Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"Shaojie, when you get back, let's go to the ranch to play for a few days, okay? I love the ranch so much, and I want to ride horses."

Qi Yan was a little reluctant, but for the time being she didn't want to disclose her relationship with Du Shaojie in front of her family.

It doesn't matter if they don't go back together, but she will miss each other very much, so she hopes to see each other again as soon as possible.

"No problem, I'll be back soon."

Du Shaojie finally broke through Qi Yan's defense, and then he realized that it seemed that he did not have enough time.

No matter what, it will never be wrong to agree to it first, and then see what the actual situation is when the time comes.

Originally, he planned to accompany Xiaoya to play in Guangzhou for a few days and then go to Chengdu.

His next step was to open another branch of Xichuan Restaurant in Shenzhen, but he had no one available, so he had to go to the birthplace of Sichuan cuisine to find someone.

Whether Liao Yongxin can pull the strings and attract people depends on himself.

Two days later.

Du Shaojie sent Qi Yan on the plane and rushed back to Guangzhou without stopping.

"Shaojie, you're back just in time. Xiaoya will be here tomorrow."

After meeting Du Shaojie, Liang Meiqin told him Xiaoya's train number.

Xiaoya called, but Du Shaojie was not there, so she answered the phone.

"I see. I'll pick her up tomorrow. Mikoto, how's business at the store lately?"

If Du Shaojie wanted to know about the business situation of Xichuan Restaurant, he would definitely ask her as the manager first.

Liang Meiqin is responsible for the overall work. The daily financial data will be given to her, and she knows it in more detail than anyone else.

"Recently, our turnover has grown significantly, by about 25%. The new dishes launched in the store have been well received by customers, and the results are very good."

Liang Meiqin smiled slightly and cited various data at will.

Du Shaojie felt relieved when he heard this. These dishes were launched not long ago, and as time goes by, they will bring more customers to the store.

Afterwards, she went to the kitchen and called Chu Linlin aside.

"How's the situation at Sichuan Cuisine?"

Of course, there is more than one competitor, but Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant is the largest one, and Boss Zhang is cunning and likes to play by his own rules.

In other words, Boss Zhang is a very sinister person.

"The business at Sichuan Cuisine has declined sharply. The occupancy rate is less than 50% on weekdays and less than 70% on holidays. I heard that Boss Zhang is ready to spend a lot of money to recruit people, but there is no result yet.

As for their storefront, I also found out. The property of the storefront belongs to the city hardware company. The person in charge of this matter is a deputy manager of the company, named Zheng. The rent is due in five months.

Chu Linlin is eloquent and gets along well with many important customers, and she actually found out some useful information.

Du Shaojie smiled and nodded, giving the other person an encouraging look.

"You've done a great job. I'll give you an extra 200 yuan bonus this month. Go get busy."

"thank you boss!"

Chu Linlin said this, then walked away happily.

Du Shaojie plans to find an opportunity to contact Deputy Manager Zheng to see if he can remove the root of the problem and drive Boss Zhang away from this area.

It's not that he was afraid of the other party, but Boss Zhang's constant tricks were really annoying.

The next day.

Du Shaojie went to the train station to pick up Xiaoya, and in the evening he cooked a table of dishes at home to welcome the little sister.

Liang Meiqin, Du Xiaomei and Jiang Xiaoling also came, and it was quite lively.

Du Xiaomei has successfully graduated, and these days she is mainly busy seeing off her classmates. The classmates with whom she had a good relationship will go their separate ways from now on. She will continue her postgraduate studies at school, while Jiang Lingling will stay and work in the Yangcheng Economic Commission.

"Xiaoling, you are on your way to success. You have a bright future."

When Du Shaojie learned about Jiang Xiaoling's assignment, he couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that Jiang Xiaoling's family is not ordinary, but it is not easy to ask about such things, and he is not that curious.

"What future is there? Government agencies are the most boring. I'm just following my family's wishes. Let's not talk about this anymore. Big brother, I'll toast you a glass. Today's food is really delicious."

Jiang Xiaoling didn't take it seriously and took the opportunity to have a drink with Du Shaojie alone.

Sisters Xiaomei and Xiaoya looked at each other and tried hard to hold back their laughter. They did not expose Jiang Xiaoling's intentions. For some reason, this girl fell in love with her brother and would never give up.

You know, for such a long time, Du Shaojie has been very cold to Jiang Xiaoling.

Liang Meiqin acted as if nothing had happened. She was just a little girl with a love-brained mind and it was not worth taking her too seriously.

"Sister Ling, you are a local, can you introduce me to any fun places in Guangzhou?"

Xiaoya loves to eat and play, and then asked Jiang Xiaoling.

Jiang Xiaoling was now in high spirits: "You've asked the right person. I happen to be free these few days, so why not take you for a good look around. There are so many delicious foods in Yangcheng that you can't eat them all."

Xiaoya has no resistance to delicious food at all. When she heard the other party's words, she immediately asked questions about all kinds of things.

After a short while, the two of them started chatting enthusiastically.

Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin looked at each other and smiled. In their eyes, Jiang Xiaoling was just like Xiaomei and Xiaoya, both were big children who had not grown up yet.

night.

He took everyone to the barbecue restaurant to have a look and have a midnight snack. Xiaomei, Xiaoya, and Liang Meiqin all lived in the old street. Jiang Xiaoling didn't want to go back to the dormitory, so she lived in the same room with Xiaomei. She still had half a month before she had to report, and it would probably be difficult for her to have such a leisurely and comfortable time in the future.

the next day.

When Liang Meiqin went to work, Jiang Xiaoling volunteered to be a guide and took Du Shaojie and his two siblings out for a walk.

Xiaoya wanted to see the ancient relics, so Jiang Xiaoling took them to Guangxiao Temple.

Although Du Shaojie did not believe in Buddhism, he still lit three incense sticks in front of the Buddha since he was here. Everyone walked around the temple and soon it was almost noon.

"Why don't we have a vegetarian meal in the temple?"

Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. There are many pilgrims in the temple, and the temple will provide delicious and inexpensive vegetarian food.

A vegetarian meal costs only one dollar, which is enough to fill you up, and it tastes surprisingly good.

After dinner, several people left Guangxiao Temple.

Xiaoya wanted to go shopping in the afternoon, but Du Shaojie didn't plan to accompany her. He gave Xiaomei two thousand yuan and told her to buy whatever she liked.

"Be careful on the road and keep your money safe. There are so many thieves nowadays. Don't let anyone target you."

Although there would be no major security problems, the public security in recent years was indeed not very good, especially petty theft was rampant, so Du Shaojie had to give the three of them some advice.

"I know, brother."

Xiaomei responded and left with Jiang Xiaoling and Xiaoya.

Du Shaojie went to [Xichuan Restaurant], and as soon as he entered the door, Chu Linlin called him aside.

"Boss, Director Liu from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau came here with his leader just now. When they came in, they wanted to see you. I said you were out. They said you should call and let them know when you come back. It looks like you will come again."

As soon as Du Shaojie heard it, he roughly knew what was going on.

Anyway, he is not here to cause trouble. He must be here to ask for my help with something.

"Go call them back and tell them I just got back. If you need anything, we can arrange to meet somewhere. I can go there or they can come over."

Afterwards, Chu Linlin went to make a phone call, and Du Shaojie changed his clothes and went to check the kitchen.

It was already past dinner time, but there were still many customers in the store, and Liao Yongxin and others were still busy.

He took the initiative to go to the kitchen and let everyone take turns to eat. This took him an hour.

"Boss, Chief Liu and his men are here."

Du Shaojie didn't leave the kitchen until Chu Linlin came over and called him.

"Boss Du, this is Director Lin from our district's Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Director Lin, this is the famous Chef Du."

Liu Suo and Du Shaojie were very familiar with each other, but he didn't recognize the other man who followed him.

So, Chief Liu introduced the two parties to each other, and it turned out that Director Lin was his immediate superior.

"Master Du, please forgive me for coming here in a presumptuous way."

Director Lin is less than 40 years old, has a well-proportioned body and looks very capable.

The other party was very humble and apologized first, which undoubtedly meant he wanted to ask a favor.

"You're welcome! Let's go sit in the private room. Linlin, make a pot of tea and bring it over."

Du Shaojie smiled and waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.

Then he took them to the private room upstairs, and Chu Linlin made a pot of good tea and brought it in.

"Master Du, it's like this. My father's birthday is coming up in a few days, and I want to hold a banquet in my hometown. My hometown is also in Yangcheng, but it's in the village, so I'm more particular about this."

Director Lin stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point.

It was his father's birthday, so he planned to hold a banquet in the village and specially invited Du Shaojie to be the chef.

This is what happened, but the two of them had never met before. To be honest, Lin Yiwu was unsure about what to do when he rashly asked for help today.

"Boss Du, Director Lin is a well-known filial son in our unit, please help him. I dare not say anything else, but in the future, if you need Liu, just ask."

Liu Zuo supported from the side, and both of them kept a low profile and had no intention of using their power to overwhelm others.

"I was originally planning to go to Rongcheng in a few days, but since Director Lin's business is more important, I will postpone my trip. I'll take the banquet, so now let me know what specific requests you have."

Du Shaojie pondered for a moment and finally agreed.

The other party was overjoyed and kept thanking me, and then asked some specific questions.

The banquet dishes were quickly decided, with four cold dishes and eight hot dishes for each table, for a total of 20 tables. The time was this weekend, and the banquet would start at noon, so it would probably take most of the day to prepare.

"Master Du, thank you so much for this time. We have a long way to go together and we will visit each other often in the future."

After discussing these things, Du Shaojie sent the two of them out.

Outside the gate, Director Lin shook hands with him and said something meaningful.

Then the two of them turned and left.

Many of the dishes at this banquet are old dishes restored by Du Shaojie, such as [Beef with Tangerine Peel] (cold dish), [Bamboo Fungus Liver Paste Soup], [Barbecued Pork and Milk Pig], etc.

There are also [Fu Shou Thousand Layer Meat Cake], [Jiangnan Hundred Flowers Chicken], [Steamed Abalone with Vermicelli and Garlic Sauce], [Boiled Shrimp], [Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish], [Sauce Pork Elbow], [Braised Platter] (Cold Plate), [Fuqi Feipian] (Cold Plate), and [Cold Jellyfish] (Cold Plate).

This table of food is still pretty good at the moment. (End of this chapter)