao into bed, and the boy was sleeping comfortably in his crib. When he saw Xie Songlin coming in with a worried look on his face, he immediately went to greet him.
Cheng Hui's eyes were full of concern. She looked at Xie Songlin and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is things not going well in the cafeteria today?"
"It's okay, everything went smoothly. I was just too busy earlier and forgot to hire the accountant. He almost made me faint from calculating the meal ticket money today." Xie Songlin found a chair and sat down. "Where's Ah Xing? I need to talk to her."
Cheng Hui was about to go out and ask Xie Wanxing to come in, but when she opened the door, she saw Xie Wanxing standing at the door with a sad face.
"Looking for me?" Xie Wanxing heard the noise of Xie Songlin coming back, so she came to her parents' room and just heard her father looking for her.
Xie Songlin saw Xie Wanxing coming in quietly and asked, "What are you worried about? What's wrong?"
"Lu Qinghe is missing. He didn't report to the academy, nor did he ask for leave." Xie Wanxing frowned, a hint of anxiety in his voice, "I suspect something happened to him."
"Ah?" Xie Songlin was a little surprised. "No way? Isn't this brat's family quite rich? I heard they're a wealthy family in the capital. What could possibly happen to them?"
"I don't know for now. Tao Bihua has already sent someone to the capital. There should be news in a couple of days." Xie Wanxing rubbed his face and turned his attention back to Xie Songlin. "Dad, what did you just ask me about?"
"Oh, that's the meal ticket. I feel like we printed so many before that they might not be enough later. Could you print another batch for me, just in case?"
Xie Wanxing recalled the fear of being dominated by the portable copier: "..."
Xie Songlin ignored his daughter's resentful look and continued, "I was so busy running around a while ago that I forgot that the canteen is short of an accountant. The canteen's food supply is fine, so I let Xie Dazhong take charge. I didn't expect he could actually read and do math, so it's just right for him to be in charge of the canteen's warehouse.
"Besides, I can't move the things stored in my space by myself." Xie Songlin chuckled, "I have an idea. From now on, you take Ah Xing to the warehouse over there regularly to put a batch of goods. I will ask Xie Dazhong to take people to move them and say that I found a low-price grain dealer."
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