I flattened the last few empty cardboard boxes, stacked them with the ones I had dismantled before, and organized them into a pile at the door of the store.
I was just thinking about whether to find a scrap collector or to stuff it into a corner first, when I heard a squeaking sound of brakes.
Looking up, I saw an old man with gray hair and an old coat riding a tricycle filled with sundries parked in front of the store.
He pointed to the pile of cardboard boxes with some restraint and asked: "Boss, do you still want these cardboard boxes?"
I looked at the pile of cardboard. Selling the scraps would only cost a few yuan at most, and I would have to make a special trip to the recycling station. It was really not worth it.
I smiled at the old man: "No, just take whatever you need."
A grateful smile immediately appeared on the old man's face, and he nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!"
He jumped out of the car and began to bundle the cartons onto the tricycle.
Seeing him hunched over and busy, I turned around and took two mineral water bottles that I had just finished drinking from the store and handed them to him: "There are two more bottles here, let's take them together."
The old man took the bottles, with wrinkles on his face. Everyone burst into laughter: "Boss, you are such a good person! I wish you a prosperous business and a big fortune!"
I smiled and said, "I would like to lend you your kind words."
Looking at his back riding away on a tricycle, I felt a little more relaxed.
A few dollars in a cardboard box is worth a sincere blessing.
The store has not yet opened, so it can be considered a good luck first.
I had just pulled down the rolling shutter door halfway and was about to lock the door and leave, when a figure with a fragrant wind suddenly came over.
Looking sideways, it turned out to be the landlady Zhao Jing.
She wore a tight dress today and carried a small white bag. As soon as she entered the store, she looked around with a smile.
"Good brother, you move very fast!" Zhao Jing reached out and patted my arm.
The tone is so intimate that it makes one's skin crawl. "I didn't expect you to be so capable. You could manage this store in style without saying a word."
To this. The landlord who forcibly accepted me as his younger brother was a little speechless: "Sister Jing, please don't praise me. In my small business, I use my own efforts, save some labor money, and make a living. If I hire others to do everything, I will definitely lose money."
Zhao Jing walked to the shelf, picked up a box of health care products, looked at it, and put it back: "That's what you said, but I don't think you are just making ends meet."
I laughed and said, "Look, where can I get rich? I still need to take care of you, sister Jing."
Zhao Jing interrupted me: "You are me. Brother, can I still treat you badly? Do your best, sister looks after you!"
I laughed along with him: "I feel relieved with Sister Jing's words."
Zhao Jing leaned against the counter and looked at me with a smile: "My brother is still thinking about my sister! I can recommend it to my sister. Is there anything suitable for me? I can give you a good chance."
I turned around and took out a box of women's multivitamin tablets from a conspicuous place on the shelf, and handed them to her: "Sister Jing, try this."
"Many ladies like you who pay attention to skin care are using it. It is very good for complexion and regulating the body. You can take a box and try it first. If you think it works well, then pay." Zhao Jing took the box and looked at it carefully: "Isn't that sister going to be polite to you?"
"Why are you being polite to me? You use it well, which is better than anything else." I responded with a smile.
Zhao Jing is also in the circle of rich women, and she will make money by introducing a few more clients to me.
Zhao Jing put the health care products into her small white bag with satisfaction, "Okay, sister, I will try the effect for you. If it is really good, I will ask a few more sisters to take care of your business later! Let's go, good brother!"
After I watched her go away, I also closed the rolling door and returned to the site.
Back at the site, after dealing with route issues reported by several riders, the intercom phone at the front desk rang again.
After Zhang Wei picked up the phone, she covered the phone and said to me: "Webmaster, someone is applying for a pharmacist job again. Is it convenient now?"
"Invite her." I didn't hold out much hope.
Not long after, the office door was pushed open, and a woman who looked to be in her mid-twenties walked in.
She was wearing decent business attire and light makeup.
Hand in with a resume, he said clearly in a clear voice: "Hello, Boss Chen. My name is Qin Xue. I saw your recruitment information and came to apply for the position of pharmacist."
I asked her to sit down and quickly browsed the resume.
Graduated from a formal medical school and has a practicing pharmacist certificate. I have worked in a chain drugstore for three years before, and my experience seems to be good.
"Pharmacist Qin, my situation is also written on my resume. The small store has just started, and the salary may not be as good as that of a large drug store." I got straight to the point.
Qin Xue nodded and said frankly: "I understand. What I value is the opportunity to be responsible for a store independently. In terms of salary, the range written on your resume is acceptable to me."
She put forward a key condition. , "However, I have a request, because I just moved to this area and haven't found a suitable place to live yet. Can you provide accommodation?"
A relieved smile appeared on Qin Xue's face: "That's great! Thank you, Boss Chen!"
I directly took out my mobile phone, turned to the landlady Zhao Jing's phone number, and dialed it.
The phone rang several times before it was picked up, and Zhao Jing's voice came from the other end: "Hey, dear brother, why did you remember to call your sister?"
I tried to keep my tone as normal as possible: "Sister Jing, I'm sorry to bother you. Exit. I have a new pharmacist in my shop and I need to rent a house nearby. Do you have any room available? It would be better to find one closer to my shop. "
"Have you hired someone? My brother, your business seems to be booming!" Zhao Jing seems to be happier than me.
"Of course there are vacancies! I happen to have a one-bedroom, one-living room on hand. It's in the community behind your shop. It's less than five minutes' walk away. It's fully furnished and has all the appliances. You can live in it with just a bag."
“Sister Jing, as you know, I am just starting out and have a limited budget for employee accommodation. Do you think you can give me a preferential price?” I lowered my stance and tried to bargain.
Zhao Jing chuckled softly on the other end of the phone: "Okay, for the sake of my good brother, I'll give you a discount."
I accepted it as soon as I could: "Then thank you, Sister Jing! When is convenient for you, I can take someone over to look at the house?"
"In the afternoon, I'll wait for you at the house at three o'clock in the afternoon." Zhao Jing quickly set the time.
I hung up the phone and the house issue was finally settled.
Hand raised his head and said to Qin Xue, who was sitting opposite, "I will take you to the store in the afternoon to familiarize yourself with the environment. I also took a look at the place where I live. It is very close."
A look of reassurance appeared on Qin Xue's face: "Okay, Boss Chen, please excuse me."
Hence "Don't call me Boss Chen, it's too foreign. Call me Xiao Chen." It's my first time to be a boss, so I'm still a little used to it.