I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 596 27 Delivery Drivers! You're Like a Saint! Taking Over Sanyo Electric?
The following day, a Gulfstream 550 landed at Pudong International Airport.

Chen Yansen and Meng Jie walked out of the VIP passage and took the elevator to the underground parking lot.

Guo Shenyi and Meng Yun followed closely behind, with two tall, well-dressed security personnel and their driver, Xiao Li, on the outermost perimeter.

Afterwards, Chen Yansen got into a black Maybach and sped off towards the city center.

He came to Shanghai not entirely for the opening of Orange Supermarket, but also wanted to visit the headquarters of Yunsu and Kuaipao along the way.

However, it was almost noon, and Chen Yansen was too lazy to bother Pei Yi or Liao Wei, so he simply let Xiao Li drive to Century Avenue, planning to have lunch at Yaohan first, and then go to Longcao Road in the afternoon.

Dark clouds loomed outside the car window, and the distant rumble of thunder could be faintly heard; it looked like a downpour was imminent.

"The weather changes so quickly. It was sunny when I flew over from Luzhou this morning."

Mengjie rested her chin on her hand and said softly.

Chen Yansen leaned back in the back seat, crossed his legs, and replied casually, "That's how the weather is in Shanghai in April. It changes in an instant. During the plum rain season, it can rain for half a month straight."

"You seem to know quite a bit about this?" Mengjie blinked and asked.

"It's just common sense," Chen Yansen chuckled.

Before long, the car arrived at the entrance of Yaohan Department Store.

Two security personnel quickly got out of the car, opened two large black umbrellas, and walked briskly to the back door.

Chen Yansen got out of the car first, the umbrella steadily covering his head, followed by Meng Jie, Guo Shenyi, and Meng Yun, and the group quickly walked into the mall.

As soon as I stepped through the gate, large raindrops began to pound on the ground, splashing up tiny water droplets.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky!

at the same time.

Locals who had planned to go out for dinner all turned back and opted to order takeout instead.

On the streets and alleys, Kuaipao deliverymen wearing orange windbreakers constantly shuttle back and forth on their electric bikes. The food boxes in their baskets are wrapped tightly in waterproof cloth, and their rain hats are pulled down low, revealing only a pair of eyes focused on the road.

It's common knowledge that the worse the weather, the higher the food delivery orders and delivery fees.

After the food delivery war ended, the number of daily orders nationwide dropped to just over 30 million, with Kuaipao accounting for 80% of the total.

To ensure sufficient transportation capacity, Zhang Xuhao selected 7 part-time riders in batches and converted them into full-time riders.

Currently, the total number of employees in Kuaipao's rider division has exceeded 27.

Including the personnel in the technical, business, operations, finance and legal departments of the headquarters and branches, the total number is more than 30.

Among private enterprises nationwide, they are among the very few.

This rider conversion program has benefited countless people.

The reason is simple: full-time riders have a base salary, social security contributions, and receive four quarterly bonuses per year. Even their electric bikes and work clothes are provided free of charge by the company.

During holidays and festivals, the minimum amount given in red envelopes is 200 yuan.

The treatment of part-time riders is far worse. They only receive delivery commissions, order completion bonuses, severe weather subsidies, accident insurance, and third-party liability insurance, with no other benefits.

Compared to Taodian and Qiandu Waimai, their income is significantly higher.

But they can't compare to the full-time riders of Kuaipao at all.

Liang Yue was one of the lucky ones, earning a permanent position with an average of 40 orders per day, a service rating of 4.8, and an on-time delivery rate of 99.4%.

At that moment, she was carrying three takeout orders and jogging out of the mall.

"Mommy," the three-year-old daughter called softly from beside the electric scooter.

The little guy has almond-shaped eyes and rosy cheeks; he's extremely cute.

She accompanied Liang Yue on her food delivery mission for over a year. While Liang Yue picked up and delivered the food, she was responsible for guarding the delivery box to prevent anyone from stealing the food.

"Yuting, are you hungry? After Mommy finishes delivering these orders, I'll take you to the cafeteria for lunch."

Liang Yue put the takeout into the insulated box, bent down and touched her daughter's face, and asked.

"Yuting isn't hungry, Mom. Let's hurry up or we'll be late."

Yang Yuting, despite her small stature, was quite precocious, urging Liang Yue to get into the car like a supervisor.

Liang Yue hummed in agreement, placed her daughter on the small stool in front of her, and then held her tightly between her legs. The two of them, one big and one small, rode the electric scooter into the heavy rain.

She is a single mother. Her husband died in a car accident, and the compensation money was all taken by her mother-in-law and father-in-law, leaving her with not a penny.

The other party’s exact words were: “You gave birth to a daughter, and who knows if you will remarry in the future. Do you really want to use my son’s funeral expenses to support your child with another man?”
As for Yang Yuting, in the eyes of her patriarchal mother-in-law and father-in-law, whether or not she was born was irrelevant.

Therefore, in a fit of anger, Liang Yue took her daughter and ran away to Shanghai to work.

She heard that there were many job opportunities and high salaries in Shanghai.

But after she arrived, reality dealt her a heavy blow.

Shanghai's economy is indeed developed, and there are many high-paying jobs, but they are clearly not for someone like her with only a high school education.

After several setbacks, she came to terms with reality.

There are plenty of jobs on the factory assembly line; you can get in by paying a referral fee and earn three or four thousand a month. But when the agent heard that she also wanted to bring her daughter, he frowned and rejected her.

What a joke!
This is a factory, not a kindergarten or a charity!
She has tried working as a restaurant server, a clothing store sales assistant, and a shopping mall cleaner.

But the waitress has to work the night shift, and there's no one to help her watch her child;
The sales assistants have to stand all day, and even if her daughter sits in the corner, the boss still finds her an eyesore.

The cleaning job has flexible hours; you can just leave your daughter in the storage room. But the pay is pitifully low—only three thousand yuan a month.

Finally, when she was desperate, she learned about the food delivery industry.

Despite having no experience, she gritted her teeth, used her meager savings to buy an electric scooter and started working as a Meituan delivery driver.

After getting to know the job better for a while, she realized that Kuaipao offered better benefits, so she started working as a part-time Kuaipao rider.

Initially, due to unfamiliarity with the routes and the layout of the buildings in the community, it was often difficult to find the apartment building where the customer lived.

Fines and deductions, as well as being verbally abused by customers, are common occurrences.

Every day before dawn, she would leave home, her daughter sitting on a small stool in front of the electric scooter, wrapped in a thick cotton-padded coat, clutching a small hot water bottle, accompanying her as she picked up and delivered meals to each household.

When it rains, she shelters her daughter inside her raincoat.

One winter, when it snowed heavily and the roads were icy, she almost fell off her bike in her haste. Although her daughter was so frightened that she clung tightly to her waist, she still whispered to comfort her, "Mom, let's ride slowly, there's no rush, Yuting is here."

This is also what motivates Liang Yue to persevere.

Especially in the last month, she finally became a full-time delivery rider for Kuaipao, with a monthly base salary of 1800 yuan. The company also pays social security for her, and the delivery fee and order bonus are much higher.

The mother and daughter's lives are visibly improving.

The monthly housing allowance of 360 yuan, transportation allowance of 200 yuan, shopping credit of 200 yuan in the employee mall, and meal allowance of 500 yuan may not seem like much, but they have allowed Liang Yue to completely say goodbye to her days of struggling to make ends meet.

Beep beep beep beep!
The rain in Shanghai is heavy and dense!
It wasn't until 1:40 that Liang Yue finished the lunch rush, having delivered a total of 19 orders. Perhaps because she hadn't eaten, or perhaps because she had climbed too many stairs, her legs were trembling.

Full-time jobs offer high income and good benefits, but the number of orders during peak periods is astonishing, and you really need to have some physical strength to handle it.

A few minutes later, Liang Yue turned right at the intersection and saw a Kuai Pao Canteen in the distance.

"Mom, we're at the cafeteria!" Yang Yuting swallowed hard.

"Are you hungry? What do you want to eat for lunch?"

Liang Yue stopped the car and asked with a smile.

"Mom, I'm not hungry," Yang Yuting replied, though her words didn't reflect her true feelings.

In fact, she was already hungry, but she didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing her mother's work.

Liang Yue's heart softened, and she took her daughter's little hand and pushed open the door to enter the cafeteria.

"Sister Liang!"

"Sister Annan!"

Before Liang Yue could respond, her daughter broke free from her hand and ran towards Li An'nan. "Hey, Xiao Yuting, you're helping your mom deliver takeout again?"

Li Anan rubbed Yang Yuting's head and said.

“I’m not Xiaoyuting, I’m three years old this year, I’m a big girl now,” Yang Yuting corrected her in a serious tone.

Liang Yue said to Li Anan, "Anan, I'll get my food first. Keep an eye on her order for me."

"Sister Liang, you go ahead, Yuting is very well-behaved."

Li Anan waved his hand and said.

She has worked at the Kuaipao canteen for two months and has gradually integrated into the team.

At this moment, a customer who was eating in the restaurant looked at Liang Yue and Yang Yuting, then got up and walked over and said, "Hello, I am a field reporter from 'News Square'. Could you spare a few minutes for a brief interview?"

"An interview?" Liang Yue, holding her tray, paused slightly in surprise.

"That's right." The reporter nodded.

"News Square" is a local news program in Shanghai that focuses on people's daily lives, such as neighborhood disputes in alleyways and the effects of new community policies.

When he saw Liang Yue delivering takeout with her three-year-old daughter, he immediately realized that this was a good news story.

"If the program is well-received, I can help you apply for a subsidy ranging from 200 to 1000 yuan."

Seeing Liang Yue's hesitant expression, the reporter quickly added.

"Okay." After thinking for a moment, Liang Yue agreed for the sake of the money.

Anyway, there are fewer orders after the lunch rush, which is also a good time to rest.

Seeing that Liang Yue agreed, the reporter immediately took out a voice recorder and notebook from his bag, sat down in the empty seat opposite her, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your cooperation. Let's just chat casually, don't be nervous."

Yang Yuting blinked her big eyes, glanced at the reporter, then turned to look at Liang Yue, her small hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, not daring to speak.

The reporter looked at Liang Yue and asked, "Excuse me, why do you bring your child with you when you deliver food?"

A hint of helplessness flashed in Liang Yue's eyes as she slowly said, "The child's father left unexpectedly, and my in-laws don't like us, so we had no choice but to come to Shanghai to work."

I looked for many jobs at first, but factories refused because I had a child, and waitresses had to work night shifts. Finally, I had no choice but to become a food delivery driver.

She paused for a moment and then said, "There's no one to take care of the child, so I have to take her wherever I go. Fortunately, she's sensible and doesn't make a fuss."

The reporter kept writing, quickly taking notes in her notebook. When she looked up, her eyes held a hint of empathy: "Is your daily work very tiring?"

Upon hearing this question, Liang Yue couldn't help but smile: "Delivering food is quite tiring, but every time I see my payslip, I don't feel it's hard anymore."

I'm truly grateful to Mr. Chen for giving me this job, allowing me to take good care of my daughter.

"Don't you think it's dangerous to deliver food with your daughter by your side?"

The reporter asked a pointed question.

“I know, but... no one is taking care of her.”

Liang Yue lowered her head, took her daughter's hand, and said with a wry smile.

Of course she knew it wasn't safe.

So she also considered sending her daughter to daycare.

However, the cost is not low, starting at 2000 yuan per month, which is too much of a burden for her.

The reporter remained silent, wanting to offer a few words of comfort, but unsure of what to say.

He knew that there were tens of thousands of migrant workers like Liang Yue in Shanghai.

What he can do is to write news stories in a more authentic and moving way, thereby attracting more social attention and promoting solutions to such phenomena.

……

……

Xu Hui, inside a luxurious and spacious executive suite.

After taking a shower, Chen Yansen walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel.

Mengjie was dressed in a Sailor Moon cosplay outfit, holding her phone, looking lost in thought.

"What are you looking at? So entranced?"

Chen Yansen stepped forward, grabbed Meng Jie's pigtails, and shook them from side to side.

"Take a look at this news." Meng Jie handed her phone to Chen Yansen.

"The Delivery Life of a Female Rider and Her Three-Year-Old Daughter: The Biggest Fear is No Elevator!"

Chen Yansen glanced at him and could easily tell from the other person's work clothes that this person was a full-time rider for Kuaipao.

But he didn't believe it immediately.

He knows all too well the nature of the media and is well aware of the darker side of human nature; it might just be a staged photo shoot or some kind of traffic-driving tactic.

He thought for a moment, then sent the news link to himself and then to Zhang Xuhao, asking him to verify it.

However, this news served as a wake-up call for him.

Senlian Capital has hundreds of thousands of employees, including many couples who work for them. It would be helpful to set up a daycare center or employee kindergarten to solve their worries, provide additional job opportunities, and generate more humanitarian benefits.

Half an hour later, Zhang Xuhao replied: The news is true. The other party has just been promoted to a full-time position. Before that, he was a part-time rider for Kuaipao and was a hard worker.

"Okay, I understand," Chen Yansen replied.

Immediately afterwards, he dialed Pei Yi's mobile phone number.

"Brother Sen, what is it?" Pei Yi had just arrived home.

An hour earlier, he, Chen Yansen, and Liao Wei had been discussing business direction and planning all night in a private room at the Pullman Hotel. He was just about to have a short meeting with his wife when he received a call from Chen Yansen.

“I want to acquire a well-established daycare center. Have Kuaipao’s local services department conduct a survey and report back to Gao Weilin.”

Chen Yansen gave the order directly.

nursery?

Pei Yi was completely baffled, because Zhang Xuhao hadn't had a chance to report to him yet, so he had no idea why Chen Yansen wanted to acquire a daycare center.

Previously, the discussion focused on Orange Supermarket's supply chain, Yunsu's logistics optimization, and Pinbei Supermarket's preparations. How did it suddenly shift to daycare centers?

But the boss has spoken, so we have to do as he says.

After Chen Yansen finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Meng Jie understood Chen Yansen's thoughts, so she stared intently at President Chen and said, "You're like a saint."

"It sounds like an insult. As the saying goes, good people don't pay with their lives, but evil people live for thousands of years. I don't want to be some kind of saint."

"Tonight, the sage will consecrate you."

Chen Yansen tossed his phone aside, picked up Mengjie, and headed towards the master bedroom.

……

……

Early the next morning.

While Chen Yansen was having breakfast, Gao Weilin called to report: "Boss, Sanyo Electric is withdrawing from the Chinese market. Secretary Tao from the Central Bureau asked if you are interested in taking over?"

　Godfathers, I'm sorry. I sat in front of the computer all day and only managed to write two chapters. I'll have to owe you another chapter.

　　I owe two chapters right now, but I'll definitely make up for them when I'm in better shape.

　　Hopefully I can get hard tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)