Chapter 347 - Chapter 347: Chapter 334: Everyone Contributes Their Part (1/2)

Chapter 347: Chapter 334: Everyone Contributes Their Part

All of this was born out of Zhuang Qingning’s kindness back then.

That was why Zhou Daya was extremely grateful.

This sense of gratitude, however, made her feel a lot of invisible pressure.

“No worry, Sister Zhou, give it a try first. If it doesn’t work, we will adjust accordingly,” Zhuang Qingning held Zhou Daya’s hand and patted the back of it, “As I just said, this is my first time running a workshop too. We’re all figuring things out as we go along. Doing well isn’t taken for granted, and doing poorly isn’t necessarily wrong. Instead, it’s more common to make mistakes. If we do well, that means we’re lucky.”

“So, Sister Zhou, don’t overthink it. Just relax and give it a shot. If anything goes wrong, I promise you’ve got my support, you can feel completely and utterly reassured.”

Employing someone means trusting them, and doubting means not employing them. Now that Zhuang Qingning had decided to train Zhou Daya, she wasn’t hesitant about delegating, and she cheerfully encouraged her to work with courage and unreservedly.

Seeing Zhuang Qingning’s faith in her, Zhou Daya also felt invigorated, vigorously nodding her head, “Ah, since Little Sister Ning trusts me this much, I will give my absolute best and won’t disappoint you!”

“Good, I look forward to seeing it,” Zhuang Qingning said with a graceful smile.

Zhuang Qingning cheerfully chatted with Zhou Daya about what had been happening in the tofu skin workshop over the last few days, then she went over to check on the century egg workshop.

Nowadays, the century egg workshop was run by Mrs. Tao.

Mrs. Tao was the wife of Zhuang Facai from the village, so technically, if one goes by the hierarchical order, Zhuang Qingning should call her sister-in-law.

Although Mrs. Tao was technically Zhuang Qingning’s sister-in-law, she was around the same age as Mrs. He, very mature and diligent, as well as good at coordinating and managing people.

Originally, Mrs. Tao used to work in the tofu shop, where Zhuang Qingning came to have a good impression of her. As multiple workshops opened one after another, there were not many people left who could lead them. Zhuang Qingning thought about it and then invited Mrs. Tao to come and familiarize herself with the century egg workshop.

Mrs. Tao was able to quickly grasp the work of making century eggs, working both efficiently and effectively. She was conscientious in everything she did, and so Zhuang Qingning entrusted her to manage the century egg workshop.

And Mrs. Tao did not let her down; she managed the century egg workshop exceptionally well, with virtually no room for criticism at all.

After a brief chat with Mrs. Tao, Zhuang Qingning nodded approvingly, mentioning that someone might be coming to look around the workshop the next day and advised Mrs. Tao to make some preparations.

“It’s not an issue if they just want to take a look at our workshop since everything is usually in excellent order, and they won’t find any faults,” Mrs. Tao expressed some concern. “However, if they pretend to want to collaborate with Little Miss Ning and take that as an opportunity to observe how we produce century eggs, it would not be good.”

The incident last time someone stole our brine recipe for tofu was widely known throughout the village. It left a lingering fear in people’s minds, like the saying goes: once bitten by a snake, one tends to become leery of ropes for ten years.

Zhuang Qingning pondered for a moment, then nodded, “You’re right. While we shouldn’t harbor ill intentions, we can’t be negligent of bad possibilities. Even though it’s unlikely for such a thing to happen in our village, we must be wary of outsiders.”

“Besides, the process of making century eggs isn’t that difficult. Even if they couldn’t replicate ours exactly, they would still likely manage to produce something about seventy to eighty percent similar. Although their business won’t be as good as ours, they will still have a slice of the market.”

“Here’s what we’ll do. Tomorrow, I will carefully determine whether it’s necessary to allow people to observe the workshop. Even if it is necessary, they will only see the final product, and we won’t discuss the details of the process.”

Mrs. Tao nodded, “Ah, we always have to be more alert. Little Miss Ning, you’re so kind and still young, so you’re prone to not thinking about the worst-case scenarios. Yet, we should be more cautious to prevent any future troubles.”