"Hehe, it's not really anything urgent." Xu Damao touched his nose a little embarrassedly and continued, "The restaurant is finished being renovated, and I wanted you to come and take a look and give me your feedback."
"What suggestions could I possibly offer? Get in the car first, and I'll take a look at the restaurant."
Li Chu was wondering what to do later; he was getting tired of sitting in the hospital office every day.
Xu Damao opened the car door and got in.
"Xiaotian, let's go to the department store," Li Chu said.
The road near the department store was renamed Renmin Road in 1965, but it was changed back to Wangfujing Street in 1978.
Since the Qing Dynasty, this area has always been the most prosperous commercial area in Beijing.
At the intersection is the Jingcheng Hotel, and further north on both sides of the road are all kinds of shops and restaurants.
Many of these are century-old establishments, such as Tong Sheng He, which specializes in shoes; De Yuan Xing, which sells leather goods, Gu embroidery, and silk; and Chong Gu Zhai, which deals in calligraphy, paintings, jade, and antiques.
There's also Shengxifu, which specializes in hats, and Donglaishun goes without saying. There's also a vegetarian restaurant, and then there's the Huaxia No.1 Department Store.
Sitting in the car, Li Chu looked at the shops on both sides of the road, his mind racing with thoughts of the future renovations of Wangfujing Street. He wondered what exactly the renovations would entail.
The restaurant that Xu Damao's father-in-law wants to open is not far from here, but it's not on the main road.
Actually, it's not so bad. The ownership of most of the houses on the main road is in the hands of the government, so it's impossible to buy them all. Besides, it seems that many of them will be demolished when this area is redeveloped, so it's not as good as the place he bought now.
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The street-front shop they just bought was taken over from the neighborhood committee. It used to be a state-owned restaurant, but it had always been operating at a loss. This time, they simply sold the entire shop to Mr. Lou.
The best thing about this house is that it's a shop in the front and a house in the back. There's a small two-story shop in the front and a courtyard house in the back, which is very comfortable for the family to live in. They can even spare a few rooms to use as storage.
After parking the car in front of the restaurant, Li Chu looked around. The road was still a bit narrow. It wasn't noticeable now that there were few cars, but once there were more cars, it would be impossible to park there.
But then he realized he was worrying unnecessarily; whether they'd even let cars in here in the future was another matter entirely.
Looking up at the small two-story building in front of me, I realized that the restaurant and the living quarters behind it were all arranged by Boss Fu and his group.
The two brothers, the eldest and the youngest, are no longer able to work. Now, their sons and apprentices are doing the work, but their skills are indeed quite good; they have learned all the skills of the two brothers.
Although the road in front of the gate is not a main road, it is still a relatively important secondary road. In the short time he stood here, quite a few people came and went.
"Da Mao, the restaurant sign hasn't been made yet?"
"No, Xiao'e's dad means that we can find someone to do it after we get the business license."
"What name did Uncle Lou give it?"
"Hey, it's super simple, just call it Sichuan Cuisine Garden."
"Simple is good. A name should be simple and easy to remember, so that people can remember it after hearing it once, and people should know what you do just by hearing the name."
"Yes, that's what my father-in-law thinks too."
"Why are you two chatting at the door? Come inside!"
As they were talking, the restaurant door was pulled open from the inside, and Lou Xiao'e came out.
"Huh, when did you get here?" Xu Damao was surprised to see his wife.
"I didn't have anything to do at home, so I came over to tidy up the house."
After replying to Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e looked at Li Chu and said, "Brother Chu, please come in. Don't stand outside. Why didn't you bring Qiu Nan with you?"
As Li Chu walked into the restaurant, he said, "I just got back to the hospital entrance and ran into your Xu Damao. He didn't even go inside the hospital."
Walking into the lobby on the first floor, the tables and chairs were already set up. In fact, everything is basically ready now, and we are just waiting for the business license to be issued so that we can open for business.
"Da Mao, how's Zhu Zi doing?"
"Brother Chu, this is what my father-in-law is thinking. Since we're not closing down the canteen at the steel mill yet, Zhu Zi can't come over. We've hired another head chef from elsewhere for the Sichuan cuisine."
If anyone wants to eat Tan Family Cuisine in the future, we can have Zhu Zi come and cook it on short notice. Since Tan Family Cuisine requires advance reservations and preparation of ingredients, it won't cause any delays.
Hearing this, Li Chu nodded. Indeed, you can't just say that the restaurant here has opened and then immediately stop working at the steel mill's canteen. Not only that, but you also poached their head chef. That's going too far.
"Brother Chu, have some water." Lou Xiao'e came from behind carrying a tray with several teacups on it, prepared for Tian Jun.
"Thank you, Xiao'e."
"Brother Chu, let's eat here tonight. The head chef will be here soon to try out the dishes."
"It's Brother Chu. Jiayuan, Jiadong, and Jianguo will all be here later."
"You arranged to have a food tasting today, right? Since we're all shareholders, we won't eat here. We'll have to do it another day."
The restaurant's front shop alone cost 3,000 yuan. Including the renovation, furniture, and kitchen equipment, the total cost was 5,000 yuan.
The total investment in the restaurant was calculated to be 10,000. Jia Yuan, Jia Dong, and Ding Jianguo each invested 1,000, holding 10% of the shares respectively. Xu Damao invested 2,000, holding 20% of the shares. The remaining 5,000 was invested by Lou's father.
After the restaurant opened, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e both ran it, so the couple could receive an additional salary of 150 and 110 respectively.
The others only have the right to receive dividends, but do not participate in the management.
As for the salaries of the head chef, kitchen helpers, and waiters, the specific figures and the exact timeframe for profit sharing, they plan to discuss that tonight.
Li Chu had no intention of getting involved. The money invested by Jia Yuan and the other two was small, and they all contributed their own money.
He didn't invest any money himself, nor could he participate in the management, so he definitely wouldn't stay when the shareholders' meeting was held.
After chatting for a while longer, Li Chu left the restaurant when it was time to get off work.
"Alright, once your restaurant reopens, Qiu Nan and I will come over and try it. You guys should discuss the restaurant matters tonight."
Seeing that the couple still wanted to keep him, Li Chu quickly said...
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