Upon hearing this, Qi Hong quickly helped put everything on the table, then picked up the empty bowl, filled a bowl of porridge, handed it to Qu Lianjie, and said with some show off:
“Try my sister-in-law’s cooking~”
Qu Lianshun sat aside and interjected with a smile:
"Your sister-in-law is very good at making porridge. She learned this skill from an old master in middle school in the town!"
"Then I have to try it~" Qu Lianjie took the porridge with a smile.
After taking a bite with the spoon, he praised sincerely:
"Sister-in-law, your skills are useless in a hot pot restaurant. It would be great if I opened a breakfast restaurant~"
The three of them chatted while eating. After breakfast, Qu Lianjie took the two of them to the store. He directly found Zhao Mei and first introduced his sister-in-law beside him:
"Manager Zhao, this is Qi Hong, who comes to our place to work as a waiter. Please take care of the arrangements!"
Zhao Mei immediately understood that this person must have a close relationship with the boss, otherwise he would not be able to come and explain in person, and then said to Qi Hong very enthusiastically:
"Come with me, I'll take you to the locker room to change into work clothes. All our employees have the same clothes all year round, and there is a washing machine in the store, which is very convenient!"
Here Qu Lianjie brought Qu Lianshun to a small office on the first floor, sat on a chair and said with a smile:
"Brother Shunzi, please take a seat too. This room will be your office from now on, and the warehouse is not far next door. However, I have to say hello to you in advance. This position may be a little harder."
"Because you need to get up early every morning to make purchases, and then drive to each store to deliver them. After delivery, there will be nothing else. You can go back to rest first, and come back in the evening to count the reports from each store the next day. Ingredients needed!”
Speaking of this, Qu Lianjie felt a little embarrassed and said:
"For the time being, you may be needed to drive to deliver ingredients. I have asked Zhao Mei to recruit drivers before. However, it may be because the Chinese New Year has just passed. It is not easy to recruit people now. I will not need you after a period of time when I recruit drivers. I drove the car myself!”
When Qu Lianshun heard this, he stood up quickly:
“You don’t need to hire a driver, I can just drive myself~”
Seeing this, Qu Lianjie pressed his hand and motioned for him to sit down, then smiled and shook his head:
"You can't handle it alone. Besides, there won't be only these three stores in the future. Slowly there will be more and more branches~"
"Oh, that's it!" Qu Lianshun sat down and scratched his head with an embarrassed look.
"I'll take you to the farmer's market and each store where you buy the goods later, and introduce you to the people who handle the ingredients. This will make it easier to get started!"
Qu Lianshun took out his notebook and carefully recorded the work process. After Qu Lianjie finished speaking, he promised with a serious face:
"Don't worry, Lian Jie. Since you have entrusted me with such an important job, I will definitely live up to your expectations and there will definitely not be any mistakes!"
After hearing this, Qu Lianjie smiled with satisfaction, reached out and patted his shoulder:
"Now we should talk about the salary issue. Your monthly salary will be set at eight thousand first. Don't be too little. This is only temporary!"
When Qu Lianshun heard that he could get a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan, he was overjoyed at first, and then said a little embarrassedly:
"How could I think it was too little? Isn't this salary a bit high? You must not give me more just because of our relationship. This is more than what I earned in my hometown in two months!"
If it were someone else, they definitely wouldn't be able to give him such a high salary. After all, Qu Lianshun was a relative of his father, so it wouldn't hurt to give him more.
However, in order to avoid overthinking, Qu Lianjie found an excuse and explained:
"Don't worry, Brother Shunzi. The big salary means you have to work harder. After all, you have to get up early in the morning every day to do the shopping. Now there are no drivers hired. You have to do all the work of moving vegetables and goods by yourself!"
"Ah~" Qu Lianshun breathed a sigh of relief, saying that he could still accept it, otherwise he would always feel uncomfortable taking so much money.
After the two chatted for a while, Qu Lianjie took Qu Lianshun to visit various branches and introduced him to Wu Yue and Wei Hui, the store managers of the two branches.
Then he took him to the farmer's market where he often buys ingredients. Qu Lianshun was familiar with the prices of each dish here, while Qu Lianjie drove away first because he had something to do!
…
Qu Lianshun and his wife returned home after a busy day. After taking a shower, they lay on the bed and chatted about their salary.
When Qi Hong heard her husband say that her monthly salary was 8,000, she sat up from the bed in shock and asked in a somewhat disbelieving tone:
"Eight thousand, is it true or false?"
"Don't lie to me, I don't know how to tease!"
"Of course it's true. Lian Jie told me personally this morning, and he said it will increase in the future!"
When Qu Lianshun said this, he looked proud. After all, everyone wants to give their family a better life based on their own abilities.
After listening to her husband's words, Qi Hong smiled and counted on her fingers:
"You have eight thousand a month, plus my salary, then we can have 140,000 a year."
Speaking of this, Qi Hong's eyes revealed his longing for future life, and he said excitedly:
"Husband, let's save some money. Even if we can't afford a house in Shanghai, we can buy a house in our hometown after a few years of saving. By then our son will be a city dweller!"
Qu Lianshun also had a happy smile on his face after hearing this. He sat up from the bed, held his wife's hand, and confessed sincerely:
"Xiaohong, you have worked hard these years. You have been busy at home. After taking care of the old, you have to take care of the young~"
Qi Hong rested her head on her husband's shoulder:
"It doesn't matter, I don't feel hard at all, and I enjoy it!"
Qu Lianshun put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said with emotion:
"I really don't know how to thank Lian Jie this time. In fact, I understand even if he didn't tell me, this salary is definitely high. If others don't have such a high salary!"
"And this house doesn't belong to a friend as he said. I asked the neighbors and found out that the owner of this house is an old lady, so this is what he rented specifically for us!"
Qi Hong nodded and then warned:
"Then you should work hard and not let down Lian Jie's trust. Your position is so important, so you don't dare to make mistakes."
"Don't be greedy for cheap and choose some bad dishes. If the customers have problems after eating the dishes you purchased, then we will delay Lian Jie's big event!"
"Don't worry, I know it well. Even though Lian Jie has helped us like this, I don't have to do my best!" Qu Lianshun replied to his wife with a serious look on his face.
At this moment, Qi Hong suddenly thought of her son, her eyes were red and she said with some discomfort:
"Husband, we are now stable, why don't you bring Zeyang over? I miss him so much. I have never been so far away!"
Qu Lianshun naturally missed his son. He hugged his wife's arms tightly and comforted softly:
"After I delivered the groceries during the day, I had nothing to do, so I went to the kindergarten in the community to inquire about it. Then I took the time to go back to my hometown and pick up our son!"
When Qi Hong heard what her husband said, a smile appeared on her face, and her words were full of expectations for the future:
"Let's all work hard and strive to stay in Shanghai in the future to give our son a good future. When the time comes, we will take over our parents and grandparents so that they can live in this big city!"
(End of chapter)
