Chapter 22 Building a Staff Canteen

“That’s right. If Manager Li hasn’t selected a company yet, our workshop can make a sample garment for you first. It should be ready by tomorrow. What do you think?”

Wei Yan said solemnly. How could he miss such a good opportunity?

“No problem, but the quality must be up to par.”

“Don’t worry, Manager Li, we only use top-grade materials in our workshop, so there will definitely be no problem with the quality.”

“Alright.”

Li Maode enthusiastically escorted Wei Yan to the office door.

It was late afternoon.

Shen Rou finished preparing the documents for the five insurances, and with the employees’ materials, she was driven by Yang Dahai to the Social Security Bureau to open an account.

Since the custom-ordered computers hadn’t arrived yet, Chen Mo could only idly scroll through his phone.

Knock knock knock!

The office door was knocked.

Chen Mo responded, and then Wei Yan opened the door and walked in.

“Mr. Chen, these are the vacant workshops in the Industrial Park. This is the Industrial Park’s floor plan.”

Wei Yan said, while marking the vacant workshops.

Chen Mo took a look and found that these vacant workshops were not far from the current workshop, with the furthest being only two hundred meters away.

“Not bad. Have you discussed the price?”

The workshops themselves weren’t the main point; the key was how much he could spend on rent.

“Not yet. If Mr. Chen is interested, we can discuss it tomorrow.”

“Then let’s discuss it tomorrow.”

Chen Mo nodded, and Wei Yan exited the office.

Close to closing time,

Shen Rou also returned to the company after finishing her business.

Chen Mo didn’t linger at the company; he directly had Yang Dahai drive him home, taking Shen Rou along as well.

“Mr. Chen, you can stop here.”

In front of a subway entrance, Shen Rou quickly called out.

This subway entrance was only one stop away from where she worked part-time, and she didn’t want Mr. Chen to waste more time driving her.

“Thank you, Mr. Chen.”

Getting out of the car,

Shen Rou thanked him again.

“Mr. Chen, are we going straight back?”

Yang Dahai slowly started the car and asked.

“Yes, home.”

Chen Mo nodded.

……….

“Wife, how about it? I think the benefits are very good, and they even pay for insurance. This way, we’ll have security when we’re old, and it can also ease some pressure on our daughter.”

On the sofa,

Yang Dahai briefly mentioned that Chen Mo wanted to hire a chef.

“Isn’t 7,500 a bit much? With my half-baked cooking skills, getting such a high salary, I always feel a bit uneasy.”

Dong Hong’s expression was hesitant. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to be a chef, but everything was too sudden, giving her a sense of unreality.

“Mr. Chen said your cooking is very delicious, and if you feel uneasy, then just cook more diligently and make the food even tastier.”

Yang Dahai said earnestly.

“Alright, then I’ll resign from my job tomorrow.”

Dong Hong made her decision, then got up and walked into the kitchen, excitedly saying,

“I’ll make a few more dishes and send them up to Mr. Chen upstairs for him to try.”

Soon, the table was filled with a sumptuous meal.

“Wow, so many dishes!”

Yang Duoduo ran out of the bedroom, drawn by the aroma, and couldn’t stop salivating at the sight of the dishes on the table.

Her gaze fell on the braised chicken feet by the table, and she reached out her small hand, wanting to sneak a bite.

“Are your hands clean before you touch it?”

Before her small hand could touch the chicken feet, it was blocked by a pair of chopsticks.

“Then I’ll go wash my hands.”

Yang Duoduo stuck out her small tongue and ran to the bathroom.

When she came out,

She saw her mother handing her a bag.

“Take this to the big brother upstairs. Be polite, no messing around.”

“Okay!”

Yang Duoduo held the bag with both hands, left the house, and walked upstairs.

Upstairs,

Chen Mo looked at the bag in Yang Duoduo’s hand, knowing that she was bringing him dinner again.

After thinking for a moment, he took it.

“Thank you, Yang Duoduo.”

He bent down and rubbed Yang Duoduo’s small head, saying softly.

“You’re welcome, because of big brother, Yang Duoduo has eaten so much meat!”

Yang Duoduo tilted her head and said happily.

She didn’t know who this big brother was, but she could feel that the changes in her family must be related to this handsome big brother in front of her.

“Big brother, you must eat well. Yang Duoduo needs to go back now.”

After saying that, her small body quickly ran downstairs, as if something was attracting her.

Chen Mo shook his head and smiled at the sight.

……….

The next day,

10 AM, at the company.

Li Maode looked at the office desks and chairs, his expression slightly surprised.

He was very familiar with the brand of these desks and chairs; they were not cheap at all.

He hadn’t expected a small Clothing Factory to be willing to spend so much money on such expensive desks and chairs.

Moreover, he had just secretly toured the workshop and found that air conditioning had even been installed there.

Installing air conditioning in a workshop, from his understanding, throughout the entire Industrial Park, among all the workshops and factory buildings, big and small, this was probably the only one.

“Manager Li, please have a seat.”

Chen Mo looked at the balding man who entered and greeted him.

“Mr. Chen, you’re too kind. Have you decided which building you want to rent, Mr. Chen?”

Li Maode sat down, looking at the Industrial Park’s floor plan on the table.

Shen Rou timely placed a cup of water on Li Maode’s table.

“How much are these buildings?”

Chen Mo directly asked the question he most wanted to know.

“Oh, let me introduce them.”

Li Maode pointed to the buildings marked on the floor plan and described them one by one.

“This one is the smallest, the rent is 100,000. This one is slightly larger, it’s 130,000. This one…”

After listening to Li Maode’s introduction, Chen Mo didn’t hesitate and directly pointed to the most expensive building.

“This one it is.”

This building was not only the most expensive but also the closest to the current workshop. Considering both price and distance, this building was undoubtedly the most suitable.

“This building has two floors, upper and lower, each floor is 600 square meters, and the annual rent is 200,000.”

“The minimum lease is one year. Are you sure you want to rent this one, Mr. Chen?”

“Yes, I’ll rent this one. Two years to start. Do you have the contract with you? We can sign it now.”

Chen Mo nodded.

He had originally wanted to try renting for more years, but he hadn’t expected the system to only allow a maximum lease term of two years.

Two years it is, then. At least it’s 400,000.

“I have it, I have it.”

Li Maode was stunned. He hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly. In the past, whenever someone came to rent a workshop, they would always bargain for a while before giving up.

And this young boss in front of him hadn’t even considered it, hadn’t even haggled over the price, and just directly chose it.

This was truly beyond his expectations, but he quickly took out the contract from his briefcase and handed it over.

Soon, both parties completed the contract signing.

“May I ask, Mr. Chen, are you preparing to expand workshop production?”

Li Maode put away the contract and asked curiously.

“Oh, no, it’s going to be used as the company cafeteria.”

Chen Mo answered truthfully, then picked up his phone, ready to transfer the money to Li Maode.

But Li Maode suddenly interrupted him.

“Mr. Chen, you only need to pay 330,000.”