However, when it came to the bountiful harvest of the fruit trees, Aunt Qianhua was still a bit puzzled. To be precise, seeing the heavily laden peach and grape trees, all the villagers were quite curious.
"Peaches and grapes can grow at this time of the year. Everyone finds it incredible!"
It was already the end of October. These fruit trees, as they had listened to Yuan Tiantian's advice at the beginning, didn't have any special measures taken. They were just planted, then properly watered and their branches trimmed. That was all. But they had borne fruit, in a season that wasn't theirs. How could the villagers not find it strange?
Hearing what Aunt Qianhua said, Yuan Tiantian just smiled silently and didn't explain much. But she still reminded Aunt Qianhua.
"We should keep this to ourselves. Let everyone not go around talking about it. Otherwise, it might bring unnecessary trouble, which wouldn't be good."
After Yuan Tiantian said this, Aunt Qianhua immediately nodded.
"Don't worry. I was afraid some big - mouthed people would talk everywhere before, so I've already given them a heads - up in advance. I'll remind them a few more times later!"
Hearing Aunt Qianhua's words, Yuan Tiantian nodded slightly. Then she thought of something. She originally didn't want to say it, but Aunt Qianhua noticed that Yuan Tiantian seemed to have something to say, and immediately said,
"Little boss, just say whatever you want. I'm listening."
After thinking for half a minute, Yuan Tiantian finally said what was on her mind. It actually sounded a bit unpleasant, as if she didn't trust the people helping out in the back mountain. But now that there were more people, this kind of thing might really happen. Although it hadn't been discovered yet, just in case, Yuan Tiantian decided to give Aunt Qianhua a warning first.
"The thing is, as the planting in the back mountain has increased, the number of employees coming to work has also gradually increased. Around 10 more people have been added this month. So, there's something I need to tell you in advance, Auntie."
"When there are more people, not only are there more gossips, but there may also be some who are prone to stealing. So, Auntie, I'd trouble you to pay more attention. We can't let those with wrong intentions do something bad."
Yuan Tiantian didn't say it explicitly that they needed to prevent people from stealing the vegetables, but Aunt Qianhua understood what she meant.
"You're right. I didn't pay much attention before, but I'll focus more on this aspect later."
The people Aunt Qianhua and Li Mu had found before were all very trustworthy. However, as the workload had become larger and larger, the recruitment criteria had been relaxed a bit. After all, the number of very trustworthy people was limited, and there was indeed a problem of some mixed - quality people at present.
Yuan Tiantian's reminder today hit the nail on the head.
"Anyway, no one is allowed to touch the fruits and vegetables in the back mountain without my permission. But I've also thought about it. From now on, on the last day of each month, I'll give all the employees working in the back mountain a fruit and vegetable gift package. But remember, they mustn't touch them privately."
"Auntie, you tell everyone that if anyone is found touching the vegetables and fruits in the back mountain privately, that person will be immediately fired and will never be re - employed, including their family members."
"There will be a reward for reporting. If anyone finds someone acting suspiciously, they can report it to you privately. Once it's verified that the person has done something wrong, besides punishing the reported person, the reporter will also get a reward."
"Auntie, make sure you explain all these things clearly to everyone."
After Yuan Tiantian said these words, Aunt Qianhua immediately nodded vigorously.
"Okay, I understand. I'll hold a meeting for them today and make everything clear."
Hearing her say this, Yuan Tiantian nodded slightly. When Aunt Qianhua was about to leave, Yuan Tiantian gave her a few more reminders.
"I won't tell Uncle Qing separately. Just pass on what I've just said to him. The same reward and punishment system applies."
Aunt Qianhua nodded and then said to Yuan Tiantian,
"Little boss, don't worry. I'll definitely explain it clearly to Li Qing."
Watching her leave, Yuan Tiantian let out a sigh of relief. Actually, she had thought about the possibility of someone stealing vegetables from the back mountain before. But at that time, there were few people and everything was normal. However, now that there were more and more people of all kinds, many things were hard to say.
In the evening, after Yuan Tiantian finished counting the day's income, she lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep.
Her belly was getting bigger and bigger.
The household registration transfer hadn't been completely completed yet. But she received a call from her elder sister Yuan Lele tonight, saying that she needed to go back in person. Yuan Tiantian thought she had to find a suitable time. Fortunately, Xiaozhen was here, so there would be no problem with cooking every day.
Should she take Sheng Jing and Bai Ying with her?
This was Yuan Tiantian's biggest dilemma at present.
Then she suddenly remembered that she had previously thought about taking Xiaojiu and Ling to the amusement park. Maybe this time when she went to City B to handle the household registration transfer, she could give everyone a vacation and have a good time together?
She believed in acting on her ideas. Early the next morning, during breakfast, Yuan Tiantian told the others about this.
Except for Sheng Jing, who just nodded slightly and showed no obvious emotions on his face, the other people were all excited. Of course, Bai Jingyang was confused.
"Auntie, are you taking us out to play?"
"Auntie, where is City B? What's an amusement park?"
The two little cuties blinked their excited big eyes and chattered as they asked Yuan Tiantian questions. She answered them one by one, but they only half - understood. But for kids, as long as there was something to do, they were happy. They spent the whole breakfast in excitement.
As for Bai Ying, he was smiling. The happy expression on his face couldn't be hidden. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with the chance to go out and play.
On the other hand, when Bai Jingyang heard that Yuan Tiantian was planning to go back to City B, he immediately shouted,
"Little boss, you can also go to City S to play. There's also D Park there. It's most suitable for kids!"
He got a roll of the eyes from Yuan Tiantian.
"I'm going there to handle some business and will play by the way. I can't handle my business properly in City S."
Hearing this, Bai Jingyang immediately shut up.
"Okay."
But then he suddenly thought of something, stared at Yuan Tiantian with wide eyes and said,
"Wait, little boss. If you go back to City B, won't the store be closed?"
Bai Jingyang realized this was a very serious problem. Fortunately, Yuan Tiantian gave him a negative answer.
"The store will still be open, but the private rooms will be temporarily closed. They'll be open again after I come back. Xiaozhen is here, and it's more than enough for her to cook for you every day."
This was Yuan Tiantian's compromise. It wasn't that she was afraid Xiaozhen couldn't cook enough food. After Sheng Jing and Bai Ying left, except for Jiang Shen, there would be no other waiters. It would be extremely inconvenient to serve in the private rooms. So, Yuan Tiantian simply decided to close the private rooms first and reopen them after her return.
"Alright."
As long as Sweetie's Food Store didn't close, Bai Jingyang didn't care whether the private rooms were open or not.
Yuan Tiantian believed in acting quickly. At noon that day, she announced this matter on the blackboard outside the store and also told every customer who came to eat.
After all, she had set the departure time for tomorrow, which was quite urgent.
"Little boss, come back soon!"