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The three-day New Year's Day holiday passed in a flash, but for the people at the Nanbei Hotel, it felt like a long time!
Every minute and every second seems so long, and sometimes it is not even enough. They wish they could split every minute and every second into two halves.
In any case, the three-day event ended and people returned to their daily lives, going to work or school.
Under this influence, the flow of people in the Nanbei Hotel dropped visibly, but it didn't matter, people still came one after another. It was normal for the turnover to decrease on weekdays. Su Qinxuan and others were not in a hurry, and the meeting was not about this matter.
Although the Nanbei Hotel was only open for three short days, many problems were exposed during these three days.
In order to save time, the service staff in the store are not professionally trained. Sometimes when encountering emergencies, many people don’t know how to deal with the problems and always have to ask Su Qinxuan.
Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping felt that this could not go on in the long run. After all, they were managers and had more important things to do. A few days was fine, but how could they waste their time on such trivial matters every day?
Therefore, Su Qinxuan came up with a solution: to use people to manage people. She promoted a waitress with outstanding performance and made her a foreman. Whenever the subordinates had any problems or mistakes, this foreman would come forward to handle these trivial issues.
Su Qinxuan flipped through the pages of the notebook in her hand. "The dishes must be served in a timely manner. The waiters and the kitchen must work in perfect harmony. Each dish must be served on the table within one minute. We must always pay attention to what's going on in the kitchen..."
The newly elected foreman had a few things to add: "From what I've observed over the past three days, the flyers for serving dishes are a bit small and the strokes blur easily. We need to get some new pens."
Su Qinxuan nodded quickly and briskly: "Okay, write a list and ask Yang Tao to buy some new writing pens."
At this point, Su Qinxuan thought secretly, "The purchasing system needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible, otherwise when we encounter the situation on the first day, no one will dare to move if they want to buy something."
Yang Tao has been working here for more than half a year and has been with them since the Nanbei Restaurant opened. He still trusts her in the way she handles things.
It's fine to let her take charge of the financial matters for now, and if that doesn't work out, we can talk about it later.
In addition to this incident, a few other small things were mentioned, all related to improving the process and increasing efficiency. In just three days, a lot of problems were exposed.
Jian Yangping: "The kitchen department should pay attention to this. After cooking, the order number must be confirmed as soon as possible and the waiter must be notified to serve the dish."
"Master Zhang, you need to pay special attention to this. You are always so absorbed in cooking that you don't even remember this."
Zhang Dezheng touched his forehead, feeling rather embarrassed. "It's my fault, it's all my fault. I'm still a little uncomfortable with the sudden upgrade from a small restaurant to a big hotel. Don't worry, I'll remember."
After these small issues were resolved one by one, it was time to come to the end of the meeting, which was also the highlight - the selection of suppliers.
Jian Yangping continued to ask Zhang Dezheng: "Old man, tell me, are there any problems with the ingredients for the second and third days?"
Since they opened the restaurant, they have been buying ingredients from the Liu family. If there are some that the Liu family doesn't have, they can just buy them directly at the farmers' market, which is very convenient.
The Jian family would only go to the Liu family to buy some special ingredients that are not available at the farmers' market or are not reasonably priced.
The food supply on the first day almost caused a big incident, causing the roast goose that ruined the Nanbei Restaurant on the first day. It was the Liu family's work.
Jian Jianan asked the question that everyone was most concerned about on behalf of everyone present: "Mom, didn't they explain to you clearly afterwards why this happened?"
Su Qinxuan replied, "He did explain it. Uncle Liu came to the house to explain it himself. He said it was his son's first time personally involved in the business, and because he was unfamiliar with it, he made such a big fool of himself. He also said that he had beaten and scolded his son before. If his son wasn't busy, he would have dragged his son to the house to apologize in person."
The question marks in Jian Jianan's mind seemed to be real and about to overflow.
"Ah? Ah? Ah? What do you mean? You're putting all the blame on your son, right? And when did Uncle Liu come? How come I didn't know?"
Jian Jianan was puzzled. Uncle Liu didn't think that such a casual explanation would make it all right, right?
Although he came to apologize in person, she didn't believe what he meant by talking about his son later. The father had time to explain things clearly to the customers, but how could the son who just took over the business not have time to apologize in person, not to mention that he was the culprit!
Su Qinxuan slowly replied, "They came to my house and told me what they were doing. I saw an old man on the verge of tears. What else can I say? Should I point at his nose and say I saw through the truth? Explanations are just covering up. Hurry up and take your things and get out of here. Let's not work together next time!"
"As for why you didn't see him, maybe you and your brother were both asleep at the time, so of course you didn't see him."
Jian Jianan sighed in regret.
Su Qinxuan's words made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere immediately became relaxed and cheerful.
Jian Jianan continued to ask the question that concerned her most: "Did Uncle Liu tell me how to deal with it?"
Su Qinxuan knew why his daughter wanted to know the answer to this question the most. All cooperation could go wrong, either due to human error or mistakes, but no matter what, the reasons were varied and none of them mattered.
The most important thing is the solution. Since the problem has already occurred, solving it is the first priority.
Su Qinxuan nodded: "Yes, Uncle Liu admitted his mistake very sincerely, and his subsequent actions were also full of sincerity."
"Besides apologizing, he also said that all the food on the day the wrong ingredients were delivered would be free of charge. He paid for the cost, so it was his apology. Except for the first day, all supplies for this month would be 20% off. This was his apology to us as a father on behalf of his worthless son."
His elder brother, Jian Jiabei, scoffed, "What kind of apology is that? How could someone who did something wrong not come to Dad's house and hide behind him like a coward, leaving it all to Dad to solve?"
Jian Jianan followed up on his brother's words: "That's right. Whether Uncle Liu's apology is sincere or not, and whether the situation is exactly as he said, only he can know."
In stark contrast to his unhappy brother, Jian Jianan smiled broadly, "However, there is one good thing. We now have a new supplier. We no longer have to rely on the Liu family like before. If they make a small mistake, we have to beg them to find a new one."
Su Qinxuan nodded. "That's right. A new supplier has arrived, and we have more choices. They also have more novel ingredients. Mr. Zhang, let me tell you, they have a spice from Europe that they say is added to cooking and desserts. I'll let you know when the stock arrives."
Zhang Dezheng was indeed very interested when he heard this, and immediately smiled happily: "Okay, okay, then I'll wait!"
When Jian Jianan heard this, he immediately connected the two things together. "Mom and Dad, was it because you didn't have time to come back to the hotel on New Year's Day afternoon that you were busy with this?"
Su Qinxuan didn't hide it from everyone and nodded directly: "Yes, that's it. I came back a little late that day because I was negotiating with a new supplier. Fortunately, the matter was resolved perfectly in the end."
After getting the confirmation from his mother, Jian Jianan sat back in his seat with sparkling eyes. It was great that all the problems were solved through the division of labor and cooperation among everyone!
Nanbei Hotel will definitely get better and better!
Su Qinxuan continued, "Then there are a few more small questions..."
There was a thriving atmosphere inside the Nanbei Hotel, but in the Liu family courtyard, which had close ties with them, the atmosphere was not so good.
Old Man Liu was teaching his only son a lesson, and he was the culprit who had secretly replaced other people's roast goose products.
Father Liu said earnestly, "Son, I've told you many times that this is your first time taking over my business. I've taught you everything, so why don't you just do what I say?"
"We need to prepare all the raw materials that every store orders from us in advance and count the quantities. If there are any shortages or substandard quality, we have to tell them in advance. It would be bad if we delay their business!"
Their clients are all people working in the catering industry, and sometimes there are a few individual users who will order ingredients needed for cooking today from them.
When doing business, Old Man Liu doesn’t care about the size or the amount of money. No matter how small the piece of meat is, it is still meat. As long as he can make money, he will take it.
Over time, Liu's supply business has gained a firm foothold here thanks to its reputation and quality. However, it is obvious that his only son and successor, Liu Yang, does not think so.
Liu Yang didn't care at all: "Hey, Dad, your tricks are outdated. I just can't stand that family's pretentiousness! They even sent a woman to discuss business with me. What kind of business can I discuss with a woman?"
Liu Yang boasts of his fame and is the only successor of his father, so he is not afraid at all.
The other restaurants that did business with him were all run by strong men, but the Nanbei Restaurant, oh no, it was called the Nanbei Restaurant at that time, was run by a woman, who aroused his contempt and disgust as soon as they met.
Furthermore, Liu Yang clearly remembered the woman's half-smile during the most recent price increase, as well as her mocking words: "Boss Liu Yang, this price increase isn't just a little bit, it's too much. If you still insist on this price, then we won't cooperate next time."
This sentence put a stop to Liu Yang's plan to raise prices for the entire company, and Sun Qinxuan immediately started to hold a grudge against him.
When he heard that the Nanbei Restaurant was about to open and that they would grandly launch a main dish called traditional roast goose on the first day, he specially ordered lion-head goose from them, waiting for its stunning debut on the opening day.
As soon as Liu Yang knew the news, he had a plan. He detained the Lion-head Goose in private without telling Su Qinxuan in advance. Although he didn't understand how the Nanbei Hotel survived this disaster, he knew that there must have been some trouble. This made Liu Yang very pleased and he let out a sigh of relief.
Old Man Liu still had a gloomy face. "That's not the case. Boss Su is a very capable woman. Otherwise, how could she have turned a small restaurant into a hotel and even bought a large shop? Besides, it has affected us too. The Nanbei Hotel has stopped ordering from us and has found a new supplier."
Liu Yang said carelessly, "Tsk! Dad, stop talking. We young people are the masters of the world now. Your ideas are outdated. Besides, Su Qinxuan and his team have only been open for three days. It's hard to say what will happen in the future. Any new supplier will definitely not be as good as us!"
Old Man Liu was still full of sorrow, but he also felt that what his son said made sense. After all, he was his only son, so what else could he do?
Even if they lose the Nanbei Hotel as a customer, they still have others and they can make money, right?
The Nanbei Hotel was not aware of the quarrel between the Liu father and son.
They are very busy. Although the New Year's Day holiday is over, the business of Nanbei Restaurant is not bleak. People come to the restaurant every day, and the turnover is steadily increasing, which is a very good figure.
It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. Except for a small setback on the first day, everything went smoothly in the following days at the Nanbei Hotel.
In the days after New Year's Day, Jian Jianan carefully calculated several numbers. Although the daily turnover was not as exaggerated as on the first day of New Year's Day - more than a thousand yuan, even if it was a little less, there was still a revenue of several hundred yuan.
Income is the most intuitive proof, which makes the family and the restaurant employees feel a lot more at ease. This figure is not only a considerable income, but also represents the feasibility of the family taking a gamble and buying a store to open a restaurant. According to this trend, I believe it will not be long before the several thousand dollars spent on buying the Nanbei Restaurant can be recovered.
Moreover, there is no need to have any additional expenses or rent costs every month. What a good deal.
Even though Jian Jiabei felt very distressed about the few thousand dollars, at this time, he had to praise his mother for her wise and brave decision.
My parents are so courageous!
Oh yes, there is also my younger sister, she is also very courageous!
On an ordinary winter vacation morning, Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan got up early, took their two children to the restaurant, and started a busy day of work.
In fact, the two adults want the children to rest at home. There is no need to work so hard. They can take care of these things. It is winter vacation now. The children can do some homework at home and then have fun after finishing it. Why should they work so hard?
But Jian Jianan obviously didn't think so. She didn't feel tired at all. Instead, she felt that this would allow her to better exercise her business capabilities and was a way of having fun in another sense.
It was she who asked for the opportunity to go out with her parents to the Nanbei Restaurant every day.
Jian Jiabei actually didn't want to come, he just wanted to go out and play basketball with his friends. However, he had a younger sister who was as enthusiastic as a perpetual motion machine and never felt tired, setting an example, so he came along too.
Other restaurants only open at noon because that's when customers start coming in for dinner, but Nanbei Restaurant has a constant stream of people coming in since 6 or 7 in the morning.
As soon as the family arrived at the hotel entrance, the employees had already been working at their respective stations for a while. There was also a queue of people at the door, and the receptionist was moving chairs for them to sit and wait, which was a spectacle.
Guangdong people have the habit of having morning tea. This morning tea does not only refer to drinking tea, but eating breakfast with tea. Sometimes a breakfast may take several hours, which covers breakfast and lunch together and saves the cost of a meal. It is the choice of many locals.
When Su Qinxuan arrived at the restaurant, his right-hand man Yang Tao came to greet him. She was an employee who had been helping Su Qinxuan since the Nanbei Restaurant. After graduating from middle school, she came to Su Qinxuan's restaurant to help. She was very capable and quick-witted, and was a good hand at resolving disputes with customers.
After a year of training, Yang Tao has changed from a shy girl who would get embarrassed after talking to people for a few words to someone who can now chat with drunk guests without batting an eyelid.
Yang Tao opens the lock early every day and is the last one to go home at night. Su Qinxuan sees all of this and plans to promote her to store manager after the Chinese New Year.
After all, Su Qinxuan's goal is not to be trapped in this small restaurant. With the success here and the experience of this year's hard work, she has greater ambitions. The world outside is so big!
Yang Tao came forward and said, "Mr. Su, I've shown you yesterday's report." The Nanbei Hotel had a much higher turnover than a small restaurant, and its daily cash flow had become more complicated. They even hired an accountant to be responsible for various reports and figures of the Nanbei Hotel.
"Okay, put it on the table and I'll take a look at it later."
"One more thing. The Wenchang chicken we ordered last week is stuck in traffic. They say it'll take a while for it to arrive."
"Then ask if there's another type of chicken that can be substituted. I remember Qingyuan chicken is very tender and comparable to Wenchang chicken. Ask Chef Zhang Dezheng if he can try it as a substitute. If he can, then replace the Wenchang chicken on the menu and remember to adjust the price to match the price of the new Qingyuan chicken."
Su Qinxuan talked with Yang Tao as they walked. Within a few minutes, they decided on several hotel-related matters. After deciding to do it, Yang Tao left. She was in a hurry to pass on these matters and ensure their implementation.
One Yangtao left and another master came to meet him.
It was a cleaning man. He came up to talk to Su Qinxuan with a hesitant look on his face: "Boss, I want to ask for leave. My wife is sick..."
Su Qin listened patiently and said, "Yes, of course it's possible..."
The conversation between the two people gradually faded away with their footsteps, but Jian Jianan stood there motionless, staring at his mother's back without blinking.
This scene of Su Qinxuan's swift and decisive action gave Jian Jianan her initial vision. As for what she would become when she grew up, her first thought was that she wanted to be like her mother.
Jian Yangping also made the same move as Jian Jianan.
He stood tall and strong, watching his wife's back gradually walking away, full of pride and pride. This was the Xiaoqin he met at the beginning!
I still remember the first time the two met. Su Qinxuan was standing in the supply and marketing cooperative store and angrily scolded an old man who brought two children with him. He gave his grandsons everything they wanted but didn't buy anything for his granddaughter.
Such heroic spirit, every move was full of vitality. That vigorous spirit attracted Jian Yangping almost instantly, and he began to pursue her passionately. It was the fate that brought the two together.
But times have changed. No matter how generous and open-minded a girl is, how can she be happy after entering into marriage, especially in the environment of his family?
Jian Yangping was glad that he had made the right decision to move away from his hometown and head north to Shenzhen.
He looked at Su Qinxuan's gradually receding back, without any panic or disgust at having his dignity as a man ignored. Instead, he was extremely grateful for God's kindness to him. After a year, the little girl he first met came back, and Su Qinxuan regained his initial optimism and liveliness. It was really the best thing!
Thinking of this, Jian Yangping couldn't hide his smile. He hugged the two children and smiled brightly: "Stop looking, let's go! I'll take you to the market!"
What market are they going to? Aren’t they the ones who usually do the purchasing?
There is certainly a reason for this.
Although the hotel situation is stable and improving at present, and is gradually growing, doing business is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. In this fierce market, being proactive and seeking a way forward is the best way.
No one is always invincible, but being proactive and motivated can at least help you stand longer.
So, taking advantage of the fact that there was still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year, Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping began to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Jian Yangping held the hands of his two children, took the bus and various transfers along the way, and finally walked for a while before reaching his destination, Anfu Market, the largest agricultural trade market in Shenzhen.
Every day, many large trucks come and go on Anfu Road and other places. Fresh ingredients are unloaded and generous bills are handed to the drivers to be sent back. This is the lively scene of the farmers' market now.
Jian Yangping took the children to the farmers' market and explained to them the purpose of his visit.
"Aren't your mother and I planning to host a Manchu-Han Banquet for the New Year? We came here today to take a look at the ingredients that might be used in the banquet."
The Spring Festival is the most important day of the year for every Chinese. Since it is the most important festival, Su Qinxuan and others believe that it is also the festival with the most business opportunities.
On New Year's Eve, Nanbei Hotel will grandly launch a banquet called "Manhan Banquet".
As the name suggests, this banquet is both the end of the year and a symbol of good wishes for the new year. Since it is a Manchu-Han banquet, the dishes in it must live up to its reputation.
This important task was naturally given to Master Chef Zhang Dezheng. However, because the old man has been very busy recently, he even fell because of the slippery floor. He still insists on using crutches to curse people, oh no, he is on the front line of work. It is really difficult for him to come and select the ingredients in person.
Fortunately, Jian Yangping, who has never done any housework, has learned how to distinguish the freshness of various ingredients since he set up his stall, and he also has the strategy of bargaining, so he can still do some investigation first.
But this time, I had other ideas when I insisted on bringing my two children.
Seeing that the two children were curious, Jian Yangping began to give them instructions one by one.
"This is a mussel, best steamed. This is a white clam, best cooked in soup with winter melon..."
Taking the two children with them was a decision made by Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping together.
Although the two children are still young and far from the age to inherit the adults' business, they are prepared for the future and know that their family business will be handed over to the two children sooner or later. In their opinion, it is not a bad thing to let the children get involved in the operation of the restaurant early.
But why are the reactions of these two children so different?
Jian Jianan: "Are the prices the same every day? Are there fluctuations? Will the price suddenly increase several times one day? Are all the items available every day? Or are they different every day?"
Jian Yangping patiently explained to his daughter, "Yes, that's right. Prices fluctuate every day, and the types of ingredients available each day are not fixed. What's available on the market depends on what the fishermen have caught that day."
When it came to Jian Jiabei, he said, "Wow! So many shellfish! I've eaten this one, and I've eaten that one too. Mussels are delicious when they're steamed. Mom's winter melon and white clam soup is a must, but I haven't had it in a long time. What's up, Mom, are you going to make it tonight?"
Jian Yangping: "..."
What could Jian Yangping explain? He could only remain silent, pretending he hadn't heard, and continued to answer his daughter's questions.
The three of them were only here to scout the dishes today and had no intention of making a decision right away.
As it got darker, Jian Yangping took his two children on the road home, but the perceptive Jian Jianan soon realized that this was not the way home.
Jian Yangping admired his daughter's keen perception: "Right, right, right, we're not in a hurry to go home yet! Let's go buy some more things!"
When they arrived at the place, Jian Yangping met with a man in a mysterious manner. When the iron gate was opened, Jian Jianan looked at the room full of electrical appliances and was about to leave with a scream.
This is……
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