Chapter 211 Unusual
He immediately asked, "Can your boss arrange for servants?"
Little Li's wife said, "Aunt, are you still planning to buy someone?"
"Well, I have this idea. We already have two children at home, and my daughter-in-law is pregnant again. Aren't you worried that I won't be able to take good care of them?"
"Don't worry, auntie. We are all neighbors. When the time comes, let Little Li go and ask and ask him to pick someone who is quick and capable and can work efficiently for you."
"Then thank you, auntie, but there's no rush."
"It's okay, auntie."
Aunt Li next to them had a new understanding of the Gu family. The Gu family was not an ordinary family. They bought a yard and hired servants, so they must not be short of money.
Little Leo was very fast and when he came back, he brought a large stack of papers with him.
There are only so many empty shops on Baiyang Street, which is very limited, so he also brought in shops from the two surrounding streets. When all added together, there are still quite a few.
After a long discussion based on the drawings and Leo's explanation, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally decided on six pending courtyards and planned to go and see them.
After drinking the sweet soup, Little Leo took the two of them to look at the shop.
Of the six shops we were interested in, four were on Poplar Street, and the other two were on Elm Street, another street outside Poplar Street.
Elm Street is neither far nor near, but there is one place there that Xu Qingmeng quite likes, and the environment is more in line with her idea of a private restaurant.
The first place we looked at was a busy shop on Baiyang Street, which used to be a restaurant. The shop was quite large and very close to Gu’s house.
It is another two-story building, which is in line with Xu Qingmeng’s idea of a hot pot restaurant.
He shook her head: "This shop is okay, but the price must be expensive."
Xu Qingmeng was planning to open a hot pot restaurant. The location was good and the shop was big enough.
But now it was just an idea. Xu Qingmeng didn't say much and couldn't make up his mind for the time being.
The next five shops are all good, but He prefers the one that is average, with a better value for money, and there are also some food shops around it.
It would be nice if there was still no breakfast or something, but Xu Qingmeng didn't want to do that anymore because she was too tired.
However, Xu Qingmeng wanted to open a hot pot restaurant. The location was not suitable and the shop was a bit small.
So Xu Qingmeng still prefers the first shop.
Xu Qingmeng told He about her idea, and He thought it was a bit risky. As for the first shop, Xu Qingmeng wanted to open a hot pot restaurant.
The two discussed for a long time without reaching a conclusion, so they looked at the last one, which was the one on Elm Street.
This was originally a teahouse with two floors and a small courtyard at the back.
Xu Qingmeng liked it immediately.
However, the price of this shop is not cheap. Although it is not on Baiyang Street, the area of this shop is larger and it has two floors.
There is a counter at the entrance on the first floor of the teahouse. Behind the kitchen is the courtyard, in which there are five rooms and one for storing miscellaneous items.
There are five compartments on the second floor, which look very exquisite.
After looking at all six shops, Xu Qingmeng and He had an idea in mind, so they said hello to Little Li and said they would go back to discuss it.
Little Li nodded repeatedly, "Aunt, of course, buying a shop is a big deal, and we must go back and discuss it carefully. But we can't delay it too much, after all, shops on Baiyang Street have always been in short supply."
Xu Qingmeng also understood. Although there were certain rhetoric involved, Little Leo was not wrong. After all, Baiyang Street was quite popular. Even if it was a small shop, it might be taken over by others if it was delayed for two days.
Xu Qingmeng said that he would give him an answer tomorrow morning.
After everyone separated from the street corner of Baiyang Street, Xu Qingmeng and He went back, while Aunt Li said she was going to her family's bookstore and did not go with He and the others.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, Aunt Li kept sighing: "Little Li, what did the Gu family do before? The family looked ordinary, but now they have bought a yard and a shop, which is not simple, not to mention that they have a scholar, no, no, two."
Little Li recalled Xu Qingmeng's every move and said, "This Madam Gu doesn't look ordinary. She must have seen the world."
Aunt Li nodded when she heard this.
On the way back with Xu Qingmeng, He asked, "Meng Niang, what kind of business do you want to make?"
"Mom, let's go back and talk."
"OK."
When they returned home, Xinting had already prepared dinner.
At the dinner table, Xu Qingmeng said that she wanted to open a hot pot restaurant. Except for Gu Tong, everyone else had eaten the hot pot and praised it highly.
He wondered if she was too tired. Of course, it was mainly Xu Qingmeng who was tired, after all, given her current physical condition.
"That means opening a hot pot restaurant."
Xu Qingmeng nodded: "Well, let's do it first. The hot pot restaurant mother and Xinting will go there first. It just means that we can cook the hot pot base. It's not that difficult. After the baby is born, I will take Xinting to see if there are any other plans."
He was full of confusion. When asked, Xu Qingmeng just said that he had no idea at the moment and would talk about it later.
He didn't ask any more questions.
After dinner, when they returned to the room, Gu Yunyi asked, "Is there not enough money?"
Xu Qingmeng nodded and sat on the bed, feeling very disappointed: "Well, I went shopping today, and the shops in the capital are really expensive."
Xu Qingmeng thought for a moment, then looked at Gu Yunyi and said, "The shops we looked at today are all very good. In addition to the one used for the hot pot restaurant, I also liked another shop. That shop is also very good, with a yard, a large area, and a good environment. It's not particularly remote, but there are academies nearby, where officials from the prefectural schools live, and they are rich."
If he had money, Xu Qingmeng could run a private restaurant and increase the average customer spending.
Although the status of civil officials in the court is not as high as that of military generals, most scholars are still richer than ordinary people.
That place happened to be where intellectuals lived on one side and some wealthy families lived on the other side, so it was absolutely perfect for making private dishes.
However, these two shops are not cheap, and the money Xu Qingmeng has now is completely unable to support the price of two shops.
Gu Yunyi also knew how to make this hot pot before. In fact, the main thing is the hot pot base. Xu Qingmeng would definitely not stay in the hot pot restaurant.
The hot pot restaurant only needs to cook the soup base and hire people to do the rest. In fact, the main purpose is to find a job for He.
After all, He was unfamiliar with the capital city. If she had no work to do, she would probably feel suffocated. After all, in Yan County, He was busy every day.
Gu Yunyi took Xu Qingmeng's hand. His palm was soft and smooth, making people unable to help but stroke it again and again.
"My lady, meeting you is my blessing!"
(End of this chapter)
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