Chapter 270 The Poor Princess (XIX)
The scenes of Gu Qingcheng ordering food, serving food, or bringing wine to people, etc. were captured from various angles by different netizens and then uploaded to the Internet.
No one cared that a beauty like Gu Qingcheng was actually "working" in a small restaurant.
What everyone cares about is that such a beautiful young lady is actually so down-to-earth.
Besides, what's wrong with working in a fly-in-the-wall restaurant? It's their family's business, and as a grown-up child, she came to help out, which made her look more sensible.
What is most attractive is Gu Qingcheng's temperament, neither humble nor flattering.
She doesn't treat her customers like gods, but she isn't impolite either.
That kind of noble sense of propriety is so damn well grasped.
The aftermath of the earthquake has gradually passed and people have begun to resume their normal lives.
The pages on the website are no longer black and white, but have color again.
Entertainment news also began to emerge, with topics such as "One Glance to Conquer the City", "Princess Gu", "Internet Celebrity Restaurant", etc. becoming increasingly popular.
Netizens or fans initially wanted to see the beautiful and kind-hearted new-age college student who was reported by the imperial or local TV stations.
However, when they arrived at the urban village and entered the Gu family's small restaurant, they discovered that the young lady's charm was more than that.
She has been beautiful since she was young, she is multi-talented, she is sensible and capable, and she is not greedy for fame and fortune.
"It feels like the little sister is a real princess!"
"Yeah, in her, I feel what true nobility is!"
It doesn't mean that you can become superior to others by wearing all the brand names and putting on a full set of jewelry.
It's the kind of temperament that emanates from the inside out that really makes people want to admire and worship her! Of course, the fact that the young lady is beautiful enough is also the most important reason.
The raw photos taken close up are surprisingly more beautiful than the refined photos of the big and small stars in the entertainment industry.
There is no blind spot in the 360-degree view. Whether it is from the front, the side, or even the back, it is so beautiful.
Princess Gu is a stunningly beautiful woman, and her brother is also a handsome boy.
There is also Gu's father's cooking skills. Although they cannot be called top-notch, considering the scale of the small restaurant, it is enough to give people a surprise that is worth the money.
Gu's small restaurant has so many highlights.
Even if the heat of an event has passed, it is not a flash in the pan.
Every day there are a large number of tourists, oh no, customers coming to patronize.
The waiting number plate written by Gu Qingcheng herself has also become a highlight for customers to "check in".
Therefore, even though the two or three rows of seats at the door were filled with people waiting for a seat and they had to wait for an hour or two, these customers did not get annoyed.
They were either taking pictures of the crowd or looking through the waiting number plate written with a brush.
From the time it opens at nine in the morning until twelve at night, the entrance of Gu's Restaurant is always bustling with people.
At the end of the day, the whole family is exhausted, but the daily turnover is also particularly gratifying.
In the second week after Gu Qingcheng returned, Gu's father took back the two shops next to the small restaurant.
After opening up the space and doing some simple renovations, the small restaurant was expanded to nearly twice its original size.
Gu's father was too busy cooking by himself, so he hired two chefs and three or four waiters.
It's a small restaurant, even a fly-in-the-wall restaurant located in a village in the city, but it has already grown to a certain size.
The increase in income has directly reflected in the improvement of Gu's family's living standards.
Gu Qingcheng and Gu Sinian also had more pocket money.
Father Gu even thought: "Why not take back the two single rooms on the second floor as well."
"Si Nian is so old now, he can't always sleep in the living room!"
"And Qingcheng's bedroom is a little too small. A girl of her age doesn't even have a proper wardrobe!"
The profits of the small restaurant have increased several times, and the debts incurred from treating the elderly in the early years have also been paid off one after another.
The key point is that the popularity of small restaurants is not a short-term thing, but a long-term sustainable trend.
Since the family had extra money, Gu's father didn't want to let his two children suffer.
"Alright! After Si Nian finishes the college entrance examination, we will clean up the house!"
Mother Gu nodded. She was the child’s biological mother, so how could she not feel sorry for her child?
Whether it is Qingcheng or Si Nian, they are both so outstanding and sensible.
Any child can bring glory to the parents, let alone, she has two such good children.
Speaking of renovating the house, Mother Gu suddenly remembered something and whispered to Father Gu, "Old Gu, I met the director of the neighborhood committee a few days ago."
"He said that our Gu family's small restaurant has boosted the economy of the entire urban village, which is very good."
"He also said that we should seize the opportunity to turn our small restaurant into a brand."
Father Gu was stunned for a moment. How did his family suddenly become so important when they were just a small restaurant? How could it boost the economy of the entire urban village?
Is this too exaggerated? Uh, okay!
In recent times, there have indeed been netizens from all over the province coming to check in.
There are also some fans from outside the province who come to the provincial capital for tourism, and the Gu family’s small restaurant has become a "tourist attraction".
The Chinese saying “Since we are here, we are here” is really magical.
When they visit Gu's restaurant, they will also take a walk around the urban village.
There are many small shops in the urban villages. They can’t be said to be very exquisite, but they are very down-to-earth—cheap! The two-yuan shops that are almost extinct in big cities, six pan-fried buns for one yuan, a cup of milk tea for three yuan, and “retro” barber shops that charge less than one hundred yuan for perming and dyeing hair...
All the shops give people a feeling: affordable!
In the supermarket, it seems that one hundred yuan can't buy much.
But in the village in the city, you can eat from east to west and walk through several streets, and you can't spend all the money! The landlord at the east end of the street where the Gu family lives is very visionary and bold enough to directly renovate his own self-built building and turn it into a hotel.
And launched online room reservation service.
When netizens from other places search for "Princess Gu" and "Gu Family Restaurant", the hotel called Ruyi B&B will also be searched by keywords.
In just a few days, most of the dozens of rooms in the six-story hotel were booked.
The landlord and Gu's father are relatives, and according to seniority, he should call Gu's father "brother".
They own two buildings and can collect tens of thousands of yuan in rent every month. They are one of the better-off people in the village.
On weekdays, although he was polite to Gu's father, he always called him "Brother".
But his tone still contained the sense of superiority that money brought him.
Of course, this is all in the past.
Now...
"I ran into Lao Liu at the entrance of the village the other day, and he offered me a cigarette. Tsk, tsk, it's been so many years, but when I was young, he used to 'respect' me so much!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
After Gu's father came back, he said to Gu's mother with emotion.
You can't blame people for being snobbish. It's human nature to despise the poor and love the rich, and to bully the weak and fear the strong! The cousin who used to be high and mighty now regards Gu's father as his elder brother, but it's just driven by interests.
Although no one says it, everyone knows it in their hearts.
The popularity brought by Gu Qingcheng not only benefited herself, but also brought glory to the shops in the same village.
Later, even the neighborhood committee realized the importance of the Gu family.
So there was the "chat" between the director and Gu's mother -
"The director said that our building is indeed too low and not consistent with the surrounding neighbors."
"Besides, it's been seven or eight years, the house is a bit old, it's time to clean it up!"
Father Gu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "He means that we can add a new roof?"
There was a period of time when the Gu family had not yet owed any debt, and Gu's father wanted to add a few more floors.
The small, shabby three-story house does look too short and shabby among the row of "high-rise buildings" around it.
However, both the village committee and the neighborhood committee disagreed.
They said it was an illegal building.
Gu's father and mother: ...The whole village is full of illegal buildings, why is no one here to take care of it? "Yes! The director said that there were rumors of demolition two years ago, so temporary additions are no longer allowed!"
"But it's been several years, there's no chance of demolition—"
Demolition is not allowed, and adding new buildings to the site is considered a violation, but the government does not investigate unless the people report it.
Now the entire urban village relies on the Gu family to drive its economy.
Even if the Gu family "secretly" added onto their house, the neighbors would not report it.
People are not stupid. The Gu family has become popular, and the urban village has also become popular. Even if they don’t open a store and only rent out houses, the rent will also increase.
In terms of interests, everyone is in agreement with the Gu family.
The cousin who ran the B&B came to Gu's father and said, "Brother! I heard you're going to build a building? Can you help with the money? If you need anything, just tell me!"
"We don't have more, but a few hundred thousand or eighty thousand is no problem!"
According to current prices, adding a floor would cost about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
The Gu family only needs to add three floors, and even with the decoration, the cost will be at most 100,000 yuan.
This cousin of Gu's father is going to take over everything.
Father Gu: ...
Although I know why my cousin is like this, we should judge by his actions rather than his heart.
On the surface, everyone is still a brotherhood that gets along well with each other and helps and loves each other.
Neighbors did not oppose or obstruct the Gu family from building a house because of issues such as blocking sunlight or encroaching on the eaves.
Everything went so smoothly.
The Gu family's small restaurant did not even close, and the construction of adding a new floor to the upper floor of the Gu family's house had already begun.
"Gu Sinian, your family is building a house!"
Su Xiaoxiao stayed on the second floor of Gu's house. After finishing just a few questions, she started to daydream.
She looked up at the roof, where the steel structure was being laid, and she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"……right!"
Gu Sinian was really a little annoyed.
The noise from the workers at work could not disturb him.
However, Su Xiaoxiao, who kept chattering and couldn't calm down, made him feel annoyed.
The college entrance examination is just half a month away.
Gu Sinian has almost finished his review, and now there is not much use in doing exercises and papers.
But Su Xiaoxiao would come to the restaurant to find him after school every day.
Originally, Gu Sinian really wanted to help her because they were “good friends”.
However, Gu Sinian would tutor her seriously, but Su Xiaoxiao didn't appreciate it at all.
I get distracted easily and can’t finish a question in half an hour.
Maybe it’s not quite appropriate, but Gu Sinian felt like his passion had been wasted!
(End of this chapter)
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