Chapter 250 Stupid and Greedy
The [Xichuan Restaurant] in Beijing opened smoothly, and Du Shaojie was not in a hurry to return to Guangzhou.
Qi Yan has been a little free recently, and she would come to Du Shaojie's new house to eat from time to time.
After leaving [Xichuan Restaurant] in the afternoon, Du Shaojie went to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables, and started to get busy when he got home.
Today is Qi Yan's birthday, and he plans to cook a few dishes to celebrate her birthday.
When it was almost evening, Qi Yan hurried over.
"Wow, you prepared so many dishes, we can't finish them."
Walking into the kitchen, Qi Yan felt that her eyes lit up. She saw that Du Shaojie had prepared a lot of dishes, and she couldn't help but say something.
But in fact, she was still very happy in her heart, because this just showed that the other party cared about her.
"If you can't finish it today, you can continue to eat tomorrow. Tomorrow's breakfast, lunch, and dinner will all have leftovers."
Du Shaojie smiled, and he thought it would be better if he could eat for three consecutive days.
Qi Yan didn't react at first, but soon heard the implication of Du Shaojie.
She was not very resistant, but she was too embarrassed to continue the topic with the other party, so she turned and left the kitchen.
Du Shaojie was originally teasing her, shouting at her back: "There are snacks and fruits in the room, you eat some first, I'm going to cook."
He was joking just now. So many ingredients must not be eaten in one meal.
But he can make a few more dishes and reduce the amount of each dish. Who would be stupid enough to eat leftovers?
It didn't take long before six dishes and a soup were served on the table.
These dishes are what Qi Yan usually likes to eat. Although the portions are small, they are all very delicate.
"Happy birthday to you!"
Du Shaojie opened a bottle of red wine and clinked it with the other party.
At this moment, Qi Yan suddenly felt a little sour in her nose.
On the one hand, it was due to the other party's sudden tenderness, and on the other hand, she felt uncomfortable because there was no news from home for such a long time.
However, she was not a sentimental person after all. After a glass of wine, she soon became happy again.
The two ate and talked while they didn't drink much wine, but they had almost finished the dishes on the table.
"I should go back now. Thank you, Shaojie, for spending my birthday with me."
Qi Yan has something to do tomorrow morning, otherwise she might stay here for one night.
Du Shaojie stopped teasing her and sent her to the bus stop.
Qi Yan felt very sweet holding the gift Du Shaojie gave her. She was distracted all the way and almost missed her stop.
After getting off the bus, she went straight to the dormitory.
Downstairs of the dormitory, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Liang's mother had a travel bag at her feet and finally waited for her daughter.
"Mom!"
"Where have you been, you wild girl? You made me wait for so long. Today is your birthday. I wanted to have dinner with you, but look, what time is it now?"
Seeing her mother, all the resentment she had before disappeared in an instant.
Qi Yan secretly thanked herself for not staying at Shaojie's place today, otherwise she would not be able to explain herself.
"Mom, I didn't know you were coming. I went out to eat with my classmates tonight. You haven't eaten yet, right? I'll go with you to eat something now, and then find a guesthouse to stay in first."
The mother and daughter reconciled immediately, and then walked out of the campus.
Du Shaojie didn't know about Liang's mother's arrival until the next day. Qi Yan took the time to call him and told him that she couldn't meet him in the next two days.
It just so happened that he had planned to leave after Qi Yan's birthday, so he said, "Yanzi, take the time to accompany Auntie around. I'm going back to Guangzhou in the next two days, and I'll come again after a while."
The [Xijiang Restaurant] in Beijing has opened, and the business is not bad. There is not much point for him to stay here.
So the next day, Du Shaojie boarded the train heading south and returned to Guangzhou.
"Shaojie, I can't contact you these days, I'm almost dying of anxiety."
Liang Meiqin saw Du Shaojie, as if she had seen a savior.
He was on the train for the past two days, so naturally he couldn't contact the outside world. God knows how Liang Meiqin survived.
"Meiqin, don't worry, tell me what happened slowly."
When Du Shaojie arrived at the Yangcheng branch of Xichuan Restaurant, it was the busiest time for the kitchen.
The restaurant was full, so he didn't bother Liao Yongxin and the others, and went directly to Liang Meiqin's office.
As a result, Liang Meiqin's performance made him feel a little uneasy, and it was probably not a good thing.
"The day before yesterday, the landlord suddenly notified us that he had encountered an emergency and would not rent the storefront anymore, so we should move out as soon as possible. The other party only promised to compensate for the liquidated damages, but did not mention the losses we suffered as a result."
Liang Meiqin organized her words and told the story.
In short, if the landlord wanted to break the contract, then Xichuan Restaurant would have to close down.
Because it happened suddenly, it was too late to find another storefront, and Liang Meiqin, Liao Yongxin and others were almost worried to death.
"Huh? The landlord is not sick, what is his purpose in doing this? There is no hatred without reason in this world. Meiqin, think about it, have we offended anyone?"
Du Shaojie put away the smile on his face, thinking that this matter was not simple.
According to his judgment, someone was trying to mess with him, but he didn't know whether it was an enemy or a competitor.
Over such a long period of time, several new Sichuan restaurants had opened nearby, but they didn't interact with each other much and there had been no conflicts.
Could it be that someone couldn't compete and resorted to such despicable means?
"No, I don't remember us offending anyone."
Liang Meiqin pondered hard, but couldn't figure it out.
Du Shaojie guessed that this matter might really be related to business competition.
"Meiqin, I'll go find Uncle Chai and ask him to find out what's going on. In addition, the landlord suddenly breached the contract, and we can't just move out. Just focus on business first, and I'll find a way."
With Du Shaojie's words, Liang Meiqin felt a little relieved.
At this time, Liao Yongxin knocked on the door and walked in.
He was busy in the kitchen before, and when he heard that Du Shaojie was back, he hurried up to the third floor.
The three of them continued to discuss, but still had no clue.
"Don't worry about anything else. I'll make an appointment with the landlord to see what he has to say."
Du Shaojie was also a little angry, and he immediately called the landlord.
The landlord was a middle-aged man in his forties, and soon came to Liang Meiqin's office.
"Boss Du, I know it's a bit inappropriate to do this. But there's nothing I can do. I'm in urgent need of money for some important reasons. That's why I plan to sell this building, and I've already found the next buyer."
The landlord complained as soon as he sat down. He didn't say anything specific, but just said that he was in urgent need of a large sum of money.
Du Shaojie knew it well. Did he meet a generous sponsor?
"I can understand what you said, but it can't harm my interests, right? Besides, you let us move out without even giving us a transition period. It's not fair to do this."
"No, Boss Du, I'm really embarrassed."
"How much are you going to sell this building for, and who is the buyer?"
Du Shaojie suddenly asked with a cold face.
"The buyer. I can't tell you that."
The landlord almost fell for it, and swallowed the words back.
Du Shaojie snorted coldly. It seemed that the truth was similar to his guess, otherwise the other party would not have reacted like this.
"Since you don't consider us at all, let's talk about the issue of compensation for losses. Don't tell me that you don't care. If you don't care, I will never move out."
Du Shaojie had nothing to be afraid of. The contract had not expired yet, and he was in the right no matter what.
The landlord opened his mouth a few times but didn't say a word. He was rich, but he was not a gangster. If Du Shaojie really refused to move out, he really had no good solution.
Call the police? No one would care about economic disputes.
Sue? I'm guilty.
"Someone offered 220,000 for this building. I can't tell you who it is, but I can tell you that it's your colleague."
After hesitating for a long time, the landlord's attitude softened a little.
Du Shaojie had a plan in his mind, and the guy who was doing bad things behind the scenes was about to come out.
"Did the other party say that he would only trade with you after we move out? Have you ever thought about what you would do if the other party changed his mind after we left?"
"No, they gave a deposit of 5,000 yuan."
"5,000 yuan? Haha, if 5,000 yuan can drive away a strong competitor, it's a good deal no matter how you calculate it. Don't be silly, I dare say that if I leave, your deal will definitely not be concluded."
Du Shaojie had no idea whether the buyer was sincere or fake, he said this on purpose.
Sure enough, the landlord sat there and began to struggle again.
Because what Du Shaojie said was right, the next buyer who came to him to buy the house through a roundabout way was the owner of another Sichuan restaurant on this street.
The location of his building is good, but it is not short and very shabby.
Under normal circumstances, it would be good to sell it for 150,000 yuan, but the other party directly offered a high price of 220,000 yuan.
Maybe the 5,000 yuan deposit confused him. He now understood that if he could breach the contract, wouldn't others breach the contract? At worst, I can just give up the 5,000 yuan. I have offended someone and it has not been
good for me. "Boss Du, let's discuss this later."
The landlord couldn't sit still anymore. He said goodbye and left in a hurry.
Obviously, this guy went to find a buyer.
Du Shaojie felt that the landlord was really unreliable. He was greedy and he might suffer a big loss at any time.
Besides, he signed a formal house rental contract with him. Didn't he read the terms and conditions in the contract?
Afterwards, Du Shaojie went downstairs and walked around the restaurant to calm everyone down.
Now Liao Yongxin and Liang Meiqin finally knew why Du Shaojie had a special liking for real estate. If this house was his, he would not have encountered such a headache.
As for the landlord, after he left [Xichuan Restaurant], he went to find the owner of Sichuan Cuisine.
Sichuan Cuisine is very close to Xichuan Restaurant. It is within easy reach. In terms of scale, Sichuan Cuisine is even bigger, but its business is far less than that of Xichuan Restaurant.
"Boss Zhang, I have already notified Xichuan Restaurant and asked them to move out as soon as possible. Can we do business right away? If not, you can give me a few tens of thousands more as a deposit."
"No, no, no, we agreed before that we can only do business after the other party moves out. As for increasing the deposit, forget it. I won't agree."
(End of this chapter)
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