Chapter 123
Xiao Yue understood a lot from these words. This means that she is not from Qingyun City...
Xiao Yue understood a lot from these words.
What this means is that she is not a native of Qingyun City. Since she intends to open a branch, it would be best to have help in a place where she is unfamiliar with the place.
This assistance can bring convenience in many aspects. After all, opening a new store is not easy. There are many things to do from the inside out, and site selection and ordering ingredients are not the top priorities.
Perhaps what needs most attention is whether Yueting’s special model of self-service will affect the interests of others.
Just like the original "Jixiang Restaurant" and later "Weikeju".
The Lord of Qingyun City must have inquired about these things and knew Xiao Yue's character, so this conversation was not tough and did not contain any threats.
Can……
Xiao Yue reached out and picked up the tea, and said calmly: "It is true that there is no harm, but does it mean that the benefits do not need to be repaid?"
The Lord of Qingyun City was silent for a moment.
Xiao Yue took a sip of tea, paused, put down the teacup, and leaned back lazily.
"Besides, Yue Ting has no plans to go there within two months, so thank you for your kindness, City Lord."
Now the Lord of Qingyun City could no longer sit still and asked anxiously, "Why? Isn't now the best time to come to Qingyun City?"
Xiao Yue didn't answer for the time being.
Indeed, now is the time when Yueting Buffet is gaining popularity. If it could open a branch in Qingyun City immediately, it would surely attract a lot of attention.
Unfortunately, not to mention that the South Street Restaurant is about to be renovated, even the one on West Street has just entered the queuing mode and is about to stabilize.
Most importantly, manpower.
It's not just a matter of not having enough people. This kind of random recruitment can certainly attract many people to help, and they are helping sincerely.
Xiao Yue refers to - someone you trust.
Yueting’s self-service is very different in nature. From utensils to ingredients, she will definitely hand over the management to people she trusts.
So now is a good time, but not the best time.
Of course, Xiao Yue couldn't say all this, and could only say it in a tactful way out of politeness.
"Thank you for your attention, City Lord, but I don't have this idea at the moment. If I go to Qingyun City in the future and have the opportunity to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, I will definitely leave a portion for you."
The words sound nice, but in reality it is a rejection.
After all, it's "keep one copy" rather than "give one copy away."
The meaning is very different.
The Lord of Qingyun City was choked. Just by looking at Xiao Yue's cold eyes, he knew that there was no turning back.
He hesitated to speak, and said unwillingly: "Madam Xiao is thoughtful, but compared to Liuyun City, Qingyun City is close to the sea, so many things still need to be considered?"
"No need." Xiao Yue stood up with a smile on her face, without any intention of continuing the conversation: "My friends are still waiting for me, so I'll take my leave first."
The Lord of Qingyun City could only stand up and say goodbye to her with a stiff face.
He is just the lord of a city, not the emperor. Can he be forced?
What's more, this is someone else's territory, and the Lord of Liuyun City is particularly caring towards this Miss Xiao.
Why did the Lord of Qingyun City stay for so many days? Wasn’t it because he wanted to find a chance to talk to her?
As a result, Yue Ting was busy these days and it was difficult to disturb him, but that person just looked at him as if he was nothing.
Just before coming to South Street, the man smiled and did not stop him.
Now the Lord of Qingyun City understood, and his heart was completely chilled.
He let out a long sigh. Actually, cooperating with Yueting Buffet was his first thought. More importantly... he just wanted to eat more good food! !
Xiao Yue naturally knew that the Lord of Qingyun City had ulterior motives, but he did not harbor too much ill intentions, otherwise she would not have gone there.
However, this conversation brought Xiao Yue's thoughts back to the topic.
There is no rush to open a branch, but recruiting staff does need to be prepared in advance.
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After Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong reunited, the group continued to head to South Street to purchase the items they needed.
As they walked, Fang Sanhong asked her about the Lord of Qingyun City.
Xiao Yue did not hide this and simply summarized it in two sentences: the other party hoped that Yue Ting would cooperate with him when she went to Qingyun City on her own to open a branch.
"Cooperation?" Fang Sanhong had guessed it a little bit, but didn't think about it in depth.
At most, one would think that the City Lord of Qingyun City was interested in the development prospects of Yueting Self-service and asked Xiao Yue when he would open a branch, but he did not intend to directly engage in cooperation.
Others did the same and made comments after hearing about this.
"A store cooperates with the City Lord's Mansion. Although all aspects are connected, in reality there are still restrictions everywhere."
"Yes, it's better for us to do it ourselves!"
"Ah, it's because Yueting's self-service business is getting better and better. The branch store has been targeted before it even opened!"
Fortunately, Xiao Yue did not agree, and it was impossible for him to agree.
She turned her gaze to a jewelry store on the side of the road, stopped and said, "Let's go take a look."
The group stopped talking about that topic and rushed in.
Coincidentally, the boss knew Xiao Yue, and he was very friendly throughout the process, and in the end he gave them a much lower price.
An hour later, everyone returned with a full load.
The first thing Xiao Yue did when she returned to the store was to go to the kitchen and start preparing dinner.
Fang Sanhong went to the dessert shop opposite to pick up Xu Qingwu, and then called Xiao Lian to have dinner together.
Everyone bought a lot of jewelry just now, so it’s a good opportunity for Xiao Lian to pick out some she likes before dinner.
After another half an hour, Yueting started to have lunch by herself.
The meal tonight is very sumptuous. Xiao Yue made several new home-cooked dishes, as well as some pickled radish, which goes really well with rice.
After dinner, Xiao Lian said goodbye and left.
Xiao Yue slowly sat up and looked at Lu Ran.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ran immediately noticed the gaze and looked over in confusion.
The last time Xiao Yue picked locust flowers, she discovered that Lu Ran was very skilled, had sharp eyes and ears, and was always alert to everything around him.
No, to be precise, the first time it appeared was when it rained heavily a long time ago.
Lu Ran was very strong. Not only did he hold up the awning with one hand, he also punched away the object that was about to hit Xiao Yue...
"I have something to ask." Xiao Yue's thoughts gradually came back to her senses, and she raised her eyes and said, "I remember Fu Xunzhou said that you helped in the kitchen before?"
Sun Wen and her sisters were chatting nearby, but they looked over when they heard this.
Lu Ran had no different expression and nodded, "I've made simple meals before, so I'm pretty familiar with this."
It's not like she was lying, these were all true and were skills that needed to be mastered.
But why ask suddenly?
Sun Wen, Hua Jinjin and Hua Cancan stopped chatting, glanced at each other, and looked a little nervous.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yue was deep in thought, and smiled and said, "Then how many companions like you are there?"
Sun Wen and the two sisters paused for a moment and almost forgot what to do.
Lu Ran was even more stunned, his expression was reluctant and confused: "...How much?"
"Yes." Xiao Yue sighed, "The renovation of South Street is imminent. We can't just hire people on short notice, right? We need to train them in advance to adapt to the model and environment of Yueting Self-service. It would be great if they were as familiar with the kitchen as you guys!"
Xiao Yue really looked like he was sighing and groaning about finding someone, and he didn't notice at all that there were several people in the yard who were stunned.
She continued, "I wanted to ask you when we were at South Street, did Xiao Ran know anyone when he was helping out somewhere else before? If possible, could you help recruit him to my place?"
"This..." Lu Ran paused for a rare moment, and after thinking for a while, he said hesitantly: "There should be a few. I'll go back and ask around in the next few days?"
Xiao Yue smiled and said, "Okay, but Yueting Self-service only recruits women. I'll have to trouble Xiao Ran for this!"
"……good."
Lu Ran agreed, thinking that if he wanted to recruit a man, it would depend on whether the young master agreed.
It was already late, and Xiao Yue sent them away. He looked at the empty backyard and snorted.
Like to arrange people?
Then she will give it a chance.
It's better to use it than to choose it yourself and then feel uneasy in the end.
The other end.
After Sun Wen and the others walked away, she made sure Xiao Yue returned to the store and immediately went to Lu Ran.
"Should I talk to you about this, sir?"
"Of course, how else can we turn a living person into a living person?"
"Fortunately, I wasn't exposed..."
"No, Madam Xiao should have noticed something." Lu Ran interrupted them and said, "But since she didn't say it explicitly, it means she is not angry with us."
The three of them were as quiet as chickens.
aware?
Xiao Yue realized that they were arranged by the Young Master, but she was not angry. Is that what you mean?
Lu Ran remained calm: "It's hard to say for sure about the young master, but knowing this, we can only go ahead with the arrangements."
As for whether it's fear or willingness... probably both?
Sun Wen swallowed her saliva and said silently for a while: "I would rather never eat sweets again, in exchange for Madam Xiao to reconcile with the Master as soon as possible."
The three of them looked at her who loved sweets, and their expressions all said three words: I don’t believe it.
Sun Wen: “…”
Late at night, City Lord’s Mansion.
After learning about this, Fu Xunzhou fell into silence for a while, and finally asked Duan Lin to bring a booklet.
The book contains people's names.
Duan Lin silently glanced at the names of those men and whispered, "Sir, if that day comes, you must stand in front of your subordinates."
Fu Xunzhou: “…”
One lie really requires countless lies to cover it up.
To be honest, Fu Xunzhou is indeed worried now.
Does Xiao Yue know where Lu Ran and the others came from? If you knew, when did you know and what were you thinking deep down? If you can guess this, why can't you guess his identity?
If she finally learns the whole truth, will there be no turning back?
Fu Xunzhou wiped his face.
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The implementation of Yueting's self-service queuing model has gone smoothly. At least 90% of the customers have accepted it. The rest are those who have come from the neighboring city because of its fame and are shocked at any time and place.
These days, the people mainly responsible for serving the dishes have become Su Xiaoxiao, Hua Jinjin and Hua Cancan.
Fang Sanhong and Lu Ran were still standing at the door. They were not only responsible for collecting money and calling numbers, but also the face of Yueting Self-service.
One is mature and the other is calm, both of them can respond quickly to various situations.
As for Xiao Yue...
After preparing lunch again, Xiao Yue said goodbye to Su Xiaoxiao and left with a few food boxes.
The hired carriage boy was already waiting at the back door and greeted her cheerfully.
Xiao Yue got on the carriage, yawned, and closed his eyes for a while.
These days she basically runs between West Street and South Street. After making lunch, she takes the lunch box to South Street.
Not only does he deliver food to the old craftsmen, but he also keeps an eye on the progress of the restaurant's internal renovations.
Although he looked a little tired, Xiao Yue felt fine.
Besides, running back and forth is probably just in the early stages. After a few days, the basic layout will be finalized and it won’t be so troublesome anymore.
After about half an hour, the carriage stopped.
"Madam Xiao, we're here!"
Xiao Yue opened his eyes and stretched, then he and the servant picked up the food box and headed towards a small alley.
The alley leads directly to the back door of the restaurant. It is still in the renovation stage, so it has to be kept secret. Xiao Yue has been entering and exiting through here in the past few days.
As soon as the door opened, it was bustling with activity inside, with all kinds of sounds mixed together.
Not only are there the old craftsmen like Uncle Meng, but there are also several young people who are the apprentices of the old craftsmen.
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