Ever since Cheng Su had paid Chiang Qing a visit for a "lesson," whenever they chanced upon each other in the courtyard, Chiang Qing avoided Cheng Su. In her eyes, Cheng Su was a lunatic shrew!
However, in Cheng Su’s view, this was good. She knew to avoid her, which was best. It saved Cheng Su from making a scene, for she was a cultured person who preferred to avoid undignified behavior whenever possible.
She had also heard that in the military, Qi Taiguo had a strong aversion to Military Doctor Chiang and avoided her like the plague.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Su was extremely pleased!
With the factory attracting business first, business at the Joy Soon Loy Restaurant flagship store was getting better, and the fast food shop at the train station had carved out a path for itself. Business was improving gradually, everything was developing according to her plan, and the days were going splendidly. How could she not be delighted?
Apart from the weighty concern of her and her husband’s reassignment to the border, Cheng Su felt that smooth sailing like this was the way life should be.
By mid-month, Cheng Su and Ning Ge, along with Zhou Jun from the Capital’s Red Third Generation, signed a distributorship contract, officially ushering Joy Soon Loy Jam into the northern market.
Once the contract was settled, Zhou Jun’s funds arrived quickly. Cheng Su and Ning Ge held another meeting and decided to develop several new kinds of jam. For this purpose, they even specially hired two more technical personnel to set up a research and development department.
After the company cafeteria was built, Cheng Su specially hired a team and, after practicing in the kitchens of Joy Soon Loy Restaurant for a few days, they were transferred to the factory. Meals were provided for free as part of employee welfare, which made everyone very happy. Moreover, the food was of good quality. With such great benefits, the employees’ morale was boosted, and monthly performance rapidly increased.
The cafeteria chefs were only responsible for cooking, and for meat and vegetables, Song Xiaojang was still in charge of the unified purchasing. But with the sudden addition of the train station shop and the factory’s remote location, Song Xiaojang was concerned about not being able to deliver food on time, so he suggested adding another person.
Cheng Su was aware that one person could not be everywhere at once, so she accepted the suggestion. Coincidentally, Cao Xiaohu’s younger brother, Cao Xiaohui, who had just finished junior high and stopped attending school at seventeen, was introduced to them. He was a bright lad tasked with helping Song Xiaojang.
With the number of employees growing, Cheng Su could not manage them all by herself. So, she began to implement the hierarchical management model that had been planned earlier.
First, for the restaurant, different departments were established. Old Song was the head chef and he got an assistant. Qiulan was promoted to manager, and He Yue was made the supervisor. Another supervisor for the food runners was promoted, and a salary increase was, of course, inevitable. Their year-end bonus would also be higher than that of the other employees.
Hierarchical management’s most important aspect is to clarify the responsibilities, rights, and benefits of each position. Everyone has their place, discharges their duties, is accountable for their actions, and works within their roles, strictly following the rules and regulations. Rewards and punishments are consequently clear, and accountability goes without saying. Whenever there is a problem at any point, the first person to be held accountable is naturally the boss.
As a result, the management became clearer, more defined, and well-organized.
And Cheng Su’s intention was to eventually segregate the fast food section of the restaurant into a separate storefront, no longer mixed with the main restaurant.
Time passed, busy and fulfilling, and in the blink of an eye, the day for Qi Taiguo to lead the training arrived.
On the day before departure, the list of personnel being rotated to the border was finally set. Thanks to Ning Gang’s efforts and perhaps Jiang Conghe relenting for his daughter’s sake, Qi Taiguo’s name was removed from the list, meaning he no longer had to go to the border.
Both Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo breathed a huge sigh of relief. No matter what, the heavy burden that had been on their minds was finally lifted.