"Chen Shuyun, how do you feel after this half-day?" Su Zhu took two bottles of green tea from the freezer and handed one to Chen Shuyun as she asked.
"I feel pretty good."
"Boss, do you think I'm capable?"
Since this half-day was a trial period, Chen Shuyun was a little nervous, unsure if Su Zhu would be satisfied with her work.
"You're good!" Su Zhu nodded. "Chen Shufen, you'll have to take good care of the kitchen from now on. Our working hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m."
"It's tough at first, but once I hire another person, you two can alternate shifts and it'll be easier."
"As for salary, the base is 3,500 yuan, and bonuses will depend on performance."
"Boss, don't worry, I'll work hard!"
Chen Shuyun was very happy to be kept on by Su Zhu. Putting aside the bonus, 3,500 yuan was already a high salary in Zhonghai, plus meals were provided. As for being tired, she came from the countryside and wasn't afraid of hard work—this little bit of exhaustion was nothing.
"Boss, I heard you want to hire more people?" Chen Shuyun asked cautiously.
"Yes, I'm planning to hire another kitchen helper and two front hall waiters."
"What are the requirements?"
"Good health; front hall waiters under 40 years old, and they can't look too bad; kitchen helpers under 50 years old, efficient and hardworking. Most importantly, good character!"
"Chen Shufen, do you have anyone suitable? You can introduce them."
"Yes, yes, I have three people I work with—they're very reliable and down-to-earth."
Su Zhu nodded, "Alright then, have them come for a trial shift tomorrow. If they're good, we'll keep them."
"Thank you, boss, thank you!"
Su Zhu was willing to let Chen Shuyun recommend people mainly for two reasons:
First, time was tight, and it was impossible to hire everyone in one day; one person alone couldn't handle all the work.
Second, it was convenient for management! Chen Shuyun was the younger sister of toy store owner Chen Shufen, so if any trouble arose, Su Zhu could find Chen Shufen and then reach this group easily.
After Chen Shuyun finished her shift, Su Zhu soothed Chenchen to sleep and then started calling Hand-Pulled Noodles chefs she knew. Having worked in noodle houses for years, Su Zhu naturally had several friends in the restaurant circle. Due to the high salary she offered, she successfully recruited two Hand-Pulled Noodles chefs after just four calls, and they agreed to start working the next morning.
Next, it was time to tally the day's gains. Aside from normal losses, they sold 385 bowls of noodles in total. Of these, 40 were small bowls and 345 were large bowls, generating a total revenue of 4,885 yuan. The net profit was about 3,000 yuan!
This was only the first day and under less-than-ideal preparation. Su Zhu believed that as word spread, even more customers would come to the noodle shop tomorrow.
Having run noodle shops for several years, Su Zhu had fixed suppliers, and whatever she needed could be delivered with just a phone call. To ensure enough ingredients for the next day, she took time in the afternoon to make an order.
She ordered sixty Jin(1Jin=0.5Kg) of premium beef shanks, twenty bags of high-gluten flour, twenty Jin each of coriander and green onions. For chili oil, she ordered ten Jin of dried chili peppers from Sichuan. Plus, various seasonings for stewing beef broth like Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, and bay leaves.
All these items had already arrived and were stacked in the small storage room connected to the kitchen, ready for use.
Besides ingredients and seasonings, Su Zhu also bought two new electric noodle cookers. These cookers were about one meter in diameter and one meter deep. Inside, they were divided into eight separate noodle boiling compartments by a rice-shaped perforated steel plate. Each compartment could cook two servings of noodles simultaneously. That meant one cooker could cook sixteen servings at once, and two cookers could cook thirty-two servings. Adding to her original noodle boiler, even if the shop was full, she could handle the orders.
The kitchen was spacious enough that adding two more noodle cookers didn't feel cramped. After setting up the cookers and plugging them in, Su Zhu started stewing the beef and then began kneading the dough. She didn't rest after finishing the dough but went to the backyard and carefully arranged a big stack of children's picture she had bought online for Chenchen on the helf. Chenchen loved reading and could spend two or three hours at a stretch reading.
Good news doesn't leave the door, but bad news spreads a thousand miles. That night, news that Su Zhu had divorced and left her home with Chenchen spread all over Xiangyang Street. People who heard the news sighed and said Lin Fanglong was out of luck — how could he let go of such a good wife and daughter? They wondered if his brain was broken.
The next morning, Chenchen woke up early. Originally, she wanted to go play at the noodle shop with Su Zhu, but when she saw the full helf of new , she immediately changed her mind. Su Zhu adjusted the reading lamp for Chenchen and left her to read in the room while she went to open the noodle shop.
As soon as Su Zhu lifted the rolling door, she was shocked to see more than ten people standing outside.
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