Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"Hey, are you born in the year of the dog? If you dare, don't run away or I'll beat your butt up."

Qi Yan took advantage of Du Shaojie's inattention, bit him on the shoulder, and then ran away.

Du Shaojie didn't really chase after her, and Qi Yan didn't really put in any effort. She just symbolically vented her dissatisfaction.

"Brother, you're trying to have two relationships at the same time. Be careful or you'll end up with nothing."

Du Xiaomei came out of the house at some point and stood behind him and said with a smile.

Others may not know what is going on between her brother and sisters Yan Zi and Mi Qin, but she sees it clearly.

"Go away, what do you know as a kid? Stop talking nonsense."

Du Shaojie glared at his older sister, then went back to the house and delivered the things Liang Meiqin had brought to his parents.

Liang's father and mother kept asking about their daughter's situation over there, and only when they learned that everything was fine did they put their worries aside.

The next day.

Qi Yan came to Du Shaojie with a smile on her face, as if nothing had happened.

Du Shaojie then took out the two sets of clothes he bought for her and gave them to her. These two sets of clothes were bought at Yangcheng Department Store. They were said to be the latest styles in Hong Kong and the prices were not cheap at all.

Qi Yan was very happy and felt that this guy still cared about her.

"Shaojie, after school starts, if you have time, you must come and see me. I'll treat you to roast duck. Alas, some classmates have already started to consider the issue of assignment, and some classmates plan to continue to study for a master's degree. I don't know what to do."

Qi Yan will be a senior next year and will face many practical problems.

She was very conflicted about these aspects. If she didn't come back, she would probably drift away from this guy in the future.

"Isn't it good to study more? Do you want to continue your studies? If you do, you can work hard. Even if you can't be recommended for graduate school, you can still take the exam based on your real ability."

Du Shaojie gave a suggestion casually. Anyway, he planned to travel around the country in the next two years and probably wouldn't have much time to stay at home.

You know what, he really plans to find time to go to the capital again.

"Let me think about it. By the way, Shaojie, I want to go to the mountains to play. Let's call Xiaomei and Xiaoya, and ask Dapeng and his wife if they have time. What do you think?"

Qi Yan always thought that the last "dry therapy" was quite interesting, and she wanted to go to the alpine ranch again during the summer vacation.

Du Shaojie nodded. It was inconvenient to go for "dry therapy", but it would not be so troublesome to go to the ranch in the mountains.

"Let's go in a few days. I just got back and I have some things to deal with. Then we'll go play in the mountains."

The first thing Du Shaojie did when he came back was to inspect all the stores and then reconcile the accounts.

He believed that there would be no problems with the accounts of the stores, but the necessary procedures could not be skipped, otherwise he would be irresponsible to himself and others.

Qi Yan did not disturb him, after all, business was more important.

Du Shaojie worked hard for a few days, then went to a car transportation company and rented a van directly.

This kind of car can carry more than a dozen people, which is enough.

Then he went to Nanshan Ranch with Qi Yan, Xiaomei, Xiaoya, Su Dapeng, Huang Tingting and others.

Almost at the same time, relevant departments in the city began to quietly investigate private restaurants.

Strictly speaking, Du Shaojie was actually an innocent victim, because people were targeting Liu Ying, and the private restaurant was just a breakthrough point.

Du Shaojie and others had a lot of fun in the mountains. There were many activities, such as horse riding, barbecue, and mushroom picking. After playing for two days, they didn’t want to go home.

As a result, at noon that day, a jeep suddenly appeared in front of Du Shaojie.

"Master Du, get in the car."

The person who came was Lu Yimin, and his face looked unhappy. Du Shaojie was still confused after getting in the car.

The jeep drove quite a distance before stopping, and Lu Yimin and Du Shaojie got out of the car.

"The situation is not good recently. Someone has set their sights on your private restaurant. You should know who they are targeting. Go back and deal with the accounts and reservation records. It is better to be safe than sorry."

Lu Yimin and Jiang Cheng's status is not as high as Liu Ying's, but he is well-informed.

This matter is urgent, otherwise he would not have chased after Du Shaojie immediately after learning that he went to Nanshan Ranch.

"I understand. Wait for me. I'll tell my friend and then go back with you."

Du Shaojie was in a dilemma. This matter actually had nothing to do with him, but once the gap was opened, who knew what the consequences would be.

So he quickly went to tell Qi Yan and the others that a van would come to pick them up tomorrow, and they just had to follow the car back then, while he had something to do and needed to leave first.

After following Lu Yimin back to the city, Du Shaojie went straight to the private restaurant.

He asked Zhang Yufei to hand over the reservation records to him, and reset the accounts together with them. He kept what should be kept, deleted what should not be kept, and then burned the original records and account books.

This shows the benefit of his frequent reconciliation of accounts. After all, the restaurant is his, and as long as the previous accounts have been sorted out, it doesn't matter whether he keeps the original records or not.

"Alas, private restaurants are still too advanced. Although they are good cash cows, they are too dependent on corporate consumption. They will have a hard time in the future."

Other people’s affairs have nothing to do with him, but the subsequent impact is estimated to be huge.

Then, he called Zhong Fuxiang to his office and said that he was going to close the business for renovation, which would take about one or two months. "I understand. I'll tell you later. Manager Du, haven't you started to expand your business in the south? I don't mind. Why don't you let Zhang Yong go there as well?"

Although Zhong Fuxiang was not clear about the specifics of the matter, he still had some clues.

If the business is closed for renovation for no reason, something must have gone wrong.

Based on the actual situation of the private restaurant, he could roughly guess the answer.

"If Master Zhang is willing to go to the south, I would be more than happy to help. Now we have a barbecue restaurant in Guangzhou and a seafood restaurant in Shenzhen. If we have enough manpower, we can consider opening a restaurant."

Du Shaojie has made up his mind to close his private restaurant, but who knows when the hype will pass.

Closing the business for renovation is a cover, mainly to make some people completely give up and not think of opening a loophole from this side.

"It would be great to open a restaurant in Guangzhou, but unfortunately I'm not good at Cantonese cuisine, otherwise I would have made a fortune."

Zhong Fuxiang nodded. He wanted to go to the south to work for two years and earn more money.

There are already signs of "the peacock flying southeast". As the reform and opening up deepens, Guangzhou and Shenzhen will form a siphon effect, and a large amount of capital and talent will be attracted there.

"You don't have to serve Cantonese cuisine when opening a restaurant. There are a lot of immigrants there, from all over the country. Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, etc. all have a market."

Du Shaojie chatted with Zhong Fuxiang for a while, and then the old comrade went to comfort the kitchen staff.

Then, he called Zhang Yufei in again and told her about the closure for renovation. The waiter was easy to deal with. The employees of the snack bar could go back to where they came from, and the external staff could take a temporary vacation and receive a month's salary later.

During this period, external personnel can also find other jobs.

If the restaurant is still not open after a month, the two parties will part ways.

In fact, it is equivalent to Du Shaojie giving the external employee an extra month's salary as severance pay.

"Manager Du, no one wants to leave, really. Xiao Jianjun went to the south, which is really enviable, but you didn't even ask me to go too. You're biased!"

As Zhang Yufei spoke, she started to cry.

This girl is beautiful, eloquent and very capable at work.

For her and other employees, the salary in the private restaurant is really high in the local area, and no one is willing to leave.

"It's just renovation, there's nothing we can do about it. Yufei, if you really want to develop in the south, I can agree to it. Go back and talk to everyone, anyone who wants to go can go."

Du Shaojie was very happy that Zhang Yufei was so motivated, and he agreed to her request without hesitation.

To be honest, he was still thinking about how to trick the other party into going to Shenzhen.

Next, he talked with Zhang Yong again, and Zhang Yong also clearly expressed his willingness to go to the south.

Two days later.

Zhang Yong, Chu Linlin, Zhang Yufei and others boarded a train heading south to Guangzhou.

Du Shaojie breathed a sigh of relief. Zhong Fuxiang could be trusted absolutely. The old comrade would not speak nonsense. In addition, Zhang Yufei, Chu Linlin, and Zhang Yong, who knew some of the inside story, had already left, so there was no problem on his side.

"Manager Du, I've thought about it and want to take over the private restaurant. Then I'll make some adjustments, lower the prices of the dishes, and make it a mid- to high-end restaurant."

The private restaurant has suspended business, and Zhong Fuxiang's heart is bleeding.

He could understand Du Shaojie's difficulties, but since the other party's development focus was gradually moving south, he came up with this idea.

"That's a good idea, Master Zhong. We are not suitable for a contract. I can sell the restaurant to you at a discount. You just need to go through the business formalities and pay the rent in full."

Du Shaojie disagreed with the contracting plan proposed by Zhong Fuxiang and planned to sell the private restaurant at one time.

Of course, he also knew that the other party could not come up with so much money at once, so he agreed to pay in installments.

In addition, rent is rent, which cannot be waived and must be paid on time.

"I'm so sorry, but I owe you a big favor. Don't worry, I will give you the money as soon as possible and I won't delay the rent. Is that ok with you?"

"Row!"

Du Shaojie sold his private restaurant without hesitation as he didn't want to worry about it anymore.

This was completely beyond some people's expectations. Before a breakthrough was made, the owner quit and even transferred the private restaurant.

After all, Du Shaojie didn't do anything wrong and no one can do anything to him.

During this period, Liu Ying did not show up, and Du Shaojie was not in a position to contact her actively.

On the contrary, Lu Yimin and Jiang Cheng came to his private kitchen twice, not for banquets, but simply to have a drink with Du Shaojie.

"How will it end?"

Liu Ying was actually nice to him, and he didn't want anything to happen to her.

"It's hard to say, but the worst that can happen is we just need to move to another place. It's not a big problem."

Lu Yimin thought about it and gave an answer.

Du Shaojie nodded. If that was the case, he could accept it. (End of this chapter)