"I don't dare to accept that title. I'm still a little behind the state banquet chef."
Du Shaojie didn't underestimate himself, but he didn't brag either.
He felt that his current ability was not far from that of a "senior technician". He had seen dishes at the state banquet level before, and there was indeed a gap, but the gap was not as big as he imagined.
Then, everyone talked about the past.
Liu Ying couldn't help but miss the days when Feng Qingsong was still in the local area, but now everyone was far away and it was difficult to meet.
The meal lasted two hours, and then the few people said goodbye and left.
Du Shaojie rested at home for a few days and went to [Xichuan Restaurant].
"Mr. Du, the store's turnover has stabilized now, and business is still good. However, I heard that the monthly profits of the Magic City store and the Guangzhou store have exceeded 150,000 yuan, which is simply incomparable."
Liu Ziwang talked to Du Shaojie about the situation in the store and expressed envy of the profitability of the brother stores.
Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile. Of course, the consumption in first-tier cities and remote northwestern cities is different. To be honest, if this place wasn't his hometown, he wouldn't have opened this store.
"Just do your own thing. There's no need to compete with stores in first-tier cities. Take the Beijing store for example. Due to the impact of municipal engineering, the store was temporarily relocated, but the turnover soon reached a historical high.
This is determined by the geographical location. Don't think too much. By the way, my mother is going to stay in Guangzhou with me for a while. You should take care of the house at home and send someone to clean and maintain it frequently."
Du Shaojie comforted the other party, and then handed Liu Ziwang a spare key to the house.
He has two adjacent courtyards in Chunfeng Lane and a building in Guangyuan Hotel, all of which need someone to take care of them.
In addition, he is not going to rent out the five-story building where the Xijiang store of [Xichuan Restaurant] is located. The third, fourth, and fifth floors are all handed over to Liu Ziwang. He can decide how to use them.
Liu Ziwang naturally wants to expand the business area, but he should discuss this with the company.
A few days passed quickly.
Wang Yuxiu made preparations and followed her son to Yangcheng.
Xiaomei had already reported to the work unit and was busy with pre-job training recently. However, after her mother came, she no longer lived in the dormitory, but returned to her home in Laojie almost every day.
"Xiaomei, how do you feel about just going to the unit?"
"Not bad, everyone is nice to me, because I am still in training, I feel quite relaxed."
After Wang Yuxiu came, the house felt like home again.
Du Shaojie and his mother took turns cooking, and Xiaomei was the happiest.
Xiaomei had just started working and her starting point was very high. After all, the gold content of "Master's degree graduate students" in this era is still very high. However, Xiaomei obviously has not been beaten by society yet, and she imagines the relationship between colleagues to be too beautiful.
Du Shaojie did not say much. Some things must be experienced slowly by oneself, and there is no point in saying more.
A few days later.
Du Shaojie called Lin Zhiyuan and asked him if he had any acquaintances in the provincial branch of (Bank of China).
"You really asked the right person. I have a good relationship with Vice President Jiang of the provincial bank. What do you need to do with them? I can find a chance to invite him out and have a meal together."
"Nothing specific, I just want to have a good relationship with the leaders of the provincial bank. After all, someone in my family works there."
Du Shaojie's idea is very simple. He doesn't need to find someone to take special care of his sister, but he won't allow others to bully Xiaomei.
He wants to meet someone who is important in the provincial bank, who is a lower-ranking person, in case he can be used in the future?
Lin Zhiyuan understood immediately and said with a smile: "Okay, I will make an appointment with President Jiang later and tell you when the time is set. Since this is our first meeting, why don't we go to your [Seafood Restaurant]?"
"Okay! Then I'll trouble Director Lin."
Du Shaojie then hung up.
He didn't tell his sister and mother about this matter. It's meaningless to say it now.
In the afternoon.
Liang Meiqin came home with large and small bags of nutritional supplements and fruits.
She took a special leave to see Wang Yuxiu. When Wang Yuxiu saw Meiqin, her face was full of smiles. They kept chatting with each other until Du Shaojie finished cooking dinner.
"Sister Meiqin, are you free to come over?"
"Yes, I'm not too busy recently, I came to see Auntie."
Du Shaojie cooked four dishes and one soup, all of which were popular dishes. There were [Big Plate Chicken], [Sour Cabbage Fish], [Signature Maoxuewang], [Vegetarian Mixed Vegetables] and [West Lake Beef Soup].
Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei also drank some beer, and everyone had a happy meal.
Du Shaojie had just made a pot of tea when Wang Yongli ran in hurriedly: "Mr. Du, there was a fight over at the [BBQ Restaurant], and our restaurant was smashed."
"What?"
Du Shaojie felt a little unbelievable, and immediately got up and walked out with Wang Yongli.
Although there are many floating populations in the old street area, the public security has always been good. In addition, the [BBQ Restaurant] has been open here for many years, and there are occasional small conflicts, but no major events have ever happened.
The two of them ran and soon arrived at the [BBQ Restaurant].
I saw a group of gangsters confronting the employees of the [barbecue restaurant]. All the tables, chairs and benches on the street were overturned, and even the barbecue stove fell to the side.
It can be seen that because Du Shaojie had said so in advance, the employees in the store did not fight, but only stopped the other party from smashing and destroying.
There was a bald man in the group. He was not tall, but quite strong. He held a wooden stick in his hand and looked very arrogant.
"Fuck, everyone else has raised the price, but your family has not raised the price. Do you want to eat alone? I tell you, if you don't raise the price for a day, I will smash the store again.
You make us unable to survive, and I will make you suffer. Let's stop here today and leave!"
Du Shaojie listened to a few words and probably guessed that it was another conflict caused by competition.
If there is something to discuss, you can also use commercial means to attack your opponent. You smash the store at every turn. Who do you think you are?
"Stop!"
Du Shaojie saw that the other party wanted to leave after smashing and destroying, so he stepped forward and shouted.
Wang Yongli's hand touched his lower back, and then he pulled out a baton. This thing is easy to use and safer than a bayonet or a dagger. It is definitely a good choice for self-defense.
"Boss, we have called the police. These people were hired by the [Northern Barbecue Restaurant]. The monks can escape but the temple cannot. We will ask them for them when the time comes."
Liu Chun, the person in charge of the [Barbecue Restaurant], and several employees immediately surrounded them, and together with Du Shaojie and Wang Yongli, they blocked the way of the bald man and others.
Du Shaojie nodded, and was quite satisfied with his subordinates' performance.
"You want to leave after smashing my store? How can it be so easy? Don't leave, wait for the police to come and have a good talk."
Du Shaojie didn't expect that there would still be such a rampant guy after the crackdown.
He didn't want to fight with the other party now, but he couldn't let them get away so easily.
The other party came to his store to smash and destroy, and he just watched the other party walk away. Then, can anyone come and step on him in the future?
"Haha, there are really people who are not afraid of death. Get out of my way, or I'll beat you too."
A trace of panic flashed in the bald man's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it, and then said to Du Shaojie viciously.
Du Shaojie did not miss any of the bald man's expressions, and saw the other party's nature of being fierce on the outside but tough on the inside.
Perhaps he was too strict with the employees of the [BBQ restaurant], asking them to try not to fight when they met troublemakers, and as a result, some people thought that they were easy to bully.
This bald man was obviously not a ruthless person, just a small thug who bullies the weak and fears the strong.
"Try to hit him? If you dare to touch our boss today, none of you will be able to leave the old street."
Wang Yongli took a step forward, pulled out his baton and faced the bald man.
The bald man involuntarily took a half step back. Although the tone of the other party's speech was not high, it put a lot of pressure on him. It's hard to describe that feeling. Could the other party be a guy who has seen blood?
He really guessed right. Wang Yongli participated in the battle in southern Xinjiang and completely crushed the bald man in terms of momentum.
The two sides once again formed a confrontation. The bald man and his gang were actually not very capable, but they were good at bullying honest people. Once they met a ruthless person, they would just do that.
"Don't move. What's the situation? Who will tell me first?"
The comrades from the police station arrived quickly, asked a simple question, and took the bald man and others as well as Du Shaojie, Wang Yongli and Liu Chun back to the station.
The matter was just like this, and it can be understood in a few words.
There are many barbecue stores in the old street. In recent times, in view of factors such as rising prices of raw materials, some barbecue restaurants have begun to raise prices. But Du Shaojie's [BBQ Restaurant] did not raise prices, and the business was so good that it was bursting.
The owner of [Northern BBQ Restaurant] came to argue several times, but he did not achieve his goal.
So he found the bald man and asked him to teach Du Shaojie's [BBQ Restaurant] a lesson, which led to the smashing and looting incident tonight.
As a victim, Liu Chun quickly recorded the record.
A policeman took Du Shaojie to an office and said, "Boss Du, what do you want?"
"Hmm?"
Du Shaojie felt something was wrong, but he still said what he wanted.
The demands were nothing more than severely punishing the vandals, finding out the masterminds behind the scenes, and compensating for the economic losses.
"The losses caused by the vandalism must be compensated, you don't have to worry about this issue. These bad guys must also be dealt with properly, but the boss of [Northern Barbecue Restaurant] was also confused for a moment, so let him apologize to you later, and this matter will end here, what do you think?"
The other party's attitude was obviously trying to smooth things over, and Du Shaojie understood it all at once.
It seems that the boss of [Northwest Barbecue Restaurant] has some background, no wonder he dared to hire someone to smash his own store.
"Just an apology is definitely not enough. Their behavior is very bad and falls into the category of severe crackdowns. I will not give up pursuing this matter. Go tell Director Chen that I will come to him tomorrow morning."
Du Shaojie didn't want to get entangled with the grassroots people. They might be forced to do it, or they might be entrusted by others. It would be meaningless to talk to them.
To solve this problem, it is better to talk to Director Chen in person.
No matter what background the boss of [Northern BBQ Restaurant] has, he will not let this matter go. (End of this chapter)
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