After the contract was signed, the former beauty salon owner, having received her deposit as she wished, planned to give some of her belongings to Xia Chao.
Xia Chao initially didn't intend to accept them, but the owner was too enthusiastic, so she kept them.
The owner and the technicians in the salon were all from the same place, so they all planned to return to their hometowns.
Upon learning that the owner was preparing to return to her hometown, Xia Chao saw a group of young girls standing behind her.
"Owner, would you and your staff be willing to stay here?"
Xia Chao's words stunned the owner, who looked at her for a long time before saying, "Stay, stay here?"
"Yes, our beauty salon is still in need of technicians and management staff. If you are willing, you can continue to stay. Your salary will be the same as what you were paying them."
Xia Chao had a good plan. After all, these technicians were already experienced in beauty and skincare, familiar with the techniques and procedures. With a little training, they could be put to work immediately.
The owner had previously managed the beauty salon, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to help manage the store's affairs.
"Really? Then we are willing!" the owner quickly replied.
If given the chance, they wouldn't want to return to their hometowns. Their hometown was a remote county in Y City, where the monthly salary was less than 2,000 yuan, otherwise, she wouldn't have come out to strive for a better life.
After some introductions, the owner's name was Kang Dexiu, she was 38 years old, and everyone called her Sister Xiu.
Sister Xiu had worked in beauty salons since she was young, earning a considerable amount of money. She then returned to her hometown, found some girls from the same village, and with the money she had saved, opened her own beauty salon.
These girls were all trained by Sister Xiu. For the first few years, their beauty salon's business was very good, so they earned a lot, and it also prevented these girls from being forced by their families to marry young and return home.
Their county was very poor, and the phenomenon of preferring boys to girls was extremely serious. Many of the girls Sister Xiu brought out were 16 or 17 years old and were about to be married off by their families.
Sister Xiu couldn't bear to see this, so she promised their families that she would take them out to earn money, and send at least 2,000 yuan home each month.
2,000 yuan might be insignificant in a big city, but in a remote mountain village, it was a considerable sum, amounting to 20,000 yuan a year.
Therefore, the girls' parents entrusted their daughters to Sister Xiu.
Of course, Sister Xiu's salary to them was more than just 2,000 yuan, but she told them to secretly save it for their future.
In the many years Sister Xiu had been running beauty salons, she had helped dozens of young girls earn money. Some, when they reached marriageable age, found good partners outside and got married.
However, those young girls all held Sister Xiu in great respect. In their eyes, Sister Xiu was their second mother, showing them that there was more than just marrying and having children early in life for girls.
Hearing Xia Chao's words and presented with such a great opportunity, Sister Xiu naturally wouldn't let it pass. "However, I have one condition: my girls will not do that kind of business."
Xia Chao naturally understood what kind of business Sister Xiu was referring to. "Don't worry, we are opening a legitimate beauty salon, a beauty salon that only serves women."
Xia Chao's words reassured Sister Xiu, and then Xia Chao signed labor contracts with Sister Xiu and the girls.
"Let's talk about the benefits first. Sister Xiu, your salary will be 8,000 yuan per month. Technicians will have a base salary of 5,000 yuan per month, with commissions for good performance. Additionally, everyone will be covered by five social insurances and one housing fund, with accommodation provided and one meal included."
After Xia Chao announced the benefits, everyone was shocked and looked at Xia Chao with burning eyes, as if looking at a savior.
It was no wonder. Even though they earned over 5,000 yuan per month with Sister Xiu, and their food and accommodation were covered, they didn't have the five social insurances and one housing fund!
"We don't need commissions. As long as you buy us the five social insurances and one housing fund, 5,000 yuan a month is excellent." The speaker was a girl only 18 or 19 years old.
Looking at these girls, Xia Chao felt a pang in her heart. When she was their age, she was still enjoying the beautiful life of campus.
"The five social insurances and one housing fund will be purchased, and the commissions will not be less," Xia Chao said.
Then she asked Sister Xiu to take them back to their current residence first and to move when she found a place for them.
However, when Sister Xiu and the girls learned that Xia Chao was going to renovate the beauty salon, they all came to help, saying that the more people helping, the sooner they could open.
Xia Chao found that she couldn't dissuade them, so she stopped trying. Especially seeing them tidying up the beauty salon very efficiently and being able to assist the renovation workers, Xia Chao felt even more fortunate.
Xia Chao didn't ask Sister Xiu for help but instead told her to recruit more people.
Sister Xiu thought that having 10 technicians plus herself, a total of 11 people, would be enough for a beauty salon.
Xia Chao, however, felt that the number of people was still too small. Sister Xiu's family's business wasn't particularly good before, so around 10 people were more than enough. But Xia Chao was different!
She had the beauty herb, and the technical support from Wang Qianqian's family. She felt that even 10 people per floor was too few.
Later, Sister Xiu realized that she really couldn't dissuade her and agreed to help recruit people.
She quickly contacted the girls she had brought up. Some were taking care of children at home, and some were working elsewhere. Upon hearing that Sister Xiu needed help, they all came without hesitation.
As a result, they were all kept upon arrival.
With more people, accommodation became a problem, so Xia Chao's first task was to find a place.
Finally, she found a residential building for rent in its entirety in the urban village.
The residential building had three floors and was previously rented out to migrant workers. However, the owner of the building had gotten old, and their children were preparing to take them away.
They were reluctant to sell it but couldn't find suitable tenants, so it was a bargain for Xia Chao.
Then Xia Chao rented the entire building at an extremely low price.
Each floor of the building had 12 rooms. Currently, one person per room was fine, and if more people were added later, two people per room would also be acceptable.
The smooth progress of the matter surprised even Xia Chao herself; she felt her luck had improved significantly.
Now, everything was ready except for the crucial element. The beauty herb that Shen Yao had given was taken away by Wang Qianqian and brought directly to their factory to be made into a solution, which could then be directly applied to the face.
This was also a precaution against anyone discovering the secret of the beauty herb. This item was now their cash cow, and it had also become the Wang family's cash cow.