It's almost noon.

My hot pot restaurant started to get crowded.

Business is not much worse than when Lao Meng was doing it.

Lin Chan and I ordered a shabu-shabu hotpot, which included a lot of meat and vegetables, and a bottle of white wine.

The bottom of the pot was bubbling. Lin Chan laughed and said, "Dong Hang, I don't know why, but it feels so good to eat at your hot pot restaurant."

"Because you like me."

"You are so young and handsome, any normal woman would like you. Even if they don't fall in love with you, they might still fantasize about you in that aspect."

Lin Chan likes to act elegant in front of others, but she speaks to me more directly.

But I deliberately asked her: "Which aspect is that?"

"What kind of brain does Wang Lian's son have?"

Lin Chan's response left me speechless.

"Sister Lin, we ordered so many dishes that we can't finish them both. Can you ask your cousin Zhao Yun to come over and eat with us?"

"Your hot pot restaurant is very busy, and my restaurant is also very busy. If you want to treat my cousin to hot pot, a late-night snack is the best choice."

"That's right."

Lin Chan and I clinked glasses. Seeing her drinking with big gulps, I couldn't fall behind.

"Handsome guy, have you figured it out? How much does your hot pot restaurant make in a month?"

"I own the shop. Not counting the rent, I can easily make 80,000 a month. If I run it normally, I can make a million a year."

"Calculate it again. One million a year, how many years will it take to earn enough to open a store?"

“If we go by the current market conditions, a store would cost at least 10 million, and it would take ten years to earn enough to open one.

If you consider rising housing prices, even if you run a hot pot restaurant for ten years, you won’t make as much money as if you sell the store at the right time.”

"Dong Hang, you're quite smart. Opening just one hot pot restaurant is a waste of talent. Do you have any plans to start a catering company in the future? A hot pot restaurant chain, or food and beverage production?"

The blueprint that Lin Chan helped me draw up is a bit big.

I touched my nose and said two words: No.

Lin Chan curled her lips and chuckled, "If I do it, I'll be a big boss, with a net worth of hundreds of millions. A small gambler transformed into an entrepreneur, what a glorious life!"

"Sister Lin, stop talking, eat meat and drink wine."

I know very well that no matter how big the business or industry is, it requires corresponding connections and support.

The security in the capital is good.

If you open a hot pot restaurant, you won’t even encounter people collecting protection fees.

If someone is drunk and causing trouble, a phone call to 110 can solve the problem.

But if the number of hot pot restaurants increases from one to five, that would not be easy.

It would be even more difficult if an individual business owner were to transform into a company and set up chain stores.

If we were to make food and beverages like Wahaha, I wouldn’t even dare to think about it.

Lin Chan changed a pair of chopsticks and helped me pick up the food.

"Why don't you eat? What are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering who invented hot pot. It's so delicious."

"Haha, you're quite good at making excuses, little brat."

Lin Chan swayed her waist slightly and raised her wine glass.

After clinking glasses, she drank again, as if trying to get herself drunk. "You know, there's a little girl who really wants to have a meal at the hot pot restaurant her brother runs, but she doesn't dare to come. She's afraid her brother will get angry if he sees her, and that she'll be chased away by him."

I see.

Lin Chan drank heavily not because she wanted to get drunk, but because she wanted to give herself the courage to speak.

I said, "Daqiang Hotpot Restaurant is open to the public. Bai Yurou can also come and eat. Just pay."

"Is that what you said?"

"I said so."

"Well, even if my brother doesn't treat me and I spend my own money, I will be happy to sit here and eat hot pot."

Listen to Lin Chan speak.

I suddenly thought of a question that I hadn't figured out at night.

"Sister Lin, your father is one of the leaders of the Gelaohui. So what is his relationship with Tang Zhifeng from Houhai, Beijing?"

Lin Chan was stunned.

I probably didn't expect it, but I suddenly thought of this level.

"My old man, he and Tang Zhifeng are sworn brothers. When I see Tang Zhifeng, I have to call him uncle. If you are not around, Tang Yong and Tang Xin should call me Sister Chan when they see me."

"No wonder."

Reality once again exceeded my imagination, so I quickly ate meat to calm myself down.

"Dong Hang, are you depressed?"

"You are all in the same gang!"

"You have never been an outsider. Wang Lian and the Xiao family behind her always have warm expressions when they mention you."

Lin Chan poured me more wine.

Because of my mood, I feel a little dizzy.

There was a shouting sound outside the private room, and the tone of voice sounded a little familiar.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door.

I opened the door and saw Wu Baofa, the demolition resident, and Geng Laosan, the owner of the antique shop.

"Lao Geng, Brother Fa, you guys."

They walked in and found a seat.

Geng Laosan threw me a cigarette and said with a smile, "You haven't played cards for a while. I guess you've given up gambling?"

"For me, quitting gambling might be a matter for the next life. I just love to have fun. By the way, Fa Ge, how was your performance in Macau a while ago?"

"From now on, you have to call me Red and Blue Warrior!" Wu Baofa's face was full of arrogance.

"I don't understand."

"Dong Hang, you have the nerve to say you like gambling, but you don't even know what red and blue mean?"

"I realized it. Red and Blue were talking about Baccarat, but you?"

"I went to Haojiang and won a total of 8.6 million in three casinos and slept with two female public relations women. Let me ask you, have you ever seen anyone luckier than me?"

"Brother Fa, after seeing your experience, I finally understand what shit luck means."

Seriously.

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