Chapter 485 - 384: Farewell

Chapter 485: Chapter 384: Farewell

Quite a few people have submitted resumes to Tongtong Restaurant in the last few days.

However, most of them were screened out.

Jiang Liu and Hu Yongfa also established a set of phased criteria determining who could enter the first stage of training, who could be assigned a position, and who could join the management team.

Each level involved strict screening and testing.

And these trained employees would become a sturdy net, protecting each and every Tongtong Restaurant.

"You’re right, we can’t be hasty. As the saying goes, a tall building rises from the ground up, and its foundation must be solid!"

Jun Xinghe said in agreement.

This son-in-law of his had given him too many surprises.

He then asked, "If we do things as you’ve described, how many restaurants can we open this year?"

"Hmm..." Jiang Liu mused. "If all goes well, probably around thirty-five."

"Thirty-five?! Let me do the math."

Jun Xinghe quickly pulled out a calculator.

Based on a daily profit of 140,000 per restaurant—a fairly standard figure.

After all, the shops were small.

Averaging out the daily profit of the new restaurants...

...the profit for one restaurant would be around 160,000.

Subtracting wages and other general expenses...

He sucked in a sharp breath.

With thirty-five restaurants, the daily profit would be over five million,

for a net annual profit of nearly two billion!

And this was just the income for the first year!

Jun Xinghe was shocked.

He was dumbfounded.

He didn’t even realize how much he trusted Jiang Liu.

He subconsciously believed and accepted whatever the man said.

He trusted him more than he trusted Jun Qingmeng.

Amidst his excitement,

Jun Xinghe took a moment to compose himself and calmed down.

As a seasoned entrepreneur,

he knew that as a company’s scale increased, so did the challenges and business risks it would face.

Though he was worried, he didn’t know what he should say to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu smiled and continued, "Uncle Jun, I know you might not think much of this amount, but I believe we should take it slow, one step at a time. We’ll earn much more in the future."

He gave a firm nod after speaking.

Jun Xinghe was stunned. ’??? ’

’Who said I don’t think much of it!’

’Who said that!!’

"Yes, it is a bit on the low side. You’re right. It’s better to be steady. One step at a time. Not rushing is the greatest victory," Jun Xinghe said, hiding his embarrassment.

"Mhm!"

Jiang Liu nodded obediently and asked, "I have some ideas. Could I trouble you to listen and offer some corrections, Uncle Jun?"

"Of course, no problem." Jun Xinghe braced himself, ready to listen intently.

To be honest, he felt a faint sense of nervousness.

Jiang Liu thought for a moment and said,

"For a restaurant chain that’s going to expand on a large scale, quality and service are both extremely important.

But once the scale increases, the scope of management expands with it. With more staff, things get complicated, and unexpected issues are bound to arise.

So, my idea is to establish a special supervision team later on. They’ll pose as customers, with each member randomly inspecting three restaurants per day.

Additionally, each restaurant’s staffing ratio will have a thirty percent surplus. For example, a restaurant that needs ten servers will have thirteen. The same goes for other positions. As for employee benefits and compensation..."

Jiang Liu spoke eloquently, laying out his ideas.

He planned to create three levels for his servers—beginner, intermediate, and senior—each with a different salary. Even the beginner level salary would be 1.5 times higher than the industry average, with plenty of benefits.

Jiang Liu knew that you couldn’t expect people to be loyal to you and willingly provide excellent service to every customer for a meager two or three thousand yuan a month.

Putting aside whether the food was delicious, the service also had to be top-tier.

Therefore, the more money he paid, the happier and more enthusiastic his employees would be. These emotions would be reflected in their service to the customers, and the customers would, in turn, reward Jiang Liu with their patronage.

At the same time, Jiang Liu also wanted to add interesting short performances or skits to make the dining experience more entertaining for customers.

Jiang Liu spoke for ten minutes.

Jun Xinghe listened attentively. His time was precious, but he didn’t mind spending it on his son-in-law in the slightest.

Jun Qingmeng gazed at her husband with adoration in her eyes.

’I love him to death!!’

’Hehe, Daddy is so awesome!’ Jiang Tongtong nodded incessantly, pretending to listen with great interest.

"Uncle Jun?"

Jiang Liu called out to the dazed Jun Xinghe.

"Ah? Are you finished?"

"I’m finished. What do you think?"

"Oh, ahem." Jun Xinghe cleared his throat. He suddenly realized he couldn’t offer a single suggestion.

"It’s great. Yes, every part is excellent. While there might be some minor flaws, I don’t think any changes are needed. Just like this. I have no objections."

"Alright, then we’ll do as you say, Uncle Jun."

’Huh?’

’What did I say?’

Jun Xinghe was even more bewildered. When he came to his senses, he realized his son-in-law was trying to include him.

He didn’t want to sideline him.

After all, as the second-largest shareholder...

"Alright, then it’s settled."

Jun Xinghe looked at Jiang Liu, his gaze growing more and more benevolent.

’What a prize.’

’A shame... he was snatched up by my pig of a daughter.’

’My son-in-law isn’t going to suddenly return her one day, is he?!’

’It’s possible. Besides being pretty, my daughter doesn’t have much else to offer.’

’And her brain often seems to have issues...’

’This... What am I going to do!’

Jun Xinghe’s heart began to race with panic.

As he thought this, he unconsciously shot a disdainful glance at Jun Qingmeng.

Jun Qingmeng felt Jun Xinghe’s unkind gaze on her.

The smile in her eyes vanished, replaced by a cold look.

"Hmph!"

Jun Qingmeng let out a cold snort and turned her head away, not wanting to look at him.

Although she didn’t know what he was thinking, the way Jun Xinghe was looking at her like she was an idiot made Jun Qingmeng’s heart fill with displeasure.

’How ridiculous!’

The father and daughter’s relationship, which had just thawed by one percent, instantly plunged into the negatives.

After chatting for a while,

Jun Xinghe didn’t want to disturb his son-in-law and daughter any longer. He just wanted his disappointing daughter to hurry up and have a second child with his precious son-in-law to lock him down for good!

"Xiao Jiang, I have something to attend to in a bit—market business over in Europe—so I’ll be heading back now."

"Okay, take care on your way. Here are some buns and moo shu pork for Secretary Wang."

"Bye-bye, Grandpa!"

Tongtong grinned, tilting her head back with a goofy smile.

"Goodbye, Tongtong!" Jun Xinghe waved,

then glanced at his daughter, who had her head turned away from him. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Qingmeng, I’m heading back now. Get some rest early tonight."

Jun Qingmeng kept her head turned and ignored him.

Jun Xinghe sighed helplessly and turned to leave.

Jun Qingmeng turned back to watch Jun Xinghe’s departing figure.

Hesitation flickered in her beautiful eyes.

Truthfully, after her father and Jiang Liu had met several times recently, she didn’t hate Jun Xinghe as much anymore.

With Jiang Liu by her side, her mindset had improved significantly.

Sometimes, she would remember that although Jun Xinghe often forgot her birthday, he would always try to make up for it later.

Even if the gifts were always things she didn’t like...

Jun Qingmeng looked up at Jiang Liu.

At times like this, she was very dependent on Jiang Liu.

She needed courage.

"Go on. Say goodbye to your dad. It’s not easy for him to come all this way."

Jiang Liu stroked her soft, smooth hair.

"Mhm!"

Seeing Jiang Liu’s smile, Jun Qingmeng’s heart felt settled.

She no longer hesitated and got up to go outside.

She pushed open the glass door.

Jun Xinghe was just about to get into his car.

Jun Qingmeng advised him softly, "Go back and get some rest early. Don’t drink tonight."

He heard her voice.