While Ding Qiunan and Lou Xiao'e were talking inside, Xu Damao, who had received a notification from Xu Yang, also ran out from inside.
"Brother Chu, you're already here, why don't you come in and sit down?" Xu Damao, who had just come out of the restaurant, shouted loudly when he saw Li Chu standing by the roadside looking around.
Among the customers queuing for seats at the entrance, some recognized Xu Damao and greeted him as he came out.
After a while, he finished dealing with several guests and walked over to Li Chu's side.
"You're getting more and more impressive as a boss these days!" Li Chu teased Xu Damao as he walked over.
"Don't even mention Brother Chu. Have you ever seen a boss like me, working like a dog every day?"
"It's good to be busy. Busy means business is good, and good business means we can make money. We can't have such a big restaurant with no customers every day."
Xu Damao is the most qualified to speak on this matter; when the restaurant first opened, business was really slow.
Many people passed by the entrance and asked questions, but few people actually came in to eat.
He was so worried during that time that he wished he could stand at the door and pull people in.
It's normal for people to have that kind of reaction. After all, there hasn't been such a private business for decades. Now that one has suddenly appeared, most people are still suspicious, afraid that it's a shady business and that people will be cheated.
Hobby
As time went on, some bolder people came in to try it out, and gradually more and more people came in to eat.
Xu Damao's business is good now. To say that the food is better than that of state-run restaurants would be nonsense.
Most importantly, the service here is better than that of state-run restaurants. When you eat here, you don't have to worry about the waiters ignoring you.
You don't have to worry about being shoved against the wall by the waiter if you say the wrong thing.
Since I'm going out to spend money anyway, why wouldn't I go to a restaurant where I can feel more comfortable?
This is the thinking of some people now, while the rest are simply following the crowd.
He figured that since so many people were eating at this restaurant, it must be because the food was delicious, so he came here even though there was a queue.
This is why so many businesses hire shills when they open for business.
"Brother Chu, don't just stand at the door, come on in."
"No need, Qiu Nan came to talk to Xiao'e today, I'm just accompanying her. You go ahead and do your work, we can talk again when you're not busy."
Looking at Xu Damao in front of him, Li Chu thought for a moment and then told him about what Ding Qiunan wanted to do.
After listening, Xu Damao pondered for a while before asking, "Brother Chu, are you really not bothered?"
"Why would I care?" Li Chu waved his hand dismissively. "Don't worry about me. Even if there are conflicts, it's an adult matter. What does it have to do with the children?"
Hearing Li Chu say this, Xu Damao nodded: "I guess Xiao'e has probably already talked to her about the salary and stuff. As long as Xiaodang and Huaihua are willing to come, I have no objections."
"Da Mao, what are you doing out here too?"
As the two were talking, Ding Qiunan's voice came from behind them.
Li Chu and Xu Damao turned around and saw Ding Qiunan and Lou Xiao'e walking towards them.
"Brother Chu, we've come all this way, and you haven't even offered to come in and have something to eat," Lou Xiao'e said to Li Chu, sounding somewhat reproachful.
"We're all family here, no need to be so polite. We can come and eat anytime, why do we have to squeeze in with other people?"
"You two should go inside and get busy; don't keep the guests waiting."
Seeing this, Xu Damao didn't try to stop them. He smiled and called Ding Qiunan "sister-in-law" before saying, "Alright then, we won't keep you any longer. Xiao'e and I will go in first."
On the way back, Ding Qiunan told her husband about Xu Yang's girlfriend.
"Sigh, Xiao'e looks like she's really worried."
"This kid is just like his father, full of tricks, but he didn't play them well and got himself into trouble."
"Hahaha~" Hearing her husband's words, Ding Qiunan couldn't help but laugh out loud. She raised her hand and slapped her husband's arm: "How can you talk to a child like that as an elder?"
"Did I say something wrong?" Li Chu spread his hands innocently.
"However, Da Mao and Xiao E really need to take this matter seriously. We've never had any contact with that girl, so we don't know what she's thinking."
However, regardless of the circumstances, I think as long as he has good character, that's enough. Even if he needs to help her family in the future, given the Xu family's current wealth, it won't be a big deal.
Ding Qiunan nodded and changed the subject to the issue of wages and benefits for waiters that Lou Xiao'e had mentioned to her.
"This salary isn't low. Although they won't give you those coupons or anything, I think Qin Huairu's family will be very happy."
After a pause, Li Chu asked again, "When do you plan to go and ask?"
"I'll go back and change my clothes later and then head over. If possible, have those two kids come over tomorrow. Look how good business is here."
"This is also because there are few restaurants now. As more places to eat gradually increase, the number of people will naturally decrease and return to normal."
"Yes, Xiao'e just told me that she knows of several more restaurants that are in the process of opening."
"That's for sure. Any smart person can see that opening a restaurant is profitable now, just like those people who bring goods from the south to the north."
"Sigh, Li Chu, mentioning this reminds me of the other day. Jianguo asked me to ask you if someone could help him bring some goods back from the south. He wanted to know if you could do it?"
"Jianguo asked you to ask this?" Li Chu turned his head to look at his wife.
"OK!"
"I'll talk to him later."
"Huh? Aren't you coming with me later?"
"Where to?" Li Chu asked blankly, but he realized what he meant as soon as he asked the question: "Oh, you mean to that courtyard house over there? I'm not going, you can go by yourself, no, let Da Sheng and the others go with you."
"You're really not going?" Ding Qiunan asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up.
"I'm really not going. If you go, just go straight to Qin Huairu's house and don't talk to those people in the courtyard too much."
"Oh well!"
As they walked back home, the dogs, who were starving, began whimpering around their legs as soon as they entered.
Only after I finished feeding them did they run around the yard playing by themselves.
Ding Qiunan went back inside to change her clothes, then took Dasheng and Maoqiu and went out.
Li Chu then wandered over to his mother-in-law's side.
"Hey, Xiao Chu, you're here! Have you eaten yet?" Ding Ma opened the door and, seeing her son-in-law standing outside, warmly pulled him in.
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