[Xichuan Restaurant] closed on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar year and will not reopen until the eighth day of the first lunar month. The old man said he was very lonely for such a long time.
Du Shaojie observed Zhou Huai'en's words and soon understood his mind.
"Master Zhou, how about you go to Xijiang with me during the New Year? Don't worry, my family is easy to get along with. I will send you on the plane after the fifth day of the New Year."
He invited Zhou Huai'en to go home with him for the New Year.
Although Zhou Huai'en was a little tempted, he was an old-fashioned person after all, and finally rejected Du Shaojie's kindness.
"Master Zhou, I won't go home for the New Year. We can have a New Year's Eve dinner together then."
Yan Dabao was not willing to let go of such a good opportunity, and suddenly came over.
Yu Jianxin also flattered his face and followed suit, saying: "Master Zhou, I won't go home either. My wife and children will come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, and we will have fun together."
Zhou Huai'en finally smiled, but the old man would not show his worries, and said: "Let's talk about it later, in fact, I like quietness."
Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile. People often say "old and young", and the old man is sometimes like a child.
After settling things here, Du Shaojie and Qi Yan took a plane back to Xijiang.
Neither of them notified their families. They took a bus to the city and went home. There was no way. It was not that he didn't want to send Qi Yan home, but the key was that her mother didn't like him.
After a few days, Du Shaojie, Xiaomei and Xiaoya returned home one after another.
Wang Yuxiu didn't say it, but she was very happy in her heart. The three brothers and sisters are everything to her. She has no intention of tying her children to her side, but being able to reunite during the New Year is better than anything else.
"Mom, what delicious food have you prepared for dinner?"
Du Xiaoya was the last one to arrive home. As always, the first thing she did after returning home was to think about what to eat.
"What do you want to eat?"
Wang Yuxiu asked back. There were a lot of ingredients in the refrigerator, so she could cook whatever she wanted.
Du Xiaoya was still struggling when Du Shaojie came in from outside.
He went to inspect his business today, and he went to every store to have a look. He was almost busy all the time.
"Let's go to [Xichuan Restaurant] tonight. I've already said hello to them."
After a few months, the family was finally able to get together for a meal.
When Xiaomei and Xiaoya graduate and work, get married and start a family, such opportunities will become fewer and fewer. Even everyone may not live in the same city in the future, so it's not easy to see each other.
After dinner.
Wang Yuxiu, Xiaomei and Xiaoya went home first, and Du Shaojie met Liu Ziwang in the private room.
"Boss, are you satisfied with the dishes today?"
Liu Ziwang knew very well that the boss came not only to eat, but also to test their cooking skills.
"Not bad, completely qualified."
Du Shaojie was very satisfied. It seemed that Liu Ziwang and others did not slack off, and their skills were steadily improving.
Liu Ziwang was relieved when he heard this. The local talent resources are not as good as those in big cities, and talent training is not easy.
The Xijiang branch of [Xichuan Restaurant] can achieve its current results thanks to his "teaching, helping and guiding", and fortunately it has been recognized by the boss.
"Boss, if you are free before the New Year, please teach us some more experience."
"Okay, I will find time to give you a few demonstrations."
Du Shaojie chatted with Liu Ziwang for a while, then got up and left.
As the number of restaurants under his name increased, the difficulty of management was also increasing. This was the result of his not rushing to expand, otherwise he would be too busy even if he died of exhaustion.
He also found a problem when he came back this time. For example, the turnover of the [Da Pan Ji] specialty store has actually decreased. This is actually the result of inadequate management.
With the departure of Dong Jun, Yu Jianxin and others, there are not enough people who can take the lead in their hometown.
As for the catering service company that evolved from a snack bar, it has long entered a stable period in terms of operation, and the amount of revenue and profit has not changed much almost every month.
The best business is [Xichuan Restaurant], and the development momentum is still good.
The next day.
Du Shaojie convened a meeting with the company and the heads of each store.
Let everyone report on their work, and then finalize the year-end bonus based on the performance of each store.
Then it can be issued. The specific amount is kept confidential. It will scare others if it is revealed.
There are really a lot of things before the New Year. In the busy life, Liang Meiqin and others returned to Xijiang from other places, and the lively Spring Festival arrived as scheduled.
The theme of the New Year is "eating and drinking", and it is also a good time for relatives and friends to visit each other. Du Shaojie is no exception. Taking advantage of the Spring Festival, he visited Chen Jizhou and others as well as Liu Ying and others.
At the same time, he also went to Su Dapeng's home, Liang Meiqin's home and Qi Yan's home.
Su Dapeng and others also gave Wang Yuxiu New Year greetings. This is an old tradition for many years and has been maintained until now.
"Yanzi, why do I feel that Auntie's attitude is much better when she sees me this time?"
In a blink of an eye, it was the third day of the first lunar month, and Du Shaojie had time to meet Qi Yan alone.
He went to pay New Year's greetings to Qi Yan's parents that day, and Qi's mother was especially enthusiastic, which made him feel flattered.
"I told you not to be angry. I told my family that I was going to stay in school, so they certainly didn't have to give you a cold shoulder."
It would have been fine if Qi Yan didn't explain, but once she did, Du Shaojie's nose was almost crooked with anger.
After all, Qi's mother still didn't like him.
It was just that her daughter's stay in school was a foregone conclusion and she would stay in Beijing in the future. Qi's mother thought that Du Shaojie would no longer have anything to do with her daughter, so she was polite on the surface.
The fifth day of the New Year.
In the evening.
Du Shaojie called Qi Yan, Su Dapeng and Huang Tingting, as well as Xiaomei and Xiaoya to eat hot pot.
Master Zhong's hot pot restaurant opened on the fifth day of the New Year, and he just went to support it.
"Master Zhong, your business is good."
Although it was the first day of opening, there were many customers in the store, and the occupancy rate exceeded 70%.
Du Shaojie went to visit Zhong Fuxiang first and chatted with him for a while.
"It's okay."
Zhong Fuxiang was a little absent-minded, as if he had something on his mind.
When Du Shaojie returned to the private room, Qi Yan and others had already ordered the soup base and dishes.
Liang Meiqin didn't come today. She flew back to Guangzhou early this morning. As the manager of the restaurant, she is busier than the boss.
"Brother, why do I feel that the hot pot doesn't taste as good as before?"
Xiaoya is always quirky. She started to complain after just a few bites.
Du Shaojie felt that the taste of the hot pot didn't change much. It might be because of the New Year holiday, so the ingredients were not so good. As a result, the little foodie discovered it.
"Eat your meal, you are the only one who talks too much."
Du Shaojie glared at the little sister. Xiaoya smiled and stopped talking about it.
Apart from this little episode, the meal was very happy. The main thing is that everyone can chat together and have a common language.
After the meal, Du Shaojie went to pay the bill, but was stopped by Zhong Fuxiang.
"Master Du, this meal is on my table."
"How can I let you treat me? Can you give people free meals at any time when you open a store to do business? Don't be so long-winded. If you do this, I won't come next time."
Du Shaojie was a little unhappy. With the relationship between the two, it really didn't need to be like this. Doing this would make him seem very awkward.
Seeing that the other party's attitude was very firm, Zhong Fuxiang signaled the cashier to collect the money.
"You have nothing to do now, right? I have something to tell you."
Zhong Fuxiang hesitated for a long time before speaking.
Du Shaojie felt something was wrong when he saw him today. He nodded, asked Qi Yan, Su Dapeng and others to go first, and followed Zhong Fuxiang upstairs.
"Master Zhong, tell me what's the matter."
"Alas, my hot pot restaurant has been targeted! After New Year's Day, a young man came to me and asked to buy my restaurant. As you know, the hot pot restaurant's business is not bad, and I refused on the spot. The
other party didn't say anything at the time, but just asked me to think about it again. I didn't care at the time, but from that day on, my nightmare began."
Zhong Fuxiang was full of sadness when he talked about this.
Since then, his hot pot restaurant has been inspected every now and then. Including but not limited to checking food safety, environmental sanitation, fire hazards, tax audits, etc.
Zhong Fuxiang has suffered a lot, and he has a lot of connections, so he asked people for help. As a result, when people inquired, they found that the water was very deep, and they all said they were powerless.
He was already in a lot of trouble before the New Year, and he didn't know how many troubles were waiting for him after the New Year.
"It seems that they are determined to take over your hot pot restaurant. Master Zhong, didn't you tell them that you rented this storefront?"
Du Shaojie knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. The young man that Zhong Fuxiang mentioned must be from a prominent family, otherwise he wouldn't be able to mobilize so many resources.
This is a typical example of using power to pressure others. If Zhong Fuxiang refuses to sell the hot pot restaurant, he will eventually have to close it down.
But selling a hot pot restaurant is not that simple. If the other party wants to continue to operate at the original location, then the landlord is definitely a hurdle that cannot be bypassed. If the restaurant is relocated and reopened, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to poach people than to buy the entire restaurant?
"I said it, but they said the landlord would agree."
The hot pot restaurant is a golden chicken that lays eggs for Zhong Fuxiang, and it has brought him considerable profits in the past two years.
Of course, he doesn't want to kill the chicken to get the eggs, but he can't beat them.
Therefore, he asked Du Shaojie for help.
"Master Zhong, I may not be able to help you much, but there is one thing, even if you quit, I will not rent this building to anyone."
Du Shaojie did not take on too much responsibility, and he was not sure that he could handle this matter.
Two days later, he invited Liu Ying, Lu Yimin, Jiang Cheng and others to dinner, and deliberately inquired about the origins of the young man.
"Did you have a conflict with him? He is the youngest son of someone, and he does not follow the rules. Try not to provoke him if you can. Of course, if the other party takes the initiative to cause trouble for you, we can still block it for you."
Liu Ying and others did not have a good relationship with the second general manager, but usually they kept to themselves, and no one was willing to take the initiative to cause trouble.
But if the young man took the initiative to cause trouble for Du Shaojie, they would not sit idly by.
"Thank you, everyone! I have no conflict with the other party for the time being, but it's hard to say in the future. He took a fancy to my friend's hot pot restaurant and forced him to sell it."
Du Shaojie told the story and briefly explained the whole story. (End of this chapter)
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