President, Please Be Careful
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It took Joy some time before she recovered from the seasonal flu. He had whimpered for days before recovering his energy.

Joy was the eye seed of Duan Yarong. When her small, round face became thinner, her heart ached, and she ordered the servants in the kitchen to prepare various good meals for her every day.

A child who is sick is very fragile. Joy had been sticking close to Zhao Youulin lately as if she had been glued to him. Therefore, Zhao Youlin was unable to free herself to deal with other matters.

So, Zhao Youlin felt relieved when Joy recovered from the flu. He was finally able to spend time at the newly opened outlet.

Fortunately, the outlet was still under renovation during that time period. The workers had yet to receive the money, and they naturally did not dare to take shortcuts.

What would happen if Zhao Youlin was dissatisfied with them? They may not be able to receive their salary. Therefore, nothing major happened during Zhao Youlin's absence in that period.

After about a month of renovation, Zhao Youlin's outlet was finally completed. The name of the outlet was decided early on by adopting one word each from the name of Zhao Youlin and Joy, Mu Sichen, where they shared the homonym — You Chen Cake Shop.

Although it sounded a little tacky, Joy liked it a lot.

Afterwards, Zhao Youlin placed job advertisements for two bakers and that afternoon, two suitors came to her booth.

"Are you here for the job?" When he saw two girls his age, Zhao Youlin hesitated a little, which was a rare sight.

No wonder Zhao Youlin was surprised. The two girls in front of him were really very young and were a stark contrast from what he imagined as a middle-aged and burly man.

The two girls locked eyes. Then, the girl who looked slightly older than the others took the lead and asked, "May I ask if you are looking for someone to make bread?"

Zhao Youlin nodded. The girl looked pleased and said with a thin smile, “Good. We're here to apply for a job."

Zhao Youlin pulled her surprised expression when she realized the two girls did not seem like they were joking. He opened the door and let them in.

Zhao Youlin poured two glasses of water for them. He smiled gently and said, “First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Ms. Zhao, and I are the manager of this outlet. You can call me Brother Zhao. What about you guys? What should I call you?”

The girl who looked a little older smiled and said enthusiastically, “Sister Zhao, I am An Qi. She's my sister, An Yue.”

Zhao Youlin looked at the direction An Qi was pointing at. When he saw the younger baby-faced girl, he smiled faintly and said, “It's nice to meet you.”

The young girl was obviously a little nervous. She became red and stammered, “B-B-Sister Zhao, nice to meet you too. I-i'm... An Yue's. You can call me Yue Yue.”

Zhao Youlin froze. He looked at Yue Yue's bright eyes as they were just like Joy's eyes, and he subconsciously spoke in a lighter tone, "OK, I'll call you Yue Yue, then."

After they made small talk, Zhao Youlin did not beat around the bush and got straight to the point. He said, “Let's talk about job applications. The situation is like that, I will start a cake shop. Renovations have just been completed for this outlet, and we are short on staff. I can't do everything myself. Actually, I don't have any skills in making bread. So, I want to hire two staff for starters. What are you two good at? Bread or pastry?”

This time, An Qi was the first to speak, “I'm an expert at making bread. Yue Yue is good at making cakes."

His brothers somehow became nervous at his response, especially the younger one, An Yue.

Zhao Youlin thought about it for some time, then she raised her head and looked at An Yue's agitated appearance, as if she wanted to say something. Seeing that An Yue's eyes were similar to Joy's, Zhao Youlin took the initiative and asked, "Yue Yue, do you have anything to say?"

An Yue was surprised after being called out suddenly. His hand had been placed on his thigh, and now, he instinctively clenched it. He asked weakly, "A-Do .. do you need a certificate for your job recruitment?"

"A certificate?" Zhao Youlin furrowed her brows.

An Yue nodded. He remembered Zhao Youlin didn't know how to make cookies, so, he added, "Cake chef certificate."

After An Yue finished asking, other than him, even An Qi also became nervous. In fact, they have tried several pastry shops before. However, they do not have any certificates so no one wants to hire them.

Zhao Youlin paused for a moment before she asked, "You don't have a certificate?"

His brothers hesitated and nodded cautiously, afraid that Zhao Youlin's next words would be to ask them to leave.

"So, where did you learn how to make cookies?"

An Qi pondered his words before he answered honestly, “Yue Yue and I are orphans. We don't have the money to go for formal training, nor do we have the money to get certified. We learned how to bake pastries when we worked in restaurants and picked up some skills from bakers when we helped out at the bakery.”

“So, that's how it is.” Zhao Youlin thought for a moment, then she turned her gaze to the two people who were sitting quietly. “You should know that in the catering aspect, the most important thing is the taste of the food you make. If you don't mind, can you make me something to try? The kitchen was in the back and had never been used before. It's very clean.”

The brothers heaved a sigh of relief in a unanimous voice when Zhao Youlin did not immediately expel them and instead, she wanted them to show their skills. At least Zhao Youlin was unlike the other outlet owners they had visited before where they were instantly rejected once the owner found out that they did not have a certificate. They didn't even give them a chance to prove themselves.

As Zhao Youlin mentioned, the back of the outlet is connected to a decent-sized kitchen.

Bread can be sold at a high price at a low cost. So, you can get high profits. Instead of getting them from somewhere else to sell and earning a small income, he might as well produce them himself and sell them.

“You don't have to make anything too complicated. I just wanted to taste it.” Zhao Youlin led the two into the small kitchen. He was worried that the two girls were very nervous and hence, he added the sentence.

An Qi and his sister nodded. Their eyes sparkle when they see a kitchen that is almost the same size as other kitchens. It is equipped with a variety of new tools. Without further ado, they put on kitchen clothes and started to get busy.

The sound of splashing water and the sound of clanking pots and the muffled sound of dough hitting the board add a touch of life to this long-disused kitchen.

Zhao Youlin crossed her arms and stood in the corner. Although he was not an expert in this profession and was naturally unable to identify any skills used, he was able to see some of the basics.

For example, judging from the smiling faces of the two girls, he could see that they really liked to make bread and not just treat it as a survival skill.