Chapter 64: Back to the Millennium to Abuse Phoenix Man 7: Old-Fashioned Roasted Meat Shop...

Shen Shiguo had considered this arrangement. It was a good thing that Shen Qian suddenly became interested in work and catering, but his wife's words just now also reminded him.

The daughter probably did not discuss this matter with her son-in-law. Now Chen Shifeng is the general manager of Shen's Restaurant.

As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. Although Chen Shifeng's behavior made him dissatisfied, he had taken over the Shen's Restaurant for some time after all. Even if Shen Qian wanted to get started, he had to learn slowly. For the stable operation of the Shen's Restaurant and for the sake of the relationship between the young couple, Shen Shiguo arranged for Shen Qian to manage Shen Ji first.

Chen Ji is the small restaurant originally started by Shen Shiguo. It is located in the old city of Yuecheng and mainly serves old neighbors and customers.

After Shen Shiguo made his fortune from Shen Ji, he used the money he earned to open Shen's Restaurant, which gradually grew bigger and stronger, and he made more and more money.

However, even though Shen's Restaurant has grown to its current scale, he has never thought of closing the previous store and still keeps it open. The annual turnover is simply not worthy of mentioning compared to the scale of Shen's Restaurant, but Shen Shiguo is a very nostalgic person and he plans to keep Shen's open.

Now that his daughter wants to practice, isn't that perfect? Just give Shen Ji to her and let her do whatever she wants with it. This way, it won't affect the relationship between them, and it will also allow his daughter to have fun.

When Shen Qian heard Shen Shiguo's decision, she knew that a bowl of chicken porridge was not enough to impress her father, but this was also within her expectations.

If Shen Shiguo easily handed over the Shen's Restaurant to her, it would not be in line with the style of this mature businessman.

"Okay, Dad, from now on Shen Ji will be under my control, and no one can interfere in anything that happens to Shen Ji." Shen Qian said.

Shen Shiguo laughed and said, "Don't worry, no one will snatch it from you."

"That's good."

He still felt a little emotional when he said this. Some time ago, Chen Shifeng arranged for his younger brother Chen Shiming and younger sister Chen Meihua to work at Shen's Restaurant. He also mentioned that he wanted them to take charge of Shen's Kee first. Unexpectedly, these two people looked down on Shen's Kee, a small stall, and were politely declined by Chen Shifeng.

Although Shen Shiguo felt unhappy, he didn't say anything. His personality was such that once something had been handed over, he wouldn't say anything more.

Now that he mentioned Shen Ji to his daughter, she actually accepted it with pleasure, and even acted as if she would not let anyone else interfere.

This made Shen Shiguo feel somewhat sad.

"Okay, if you like it, just do it well. By the way, if you need money, feel free to tell me. Funds under one million don't need to go through the company's procedures. I can invest directly with you personally."

Shen Qian was quite shocked when he heard this. One million didn't sound like a lot, but it was just after the millennium, and the purchasing power of one million was still considerable.

The fact that Shen Shiguo could come up with so much money in one go to support her shows that he really values her attempt this time and is not just randomly throwing an old restaurant to her.

"Dad, don't worry, I will try my best." Shen Qian did not refuse her father's offer. If she wanted to make a big splash, she would definitely need funds. With her father's words, she felt more confident.

The father and daughter had already discussed it, and Fang Lan didn't know what to say. He could only reluctantly explain: "Qianqian, you still have to discuss this matter with your mother-in-law and Shifeng when you go back, and try to gain their understanding."

Shen Qian did not refute her mother's words and agreed vaguely.

That day, after leaving home, Shen Qian went directly to Shen Ji in the old city.

In the original body's memory, she did not have a deep impression of Chen Ji's small restaurant, because Shen Shiguo opened the Shen Family Restaurant when she was very young, and the focus of work gradually shifted to the new large restaurant. As the scale of Shen Family Restaurant grew larger and larger, she rarely had the opportunity to come to Chen Ji's small restaurant.

However, Shen Qian still had vague memories and found this place.

Chen Ji is located on the main road of the old city, where there is a lot of traffic and the streets are narrow, with distinctive old-style buildings with arcades on both sides.

The old streets, old scenes, old people, and the worn-out signboards all reveal the traces of time. There are many restaurants on this street. It is already afternoon and not yet mealtime, but there are still many diners eating, and the air is filled with the aroma of various snacks.

Shen Qian was not in a hurry to go to Shen Ji, but wandered around here. Although this place is located in the old city, the flow of people nearby is quite large. There is a small commodity wholesale market less than one kilometer away, and two other buildings are under construction. Shen Qian remembered from memory that these two buildings will soon become clothing wholesale markets after they are completed, and the flow of people nearby will be even greater in the future.

From the current perspective, there is no problem with the location of this block.

Chen Qian strolled around the area before returning to Chen Ji. From the outside, Chen Ji's storefront was not big, with a yellowed wooden sign. The two words "Chen Ji" were powerful and vigorous, giving off a sense of the weight of time.

When you walk into the store, you will see a handwritten menu on the wall, which lists the various types of roast meat rice in the store: barbecued pork rice, roast duck rice, roast goose rice, and boiled chicken rice, all of which are quite traditional varieties of roast meat rice.

The interior of the restaurant is quite spacious. The first floor is not big, but the space on the second floor is still good. It’s just that the tables and chairs have been used for too long, and the tabletops have been worn smooth and shiny.

There is also a specially framed old newspaper on the wall, which is an exclusive interview with Shen Shiguo by Yuecheng Evening News more than ten years ago.

Shen Ji's kitchen is semi-open, and diners can see the busy figure of the chef. Before Shen Qian, a diner had just ordered a meal. At this time, the chef took the meat from the hanging rod and cut the barbecued pork quickly and neatly. The meat was tender, with a layer of slightly caramelized honey, and the color was rosy, which made people unable to take their eyes off it.

The master chef's surname is Zhou. He was originally an apprentice of Shen Ji. After Shen Shiguo opened Shen's Restaurant, he also became a master. Now he is the master chef of Shen Ji. There is also a helper named Zhao in the store who is mainly responsible for cashiering and serving dishes. There is also a dishwasher in the kitchen.

Master Zhou was busy cutting vegetables and didn't pay attention to the situation outside. Zhao Li came out from behind and saw Shen Qian at a glance.

He had met the eldest daughter of the Shen family before and was deeply impressed by her. He recognized her at a glance. In addition, he had just received a call from President Shen, so he naturally understood why Shen Qian appeared here.

"Miss Shen, you're here? Mr. Shen just called me. I thought you wouldn't come for a few days."

Shen Qian smiled at him and nodded: "Well, I just took over Shen Ji's business, and there are still many things I don't understand about restaurant operations. I will have to trouble you to help me in the future."

These words made Zhao Li feel a little embarrassed.

"Miss Shen, what are you talking about? Just ask me if you have anything."

"Well, don't worry. Cut a little of each dish for me so I can taste it. Then show me the account books for the past three years."

Zhao Lidu did as he was told. Master Zhou was a little surprised: "What does this mean?"

Zhao Li told him: "The eldest lady is here, and she wants to try everything."

After Master Zhou cut the meat, he asked him to take it away. He didn't take the eldest daughter of the Shen family seriously.

Not long ago, there were rumors that Shen Ji would be handed over to the younger brother or sister of Shen's son-in-law Chen Shifeng. In the eyes of Master Zhou, no matter who comes, even if his master Shen Shiguo comes in person, Shen Ji will not change at all. This is an old restaurant that has been in business for 20 years and has its own rhythm.

Shen Qian had already eaten lunch before coming out, but she didn't eat much at noon, and the platter Zhao Liduan brought was just a small portion.

Shen Qian first tasted the barbecued pork, followed by the roast duck and roast goose.

It has to be said that the Shen family made their fortune by relying on their roast meat skills. She felt that there was no need to improve the signature roast duck and roast goose at all.

"What do you think, Miss?"

Shen Qian smiled and said, "Very good, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, full of juice, quite good."

Zhao Li couldn't help but say with some pride, "Of course, this recipe has been used for twenty years. The marinade and cooking time are very particular, and the old neighbors all approve of it."

Chen Qian quickly finished the roast meat platter.

She sat on the second floor of the store, quietly watching the income and expenditure of recent years.

Shen Ji's account book is very simple, only recording daily expenses and cash flow, but even so, it can be seen that the business situation in recent years has been getting worse and worse.

After looking through the last three years, Shen Qian went to look through the account books from three years ago.

If he wanted to prove himself by relying on Shen Ji, he had to thoroughly understand the true situation of Shen Ji. After observing the business performance of this small shop for a full ten years, Shen Qian found that this was not an easy task.

The past ten years should have been the golden decade for the development of the restaurant business. However, while Shen's Restaurant was thriving, Shen's seemed to have been put on pause. Its daily turnover was about the same until three years ago, when Shen's business began to gradually decline. In the past one or two years, the rate of decline has slowed down, with a group of regular customers coming to patronize the restaurant every day, but its business conditions can only be said to be barely maintained.

Zhao Li saw that Shen Qian stayed on the second floor for a long time. When there was nothing to do on the first floor, he came up again.

Shen Qian asked him: "Business in the store has not been good recently, is there any reason?"

Zhao Li was slightly startled. "Not good... isn't it? We have a group of old neighbors coming to eat at our Chen Ji every day. Some eat in, and some take away, so it looks like there are not many people in the store..."

In fact, Zhao Li didn't think that Chen Ji's business was bad. This street was just like that. This kind of old store could only do business with old neighbors. There were many restaurants on this street, and the customer flow was so large. He really didn't know how to answer this question.

Shen Qian encouraged him to continue: "It's okay, just say whatever you want to say."

"Ah... Actually, it's just like this here. Every store has about the same business, and I don't see any store doing better business on this street. I think our Shen Ji is already doing very well."

Shen Qian nodded: "What you said makes sense."

Zhao Li was a little confused and didn't know why the eldest lady asked him these questions.

After he went downstairs, Master Zhou asked him what the young lady said. He shook his head and said, "Nothing. She just asked about the customer flow."

"She's still looking at the account book?"

"Yeah, I'm still watching."

Master Zhou smiled. He was right in his guess. The young lady would definitely care about this when she came. However, he felt that the young lady was still too young and didn't know much about the catering industry. After a while, when the novelty wore off for her, she would naturally not want to come.

This street has its own rules and rhythm, and so does Shen Ji. No one can change the status quo.

For several days in a row, Shen Qian would check in at Shen Ji every day except when she went back to her parents' home. She observed slightly different things every day. Sometimes she would walk around the neighborhood, sometimes she would observe the people passing by on the street, and sometimes she would stare at the nearby restaurants and study them.

Soon, Shen Qian had a transformation plan in mind.