Xia Wanshu felt extremely happy at the thought of being able to squat in front of Xiangnan's house and watch the fragrant cakes come out of the oven, and being able to see the beautiful Xiangnan every day.

She couldn't wait to taste the freshly baked cake.

Xiangnan tapped her forehead and said, "Don't worry. I need to buy two ovens first and find two apprentices. I'll be exhausted if I rely on myself."

It’s not that she doesn’t want to make better cakes to sell, it’s just that she has too much business and doesn’t have time to take care of small cakes.

The bean curd sheet market is bigger than the cake, and it can be sold out completely, but she has to be in charge of making the cake herself.

Besides, what she likes most is to dress people up and make them beautiful. That is her pleasure, and everything else is just business.

The manager of the state-owned restaurant had to accompany his leader after dinner, and was not free to see Xiangnan until two o'clock in the afternoon.

A chubby man, reeking of alcohol, grinned at Xiangnan when he saw him. "It's you, little girl. I heard you can cook a lot of things. I want to open a private restaurant. Do you want to help me?"

Xiangnan was surprised: "You are the manager of a state-owned restaurant. You are the boss of a state-owned restaurant. You have a stable job. Why are you still thinking about opening a private restaurant?"

These days, the manager of a state-owned restaurant is equivalent to a secretary of a work unit. They earn a high salary, a real iron rice bowl, and can be promoted or transferred.

Yu Zhen burped drunkenly, "I heard from Zhang Qiu that you know a lot. You should also know that this state-owned restaurant looks good now, but with the reform and opening up, private businesses of all sizes have emerged.

The state-owned restaurants are now doing a unique business and of course business is good, but young girls like you have come out to do business, and those who stick to their old capital will be squeezed out by you young people.

My son said that my state-owned restaurant may not be reliable, so it would be better to find a way to open a private one. The money earned from a private one is his own.

A private restaurant opened in the west of the city, and the prices are even cheaper than our state-owned restaurant. Gradually, few people come to the state-owned restaurant anymore."

Yu Zhen felt sad when he thought that the state-owned hotel would be squeezed out by private hotels in the future. He had been running this state-owned hotel for more than ten years, and he felt majestic and relaxed, as if he was walking in the wind in An County.

But he knew that since the private restaurant in the west of the city opened, many owners who used to eat in state-owned restaurants went to the one in the west of the city because the prices there were cheaper.

Although his son's words were unpleasant, he often traveled on business to the province and city, and knew that this was the trend.

"I agree with what your son said. Private restaurants may take away a lot of business in the future. Opening a private restaurant is a good choice."

Yu Zhen grinned again: "It's said that you young people have more ideas than us old people. I plan to open a restaurant for my daughter-in-law. You are a girl with many ideas, so come and help me with the work."

Xiangnan smiled and said, "Uncle Yu, you think highly of me. I can only cook some dishes and snacks. I can't stay in the restaurant every day to look after the store.

If Uncle Yu opens a restaurant, I can be his partner, providing the cuisine and some ideas, but I can't do anything else."

If she could join the business, she would do so and just help run the store.

Yu Zhen thought for a moment and said, "You can join us. How much can you contribute?"

"Money is not a problem, but I want a 50% stake in the restaurant. You can run it, and I'll come up with ideas and provide the menu, snacks, and other things."

"Fifty percent? Then I'll think about it." Yu Zhen still wanted to ask the girl to be the person in charge, but the girl was unwilling to work.

Xiangnan chatted with him for a while about some methods of restaurant management and the future situation of self-employed individuals. Yu Zhen was very shocked. He didn't expect that this little girl knew all the things he talked about with his superiors today.

After Xiangnan left, Yu Zhen asked Zhang Qiu, "What's Xiangnan's background? He knows so much. He's no less knowledgeable than Jiaxing."

Yu Jiaxing is Yu Zhen's son. He just graduated from a university in Jinghai and was assigned to work in the county government. He is ambitious to develop An County into a prosperous county.

Look, he even persuaded his own father to open a private restaurant.

"Xiangnan is from Daxiang Village. As for why she knows so much, I don't know, but she travels a lot and is young, so she understands a lot after seeing a lot."

"That's right. That's why young people need to venture out and gain experience. She's quite courageous. I'm even thinking of letting her help me run the restaurant. She wants to be the boss lady."

Zhang Qiu advised, "Brother-in-law, Xiangnan is quite creative. With her ideas, the restaurant business will definitely be good. It's a good thing that she is willing to invest.

Look at today's lunch, most of it was her idea. Even the two chefs, Chef Jiang and Chef Zhu, no matter how good their skills are, can't cook a meal that will satisfy so many leaders."

Yu Zhen nodded: "It's indeed quite clever."

Who would have thought of preparing so many cold dishes and braised dishes? Serving the cold dishes and braised dishes first made the leaders feel cool in this hot summer.

Nowadays, even for high-ranking officials and even in guesthouses, it is impossible to install air conditioning. In the summer, there are only a few electric fans to blow.

No matter how delicious the hot dishes were, not much was eaten.

Today, the city leaders also praised Yu Zhen, saying that he ran the state-owned hotel well and knew how to adapt.

Unlike other state-owned restaurants, where the dishes are the same every day, he would not want to eat once he entered.

Yu Zhen felt that he could keep his position as manager of the state-owned hotel for a few more years, but he also had to prepare for a rainy day.

Xiangnan went to Chen Xin's shop, and Chen Xin said happily: "You are finally here. The bean curd sheets are sold out again. I asked them to eat it cold, and they really did it.

It's not as delicious as the braised ones you make, but it's also refreshing. I'll ask Li You to send a hundred pounds tomorrow. It won't go bad anyway."

Xiangnan was also happy: "That's good. They're selling so quickly. It seems more people are coming to the market."

"You guessed it right. It's not a very hot day. The sun shines brightly every day and it doesn't rain. It's too hot outside so everyone is willing to come to this vegetable market. At least there's a shed here to block the sun.

There are also people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau checking on the stalls outside every day. Those who are caught have to pay land tax and industrial and commercial management fees.

The people's industrial and commercial bureau said that if you set up a stall at a designated location in the vegetable market, you will have to pay less land tax and management fees. If you don't pay, your items will be confiscated.

You don't know that these days the Industrial and Commercial Bureau has been riding around the city on very fashionable motorcycles, collecting management fees and land taxes everywhere. Many people have no choice but to come here.

You see, there are a lot of stalls here now, but most of them are from the county town, and there are still few people from the countryside."

"It's good as long as there are people coming. Slowly more and more people will come." Looking south into the vegetable market, he saw that there were indeed twenty or thirty more people setting up stalls on the long concrete pier.

Looking at the pillar, there is a market announcement posted: There is no stall fee within one year, and whoever arrives first can occupy the stall.