1994: Starting with unpaid leave

"Alright, everyone, stop staring at the car. Qianzhu will take you all home in shifts after get off work tonight. You can look around however you like from the car. Go on with your work!"

Dong Jianguo waved his hand, signaling everyone to return to their posts and continue working.

However, he called out to Pan Yan, who was walking at the very back.

"Xiao Pan, can you stay for a moment?"

"Huh? Director Dong, you called me?"

Pan Yan happily tossed her hair, revealing more of her already slender neck.

She is fully aware of her strengths.

She is 19 years old, 170cm tall, and has an outstanding appearance. Her figure is slim where she should be and curvy where she should be.

Although his educational background is a bit low, he only graduated from a vocational high school.

But based on past experience, I've never relied on my education to attract men's attention.

Dong Jianguo nodded, beckoned her over, and his smile vanished.

"Although we are a small factory, we must pay attention to hygiene. We make you wear work hats to prevent the braised smell from getting on your hair and to prevent your hair from falling into the food."

"Don't take off your hat so casually in the future. If it happens again, I'll fine you."

"ah??"

Pan Yan was shocked that Dong Jianguo would say something like this to her, and her eyes were filled with disappointment.

"Hahaha……"

Standing next to Xiuyun, Tian Lina couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard Dong Jianguo's words.

Inspired by her, Xiuyun and Zhao Hongmei couldn't help but laugh as well.

Erzhuzi, worried about embarrassing Pan Yan, didn't dare say anything to Xiuyun and Sister Hongmei, but could only remind Tian Lina, "Accountant Tian, ​​what's so funny? The factory manager is talking about work, be serious!"

"I do what I want, it's none of your business!"

Erzhuzi was speechless for a moment, opening his mouth but unable to say anything.

Pan Yan took in the expressions of the others.

However, she controlled her expression well; when she lowered her head and then raised it again, she had a sweet smile on her face.

"Thank you for your concern, factory manager. I will be more careful in the future!"

As he turned to leave, he took his hat out of his pocket and put it back on.

Watching her retreating figure, Dong Jianguo shook his head.

This Xiao Pan is definitely not as harmless as he looks.

When she pulled me over to talk, I kept rubbing my arm against her chest.

Playing such tricks... clearly has ulterior motives.

Fortunately, his rich life experience made Pan Yan's little schemes seem as ridiculous as a child's trick in his eyes.

How can a scheming girl like Xiuyun compare?

"Is it pretty?"

"what?"

Dong Jianguo turned his head and met his wife's pair of captivating eyes:

"What are you talking about? I just think Xiao Pan has some ulterior motives..."

Erzhuzi grew a little anxious: "Brother Jianguo, don't talk nonsense. I think Pan Yan is a really good person..."

Dong Jianguo glanced at him and said, "I also think there's something wrong with your eyes."

"Hahaha!" This time, Tian Lina laughed even louder.

……

Inside the gatehouse.

Dong Jianguo and his second brother sat on the sofa chatting.

"Looks like you're getting used to being the factory manager?"

"It's alright, it's just that there are too many female workers in the factory, making it a bit troublesome to manage. Second brother, how's your business?"

Dong Weiguo grinned and began to talk at length about the convenience store.

The Northeast has consistently implemented national policies effectively, and by the time the post-80s generation came along, almost every family had only one child.

With the support of the philosophy that "education should never be neglected, no matter how poor we are, and children should never suffer, no matter how hard life is," the second brother's small shop at the key junior high school is doing very well.

Uni-President Crispy Noodles, Fig Strips, Big Roll, Fruit Leather, Hua Hua Dan, Maltesers...

Besides snacks, fountain pens, pencil cases, notebooks, ballpoint pens... anything with the latest cartoon designs sells well.

"Students at No. 3 Middle School attend classes on alternating weeks of alternating days and weeks of alternating days, which means they get two more days off each month than when they were working."

"Speaking of which, these teenagers at school really don't hold back when it comes to spending money. Guess how much they spent last Monday? Over two thousand!"

Dong Jianguo nodded unconsciously after hearing this.

In his past life, he had heard that the rent for a small shop in a middle school in Guangdong had been auctioned off for more than 9 million yuan over five years.

The extent of its exorbitant profits is evident.

Besides, if it weren't profitable, Director Bai wouldn't have asked for a kickback of 15,000 yuan.

When his second brother mentioned Uni-President Crispy Noodles, Dong Jianguo's heart skipped a beat.

"Brother, that Uni-President instant noodles you just mentioned, is it the one with a little raccoon printed on the bag? How are they selling?"

"It's alright. There are many flavors available. You can just crush it up, sprinkle on the seasoning packet, and eat it. A lot of kids come to buy it after the third period in the morning and the third period in the afternoon. They seem to really enjoy it."

Dong Jianguo nodded.

He didn't have much of a feeling about Uni-President Crispy Noodles, but he remembered that in 99, their company launched a marketing campaign for Water Margin cards, which quickly became popular on and off campus...

If this kind of truck-collecting activity is used properly, it should work equally well on other products.

Unfortunately, neither braised eggs nor pickled chicken feet, as snacks with broth, are suitable for stuffing cards inside.

"Second Brother, how are the braised eggs I had with you selling doing?"

"It's not bad. The previous five boxes sold out, so I came to restock. I'll take more this time. Anyway, there's a warehouse behind my shop, so I plan to take ten boxes at once to keep on hand. Eight boxes of meat gravy flavor and two boxes of five-spice flavor."

"Okay, no problem."

"Should I go to your finance department to pay first?"

"Wait, no rush. I'll show you something good."

As Dong Jianguo spoke, he got up and left the gatehouse.

When I returned, I had a bag of improved pickled chicken feet in my hand.

"This is……"

"Try our new product first."

Dong Weiguo tried it, and the sour and spicy flavor immediately made him addicted.

"Hmm! This tastes good! How much is it?"

"The factory price is 80 cents per bag, and a box contains 100 bags, which costs 80 yuan per box. As for retail, you can sell it for whatever you want, 1.5 yuan or 2 yuan per bag is fine."

"Wow, the profit margin is that high?! Can you actually make money?"

Dong Jianguo nodded: "There's definitely going to be a profit. So, how many cases are you planning to buy?"

The second brother hesitated for a moment: "I only brought 500 yuan with me this time. After buying the braised eggs, I don't have much money left. Otherwise, I really wanted to buy ten or eight cases first!"

Dong Jianguo nodded: "That's good. Go pick up the goods, Second Brother. We'll talk about the money later."

"You ride your bike back first, and I'll have Erzhuzi drive the goods over to you later!"

"I can't accept that. How about I give him the money directly later and have him bring it back... I can't take advantage of you anymore!"

Seeing his second brother's expression, Dong Jianguo nodded: "That's fine too!"

As the two brothers were talking, his pager suddenly went off.

Dong Jianguo picked it up and saw that it was Li Wan, whom he hadn't contacted in a long time:

"Hey old classmate, are you free tonight?"