lcionline Chapter 122 Settlement
Chapter 122 Settlement
In the following days, the fried chicken and milk tea shop's revenue fluctuated, eventually stabilizing at around 400 yuan per day.
With the daily profit of around 500 yuan from the clothing boutique and the 30 yuan from setting up a stall in Huayuansheng Square, the three generations of the family can earn around 1000 yuan per day.
In addition, Li Fang, the owner of a clothing store in the county town, comes to pick up goods every ten days, and her profit is about 800 yuan.
In mid-November, a month after the opening of Pear's clothing boutique, Hua Lichu launched another promotion, attracting a wave of customers.
The day after the event ended, at noon, Hua Li, unusually, gathered her grandfather and sister, who should have been taking a nap, in her room for a family meeting.
The room was so quiet that only the breathing of the three generations of the family could be heard.
Hua Lichu chuckled and reassured the two, "What's wrong? It's just settling the accounts so everyone has a general idea. Don't be nervous."
Upon hearing this, Hua Yuansheng nervously swallowed: "Settle... settle the accounts?"
Anyone with eyes can see how booming the shop's business is, but as for how much it actually makes, Huayuansheng doesn't know either.
Hua Antao has all the money in the house. Ever since her younger sister told her yesterday that she was going to do the accounting today, she has prepared the spreadsheet in advance.
Hua Lichu held two sales records for the shops. Seeing that her sister wanted to reveal the secret directly, a sly glint flashed in her eyes.
She looked up at Hua Yuansheng, whose lips were tightly pursed and whose expression was tense, and said playfully, "Grandpa, why don't you guess first?"
Hua Yuansheng licked his dry lips, his throat feeling a little itchy: "Let me guess?"
"Yeah, why don't you guess first? It's no fun if you reveal the answer all at once!"
Hua Yuansheng clenched his fist, thought for a moment, and tentatively whispered, "6000? No, 7000?"
As he said this, Hua Yuansheng secretly glanced at Hua Antao's expression, as if trying to discern something from it.
No matter how hard he looked, all he could see on his eldest granddaughter's face was a smile.
Hua Lichu: "Are you sure? You're not changing your answer?"
Hua Yuansheng was unsure and stammered tentatively, "8...8000?"
"wrong!"
Hua Yuansheng dared not continue, and slapped his thigh: "I'm not guessing anymore! Tao'er, just give me the answer."
Hua Lichu burst into laughter.
Hua Antao said in a serious tone: "Our income is divided into four parts in total."
Part One: Pear's Boutique Clothing Store.
The clothing store opened in the middle of last month, and yesterday marked exactly one month since then.
On the first day of opening, the net income was 1821. In the following four days, due to the significant promotional activities, the average income was around 1000.
The event ended on the sixth day, and the profits fluctuated afterward, generally hovering around 500 per day.
昨天咱们搞了活动，盈利有800，所以，这部分的盈利是1821+1000*4+500*25+800=元。”
Even though she had already calculated the specific data, Hua Antao was still a little dazed at this moment.
Hua Yuansheng swallowed hard and stammered, "Continue...continue."
Hua Antao continued: "Part Two, Peach's Fried Chicken and Milk Tea Shop."
The milk tea shop opened half a month later than the boutique, and as of yesterday, it had been open for exactly 16 days.
On the first day, I earned 1000 yuan, and on the following two days, I earned around 800 yuan. After the event ended, my daily profit fluctuated around 400 yuan.
所以，这部分的收益合计为1000+800*2+400*13=7800元。”
With the huge profits of boutique stores preceding them, the profits of milk tea shops, while equally astonishing, provide a certain buffer.
Hua Antao didn't pause: "Part Three, Wholesale."
This portion of the revenue mainly came from Li Fang, who runs a clothing store in the county town. She bought goods from us three times, the first time for 600, the second time for 1200.”
Hua Antao frowned: "The third time, which was a few days ago, the quantity of goods purchased was significantly reduced, only 400."
Hua Lichu was not surprised at all: "She has been running a shop in the county for so long, she must have her own suppliers and channels. It's only a matter of time before she finds cheaper sources of goods."
Even so, Hua Lichu still thought it would take her another two months to find a source of goods.
Hua Antao nodded: "This portion of the profit totals 2400;
The remaining portion of the income mainly came from Grandpa's stall in the square and the money we earned from various other sources, which amounted to 1000.
Therefore, the total profit is: +7800 + 2400 + 1000 = yuan.
Hua Yuansheng's mouth gaped open, unable to hide his surprise: "We've suddenly... become millionaires?"
3 yuan!
What concept?
The two shops they bought cost around 15,000 yuan, including taxes and various fees.
In just one month, he not only earned back the 15,000 yuan, but also doubled it!
Hua Antao couldn't hide her joy, but she still said rationally, "But we don't have that much money on hand. The various machines for the milk tea shop cost about 2000, and..."
Even so, I still have more than 20,000 yuan in hand!
In the late 1980s, when monthly wages ranged from 100 to 500 yuan, they had more than 20,000 yuan in their hands.
No, there are two more shops that lay golden eggs!
The three generations of the family sat in their seats without speaking for a long time.
After a while, they calmed down and said in unison, "Let's pay back the money we owe and pay our wages!"
Hua Yuansheng continued, "With the remaining money, let's buy another shop."
It has to be said that at this moment, the shops shimmered with golden light in Hua Yuansheng's eyes.
He wished he had ten or eight more of these "golden eggs"!
That evening after get off work, Hua Lichu stopped the four women who were about to return to their rented apartment, brought them to her room, and prepared to pay their wages.
Hua and Qiu were filled with excitement.
Yan Moli kept rubbing her fingers together.
The other two new employees kept their heads down, feeling both nervous and expectant.
Hua Lichu is in charge of most of the shop's affairs, and this time, payday is no exception.
To avoid any mistakes, she prepared the payroll well in advance and even went to a stationery store to print out the pay slips.
She handed out four pay slips to the employees and said, "Take a look and see if there are any mistakes."
Hua and Qiu held the paper in their hands and looked closely. It turned out to be a very simple form.
The first column at the beginning is the name: Hua and Qiu.
The following sections are for full attendance bonus, basic salary, commission, etc.
That's right, there's also a commission.
To encourage everyone's work enthusiasm, Hua Lichu proposed two salary methods.
First, fixed salaries. Store manager: 200; Store clerk: 150.
The second option is a base salary plus commission. Store managers earn 150+ and receive 5% of the profit from the items sold; store staff earn 100+ and receive 2% of the profit from the items sold.
Hua Lichu inquired about the wages of factory workers in Tahara City, which were roughly in the range of 140-300.
However, the other party also has five social insurances and one housing fund.
Although her family doesn't have the five social insurances and one housing fund, she doesn't withhold her salary.
Considering that her shop only provides meals but not accommodation, Hua Lichu finally settled on this number.
Hua, Qiu, and Yan Moli thought about it for a while and finally chose the second option.
Fearing they wouldn't be able to sell anything, the two new employees conservatively chose the first option.
"Yan Moli, 30 days of attendance, 30 days of perfect attendance, base salary 150, commission 200, total salary for October is 380 yuan."
Hua Lichu pushed a stack of money in front of her towards Yan Moli: "Count it and see if it's correct."
Yan Moli's eyes widened, her lips trembling slightly: "How...how much? 380?"
She pinched her thigh hard; it hurt, she wasn't dreaming.
My goodness, she earned 380 yuan in just one month!
Knowing that Hua Lichu was very tired, Yan Moli didn't dare to waste any time. With trembling hands, she quickly counted the money, counted it twice, and nodded vigorously.
"That's right, it's 380 yuan."
Hua and Qiu stared longingly at the money in Yan Moli's hand, licking their lips.
Hua Lichu didn't make her wait long: "Hua and Qiu, 30 days of attendance, 30 days of full attendance, base salary 150. Because you changed shops midway, commission is 100 + 120,10 respectively, total salary for October 400."
As soon as they finished speaking, Hua and Qiu couldn't wait to start counting the money.
After a month of training, she is no longer the person who used to count eggs.
Of course it's not that eggs are bad; she's someone who's handled a lot of money now, so she has to count it in milk tea!
Ahem, she would never admit that she changed the counting unit because she was bad at math, the number of eggs was too large, and she kept making mistakes!
"A glass of lemonade, a glass of lemonade..."
Hua Lichu's eye twitched.
The two new employees swallowed hard, watching their manager count the money with longing eyes.
Hua Lichu said, "You two only joined at the end of the month, you didn't have perfect attendance, and you've only worked for half a month. Because you chose the first salary settlement method, each of you can get 75 yuan."
The two nodded frantically, like chicks pecking at rice.
The boutique's new employee raised his hand high: "Boss, can I change my salary payment method next month? I'd like to choose the second option."
Hua Lichu nodded: "No problem."
Turning to the new employee at the bubble tea shop: "And you?"
The new employee was rather conservative. After considering it for several seconds, he silently shook his head and whispered, "I still choose the first option."
Hua Lichu nodded to indicate that she understood and encouraged everyone: "Our shop is doing very well. I believe that we will be able to open a second and a third shop soon."
At that time, we will also need store managers, and even regional agents. Those who perform well can compete freely…
Hua Lichu's cakes were big and round, igniting a burning passion in the hearts of the four people who had just received their wages.
I wish I could get back to work immediately without taking a break.
"Next year, once the shop is more stable, I'll hire two more people. At that time, I'll give you two days off a month..."
As for this year, it's not long now, so let's leave it at that for now.
None of the three people who received commissions wanted to take a day off, since working one more day meant they could sell a lot more items.
"We'll talk about next year's issues next year. I called you here today not only to pay your salaries, but also because I have some good news."
Tomorrow is Sunday, no rest. The day after tomorrow is Monday, the shop is closed, everyone gets a day off.
Before she could finish speaking, Hua and Qiu quickly said, "I'm not tired at all! I won't rest. Resting for a day would mean losing a lot of money."
Yan Moli also said she didn't want a holiday.
Hua Li was a little helpless when she first saw that everyone genuinely didn't want to take a holiday: "We've been away for a month and haven't been home. Don't we want to go home and see our families? To put their minds at ease?"
"When I came here, your aunt's husband told me not to go back unless necessary, that he would take care of things at home, and that I must not delay your affairs..."
"Your uncle just came to deliver vegetables a couple of days ago, what's so interesting about that..."
The two new employees also said that their families weren't anything special.
Hua Lichu: "I'm tired, I want to rest!"
"Then you can rest! The shop is open, we can take care of it."
"Yes, young boss, you should focus on your studies. We've already taken care of things at the shop, so you don't need to worry..."
My goodness, what an amazing employee! Working from 8 am to 10 pm every day, 30 days a month, and still refusing to take a day off.
Hua Lichu was too lazy to argue with them, and waved her hand: "The day after tomorrow, all employees must have a day off!"
No more sneaking into shops! You all need to get some rest!
If I see anyone sneaking into work, I'll deduct 10 yuan!
"A day off would be so nice. Go home and see the kids, tell your family what you've been up to this month... In short, no work!"
The four people still wanted to say something, but it was clear that Hua Lichu had made up her mind, so they had no choice but to compromise.
Fine, you're the boss anyway, so you get to decide!
Seeing the four of them all looking at her with expressions that said, "You're being unreasonable! We just can't do anything with you!", Hua Lichu felt a little tired.
But honestly, she was really tired!
She wants to rest!
After paying the four employees, Hua Lichu called her grandfather and sister over.
First, she gave her grandfather 50 yuan: "Here! This is your allowance for this month."
Hua Yuansheng grinned so wide his eyes disappeared: "No need for so much! How could I possibly spend that much!"
As he spoke, he counted out 30 yuan and returned it.
"I only need 20."
Before he opened his boutique, he used his pocket money to buy his two granddaughters small trinkets like hair accessories.
Now that we have it at home, why would we need to buy it from someone else?
Hua Lichu insisted: "It's only 50! It's my money, you can keep whatever you don't spend."
The money was all in the hands of the two sisters, and she was afraid that if she got busy, she wouldn't have time to take care of her grandfather.
Grandpa wanted to buy something, but he didn't have any money and was too embarrassed to ask.
Hua Antao also chimed in, "Grandpa, keep it. Why can't you spend it? Next time you go back to the village, can you buy Grandpa a pack of cigarettes? Or some candy for your two little cousins?"
Seeing his two granddaughters looking at him with bright, sparkling eyes, Hua Yuansheng felt sweeter than if he had drunk honey.
"Okay! Grandpa will keep it for now. If you need money, just tell Grandpa and he'll give you more."
"No! No need, you can keep it and buy whatever you want."
Hua Lichu counted out 60 yuan, which she split equally with her sister.
It's euphemistically called pocket money.
Hua Antao doesn't want it.
"Don't you like reading? There's a Xinhua Bookstore near the old No. 1 Middle School. Take this money and go buy some! If you need more, just ask me!"
As for her own 30 yuan.
Don't ask, the answer is always the same: he buys everything and shows it off.