Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 444: First Battle
The story of Yan Jiecheng began after the Chinese New Year this year. During the New Year's Eve dinner, the Yan family had a very pleasant chat, and Yu Li and Ji Lian also exchanged business management experiences with each other. When they returned home after the Chinese New Year, Yu Li began to think about the future of her family's three restaurants.

After the 15th, Yu Li organized a family meeting with her family. The main content of the meeting was how to develop her restaurant in the future.

Yu Li first expressed her own ideas. First of all, the kitchen. Chang Li is in charge of the kitchen at her own headquarters and he also owns 10% of the shares. This was agreed upon in advance and no one had any doubts about it. However, although Chang Li also nominally hired the kitchen staff for the other two stores, the actual chef team was made up of Chang Li's apprentices. But apprentices are apprentices, and the tradition of three years of apprenticeship and two years of service is gone. It would be a troublesome thing if the apprentice quit.

Yan Yongqing heard this and said, "Mom, what I mean is that we should let Uncle Chang's apprentice negotiate with him, and we should sign contracts with his two apprentices separately."

Yu Li looked at Yan Yongqing with relief and said, "That's what I mean. We should not only sign contracts with every chef, but also with every manager and waiter. This will be a guarantee for both parties. In the past two years, the turnover of our waiters was too high, which caused a lot of trouble."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng said, "Wait, what about me? Do I have to sign a contract as well? Do you have to pay me the full salary?"

Yu Li and the children were stunned. Yu Li had really forgotten about Yan Jiecheng. He was the only special one in the family. Yan Yongqing ran his own store and was responsible for his own profits and losses, so he did not need any salary. But Yan Jiecheng had never received any salary because he was also one of the shareholders. However, he was a shareholder in name only. The money was in Yu Li's hands, and how much she gave depended on her mood.

Yu Li's eyes turned and she said, "You are a shareholder, not an employee. If you give up your shares, I will pay you a salary, but you also have to pay for your living expenses."

Yan Jiecheng heard this and said, "Why? Don't you know how much money I have earned over the years? Oh, I have to pay for living expenses with my salary, so how much do you want to pay me?"

Yu Li said, "You are just a purchaser, you get the same salary as a buyer. What's there to ask? It's 800 a month, but you have to pay 200 a month for living expenses. Oh, and you have to pay part of Yongfang's tuition as well."

"What? Yu Li, you've gone too far. I've worked so hard over the years, and you treat me like this and ask me to hand over my shares. Don't forget, I own half of these stores. If you want to settle, you have to cash out half of the assets to me first." Yan Jiecheng stood up and said with a red face.

Yu Li also stood up and said, "Whose credit is it for opening so many stores? Why do you want half? What did you do? Besides doing some purchasing work, what else did you do? Do you want to separate from me? Do you want a divorce?"

When Yan Jiecheng heard what Yu Li said, he instantly wilted and stammered, "No, no, I didn't mean that. It's just that the salary is too low. I, I don't want a salary either. It's just that you just need to give me a little more every month."

Yu Li said angrily, "You can do it if you want, and don't do it if you don't want. The money is enough for you to spend, so what do you want to do?"

Yan Jiecheng said: "Then I won't do it. It's just the same amount of money anyway."

Yu Li said, "If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. You don't need to go anymore. You always make mistakes anyway. You don't have to go starting tomorrow."

Several children covered their mouths and laughed secretly. Yan Jiecheng sat down awkwardly. Just like that, Yan Jiecheng was ruthlessly fired by Yu Li after the holiday.

After Yan Jiecheng stopped working, he had more and more free time. At first, he would go for a stroll in parks, Dazhalan and other places, but after two months, he couldn't stay at home anymore. At first, he thought about working in other restaurants to earn more money.

It was a time when a large number of workers were laid off. Because of his age, he encountered obstacles everywhere and could not find a job at all. Yan Jiecheng thought that since he had been able to open a restaurant before, he could now open another restaurant and run it himself.

So, he started looking for storefronts everywhere and asked neighbors to introduce chefs to him. He did this for two or three months. When he had everything figured out, he realized that he had no capital, so he started borrowing money everywhere. When his friends and colleagues heard that he was borrowing money, they looked at him with their mouths wide open. The most common thing they said was, "Your family owns three restaurants, and you ask me for money. Are you crazy or am I crazy?"

When borrowing money didn't work, he turned his attention to his father Yan Bugui. He knew very well that his father was very rich. Not only was he rich, but his third son also gave him a lot of money. He could easily take out the money to open his own shop.

Thinking of this, Yan Jiecheng bought a bag of apples and a bag of oranges and went straight to Yan Bugui's house. When Yan Jiecheng, smiling, appeared in the front yard of the west wing carrying things, the old couple were stunned. Yan Bugui turned around and ran to the backyard. Yang Ruiping asked, "Big brother, what's wrong with you? Look how scared your dad is?"

Yan Jiecheng was stunned at first, then smiled and said to his mother: "Mom, I came to see you. I haven't been here for a long time."

Yang Ruiping looked at Yan Jiecheng and said, "You are kind-hearted. Put the things in the kitchen. I am leaving now."

After saying that, Yang Ruiping ran towards the gate. Yan Jiecheng was stunned behind him, but he reacted immediately and shouted, "Mom, mom, I have something to talk to you about. Mom, slow down, don't leave yet."

Yang Ruiping quickly disappeared in the gatehouse. Yan Jiecheng looked at the empty gate, shook his head, and put the things into the kitchen. When he just walked out of the kitchen, he saw Yan Bugui running towards the gate quietly. When Yan Jiecheng saw him, he immediately chased after him. His mother had already run away, and he couldn't let his father go, otherwise his trip would be in vain and he would lose two bags of fruit.

Yan Jiecheng grabbed Yan Bugui's arm and said, "Dad, where are you going? I have something to talk to you about. It's a great thing. Come on, Dad, let's go to the backyard and talk."

Yan Bugui knew he couldn't run away, so he followed his eldest son to the backyard helplessly, saying as he walked, "You are like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken. You have no good intentions. You don't see that in ordinary people. You suddenly came to see me with fruits. It must be something bad."

The father and son came to the backyard and sat at the stone table, on which were placed a teapot and teacups. It seemed that Yan Bugui had just been drinking tea. Yan Jiecheng was not polite and poured himself a cup and then poured a cup for his father. Then he took out a cigarette and handed it to Yan Bugui, and attentively took out a lighter to light it for him.

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiecheng helplessly and said, "Tell me, what good thing made you think of me?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled and said, "Look, the current situation is very good. Businesses outside are making money, and restaurants are popping up like mushrooms after rain. We are both a central city and a tourist destination. There must be a lot of tourists here. Do you think restaurants can't make money?"

Yan Bugui listened to what Yan Jiecheng said and guessed what he was about to do, so he said, "That's great. You have three restaurants, so they should be doing well. What do you mean by saying this? I don't have time to discuss the situation with you."

Yan Jiecheng said with a grin, "Dad, I've taken a fancy to a shop right by the Houhai Lake. It's a place with the Houhai Lake in front and Prince Gong's Mansion in the back. It's a must-visit place for tourists. If we open a restaurant there, we'll be rich."

Yan Bugui frowned, interrupted Yan Jiecheng and said, "Wait a minute, you open your restaurant, how can we get rich? What does it have to do with me?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled and said, "Dad, to tell you the truth, I'm short of money, so I came to you to invest in you and give you a share at the end of the year. In the future, when we make a lot of money, it will be a huge fortune."

"Stop it. It's not my turn to give you money. Why don't you go ask your wife? Doesn't she have much more money than me? Besides, I have no intention of investing. I can see that you are up to something bad by bringing fruits to my door out of the blue." Yan Bugui interrupted him and said.

Yan Jiecheng said quickly: "Please don't, Dad. Have I analyzed this for you? When I have such a good thing, shouldn't I think of my parents first?"

Yan Bugui curled his lips and said, "Okay, if you feel that you are at a disadvantage, just take your fruit away, and I will pretend that you were not here. I will pretend that you did not say anything about this. As for money, just give up on this idea. You also want to invest in this, this is what I have left over from playing many years ago. You, hurry up, go slowly, I won't see you off."

After saying that, Yan Bugui took his teacup and went to the study. After entering, he closed the door heavily.

Yan Jiecheng was stunned for a moment. He knew it was difficult to get money from Yan Bugui, but he didn't expect that his father would block the matter so quickly. There was no other way. There was no one else in the yard. Yan Jiecheng walked away listlessly. When he reached the front yard, he actually stopped for a while and looked in the direction of the kitchen. He gritted his teeth and didn't go over there. He just walked out the door.

(End of this chapter)