After Shen Jun made her identification, the two robbers confessed to their crimes, and the case was finally closed, allowing everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.
As they walked out of the police station, Shen Jun glanced at a barbecue restaurant next door and suddenly said, "Chu Yu, do you remember that your mother had a strong, independent woman friend in her past life?"
In her past life, Shen Jun had a wealthy friend who always took good care of Chu Yu. Knowing that Chu Yu and her mother were not doing well, she often treated them to meals and to amusement parks.
Having a good friend in middle age is truly a ray of light in ordinary life.
“I know, Aunt Jiang Wei. She has never married and is a happy, wealthy single woman.”
"Actually, your Aunt Jiang Wei got married once when she was young. Her husband was a hoodlum. Your Aunt Jiang Wei dropped out of school at a young age to be with him and hang out with him. Around the 1980s, your Aunt Jiang Wei borrowed some money from her family and opened a buffet restaurant with him. Guess what?"
"We lost money."
Shen Jun shook her head with a smile, "Not only did she not lose money, but she actually made a lot of money. In the 1980s, her buffet restaurant charged 18 yuan per person, and business was booming. After making money, the man became arrogant and thought that all the money was due to his own efforts. He thought he was awesome and invited friends to eat and drink for free every day. He even got his three older sisters, parents, aunts, and cousins to work at the restaurant. Your Aunt Jiang Wei argued with him every day, and the two of them broke up not long after. The man's family were not easy to deal with. They took advantage of the Jiang family's concern for face and managed to extort the buffet restaurant from them."
"Huh?" Chu Yu had no idea that Aunt Jiang Wei had such a story. "And then what happened?"
"Business was so easy in the 1980s, there was no competition in anything. The buffet restaurant was popular for several years, and that man made a lot of money and even bought a Mercedes. Unfortunately, he developed a gambling habit and soon lost all his assets. The woman he had with him also ran away. After he ran out of money, he went to you, Aunt Jiang Wei, but you, Aunt Jiang Wei, had backbone. She asked her friends to beat him up and then ran away without looking back."
Later, Aunt Jiang Wei made a lot of money in business.
Chu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Mom, do you miss Aunt Jiang Wei?"
"Of course she thought about it, but Mom went back to her hometown, and there was no such person as Shen Jun there, nor was there your Aunt Jiang Wei. What Mom meant was that in her previous life in the 1980s, your Aunt Jiang Wei made a lot of money by running a buffet restaurant. She told me about her entrepreneurial journey, how she bought the ingredients, how she set the rules, and that the hottest word of that era was 'bar,' and restaurant owners always wanted to associate themselves with bars. Her buffet restaurant offered free beer, which attracted many customers for late-night snacks."
Shen Jun paused for a moment, then said:
“Mom has been thinking a lot these past few days. Your mother, Shu Hui, has opened a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop and a fried chicken shop. It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to go into that business as well. So, Mom was wondering if it would be possible to open a buffet restaurant?”
Buffet restaurant? Chu Yu knew that buffets had been popular for many years, and those who opened buffets in the early days were very successful. Many people bought houses and made their early fortunes by opening buffets.
As far as Chu Yu knows, there are currently no buffet restaurants in Beijing.
The way food is laid out on the table and people take what they want, like in later generations, was not suitable for the 1980s. After all, many people were not getting enough to eat, and food waste was a serious problem.
A buffet-style meal with à la carte options would be perfect.
Fruits, snacks, and drinks are free; everything else is à la carte. You can order whatever you want, and the business is sure to be good.
"Mom, where do you want to open your shop?"
"Mom hasn't thought about the specifics yet, but I just wanted to ask you, is opening a buffet restaurant feasible?"
“I think that’s great. You have experience running a restaurant. Although running a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop is different from running a buffet restaurant, the industry experience is the same.”
When Chu Yu said that, Shen Jun breathed a sigh of relief; she was the type to act on her impulses.
The next day, Ding Da found a location for her shop, but the place he found for the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop was too small to be a buffet restaurant, so Shen Jun asked him to help her find a larger place.
Ding Da was efficient and found a store of more than 200 square meters the next day.
"What do you think of this place? It has a great location with easy access to all directions, and there's a bus stop nearby, which is very convenient."
This store is located not too far from Yorkham and Donglin Electrical Appliances. The location has good foot traffic, with many commuters coming and going every day. Transportation is convenient and parking is easy.
Even if there are fewer cars at this time, there will still be parking difficulties. After all, bicycles are also vehicles, and there should always be a place to park bicycles in front of the door, right?
The apartment Dingda found is perfect.
"Mom, what do you think?"
"It's good, it would be great if we could negotiate the rent."
Ding Da immediately took action, negotiating with the landlord for a long time before finally negotiating a good price.
Shen Jun and Chu Yu were both quite satisfied.
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