Chen Xuan had made a new friend. Although she was still far behind Madam Wen in status and knowledge, Madam Wen allowed Chen Xuan to borrow books from her study, and Chen Xuan was very grateful to her. Thinking that Madam Wen would return to Nanjing early tomorrow morning, Chen Xuan got up early, picked a basket of strawberries, washed them, dried them with a clean cloth, and then weighed fresh strawberry leaves and sent them to Madam Wen in the morning.
Last night, Chen Xuan told Qin Shu that she wanted to send strawberries to Mrs. Wen. Qin Shu had always liked Mrs. Wen. After hearing about it, he packed up a piece of newly woven lace from the lace factory, put it in a box, and prepared to give it as a gift to Mrs. Wen.
Chen Xuan's hair was still covered with a thin layer of morning mist. Mrs. Wen was about to get in the car, but when she saw Chen Xuan and Qin Shu hurriedly arriving in a rickshaw, she couldn't help but open the door and get out, asking the two people, "Why did you suddenly come here at this time?"
Qin Shu smiled, "Second sister-in-law wants to send strawberries to Aunt Wen. I came here with Second sister-in-law. This is the new lace woven by our lace factory. It is very beautiful. Aunt Wen is keeping it to make clothes."
Chen Xuan handed the strawberries to Madam Wen's bodyguard, smiling, "I picked these for you this morning. It will take several hours to fly here, so you can eat them on the way."
Madam Wen said, "You have to get up very early. Don't do this again in the future."
Chen Xuan smiled, "Freshly picked strawberries are the most delicious. Madam, please get in the car quickly. The plane cannot be delayed."
Mrs. Wen said to Amang, the housekeeper who stayed in the Wen Mansion, "It's still early, let Axuan and Ashu have breakfast before going back." Without waiting for Chen Xuan to refuse, Mrs. Wen got back into the car, waved to the two of them, and asked the driver to drive away.
After delivering the things, Chen Xuan wanted to go home, but the housekeeper Aman said that he would not let them go no matter what and insisted on keeping them for dinner. Chen Xuan could not refuse, but Qin Shu had no intention of refusing. She smiled and talked to Aman. Seeing this, Chen Xuan had to stay and have breakfast together. Chen Xuan thought that the breakfast here in Wen Mansion must be Western style, but it turned out to be a proper Chinese hot soup noodle with two soft-boiled eggs and a few green vegetables. The green vegetables in this season are all imported from caves. Chen Xuan cherishes them very much. The imported products are precious.
Aman also carefully prepared a dish of soy sauce and vinegar, as well as two dishes of pickled vegetables for the two of them. "This side is lighter. If the taste is not enough, Mrs. Wei can add more herself."
"Hmm." Chen Xuan really felt that the noodles were a bit bland. She added a lot of vinegar and ate the crispy pickled cucumbers. She ate the whole bowl of noodles and even drank up the noodle soup. Aman was about to serve Chen Xuan more noodles, but Chen Xuan waved her hand and said, "This bowl is enough. I think the noodle soup is also light and refreshing. It would be a waste if I don't drink it. It's so comfortable to eat noodles in winter. I'm sweating at the tip of my nose."
Qin Shu also put down his chopsticks and smiled, "Me too, I feel warm all over."
Aman said, "From now on, Mrs. Wei and Miss Qin, just come over when you are free. I will cook noodles for you."
"Okay." Chen Xuan wanted to help A'mang clean up, but A'mang didn't let her. Chen Xuan had things to do in the store and Qin Shu also had to go to school, so the two said goodbye and went home.
Chen Xuan and Wei Yin discussed the store's recruitment. This time they wanted to recruit salesmen who would do business in other places such as Tianjin, Shanghai, and Qingdao. To call them salesmen was obviously low-class. Chen Xuan said to Wei Yin, "Nowadays, there is an official position called manager in foreign-style factories. Let's write in the newspaper that we are recruiting managers, which makes it look more senior."
Wei Yin said, "Should we write down the salary in the newspaper? Let's write more. When people see that the salary is high, they will be happy to come."
"You can't lie to me."
"Don't lie, don't lie." Wei Yin thought for a while, "You can write it like this. The base salary after becoming a regular employee starts at 50 yuan. We want to recruit talented people, and as long as they have the ability, we can't be stingy with the money. And we also need to write that there is no upper limit, and dividends are calculated separately."
Fifty dollars was definitely a huge sum of money for Chen Xuan in the past. Now she uses it to pay employees. Although the amount is not small, she doesn't feel bad. Chen Xuan is always willing to spend money on people who work hard. Even if Sun Yan is in the store, the dividends will not be less than twenty dollars in any month. If there are festivals or store celebrations, it will be more. Chen Xuan always keeps her word. She promised to give Sun Yan how much, and she will not give Sun Yan a penny less. The same goes for shopkeeper Xiao Li. His monthly salary is a base salary plus dividends. If he wants to recruit a manager to expand the business in other places, he will certainly not be stingy.
The two discussed the recruitment and showed the proposed recruitment advertisement to Wei Nian. Wei Nian directly changed the base salary from 50 yuan to 100 yuan. Chen Xuan couldn't help but say, "100 yuan is too much. There is no other store in the same industry that offers such a high salary."
Wei Nian said, "We are recruiting first-class people, so we naturally have to give them first-class salaries. Don't worry, it's not easy to get such high salaries, and the probation period cannot be less than half a year. After half a year, if the person is capable enough, it won't be a big problem to make 50 yuan more or less."
Chen Xuan thought about it and said, "Indeed, Ning earns more than a hundred dollars a month now."
Wei Nian held the job advertisement drafted by Chen Xuan and Wei Yin in his hand and thought again and again, "Manager is not good, not senior enough. Change it to senior manager and write senior on paper, it will be more senior."
Wei Nian also spent a lot of money to put the job opening information on a good page. When Cheng Su saw that they were offering a monthly salary of 100 yuan to recruit a manager, he said, "I want to quit my job at the newspaper and do business with you."
Wei Nian laughed, "Don't give me that. You are now the deputy editor-in-chief. Don't try to get away with it when I treat you."
Cheng Su couldn't help showing joy on his face, and smiled, "You know, I am the deputy editor-in-chief thanks to my uncle. I have invited all my colleagues in the newspaper, and originally wanted to invite our classmates and friends in the next few days, but my wife's due date is in these few days. I am now worried at work that she will give birth at home. When she gives birth, I will be relieved and I will hold a banquet at the Six Nations Hotel."
Wei Nian hit him on the shoulder and said, "Stop showing off in front of me."
Cheng Su said happily, "I'm not showing off, you should also hurry up, you got married earlier than me."
Wei Nian angrily hit Cheng Su's shoulder hard again. Isn't he anxious
Not only Wei Nian was anxious, Chen Xuan was also looking forward to having a child. But it couldn't be done in a short time, and it was not something that could be rushed. Right now, Wei Nian had to ask his third uncle if there were any reliable women in the countryside. Wei Nian wanted to invite one to come home to help with housework, so that Chen Xuan could also relax a little.
Chen Xuan discussed the matter of growing strawberries with Wei Nian again. Chen Xuan said, "We will have more and more business matters. When new equipment arrives in the factory, we will have to recruit workers to work. In addition, our technical school has gradually developed a business of teaching people to crochet lace. We also need to recruit senior managers to expand business in other places. These people may not be particularly suitable. As Mr. Rong said, as long as the character is good, even if they are not particularly suitable, we can train them to be suitable. Therefore, we must prepare for the training of manpower in advance. In addition, we usually attend the salons of Mr. Wen and Professor Chu, and we have to go to the old house from time to time. I have figured it out now, Brother Anian, it is unlikely that this strawberry technology can be kept completely secret. Although strawberries are not easy to grow, the strawberries we sell are sold only when they are ripe. If you are willing, it is only a matter of time before you leave seeds and grow strawberries. I think we should find someone close to us who can keep secrets, come to him to learn how to grow strawberries, and then teach him this job in the future, let him be responsible for growing strawberries full-time, and when the strawberries are sold, we will pay more wages."
"It's hard to find people like this at the moment." Chen Xuan wasn't reluctant to hire someone for the strawberry matter; her real difficulty lay here.
Wei Nian didn't think it was hard to find such a person. He said, "No one else would tell it, but if I told my elder sister, she would be very happy."
"How can my sister-in-law do farming?" Chen Xuan disagreed with Wei Nian's words.
"Speaking of farming, my eldest sister would never want to do it, but she is definitely willing to make money. Planting strawberries is not uncommon, but we grow strawberries indoors, and we need experience in what kind of fire to use, how to water, how to apply fertilizer, and how to control insects. Besides, if we tell my eldest sister that we can make money from strawberries this way, she will definitely agree." Wei Nian said to Chen Xuan, "It's not appropriate to teach such technology to outsiders now. My eldest sister doesn't get along with her mother-in-law, and the money earned by her brother-in-law is kept by Old Lady Zhao. My eldest sister has been dissatisfied for a long time. If she is given this opportunity to make money, she will definitely be very happy. Besides, she will not teach it to her in-laws."
Chen Xuan really planned to make time to study and do more important things. Chen Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, if the elder sister-in-law is willing, we will discuss with Grandpa and give the elder sister-in-law a share of the money."
Wei Nian smiled, "Aren't you afraid that our share will become smaller and smaller?"
"Don't be afraid. Madam Wen said that we should leave trivial matters to others so that we can have the energy to do more important things." Chen Xuan talked to Wei Nian seriously about her future plans. "I want to spend more time studying, and I want to interact more with knowledgeable people like Mr. Wen and Professor Chu. I also want to do something a little difficult. Although sometimes things are difficult to do and require a lot of energy, I also want to try to do them. Just like doing questions, some questions are difficult, but after you understand them, you won't find them difficult when you encounter them again."
Wei Nian smiled, "Okay, I'll talk to Dad about this first."
Chen Xuan nodded and asked Wei Nian, "Brother Anian, have you told the old lady about hiring someone to do the housework?"
"Let's talk about it after we find them. Mom is so hot-tempered that she will be furious if we tell her now." Wei Nian took the responsibility. "Don't worry, I will go and tell Mom in person when the time comes."
Chen Xuan didn't want to take the brunt of the burden herself, so she must let Wei Nian take the lead.
However, Wei Nian did not have to bear the brunt of this crisis because Chen Xuan was pregnant.
Chen Xuan particularly likes to eat sour food recently. Even when stewing meat, she always puts an extra dish of vinegar on hand. Not to mention pickled cucumbers and sour plums. Old Mrs. Wei didn't know who sent the plum cakes. At other times, the plum cakes were sweet and sour. This time, the plum cakes were probably not made well, and they were terribly sour. Old Mrs. Wei couldn't stand the sourness, so she generously gave them to her two daughters-in-law. Mrs. Li was also not used to such sour things, but Chen Xuan went and ate half a plate with relish in a short time. The look in Old Mrs. Wei's eyes when she stared at her was not right. Chen Xuan thought to herself, how could she eat so much without realizing it? The old lady must be unhappy. Alas, I was not such a greedy person before! Chen Xuan was a little annoyed. She ate so many plum cakes from the old lady in one go. Just as she was thinking about how to tell Old Mrs. Wei, she heard Old Mrs. Wei say, "Are you pregnant?"
Chen Xuan…
How would Chen Xuan know if there was any? She was completely stunned!
The author has something to say: ps: The first update is here, good afternoon everyone~~~~~ The second update will be in the evening~~~~~~~~