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Sunday, October 2nd, today is the triplets’ second birthday. read

On last year's birthday, Xu's mother thought that the triplets were too lucky and should be suppressed. In addition, Xiaobao happened to be hospitalized again, so there was no birthday party.

I have to make up for it this year no matter what.

Early in the morning, Xu Dong went to the pastry shop in Panjiayuan to order a birthday cake for the triplets.

When Xu Dong explained his purpose, the waiter in the pastry shop apologized: "Mr. Xu, I'm sorry, we are out of cream now and can't make cream cakes for the time being."

Whether it is animal butter or plant butter, there is now a huge shortage in the market. Since the beginning of last month, pastry shops have stopped selling all cream products.

"Is there any birthday cake without cream?" Xu Dong asked again.

It doesn't matter whether the birthday cake has cream or not, the key is the sense of ceremony.

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"Yes, we can also make egg cakes and chiffon cakes here."

The waiter was afraid that Xu Dong wouldn't understand, so he took out his cell phone and pulled out a few photos of the finished product.

Xu Dong took a look, pointed at a cake and said, "Let's choose this one. How much does it cost?"

"Okay, Mr. Xu, this is a chiffon cake. How many inches do you need?"

"How big of a dish do we need to feed five or six people?" Xu Dong thought for a while and asked.

The waiter immediately replied: "I recommend that you choose the eight-inch size, which is just right for four to six people."

"Okay, I'll choose the eight-inch one. How much does it cost?"

"The price of the eight-inch cake is 4,000 yuan."

Xu Dong nodded: "Still the old rules, two Fuxing cigarettes, you can mix the extra cigarettes with other snacks. When will I come to pick up the cake?"

After more than two months of continuous increases, the price of Fuxing cigarettes has risen from the original 250 yuan per pack to 323 yuan today.

The increase is nearly 30%.

Xu Dong himself didn't expect that the cigarette market in the capital would be so popular.

"You can do it after 12 noon. You are our regular customer and we will give priority to completing your order."

"Then I'll come over in the afternoon, sorry to bother you!" Xu Dong said politely.

After ordering the birthday cake, Xu Dong went around the shop area and stall area and bought a total of five chickens, three kilograms of ribs, two kilograms of tofu, ten kilograms of fresh mushrooms, and finally some dried seafood.

arrive home.

Yang Lina hugged Xiaobao and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Has the cake been ordered?"

As a mother, she hated to see her children suffer any injustice. What's more, this was the triplets' first birthday, so she couldn't take it too seriously.

"You've made an order. I'll pick it up after lunch. I'll take care of it. Don't worry."

After saying that, Xu Dong entered the kitchen with two bags in both hands.

"Cluck...cluck..."

Xu's mother was very happy when she heard the crow of chickens. After this period of accumulation, the number of air-dried chickens at home finally exceeded 100.

Of course, in order to buy chickens, Xu Dong spent almost 400,000 yuan. It is estimated that this is also his last chance.

After New Year's Day, food supply will be tightened across the board. By then, not to mention chickens, even people will have to learn to starve.

"Did you buy chicken?"

Xu Dong shook the bag and took credit: "I was lucky today. I bought five."

"Let your dad kill them all later, and save the oldest one to make chestnut roast chicken tonight." Xu's mother ordered.

"Okay! Mom, I also bought three kilograms of ribs and two kilograms of tofu, as well as some fresh mushrooms and dried seafood. They are all in bags. Remember to take them out and put them in the refrigerator."

"I can't forget it. Mom has a good memory!"

Xu Dong found Xu's father here. The father and son worked together to kill all five chickens, and the chicken blood filled a big bowl.

Today is the birthday of the triplets. In order to celebrate the birthdays of his three precious grandsons, Father Xu takes a rare day off.

You must know that in normal times, even on weekends, Xu's father is always working, and his work enthusiasm is more than a hundred times stronger than Xu Dong's.

"Dad, have you rented the warehouse yet?"

Father Xu began to pour boiling water into the basin and prepared to pluck the chicken feathers. "We have rented it, but we didn't rent a warehouse. We rented an office building on the fifteenth floor of Jin Chang'an Building."

"Office building? Why did you think of renting an office building?" Xu Dong asked with a frown.

In his impression, although the rent of office buildings is not as expensive as that of shops, it is not cheap either.

"Of course it's because it's cheaper."

Dad Xu explained with a smile: "There are a lot of vacant office buildings now, and the prices are really cheap. After asking around, Ma Jun and I still felt that renting office buildings was more cost-effective. The conditions of the warehouses are a bit worse."

"How much area have you rented? How much is the rent?" Xu Dong asked.

Father Xu put down the electric kettle and replied: "It's 463 square meters in total, and the monthly rent is 12,000 yuan, which is 2,000 yuan more expensive than our store."

When Xu Dong first rented the supermarket, the rent was 20,000 yuan per month.

Later, because business was not doing well, the landlord not only waived two months' rent, but also took the initiative to reduce the rent by half, on the condition that the lease be renewed for at least one year.

Xu Dong calculated the time for housing reform, and then renewed the lease with the other party for one year.

"So cheap?" Xu Dong said in surprise.

It seems that the price of office buildings has not only not increased due to inflation, but has also fallen a lot. This shows that the current economic environment is indeed too sluggish.

"No matter how cheap the price is, it's better than not being able to rent it out. There's a saying that goes, if you don't lose money, you're making money!"

"That makes sense. How many years did you sign the contract for?"

"Three years, the rent is paid annually, and there's no deposit."

Xu Dong finally felt relieved when he heard this. It's not just a one-time payment.

And the price is so cheap, even if there is a loss, it's at most a few tens of thousands of yuan. With the financial strength of the old Xu family, there's no pressure at all.

Xu Dong rubbed a handful of chicken feathers and asked, "When will we move there?"

"After the National Day, the office building will be mainly responsible for maintenance and warehousing, and sales will still be placed in the store."

There's still a week before the National Day, so there's plenty of time.

"Dad, did you take the opportunity to get yourself an office for the general manager?" Xu Dong joked with a smile.

Dad Xu waved his hand, "Your dad doesn't do those fancy things. An independent office is good, but I can't see the employees, and I'm always worried."

"What's there to worry about?" Xu Dong asked in confusion.

Is it because he's afraid that the employees will be lazy? This is too much of a shrewdness!

"You don't understand! Our company is still small, and as a leader, I shouldn't feel alienated from my subordinates.

I should integrate with them, come from the masses, and go to the masses. The most important thing in running a company is to keep in mind the original intention."

Xu Dong was stunned by what his father said, and he didn't know where he saw it.

These words seem to be fine on the surface, but they are actually empty words. If they are really used in reality, they are guaranteed to be useless.

Xu Dong, as a former worker, has worked for nearly 30 years in his past and present lives.

These 30 years have taught him a truth: don't talk to workers about ideals and the future, but talk about wages, which is the most practical and popular.

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