I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 432
Chapter 432: Our Café is Thriving
With Vivi’s addition, the work at the café has noticeably become much easier.
Before this, due to Ouyang Xue’s departure, after I became the store manager, there was an overwhelming amount of work.
For instance, I had to deal with business negotiations with Zheng Zisheng from “Papa Rotti,” the snack wholesale supplier, almost every few days. After all, as the store manager, it was my responsibility.
Our relationship with “Papa Rotti” is somewhat like a franchise, or you could say an agency. Zheng Zisheng, who took over his uncle’s snack store, is now the boss. His uncle had many collaborations with snack factories, and now these factories naturally deal with him.
He acts as the general distributor for the brand as well as a retailer. Every month, he orders goods from the factories and some individual sellers according to the requirements of the sub-agents, selling some himself and letting the agents sell some.
Since I wished him a happy birthday on the bus… well, just a casual birthday greeting, Zheng Zisheng has always remembered it. He didn’t charge me much in agency fees, only taking a symbolic profit, which made the process of ordering directly from the factory almost the same.
After joining this snack brand, we also began selling various dried goods and “local specialties” at our café, such as dried fruits, dried squid, small fish, and also sunflower seeds and sweet potato chips.
Considering that these snacks didn’t quite fit with the style of the café’s first and second floors, I discussed with Su Yunjin and others and decided to open a small kiosk outside the café, similar to a newsstand. This kiosk is dedicated to selling these snacks and dried fruits, and we also placed an automatic vending machine nearby to sell beverages. This way, if customers passing by don’t want to come in for a meal, they can still buy snacks and drinks outside.
For tourists and the like, they can buy a pack of sunflower seeds or preserved plums and a bottle of green tea while enjoying the scenery, which is a must-have for sightseeing.
Apart from snacks, I, as the store manager, also need to handle the procurement of beverages for the vending machine.
This means that there will be periods when the café has fewer staff on-site.
Currently, Ai Luodi is working the night shift, but she also needs rest. When Ouyang Xue was still here, she covered Ai Luodi’s shifts on the nights Ai Luodi was off. Now that Ouyang Xue is gone, when Ai Luodi takes a break, either Gabriel or Fei Luo covers her shift. Both of them are indifferent to whether they work or not. They are here on Earth purely for fun, playing computer games, chatting online, and watching movies at the café.
As for Bai… right now, I work with Xiao Mo as a team, and Lan Jiajia works on her own. At the beginning of each month, we hold a small meeting to plan who will have days off and who will work, spacing out my, Xiao Mo’s, and Lan Jiajia’s days off. On Lan Jiajia’s days off, Xiao Mo and I work at the café, and when Xiao Mo and I are off, Lan Jiajia works.
However, even with this schedule, we face a significant “staff shortage” during peak dining times. Even if Fei Luo comes up from downstairs to help Lan Jiajia with serving customers, it might not be enough.
Chef Wang doesn’t make milk tea, he only handles the cooking part. The milk tea and beverages on the second floor require dedicated staff. If the number of customers needing service on the first floor and those ordering drinks on the second floor increases, we can become overwhelmed.
Moreover, I need to frequently go out to discuss collaborations in the past two months. With Xiao Mo alone in the store, it becomes quite chaotic without the use of magic.
Currently, the café is barely managing to operate, functioning at the absolute minimum staff level. Losing even one person would create problems.
Even though I haven’t specifically studied company management, I know that this situation is extremely detrimental to the café.
It’s manageable with Xiao Mo and the others, but if Lan Jiajia or Ai Luodi has any personal needs, such as having relatives to attend to or needing a few days off, it can easily lead to us being overwhelmed.
Vivi’s addition has greatly alleviated this situation.
Her “24-hour” work system ensures that someone is always watching over the café, and she can cover for Ai Luodi during her rest periods at night.
Vivi doesn’t require a salary, is hardworking, has a sweet appearance… at least she looks sweet to me, is tall, has a good personality, and works diligently without complaints.
If I had to point out a flaw, it might be that she eats a lot.
Yes, this top-level undead killer from another world, who has lived for over six thousand years and was once a princess of a super empire, really likes to eat.
Her “love for food” includes both physiological and psychological aspects. Undead consume food to convert energy, and the more they eat, the quicker the absorption. Vivi’s body is not merely a decoration, like Fei Luo, what she eats is actually converted into her own energy.
Additionally, during the time she was about to become an undead, there wasn’t much food in the basement, and she might have starved to death before becoming an undead. So she has a certain obsession with food.
After arriving at the café, Vivi tried almost everything in the store. Fei Luo and Gabriel explained her “food-loving” reasons, and I understood. I told Vivi that she could eat whatever she likes from the store, considering it as part of her monthly wages.
“That’s right, she is our new employee, Vivi. Since she’s a new employee, she might not be very familiar with some of the tasks, so please be understanding.”
After introducing Vivi’s role and work schedule to the viewers in the café’s live streaming room, I looked at the camera above the door.
“Since Vivi will be working in the café almost 24 hours a day, year-round, her name won’t be recorded in the notification group or the work schedule for now. Any temporary changes will be arranged as needed.”
?What! 24-hour work? No days off all year round??
?The café’s dark side has been exposed! This is pure exploitation! 996 is nothing compared to this, it’s 007! They’re treating the café like home!?
?The comments just came in, check the replay later. Vivi’s situation is quite special.?
?Special or not, 007 is unacceptable! This clearly violates labor laws!?
?Vivi’s situation is unique. She enjoys this type of work, comes from a distant land, and doesn’t have a place to stay. She hopes to live here for a few years.?
?Yeah, don’t spread rumors. Vivi and Nuo’er are like friends, so she’ll be living here and helping with the café. That’s about it.?
As expected, right after I finished introducing Vivi, the live stream’s comment section exploded.
?But to be honest, Vivi is also a real beauty. Did you guys notice that??
?She kind of looks like… a doll? I don’t know if you’ve ever played with one, but that’s the vibe.?
?Yeah, yeah, the expressionless look really hits me. But her skin is so white…?
?Xiao Mo is a cool beauty, so is Vivi like a ‘three-no’ girl? And then Nuo… what’s Nuo’er??
?A mascot?
“I’m not a mascot!”
Seeing the live stream discussion getting increasingly strange, I took off my headphones.
“Alright, that’s enough of the introduction. I’m ignoring you guys now. I need to check the garden outside.”
“Vivi, please stay on standby at the milk tea shop on the second floor. The customers who like milk tea and desserts should be arriving soon.”
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