As expected, Qin Huairu hadn't liked the man to begin with. The next day, when she came back, she heard that the man's salary was low, and she readily said that she would reject the matchmaker.
This puzzled Ding Qiunan. Since you've already made this plan, why did you come to ask me?
However, she didn't ask the question, and instead casually started talking about other things.
It's clear that Qin Huairu has been living a relatively comfortable life since moving to an apartment building in the family compound, and her complexion has improved considerably.
Of course, if it weren't for her son.
"Hey, Qiu Nan, did you know that Yan Jiecheng from Uncle San's family and his wife also opened a restaurant?"
"Yes, I heard that. The stove he found was actually under Zhu Zi's command."
Do you think our house is suitable for opening?
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What kind of question is that? If you have money, then go ahead and open one. Why are you asking me?
"I've heard that opening a restaurant requires a lot of money, right?"
"Well, renting a shop, hiring a chef, and then buying kitchen supplies, pots and pans, tables and benches in the front, it will cost at least two or three thousand yuan."
Wow, you did all that research beforehand!
Ding Qiunan blinked, thought for a moment, and asked, "Sister Qin, are you really planning to do this?"
“I have thought about it. I wanted to leave something behind for Banggeng. Xiaodang and Huaihua have been working in the restaurant for so long and know everything. I thought I would open a restaurant and let them work there first. When my son comes back, he can continue working there without having to worry about finding a job.”
Is this some kind of scheme to ruin those two daughters?
If you do this, what will happen to your two daughters in the future?
Moreover, given Xiao Dang and Huaihua's character, they are very likely to choose to leave Xu Damao's side and come back to work for their own family.
"Since you've thought it through, Sister Qin, then go ahead and do it."
"Uh...hehe, it's just that...we're still a little short of money." Qin Huairu smiled somewhat awkwardly.
"How much more do they need?" Ding Qiunan was also a little curious. Her family had just bought a house, so they shouldn't have much money left. But now they were even thinking of opening a restaurant, so it seemed like they still had some money on hand.
"Two...two thousand." Qin Huairu cautiously held up two fingers.
"How many?"
Good grief, you really dare to say that. How much does it cost to open a small restaurant? So you're planning to get something for nothing?
"two thousand"
"Sister Qin, you want to borrow money from me, right?" Ding Qiunan stopped beating around the bush and asked directly.
"Qiu Nan, if you have enough money..."
"Hehe, Sister Qin, you haven't forgotten that our family just bought that big courtyard house, have you? Back then, we had to borrow a lot of money from my family and his sister to buy it."
"I haven't finished paying off the debts yet, and Wenhui is getting married in October. I'm still racking my brains trying to figure out how to prepare her dowry."
It's all over!
This was Qin Huai's only thought at that moment.
It looks like I didn't get the money this time, and I'll have to give a gift instead.
She had only spoken with the mindset of taking a chance, but unexpectedly, instead of hitting anything, she got her pole caught in the tree.
"Huh? Wenhui is getting married in October?" There was no way she could ignore it; if she pretended not to hear and didn't even ask, she would be incredibly rude.
"Yes, it's October 2nd. The date has already been set with the in-laws. My problem now is the dowry. I didn't agree with Li Chu buying that courtyard house, but he insisted on buying it. Now look what happened. Not only are we short of money, but we're also heavily in debt."
"Ah, hehe, there are still two months left. You two have such high salaries now, a dowry won't cost you much." Qin Huai didn't know the exact amount, but she guessed it would definitely be quite a lot.
"Sigh, I hope so. I've been so worried lately."
"This is no place to linger," Qin Huai glanced at the clock on the wall, then pretended to have something to do and slipped away.
Ding Qiunan didn't try to stop her; let her go if she wanted.
Watching Qin Huairu's hurried departure, she laughed rather unkindly.
This guy is getting more and more adventurous these days. Opening a restaurant is a good idea, but wanting to open one when you don't have the money is a bit much.
After sitting in her office for a while, she picked up the phone and dialed.
I still need to tell Lou Xiao'e about this.
The couple now values Xiaodang and Huaihua quite a bit, practically handing over the Qianmen Street area to them to manage, except for the money collection, which is handled by Lou Ma.
If Qin Huairu is truly determined to borrow money to open a restaurant, it's highly likely that Xiao Dang and Huaihua will go back to help their mother.
If they suddenly leave, they'll definitely catch Xu Damao and the others off guard.
Sure enough, Xiao'e was stunned when she heard the news and kept asking if it was true.
"Qin Huairu just left me, so I think it's better to tell you. I'm not saying you should kick them out right now, but I guess those two kids probably don't even know yet."
However, in that case, you'll need to be careful and ideally have a couple more capable waiters on hand, so that if anyone leaves in the future, someone can immediately fill in.
"Qiu Nan, you're right, thank you."
"Don't mention it, we've been friends for so many years."
“When Da Mao comes back later, I’ll tell him to train two more waiters from that store. He was originally telling me that by the end of the year, one of the two sisters should take over my mother’s job, since she’s getting old and it’s not good for her to work such long hours every day. But then this whole thing happened in their family.”
"Hey, actually it's hard to say. You should do what you need to do. After all, Qin Huairu doesn't have any money. She's planning to borrow money to open a restaurant, but whether she can actually get the money is another matter."
However, I think it's good for you to take precautions in advance. Being prepared means you can step in at any time, so you won't panic no matter what, right?
Just like in our army, each squad already has a squad leader, but for those ten men, we still need to assign an assistant squad leader, just in case something happens to the squad leader, the assistant squad leader can be pulled out immediately, so the squad doesn't suddenly become leaderless.
"Yes, Qiu Nan, you're right. You're quite capable now; you know a lot."
"What do I know? I've just seen a lot. Okay, Xiao'e, you go ahead and do your thing. I'll hang up now if there's nothing else."
"Okay, I'll come to your house when I have time."
After hanging up the phone, Ding Qiunan breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, she had to make this call, since her younger brother and nephew and niece still had shares in the business. It seemed that they had put in a lot more money because of the new store opening.
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