Chapter 56: Happy Opening

Zhu Jia smiled, “It won’t take too much time, we’ll finish everything in one go on the weekend in half a month. Jack has already posted the recruitment information.”

“There really aren’t many people who are truly suitable to work with children long-term. This can’t be judged just by academic credentials. But to be honest, I judge people based on my intuition.”

“All you need to do is evaluate whether the person is suitable from a professional perspective. When it’s time to actually build the team, we’ll discuss it further.”

Teacher Jiang nodded, thinking of something else, “School starts next week. Are you coming back to teach?”

“Of course, but I should only audit two courses this semester. I just don’t have enough time.”

Teacher Jiang expressed approval, “Mm, you’re refining your expertise, and that will help you in your offline business as well.”

“Naturally.” When Zhu Jia first heard the idea of starting a business from the system, she was just trying it out. But now, as she delved deeper, she realized how meaningful this endeavor was.

It was no longer just about making money and building a career; it was something that could truly help many families, solve their real problems, and create a win-win situation for everyone.

Over the next two months, Zhu Jia was extremely busy. The design plan for the early education center was finalized, Assistant Lin helped monitor the construction team’s setup and renovation, while Zhu Jia searched for suitable furniture.

The furniture design for early education centers is different from regular furniture. Zhu Jia used her weekends to travel to supplier factories in other cities to personally select a set of safe, high-quality, practical, and aesthetically pleasing children’s furniture.

Staff recruitment was also in full swing. Jack sifted through several suitable resumes for Zhu Jia to review. The finance, logistics, marketing, and teaching departments all had reserve talents.

Zhu Jia paid particular attention to the staffing of the teaching department. Every early education teacher was carefully selected—not necessarily the ones with the highest degrees, but definitely the most experienced.

The recruited teachers not only had the basic qualifications for early childhood education, but also additional certifications like the Orff Music Teacher Certification, Sensory Integration Training Certification, Montessori Education Certification, and more.

Eventually, the staff successfully grew from a small team of four to a team of twenty.

The design and arrangement of the early education courses, in addition to drawing from advanced international teaching methods, also yielded results through collaboration between Teacher Jiang and several teaching department staff members.

The courses were structured by age group, with core courses including play, music, art, and bilingual cognitive development.

The marketing department’s Carol also devised a series of sales and marketing strategies, preparing a month-long promotional event to launch right after opening.

As for the logistics department, Zhu Jia was surprised when Zhu Tianyao asked Aunt Zhang to help out. “Jia Jia, I’m the only one living at home now. Aunt Zhang doesn’t have much to do during the day, and when she heard you opened an early education center, she wanted to come help.”

Zhu Jia gladly agreed. The logistics department was very important, managing the children’s meals and the cleanliness of the center, and it was perfect to entrust that to someone familiar like Aunt Zhang.

However, the children’s menu still needed more detailed planning, so Zhu Jia hired a professional nutrition consultant to specifically design a children’s diet plan.

Amidst all this work, Zhu Jia still found time to attend two professional courses every week at the City University to deepen her understanding and knowledge in the field.

“Ugh… so tired…” Zhu Jia tossed her high heels off and slumped into the backseat of Mo Yichen’s car.

“We’ll be there soon.” Mo Yichen, sitting beside her, glanced at Zhu Jia. Recently, although she had lost a bit of weight, there was a brighter sparkle in her eyes.

Today was the opening day of the early education center, and after breakfast, Zhu Jia and Mo Yichen left home.

It was a damp and rainy spring, and the car windows were fogged up. Zhu Jia traced three characters on the glass: “Wenyue Yuan”—the name she had given to the early education center.

She hoped every child who heard this name would feel joy and happiness. That was the original intention behind the name. Of course, it also carried a bit of personal sentiment, taking the “Wen” from Little Wen’s name.

The car soon arrived at Wenyue Yuan, which had been completely transformed. The spacious yard was filled with a set of children’s playground equipment: a slide, climbing frame, seesaw…

Several children from the nearby residential area were already playing there, and when they saw Zhu Jia and Mo Yichen approaching, the children’s grandmother looked somewhat awkward.

“It’s okay, you all play,” Zhu Jia smiled and nodded to the grandmother.

Since the center wasn’t officially open yet, she welcomed all children and parents to come play. However, once the center was open, to ensure the safety of the children, Zhu Jia planned to strictly control access.

She had also installed a facial recognition system at the entrance to monitor anyone coming and going.

The entrance to the center was filled with opening flower baskets and promotional boards.

“Wenyue Yuan, Spring Half-Day/Full-Day Classes, Grab the Last Spots!! (Accepting 1-3-year-old children, small class teaching)”

“Life Skills/Immersive Language Environment/Moral Education/Social Development/Emotional Expression and Management/Introductory Courses/Physical and Sensory Integration Courses/Art and Music Courses”

Before the opening, Wenyue Yuan had already done some online promotion, and now, more than ten parents were lingering near the front entrance. Carol from marketing and a new colleague were giving the parents a tour of the outdoor yard while explaining the new opening promotion rules.

“This special promotion is only available this month, the prices will go back to normal next month. The half-day class is from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, Monday to Friday. The full-day class is from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.”

“We send the next week’s menu and weekly plan to parents every Sunday.”

“No child care, just classes? Of course! Here, take a look at our specialty courses. You can become a member of our center and book classes online in real time. This month, buying lessons is very cost-effective—buy 50 classes and get 30 free, buy 19 and get 50 free.”

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Zhu Jia settled Mo Yichen in her office on the third floor, made him a cup of black coffee, and then went downstairs to engage with the parents.