Chapter 286: Three Blessings and Four Happinesses, Boss Tang Becomes the Rival
"Are you looking for me to visit the hotel?" Ye Xiaomei pointed at her nose.
"Let's talk about it in the car."
Ye Xiaomei looked around and saw that there were no taxis available as it was the peak time for school to be over, so she got in one first.
"Can you take me to Tang later..." Ye Xiaomei didn't finish her words.
Mrs. Xue picked up a piece of paper from the machine and handed it to Ye Xiaomei.
Ye Xiaomei opened it suspiciously and saw, Four Xi Hotel?
"You opened the Four Joys Hotel?" Ye Xiaomei was slightly stunned.
"It's yours now." Mrs. Xue held the steering wheel calmly, as if it was just a hotel and a bottle of high-end shampoo in her eyes.
Ye Xiaomei's pupils shrank.
"I said I would give you a big gift. If my daughter comes down from the mountain in the future, she will have someone to rely on."
Seeing her shocked expression, Mrs. Xue quickly added.
Ye Xiaomei saw that she was surprisingly calm, and added to that, "You... you mean that I have to take care of your daughter in the future?"
"I saw how much she liked you when we were at the Taoist temple. She seems to have a good relationship with you."
"What about you?" Ye Xiaomei felt that there was something behind these words.
Mrs. Xue didn't say anything, but just concentrated on driving.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the Sixi Hotel. As soon as she got off the car, Ye Xiaomei turned around and saw the Sanfu Hotel across the street.
Mrs. Xue also said nothing: "Let's go to Sanfu Restaurant and take a look around so you can learn."
Ye Xiaomei was in a daze, and by the time she reacted, Mrs. Xue had already pushed open the glass door with extraordinary grace.
Ye Xiaomei followed quickly and looked at the land deed in her hand. It was like a dream. She had never dreamed of opening a restaurant.
Through the huge glass windows of the San Fu Hotel, one can see that the hotel is packed with guests, and the big red lanterns hanging on the porch still exude the festive atmosphere of the hotel's opening a week ago.
As soon as she entered, Ye Xiaomei was drowned out by the noise.
"The new store is opening. If you spend over NT$300 today, you will get a free iron pot roasted goose."
The waitresses were all dressed in the same colour and their voices were deafening.
"Spend 301 yuan here and get a free roast goose."
Ye Xiaomei couldn't help but frown. This is the way of sales?
Mrs. Xue wore a tight red knitted skirt with a slit, which matched her curly hair and red lips:
"Let's go to the kitchen and take a look."
The waiter shouted at the top of his voice: "Are you ready for the eight tables reserved by the students? Xiaochen, send the menus to the kitchen as soon as possible."
"How is it? Business here is good, right?"
Ye Xiaomei nodded, mainly because these marketing methods were very avant-garde, and it seemed that the boss was not simple.
"It opened a week ago. From now on, you should learn from this restaurant. We should do whatever they do."
Ye Xiaomei nodded. So that was what she meant. Looking at the Four Joys Hotel across the street, it was so deserted that it was beyond description. Several waiters were looking over here at the door. The only thing missing was a handful of melon seeds in their hands.
How can we compete like this? And we have to compete face to face. If we don't manage well, won't we be slapped in the face as soon as we leave? Mrs. Xue is asking for more trouble.
Mrs. Xue was very satisfied and walked towards the kitchen by herself.
"Madam, the kitchen is not a place you can just go to casually. I'll ask the boss first."
The girl at the front desk was so busy that sweat was dripping from her forehead. At this moment, the phone on the desk rang.
"Hello, Sanfu Hotel, do you want to reserve a table or..."
Mrs. Xue ignored her and waved her hand, taking Ye Xiaomei into the kitchen.
There are more than a dozen stoves in a row, five chefs, and a side dish waiter busy cutting vegetables. The entire back of the kitchen is bustling with activity.
Ye Xiaomei was stunned. For such a grand event, a hotel needed five chefs?
After Mrs. Xue and Ye Xiaomei went in, the chefs just took a quick look at them. No one knew if they were the boss's people, so most of them ignored them.
Fight against wolves, fight against wolves, fight against wolves! There was a sound of slamming pots.
“This is Sichuan cuisine.”
"This should be Cantonese cuisine. The taste is a bit sweet."
"There is also this Anhui cuisine. I will order one for us to try."
Mrs. Xue walked and looked around, just like she was visiting her own kitchen.
Ye Xiaomei nodded following behind.
In order to facilitate observation, the two of them chose to sit at a small table for four in the lobby, which was right near the corner.
Ye Xiaomei glanced at Mrs. Xue from time to time, feeling a little confused:
"Mrs. Xue, the Sixi Hotel is worth a lot of money. It's totally inappropriate for you to give it to me for no reason." Ye Xiaomei had never thought about opening a restaurant of her own. The sudden "big gift" really took her breath away.
"No, I didn't give her to you for no reason. I said I had conditions. No matter when our daughter comes down from the mountain in the future, you just need to take care of her. Strictly speaking, I'm entrusting my daughter to you."
"Mrs. Xue, are you so confident in entrusting me with this? Why do I feel like you have other plans from your tone?" Ye Xiaomei expressed her doubts.
Mrs. Xue crossed her legs, opened her handbag, took out a cigarette and lit it. She coughed a few times and couldn't help frowning:
"Of course I have a plan. Xue Wenhao is in prison and has been escorted to Kyoto. My daughter is in the mountains. There is no point for me to stay here. I will just leave here and may not come back in the future. Ahem..."
She blushed from being scolded, and with a helpless sigh, she pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.
"I haven't smoked for many years. I used to take care of my daughter's health and never smoked at home. After so many years, I really can't stand the smell."
Ye Xiaomei lowered her head and counted on her fingers. Her daughter is four years old this year. If everything goes well, it will take many years for her to come down the mountain. By then, the world will be very different.
Soon, all the ordered dishes were served, including Hunan cuisine - Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetables, Sichuan cuisine - Fried Fish Slices, Anhui cuisine - Salted Pork Trotters... They all looked delicious.
"Tsk, tsk, the Four Happiness Hotel will be handed over to you in the future."
Mrs. Xue picked up her chopsticks first with an expressionless face.
Ye Xiaomei ate slowly and leisurely. Each dish had its own unique flavor. However, there was one flaw:
“The dishes are all good, but when you eat them together, the taste doesn’t seem that unique. It’s like all the dishes are delicious, but it’s hard to tell which one is more unique.”
Mrs. Xue nodded: "It seems that you agree."
Ye Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, and all the tangled emotions in her heart came up. She didn't know why Mrs. Xue made such an arrangement, and it was still unknown whether Nannan could be cured. What if...
"Think about it carefully. I'm leaving first. Give me your answer within three days." Mrs. Xue got up and left without any hesitation.
Ye Xiaomei lost her appetite instantly when she looked at the delicious food on the table. Perhaps it was because it came too suddenly and Ye Xiaomei was not mentally prepared at all.
"Ye Xiaomei."
Who? Ye Xiaomei glanced sideways and found it was Tang Buci.
He was still wearing a loose white cotton shirt, sitting upright in a wheelchair, with the wolf's tail left behind his ears draped over his shoulders. He looked like a jade sculpture, attracting the diners' attention.
Some people whispered that this man was handsome, but it was a pity that he was lame.
Ye Xiaomei was a little surprised: "Isn't your leg healed? Why do you always sit in a wheelchair?"
"I'm used to it. It's comfortable." Although Tang Bushi's wheelchair was made of wood, it had an automatic spring. He used his foot to move the bench where Mrs. Xue had just sat, moved the wheelchair over, and sat opposite Ye Xiaomei:
"Why? The food at Sanfu Hotel smells so good? It smells so good that it makes you come over here?"
Ye Xiaomei picked up the dishes intentionally or unintentionally. She was upset and didn't say anything nice:
"Aren't you here too?"
"I own the restaurant, so it's normal for me to come here."
"..." Ye Xiaomei suddenly raised her head and looked at Tang Buci. The corners of her mouth twitched and she cursed in her heart, "Selling tea is like robbery. Wouldn't it be more in line with your temperament to open a teahouse in a downtown area?"
Why open a restaurant?
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