Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Western Restaurant, Mine
Manager Chen noticed Liu Mianmian's confusion and explained, "Ms. Xu Huiyun's story about opening a brokerage account and investing in stocks was reported in the newspaper. Although the amount of money she invested was small, she made several times the money in just a few months. Housewives in Hong Kong have been calling the radio station, hoping to invite Ms. Xu on their show to introduce stocks."
The Xu family had invested in and established factories in Hong Kong before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Over the decades, they had become a well-established and wealthy family in the city. Xu Huiyun, a lifelong bachelor, owned nearly 30% of the Xu family's shares, making her a renowned single wealthy woman in Hong Kong.
The wealthy woman invested in industry before retirement and became passionate about calligraphy and painting after retirement. One day, she suddenly went to a brokerage firm to open an account and invested a mere HK$100,000 in stocks. If the tabloids hadn't taken photos, no one would have dared to believe it.
Paparazzi in Hong Kong have always been omnipresent. Even if the brokerage firm protects the privacy of its clients and does not disclose their investment information, the internal staff used the story of a female billionaire investing 100,000 and making 400,000 as after-dinner gossip, and the news still spread.
So many housewives in Hong Kong expressed their desire to learn how to trade stocks from the female billionaire, but Xu Huiyun did not respond to this matter at all.
The Lin family and the Xu family both came from South City. Compared with other wealthy families in Hong Kong City, their relationship is naturally closer. In particular, the third wife of the Lin family likes to write and has some contacts with Xu Huiyun.
So people outside didn't know, but the Lin family got the news. Xu Huiyun didn't buy the stocks herself, but bought them for the younger generation in the mainland.
The Lin family also knew that the Xu family had a young lady living in Nancheng, but Xu Huilan had passed away before the reform and opening up, and no descendants of Xu Huilan had gone to Gangcheng in recent years. The Lin family just thought that Xu Huilan had no descendants.
It is not surprising that many of his family members who stayed in the mainland did not survive the most difficult years.
It was also at this time that I learned that Xu Huilan actually had descendants staying in Nancheng, and Miss Lin herself was in Nancheng, so I asked around. I didn't know until I checked, and I found out that Xu Huilan's granddaughter-in-law was playing the piano in her restaurant.
Before Miss Lin could react, news came from Gangcheng that Lin Taihe had cancer, so Miss Lin had to rush back to Gangcheng.
The Lin family's situation is about to change dramatically. It is still unknown whether she will still be responsible for the future projects in the mainland. Miss Lin plans to transfer some things in Nancheng.
She said she liked staying in South City, but she just understood the old man's psychology and catered to his preferences.
Miss Lin Er has been in the mainland for several years and has a certain understanding of the mainland's future development potential. However, as a lady from a wealthy family in Hong Kong, she still prefers the glamorous world of Hong Kong in her heart. Now that South City can no longer bring her any benefits, she naturally does not want to spend any more time in this city.
Liu Mianmian listened to Manager Chen's brief introduction to the relationship between the Lin and Xu families in Gangcheng, and she actually understood some meaning from his words.
Miss Lin Er felt that as a descendant of the Xu family, she shouldn't be interested in the meager salary at a Western restaurant. Judging by her exceptional piano skills, she probably simply enjoyed the restaurant's ambiance and the atmosphere. She was ready to sell the restaurant anyway, and it didn't matter who she was selling it to, she was actually planning to sell it to Liu Mianmian.
Liu Mianmian: “…”
I can only say that Miss Lin Er was really overthinking it. She originally looked for this job just for the salary which was much higher than a few cents.
"The owner of the restaurant bought the building for 12,000 to 2,000 yuan. The housing prices in South City have increased a lot in recent years, but the owner said that it doesn't matter whether the price increases or not. She will still sell it to you at the original price. As for the restaurant's decoration and equipment, it will be 3,000 yuan, a total of 15,000 yuan." Manager Chen said with a smile.
Liu Mianmian: “…”
No, she had estimated that the price of the small western-style building of the restaurant was at least 20,000 or 30,000 yuan. The decoration and equipment of the restaurant would be at least tens of thousands of yuan. After all, a piano is worth a lot of money. So if you want to buy this restaurant, you need to spend at least 50,000 yuan, and 100,000 yuan is possible.
She really didn't have that much money on hand, so she didn't even dare to have this idea.
But if it's 15,000, it seems like she can really afford it.
After all, even though she invested a lot of money, she actually earned more.
During the year-end period, the clothing store will definitely make a lot of money, and the dividends from the village fish ponds and mountains will also be received.
Although you still have to save some money to open an oil press, the main investment in an oil press is actually equipment.
The venue rental must not be much, and the staff salaries are almost nothing. After all, it is the slack season next. Based on her understanding of the Yu family, they will definitely handle it themselves at this time and will definitely not spend money to hire anyone else.
All in all, if it was 50,000 or 60,000, or even 100,000, she definitely couldn't afford it, but it was only 15,000... Liu Mianmian had to admit that she was really tempted.
The restaurant business is good and I can make a lot of money every year. Fifteen thousand can be earned back in no time.
However, there is no free lunch in the world, and Miss Lin is not a fool. A Western restaurant that is obviously worth more money will definitely not be sold to her at such a low price. There must be additional conditions.
Liu Mianmian smiled and asked Manager Chen, "If you give me this price, Miss Lin will be at a loss, right?"
Manager Chen shook his head and said bluntly, "This little money is just a drop in the bucket for the boss. The boss's mom is very familiar with Ms. Xu Huiyun, and she just wants to make friends with you. Besides, the owner has put a lot of effort into this restaurant. If she transfers it to someone else, she's worried that they won't run it properly, or even close it down right after buying it. She won't have to worry about that if she transfers it to you. Miss Liu has a deep affection for the restaurant, so she'll definitely make it even better."
Liu Mianmian understood. After all, this face was actually given to Xu Huiyun.
She thought for a moment, smiled, and shook her head, saying, "I just got married this year. I haven't met Ms. Xu Huiyun and I'm not familiar with her. If Ms. Lin transfers the restaurant to me at a loss because of Ms. Xu, I'd be ashamed to accept it."
Manager Chen naturally didn't believe this. The Xu family only had the Shen family as a relative in the mainland. Xu Huiyun was holding stocks for the younger generation, so this younger generation could only be from the Shen family.
However, according to their understanding, the Shen family is a scholarly family. Xu Huilan's only son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all work in relevant government units, and her granddaughter is still studying. The person in the family who is most likely to invest is Liu Mianmian.
If Xu Huiyun were truly interested in investing in the stock market, the renowned brokers would have offered to help her. However, she jokingly offered only 100,000 yuan and went directly to the brokerage firm. While this might seem bizarre on the surface, a deeper look reveals the importance Xu Huiyun attached to the "young mainlander" who had entrusted her with the task.
Tens of thousands of dollars are just the money for a few handbags for Miss Yu Lin. If she can get along well with the person Xu Huiyun values, why not do it?
However, since Liu Mianmian said so, Manager Chen naturally didn't say much. He smiled and said, "Ms. Xu is only one reason. The main reason is that the boss wants someone to continue to run the restaurant well. Miss Liu, you are obviously the most suitable candidate! Before she left, she signed the transfer agreement and transferred it to you for 15,000 yuan, but there is an additional condition: you are not allowed to close the restaurant within five years."
Manager Chen spread his hands and said, "If the business isn't doing well, selling it at a low price won't help. We'll lose a lot of money in five years. Of course, I believe in Miss Liu. She's sure to make a lot of money every day."
Since he no longer mentioned Xu Huiyun, this matter could be handled as a normal business activity.
What Manager Chen said is not wrong. If the restaurant is not managed well, it will indeed lose a lot of money in five years. If it does not want to lose money, it can only close down. At that time, it will still be a violation of the contract, and the other party can easily take the restaurant back.
In this case, a lower transfer fee would make sense.
Liu Mianmian's heart was moved, but she did not agree immediately. Instead, she said, "Then I will go back and discuss it with my family first."
Such a big thing, not only do I have to go back home to discuss it, I also have to call Gangcheng to discuss it with Xu Huiyun.
Xu Huiyun was very calm when she received the call: "Lin Yao's restaurant, how much she is willing to transfer it to you is her business. In business, one is willing to sell and the other is willing to buy. The idea behind it is not important."
She laughed lightly and said a cold joke in a serious tone: "I can't help her fight for the inheritance just because of this matter, right?"
It's just a matter of tens of thousands of dollars, so just ask someone to send a gift to repay the favor.
Since Xu Huiyun said so, Liu Mianmian felt relieved.
The Western restaurant is indeed a good investment project, but she also doesn't want to embarrass her elders because of this matter.
Liu Mianmian quite liked this aunt. Even though she had never met her, she could tell from their conversation on the phone that she was a very capable and thoughtful woman.
Xu Huiyun also talked about the recent calls from Hong Kong housewives asking a radio station to invite her on their show: "I only know a little about stocks, but they asked me to go on the radio station to teach everyone about stock trading. I don't want the housewives to call the radio station and scold me every week."
As she spoke, she laughed happily, and after laughing for a long time, she said, "Mianmian, your stocks have risen to nearly 800,000. Do you want to adjust your portfolio and change stocks?" There were rumors outside that she had made 500,000 from 100,000. In fact, this was all delayed news. The 100,000 had almost become 800,000.
Liu Mianmian took out the small notebook in which she usually took notes when analyzing the Hong Kong stock market, thought for a while, and said, "Sell it after a week, and then change it to these two stocks." She mentioned the names of the two stocks.
Fortunately, some of the basic settings of this world were similar to her original world, and some of the content in her memory was also of great reference value. She had also traded stocks in her previous life and had carefully studied the famous bull markets and stock market crashes in history, so she still had some impression of the stock market in Hong Kong at that time.
Unfortunately, she had limited funds, and of the 100,000 Hong Kong dollars she started with, only half was her own. The other half was added by Xu Huiyun, who said it was pocket money for her.
But think about it, in just a few months, one hundred thousand became eight hundred thousand, and Liu Mianmian was smiling happily again. If the money she had on hand was converted into Hong Kong dollars, she would be considered a person with assets worth millions!
Moreover, this money will continue to grow like a snowball.
Xu Huiyun herself had no interest in stocks. She just did whatever Liu Mianmian told her to do. She just had to make a phone call to the stockbroker.
When she went to the brokerage firm in person, she also wanted to get to know the situation on the ground. Although there was not much money, the economic level of the mainland was different from that of Hong Kong. Xu Huiyun knew that this was already a huge sum of money for Liu Mianmian, so she naturally had to take it seriously.
I didn't expect to be photographed by paparazzi.
Xu Huiyun did not buy any stocks herself, but Sister Hong, who had been taking care of her at home, did buy some and made a lot of money. She was so happy that she sang Cantonese opera in the kitchen every day.
With Xu Huiyun's approval, Liu Mianmian went to discuss the details of the transfer with Manager Chen the next day. The process for mainlanders to buy back assets from Hong Kong businessmen was much simpler than when Miss Lin Er first opened this Western restaurant. Manager Chen, presumably eager to return home, had everything settled in a matter of days.
Except for Manager Chen and the cashier Arlene who left, everyone else in the western restaurant remained unchanged. Even the old customers who came every day did not notice that although the restaurant looked unchanged on the outside, it had actually changed hands.
On the day after completing the formalities, Liu Mianmian returned to the entrance of the western restaurant carrying a bag containing the property certificate and transfer agreement. Looking at the sign hidden among the flowers and trees, she smiled and thought: Hey, this western restaurant is mine now.
At the restaurant front desk, cashier Alin was handing over work to Tian Miaomiao.
It is difficult to find someone on short notice. Besides, Liu Mianmian thinks that the job of cashier is actually very simple. She usually comes into contact with a lot of people in the restaurant. Tian Miaomiao is conscientious and meticulous in her work, so Liu Mianmian asked her to take over the cashier job.
A cashier's salary is higher than a waiter's, but the job is easier. Tian Miaomiao never dreamed that she would become a cashier. She patted her chest and promised Liu Mianmian that she would never make a mistake in even a single account.
Tian Miaomiao has a simple personality. Although she only had the opportunity to work as a cashier after Alin left, she was still worried about Alin: "Could Manager Chen be lying to you? Things in Hong Kong are very different from ours. Men can marry multiple wives..."
Arlene smiled and said, "Gangcheng can't marry multiple wives anymore."
Besides, she wasn't going to Gangcheng to be Manager Chen's concubine. She went there to see the outside world. She heard that many people from the south were going there illegally. She had the opportunity to go there openly, so why not seize it? If she stayed in Nancheng, she might never see the outside world.
Liu Mianmian invited Alin to have a farewell meal in the restaurant. Alin drank some wine and cried bitterly. After crying, she wiped her tears and said goodbye to everyone with a smile.
Because of the handover, the restaurant was closed that day. Liu Mianmian was about to leave when she heard Tian Miaomiao answering a phone call at the front desk. After a brief conversation, Tian Miaomiao called out to Liu Mianmian, "Boss, this is Teacher Jin. She said she has to take her child to the hospital tomorrow and has asked for leave. Will you play the piano yourself tomorrow?"
Liu Mianmian: “…………Okay.”
Thinking of what Manager Chen said, "It's just a skylight at most," Liu Mianmian felt like she was ruthlessly stabbed by a boomerang.
It turns out that she is the one who is the one who is making the mistake!
Liu Mianmian was speechless when she learned that she had to work overtime on the first day after buying a western restaurant.
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