"Is it really possible?" Tang Yuanyuan asked, not entirely confident.

"Why not? Go ahead and do it. At worst, you'll just lose some money. Your family can afford to lose money." Ye Qingqing reassured her. Tang Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, full of confidence, and said that she would first take the nutritionist exam, then learn some related knowledge, and slowly start building the business.

"Then what about your restaurant? Can your dad manage it all by himself?" Ye Qingqing asked.

Tang Yuanyuan frowned and said with a wry smile, "We'll see when the time comes. If it really doesn't work out, we'll help my dad first."

Ye Qingqing thought for a moment and suggested, "This is not a long-term solution. You need to change your restaurant's business model."

"How should we change it?"

"Make it a chain, train suitable management talent. I don't know the specifics of the operation, but I'll ask Lu Mo for you. He mentioned it to me before, saying that you'll eventually exhaust yourselves by doing things this way, and you have to reform."

Tang Yuanyuan hurriedly said, "Then please ask for me. My dad and I are exhausted. If we don't keep an eye on things, we're afraid the staff won't do a good job and will ruin Baiweiju's reputation. But keeping an eye on things like this every day is really too much for us."

"Actually, you could consider going for a boutique approach and just opening one store. Don't think about opening more branches. Even if customers can't eat there, it doesn't matter. You can't earn all the money in one store. The money from one store is enough to cover your expenses. Why make things so difficult?" Ye Qingqing advised.

No matter what business model it is, it's safer to personally oversee it. After all, Tangyuan and her father have very high requirements for quality. The bigger the business, the stricter the quality control becomes. It's better to just manage one store, which makes things easier for them, ensures quality, and they can still make a lot of money.

Tang Yuanyuan smiled bitterly, "I advised my dad a long time ago not to open so many branches and just stick to the main store. But my dad said that customers are demanding it and many customers can't get a table. He told me to open more branches, and my dad couldn't persuade him, so he agreed. Now he's in a dilemma."

“We can’t open any more branches in the current situation. If we do, you’ll all be exhausted. If your dad had a trusted apprentice, he could let the apprentice manage the restaurant. He could just patrol it once a day.”

"It's definitely not going to open. I've said that too. My dad said that apprentices can't graduate until they've been trained for a few more years." Tang Yuanyuan sighed. She also felt that those people couldn't graduate. They couldn't even master the most basic knife skills, and they would definitely embarrass themselves if they went out.

Ye Qingqing was also worried. This wouldn't work, that wouldn't work, so what should she do? It was better for her to study medicine, so she could handle everything on her own.

"Yuanyuan, is your dad back yet? There's a table of regular customers who insist that your dad cook; they won't eat anything else they cook." A woman in her thirties walked over. She had a fairly decent appearance, but her cheekbones were a bit high, making her seem like someone who wasn't easy to get along with.

Moreover, her tone of voice sounded familiar, as if she were with Tang Yuanyuan and her father's family. Ye Qingqing couldn't help but take a few more glances at this woman. She had never seen this woman before when she came here, but judging from her tone, she didn't seem to be a newcomer!

"I'll go take a look."

Tang Yuanyuan frowned, seemingly not too fond of the woman, but the woman didn't mind at all. Her eyes turned to the door, and she suddenly became delighted, saying happily, "Brother Tang is back! You've worked hard, have some water."

As she spoke, she casually picked up the thermos on the table and handed it to Mr. Tang, who had rushed back.

Ye Qingqing blinked and looked at Tang Yuanyuan, whose expression wasn't too good, and understood somewhat.