latelenovela Chapter 557 Opening Business
Chapter 557 Opening Business
The few of them walked and talked along the way, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the house.
Xu Han looked at the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao and said, "Why don't you go back to your room and rest for a while! I'll have someone call you when it's time for dinner."
The Taoist priest waved his hand and said, "We've been busy all day. You should go and have a rest first. It's not far from dinner time. We are not tired. We can just drink some tea in the main hall and we won't go back. You two should go quickly and leave us alone."
Seeing that they were in really good condition, Xu Han ignored them and quickly went back to her room to lie down for a while.
I have been busy since I got up early this morning. I didn't take a break at noon. Now that I have some free time, I feel tired and my whole body aches.
I can come back early today and rest for a while, but tomorrow will probably be even busier when the business opens, and I’m afraid I won’t even have time to eat.
Before she knew it, she was lying in bed and slowly felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier. Just when she was about to fall asleep, Mu'er came over and called her for dinner.
"Daddy, Mommy, it's time to eat."
Lu Chuan was the first to react and said, "Come on, go to the side hall first, we'll be there soon."
After he finished speaking, he shook Xu Han, who was already drowsy, and said, "Wife, don't sleep anymore. Let's go eat first and then take a shower before going to bed."
In fact, Xu Han had just heard Mu'er coming over to call them, but she was too tired and didn't want to talk. Now when she heard Lu Chuan's voice, she sat up in a daze.
"Well, wash your face first and wake up before going. You are so sleepy that you can't even open your eyes."
"Okay, I'll go get someone to bring some water."
After Lu Chuan finished speaking, he went out, leaving Xu Han sitting on the bed alone to come back to her senses.
After a while, the two of them came to the dining room together, only to see that the food was already on the table, and the Taoist priest and others were waiting for them to come and eat together.
After dinner, Xu Han asked the maid outside, "Have Li Wen and Ju Xiang come back?"
"Madam, they haven't come back yet."
"Have you guys gone to deliver the food? I guess everyone must be hungry at this time."
"We didn't deliver dinner. At noon, Li Wen told us that they might come back a little late, so we didn't have to worry. We just had to heat the food in the pot. They would come back later to eat."
Xu Han nodded and stopped caring. Grandpa Zhao looked at Xu Han and asked, "You haven't appointed Li Wen as the chief steward yet? Why do I hear them still calling him Li Wen?"
Xu Han took a sip of the water beside him and said slowly, "No, I am not going to appoint him yet. It is not a good idea to appoint him as the chief steward when he just arrived. I thought about appointing him as the shopkeeper first, and then promote him up little by little. If he is directly appointed as the chief steward, he will inevitably become arrogant."
The Taoist priest joked, "Hahaha, this deal of yours is quite profitable. You let people get the salary of a shopkeeper but do the work of a butler."
Xu Han quickly denied it, "No, no, he didn't do the job of the head butler. At most, he just helped run errands. Many things at home were not assigned to him. He is currently just helping to take care of the things in the shop. The rest of the work was not assigned to them."
Grandpa Zhao nodded and said, "That's right. Now each industry has a dedicated person in charge. He is indeed not the general manager yet."
"Yes, this way, responsibilities are assigned to specific people. If there is a problem in any link, we can directly find the corresponding person in charge."
The Taoist priest looked at Xu Han and asked seriously, "So are you going to be the manager yourself?"
Xu Han replied with a slight smile and a serious look, "Ah, is it not possible? Anyway, there are people below to do everything, I just need to manage it. Besides, our family doesn't have any particularly large industries now.
As for who will be the general manager in the future, it depends on themselves. Whoever is capable can do it. It’s a fair competition.
Besides, whether it was Juxiang or Li Wen, the purpose of buying them back was not to make them the chief stewards. They had only been here for a short time, so it was normal for me to be worried about handing the house over to them. I was worried even about the first batch I bought.
It would be better if they each took charge of their own areas, and there wouldn't be much competition between them. Wouldn't that be good?"
The Taoist priest thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, your idea is quite good. It can not only keep them motivated, but also restrain them from each other."
Grandpa Zhao stroked his beard and said, "Hahaha, Xiaohan has mastered the skills of employing people now. She can even become a master."
Xu Han raised her chin proudly and said with a smug look on her face, "Of course not."
They chatted for a while, but Li Wen and the others had not come back yet, so Xu Han simply stopped waiting and took Lu Chuan back to the house to sleep.
It's a good thing if your employees are motivated. As a boss, you can worry less if they are motivated. But you must not forget to pay them, otherwise, something bad may happen in the future.
The next day was a good day for the first shop to open. The whole family got up early in the morning, put on comfortable new clothes, and sat neatly in the dining room to have breakfast.
Everyone quickly finished their breakfast and went to the shop together with excitement.
Along the way, Mu'er and Ze'er were much quieter than usual, but they were still smiling. They held their father and mother's hands and walked quickly towards the shop.
When they arrived at the shop, Li Wen and the others were already ready. Everyone had put on their best clothes and tidied themselves up, ready for the shop's opening in a while.
When Xu Han saw them, she first praised them, "Not bad, not bad. You all look very energetic. Come on, come on, there are rewards for everyone."
After saying that, he took out a stack of red envelopes from his purse. There was not much money in them, only 50 coins in each red envelope, mainly for celebration.
"This is a reward for your overtime work yesterday and the opening of the business today. Although it's not much, it's for the sake of celebration. Don't think it's too little."
Juxiang said, "How can we complain about the small amount? We are so happy to get the red envelope!"
Li Wen also smiled and joked, "Madam is really generous. She knew we worked overtime yesterday, so she paid us overtime pay the next day. And this red envelope for the opening ceremony, this is the first time I have received it in so many years."
"Hahaha, as long as you are happy, work hard in the future, and I will give you a raise when business is good."
With Xu Han's words, everyone became happier and worked harder. They wiped the table until it was so shiny that it could be used as a mirror.
Li Wen and Juxiang took advantage of their free time to come over and report to Xu Han, "Madam, all the goods in the store are ready, and everything needed for the opening has also been prepared. Now we just have to wait for the auspicious time to arrive, and we can open for business."
Li Wen also smiled and said, "The people who were invited to perform the dragon and lion dances have all arrived, and those little beggars have gone to the market to shout. I guess people will come to our store door one after another soon."