On the surface, they listened to Ye Zijing, but they couldn't let Ye Zijing arrange everything; she had to arrange things through them.
After Zhang Cui and her daughter got through to them, at least the mother and daughter still had some control over the shop.
Now, after learning that Zhang Cui named the restaurant 'Grandma Qiao'.
Lin Chunni was on the verge of tears, filled with regret.
With her mother's level of competence, it's better not to control her at all!
Once Ye Zijing finds out about this, the hard times for her and her daughter are yet to come!
"Beep—beep—beep—"
Just as I was wondering how to explain it to Ye Zijing, she called.
Lin Chunni put her phone on the table, gesturing for Zhang Cui to answer it quickly.
He winked at Zhang Cui, implying: You've stirred up trouble, go tell Ye Zijin yourself.
Zhang Cui waved her hands repeatedly, as if the chair was burning her bottom, and jumped up, quickly disappearing into the back kitchen.
Zhang Cui's cowardly behavior infuriated Lin Chunni.
The phone on the table vibrated for a long time, but Lin Chunni didn't dare to answer it.
After a while, the vibrations finally stopped, but Lin Chunni still hadn't caught her breath.
"Beep—beep—beep—"
My phone started vibrating again.
Lin Chunni's heart leaped into her throat.
Clearly, Ye Zijing wouldn't let it go if she didn't answer the phone today.
Lin Chunni took a few deep breaths, picked up the phone with both hands, and asked in a trembling voice, "Hello—Zijin, what's up?"
"What are you doing? Why did it take you so long to answer the phone?"
Ye Zijin's tone was impatient.
"I was washing up and didn't hear my phone ring!"
Lin Chunni's tone was submissive, a stark contrast to her domineering demeanor in front of Zhang Cui just moments before.
"How's business today, it's your first day of business?"
Judging from Ye Zijing's tone, she clearly didn't know the restaurant's name yet.
Lin Chunni breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Ye Zijing will find out about this sooner or later, Lin Chunni can keep it a secret for as long as possible. She doesn't dare to directly face Ye Zijing's anger right now.
"Business is pretty good. Chef Lin's name is quite well-known in Xingcheng! We also did a lot of targeted promotion in the early stages!"
When Lin Chunni spoke about this, she became slightly bolder.
Although the Chi family has been holding events recently, she didn't just stand by and do nothing.
After all, the shop belongs to their family, and even with Ye Zijin's subsidies, they still have to bear their own profits and losses.
Lin Chunni naturally wanted her shop to be as prosperous as possible!
The profits of a restaurant are much higher than those of a steamed bun shop.
Steamed bun shops earn their money through hard work.
What future can you have if you make steamed buns your whole life?
Her parents made steamed buns in Changsha for most of their lives, and what happened?
It's barely enough to make ends meet.
Look at Chi Chan's family; back in her first year of high school, they were much poorer than hers.
Because Zhang Qiaoyue sold boxed lunches at the school gate, she earned enough money in less than a year to buy a shop right there at the school gate.
They bought three properties at once.
How can this not make people envious?
You should know! Lin Chunni's parents have worked hard for most of their lives.
With the money he had painstakingly saved, he could barely afford to buy a shop at the end of the street with cash.
How can the restaurant business not be the envy of others?
Unfortunately, the Lin couple had no talent for cooking.
Lin's father was good at making steamed buns, but the food he made was hardly better than pig slop.
Zhang Cui's skill in making steamed buns was average; her cooking was much better than Lin's father's, but still far inferior to Zhang Qiaoyue's.
Therefore, after buying the shop, Lin's father continued to sell steamed buns in the original rented steamed bun shop. Firstly, he was reluctant to give up the business in the original shop, and secondly, Lin's father really had no talent for cooking.
After buying the new shop, Zhang Cui turned to running a restaurant near the school gate.
Who would have thought that these students would be so picky about food?
Zhang Cui's restaurant offers a wider variety of flavors, larger portions, and is cheaper than 'Qiao Mama' restaurant.
Unfortunately, the students just didn't want to eat at Zhang Cui's "Hao You Duo" restaurant.
After several months of running the restaurant, Zhang Cui calculated the monthly profits and found that they were less than the rent she would have earned from renting out the shop.
She was completely dumbfounded and bewildered.
So what's the point of her running this restaurant? She might as well just rent out the shop and collect rent; that would be much more profitable than running a restaurant!
So Zhang Cui went home and discussed it with Lin's father, and they went back to their old business—selling steamed buns, and also buying some snacks and drinks from the wholesale market.
After reopening, business was actually much better than when the restaurant was open.
And so, the shop survived, albeit with little success.
But seeing the booming business of "Qiao Mama" restaurant every day, it would be a lie to say that Zhang Cui wasn't jealous.
That's why Zhang Cui agreed so quickly after hearing Ye Zijing say that she could invest in their family's restaurant.
This rich girl is really generous!
A single handout could equal their family's annual income.
They never skimped on their accounts, and this nonchalant attitude towards money left Zhang Cui completely bewildered.
Ye Zijin, who was naive and rich, was initially seen by Zhang Cui as a big fat sheep.
Then we have to use all our strength to fleece them.
Therefore, during the renovation, Zhang Cui ruthlessly embezzled several thousand yuan from the renovation funds.
Hey—no wonder everyone wants to be rich!
Zhang Qiaoyue thought to herself with a smug smile as she held the several thousand yuan in her pocket.
But the window of opportunity to fleece someone is short-lived; Zhang Cui soon realized that Ye Zijin was not someone to be trifled with.
With just a casual gesture, she could become a five-star renowned chef. The night before the new store opened, Ye Zijing sent someone to the store, claiming to be the accountant.
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