Chapter 324 86 Years

There is no need for a hot pot restaurant to be so big. In fact, a restaurant of more than 400 square meters is not small.

Gu Jianhua, "So, we have two shops of more than 1,000 square meters. You can use one to open a beauty salon, and I will use the other to open a restaurant."

Su He smiled, "You still want to be a chef?"

"I'm not doing it right, but I'd like to go into the kitchen once in a while," said Gu Jianhua.

Su He, "I understand. You just want to go into the kitchen and cook something when you feel like cooking."

"That's not entirely true. I just want to open a large store."

Gu Jianhua felt that their store was not big enough to show off, especially in the catering industry, as ice-boiled lamb was not considered a full meal, so he wanted to open a large full-service restaurant.

"Okay, go ahead. Next year we'll open a lamb and hotpot restaurant, and the year after, we'll open the big hotel you mentioned."

"I'm going to buy a few more shops next year."

Su He previously thought that she would only need to open 20 shops, but now her mind has changed. The more shops the better. If she doesn't open any, she can rent them out to others.

She bought it and if she wanted to open a store herself, she could do so. If she didn't want to, she could rent it to someone else.

At present, they have 14 stores open and four vacant shops, a total of 18 stores. They have set a small goal to buy 30 stores before 1990.

There are still twelve to buy.

Gu Jianhua agreed with this and said, "Go ahead and buy it."

Su He, "Next year I will buy two more courtyard houses, two small yards."

We have only purchased two courtyard houses so far, and we haven’t bought the one for Changjun and Changhuan yet.

If it is a small yard, you can buy it and keep it there for future development.

Gu Jianhua, "Wife, I think we can buy these courtyards and shops not only in Beijing, but also in Haishi."

"The development there is better than here."

Su He said, "Boss Gu is right. After the Chinese New Year, I will send Jincheng and the others to Haishi, and I will buy a few yards."

Anyway, they have money now, and they don't know how to do big business. They can only do small business. Apart from small business, they can only buy a yard shop or something to leave assets for their children.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, it was time for the employees to start the most anticipated part: handing out red envelopes and New Year’s gifts!

Although the old employees all know that there will be New Year gifts this year and know what the gifts are, they still can't help but look forward to it.

Each store has many employees, and Wei Lan, the general manager, can't remember all their names.

She was reading from the booklet while Su He Chang'an was handing out New Year gifts.

The billiard hall is crowded, so let’s start from the billiard hall.

"Qin Lang."

Qin Lang didn't expect that he would be the first to receive the New Year's gift. He walked over with a smile, and Su He gave him a red envelope first, "New Year's red envelope."

Qin Lang, "Thank you, boss."

"And this New Year gift."

Su He brought skin care products, towels and vanishing cream, while Chang An brought fruits and cakes.

A large box of fruit and two large boxes of cakes. Qin Lang couldn't move them all at once. He said, "So many!"

Didn’t Aunt Jiang say that the New Year gift would just be a box of fruits and cakes?

Why are there so many?

Su He smiled and said, "I discussed it with your uncle and felt that the previous New Year gifts were too small, so I added a box of cakes and skin care products."

"If you guys don't want to apply it, just give it to your mothers or your partners."

Aunt Jiang: "Oh, our boss is so nice."

Qin Lang stood aside holding three boxes of New Year gifts, but he put them down after only a few seconds. They were too heavy. The fruits he received seemed to be apples, and they were heavy.

After giving out red envelopes as New Year gifts, all the employees went home.

This year's box of fruits is bigger than in previous years. It's a bit difficult for boys to hold it, let alone girls. The box is heavy and big.

When Su He saw this, he called Lu Jincheng, "Jincheng, drive our big truck over here and send them home."

Lu Jincheng, "Okay, auntie."

All the employees went home for the New Year, except He Zhizhi, who had no home to return to.

Su He knew He Zhizhi's situation. Last year during the Chinese New Year, she went to the courtyard to celebrate the New Year with everyone.

So today I asked He Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, let's go to the courtyard to eat tomorrow morning."

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve and all the shops are closed.

He Zhizhi heard this and whispered, "Auntie Su, I...I'm going to Chen Yuan's house to celebrate the New Year tomorrow."

Su He, "?"

"You two...rekindled your old love?"

He Zhizhi nodded embarrassedly, "But don't worry, Aunt Su, we are different now. We won't delay our work. We are no longer children, we are mature."

He Zhizhi now regrets what she did before. Why was she so confused at that time and even told her boss directly?

She wanted to kill her former self.

Su He listened and said, "Okay, you two are not young anymore, call Chen Yuan over and I will talk to him."

"Oh, okay."

He Zhizhi went over and called Chen Yuan, "Aunt Su is looking for you."

Chen Yuan, "What's the matter with you?"

He Zhizhi felt a little guilty. She could probably guess why Aunt Su came to see Chen Yuan.

She said, "I don't know, go and have a look."

Chen Yuan walked away. Su He smiled and asked, "Are you and Zhizhi dating again?"

Chen Yuan scratched his head and said, "Yeah."

"But don't worry, Auntie. We are serious this time. We plan to get married next spring."

Su He smiled, "Okay, you two are not young anymore, you are old enough to get married, you two can get married, and I will give you a TV."

Chen Yuan's eyes widened. "Is this true?"

Su He, "Can what I said be false?"

Chen Yuan pulled He Zhizhi over and said, "Aunt, we both want to thank you first."

Su He waved his hands, "Anyway, it's fine as long as you two are fine. Chen Yuan, if you marry someone, treat them well and don't be fickle."

She heard about Chen Yuan's affairs from Zhu Linlin, Ye Shuang, Wei Lan and others.

Chen Yuan felt that he couldn't get rid of the reputation of being a playboy even if he jumped into the Yellow River! He really wasn't fickle!

He treats every one of his partners seriously!

It’s just that each term doesn’t last long.

Of course he was young at that time and didn't understand, but now he understands.

He is not the same as before.

Chen Yuan raised his hand and swore, "Aunt Su, please believe me. I am different now. I will treat Zhizhi well."

Su He, "I believe you, I believe you."

"When your wedding date is announced, let me know so I can attend."

Chen Yuan and He Zhizhi, "Yeah, Aunt Su."

They will definitely notify the boss. Even if the boss doesn't say anything, they will still invite the boss.

This year, He Zhizhi went to Chen Yuan's home for the Chinese New Year. He Zhizhi thought she would no longer like Chen Yuan.

But she underestimated herself.

Chen Yuan seemed to have some magical power that attracted her.

Well...she falls in love with him again.

They were together again, and she wanted to be with him forever.

When they got home that night, He Zhizhi took Chen Yuan's arm and asked, "Will you break up with me again in the future?"

Chen Yuan, "No, don't worry. I was young and ignorant before and I hurt your feelings."

He Zhizhi, "Hehe, when we get married, I won't ask you for a dowry."

Chen Yuan, "You are stupid, how can you get married without a gift? I will give it to you. I will give you 1,666 yuan as a gift."

"You save this money yourself."

After changing from store manager Chen Yuan to chef Chen, his salary increased several times to 488 yuan a month.

In December of one year, his salary was more than 5,000 yuan.

He handed over 100 yuan to his parents, saved 300 yuan for himself, and spent the remaining 88 yuan. 88 yuan a month was pocket money, which was enough for him to spend however he wanted.

His parents couldn't afford the dowry of more than a thousand yuan, so he gave it himself.

Whatever others have, his wife must have too.

He Zhizhi didn't want it, "I have my own money, I have several thousand in savings!"

She has five thousand yuan in savings!

Like Chen Yuan, she only spent 88 yuan a month and saved 400 yuan, which resulted in a total of more than 5,000 yuan in savings.

Chen Yuan, "That's your money, right? This is the money I gave you, how can it be the same? I also have to buy you gold, a gold necklace, a gold ring, and gold earrings."

He Zhizhi, "Oh, I want this one."

Both Mr. and Mrs. Chen are kind-hearted people. They would not look down on their future daughter-in-law or bully her just because she has no family. Mr. and Mrs. Chen just think that this girl has had a hard life since childhood and is pitiful, so they love her even more.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chen's father and mother gave He Zhizhi a hundred yuan as a meeting gift for their future daughter-in-law and also as a New Year's money.

He Zhizhi smiled, "Thank you, uncle and aunt."

Chen's mother said, "After the Chinese New Year, I will choose a good date for you and hold a wedding banquet for you."

Chen Yuan said, "Mom, our boss is coming to our wedding, so I'll treat him."

Mother Chen: "That would be great."

Here in Soho.

It is so comfortable to buy a sedan. I don’t have to be blown by the cold wind when I go out in the winter. It is warm in the sedan.

Especially for families with babies, it is very nice.

Even though Chang'an is 24 years old and has not yet married, he still gets red envelopes during the Chinese New Year.

But she didn’t get as much as the young girl.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Han Shuyan and Changyi, holding New Year's tassels, went to pay New Year's greetings to Han Jiajia and Hongxing first. Their aunt and uncle gave them 200 yuan as a New Year's gift.

After that, I came to Gu Jianhua in Suhe.

Grandmothers and grandfathers receive 500 yuan as an annual gift.

My great-grandmother, Su's father and mother, took two hundred yuan, and my great-grandmother, Gu's father and mother, also took two hundred yuan.

Uncle Gu Changan hadn't even warmed up to the moment when he handed the New Year's money to Suisui, a little girl, for three hundred yuan.

Changjun and Changhuan, the uncle and aunt, also had to give New Year's money, and they each gave 100 yuan.

In the afternoon, I visited a few of my aunts and uncles and collected a lot of New Year's money.

The little girl Suisui is simply the darling of the group!

As the youngest child in their family, he received a lot of money as an annual gift, but Changyi put it all into his own pocket on the pretext that his mother had given it to him for safekeeping.

Han Shuyan felt a little embarrassed, and he said, "Wife, why don't you open a separate account for our daughter and keep her money there."

They had deposited all the money that their grandma and grandpa had given them into their accounts.

Changyi thought about it and said, "Sure. When we were little, my parents didn't accept the New Year's money we gave them, and let us keep it for ourselves."

Han Shuyan, "So, you had more than a thousand yuan in private savings at that time."

Han Shuyan grew up in a well-off family. Even though his parents passed away, their family conditions were not bad, but they could not compare to his wife's.

When he was in college, it was considered good if his classmates had 100 or 200 yuan in their hands. But at that time, his wife's brother-in-law had more than 1,000 yuan in their hands, more than 1,000 yuan each.

His mother-in-law was also very relieved to give them so much money.

Chang Yi smiled, "I have saved up for more than ten years. Look at your daughter. She has saved several thousand dollars in just one day."

Han Shuyan hugged his daughter and kissed her, "Our Sui Sui is amazing."

"Hehehe~" made Suisui laugh.

Chang Yi said, "Don't tickle her."

The second day of the Lunar New Year.

My second sister Gu and her husband came with their three daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law to pay New Year's greetings.

In the past in the village, daughters would go back to their parents’ home on the second day of the Lunar New Year. But now that Beijing is so close, Mingyue and Chunqing’s families went there directly on the first day, without waiting for the second day.

They don't have any other relatives in Beijing.

Hongjun and Xu Ying also spent the first day of the new year together as a family.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, I went to my grandma, uncle and aunt’s house.

Xiaomei and Zhang Chen’s son, a first-year junior high school student, just celebrated his third birthday yesterday. At three years old, it means he can be sent to kindergarten.

Gu's second sister and brother-in-law can now be free and do their own things without having to revolve around their grandson.

Second sister Gu came to Su He to ask for advice, "Sister-in-law, what kind of business should we start?"

She wants to start a business and make money on her own!

Su He, "Second sister, why don't you and your brother-in-law push a cart to sell snacks? Or set up a street stall?"

Gu Erjie, "What snacks are better to sell?"

Su He thought for a moment, "You sell jellyfish in the summer and steamed buns in the winter? Hot soy milk?"

Second Sister Gu shook her head and said, "Forget about the buns. We have to get up early. We plan to sell them in the morning and afternoon, or in the evening in the summer."

They both just wanted to make some extra money in their spare time.

Su He, "Then you can sell shouzhuanbing, pancakes, fruit cakes, etc. You and your brother-in-law can go to the market to see what snacks are available."

"Pick one and sell it."

Second brother-in-law, "I think liangpi is pretty good, I love it."

Sister Gu said, "It's not enough for you to like it, the customers have to like it."

Second brother-in-law, "I am a guest too."