Chapter 389: The new employee is here

Business is business, but Gu Chen still has a conscience.

In this era, urban and industrial development is booming, but the economic situation in the countryside is very problematic.

Although household contract responsibility system liberated the productive forces, for some reasons that are not quite appropriate to say,

the lives of many farmers have actually been in a state of having food to eat but no money to spend.

This is especially true for families with sick members or many children.

As time passed, more and more people went to the city to work.

Among them were many people who were not yet adults.

In addition, the current regulations on the employment of child labour are not as strict as they were before his rebirth.

Today, it is basically a situation where the people do not report it and the officials do not investigate.

If the people report it, the officials may not investigate.

Many unscrupulous businessmen have taken advantage of this and are specifically looking to recruit young people who are eager to make money.

They will even use this as an excuse to drive down the price.

Gu Chen knows that he cannot change the general trend of the times.

But he can choose not to go along with the other unscrupulous businessmen.

Money is indeed important, but it is not the most important thing.

When the other party heard him ask, they hurriedly waved their hands and said,

'Boss, I, I'm already 18 years old.

I just had my birthday the day before yesterday. I have my ID here, you can take a look,'

he said, quickly taking out a brand new ID card from his bag and handing it to Gu Chen.

'Wang Cuihua? That's a pretty good name,'

Gu Chen couldn't help smiling as he looked at the ID card in his hands.

Although looking at the other person, it really didn't seem like someone who was 18 years old.

It's more like she's sixteen, although it could also be caused by an unbalanced diet.

Gu Chen didn't pursue the matter, but simply handed her the ID card back and said:

'Fine, since you're an adult, you can work for me.

The specific conditions are written on this paper, I believe you've read it.'

As soon as she heard this, the girl's face immediately revealed a look of relief.

She bowed repeatedly to Gu Chen and said:

'Thank you, boss, thank you, boss, I will work hard.'

Gu Chen quickly waved his hand, thinking to himself, I haven't even hung it up yet, why are you bowing?

Then, seeing that the other person's clothes were really a bit shabby, he directly took out two hundred yuan and handed it to the other person.

Then he continued.

'These two hundred are considered an advance on your salary, and the remaining three hundred will be paid at the end of the month.

We don't talk about internships here, so you can start working now.

Can you bag the buns? There are tongs next to the steamer, so be careful not to get burned by the steam.

I'll be in charge of collecting the money, so don't just stand there, come and get to work.'

'Oh, okay, I'm coming.'

The young girl was a little dazed, not expecting Gu Chen to act so decisively.

She had only successfully applied for the job one second ago, and the next second she was expected to start work.

What's more, she had an extra two hundred yuan in her hand, and for the first time in her life, she had received her first salary so quickly.

She felt so excited that she quickly ran over to the steamer and started working.

She was afraid that if she waited any longer, Gu Chen would take the money back and her dream would be shattered.

But luckily, it was very easy to put the buns into the transparent plastic bag.

Most of the people in the queue only bought one or two at a time.

If she was lucky and met someone with more money, they would only buy five or six at most.

With such a small amount, even a monkey could count it correctly, so she was naturally very skilled at it.

Gu Chen was very happy about this. At least someone was helping out in her new shop.

And now that Cui Hua was there, the customer experience had been upgraded to a slightly higher level.

After all, before, they had queued up themselves, picked up the buns with tongs, put them in their bags, and then run to Gu Chen to pay.

Now they just waited in line.

When you buy something from someone else, they can at least provide some service.

But at Gu Chen's, you rush to hand over the money and have to do all the work yourself.

If they had invented the term 'consumer experience' years ago, they would have protested long ago.

The two hours passed in a flash.

Forty baskets of buns were completely sold out, and the actual selling of the buns didn't take up much time.

Most of the time was spent steaming the buns.

Then, amid a lot of grumbling, Gu Chen put up the 'sold out for the day' sign at the entrance with a smile.

Wang Cuihua still had a plastic bag in her hand and her face was still a little dazed.

She had seen the other young women who had come into town with her.

They had all worked from morning until night, without a break.

She had been mentally prepared for this, but she never expected it.

How could the boss close the shop just two hours after opening?

'If you do business like this, you're going to go out of business, aren't you?'

Wang Cuihua couldn't help but feel deeply worried.

After all, the boss, Gu Chen, was a very nice person. Not only did he pay her wages in advance on the first day,

but he never scolded her, even when she made a mistake.

He didn't deduct her wages even when he found out that she had accidentally packed an extra bun for a customer.

Working under such a good boss, Wang Cuihua really wanted to stay for a long time.

If the shop closed down one day, wouldn't she have to find a new job again?

'Cui-hua, what are you daydreaming about? Come over here and help make the buns.

By the way, can you make buns? If you can't, I can teach you.'

Gu Chen was holding a large metal basin with the risen dough in it.

He looked across at the girl, who was standing in the same place, staring blankly, and called out to her.

He thought that the girl was good in other ways: she didn't say much and worked hard.

It was just that when she wasn't busy, she looked silly, standing there daydreaming all the time.

He wondered what she was thinking about all the time.

'I can do it, boss. I've helped my mum make buns at home.

It's just that... they're not as good as yours.'

Wang Cuihua stood on the side a little awkwardly, watching the buns appear quickly under Gu Chen's hands.

And no matter the size or shape, even the number of pleats on top were exactly the same.

It was as if they had been poured out of the same mould, which made her feel a little dumbfounded.

She had done a lot of housework at home on weekdays, but for a moment she was a little afraid to try her hand at it.

'You just need to know how to wrap them, so you can just do it as I do.

After you've done it a lot and become more skilled, it'll be fine. We're only open for business for about two hours every day.

In the future, with you here, we might be able to extend it a little, but not for long.

Your main task is to help me make buns, which is quite troublesome.

Otherwise, do you think you can get 500 yuan for just two hours of work every day? Don't even think about it.'

Gu Chen said with a laugh, and then moved the bun skins on her side a little.