pertwk Chapter 32 Lu Yuan's Decision 1
Chapter 32 Lu Yuan's Decision 1
During the day's business hours, Lu Yuan noticed that everyone's spirits had improved significantly.
It seems that everyone got a good rest yesterday afternoon, allowing them to catch their breath.
That's just how the catering industry is; it's incredibly tiring to work non-stop.
Especially for busy shops, the dishes haven't even been washed by noon before the shop starts getting busy again in the afternoon.
Lu Yuan also began to reflect on his plan, wondering if he was too eager to get rid of his current relatively poor situation.
After thinking it over, Lu Yuan decided to stop the regular afternoon business hours before the afternoon reservation system began.
Moreover, once the reservation system is implemented, we should also leave enough space for ourselves and our families to enjoy life.
After the business closed at noon, Lu Yuan announced the news, and everyone was very happy.
Especially when Lu Yuan said that the salary would remain the same and that two meals a day would still be provided, everyone felt that something was amiss.
"Xiao Yuan, we feel bad about continuing like this," Auntie said first.
The old woman also refused, saying, "Yes, you provide meat for me two meals a day. I can't just eat meat and not do any work!"
In fact, Lu Yuan had already calculated this. At the current pace, he could sell around 2500 every noon.
So, you can sell 75000 yuan a month. Assuming a gross profit of 60%, the monthly profit would be 45000 yuan.
Including the older woman who joined later, there are 3 waitresses in the front of house, with a salary of 1800 yuan. Cashier Lu Ying earns 1000 yuan a month, and kitchen staff Lu Jie earns 1500 yuan a month.
Lu Yuan also planned to give his parents 2000 yuan each, which would bring their total salary to 8300 yuan. Moreover, Lu Ying's salary would no longer be needed after the start of the semester.
After deducting labor, utilities, and losses, the net profit for the month is still 35000 yuan, which is incredibly lucrative.
This calculation is based on the assumption that the business will no longer grow.
"Auntie, listen to me." Lu Yuan waved his hand, signaling everyone not to get agitated.
"The fact that I dare to pay this salary only proves that I earn more, so everyone should just take it honestly!"
Seeing that everyone's expressions were still somewhat unnatural, Lu Yuan continued:
"Of course, there are requirements for paying this salary. First, you must be enthusiastic and patient when serving customers, and you're not allowed to be rude. Second, you must maintain the cleanliness of the store and your personal hygiene at all times. If you can't meet these requirements, I'll deduct your salary!"
After Lu Yuan finished explaining the requirements, everyone's expressions visibly relaxed.
Lu Yuan felt a surge of hope; this was always the fate of working people.
When a boss dares to offer high salaries while ensuring everyone's welfare, people will definitely not have many complaints, and will even ask themselves if they are not doing a good job.
Zhao Yan witnessed the entire process of Lu Yuan persuading everyone to accept higher salaries, and she was a little dazed.
Although she had never worked in a company, she had come into contact with those so-called entrepreneurs.
Compared to Lu Yuan, they were like vampires with fangs.
She noticed that Lu Yuan had also started to glow after that bowl of noodles with minced meat sauce yesterday.
The old man sat to the side and silently watched the whole process.
Seeing that the younger generation of the family had such strength, even able to lift some people up.
He suddenly felt a sense of pride stemming from his bloodline.
After the restaurant temporarily closed, Lu Yuan showed Old Master Lu around the restaurant, explaining everything inside and out.
Grandpa Lu wasn't an old stubborn man; in fact, he was a very reasonable person.
As Lu Yuan explained, Old Master Lu nodded frequently, deeply moved.
When he heard Lu Yuan's last plan, the old man suddenly raised his cane and vowed to beat this unfilial descendant to a pulp!
As Lu Yuan dodged, he shouted, "Grandpa, I meant I'd rebuild you a big house, not tear it down and abandon you!"
Unable to catch up, the old man slammed his cane heavily on the ground and said:
"No one is allowed to touch my courtyard!"
"Alright! I'll do as you say. You promised on everything else, though!"
Seeing how stubborn the old man was, Lu Yuan didn't press the matter further. Anyway, the renovation of the self-built house was still a long way off, and he would be envious when he saw others living in small villas.
After seeing the old man off, Lu Yuan was thinking of getting the menu for the banquet on Saturday ready.
But Wei Yinghong was already waiting for him and directly assigned him a task:
"Go help Xiao Zhao move her books to school. There's no one at school during the holidays, it's so deserted."
Lu Jie listened from the side, preparing to show some respect for his teacher:
"Third Aunt, I'll go. My master has been too tired these past few days."
Unexpectedly, Wei Yinghong glared at him with murderous intent, and then gave Lu Jie a solid kick in the butt:
"What's it to you?"
Then Wei Yinghong glared at Lu Yuan again: "Hurry up and move more!"
Lu Yuan shrugged. He knew what his mother meant, but he didn't think about it in that way.
Zhao Yan is indeed very beautiful, but the two have only known each other for two days, which is a bit too hasty.
He could only think this out of his own mind; he couldn't tell Wei Yinghong, otherwise he would be subjected to another round of forceful persuasion, which he couldn't bear.
When Lu Yuan arrived at the restaurant's front yard, Zhao Yan and Lu Xue were sitting under the eaves telling stories.
He sat down beside her, pinched Lu Xue's cheek, and said, "You've been helping take care of the child all day; it must have been hard on you."
Zhao Yan smiled and shook her head, her eyes bright and beautiful.
"No, I really like Xiaoxue. We play together."
Lu Xue also looked up and said in a childish voice, "Xiao Xue likes Sister Xiao Zhao very much too!"
Lu Yuan couldn't resist pinching her cheek again and said, "When you go to elementary school, and Sister Xiao Zhao gives you a lot of homework, will you still like her?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Xue replied firmly, "Xiao Xue will definitely study hard and finish her homework quickly!"
"Tsk tsk!" Lu Yuan clicked his tongue and said, "Little fangirl, you play by yourself. I'm going to help Sister Xiao Zhao move her books. I'll try to give you your homework as soon as possible."
"Wait a minute!" Zhao Yan got up and ran towards the backyard.
A short while later, she returned to the front yard with a large bag of snacks and drinks, placed it next to Lu Xue, and said:
"Your sister is leaving for a while tomorrow, so you can only eat one bag of these snacks each day, or your teeth will rot."
Lu Yuan then opened the courtyard gate, and Zhao Yan slowly drove the jeep out.
Lu Xue originally wanted to go along to move the books, but Wei Yinghong forced half a watermelon into her mouth and kept her rooted to the spot.
The road from Luwangtan Village to Baiyang Primary School is a cement road next to the Baiyang River.
Zhao Yan didn't know the way, so she simply let Lu Yuan drive while she rolled down the car window completely, leaned against it, and let the wind blow her long hair.
Lu Yuan wasn't a pervert, but the refreshing fragrance wafting in the wind made him feel a little itchy.
Baiyang Elementary School is not far away; it only takes a few minutes to drive there in a jeep.
The school is quite large, with a football field and basketball courts, but the football field has no grass and the basketball courts are not paved; they are just squares drawn on the ground with white lime.
The classrooms were single-story buildings made of red bricks, and there was nothing else there; this was a typical rural primary school in Northwest China.
Zhao Yan stood at the school gate, slightly surprised. The popularity of Lu Yuan Restaurant masked the poverty of the rural area.
In reality, the norm is to eat potatoes and cabbage three times a day and only eat meat a few times a year.
Second Uncle Lu Changlin was already waiting at the school. When he saw Zhaoyan arrive, he immediately opened the gate and came out to greet her, complaining to Lu Yuan:
"I originally planned to go to your house early this morning to bring Teacher Xiao Zhao to school, but your mother insisted that I come first, so I waited for several hours before you two finally arrived."