Chapter 227 The Devil Lives in My Heart
Around seven o'clock in the evening, when Yu Zhiming got off work and returned to his residence in Zijinyuan Community, he smelled the rich aroma of food and saw Zhang Bai busy in the kitchen.
Yu Zhiming walked over to the dining table and saw braised spareribs, chicken stewed with mushrooms, steamed turbot, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and homemade tofu...
It's still a home-cooked dish, but the aroma and appearance make people salivate and whet their appetite...
A few minutes later, Yu Zhiming, Yu Xiangwan, Gu Qingning and Zhang Bai sat down at the dining table.
Yu Zhiming was the first to taste the stewed chicken, and the taste was indeed incomparable to his fourth sister's half-baked cooking skills.
"Zhang Bai, your cooking skills are really good. You can even rival the chefs at star-rated hotels."
"Do you have a chef's license?"
Zhang Bai chuckled and said, "Nothing special, I just got used to it."
"Ever since I was in elementary school, my mom was too busy with work to cook, so I often had to make lunch and dinner..."
At this point, Zhang Bai suddenly looked a little sad and couldn't continue.
Yu Zhiming sighed and changed the subject, "Tuesday is National Day holiday, and we're going to visit the lakeside resort in the suburbs. I heard the scenery there is beautiful."
"Zhang Bai, come and relax with us!"
Zhang Bai adjusted his mood and forced a smile on his face.
"Dr. Yu, thank you for your invitation."
"I won't go. I'll stay in the city to help Xiang Wan look after the short-term rentals and see if I can find a few more suitable houses."
Yu Xiangwan also said with a lively tone: "Old Five, I have good news for you. The company's business license has been approved."
"Xiangwan Apartment Management Co., Ltd., business scope: property management, real estate agency, catering services..."
"Is there any catering service?" Yu Zhiming interrupted and asked.
Yu Xiangwan poked Zhang Bai with his finger and said, "Zhang Bai, come and give Lao Wu a detailed introduction."
Zhang Bai took a sip of soup and swallowed the food in his mouth.
"There are quite a lot of people living in the rental house, and at mealtimes, the kitchen is a bit inadequate."
"I've been walking around Huashan Hospital and Ning'an Hospital these past few days and found that there are quite a few restaurants around Huashan Hospital, but the prices are a bit high."
"The food in the restaurant inside Huashan Hospital, which is open to patients and their families, is just average."
“As for the area around Ning’an Hospital, there aren’t many small restaurants suitable for ordinary people to eat at.”
Gu Qingning couldn't help but say, "Inside Ning'an Hospital, the restaurant open to patients and their families has a pretty good dining environment and food quality."
Zhang Bai nodded and said, "It's quite good, but the food is also quite expensive. It's more expensive than other restaurants."
After a pause, Zhang Bai continued, "Xiang Wan and I are discussing whether we can open a large cafeteria near the hospital."
"In addition to providing affordable fast food, we also provide processing services. We process dishes based on the ingredients and requirements of the families and charge a processing fee of several yuan."
"We can also rent out stoves so that patients' families can cook their own special meals with the flavors of their hometowns."
Yu Zhiming nodded slightly and said, "Processing with supplied materials and renting out the stoves is a good idea."
"Patients generally have poor appetites and prefer to eat food with hometown flavors."
Gu Qingning asked, "Processing incoming materials and renting out stoves requires quite a few chefs and a large kitchen."
"This cost is not low. Can the processing fee and stove rental fee cover the cost?"
Zhang Bai smiled and said, "That's indeed a problem. Xiang Wan and I plan to open this cafeteria not for profit, but as an additional service for Xiang Wan's apartment."
"Also, we hope to use the revenue from fast food to offset the costs of processing incoming materials and renting out stoves."
Yu Xiangwan took over and said, "The problem now is that it's hard to find a house. We need one as close to the hospital as possible."
"But the rent around Huashan Hospital is too high."
Zhang Bai chuckled and said, "So, we decided to settle for the next best thing and open a similar small canteen in an area where short-term rentals are concentrated."
"Providing similar services to tenants and surrounding residents helps us accumulate experience and verify the feasibility of this model."
Yu Xiangwan looked at Yu Zhiming and chuckled, "Old Five, opening a small canteen requires a lot of initial investment."
"The rent, renovation, equipment, and hiring people will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars."
Yu Zhiming rolled his eyes and snorted, "I knew you were thinking about my September salary again."
Yu Xiangwan chuckled again and said, "Old Fifth, I'm borrowing money from you in the name of the company. In addition to the highest interest rate, I'll also give you operating dividends."
Yu Zhiming snorted and teased, "Fourth sister, if you keep doing this, when will you see any dividends?"
Yu Xiangwan snorted unconvincedly, "Based on the current rental income and expenses, my short-term rentals are already generating income. I can earn at least two to three thousand yuan a month from one house."
"It's just that I invested the money I earned and rented a new house."
"Old Five, wait until my company snowballs and goes public. Then we'll be billionaires."
Yu Zhiming reached out and touched Fourth Sister's forehead, saying exaggeratedly, "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"
Gu Qingning chuckled and said, "Maybe he's talking in his sleep."
Zhang Bai smiled and said, "For the short-term rental housing and large canteens for the families of patients in large hospitals, I personally think that this model has a good development prospect."
"If we continue to develop step by step, even without going public, we can still grow to a scale with hundreds of millions of yuan in revenue."
Gu Qingning criticized: "This model is easy for others to copy. Once capital is involved, it will be a price war and a mess."
“It’s just like the long-term rental apartments that were once so popular!”
Zhang Bai hummed and said, "So, we can't be greedy. We should rely on Dr. Yu's reputation and connections, take steady steps, and first take over the market around Huashan Hospital, Ning'an Hospital, and Jiaotong University Affiliated Hospital."
"I roughly estimated that these three hospitals are enough to support a short-term rental market worth hundreds of millions of yuan."
"We're not greedy. We'll just try to get 20 to 30 million. Once we have enough money and spare capacity, we can expand into other hospitals..."
They were having a great time, chatting about business and the future, all over a table of delicious food...
After dinner, they cleaned up the table and kitchen, then Yu Xiangwan and Zhang Bai went out for a walk.
Gu Qingning handed Yu Zhiming a cup of tea and asked, "What do you think of Fourth Sister's business?"
Yu Zhiming took the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"As long as the price is right and the management is in place, there should be no shortage of patients' families looking to stay in the short-term rental business."
"A large canteen that processes materials and rents out stoves will have no shortage of customers as long as it's affordable and the food is tasty."
Yu Zhiming said slowly: "To put it bluntly, this is not a highly profitable industry. All the money earned is earned through conscience and hard work."
"Fourth sister is dedicated, not greedy, and not afraid of hard work. If you move forward step by step, you will definitely be able to develop."
"When a business reaches a certain scale, problems tend to arise. Zhang Bai is a smart guy, and now that he's here to assist and plan, I feel much more at ease."
Gu Qingning pretended to be joking and asked, "Aren't you worried that he will eventually take over your position?"
Yu Zhiming said calmly, "I'm a doctor, and a pretty good one at that."
"Doctors can not only save lives, but also harm them. I will make Zhang Bai realize this deeply."
These words made Gu Qingning feel inexplicably creepy, and she couldn't help but shiver.
"Zhiming, you are kidding me, right?"
Yu Zhiming smiled lightly and said in a deep voice: "I'm not joking, I'm serious."
"I have been spoiled by my family since I was a child. Now that I have some abilities, it is time for me to protect them in return."
"If we part ways amicably, everything can be discussed. If anyone hurts my family, I will definitely not sit idly by."
Gu Qingning sat down next to Yu Zhiming and pointed at his chest with her finger.
"Is there a devil living here?"
Yu Zhi understood her and said, "Isn't it said that there is a devil living in everyone's heart?"
"Usually suppressed by kindness."
"Once the bottom line is broken, the devil will be released and will no longer be controlled."
Gu Qingning asked again: "Is family your bottom line?"
Yu Zhiming smiled and said, "Isn't family the bottom line in most people's hearts?"
Gu Qingning nodded and said, "That's true."
"Hey, Zhiming, if I were hurt, seriously, how far would you go for me?"
Yu Zhiming met Gu Qingning's expectant gaze and said, "If your family can't seek justice for you, I will find a way to vent your anger."
This answer...
Gu Qingning was a little dissatisfied, but he couldn't say she was wrong.
She couldn't help but pout.
At this time, Yu Zhiming's cell phone rang. It was a call from the dean's secretary He Yingjun.
"Secretary He, good evening."
"Doctor Yu, good evening. Regarding Bai Shulan's impersonation today, the hospital will take serious action and prevent similar incidents from happening again."
Yu Zhiming said casually, "Just take care of that matter, as long as she doesn't come around in front of me again."
He Yingjun said loudly on the phone: "Doctor Yu, don't worry, I will sternly warn her and won't let her cause trouble again."
After a pause, he turned and asked, "Doctor Yu, do you have any plans for this National Day?"
Yu Zhiming replied, "I'm going to a club in the suburbs with my family for a few days, which is said to have beautiful scenery."
"Secretary He, is there something wrong?"
He Yingjun chuckled and said, "Doctor Yu, this is what happened. Someone came to me and said that a relative in Australia is not in good health and it is not convenient for him to return home."
"I'd like to invite you to Australia. During the National Day holiday, all food, accommodation and transportation are covered. I'd also like you to check up his relative's health."
Yu Zhiming politely declined, "Secretary He, to be honest, I haven't even applied for a passport yet."
"This trip to Australia is definitely not going to happen..."
After finishing the call with He Yingjun, Yu Zhiming saw Gu Qingning bring the erhu over.
"Zhiming, I want to listen to "Sweet Honey"..."
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