Jiangshan held a full moon celebration for Jianghuai, distributed thousands of flyers, and hosted ten tables of all sorts of guests, the legendary "die-hard fans".
The guests who came to the banquet at Jiao's residence were invited on the spot during the distribution of flyers. The flyers were the menu for the opening of "Jiang's Private Kitchen" three months later. The guests, who were particularly fond of Jiang's Private Kitchen, heard that today was the one-month celebration of Manager Jiang's newborn son, and they were eager to go and share in the joy. Jiang Shan agreed.
It was agreed beforehand when distributing flyers that we would only accommodate a maximum of ten tables.
The banquet was held at Boss Zheng's Bafang Restaurant, but the menu was prepared by Jiang Shan, consisting entirely of signature dishes from the Jiang family's private kitchen. She personally cooked, with Qiao Sheng assisting her, while the head chef of Bafang Restaurant only got a supporting role.
Bafang Restaurant is doing good business because the grand opening promotion is still ongoing, and the restaurant is always packed with customers, especially today.
Whether they were there to eat or not, they all waited outside for a while. They felt something was off about what was happening today. A restaurant owner showing off his skills at a high-class establishment—was he trying to steal their business?
Putting aside whether it's stealing business or not, the three floors of Bafang Restaurant are already packed with people. Apart from the ten tables of guests that Jiangshan personally entertained, the rest of the guests can only order food at the restaurant. They can't have Jiangshan's private dishes!
As for the customers squatting outside, even just a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts is enough to keep them entertained for the duration of a performance.
In the end, the wine was finished, and the peanuts were gone too. The waiters continued to run up and down the stairs delivering dishes and wine, but there was no opera performance.
They waited and waited, until Jiang Shan had seen off ten tables of loyal fans, before the colleagues who had been waiting in line finally saw Jiang Shan and Mr. Zheng, the owner of Bafang Restaurant, come downstairs with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you so much, Manager Jiang, for your hard work today! I am deeply grateful!"
"Not at all, Mr. Zheng, you're too kind. On behalf of everyone, I thank you for your hospitality. Thank you so much!"
"I still want to thank Manager Jiang for his support, hahaha!"
"You're too kind. I also want to thank Mr. Zheng for giving my son such face and sending so many blessings!"
"We're all family now, no need to be so polite!"
"That's right, that's right! We're all family, why be so formal!"
What?! What is all this nonsense? When did these two become family? Are they trying to kill everyone else? This is outrageous!
Jiang Shan didn't care what others thought. All she knew was that she had given her son a decent full-month celebration without spending a single penny, received many gifts from fans, and launched an advertisement for the upcoming reopening of Jiang's Private Kitchen. It was a perfect ending!
Boss Zheng didn't bother to hide the smile on his face. He earned more money in one day than in the previous three days, and he also gained a favor from the county magistrate. Not to mention, he also saved on the publicity expenses before the opening of Jiang's Private Kitchen. It's great!
Money makes things easier, and Boss Zheng truly lived up to his reputation as Jiang Shan's personally appointed God of Wealth; the shop sprang up at a visible speed. This time, it was a two-story building, and even Jiang Shan, a soul from another world accustomed to skyscrapers, couldn't help but praise the two-story structure.
Because this is real estate where she truly owns half the property rights!
Although she only invested three hundred taels, she had already seen three thousand taels, thirty thousand taels, or even three hundred thousand taels in this small building!
So exciting!
Mr. Zheng looked at Jiang Shan's shining eyes with a smile, feeling very gratified. He didn't think this country girl was uncultured at all, so he used the most popular design in Beijing for the shop, and the money spent on the design alone exceeded the cost of building the shop.
"Not bad, not bad. I've almost finished drawing up the design drawings for the interior decoration. I'll show them to Boss Zheng later!"
Mr. Zheng still had a big smile on his face, but his limbs were already stiff.
What does that mean? So he wasted all that money?
"Mr. Zheng, I have another favor to ask." Jiang Shan bowed slightly to Mr. Zheng with an extremely humble expression, his face beaming with a smile.
Mr. Zheng took a step back with a wry smile, looked Jiang Shan up and down a few times, and said resignedly, "Don't keep calling me Mr. Zheng. I'm the fifth child in my family, and people who know me call me Zheng Wu."
Jiang Shan smiled even more sweetly, crossed his arms and gave a perfunctory bow, and said with a grin, "Brother Zheng Wu, as you know, I used to have a helper in my shop, the one who was burned in the fire. His injuries have been almost healed, and I'd like to reserve a place for him in the kitchen of Jiang's Private Kitchen. I'd like to discuss it with you, Brother Wu."
Zheng Wu's lips twitched. No wonder he even called him Fifth Brother; it was indeed an unreasonable request.
Personal feelings are personal feelings, and business is business. Although Zheng Wu appreciated Jiang Shan's sense of righteousness, he couldn't let this sentiment affect the shop's future business.
He wiped the smile from his face and said seriously, "Since you call me Fifth Brother, then I'll take the liberty of calling you Little Shan! Little Shan, in our kind of business, appearances are the most important thing. I know your employee; he's really lucky to have met a boss like you. I have no complaints about your loyalty and kindness to your employee, but...!"
"Oh, oh, my bad for not being clear. Uncle Qiao's face wasn't injured at all, just a few scars on his hands. The imperial physician we invited from the palace also left some medicine to remove the scars, so it shouldn't be a problem in the kitchen! As for the scars on his body... hehe, once he puts on his clothes, you can't see anything..."
Zheng Wu remained silent for a long while.
"Alright, since you've brought this up, you must have some idea of what to do. You can make the arrangements as you see fit! There's just one thing I must tell you!"
Zheng Wu's tone became serious: "Our shop needs to earn not only money, but also a good reputation. The better the reputation, the better. We cannot tolerate any comments that are detrimental to the shop!"
Jiang Shan's almond-shaped eyes widened in confusion: "Fifth Brother, how can you do business without getting smeared? It's not a charity. Last year, I even got into a lawsuit when I was making seafood with gravy. As long as you do honest work, what's there to be afraid of!"
“Xiaoshan, you’re wrong! You’ve underestimated the coldness and selfishness of human nature. Sometimes, for the sake of profit, some people will even sell their souls. It’s not something that can be solved by simply saying that you’re upright and have nothing to hide.”
Jiang Shan immediately thought of the villagers of Huaigu Village and subconsciously shook his head.
She smiled wryly and said, "I understand what Fifth Brother means. I will try my best to avoid those risks. If things come to a head, I'll just deal with them as they come!"
Zheng only needs to arrive at 5 o'clock. He just wanted to remind her so that she could be mentally prepared in advance, since they still have a long way to go!
Qiao Sheng helped Qiao Shi watch from a distance. The father and son remained in this position for a long time without saying a word.
After an unknown amount of time, Qiao Shi stammered, "Sheng'er, is this building really Shan'er's?"
“Yes!” Qiao Shi’s tone was even more arrogant than his father’s.
"How can they be so rich!" Qiao Shi sighed again.
"No! Aunt Jiao withdrew three hundred taels from the bank, not a single coin more!" Qiao Sheng sighed.
“…Ah!” Qiao Shi opened his mouth wide, then fell silent.
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