Chapter 225 Successfully Taking Over the Dumpling House
The two elder sisters are indeed people who get things done. By dinner time that day, Hou Guihua had completed the first round of probing. The dumpling restaurant owner was so furious that Su Yuchen, who was just about to take a bus to rehearse, could hear the cursing from across the noodle shop.
"Go, go, go, go! I took over this shop for 150,000, and you're offering me 50,000? Even if I give you 120,000 at a discount of 30,000, I'm still losing money. How can you be so mean and still want me to give you a 100,000 discount!?"
The sharp and angry voice of the dumpling restaurant owner.
"Don't give me that! Your shop is so shabby, in a bad location, and not very big. There are only a few pots and pans in it. You're robbing me with 150,000! What kind of gold are those pots and pans made of? If they're so expensive, you deserve to be stuck!"
Hou Guihua argued in a louder and bolder voice.
"What on earth do you have that you can ask such a price? You have no skills, no equipment, and your business is not doing well. If I take over, I won't even have any customers. Giving you 50,000 yuan is a bargain. If it weren't for my sister insisting on opening a store, I would have hated the trouble of cleaning it up even if I didn't get paid!"
I tell you, if you miss my shop, you won't find it again. Don't be ungrateful. I'll ask you again, fifty thousand! Can you do it? "
Hou Guihua continues to output violently.
"100,000! I won't sell it for less than this!" the dumpling restaurant owner gasped.
Hou Guihua rolled her eyes and turned away.
The next day at noon, Geng Mingyan continued to perform.
The noodle shop owner attentively showed Geng Mingyan around the front hall and kitchen. "Big sister, my shop has tables and chairs, benches, pots and pans. I can also teach you the techniques and secret recipes. If you want to open a restaurant, you can take over the shop today and open it tomorrow! What do you think?"
"One hundred and ten thousand is too expensive. I have to take down your window display and change the layout of the store. Putting the kitchen outside is only suitable for you to run a dumpling restaurant, not for anything else. I have to spend a lot of money to redo it.
The tables and chairs look old, and the lights are dim.
Even the nooks and crannies need to be cleaned, they're all covered in oil.
Forget it, I'll take a look."
Yesterday the dumpling restaurant owner and Hou Guihua were still asking for the transfer price of 150,000 yuan, and he lowered the price to 120,000 yuan. But when Geng Mingyan came today, he didn't dare to say anything and just opened his mouth with 110,000 yuan.
Geng Mingyan secretly laughed at Hou Guihua's bargaining, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she frowned and looked around. She stood there hesitating for a while, shook her head and was about to leave.
"Hey, big sister, big sister!" The dumpling shop owner hurriedly stopped her, "Business is all about negotiation. Can we talk? What's your price?
I'm telling you, I won't sell it for less than 100,000! I'm selling this shop for 150,000!"
"So the minimum is 100,000?" Geng Mingyan showed an incredible expression, her lips curled exaggeratedly. "Although I do want to take over...
"But boss, you don't really want to sell it. How dare you ask for 100,000 for this piece? I'll take a look. Thank you very much."
"Sit! Sit!" the dumpling shop owner said anxiously, "Look at you. I just told you that business is done through negotiation. Okay, you talk! You can do it, right?!"
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In the end, Geng Mingyan reached an agreement with the dumpling restaurant owner on a price of 85,000 yuan, which included the remaining two months' rent and the price of all the machinery and equipment in the store. On the same day, the three parties signed the contract together with the store landlord.
The store rent was indeed 6,000 yuan a month as the noodle seller said. The dumpling restaurant owner was originally trying to fool people with the price of 7,000 yuan and wanted to charge 90,000 yuan, but Geng Mingyan asked to see the contract or the transfer records of the transaction with the landlord. In the end, the dumpling restaurant owner had no choice.
The owner of the dumpling restaurant left that afternoon. Geng Mingyan called Hou Guihua over, and the two of them quickly started cleaning the shop.
"Sister, what do you think the dumpling shop owner will do if he comes back one day and sees the two sisters and us? Won't he understand everything? What should we do then?" After dinner, everyone came to the dumpling restaurant together, and Ouyang Yidan asked with her head tilted.
"By that time, the matter will have been settled. What else can he do except be furious and helpless?" Su Yuchen pointed at Ouyang Yidan's head, not caring about the dumpling owner at all.
"That's right, I'm there to help in the quarrel! He can't win the argument. There are so many of us in the fight, and there are several kitchen knives in the store. He doesn't dare to attack!" Hou Guihua waved her hand proudly.
"Guihua, this is Xiao Zhao's shop. You can't do that casually anymore. Don't use the kitchen knife on people!" When Geng Mingyan heard Hou Guihua say this, she was afraid that she would be reckless again, so she quickly spoke out to persuade her.
Zhao Xiaojing was both amused and moved watching from the side.
"Sister Jingzi, do we need to modify this display window and kitchen?" Lu Hongwen walked around the store, looking at the display window and the stove at the back and asked.
The overall area of the dumpling restaurant is about the same as the current store. The two stores are connected. There is a row of display windows on the left side of the entrance. The display windows are equivalent to a simple kitchen with a stove, range hood, water pipes, freezer, pressure cooker, steel barrel, workbench, chopping board, and vegetable cabinets for displaying braised dishes. It is relatively simple and spacious enough for three or four people to stand. It occupies half the area of Zhao Xiaojing's current kitchen.
The original kitchen area has been opened up and integrated with the restaurant, with tables and benches for dining.
"No changes, just replace the range hood, clean and tidy up the countertops, and buy two deep fryers. Then Sister Geng and Sister Hou can fry skewers here, and move the pork trotter rice and braised pot side dishes over here. Then we'll just do stir-fries in the back kitchen."
Zhao Xiaojing looked at the equipment, estimated the area and said.
The range hood used in the dumpling restaurant is too small and too old. It's okay for cooking dumplings, but if you want to fry something with a strong smell, the whole restaurant will probably be immersed in oil smoke.
As for the transparent display window, on the one hand, it would be a waste of money to tear down and redo the kitchen. A little tidying up, fixing the plumbing, electrical, and waterproofing, and then repairing the wall would probably cost the same as the transfer fee. Anyway, this place is mainly used for dining, and frying is just a side job, so it's better to save as much as possible.
Another thing is that customers can see the real ingredients and the sanitary environment through the transparent window, which makes them feel more at ease. It also serves as invisible advertising. After all, when you are frying skewers and cutting pig's feet, there is no need to worry about others seeing the secret recipes you have learned. The secrets are all in the soup pot and seasonings.
After the preliminary planning, everyone packed up and left work. Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen chatted with the two older sisters about work and salary.
Originally, I thought that if the two older sisters wanted to open a breakfast shop, the shop would be empty in the morning and could be used by them.
But now the work intensity in the store is very high. Every day Ouyang Yidan and the others say they go home and fall into bed and fall asleep. Even Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen have recently adjusted their work and rest schedules and started getting up at seven o'clock.
"I have no objection to you two ladies wanting to make breakfast, but I suggest you try it in the store first. After all, a store doesn't have a punctual closing time like a construction site, where you can't get off work as late as today." Zhao Xiaojing advised.
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