Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

After the interview, Du Shaojie finally chose a girl named "Li Yimei". This person has one year of work experience, graduated from a prestigious university, and seems to have good work ability.

He gave the other party a three-month probation period. If the performance was good during the probation period, he would be retained; if the performance was not good, he would be replaced.

With an extra secretary, Luo Qin would have more free time. But she didn't seem to have any plans to start a family, and she continued to run around with Du Shaojie.

But Luo Qin's status has obviously changed, and she can represent Du Shaojie on many occasions.

"Assistant Luo, [Northwest Noodle House] is holding a board meeting tomorrow afternoon. You will attend the meeting in my place."

During this period, various companies released their semi-annual reports and meetings were held one after another.

Du Shaojie asked Luo Qin to attend the board meetings of Northwest Noodle House and Beichen Education on his behalf, while he himself attended the board meeting of Dongsheng Electronics.

As his agent, Luo Qin is very respected outside. After all, she represents Du Shaojie's face.

Li Yimei followed Du Shaojie cautiously every day. She was new in the company and not familiar with her boss' temper and work style. She was afraid that she would not do well and would not be able to get a permanent job.

To be honest, the treatment offered by Du Shaojie is really good. The income is much higher than that of her previous job.

"Boss Du, you have a meeting at [Yuedong Entertainment] tomorrow. Can I ask Master Zou to prepare the car at 8 a.m.?"

Under the leadership of Pang Weidong and Xu Bo, Yuedong Entertainment has gradually moved towards formalization and institutionalization.

After the semi-annual report came out, the company decided to hold a meeting and specially invited Du Shaojie to attend. Du Shaojie didn't want to offend the two people, so he decided to go in person.

This is what Li Yimei reminded us of.

"Eight o'clock is too early. Just ask Xiao He to be ready to leave at 8:9. I'll call Mr. Pang from Yuedong Entertainment later and tell him that we'll be arriving later. Ask him to prepare lunch and wait for us."

Although Du Shaojie didn't have the habit of sleeping in, he didn't want to get up at six or seven o'clock.

He felt that Li Yimei's way of arranging things was far worse than Luo Qin's. Of course, since she had only been there for a short time, that was forgivable.

The next day.

Du Shaojie finished his breakfast peacefully and even had time to process two documents before he took the bus to Shenzhen.

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo waited until noon, when Du Shaojie and his team finally arrived.

"Ajie, let's go eat [Thai food] at noon, you don't mind, right?"

"It doesn't matter. The guest follows the host's wishes."

Du Shaojie, Pang Weidong and Xu Bo went to eat Thai food, and Li Yimei and others also followed them for a meal.

Of course, the boss sat in the private room, so they must have sat in the hall.

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo had lived in Bangkok for a few years, so they were more used to the food here. Du Shaojie was also okay, as he had also been to Bangkok, and more than once.

"Ajie, you should get another car. The company should buy a few S-Class Mercedes-Benz cars, one for each of the three of us. In addition, the company should have two more floors of office buildings."

The purpose of this meeting is mainly to discuss the distribution of profits, but before that, some money must be spent. After all, the money spent can be deducted from part of the income tax.

Pang Weidong then gave two examples, appearing very confident.

The online games that the company represented were very profitable, and a trial game developed by itself also received good response, so it was natural that it did not feel bad about spending the money.

"Okay, you guys decide. Anyway, if we really want to expand the company's fixed assets, we might as well build a building. We're not short of money, and money will depreciate if it's left there."

Du Shaojie encouraged the two to build a building, and Pang Weidong and Xu Bo were both tempted.

The money from the sale of the KTV hall and buffet restaurant was all in the account and had not been distributed among everyone, so building a building was just a small matter.

"Will the mid-year profit distribution still be carried out? What about the year-end profit distribution?"

"No distribution. No one is short of money. We are not relying on dividends to make a living. It's settled then. We will build a [Yuedong Building] later. If we are in a hurry, we can mortgage it to the bank for a loan."

"That's it."

The three of them decided on important company matters while drinking, and they would have to make up a meeting minutes later.

Li Yimei was still waiting foolishly for the afternoon meeting, but who knew that the three big guys had already completed the task ahead of time.

"Let's go, Secretary Li, let's go back to Yangcheng."

After finishing the meal, Du Shaojie greeted Li Yimei.

Wang Yongli and others had already caught up, only Li Yimei was still standing there in a daze.

"Ah? President Du, you're not going to attend the afternoon meeting?"

"There are no meetings this afternoon, so I finished the meeting agenda while eating."

Du Shaojie explained with a smile, then went out and got into the car.

Li Yimei was still dizzy on the way, not understanding why someone was holding a board meeting as if it were a joke.

Du Shaojie ignored her. He was the boss, not the nanny. She had to figure out many things on her own. If she could figure it out, she would be a qualified secretary. Otherwise, she needed to be replaced.

Fortunately, after this incident, Li Yimei has made great progress and seems to have adapted to the role of a personal secretary. Luo Qin was busy for a while and finally stopped. With her guidance, Li Yimei's work gradually improved. Du Shaojie did not say much and made her a regular employee in advance and directly changed the employment contract.

"Assistant Luo, take your people to the cold storage to take a look. I heard that the cold storage has a bad habit of serving customers differently because the business is so good. Pay attention to whether anyone asks for benefits from customers and come back to tell me."

After Luo Qin came back and rested for a few days, Du Shaojie gave her a new task.

Cold storage was not a big deal in his business, but it was very important to the catering industry. Finally, he heard about it and decided to let Luo Qin go on a tour on his behalf.

Luo Qin really discovered a problem during this trip.

In the past two years, the cold storage business has been very hot, and the supply has been in short supply all year round. The mentality of the cold storage employees has become inflated. Whoever gives them benefits can get the best-selling goods first, and this has formed an unspoken rule.

Du Shaojie nodded and asked someone to investigate the matter.

After obtaining evidence, he severely punished a group of people, thus putting a stop to this evil trend.

This kind of thing is hard to avoid, especially when the business becomes bigger. No matter how strict the system is, there will always be smart people who can find loopholes and seek personal gain for themselves.

All Du Shaojie can do is deal with the case publicly to serve as a warning to others.

But he cannot guarantee that similar things will not happen again in the future, but he can guarantee that he will deal with them as soon as they are discovered and will show no leniency.

However, what he didn't expect was that Luo Qin quickly established her prestige in Du Shaojie's company through this incident. Some people even secretly gave her a nickname called "Luosha Qin."

Du Shaojie now has a capable helper, and the position of personal assistant is very suitable for her.

After a while, Pang Weidong called and said that the [Yuedong Building] project was approved and would enter the engineering design and construction stage next.

Both of them had no experience in infrastructure construction and wanted Du Shaojie to go over and help them check it.

"What's so good about this thing? If you have any questions, you can ask Mr. Cai. Mr. Cai is an expert in this field. I have something else to do in the next two days. I'll go to Shenzhen next week."

Du Shaojie really had something to do recently. The provincial association had a two-day meeting, and as the vice president, he had to attend. He rarely went to the provincial association, so it would be a bit unreasonable if he showed up at an important meeting.

After finishing the work of the Provincial Association, he went to Shenzhen, finalized the design plan, and also selected the construction unit.

The rest of the matter had nothing to do with Du Shaojie. He planned to rest for two days and then return to Yangcheng.

"Boss Du, there's a call for you. The person on the other end says he's from your hometown and wants to talk to you about something important."

Du Shaojie stayed in the catering company for the next two days. There was nothing to do, so he just took a rest.

That morning, Li Yimei walked into the office with his cell phone and said someone was looking for her.

The call was made directly to his private phone number. Not many people knew this phone number, and the other party also specifically said that he was Du Shaojie's fellow villager.

Li Yimei naturally did not dare to neglect it.

"Hello, I'm Du Shaojie, who are you?"

"Mr. Du, hello! I am Zhong Fuxiang's son. My father is dying in the hospital. He said he wanted to see his old friend for the last time."

The call was from Zhong Fuxiang's son, and his tone was somewhat sad.

Du Shaojie stood up immediately after hearing this, and Zhong Fuxiang's voice and smile appeared in his mind. This news was very sudden for him, and he immediately asked:

"Which hospital is Master Zhong in? I'll be there right away."

Zhong Fuxiang’s son then told the address and hung up.

Du Shaojie left the office immediately, asked Li Yimei to clean up the office, and then he took Luo Qin, Wang Yongli and others to the hospital.

In the ward, he saw the skinny Zhong Fuxiang.

"Master Zhong"

Seeing the other person's appearance, Du Shaojie felt sympathetic and his eyes suddenly turned red.

Looking back, he had worked under Zhong Fuxiang for a period of time. Zhong Fuxiang was a decent man who never kept his skills to himself. He always taught the young people his skills without reservation.

The two had collaborated for a period of time and opened the first private restaurant in Xijiang.

Later, the two of them went their separate ways, and Zhong Fuxiang eventually went to Shenzhen and opened a hot pot restaurant, which he still runs today.

Zhong Fuxiang had already given the hot pot restaurant to his son and had been living a peaceful life these years. Unexpectedly, when they met again, the other party was already on his deathbed.

Zhong Fuxiang might have sensed something, so he tried hard to open his eyes and saw Du Shaojie.

He wanted to say something, but after moving his mouth a few times, no sound came out. Finally, he pointed at his son, then at Du Shaojie, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"Master Zhong, don't worry, I will help you if you need anything."

Du Shaojie knew what the old man meant. The old man had been stubborn all his life, and the only thing he couldn't let go of was his son.

But his son is not bad, although he doesn't have any great skills, but he doesn't have any bad habits. He is an honest man and relies on this hot pot restaurant to make a living.

The hot pot restaurant's business is neither good nor bad. If nothing unexpected happens, it can continue to operate. (End of this chapter)