"Alas, I can't go back. There are a bunch of ruthless people in my hometown who are counting on me to take them abroad. I'm just a cook, how can I be so capable?
What's the matter? I just came to seek refuge with you. If you despise me, I will turn around and leave without saying a word. If you are willing to take me in, I will follow you in the future."
Liao Yongxin sighed. He wanted to hide in Du Shaojie's place for a few months.
Du Shaojie agreed and asked where he lived now.
Liao Yongxin smiled and said that Chen Jizhou asked Wang Bin to vacate a dormitory for him, and he lived in the staff quarters of the Electric Power Industry Bureau.
"Master, what are your plans next?"
"I heard that you have several restaurants. If you see which one needs me, I will work for you."
"No, Master, you may not have figured out the situation yet. My current development focus is shifting to the south. I have opened a barbecue restaurant in Yangcheng and a seafood restaurant in Shenzhen."
Du Shaojie then talked about some of his things in the past two years, and Liao Yongxin was very surprised after listening.
He watched the young man in front of him grow up step by step, but such an amazing growth rate was beyond his expectations.
"You are a fool, you only know how to do small things all day long. I say, if you have the ability, go over there to open a restaurant, and I will help you cook, how about it?"
Liao Yongxin could never say anything nice, but he still admired this apprentice in his heart.
He was now completely disappointed with the relatives in his hometown, and he really didn't mind staying in the south for a few years. When he had established a firm foothold there, he would take his wife over, and he didn't want to think about anything else.
"Okay, then we will open an authentic Sichuan restaurant, and the business should be good."
Du Shaojie smiled and agreed.
His monthly income was already quite a lot, and the value of the accumulated exchange points had exceeded 2 million yuan. Opening a restaurant was not a piece of cake, right?
"You are really confident now. I will go around these days. When you make a decision, tell me and I will go to Guangzhou with you."
Liao Yongxin calculated before. According to Du Shaojie's development in the past two years, he has at least hundreds of thousands of yuan.
In this era when ten thousand yuan households are still rare, hundreds of thousands of yuan is definitely a huge fortune. He believes that the other party has the ability to open a restaurant.
In the evening.
Liao Yongxin had dinner at Du Shaojie's place. The two drank half a bottle of wine before saying goodbye and leaving.
Wang Yuxiu was also puzzled. Didn't they say that Master Liao went abroad? How come he came back without any news in advance?
Du Shaojie sent Liao Yongxin to the gate of the Electric Power Industry Bureau before returning home.
"Mom, I have to go on a long trip recently. It's not certain how long I can come back. If I'm not at home, you should worry more about Xiaoya's study and life, and don't put too much energy into business matters."
The more Du Shaojie thought about it, the more he felt that his master's advice was good. In the future, the gap between the south and here will become larger and larger, mainly in terms of concepts and policies.
He dared not make money here, for fear that he would be dealt with if he became too big.
But as the forefront of reform and opening up, Guangdong Province, especially the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, is much better in this regard.
Of course, he will not give up his hometown. After all, this is his talent training base and home court. When the time is right, he will continue to increase investment here.
"Well, I know. Our family's current conditions are much better than before. Mom's biggest wish is that you brothers and sisters can have a promising future. If you have something to do, go and do your own thing. Xiaoya doesn't need you to worry."
Wang Yuxiu nodded and did not refute her son.
In fact, the business of several [Dezhou Braised Chicken] stores has been very stable so far. Basically, she can estimate the approximate turnover every day with little deviation.
She doesn't need to keep a close eye on it.
A week later.
Du Shaojie took Liao Yongxin, Tian Feiyu and 7 others and took a train south to Yangcheng.
Tian Feiyu was the master chef of the [Da Pan Ji] specialty store before. In the store, except for Dong Jun, he has the final say.
However, he and Bai Cheng are good friends. Bai Cheng kept praising the prosperity and high income of the south in his letter, so Tian Feiyu was tempted.
Then, he found an opportunity to talk to Du Shaojie, and the other party agreed.
"Master, you stay with me for a few days. When the restaurant's facade is finalized, I will find a dormitory for you."
After arriving in Yangcheng, Du Shaojie asked Uncle Chai for help and temporarily rented two houses for Tian Feiyu and others to stay. As for Liao Yongxin, he is his master, so of course he has to arrange him in the house on the old street.
The house on the old street is a three-story building. Except for the third floor where Du Shaojie lives, the rooms on the second floor can be lived in at will.
There are also rooms on the first floor, but the south is more humid, and it is uncomfortable to live on the first floor.
After settling these people, Du Shaojie went to the barbecue restaurant.
"Shaojie, when did you arrive?"
"I arrived this morning, and I've been busy until now. Master Liao is here this time too. We want to open a Sichuan restaurant, so we're here to look at the storefront."
Du Shaojie was actually explaining to Liang Meiqin why he arrived in the morning but didn't go to see her.
Barbecue restaurants usually open after 3 pm. After cleaning up, they start processing the ingredients and then marinating them.
After the marinating, the ingredients have to be skewered, and the official business will not start until after 6 pm.
If he hadn't had to settle Liao Yongxin, Tian Feiyu and others, he would have definitely gone straight to Donghu West Village after getting off the train.
"Yeah, I understand."
Liang Meiqin smiled and said two words silently.
Du Shaojie understood immediately that the other party was talking about "evening".
When it was time for dinner, Du Shaojie asked someone to call Liao Yongxin, Tian Feiyu and others over, and they had a delicious barbecue meal.
There are plenty of seafood such as oysters, squid, fish balls, and mantis shrimp. The barbecue here is different from the barbecue in Xijiang, but everyone still eats happily.
"Shaojie, look at your business here, you can make at least this much in one night."
After dinner, Du Shaojie sent everyone back.
Liao Yongxin is an expert. When he walked to the door of the house, he suddenly stretched out a finger, meaning that the barbecue restaurant can make 1,000 yuan in one night.
Du Shaojie nodded. He just saw that the barbecue restaurant's business is indeed very hot.
"Master, you should rest early. I will take you out for a walk tomorrow and take a look at the storefront."
Du Shaojie watched Liao Yongxin enter the house, and he immediately went up to the third floor.
He went back to the house to rest for a while, and when it was almost time, he strolled to the bus stop.
Not long after waiting, Liang Meiqin ran over.
The barbecue restaurant closed very late, and Liang Meiqin had to leave a little earlier every day to catch the bus. Sometimes she was too busy, so she would rest in the house on the old street for a night.
To be honest, living alone in a three-story building, any girl would feel scared.
But this does not include Liang Meiqin, Liang Meiqin has come through the hail of bullets, she does not care.
"Shaojie!"
"Meiqin, let's get in the car."
The two smiled at each other after meeting, everything was said without words.
Back at home in Donghu New Village, Liang Meiqin became unusually proactive.
Some things are like this, as long as there is a first time, there will be countless times later. Tasting the marrow, knowing the taste, probably talks about their state.
After several confrontations, several defeats, Liang Meiqin finally lost.
"Man, do you know? You not only saved me, but also saved my entire family."
It was late at night, and Liang Meiqin was still chatting with Du Shaojie.
When it came to the emotional part, she lay in his arms and cried.
"Isn't everything fine now? Don't think too much. I won't let you suffer any injustice. When the Sichuan restaurant opens, you will be in charge of the management. I know you can do it."
"Yeah, I'll listen to your arrangements."
The sky began to turn white, and the two fell asleep.
The next morning.
Du Shaojie appeared in the old street with a hundred times more energy.
As soon as he walked into his house, he saw Liao Yongxin and Uncle Chai sitting in the tea room on the first floor drinking tea and chatting. This was the second time they met, and they were already chatting enthusiastically.
"Master, Uncle Chai"
"Ajie is back? I just told Chef Liao that a neighbor has a three-story building for rent not far from the train station. The previous tenant also rented it to open a restaurant, and the basic facilities are well preserved."
Du Shaojie almost dropped his jaw when he heard Uncle Chai say this.
I was just about to go out to find a storefront, and you have a target now?
He now has a new understanding of the old street's idle neighbors. There are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers among them.
"Uncle Chai, thank you for bothering me every time. When do you think we can go and see the house?"
Du Shaojie and Uncle Chai were not polite and said they would go and see the house on the spot.
Uncle Chai immediately went to find the landlord, and then the landlord took Du Shaojie and Liao Yongxin to the train station.
When they arrived at the end of the land, Du Shaojie estimated that the straight-line distance between this three-story building and the train station was about 500 meters, which was indeed not far.
What's more rare is that there is a small courtyard behind the building. The kitchen of the restaurant was in the courtyard.
The landlord turned on the lights in the house and invited everyone to look around.
"The facilities in the kitchen are intact. The things in the lobby and the private rooms upstairs have been emptied, but the decoration is not damaged at all. Chef Du, if you open a restaurant, you don't need to redecorate it. You can open it as soon as you buy everything."
The landlord is a man in his 50s, not tall, thin, and not very talkative, but he has a good attitude towards Du Shaojie.
"Uncle Bing, look at this decoration. The previous owner must have spent a lot of money on it, right? Why didn't they do it anymore?"
Du Shaojie chatted casually with (landlord) Uncle Bing, and soon
they went up to the third floor. "The other boss made a lot of money and opened a restaurant in the city center. He doesn't like this place anymore. Chef Du, don't worry, as long as you rent it yourself, I will definitely give you a discount."
After looking at everything upstairs and downstairs, Du Shaojie and Liao Yongxin were very satisfied with the place.
When discussing the price, Liao Yongxin asked Du Shaojie not to say anything. He and Uncle Bing bargained repeatedly, and finally rented this small third floor for 24,000 yuan a year.
This price is not cheap, but considering the location, Uncle Bing did not ask for more. (End of this chapter)
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