Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie was very satisfied with the quality and progress of the project, and then he and Liang Meiqin returned to the city center.

It took nearly three hours to go back and forth. But when the main road is expanded in the future, transportation will be much more convenient.

As for the subway, it is still far away, so there is no need to consider it for the time being.

night.

Du Shaojie took Liang Meiqin out for a big meal. However, at this stage, Shenzhen is still far inferior to Guangzhou. The prices are not low, but the quality of the dishes can only be described as average.

They will meet with Cai Jing tomorrow and go home the day after tomorrow.

Liang Meiqin suddenly didn't want to go back. She had been living with Du Shaojie day and night for the past month and was really addicted to this kind of life.

But there are many things that are beyond human control, and all she can do is try her best to cherish these two days.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. The two left from Yangcheng Airport and returned home that afternoon.

"Shaojie, I'm really sorry to bother you this time. If you need me and Miqin's father in the future, just ask us. We will do our best to help you."

Du Shaojie sent Liang Meiqin home first. Liang's mother was very polite and kept thanking him.

This made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he hurried back home.

There was no one at home. Xiaoya hadn't finished school yet, and Wang Yuxiu was busy with business and didn't come home so early.

Entering his room, he saw several letters on the desk, one from Wang Liwen and the remaining three from Qi Yan.

"Huh? Why did Yan Zi suddenly become so diligent?"

Qi Yan rarely writes letters, and it is considered good if she writes one letter a month.

Of course, Wang Liwen didn’t write many letters as she had a lot of study to do, but each letter would take at least seven or eight pages.

Du Shaojie read Wang Liwen's letter first. She talked about her recent situation as before, and then expressed her longing for him. She was not as reserved as Qi Yan, and she always expressed herself directly.

Wang Liwen did not mention the fact that Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin went to Yangcheng, but she actually knew about it.

Then he opened Qi Yan's letter, and the other party's topic always revolved around the fact that he accompanied Liang Meiqin to Yangcheng. Of course, Qi Yan wrote in a tone of concern for Meiqin's illness.

"If you can go to Yangcheng, you can naturally come to Beijing. When will you come over to stay for a month?"

The letter ended here and Du Shaojie couldn't help laughing out loud.

This is more like Qi Yan's character, competitive and unwilling to suffer any loss.

"Take a few days off and then write back to them."

Du Shaojie put the letter away, thinking about lying down for a while, but ended up falling asleep.

When he woke up, it was already dark. Wang Yuxiu had already prepared dinner and waited for him to get up before eating together.

"Brother, what good things did you bring me?"

When Xiaoya saw her brother coming out, she walked up to him and asked for benefits.

Du Shaojie smiled, went back to his room and brought back a bunch of snacks, fruits, and some clothes.

Xiaomei helped pick out the clothes, and Xiaoya and Wang Yuxiu both got some.

"Thank you brother, I knew you wouldn't forget me."

Xiaoya didn't care about anything else and ran back to her room with her clothes.

Wang Yuxiu yelled several times before she came out of the house and hurried to the serving room to serve the dishes.

"Mom, how's the business at the [Dezhou Braised Chicken] restaurant?"

After dinner, Xiaoya went into the house to study, while Wang Yuxiu and Du Shaojie cleaned up the mess together.

Du Shaojie took the opportunity to ask about the business situation.

"It's pretty good. Since you changed the recipe, more and more customers have returned. You don't have to worry about sales. But I heard from Dapeng that the competition for [Spicy Chicken] seems to be very fierce now. I'm not sure about the details."

Although Wang Yuxiu didn't understand why Du Shaojie was unwilling to expand, she never mentioned it out of absolute trust in her son.

Anyway, business is pretty good now. I couldn’t even think of making money in a month before.

As for franchising, she never got involved, so she didn't know much.

"Yeah, I'll ask Dapeng later."

Du Shaojie then told Wang Yuxiu about Xiaomei's situation at school, and Wang Yuxiu couldn't stop laughing after hearing it.

His older sister is cheerful and has a way of dealing with people, so she is very popular in school. At the same time, she is also very hardworking in her studies and is a frequent visitor to the library.

After the house was tidied, Du Shaojie went to Su Dapeng's house.

After getting married, Su Dapeng still lived with his family. Fortunately, his family had a large yard and the couple's rooms were separate from his family's.

"Manager Du is here? Please come in. Dapeng, look who's here."

It was Huang Tingting who opened the door for Du Shaojie. She welcomed him into the yard with a smile and shouted something into the house.

Su Dapeng immediately ran out of the house, looked Du Shaojie up and down, and said with a smile: "You still remember to come back. I thought you were greedy for the prosperity of the south and wanted to settle there."

"Get lost. Who did you learn this nonsense from?"

Du Shaojie kicked Su Dapeng in annoyance, and the two of them went into the house fighting and making noises.

Huang Tingting was a little uncomfortable for a moment. In her impression, although Manager Du looked easy-going, he was a little distant to everyone, which showed that the relationship between her man and the other party was indeed unusual. "I'm not being funny. You and Miqin have been in the south for so long, someone must be angry."

While Huang Tingting was making tea, Su Dapeng took out a letter.

Needless to say, this letter was written by Qi Yan, who was trying to find out about someone and Liang Meiqin from him in a roundabout way.

"Don't worry about it. I know what's going on."

Du Shaojie suddenly discovered that Qi Yan was quite cunning, so he asked Su Dapeng to adopt the strategy of not knowing anything about anything and not to tell lies, as telling lies would easily make people hate him.

Su Dapeng nodded, and just then Huang Tingting came in with tea, and the two started talking about business.

[Dezhou Braised Chicken] is gaining momentum, but [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] franchise stores are facing challenges. [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] is a local traditional delicacy after all, and there are many recipes circulating among the people, some of which are really good.

“Franchisees have approached me several times, hoping you can launch a new generation of spice packs.”

Su Dapeng did not hide anything and immediately stated the franchisees' demands.

Du Shaojie shook his head slightly. He did say that he would provide technical support, but that definitely did not include upgrading the formula, that is, providing a new generation of spice packs.

"Okay, we'll talk about it in a few months when it's time to re-sign the agreement. But you can give them a hint that upgrading the formula will cost extra."

Whether or not the formula is upgraded, the next franchise fee will increase.

The purpose of giving profits in the early stage is to cultivate the market, but it cannot be that franchisees are the only ones who get to reap the benefits while Du Shaojie can only have a drink, right?
This relationship must be straightened out, and the next franchise fee must increase by at least 40%.

"Shaojie, these guys have already made a fortune. I firmly support you in raising the price."

Of course Su Dapeng sided with Du Shaojie. He had made a lot of money in the past few years and he knew very well who gave him the opportunity.

Du Shaojie sat for more than half an hour and then got up and left.

at night.

He spent 600 exchange points and 12000 hours to raise the overall ratings of [Dezhou Braised Chicken] and [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] to the level of "the fragrance spreads ten miles away."

Du Shaojie then summarized two recipes, one is the third-generation recipe of [Dezhou Braised Chicken], and the other is the fifth-generation recipe of [Pepper and Spicy Chicken].

He will make some fine-tuning in practice soon, and then he can finalize the formula.

[Exchange points: 15718 points\20066 points]

【Duration: 147000 hours\352996 hours】

The next day.

When Du Shaojie got up, the house was empty.

However, Liang Meiqin brought breakfast right away, and the two of them chatted and laughed together and didn't feel lonely at all.

"Shaojie, I have to go to the company today and ask them if they can arrange something for me to do."

After dinner, Liang Meiqin prepared to go out.

Her eyesight had recovered somewhat, and she would certainly get bored staying at home all day. Besides, she felt bad about getting paid without doing any work.

Therefore, she plans to go to the unit to talk to her leader today.

"Then let's go together. I also need to go to the office."

Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin went out together. He took Liang Meiqin to the bus stop on his bicycle, and then went to the second branch and then to the first branch.

The two snack bar stores have entered a stable period and business is relatively stable. Yu Jianxin and Luo Gang have done a good job in management. Everything has been normal since he was away for about a month.

Du Shaojie came out of a branch store and went to the [Da Pan Ji] specialty store. He arrived at the private restaurant near noon.

He found that it made no difference whether he was there or not, as the operation of the stores was not affected at all during his absence.

Of course, this is also related to the several persons in charge he selected. Whether it is Zhong Fuxiang, Dong Jun, Yu Jianxin or Luo Gang, they are diligent in their work, keep clear accounts and have outstanding personal abilities.

In the past, Dong Jun and Yu Jianxin were both unknown people in state-owned restaurants, and they didn’t even have many opportunities to cook. Unexpectedly, they showed different styles after coming out.

If people are capable, down-to-earth and hardworking, Du Shaojie will naturally reward them with high salaries.

He hesitated for two days after returning, and it was not until the third day that he wrote back to Wang Liwen and Qi Yan.

After sending the letter at the post office, Du Shaojie went to the private restaurant.

"Manager Du, you're here just in time. Director Liu called earlier and said she would help her squeeze out a private room for you tonight and ask you to cook for her."

During the time that Du Shaojie was away, Liu Ying came twice and never came again.

I received a phone call today suddenly. I heard that Du Shaojie had just returned from the south, so I had to invite him to cook.

Du Shaojie always responds to Liu Ying's requests.

"No problem on my end. Zhang Yufei, come over here. I want to ask you, can you vacate the big private room upstairs tonight?"

Zhong Fuxiang is mainly responsible for the overall situation and the kitchen, while the arrangement of private rooms is Zhang Yufei's job responsibility.

Du Shaojie called Zhang Yufei over and made an excessive request.

"Today's lunch and dinner are fully booked. I'm going to talk to the customer now, but I think it's unlikely that they'll agree. Manager Du, if they don't agree, we can't force it."

Zhang Yufei was indeed feeling very embarrassed. Canceling a guest's reservation without any reason was definitely a taboo.

But she did not reject Du Shaojie directly, but persuaded him tactfully. (End of this chapter)