The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

It was 8:00 AM on the first day after the National Day holiday ended.

Xi Nian Dumplings.

Xu Xi, Xu Nian, Wen Yao, Zhao Lin, and Qi Yu, the original shareholders of the food delivery team, gathered together.

Across from them sat Gu Shuchang, looking haggard, with messy hair and panda eyes, holding Wen Yao's laptop and talking incessantly to the group.

"As per Sister Xi's request, the entire system is composed of three parts."

"One is the client application, implemented as a mini-program, which can be opened by scanning a QR code with WeChat."

Gu Shuchang used his phone, whose screen was cracked, to scan a QR code on the computer.

At the top, you can see a neat row of shops. Clicking on a shop will display the dishes it sells and their prices.

It's just like the homepage of a certain food delivery platform.

However, since the store information has not yet been entered, the store name and food pictures are currently replaced with test names.

"This client allows customers to browse, search, place orders, and make payments. In the future, features such as reviews and promotions can be added."

"After placing an order, a pickup form will be generated every half hour, showing the restaurant, quantity, and dish name to be picked up."

Then, Gu Shuchang scanned another QR code.

The circle on the screen rotated and soon displayed another page.

"This is the merchant's side. After logging into their account, merchants can upload menu items, set prices, and check orders."

"The order information placed by the user is transmitted to the merchant in real time, but the funds will be deposited into our account, and we will deduct the commission before making the payment to the merchant."

As he spoke, Gu Shuchang entered a string of code into the computer, generating a virtual order.

The mobile phone logged into the merchant's account immediately sent a notification, announcing the dish name and quantity in a robotic voice.

At the same time, the printer next to me started running, printing out a takeout order containing product information and delivery details.

The building and dormitory numbers are displayed in bold, large font, making them very clear.

"Finally, there's the management interface, which is the port we use."

Gu Shuchang opened a webpage on his computer.

"Order Management: Here you can view all order details, including merchant name, product name, order time, and price."

"Let me demonstrate delivery driver management."

Gu Shuchang logged into a delivery driver account and lightly scanned the barcode on the takeout order.

The management console immediately displayed the delivery person's name, order information, and order acceptance time.

"Each order can only be scanned once, meaning it's linked to a single delivery person, increasing efficiency while avoiding multiple settlements."

"And the most important function is financial management."

"This feature supports one-click export of daily financial reports, showing the number of orders received by each store and the total turnover for the day. After entering the commission rate in advance, it will output the amount payable to the merchant."

"And to coordinate the number of orders each delivery person makes that day and pay their wages."

Finally, Gu Shuchang briefly introduced other functions, such as adding merchant rider accounts, adjusting the display order of stores on the client, and managing the listing and delisting of stores, etc.

Xu Xi and the others were all dumbfounded.

The system that Gu Shuchang created perfectly solved all the difficulties they encountered in their operation.

With this, Xu Xi and Wen Yao's job was simply to pay the merchants and delivery riders according to the financial statements, and they didn't have to worry about any errors or false reporting.

Furthermore, Gu Shuchang stated that this is only the first generation of the system, with only important functions launched. Future updates and iterations will be more comprehensive, such as supporting automatic payments.

By then, Xu Xi would only need to lie down and count her money.

"Shuchang...you created this entire system in just seven days?"

"Um... a little more. The last feature was approved for testing an hour ago."

Gu Shuchang yawned, his eyes revealing his drowsiness.

During the seven-day National Day holiday, he barely slept, spending every day either coding or testing features.

After the product passed the test, he immediately reported to Xu Xi without delay.

Xu Xi immediately took out her phone, her slender fingertips swiping across the screen, and transferred the promised 5,000 yuan to Gu Shuchang.

"Thank you, Sister Xi! Can I rest for a day before going back to work? I want to sleep for half a day; I have class in the afternoon..."

"Shuchang, you don't need to be a food server anymore."

"what?"

For a moment, Gu Shuchang's eyes twitched, and a hint of panic, anxiety, and sadness flashed in them.

Ultimately, it couldn't escape the fate of being optimized.

He lowered his head and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Well, with this five thousand yuan, it should be enough for him to live on for a long time.

I'll find something else to do later.

Xu Xi cleared her throat, looked earnestly into Gu Shuchang's disappointed eyes, and said solemnly.

"Starting today, you will be our team's data engineer, responsible for system maintenance and iterative updates."

"As for compensation, I'll give you 10% of the profits."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shuchang's mood was like a rollercoaster ride, soaring from the bottom of the valley to the sky.

He pinched his thigh to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

A 10% profit share means at least 5,000 yuan in income each month, and this number will only increase as the business grows.

And I only need to do the programming work that I am best at, without having to be outdoors in the wind and sun, squatting, walking, jumping and running.

His eyes were wide open as he stared straight at Xu Xi, as if asking her if it was true.

Xu Xi nodded, her bangs swaying slightly.

"Go back and rest. Once you're fully rested, you can finish perfecting the remaining functions."

"In addition, I'll give you another five thousand dollars to build the server for the system. You'll be in charge of that, and you need to ensure its stability."

"Mission accomplished!"

Gu Shuchang excitedly patted his chest and assured everyone that he had hit the jackpot.

Xu Xi also felt that she had made a huge profit.

You should know that a project that would cost outside software companies 100,000 or 200,000 yuan was completed by Gu Shuchang for only 5,000 yuan.

However, she still decided to give Gu Shuchang 10% of the profits as a bonus, and to pay him in installments the expenses that should have been spent on the software company.

Furthermore, the timeframe provided by software companies is generally around one month.

Gu Shuchang only took seven days.

This is enough to show that he is a talented programmer.

By using money to control him, we might be able to use him for our own purposes in the future.

......