Chapter 307: Chapter 307: Spicy Strips Recruitment (9)_1 Chapter 307: Chapter 307: Spicy Strips Recruitment (9)_1 Originally, she planned to lure Master Wu away from Fuman Building, but Wu was a man of his word.
Having agreed to sign a one-year labor contract with Fuman Building, there was no possibility of reneging.
Lin Yuan, with no other choice, had to look elsewhere.
But where was it easy to find a pastry chef with such skill?
With no alternative, at the early stage of the opening, Lin Yuan had to roll up her sleeves and do the work herself.
Nonetheless, she still needed to recruit other staff, so she had Liuzi post a hiring notice on the front door.
Within a few days, many people came to apply.
Lin Yuan had also specifically sent Liuzi to the tofu shop to invite Shopkeeper Zhou to help with the selection of candidates.
To her surprise, Xiao Linzi came along too.
Having not seen the interesting lad for a long time, she didn’t say anything about his arrival; instead, she happily patted his head, naturally earning a look of disdain from Xiao Linzi.
There were a good number of applicants, a total of twenty or thirty, but Lin Yuan didn’t need that many.
She only intended to keep two shop assistants, and a few more helpers for the kitchen, since one person couldn’t manage the preparation of fillings on their own.
The requirements for the shop assistants were simple, just be brisk at work and look sharp, and this was naturally entrusted to Shopkeeper Zhou.
The requirements for the kitchen staff were a bit stricter, however.
They not only needed to be brisk, but also had to have some experience in kitchen work, as she didn’t want to waste time teaching them to identify red beans from green beans, or how to manage the fire, and how to steam or cook.
Therefore, Lin Yuan personally took charge of selecting the kitchen staff.
Since they were making pastries, she put forward a special requirement that the applicants be women who could cook.
She arranged the interview venue in the kitchen in the back yard.
A wooden board was placed in the room, on which lay a lump of white dough, a special recruiting method devised by Lin Yuan.
The ten or so entrants all looked at each other in bewilderment.
They had applied for jobs elsewhere before, but this was the first time they encountered such an interview method.
Liuzi clapped his hands to signal everybody to quiet down, “Please quiet down, folks.
Our boss has something to say.”
Then, amidst the expectant gazes, Lin Yuan, with a smile, stood out.
Seeing that the boss was just a twelve-year-old girl, everyone was unsetted again.
But when Lin Yuan, without a word, pinched a piece of dough and in just moments fashioned an impressively life-like little rabbit, the disdain and disbelief in everyone’s eyes transformed into admiration and astonishment.
Having placed the little rabbit on the board, Lin Yuan clapped her hands and said with a smile, “Firstly, I’d like to thank you all for thinking highly enough of Rice Flower Fragrance to apply here, I, Lin Yuan, am greatly grateful.
I believe everyone must be wondering what this lump of dough is for.
Hehe, as you all know, Rice Flower Fragrance is in the pastry business, so naturally, the interview has to be related to pastries.
Therefore, the requirement I propose today is simple, if you can create an animal from the twelve Chinese zodiac signs out of this dough, I will keep you.”
Lin Yuan cocked her head, revealing the innocent smile befitting her age, “Of course, your little animal must look real to qualify, oh, if it doesn’t resemble one, I’m afraid I can’t keep you.”
Lin Yuan’s words, like a magical spell, stirred up quite a commotion in the hearts of the audience.
It was bad enough that the boss was a twelve-year-old girl, but she was also a girl with exquisite skills, evident from how swiftly she had crafted a vivid little rabbit.
It was even more astonishing that the kitchen staff were also required to sculpt a small animal; they had never heard of such a requirement before.
Wasn’t it the norm for pastry shops to expect a chef to make a kind of pastry that others couldn’t, so why was Rice Flower Fragrance different?
Right then, a few women who couldn’t sculpt shook their heads and withdrew from the interview line.
Yet, others couldn’t wait to grab a lump of dough and start experimenting.
Lin Yuan watched the remaining candidates with a smile and suddenly noticed that there was actually a man among them.