Chapter 212: Renting a kitchen to try cooking...
Chapter 212
Lin Mujin and the other two had some noodles in the morning and then drove to Nanzhuang.
Master Song is quite famous and many people know him, so it didn’t take much time to find him.
"You want to make a traditional Chinese style pattern. Can you be more specific? It would be better if you can just give me a picture and I will draw it according to it." Master Song said, "A good cook cannot cook without rice."
Lin Mujin was a little dumbfounded. She did have traditional Chinese paintings, but they were all in Hong Kong. "We can bring them here. How long will it take to fire them? We can expedite it."
Master Song thought for a moment and said, "You need to give me some time to try and make mistakes. A month, no less."
Lin Mujin calculated the time and found that Jinshi’s opening time would have to be postponed again.
Weng Nuan's face didn't look good either.
Qin Zheng pulled Lin Mujin aside and said, "How about this? You pay the deposit first and settle the matter. You go back to Hong Kong to pick up the painting. I'll have my brother deliver it to Shenzhen. I'll send someone to Foshan later. Leave my phone number here too. Contact me if you need anything."
Then, jokingly, he added, "If you leave me your Hong Kong phone number, I wouldn't be willing to call you. Also, besides these landscape tiles, do you need any other tiles?"
Lin Mujin nodded, "Both the bathroom and kitchen floors need to be tiled."
Qin Zheng touched it and said, "Then we'll go pick out the tiles and pay a deposit. I'll send someone to bring the paintings back and take the tiles back."
Lin Mujin hesitated a little, "Ordinary tiles like this can also be bought in Hong Kong."
She didn't want any trouble.
Qin Zheng said, "The quality of the tiles here is still better."
Lin Mujin looked at Weng Nuan.
Qin Zheng said, "Why don't you discuss it with Designer Weng?"
Lin Mujin really went to discuss it with Weng Nuan, after all, she had promised to listen to her regarding the decoration.
Weng Nuan also thinks that it is better to buy tiles in Foshan because they are not only cheaper but also have more choices.
Since she said so, Lin Mujin no longer hesitated and directly negotiated the deposit with Master Song, guaranteeing that the painting would be delivered within two days.
The other party was also given a tiered bonus.
If it is burned out within ten days, an extra 500 yuan will be given; if it is burned out within fifteen days, an extra 300 yuan will be given.
In fact, the cycle of ordinary tiles is only three to five days, but hers is specially made, so it will definitely take longer.
After leaving Nanzhuang, we went to various tile factories again. This time, Weng Nuan was the one who handled everything. Lin Mujin was responsible for paying the deposit and agreed to pick up the goods in two days.
Afterwards, the three of them rushed directly back to Shenzhen, Qin Zheng’s home.
"A Zheng, it's still early, take me to rent a house." Lin Mujin said.
I definitely can’t go back to Hong Kong now, but I can still do something else. It’s not time for dinner yet.
Qin Zheng asked, "A building or a bungalow?"
Lin Mujin stated her main needs. "I need to discuss and finalize the menu for Jinshi with Ms. Tong and the others, so the kitchen needs to be more spacious."
Qin Zheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll give it a call and ask."
He went directly to a deputy director of the government office, who was very well-informed.
"Okay, thank you, Director. Let's have dinner together next time." Qin Zheng hung up the phone. "There's a place I don't know if it meets your requirements. It used to be a small canteen in a textile factory, where they served high-end meals to the leaders."
Lin Mujin became interested. "Can we go and take a look now?"
Qin Zheng stood up and said, "Let's go!"
The three of them quickly arrived at their destination by car.
"It should be here." Qin Zheng looked inside, but couldn't see anything. The door was locked.
"Who are you?"
An old man with a limp walked over slowly.
Qin Zheng handed over half a pack of cigarettes and said, "Uncle, is the canteen of the textile factory inside?"
The old man put the cigarette in his pocket and said, "It's inside, a two-story building, khaki in color."
Lin Mujin was just curious, "Uncle, wasn't the textile factory profitable? How come it's gone?"
Now is not the time for state-owned enterprises to go bankrupt and restructure, and for workers to be laid off.
At most, the economic benefits are poor.
But there is a shortage of fabric in the country, so textile factories should be very popular now.
At least in recent years.
The old man sighed, "There's a lot going on here."
Qin Zheng simply took out his lighter and said, "Uncle, let me light it for you. Please tell me slowly."
The old man took out a cigarette and asked Qin Zheng to light it. "This textile factory used to belong to the Tian family. Later, it was changed to a public-private partnership, and then it became public again. Many members of the Tian family still work in the factory. In the past two years, there have been no sports activities and they were allowed to go abroad. The Tian family took the money and fled abroad. The factory can no longer operate. I heard that a Hong Kong businessman wanted to buy this piece of land."
Lin Mujin was very satisfied with what she heard. She didn't expect there were so many inside stories.
Qin Zheng asked, "Master, do you have the key? We're planning to go in and take a look."
The old man hesitated and took out the key. "There's nothing to see. The things inside are almost empty."
The three of them went in and headed straight for the cafeteria building.
It was quite clean inside. Except for the lack of an iron pot and two obvious large holes on the stove, everything else was fine.
Qin Zheng asked Lin Mujin for her opinion, "Ajin, can we use it? The kitchen should be here, and the dining area should be upstairs."
Lin Mujin nodded. "Of course we can. It won't cost much to buy two iron pots later. But we only need them for a month. Will anyone be willing to rent them?"
Qin Zheng said, "Why not? It hasn't been sold yet. Let's go to the street office."
Things went smoothly after that and I rented it for a month for fifty dollars.
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The dinner that evening was very lively because Ms. Tong and her two other friends were also there, and it was at the familiar Hakka restaurant.
"Sister Tong, I've rented a kitchen and will show you around tomorrow. You can take Han Juan and the others to clean it up and buy some kitchenware. I'll reimburse you. I'm going back to Hong Kong tomorrow morning and will be back in the afternoon. We can then discuss the menu for Jinshi together."
Ms. Tong nodded quickly, "Okay, I've actually already written a menu."
Lin Mujin really liked her attitude and said, "Show me tomorrow."
In fact, they not only need to determine the menu, but also the various ingredients, so that Qin Zheng can help when the time comes.
Lin Mujin reassured the three of them, "Your work visas are almost done. Once I fill out the guarantee letter, you can go to Hong Kong to apply for them. Have you got the travel permits you asked me to apply for? Do you have your photos?"
After all, she had helped Weng Nuan apply for a work visa once, so she already had experience.
Some things just need to be prepared in advance.
Ms. Tong nodded quickly, "We have already done it, and we have everything with us."
Lin Mujin was very satisfied. "Okay, this way, as soon as the Immigration Office has any news, we can go there."
Once the three of them arrived in Hong Kong, they still had to apply for health certificates.
Weng Nuan doesn't work at Jinshi, so she doesn't need a health certificate, but Ms. Tong and the other two have to work in the kitchen, so a health certificate is a must.
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