After sitting for less than five minutes, the HR manager arrived. Father Xu explained it, and then Li Yanyi followed him.
The three children also left together.
Xu Dong stood up and sent the four people out of the door, then closed the door, and then lay down directly on the sofa.
Father Xu looked at it and shook his head. His third child still looked lazy, and it was the same at home. He would never sit down if he could lie down.
"Dad, how do you plan to arrange Li Yanyi?"
"Didn't she work in your company's cafeteria before? It's the same with me." Dad Xu replied.
Xu Dong was slightly surprised: "When did you open the canteen?"
"We started preparations at the beginning of the month. We rented the first-floor office building at the bottom. It was originally a cafeteria. The kitchen facilities and other facilities are still there. It can be used with a little tidying up."
"What's the purpose of your kitchen? Don't you ask employees to hand in food regularly and then have a big pot of rice together?" Xu Dong frowned.
In the current environment, private enterprise canteens are different from state-owned enterprise canteens, and it is easy for problems to arise. After all, food rations are so scarce right now, and they are even very sensitive. If you are not careful, you will be pushed to the forefront.
Dad Xu put down the pen in his hand: "Instead of eating from a big pot, the employees still bring their own lunch boxes. We just help heat them up and then provide a fixed dining place.
After all, the two companies combined have 3,000 employees, and dozens of microwave ovens are not enough. Moreover, it is not appropriate to eat in the office, which seriously affects the working environment."
Xu Dong nodded clearly, not just eating from a big pot, so he immediately suggested based on his experience in his previous life:
"Dad, didn't I go to Qindao on a business trip before? Their local popular baguette is made of flour, corn flour, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes and wheat bran.
This kind of bread is very anti-hungry, easy to eat, and is very popular in the local area. I think you might as well open a bakery here. It would be too wasteful for such a large canteen to only provide heating services."
"Making bread? Is it reliable?" Father Xu asked doubtfully.
"Reliable, why not? Let the canteen make a batch first and sell it, and finally determine a suitable exchange ratio so as not to lose money.
This can be regarded as a small welfare for the company. The purchase is entirely voluntary. If you are willing to buy, you can exchange it for food. If you are unwilling, do not force it. We do not engage in forced buying and selling."
Father Xu couldn't help but nodded. The third child's advice was always more reliable. Besides, it didn't cost much to open a bakery, so there was no harm in giving it a try.
And if it succeeds, it can also solve the employees' worries. Not to mention lunch, even if it is dinner, everyone can take a few loaves of bread back home, saving time and effort.
"Well, what you said makes sense. I'll ask the human resources department to recruit a few bakers and try them out in the cafeteria first."
Xu Dong added again: "Dad, flour is indispensable for making bread. I have channels here, and you can exchange as much as you want.
In addition, for ingredients such as wheat bran and tofu dregs, you can go to flour mills and tofu factories and ask, these should be easy to get."
“There’s no need for wheat bran and tofu dregs, right?”
Father Xu felt a little uncomfortable. These things used to be used to feed pigs.
"Don't do it. The reason why this kind of bread can resist hunger depends entirely on ingredients such as wheat bran and tofu residue that are not easy to digest. It is better to be full than to go hungry." Xu Dong quickly advised.
Father Xu also came from the age of hunger, and he was quickly convinced. His son was right, the feeling of being hungry was indeed unpleasant.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you."
After talking about the canteen, the topic came back to Li Yanyi again.
"Dad, do you still have any vacant dormitories?"
Father Xu nodded: "Yes, yes, but we have mixed dormitories here, there are many people talking, and the area is relatively small, so it is not suitable for bringing children to live together.
But there is a duty room next to the canteen, which is not too small. They can stay there for free. They can watch the canteen at night and help the employees who work overtime heat up supper."
"That's a good idea. I'll take them to have a look later. If it's suitable, let them stay. I'll also save a lot of rent!" Xu Dong said with satisfaction.
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Half an hour later, Li Yanyi's entry procedures were completed. The position was a busboy in the canteen. The monthly basic salary was 4,200 yuan, and there was also a 300 yuan perfect attendance bonus, which was much worse than that of the electric power company.
However, including those subsidies, it can be considered as barely equal, not enough compared to the previous level, but more than the lower level.
Xu Dong took the four people to the duty room of the canteen.
The duty room is not large in area, but not too small either. It is more than 20 square meters, has a large bed, and is fully equipped with tables, chairs, and benches. You can move in after just tidying up.
The key is that water, electricity and heating are all free.
"Sister Li, what do you think of this place?"
Li Yanyi nodded repeatedly: "Very good, I'm very satisfied. It's great to live here."
"As long as you are satisfied, then this room will be yours. There is only one requirement for living here, and that is to go to bed late at night, and maybe make a midnight snack for everyone. My dad means that I won't accept you."
The rent is paid.”
"Really?" Li Yanyi was extremely surprised, "Thank you, Section Chief Xu, thank you, Director Xu. Don't worry, I will work hard and take good care of the kitchen at night."
"You're welcome, it's getting late, let me help you carry your luggage over here!"
"Sorry for your trouble."
More than half an hour later, all the luggage was moved. Xu Dong also took the other party to the grain store to buy food. Xu's father did not include food.
In fact, the electric power company's cafeteria does not include meals, which was a special exception before.
Before leaving, Xu Dong looked at the three children and couldn't help but ask: "Sister Li, have Zhang Xuan and the others gone to school before?"
"The eldest went to the second grade and then stopped going. The second and third children never went to school for a day." Li Yanyi said lonely.
"Zhang Xuan and the others are so young that it is impossible not to go to school. It is also illegal. It is too late this year. They must enroll in school next semester."
"I understand. Next year I will take them to surrounding schools to ask." Li Yanyi nodded.
"If you need help, you can go to my dad. No matter how hard it is, we can't delay the children's study."
"Thank you, thank you!"
After leaving Jin Chang'an Building, Xu Dong took this week's bottled water back with him. Recently, the price of bottled water has only increased slightly by half a percent, and overall it is quite stable.
Had lunch at home at noon.
I return to the company in the afternoon and continue working. This kind of life without holidays is probably not going to change before the Chinese New Year.
After going to work, Xu Dong first briefly reported Li Yanyi's situation to Section Chief Li. Then he called Officer Sun and also explained the incident.
After hearing this, Officer Sun finally breathed a sigh of relief. The time bomb was finally sent away. Even if there were any problems in the future, it would have nothing to do with their branch.