Far away in Moscow

Chapter 112 Fang Qing's Ambition

In the first week of school, Hu Yi felt a little tired.

Although the final exam of his freshman year was a surprise, he spent a lot of energy at the takeaway stall, and he inevitably lagged behind in his homework. Now he is not as calm as he used to be in class.What's more, he not only has to take care of himself now, but also has to worry about Xiang Nan often.

Hu Yi was not a caring person before, until Xiang Nan came to Moscow, he suddenly felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

After all, he has known the brothers and sisters of the Xiang family for many years, and before leaving, the two old people's earnest entreaties often come to mind, all of which forced him to pay more attention to Xiang Nan's life and study on weekdays.So Hu Yi went to Building 6 every day after class to inquire about Xiang Nan's various situations that day in detail, and by the way told her to study hard, eat healthy, and work regularly.

The good thing is that Feifei’s introductory Russian teaching in the summer is very solid. Xiang Nan, who first arrived in Moscow, learned very easily, and her level was significantly higher than that of other classmates who had no basic knowledge. This gave her great confidence and made Hu Yi feel at ease.

Emotions and behaviors are continuous.Every day, Hu Yi put on his elder brother's airs and educated Xiang Nan, and after returning to the dormitory, he couldn't help nagging at Caihua: "You should play less computer games, and study more if you have nothing to do, at least you must be able to chat with the administrator, right? "

Cauliflower is also obedient, every time Hu Yi opens his mouth, he honestly picks up his books to do his homework, and occasionally asks Hu Yi and Xia Yan a few questions.

After a few days of mother-in-law and mother-in-law's nagging, on Saturday morning, Hu Yi got up and turned on the computer, left a message on QQ to tell Xiang Nan about Xiang Nan's recent situation, and then played games with Xia Yan and Cai Hua for a while.

Near noon, Fang Qing showed his head at the door: "Little Hu, are you free? Talk to you about something."

Hu Yi responded and followed him to room 902. Old Wei was also there, nodding at Hu Yi with a smile and a slightly serious expression on his face.

"What's the matter, Brother Fang?" Hu Yi felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange: "Why are you so serious?"

"It's a big deal." Fang Qing sat down on the bed upright: "Come on, you sit too."

Are you going to marry Anna?Hu Yi almost blurted out, pulled a chair casually, and looked at Fang Qing with a smile: "Is it a happy event?"

"A happy event?" Fang Qing was stunned: "That's right—Xiao Wei and I are planning to rent the closed Arabic restaurant under Building 11."

"What?" Hu Yi was surprised: "Let it down? What are you going to do?"

"Of course it will continue to operate and be changed into a Chinese restaurant."

Hu Yi was stunned for a long time, nodded and smiled: "Then...it's really a good thing. But...it should be troublesome, right?"

"It must be a bit troublesome, but the preliminary work has been basically done." Fang Qing couldn't hide the excitement on his face: "Thanks to my good wife... Ah no, thanks to my finding a good helper, a Russian. After running around, I helped a lot. I used to have a few encounters with the chief housekeeper of the school dormitory, and I went back and forth to talk to him several times—well, I won’t talk about the details, but the contract will be signed soon. Then The store is small, and the rent is quite reasonable.”

"Good thing! I have to congratulate you." Hu Yi didn't understand why Fang Qing had to notify himself so solemnly, so he could only keep smiling: "When will it open? The chef won't be Lao Wei?! Then I will definitely You have to bother me often!"

"It still takes a while to prepare. The interior decoration needs to be changed, and some stove equipment, tables and chairs also need to be replaced. These things should not be complicated, but the old man's work efficiency is low, and it may take a long time if it is not done well. Hurry up."

Fang Qing spoke a little faster than usual, obviously a little excited: "The chef is Xiao Wei, and I am in charge of pasta. We have discussed it, and at the beginning we still focus on fast food. Follow the form of domestic rice fast food, and prepare four meat and four dishes every day. Vegetarian food, as well as soup, porridge, pasta and sauce. Of course, a la carte is also available, but the variety can’t be too rich—after all, we don’t have enough manpower to keep busy.”

"Uh..." Hu Yi pondered for a while, then frowned and said with a smile: "Sounds great, have you worked in a restaurant before?"

"I don't have one, but with an experienced chef like Xiao Wei, is it a piece of cake to set up a fast food restaurant?" Fangqing said happily: "Besides, I have a good military adviser——this person is called Anna, who used to be from that restaurant." The manager of the defunct restaurant, she—"

"I know, I've met her, and I had a brief chat with her." Hu Yi ambiguously carried over the information he heard from Lao Wei: "But she closed down that restaurant... Is this... a bit... "

"That's different." Fang Qing said seriously: "Anna analyzed it carefully. The main reason for that restaurant was that there was a problem with its business philosophy. It collided with the Arabic restaurant in Building 6. But our situation is different, although Xiao Liu also messed up. It’s a restaurant, but they focus on stir-fried dishes, and we focus on fast food, so there’s no conflict. Besides, our chefs are much better than theirs, so I don’t think there’s any problem.”

Hu Yi nodded slowly: "But——if you want to sell fast food, you can do it in the dormitory, so why rent a special store?"

"The dormitory is not a long-term solution. Sooner or later, we have to take this step." Fang Qing's tone was firm: "A few days ago, the administrator told me tactfully that it is best not to conduct business in the dormitory. What's more, people who come to buy things in the dormitory Most of them are our Chinese students, and it is easy for foreigners to come to us if we have a door.”

"That's true."

"Besides, no matter how good things are in the dormitory, they can't be sold at a high price, but it's different in the store." Fang Qing said in a persuasive way: "Think about it, a plate of shredded potatoes in Xiaoliu's store dares to sell 160 yuan. Lu Bu, your lunch box was full of good meat and vegetables, and it only sold for [-] yuan a piece! Thinking about it, I’m in a panic for you, how good it is to sell it in the store!”

"Yes, yes." Hu Yi smiled wryly, and suddenly realized that Fang Qing had shifted the conversation to himself.He turned his head to look at Lao Wei, then at Fang Qing: "Then you are looking for me today...you don't want me to cut vegetables in your shop, do you?"

Fang Qing's expression was full of encouragement: "Of course you can't just let you chop vegetables, that would be a waste of talents. You did a great job in takeaway back then, and you must have accumulated considerable management experience."

"No, no, I can't do it." Hu Yi hurriedly interrupted him: "How can doing food delivery compare with running a store, besides... I'm a sophomore now, and my homework is more intense, which is different from your leisure time in graduate school. "

"Hey, what are you afraid of? It won't delay your class. The store won't be too busy during the day. It's enough for me, Xiao Wei and Anna, so you can study at ease and come back in the afternoon."

"This..." Hu Yi was very embarrassed. He didn't like catering work like Li Baoqing. Whether he went to Huanghai Restaurant or Zhangluo takeaway, he was forced by life. Right now, his money is relatively loose, so he doesn't want to get involved in this business.

"Think about it carefully, I sincerely invite you to join us." Seeing that he was reluctant, Fang Qing got up and pouted at Old Wei: "I'm going to the toilet, you persuade him."

(End of this chapter)