Chapter 190: Finding a New Manager
Tong Huaqiong's heart moved.
The eldest daughter-in-law of Mr. Zheng is Xu Zaohua.
Tong Huaqiong asked, "What a coincidence! Mr. Zheng's eldest daughter-in-law is from the Xu family in our village. She looks pretty good. How did Steward He offend her?"
Ma Ming hesitated to speak, and finally spread out his hands to indicate that he didn't know.
Tong Huaqiong did not ask any further questions.
Outsiders may not know the private affairs of a wealthy family like Mr. Zheng's.
But if Tong Huaqiong really intends to hire Butler He, she must have a clear understanding of Butler He's background.
She thought about going to Pingchuan County to inquire about it.
After Ma Ming left, Tong Huaqiong brought the accountant Ma Huateng and the clerk Hong Xiaoxi to Sushiyuan.
The employees of Sushiyuan are still there, but some of them packed their bags, thinking they would leave after changing their boss.
After all, they are enemies of Peach Blossom Dessert.
Tong Huaqiong didn't think so. Since she had "acquired" Sushiyuan, she was willing to employ them as long as their employees were willing to stay.
Of course, the prerequisite is that you must be loyal to Taohua Dessert and abide by the law.
Tong Huaqiong asked Hong Xiaoxi to call everyone to a meeting.
"Those who are willing to stay can stay. I will still use my peach blossom desserts for you. If you don't want to stay, each of you can go to Ma Huateng and get two taels of silver and leave." Tong Huaqiong said.
Originally, everyone from the waiters to the baking chefs at Taohua Dessert thought they would be fired today, but unexpectedly, they were able to stay due to an unexpected turn of events.
While feeling relieved, I also felt grateful to Tong Huaqiong.
No wonder Widow Tong was able to defeat Sushiyuan in such a short time, her courage in employing people is extraordinary.
If I leave Sushiyuan, I may not be able to gain a foothold in other shops, so it is better for me to follow Taohua Dessert.
Anyway, we just make and sell cakes.
After some eye contact, most of the guys stayed.
Of course, there were also a few people who were unwilling to stay and took the silver and left.
After the personnel were arranged, Tong Huaqiong watched with her own eyes as the sign of Sushiyuan was taken down and replaced with a sign of Taohua Dessert.
Tong Huaqiong does not intend to run this shop like Sushiyuan. She wants to turn this shop into a high-end custom pastry shop.
After getting the new shop, she began to decorate it, removing traces of the Sushi Garden and adding the style of Peach Blossom Desserts.
The decoration of the shop was handed over to Gu Xiaocao's father, Gu Guangkui. They had cooperated once before, so he knew Tong Huaqiong's needs and could guarantee the effect.
Another thing is to find a new manager for this new shop.
He Chao, the housekeeper recommended by Ma Ming, was once again considered by Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong had some unpleasant dealings with He Chao, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized that she did not have much hatred towards him.
He came to the Gu family to ask for people and money, and was also working for his employer, Mr. Zheng.
The Gu family is willing to sell Maner to the Zheng family, so how could he, a housekeeper, interfere?
She still remembered that it was Master Zheng's idea to have Gu Yaozu castrated when He Chao revealed that the Gu family could not pay back the money they owed. Instead, he tried his best to give Tong Huaqiong time.
And if it weren’t for He Chao, how would Tong Huaqiong have found Master Tan who could slaughter pigs.
Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong searched her mind for Tong Dajiao's memories of He Chao in her previous life.
In Tong Dajiao's world, He Chao was just an insignificant person. Despite this, Tong Huaqiong still found out a little bit.
This little bit was enough for Tong Huaqiong to immediately decide to invite him to be the manager, and she didn't mind giving him the status of a partner.
This is also a talent.
When Man'er was abused in the Zheng family, He Chao felt sympathy for Man'er. He would persuade Master Zheng from time to time and secretly protect Man'er.
When the young master of the Zheng family framed Man'er, He Chao stood up to testify for Man'er and was sent to the farm by Mr. Zheng. He Chao left the Zheng family unwilling to be humiliated.
Later, he came to Shengjing and became the owner of a silk shop of an imperial merchant.
Maner met him again when she entered Shengjing and was helped by him.
Later, after Man'er became a noble concubine, He Chao became Man'er's main source of income outside the palace and was extremely loyal to Man'er.
The downfall of Tong Dajiao and others was inseparable from his promotion outside the palace.
After Gu Jingzhe became an official appointed by the imperial court, Gu Dashu took advantage of Gu Jingzhe's power to do business, and all those businesses were taken into account by He Chao.
Just like in his previous life, He Chao left Mr. Zheng’s house.
Tong Huaqiong planned to first find out the reason why He Chao left, and then go to his house in person to invite him to join her.
She was afraid that if she arrived too late, she would be lured away by someone else.
Without further ado, Tong Huaqiong made up her mind and planned to go to Pingchuan County to ask for help early the next morning.
As for where to find out He Chao's residence, Tong Huaqiong thought of Master Tan, the pig butcher, who would definitely know.
In the evening, Tong Huaqiong returned to Qinghewan and looked at her corn in the field.
In the morning, Gu Dahan mentioned that corn ears turn black and get infested with insects when they are about to mature every year, and the yield of the entire village is reduced because of this.
Now the whole village is catching cotton bollworms on corn ears in the fields in order to reduce diseases and increase corn yields.
But it seems to have little effect.
Tong Huaqiong wanted to go and see what was going on and see if she could use modern technology in the space to rescue him.
While observing in the cornfield, he heard gossip about Xu Zaohua, a widow in the Zheng family.
Xu Zaohua was diagnosed with being three months pregnant, and calculating the date, it turned out that she got pregnant right after getting married.
Originally, whether Xu Zaohua was pregnant or not had nothing to do with Tong Huaqiong, but He Chao was driven out of the Zheng family because of Xu Zaohua.
Therefore, Tong Huaqiong had to prick up her ears to pay attention to the gossip and deeply participate in the discussion of the gossip.
Tong Huaqiong sighed and said, "Zaohua is very lucky. Now she has secured the position of Madam Zheng. If she has a son, it will be even more amazing."
They are all widows, and being a widow in a wealthy family is definitely better than being a widow in the countryside.
Liu Yue'e's mother, Zhao, said, "Early in the morning, the Xu family sent someone to take Zaohua's mother away. This wealthy family is not honest. When Zaohua was not pregnant, the Zheng family never sent anyone to Xu Jin's house. As soon as Zaohua was diagnosed with pregnancy, they hurriedly took her mother away. If it is a girl, I don't know how the Zheng family will react."
Zhao thought that it was better for girls in the village not to marry into a rich family.
Aunt Qin had a mysterious expression on her face and whispered, "No matter what, Zaohua is now very popular in the Zheng family as the young lady. My Qingyou went to Pingchuan County to deliver cakes. That family had dealings with the Zheng family and mentioned Xu Zaohua. Since they were from the same village, Qingyou listened to it. He said that the housekeeper of the Zheng family peeped at Zaohua taking a bath and was expelled. That housekeeper was the most valued by Mr. Zheng."
Qin Qingyou is in charge of the peach blossom "take-out" business of Taohua Dessert. He did not tell Tong Huaqiong the news he brought from Pingchuan County. After returning home, the whole village was talking about Xu Zaohua, so he revealed a few words to his mother.
Tong Huaqiong wanted to find Qin Qingyou to ask about the details.
Qin Qingyou had just finished get off work at Taohua Dessert and was now busy at the other end of the cornfield.
Aunt Qin shouted at the top of her lungs and Qin Qingyou came.