Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 249 Restaurant Matters
The National Day holiday passed in a flash, and Yan Jiekuang and his wife returned to Yuer Hutong with their children.

Apart from waiting for the street office to come, Yan Jiekuang stayed at home with his children and did not go anywhere. On October 7, Yan Jiekuang went to the purchasing station for some reason.

Watching the employees busy at work, Yan Jiekuang walked to his office. Wang Qing was really cut out to be a manager. The office was simple and tidy. Yan Jiekuang made himself a cup of tea, sat down at his desk, and saw the newspaper that was delivered to the side. He picked it up and began to read it one by one.

When he was halfway through, he was suddenly attracted by a piece of news. It said, "The first individually-operated Yuebin restaurant in the urban area of ​​the city opened today." There were not many words on it, but it gave a general introduction to the Yuebin restaurant. Yan Jiekuang frowned. He had applied so many times but was never approved, so how come this restaurant was opened?
Yan Jiekuang read it carefully three times, thinking with a frown while drinking tea. When he saw that there were only three people including the waiter and the chef introducing this restaurant, he suddenly understood why his application had been rejected so many times, because there was a regulation at that time that the number of employees could not exceed eight. If there were more than eight people, it would be considered as asset exploitation.

Yan Jiekuang suddenly understood. This was a breakthrough for the restaurant he wanted to prepare before. Yan Jiekuang was very excited for a moment. He didn't even drink the tea. He stood up and walked out. Just as he reached the door, Wang Qing came in. Just as he was about to say hello, Yan Jiekuang waved his hand and said, "I have important things to do. You can decide what to do. I'm very busy during this period, so don't disturb me."

After saying that, Yan Jiekuang left. Wang Qing was stunned for a moment. He really had something to do, which was the plan they had agreed on before. Now Yan Jiekuang didn't care about it anymore. He didn't know whether he should tell the street office now or wait a little longer.

Yan Jiekuang hurried back to his home and plunged into the study. He had to make new plans. There were only four people in the kitchen, and he had three apprentices with him, so there would be four service staff. He could not follow the previous plan and could only open the first floor. However, Yan Jiekuang still wanted to get two private rooms.

He finished writing the application only when Aunt Wang finished cooking and called him to eat. At this time, Yan Jiekuang seemed a little confident. He went to the front yard to have a meal with the children. After Aunt Wang cleaned up, she went back.

Yan Jiekuang took the children to play in the yard. Yan Jiekuang was in high spirits because the knot in his heart had been untied. He excitedly made sour plum juice for the children. The children then became attached to Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiekuang smiled bitterly. There was nothing he could do. He felt sorry for his own child, so he did it again. He even made some more and put them in the refrigerator in the basement.

As night fell and the children were going to bed, Yan Jiekuang was busy again.

After the children fell asleep, Yan Jiekuang finally had some free time. He poured himself a glass of wine and looked at the moon in the sky. Yan Jiekuang smiled and said to himself, "I hope this is the real starting point."

The next day, after Aunt Wang came, Yan Jiekuang went out and went straight to the Commerce Bureau. He found the clerk who had taken his application before and said that he wanted to submit a new application. The clerk looked at him suspiciously, but still took his application and said, "Did you see that Yuebin Restaurant opened and you are tempted again? Do you know what's wrong with you?"

Yan Jiekuang said seriously: "I understand. This time I am reapplying. I realize my shortcomings."

The clerk looked at the application with doubt. After reading it, he said, "That's right. You should face up to your mistakes and correct them. OK, I'll hand it over to you this afternoon. There are a lot of people applying recently, so don't worry."

Yan Jiekuang thanked him profusely, then left the Commercial Bureau and sighed heavily at the door of the Commercial Bureau.

Yan Jiekuang did not return to Yuer Hutong, but went directly to find Wang Xuan. When he found Wang Xuan, Wang Xuan was working at Chongwenmen. When Wang Xuan saw Yan Jiekuang coming, he immediately put down the work in his hands and came to greet him.

Yan Jiekuang didn't say anything extra and just said that he wanted to repaint the door curtain at the front door and then see if anyone could make a plaque for him.

Wang Xuan was very happy. This work had been delayed for too long, and he was upset. He couldn't ask Yan Jiekuang for money, so he asked Yan Jiekuang what he was going to name it. Yan Jiekuang said, "Let's call it the Imperial Kitchen. What do you think?"

Wang Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, "This situation is not suitable, right?"

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he thought about it carefully and immediately remembered what the clerk from the Commerce Bureau said. He also felt that it was inappropriate, so he said, "Then let's call it Yan's Restaurant. We can change it when we can call it that. I will write the name myself and you can find someone to do it."

In this way, the days passed one by one. It was also Yan Jiekuang's luck that when Wang Xuan finished building the restaurant, the business license from the Commerce Bureau was also issued. Now they just had to wait for Yan Jiekuang to open the restaurant. Yan Jiekuang didn't want to be so high-profile, but after all, he was in Qianmen, and many shopkeepers here knew him, and he had some personal connections with them.

On November 10th, Yan Jiekuang's Yan's Restaurant opened for business. Except for the shop owners in Qianmen, there was no notification in Siheyuan. Even Yan Bugui and his wife didn't know about it.

Yan Jiekuang and Ji Lian were busy running around, mainly because Yan Jiekuang couldn't find a waiter. He didn't want to alarm the people in the courtyard, and he didn't know any girls. Just when Yan Jiekuang was at a loss, Xu Jingli and Xu Jingping came, which relieved Yan Jiekuang's pressure at once. After all, they grew up in a tavern and were familiar with receiving customers.

Yan Jiekuang himself went to the kitchen. The actual menu of Yan Jiekuang's restaurant only had ten dishes. Yan Jiekuang didn't want to make so many recipes, and the main dish was crispy chicken, which was mainly for the convenience of preparation.

Yan Jiekuang and his three apprentices were busy without even raising their heads. The table was never empty during the lunch hour. The main reason was that the crispy chicken made by Yan Jiekuang was so fragrant that the whole street was filled with the aroma.

In the afternoon, just when Yan Jiekuang wanted to take a break, another wave of customers came who had heard that the crispy chicken here was excellent. This time, Yan Jiekuang and his colleagues had no time to rest. They were so busy that they kept busy until closing the store in the evening. They had to close the store because they were out of chicken and other ingredients.

Yan Jiekuang apologized to the guests and said he would prepare more tomorrow.

After closing the store, several people slumped in their chairs. Yan Jiekuang forced himself to get up and brought soda to several people. Ji Lian rested for a while, then got up and started to count the bill. As she counted, Ji Lian's face changed.

Yan Jiekuang thought he had lost money, so he looked at Ji Lian and said, "What's wrong? Did you lose money? It's okay. I didn't expect it to be so busy today. It's a bit chaotic."

Ji Lian looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Compensation? How much did you spend on the ingredients you prepared yesterday?"

Yan Jiekuang asked in confusion: "Five hundred, what's wrong?"

Ji Lian said: "Today's total income is 4,526 yuan. Why is it so much?"

Yan Jiekuang frowned. He knew how many dishes he prepared and how many were sold. He calculated it again on paper and finally said, "This is the amount if all are sold. Don't be surprised. They are all sold out today, so this should be the amount."

Xu Jingli and Xu Jingping looked at each other and said, "Third brother, based on the sales of your restaurant, you will be a millionaire in two days, right?"

Yan Jiekuang waved his hand and said, "You can't calculate it that way. Your wages, rent, and tableware wear and tear, these expenses have to be deducted, but it is indeed quite profitable."

Yan Jiekuang then quickly changed the subject and said, "Okay, everyone here is a hero today, each of you will get a bonus of 100 yuan. By the way, Ji Lian, where can we find waiters? We can't trouble these two sisters every day."

Xu Jingli said disdainfully: "What's the problem? However, you can go to Qianmen Street to ask. There are many unemployed people there."

Yan Jiekuang slapped his forehead and said, "I'm so busy that I'm confused. I'll go there tomorrow morning. I'm only thinking about Nanluoguxiang."

Ji Lian distributed the money to several people, and Yan Jiekuang said happily: "Eat, and then go home and sleep."

(End of this chapter)