Chapter 76: Paper Shop Expands New Business
Gu Xiaoyou looked away and put the rice in the bowl.
Liang'er and Zhu Cheng washed their hands, and the four of them sat in the backyard to eat.
After the meal, Gu Xiaoyou checked Zhu Cheng's left wrist. She picked up a chopstick and said, "Hold it firmly."
Zhu Cheng followed the instructions and held the chopsticks in his hands.
Gu Xiaoyou tugged hard, and Zhu Cheng held the chopsticks firmly in his hand.
"Recovering very well." Gu Xiaoyou nodded with satisfaction.
"Then can I go to work?" Zhu Cheng asked happily.
Although I can see Zhou in the morning, noon and evening while recovering from my injuries, the rest of the time is really boring.
Zhu Cheng misses the days when he can run around very much.
Gu Xiaoyou pinched Zhu Cheng's arm, then pulled it along the elbow and turned it around.
"Yes, but you still have to wrap it with gauze to prevent it from being strained again, and try not to use force on your left hand."
"Thank you, boss, I will pay attention." Zhu Cheng said cheerfully.
Gu Xiaoyou shook her head. This was the first time she met someone who loved work so much.
"I'll wrap gauze for you, and you can learn from it." Gu Xiaoyou went to the front yard to get gauze and motioned to Zhu Cheng to straighten his arm.
While Gu Xiaoyou was wrapping it around, she turned into a nurse and showed the spirit of treating patients. She couldn't help nagging: "This gauze is wrapped in the morning and can be untied at night. Remember to change it every day. It needs to be changed."
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Zhu Cheng listened and said with some embarrassment: "Boss, I really don't think I can tie the gauze with one hand. Can I keep it tied up?"
"No, you have to change it every day, otherwise it will be soaked with sweat and it will become tighter and tighter, and the wrist will not activate blood circulation..."
Gu Xiaoyou said seriously, reprimanding Zhu Cheng with his eyes, as if he was looking down on the disobedient patient.
"Then let me learn. I'll pass by the express delivery station in the morning and I can help you." Zhou said with a bit of shyness.
"Okay, then you study hard." Gu Xiaoyou didn't think much and directly demonstrated it to Zhou.
Zhou studied with shyness and earnestness, while Zhu Cheng had a silly smile on his face.
Gu Xiaoyou taught her once and then asked Mrs. Zhou to demonstrate it to her again.
Zhou carefully recalled Gu Xiaoyou's movements, wrapped them around Zhu Cheng's arm, and inadvertently traced Zhu Cheng's arm with her fingers.
Zhu Cheng's dark face turned red, and he straightened his body and sat on the chair.
After Zhou had finished wrapping it, he breathed a sigh of relief and touched the bandage on his wrist, feeling a little regretful.
It would be nice if his wrists were thicker so that Zhou could be entangled longer.
Gu Xiaoyou checked it over and praised: "Well done, I will leave the gauze wrapping work to you in the future."
"Yes, I will do it well." Zhou's face turned red and she whispered.
Gu Xiaoyou saw that Zhu Cheng had recovered and her plan could be implemented.
"Zhu Cheng, when you go to work tomorrow, I won't go to the express delivery station. Everyone is familiar with the work process. If you don't understand, you can ask Boss Liu..."
Gu Xiaoyou gave some instructions, and then left the hospital with Zhou and Liang'er.
The next day, there were dark clouds, the sun was completely blocked, and it might rain at any time.
Gu Xiaoyou took an oil-paper umbrella and came to Youlian Paper Shop.
Yang He and his assistant were arranging goods on the shelves. When they saw Gu Xiaoyou, they hurriedly greeted him: "Boss Gu, you're here."
"Yeah." Gu Xiaoyou responded casually and said with a serious expression: "I have something to ask you."
Seeing her serious expression, Yang He said seriously: "Boss Gu, please tell me, if there is anything you need me to do, just give me your orders."
"Okay, please accompany me to the workshop first."
"I'll go to you right away."
Yang He gave the clerk a few words and followed Gu Xiaoyou out of the paper shop.
Halfway through, it suddenly started raining.
Gu Xiaoyou held up the oil-paper umbrella and said to Yang He, "My umbrella is a bit small. Let's squeeze in and walk a few steps quickly."
Yang He said sheepishly: "No, I can just run there, no need to hold an umbrella."
"Oh, I'm still afraid of the leader at this time." Gu Xiaoyou stepped forward, grabbed Yang He's sleeve, and pulled him under the umbrella.
"let's go."
Gu Xiaoyou said something, holding an umbrella and walking without any distractions.
Yang He and Gu Xiaoyou walked side by side under the umbrella. They were embarrassed to be too close, so half of their shoulders were outside the umbrella.
Gu Xiaoyou was busy on his way and didn't notice this. By the time he arrived at the workshop, half of Yang He's body was soaked.
"Oh, this umbrella is still too small." Gu Xiaoyou said carelessly, picking up the handkerchief from the workshop and handing it to Yang He.
"Thank you." Yang He thanked him softly, took the towel, and wiped the rain off his body with a blush.
After the two of them packed up, they walked into the workshop.
Gu Xiaoyou gathered all the workers in the warehouse and said loudly: "Guys, our toilet paper is doing very well. I plan to expand the business. Do any of you know how to make rice paper?"
Several older workers raised their hands, and Gu Xiaoyou checked the number of people and signaled other workers to continue working, leaving a few older workers behind.
"How long have you been doing this?" Gu Xiaoyou asked.
"I did it for five years."
"Eight years..."
"I have been making rice paper for more than ten years."
Several older workers replied one after another.
Gu Xiaoyou's eyes lit up, she didn't expect there to be so many talented people among her workers.
"Very good, I will tell you my thoughts now. I want to make better rice paper than the existing rice paper in Qingcheng County, but our price is twice as cheap as theirs."
After Gu Xiaoyou finished talking about the plan, several old workers looked at each other, and the worker who had been working for the longest time said awkwardly: "Boss Gu, your idea is very good, but it is cheap and good, so I am afraid it will be difficult to implement."
Gu Xiaoyou had already expected this, and smiled and said: "It's not difficult, as long as we change our raw materials."
"Raw materials?" the old worker asked in confusion.
"Yes, I have already researched it. The raw material of rice paper in Qingcheng County is sawdust. As long as we add star fruit and vine juice to the raw material, our rice paper will be better than theirs, and it will be easier to produce..."
Gu Xiaoyou told the information she had found during this period one by one, and then took out the rice paper she had made in her experiment.
Several old workers' eyes lit up when they heard this, and they went over to touch the rice paper made by Gu Xiaoyou.
"Boss Gu's idea is so novel."
"I have never seen such smooth rice paper."
"Yes, and the raw materials can be obtained locally. There are many carambola vines in and around Qingcheng County."
Several old workers were full of praise for Gu Xiaoyou, and Yang He's eyes were bright with admiration.
Gu Xiaoyou said with a smile: "Excuse me, please go to another workshop I rent to make rice paper. The wages will remain the same. If the sales are good, I can give you a wage increase. What do you think?"
"We are willing to go." Several old workers agreed readily.
Chapter completed!