The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Tong Huaqiong withdrew her gaze and, together with He Chao, helped Hong Shi off the donkey cart.

After getting off the donkey cart, Hong felt relieved of the dizziness and insisted on walking on her own.

Gu Dashu also carried Man'er out of the car.

"The shopkeeper is here," Hong Xiaoxi said happily.

Today is payday at Peach Blossom Desserts, and Ma Huateng distributed everyone's monthly allowances early this morning.

He used to work at the pastry shop, and his monthly wages were always delayed by ten days or half a month.

Everyone knew that Manager Feng had taken their monthly wages to lend money at exorbitant interest rates. Hong Xiaoxi was furious but dared not speak out, and could only wait anxiously.

In contrast, Peach Blossom Desserts pays out monthly wages on the designated day, without any delays.

In addition to a basic monthly allowance, there are also bonuses.

The peach blossom desserts today have an atmosphere just like Chinese New Year.

Hong Xiaoxi clamored to invite Ma Huateng and Qin Qingyou out for drinks to celebrate, but Ma Huateng said that he used his money to buy books.

Gu Xiaocao and Liu Qiaoyun agreed to go shopping at jewelry and fabric shops to get themselves a new set of hair accessories and to buy some clothes for their parents and in-laws.

When everyone heard that Tong Huaqiong had returned from Pingchuan County, they all came out to greet her.

As Tong Huaqiong had announced in advance, she was going to Pingchuan County to hire a new manager.

Therefore, upon seeing He Chao, everyone knows that he is the new manager.

Everyone helped carry things, tied up the donkey, and poured tea for Tong Huaqiong and the others.

He Chao felt very fortunate to have arrived in Yanguan Town today thanks to Tong Huaqiong's persistence.

Gu Taohua said, "Sister-in-law and Sister-in-law Qiaoyun have already tidied up the storeroom. Brother Qingyou and Xiaoxi brought a bed and a table from the horse accounting office."

He Chao thanked him.

Chen Sufeng and Liu Qiaoyun then let Hong stay in temporary accommodations.

Mrs. Hong noticed that although the house was full of things, it was clean and tidy.

More importantly, no one will say anything unpleasant to you here, and no one will rummage through your belongings.

She was satisfied.

“Auntie, just tell me what you need,” Liu Qiaoyun said to Hong Shi.

"Auntie, do you look unwell? Should we call a doctor to take a look?" Chen Sufeng asked with concern.

Surrounded by the warmth of Chen Sufeng and Liu Qiaoyun, Hong felt completely relaxed and said with a smile, "It's an old ailment of mine, but I've already taken medicine, so it's fine."

Chen Sufeng and Liu Qiaoyun brought hot water and hot food to Hong Shi, gave her a few words of advice, and then left one after another, knowing that Hong Shi was not feeling well and needed to rest.

After settling Hong Shi in, Tong Huaqiong began to inquire about the dispute between Gu Taohua and Liu Yue'e.

To put it bluntly, neither of them did anything wrong.

One is for the sake of product quality, and the other is for the sake of customer satisfaction.

According to the correct business philosophy, product quality and customer satisfaction must be given equal importance and neither should be neglected.

Because product quality determines customer satisfaction.

The current conflict between the two is not caused by differences in their philosophies; ultimately, it stems from a lack of personnel.

If there were enough bakers in the bakery and the products were delivered on time, the conflict between the two of them wouldn't have happened today.

"Boss, I've listened to your explanation, and it's not a problem. It's true that our shop is short-staffed right now, and it's unrealistic to hire suitable people immediately. So we can only work with the existing staff. For example, regarding pastry orders, I just heard that any of the employees can offer order services. If everyone doesn't communicate in a timely manner, all the orders will be concentrated at the same time, and the bakery will obviously be overwhelmed. I've been thinking about it, and starting tomorrow, everyone can take orders, but one person will be specifically assigned to register and coordinate the delivery time. This person will also need to coordinate the time with the bakery, such as how long it takes to make a birthday cake, how long it takes to make a full moon cake, and all the times will be clearly written down and registered. Every employee will need to know this, so that when customers take orders again, we won't need to make promises about delivery time casually. And over time, customers will also know the time required for ordering pastries, and when they place orders again, they will place them in advance, giving us enough time to prepare." He Chao quickly took on the role of the shopkeeper and began to participate in the discussion.

Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, "Inviting you was definitely the right decision."

What He Chao said is a typical example of time management.

For business operations, it is one of the most important aspects.

Coordinating time may seem simple, but it's actually quite difficult.

Just like when Tong Huaqiong was conducting experiments in her previous life, communicating and coordinating with various groups took a lot of effort.

It wasn't that she hadn't thought of this, but she simply couldn't coordinate her time well with the shop and bakery these days.

In addition, she intentionally indulged her employees, hoping they would come up with this idea on their own and come up with a plan.

It seems that Tong Huaqiong overestimated everyone's abilities.

The shop now has employees who can handle accounts, attract customers, and bake, but there's no suitable manager.

However, it doesn't matter that they haven't reached that level of ability yet.

Shop management requires learning.

After all, apart from Hong Xiaoxi, who had worked as a shop assistant before, everyone else was working in the shop for the first time.

Now that He Chao is with her, she believes he can not only run Peach Blossom Desserts well, but also help her cultivate a management team.

"Old He, from now on I'll call you Manager He. Take a rest, you'll be back at work in a few days," Tong Huaqiong said to He Chao.

He Chao said with a smile, "No need to wait a few days, I'll start work tonight. Boss, I'll familiarize myself with the shop first. You can give me any suggestions you may have."

Now that he has arrived in Yanguan Town, freed from the predicament of his tarnished reputation, and with Hong's condition improving, he is full of energy.

He would rather die for Tong Huaqiong than start working at the shop immediately.

Tong Huaqiong didn't stand on ceremony with He Chao and picked up the account book to show him the shop's business situation.

After sorting out the daily affairs of the shop, Tong Huaqiong told He Chao about the original business plan for the Su Shi Yuan shop.

She plans to transform the Su Shi Yuan shop into a variety of cakes and new-style pastries.

In fact, Su Shi Yuan's traditional pastries could have been preserved, which would have made it much easier for Su Shi Yuan's pastry chefs and staff to return to their jobs.

But Tong Huaqiong doesn't intend to do that.

Firstly, the Su Shi Yuan brand is already too well-established in Yan Guan Town. When people see the Su Shi Yuan shop, they immediately think of Su Shi Yuan's pastries. If they continue to sell traditional pastries, they may not be able to attract customers. However, if they sell new pastries, it will give customers a refreshing feeling. Who doesn't like novelty? The customers in Yan Guan Town are no exception.

Secondly, she wanted to completely eliminate the influence of Su Shi Yuan and carry out a brand-new reform in order to stimulate the creativity of the original employees.

After listening to Tong Huaqiong's business plan, He Chao thought that Tong Huaqiong's considerations were very comprehensive.

Of course, he dared not praise Tong Huaqiong to her face, after all, Tong Huaqiong was now his employer and was no longer the shrewish widow he remembered.

He felt that following Tong Huaqiong was a promising path, and from then on, he was determined to be devoted to her.

“There’s one more thing I need to trouble you with, Manager He,” Tong Huaqiong said. “You see, my shop is called Peach Blossom Dessert Shop, named after my daughter. I want to train Peach Blossom to take over the shop in the future, so I’m handing her over to you. Let her learn how to manage the shop from you. We agreed that you would help me train a new manager, and Peach Blossom would be the first one.”

It's impossible for He Chao not to be deeply shocked when Tong Huaqiong proposed to cultivate Gu Taohua.

After all, in this era, everyone raises sons, not daughters.

But He Chao knew that whether his employer was raising a daughter or a son was not something he should worry about; he just had to do as he was told.

He Chao said, "Master, don't worry about the trouble. I will definitely train Peach Blossom." (End of Chapter)