Chapter 254 Going to the Provincial Capital Together

What's going on? I feel like I've been cheated!

Zhou Hansheng was quite frank, with a smile on his face, as if this was a natural and reasonable thing, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.

If you want to pursue a wife, you need to be thick-skinned, especially if he is in a special situation. If you are still embarrassed, where can you cry if your wife runs away?

"By the way, when I was passing through the provincial capital, I happened to know that there was a good restaurant for sale. Because the place is very large, it will not be sold for a while. Are you interested? Why don't we go take a look?"

Zhou Hansheng wanted to travel with her alone.

Zhao Liya had this idea a long time ago, and her eyes lit up when she heard it: "Go now? But, will the store be taken away by someone else?"

"Probably not. Even if it's gone, we can just find another suitable one."

Zhou Hansheng gave the owner a deposit and also promised him that he would come back to see the property within a month and the price would be negotiable. If he didn't come back within a month, he would forfeit the deposit.

One hundred taels of silver!

Who would think that free money is too little?

Therefore, even if there are other buyers who come to see the restaurant, the owner surnamed Lin will definitely find ways to delay until a month before making a decision on whether to complete the transaction.

It's only been less than half a month. How could it be so easy to sell such a big restaurant?

Zhao Liya felt that what he said made sense and nodded decisively: "Okay, let's go now! There's nothing else to do at home recently, it's just right!"

When the sugarcane harvest begins and the sugar-making workshop starts operating, she is no longer so idle.

After harvesting the first wave of sugarcane and planting the seeds, she will plant the second wave. After going to Zhong Jing's place again, it will be time to harvest sweet potatoes and potatoes. By the way, she also wants to find time to go to Hainan Island again.

By the end of the year, my time was already full of filming.

Zhou Hansheng was very happy and said, "Let's set off tomorrow."

There's nothing wrong with going early and coming back early. Zhao Liya nodded and said, "Okay."

After this was said, no one in the family objected.

Only Zhao Xiang couldn't help but look at Zhou Hansheng twice more. Although there was no evidence, he always felt that he came prepared and had planned to seduce his daughter a long time ago, right?

After all, Zhou Hansheng knew very well that his daughter was only thinking about making money.

Because they were opening a restaurant, Shu Yan and Lin Mo went along. Shu Yan's cooking skills were used to impress the hired chef, and she also shared her experience and offered some pointers.

Hu Ling did not go and stayed in the village, taking charge of some daily affairs here with Xiao Liang, the manager, and others.

Especially for those villages that are planning to plant sugarcane, it will take some time to count the number of acres planted by each household.

Uncle Hu will also go along, as he is indispensable in recruiting staff.

The group set off the next day and arrived in the provincial capital the following day.

Zhao Liya was very satisfied when she saw the restaurant.

The entire restaurant is three stories high, spacious and tall, decorated in a very grand style, and looks very new. Unless the owner has a special reason, he would probably not sell it.

The best thing is that the backyard is also very spacious and there is a large warehouse, which is very convenient.

The first floor lobby and the second floor will be converted into semi-partitioned booths, and the third floor will be made into private rooms, which is just right.

The person who took them to see the house was not the owner himself, but a commissioned middleman. Seeing that Zhao Liya and the others were quite satisfied, he spared no effort to introduce the house to them.

He wasn't completely lying, the location was indeed good. Although it wasn't on the main street, it was only one street away from it.

After some bargaining, the two sides finally reached a deal of 6,500 taels of silver.

In a place like the provincial capital, this price is by no means high. On the contrary, it is slightly lower than the market price.

However, the total price was not low, so several interested people hesitated and gave up after seeing it.

After all, after taking over such a large place, the only option is to continue to run it as a restaurant. If it is changed to something else, a large amount of investment will be required in the decoration and layout, which is not cost-effective.

The people who run restaurants and need such a large space are hardly locals. The old-fashioned restaurants and catering brands run by locals naturally have their own restaurants, and even if they open branches, they rarely need such a large space.

After successfully taking over the restaurant, they carried out simple renovations while recruiting people from all walks of life.

So Uncle Hu started to get busy again, and Lin Mo and Shu Yan helped him.

From the chef, the shopkeeper, the accountant, the waiter, to the handyman, Uncle Hu is meticulous and personally checks every one of them.

In the bustling provincial capital, there is a lot of population turnover, and naturally there are many people of all kinds looking for work and waiting to be hired. However, it is not easy to choose the right one from them.

The role of middlemen is inevitable. Uncle Hu never saves money in this regard. The better the middleman, the more expensive he is, but the more valuable the information he holds.

Uncle Hu was very skilled at this, so Zhao Liya didn't need to worry about it at all. She only needed to discuss and make the final decision among the few people Uncle Hu finally selected.

Zhao Liya was also troubled by this kind of thing and wished Uncle Hu could do it for her.

Zhou Hansheng took the opportunity to take her for a stroll around the provincial capital and out of town for some fun.

That day, the two of them went out of town to a famous local scenic spot. When they came back in the evening, they ordered food and had dinner together at the inn. Hiring people went smoothly as well. They would be able to finalize the appointment of a shopkeeper, an accountant, and three or four assistants tomorrow, so everyone was in a good mood.

Uncle Hu said with a smile, "Once we have a manager, a cashier, and waiters, let them start preparing for the restaurant. As for the head chef, I've seen three of them. Once our kitchen is ready, let them all try it out. If there are no problems, we can sign the contract. By the way, I'll go to the restaurant and buy a few skilled handymen and waiters. If there are any good ones, they can go into the kitchen and learn how to cook from the chef."

Uncle Hu thinks long-term. It would be better to have our own chef in the future! It’s not too late to start training him now.

Lin Mo couldn't help but ask, "Can the chef we hired teach the apprentices we sent in? I heard that those craftsmen are very protective of their skills."

Zhao Liya was confident about this: "Others may not be able to do it, but we can definitely do it. Don't forget the recipe in Sister Shu Yan's hand. If they want to learn, they have to teach our people well."

Shu Yan pursed her lips and smiled, "The recipes here are not all yours. If anyone wants to learn, they must pay a price."

If the exchange is normal, no one will suffer any loss.

These will be clearly stated in the contract.

Hearing this, Lin Mo looked at Shu Yan tenderly and said with a smile, "That's true!"

With his wife's help, her cooking skills can scare a lot of chefs. Any chef will have to admit defeat in front of his wife.

After dinner in the private room, everyone was about to go back to their rooms to rest when they heard a commotion and chaotic footsteps from below, and a group of officials came running towards them.

(End of this chapter)