Chen Bin rested his chin on his hand, asking with a troubled expression, "President Chen, do you have any good suggestions? These people are used to being lazy. I'm worried the rules I set won't be able to control them."
Suggestions? Decades later, the food delivery industry would emerge into public view. The success story of Meituan might offer her a suitable suggestion.
Chen Lishu tapped her fingers lightly on the table as she spoke, "Salaries will be entirely based on a combination of base pay and commission. Two yuan per order, with a bonus for good reviews. Customers are God, so good reviews will add an extra yuan to the commission. If a customer gives a bad review due to delays or poor attitude, the entire commission will be deducted." Da Feng Fiction.
Zhang Bin was slightly surprised. Chen Lishu had always been very tolerant of her employees and had never withheld their wages for minor issues.
Could it be that because these people were of humble status, Chen Lishu was intentionally making things difficult for them? The thought made Zhang Bin's tone weaken slightly, "The entire commission deducted? Won't the consequences be too severe?"
Seeing Zhang Bin's soft heart and his desire to plead for them, Chen Lishu shook her head, "There are all sorts of people in a large forest. These people will be representatives of the company in the future. If they are not managed well, it could severely damage our brand's reputation.
Human nature is the most complex thing. We cannot gamble on it, nor can we bet the company on a group of strangers. What I described earlier is to reduce bad incidents, and it's still impossible to eliminate them completely.
Therefore, the company will also need to establish a team to handle customer complaints. Only by providing prompt customer service in the event of an issue can we minimize losses."
"President Chen, you are right. I was ignorant," Zhang Bin said, lowering his head in shame. Realizing he was inferior to a woman made him feel quite uncomfortable.
Chen Lishu didn't notice Zhang Bin's change in demeanor. Seeing that it was already three in the afternoon, she began tidying up her things and said, "I'll leave all these matters to you to handle. For the next period, I need to be busy with something else.
By the way, a relative of mine will be coming to work at the company. Arrange a position for him based on his abilities. If there are any problems, just contact me by phone and give me feedback immediately."
After speaking, she eagerly left the office.
Zhang Bin watched her retreating figure, his gesture to stop her faltering before finally falling powerlessly. He muttered to himself, "At least tell me who this relative is and what position you want to arrange for him!"
Unbeknownst to Chen Lishu, because she hadn't made herself clear this time, Zhang Bin, worried about employees discovering favoritism and also concerned about mistreating Chen Lishu's relative, compromised by finding him a job in financial management, which later brought her considerable trouble.
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Outside the school.
Chen Lishu set up an iron pot at the entrance and filled it with oil. As soon as the fire started, she heard an astonished voice calling out, "Little White's mom!"
She turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound. It was Qian Feier, who had been clamoring for her to fry sausages yesterday.
Chen Lishu quickly greeted her, "Jia Jia's mom, you're here so early?"
Qian Feier swallowed and said quietly, "I came early this morning, specifically waiting for you."
Hearing this, three black lines appeared on Chen Lishu's forehead. She was truly a glutton, having waited from early morning until four in the afternoon.
Seeing Chen Lishu scoop out three golden fried sausages from the pot, Qian Feier eagerly said, "Little White's mom, give me three to try first."
"Alright, two mao per sausage, so three will be six mao," Chen Lishu calculated, then handed the sausage brushed with sauce to Qian Feier.
Yesterday's roasted sausages were simply fried in oil, considering children couldn't eat spicy food. But today, she was doing business, so Chen Lishu added generous seasonings.
The cumin aroma combined with the spicy kick made Qian Feier's eyes light up. She immediately exclaimed, "Little White's mom, add another 10 for me!"
Chen Lishu skillfully sprinkled barbecue seasoning on the sausages. Qian Feier took the sausages, paid the money, and eagerly ran to a shady spot.
The aroma of the barbecue seasoning spread through the crowd, and soon many people came out of curiosity. Over a hundred sausages were sold out within an hour.
Chen Lishu hadn't expected the food business to be so good! This made her even more eager to expand her business into the food sector, as no one in this world would complain about earning too much money.
As she was lost in thought, two soft calls reached her ears.
"Mommy!"
"Mommy."
Chen Lishu quickly snapped back to attention and instinctively opened her arms to catch the two children running towards her.
Little White looked at the empty pot and asked excitedly, "Mommy, did you sell everything? You're amazing!"
Chen Lishu waved the money in her hand and said proudly, "Of course. Mommy earned so much money today because of Little White's suggestions and promotion, so Mommy has decided to take you shopping for nice clothes as a reward. How about it?"
"Yay!"
"Yay!"
The children's interest was piqued. Afterward, the mother and her two children went to the mall and indulged in some shopping, each buying two outfits before returning home laden with bags.
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Back home.
As soon as Chen Lishu put down her things, she sensed that the atmosphere at home was a little off. Strange, delicate laughter could be heard from inside from time to time.
She had no acquaintances here in Kyoto. Who would be visiting her home? Chen Lishu already imagined a scenario where a wicked landlord had rented out the house to two families simultaneously.
Thinking that such a melodramatic situation might be happening to her, Chen Lishu couldn't help but frown. She left the two children in the safety of the bedroom, then picked up a wooden stick from the corner and slowly walked towards the source of the sound.
As she got closer, the noise of chatter and laughter grew louder. Chen Lishu pushed open the door, and the words of inquiry she was about to utter suddenly got stuck in her throat.
She saw that the room was filled with people, both old and young. Among these unfamiliar faces, she spotted a familiar figure, and it was because of this person that her prepared speech was interrupted.
"Mom?!" Chen Lishu exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing the word "Mom," Li Xiulan's smile deepened. She walked up to Chen Lishu and greeted her warmly, "My daughter-in-law is back. Lishu, quickly come and greet your Aunt-Grandmother!"
Aunt-Grandmother? Hearing this title, Chen Lishu looked in the direction of the person and saw someone who resembled Li Xiulan by about eighty to ninety percent sitting in the main seat. It was evident that this person was Li Xiulan's elder sister.
Chen Lishu calmly put away the wooden stick in her hand and said meekly, "Hello, Aunt-Grandmother."
"Good, good, good," the Aunt-Grandmother said with a smile, standing up and walking over to Chen Lishu. She examined her from head to toe before continuing, "Good child, Aunt-Grandmother has come today specifically to thank you for finding a job for Li Chen, and I also have a small favor to ask of you."