Huan Huan | Best Partner Xiao Bin
know Xiaobin was in the business of Yueliang. I went to the United States for a trip in early April 2019 and returned to Dali at the end of May. When I came back, he had already joined the company as a newcomer in the kitchen. When we worked together, I found that he learned things very quickly and basically mastered the work of a kitchen helper in just a few months.
About a month later, he took the initiative to ask the then store manager Zhai Zhai if he could be transferred to the front office. He thought serving would be fun. Xiao Pan from the kitchen was the first to express regret, and secretly told me, "You must keep him in the kitchen! He is a capable person!" Zhai Zhai and I also advised him that serving in the front office was not as good as he imagined, and he would have to bear more pressure. But he made up his mind, and said with a smile, "I want to strive to be the service star at the end of the year!"
Xiao Bin only had experience working in an inn before, so he had to start from scratch when he came to the Moon, but he really has talent. Zhai Zhai taught him how to make coffee, but the master only teaches you how to practice, and the subsequent practice and improvement all depend on him.
In June 2020, my then-partner and I had a disagreement on the business and decided to withdraw. Several front-end partners left with me, including Xiaobin. On the morning of July 1, Zhai Zhai and I went to the store to hand over the last work. I felt a mixture of relief and loss in my heart, and then I received a long article from Xiaobin. He always said that he was not good at expressing himself in words, but that article recalled the bits and pieces of our work together and expressed his love for me (love between friends). So in the end, I cried bitterly on the second floor of the Moon, not because I was leaving this small store that I had run for 6 years, but because of Xiaobin's article.
I opened Huanque in September 2021. At that time, Xiaobin worked at Dawandao (a famous coffee shop in the ancient city). I would occasionally go there to play and tease him. He was already a very mature barista and could work on his own. After working at Dawandao for 3 years, he probably wanted to change his work environment, so he resigned and traveled to western Sichuan. He was so happy to see snow-capped mountains and lakes and run and jump at high altitudes. After he came back, I took advantage of the opportunity to bring him back to work together, haha.
October 1st of this year was exactly his first anniversary at Huanque. I was in the bakery that day, and he excitedly ran in and said, "I've been at Huanque for a year!" Among the current staff of Huanque, 4 of them were friends who had worked with Yueliang for a long time. So we don't have to worry too much about daily work, and we spend the day laughing. But the overall business situation in Dali is not very good this year, so everyone has more free time.
A while ago, Xiaobin shared with us his recent passion for braided ropes, and quickly bought the raw materials to make the first finished product. Girls like this kind of fancy stuff, not to mention it is really practical, so he shot the first video, and we all encouraged him to make more. One time, Wangwang (the leader of the hiking group of Cangshan Hiking House) and his girlfriend Lao Hu brought Senbei (their cat) to the store for dinner. Xiaobin was on vacation that day but brought his braided rope works to the store and asked Shanshan to help take pictures. I asked Xiaobin to bring one up to show Wangwang Lao Hu, and while chatting, I suddenly thought if it would be more interesting to make a handicraft class?
Because Xiaobin is a passionate person, he has a natural affinity and is willing to communicate with strangers. I raised my hand to show that I am willing to provide the second floor of the store for him to teach. This way, nothing is missing~
