After Qu Lianjie and Zhao Mei finished eating, they sat at the cashier and chatted together:
"Store Manager Zhao, the third branch is now almost renovated and should be open for business in four or five days. But I haven't decided on the candidate for the store manager yet!"
"Do you have any recommendations here? How are the old people who were trained in the first batch doing now? Are they competent?"
Zhao Mei lowered her head and thought seriously for a moment before replying:
"There is one candidate, a young man, but one thing makes me a little worried, that is, he is a bit young, and I don't know if he can be on his own!"
"Young, how old is he now?" Qu Lianjie asked with a frown.
Zhao Mei explained and praised:
"This kid is only 23 years old after the Chinese New Year, but he worked very hard during training!"
"On the fourth day after our main store opened, he has already become the foreman through his own efforts. Now I don't need to take care of some small things in the store. It can be said that with him around, I can relax a lot."
After listening to Zhao Mei's description, Qu Lianjie already knew who it was, and then asked with some confusion:
"I also have the impression that it's the young man named Wei Hui, right? Why didn't you see him when we were eating just now?"
"Xiao Wei is off work today~" Zhao Mei explained to her boss.
Qu Lianjie nodded first, and then asked:
"Is there anything special about this young man that makes you admire him so much?"
Zhao Mei raised her eyebrows when she heard this and talked about something that happened some time ago:
"Mr. Qu, just five or six days ago, a family of three came to our place to eat hot pot. One of the four or five-year-old children ate the snacks we prepared and got stuck in his throat!"
"Everyone was scared at the time, and I happened to be off work that day and was not in the store. It was Xiao Wei who stepped forward and successfully resolved a crisis through the Heimlich maneuver he had learned in previous training. !”
After hearing this, Qu Lianjie made a decision in his heart and ordered Zhao Mei:
"Well, I have good on-the-spot reaction skills and I study hard. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Don't tell them about the branch yet."
"Ask him to be the deputy store manager at the main store and let him do all the chores these days. You should also observe more to see if he is the material!"
"Okay, Mr. Qu, I understand~" Zhao Mei replied happily.
Because this matter is also good for her. Now all branch store managers are from the main store. This proves that Zhao Mei is a good leader. If she gets a position like vice president in the future, she will definitely have a better chance than others.
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Nearly a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and tomorrow is the Lunar New Year. The third branch has been successfully opened more than 20 days ago. After some inspection, the young Wei Hui was chosen for the position of store manager.
During this period, Qu Lianjie also made a lot of money by investing in the stock market. He should probably have a small goal. His main investment direction now is Hong Kong stocks.
Because short selling is allowed in Hong Kong stocks, and there is no limit on the rise or fall. Unlike the mainland stock market, you can't go short, and there is a 10% daily limit.
Otherwise, no matter how good Qu Lianjie's skills are and how wide his perspective is, he still won't be able to make much money in the mainland stock market. On the contrary, in the Hong Kong stock market, he can give full play to his advantages.
Buy and sell as you go, even if your capital is relatively small now, you can earn at least several million or even tens of millions in one trading day.
That afternoon, Qu Lianjie completed another transaction and received five million Hong Kong dollars, which made him feel a little better. However, his good mood was interrupted by the ringing of the phone.
Qu Lianjie took out his cell phone and saw that it was a call from his father, Qu Datou. After answering the call, he said very politely to the phone:
"Dad, why are you calling?"
When Qu Datou heard his son say this, his face was full of black lines, and he said to the phone in a very unhappy tone:
"I'm your father, can't I call you if nothing happens?"
"Okay, why not? You can fight whenever you want. You are the father and I am the son!" Qu Lianjie replied with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Qu Datou sighed in the bedroom. Because he had something serious to say, he ignored his son's words and said directly:
"You haven't been home for almost a month. The Chinese New Year is tomorrow. You will come back this afternoon and let's have a reunion dinner as a family!"
"After all, we and I are going back to our hometown to celebrate the New Year tomorrow, so let's treat today's meal as a New Year's Eve dinner!"
Qu Lianjie refused directly without thinking:
"Dad, I told you last time that you don't need to call me when your family is reunited. I don't get along with them, so try not to put me and that mother and daughter together."
"These few times we've met, we've had almost every quarrel. Have you forgotten what happened last time?"
When Qu Datou heard this, his tone was somewhat dissatisfied:
"What about our family? Aren't you a part of this family? Besides, we can't be both older and younger. What about the mother and daughter? Your Aunt Xu is the elder after all, so you still have to speak with some restraint."
"Dad knows what happened last time was not your fault, but your sister is still a child after all, so don't take her words to heart!"
"It's enough for you to be reunited as a family, otherwise I'll be sitting there like an outsider. I'll meet you in the past tomorrow, and we'll go back to my hometown together!"
Qu Lianjie didn't want to go back and see his stepmother's face. He didn't owe her anything, so why should he listen to her weird words?
Qu Datou had a headache when his son refused to come back, and it would definitely not be easy to force him, so he could only persuade him with kind words:
"Son, Dad knows that you don't want to have any conflicts with them, but why do you want to come back for the Chinese New Year? Just treat it like Dad and beg you, okay?"
"It was your Aunt Xu's idea to ask you to go home for dinner this time. She cooked a lot of your favorite dishes for you, and Xiaoxiao will go back to the United States to go to school after the Chinese New Year. You, the elder brother, can't even No face is shown!"
In the end, Qu Lianjie reluctantly agreed to go back under the persuasion of his father Qu Datou, but he still had something to say:
"Dad, let me tell you clearly in advance. If the mother and daughter continue to talk to each other to no avail, then don't blame me for not giving you face!"
"Okay, okay, come back quickly~" Seeing that his goal was achieved, Qu Datou smiled again on his face.
After hanging up the phone, Qu Datou walked out of the bedroom, went downstairs to the kitchen, and ordered the nanny who was busy:
"Sister Liu, Lian Jie will come back for dinner later. Let's add his favorite cold ear shreds. Remember to add a little more coriander. Lian Jie has loved coriander since he was a child!"
Xu Li was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV with her daughter. She also heard the sound from the kitchen. She stood up and walked over to her husband at the kitchen door and asked:
"Will Lian Jie come back for dinner later?"
Qu Datou heard the voice, turned around and nodded to his wife behind him:
"Yes, I just finished calling Lian Jie. He said he would be back for dinner in a while. Our family's situation is quite special, so let's treat it as New Year's Eve dinner today!"
When Xu Li heard what her husband said, her expression suddenly changed and she turned back to the living room. She felt uncomfortable at this time of year.
Because tomorrow my husband will take his son from his ex-wife back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year, making him look like a mistress. They are a family over there.
(End of chapter)
