Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 250 Stupid and Greedy
The Xichuan Restaurant in Beijing opened successfully, and Du Shaojie was not in a hurry to return to Guangzhou.

Qi Yan has been a little free recently, and from time to time she would come to Du Shaojie's new home to eat.

After leaving Xichuan Restaurant in the afternoon, Du Shaojie went to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables, and started to get busy when he got home.

Today is Qi Yan's birthday, and he plans to cook a few dishes to celebrate her birthday.

It was almost evening when Qi Yan hurried over.

"Wow, you prepared so many dishes. We can't finish them all."

When she walked into the kitchen, Qi Yan's eyes lit up. She saw that Du Shaojie had prepared quite a few dishes and couldn't help but say something.

But in fact, she was still very happy in her heart, because this just showed that the other person cared about her.

"If you can't finish it today, you can continue eating it tomorrow. You can have the leftovers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner tomorrow."

Du Shaojie chuckled. He thought it would be better if he could eat for three consecutive days.

Qi Yan didn't react at first, but soon understood the implication of Du Shaojie's words.

She wasn't very resistant, but she was too embarrassed to continue the topic with the other party, so she turned and left the kitchen.

Du Shaojie was originally teasing her, and he shouted at her back: "There are snacks and fruits in the room, eat some first, I'm going to cook."

He was just joking. It's impossible to finish so many ingredients in one meal.

But he could cook a few more dishes and reduce the portion of each dish. Who would be stupid enough to eat leftovers?

It didn't take long before six dishes and a soup were served on the table.

These dishes are what Qi Yan likes to eat on a daily basis. Although the portions are small, they are all very delicious.

"Happy birthday to you!"

Du Shaojie opened a bottle of red wine and clinked glasses with the other party.

At this moment, Qi Yan suddenly felt a little sour in her nose.

On the one hand, it was because of the other party's sudden tenderness, and on the other hand, she felt uncomfortable because there was no news from home for such a long time.

However, she was not a sentimental person after all. After drinking a glass of wine, she soon became happy again.

The two of them ate and talked. They didn't drink much wine, but they had almost finished all the dishes on the table.

"I should go back now. Thank you, Shaojie, for spending your birthday with me."

Qi Yan has something to do early tomorrow morning, otherwise she might stay here for one night.

Du Shaojie stopped teasing her and walked her all the way to the bus stop.

Qi Yan felt so sweet holding the gift Du Shaojie gave her that she was distracted the whole way and almost missed her stop.

After getting off the car, she went straight to the dormitory.

Downstairs in the dormitory, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Liang's mother had a travel bag at her feet and finally waited for her daughter.

"mom!"

"Where have you been, you wild girl? You made me wait for so long. Today is your birthday. I wanted to have dinner with you, but look, what time is it now?"

When I saw my mother, all my previous resentment disappeared in an instant.

Qi Yan secretly felt lucky that she didn't stay at Shaojie's house today, otherwise she would not be able to explain herself.

"Mom, I didn't know you were coming. I went out to eat with my classmates tonight. I think you haven't eaten yet. I'll go eat with you now, and then find a guesthouse to stay in first."

The mother and daughter reconciled immediately and walked out of the campus.

Du Shaojie didn't know about Liang's mother's arrival until the next day. Qi Yan took the time to call him and told him that she couldn't meet him for the next two days.

It just so happened that he had been planning to leave after Qi Yan's birthday, so he said, "Yanzi, please take some time to accompany your aunt around. I will be back to Yangcheng in the next two days, and I will come again after a while."

The [Xijiang Restaurant] in the capital has already opened and is doing good business, so there is not much point in him staying here.

So the next day, Du Shaojie boarded a train heading south and returned to Guangzhou.

"Shaojie, I've been so worried that I can't get in touch with you these days."

When Liang Meiqin saw Du Shaojie, it was like she had seen a savior.

He was on the train for the past two days and naturally had no contact with the outside world. God knows how Liang Meiqin managed to get through it.

"Mikoto, don't be anxious. Tell me what happened slowly."

When Du Shaojie arrived at the Yangcheng branch of Xichuan Restaurant, the kitchen was the busiest.

The store was packed, so he didn't bother Liao Yongxin and the others and went straight to Liang Meiqin's office.

As a result, Liang Meiqin's performance made him feel uneasy, and he thought it was not a good thing.

"The day before yesterday, the landlord suddenly informed us that he had encountered an emergency and would not rent the storefront any more, and asked us to move out as soon as possible. The other party only promised to compensate for the liquidated damages, but did not mention the losses we suffered as a result."

Liang Meiqin organized her words and told what had happened.

In short, if the landlord wants to break the contract, then Xichuan Restaurant will have to close down.

Because the incident happened suddenly, there was no time to find another storefront, and Liang Meiqin, Liao Yongxin and others were almost worried to death.

"Hmm? The landlord is not sick, what is his purpose in doing this? There is no hatred without reason in this world, Mikoto, think about it, have we offended someone?"

Du Shaojie put away the smile on his face, thinking that this matter was not simple. According to his judgment, someone was trying to get him, but he didn't know whether it was an enemy or a competitor.

Over such a long period of time, several new Sichuan restaurants have opened nearby, but there has been little interaction and no conflicts have occurred.

Could it be that someone couldn't compete and resorted to such despicable means?
"No, I don't remember us offending anyone."

Liang Meiqin thought hard but couldn't figure it out.

Du Shaojie guessed that this matter might really be related to business competition.

"Misaki, I'll go find Uncle Chai and ask him to find out what's going on. Besides, the landlord suddenly breached the contract, and we can't just move out. Just focus on your business first, and I'll find a solution."

With Du Shaojie's words, Liang Meiqin felt a little more at ease.

At this time, Liao Yongxin knocked on the door and walked in.

He was busy in the kitchen before, and when he heard that Du Shaojie had returned, he hurried up to the third floor as soon as he had a chance.

The three of them continued to discuss it, but still had no clue.

"Don't worry about anything else. I'll make an appointment with the landlord right now to see what he has to say."

Du Shaojie also got a little angry and immediately called the landlord.

The landlord was a middle-aged man in his forties, and he soon came to Liang Meiqin's office.

"Boss Du, I know it's not appropriate to do this. But there's nothing I can do. I need the money urgently for some important reasons. That's why I plan to sell this building, and I've already found the next buyer."

As soon as the landlord sat down, he started to complain. He didn't say anything specific, but only said that he was in urgent need of a large sum of money.

Du Shaojie knew it very well. Maybe he had met a generous sponsor?
"I understand what you said, but you can't harm my interests, right? Besides, it's not fair for you to ask us to move out without even giving us a transition period."

"No, Boss Du, I'm really in a difficult situation."

"How much do you plan to sell this building for, and who is the buyer?"

Du Shaojie's face turned cold and he suddenly asked.

"The buyer. I can't tell you that."

The landlord was almost fooled, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

Du Shaojie snorted coldly. It seemed that the truth was probably similar to his guess, otherwise the other party would not have reacted like this.

"Since you don't consider us at all, let's talk about compensation. Don't tell me you don't care. If you don't care, I will never move out."

Du Shaojie has nothing to be afraid of. His contract has not expired yet, so he is in the right no matter what.

The landlord opened his mouth several times but said nothing. He was rich, but he was not a gangster. If Du Shaojie really refused to move out, he really had no good solution.

Call the police? They won't take care of financial disputes.

Sue? You're just feeling guilty.

"Someone offered 22 yuan for this building. I can't tell you who it was, but I can tell you it was someone in your industry."

After hesitating for a while, the landlord's attitude softened a little.

Du Shaojie had an idea in his mind, and the guy who was doing bad things behind the scenes was about to be exposed.

"Did the other party say that he would only trade with you after we moved out? Have you ever thought about what you would do if the other party changed his mind after we left?"

"No, they gave me a deposit of 5000 yuan."

"5000 yuan? Haha, if 5000 yuan can drive away a strong competitor, it's a good deal no matter how you calculate it. Don't be silly, I dare say that if I leave, your deal will definitely not be concluded."

Du Shaojie had no idea whether the buyer was sincere or not, he said that on purpose.

Sure enough, the landlord sat there and started to worry again.

Because what Du Shaojie said was correct, the buyer who came to him to buy the house through roundabout ways was the owner of another Sichuan restaurant on this street.

His building has a good location, but it is very old and dilapidated.

Normally, it would be good if it could be sold for 15, but the other party directly offered a high price of 22.

Maybe the 5000 yuan deposit confused him. He now realized that if he could breach the contract, wouldn't others be able to breach the contract? At most, he would just give up the 5000 yuan. He had offended someone and still suffered a bad fate.

"Boss Du, let's discuss this later."

The landlord couldn't sit still anymore, so he left in a hurry after saying a few words.

Apparently, this guy went looking for a buyer.

Du Shaojie felt that the landlord was a really unreliable person, greedy and ungrateful, and he might suffer a great loss at any time.

Also, I signed a formal house rental contract with him. Didn’t he read the terms and conditions in the contract?
Afterwards, Du Shaojie went downstairs and walked around the restaurant to calm everyone down.

Now Liao Yongxin and Liang Meiqin finally understood why Du Shaojie had a special liking for real estate. If this house belonged to them, they would not have encountered such a headache.

As for the landlord, after he left [Xichuan Restaurant], he went to find the owner of Sichuan Restaurant.

Sichuan Cuisine House is very close to Xichuan Restaurant and can be reached within a short distance. In terms of scale, Sichuan Cuisine House is even bigger, but its business is far less than that of Xichuan Restaurant.

"Boss Zhang, I have already notified [Xichuan Restaurant] and asked them to move out as soon as possible. Can we do the deal right away? If not, you can give me a few tens of thousands more as a deposit."

"No, no, no, we agreed before that we can only trade after the other party moves out. As for increasing the deposit, forget it. I won't agree to it."

(End of this chapter)