Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Time flies.

Thanks to the efforts of Su Dapeng, Meng Gang and others, the first Bailian [Northwest Noodle House] opened in Beijing.

In the [Northwest Noodle House] project, Su Dapeng owns 20% of the shares and Bailian Catering Management Company owns 80% of the shares.

Huang Tingting carefully selected a group of former employees of the snack bar and went to Beijing together.

Su Dapeng rented an apartment near the store so that he could take care of his pregnant wife.

He temporarily took over as the manager of the Beijing branch of Northwest Noodle House, and the person in charge of the kitchen was Liang Yanzhang who came from Xijiang.

This area is a famous business district in Beijing with a large flow of people.

Business was very good at the beginning. Someone once said that selling big bowls of tea in this area could make you a "ten thousand yuan household". The location is good, so the rent is bound to be high, but overall it is still very cost-effective.

Before opening the business, Du Shaojie went to Beijing and stayed with Qi Yan for a few days, and then the two went to Chengdu together.

Before she knew it, the annual winter vacation was here again. Qi Yan was preparing to go home for the New Year, and before that she planned to visit Chengdu and Shancheng.

In just one week, the two traveled around Sichuan Province. Although they had a quick tour, they were able to see landscapes of different characteristics and a rich variety of food.

"It's a bit chilly this season. You're not used to it, are you?"

Du Shaojie felt that Qi Yan's mental state was not very good, so he ended the trip and returned to Chengdu.

"Yeah, I'm used to dry and cold weather, so this kind of damp and cold weather is a little unbearable. But it doesn't matter, I have to go anyway, Shaojie, how about you?"

"I went back a while ago, and I'll talk about it before the New Year."

The two of them have been apart for many years. Qi Yan originally wanted to ask him to go back with her, but she swallowed the words back when they came to her lips.

Du Shaojie noticed the other party's emotional change, but something suddenly happened in Yangcheng and he couldn't go with her.

Qi Yan returned to her hometown alone in a depressed mood, and Du Shaojie went directly to Yangcheng.

“Why would there be a problem with this batch of ingredients?”

After Du Shaojie got off the plane, he rushed to Xichuan Restaurant without stopping.

When he was in Chengdu before, he received a call from Meng Gang, saying that there was a problem with a batch of fresh meat in the Yangcheng store. Although it did not cause any impact, the nature of the problem was very serious.

"It's like this. We have always purchased goods from a fixed supplier and have never had any problems. But after purchasing this batch of fresh meat, Master Liao felt something was wrong. He went back to check and found that the quality of the ingredients was not up to standard."

Meng Gang and the company's senior executives, as well as Liang Meiqin, Liao Yongxin and others were all present, and Du Shaojie rarely got angry.

The company purchases and distributes the ingredients, seasonings, and spices that can be stored for a long time in each store. However, each store purchases fresh ingredients from local sources, and the procurement work is handled by personnel assigned by the company's procurement department.

It is precisely at this link that the problem occurs.

Fortunately, there is a verification mechanism within the store. After purchasing fresh meat, Liao Yongxin personally checks it and discovers any problems in time before it reaches the table.

"Where's the purchasing agent? Call him in."

Du Shaojie asked someone to call the buyer in. The buyer looked pale and obviously realized that he had made a big mistake.

According to him, because they were a long-term supplier and the other party's procedures were complete, he did not check carefully, which led to this accident.

"Mr. Meng, call the police, prepare to sue this supplier, and cancel their cooperation qualification."

Du Shaojie didn't quite believe what the buyer said, and it would be better to leave the matter to the police.

Since it involves food safety, taking the initiative to call the police at least shows your attitude, and it can also eliminate some adverse effects in subsequent handling.

As for this batch of problematic meat, it will be sealed temporarily and destroyed after the matter has been dealt with.

"Boss Du, we didn't do our job well. Please punish us."

"Boss Du, I also request punishment."

Both Meng Gang and Liang Meiqin took the initiative to take responsibility and did not shirk responsibility.

"This matter has nothing to do with the store. The buyer belongs to the company's purchasing department. President Meng, the head of the purchasing department, and related personnel must bear responsibility. The specific punishment measures will be discussed after the matter is thoroughly investigated."

Accountability is necessary, and he instructed Meng Gang to improve the procurement supervision system and actively cooperate with the relevant parties' investigations.

Meng Gang immediately arranged for someone to call the police. The relevant authorities attached great importance to the case and immediately detained the purchaser and relevant personnel of the supplier and took them back to assist in the investigation.

After the relevant evidence was secured, Du Shaojie arranged for someone to destroy the batch of problematic meat immediately.

The financial loss is secondary. If this thing really reaches the dining table and something goes wrong, the Xichuan Restaurant brand that we have worked so hard to build will be ruined.

The final investigation concluded that the supplier was greedy for profit and the buyer was careless, which led to the accident.

The supplier must not only compensate Xichuan Restaurant for its losses, but the person responsible must also bear criminal responsibility. As for the purchaser, he can only be fired, after all, there is no evidence of subjective intent on the part of the other party.

"Mr. Meng, I always feel that something is wrong with this matter. There are too many coincidences, which makes it seem abnormal."

Meng Gang and others had one month’s performance pay deducted, and the purchasing manager was dismissed.

Because Liao Yongxin discovered the problem in time, he was given a generous reward.

On the surface, the matter was over, but Du Shaojie always felt that there might be other hidden stories behind it.

"I think so too, but Mr. Du, we don't have any evidence and the police have already reached a conclusion." Meng Gang has been running between Shenzhen and Guangzhou during this period. The supplier refunded the payment but refused to compensate for other losses.

The company has officially sued the supplier in order to deter other partners from having any ill intentions.

"Start investigating the source of this batch of problematic meat. Once you find any clues, don't make it public. I will handle it."

Du Shaojie was unwilling to give up and he had to find out the truth.

Meng Gang nodded and immediately arranged for someone to investigate the matter.

Du Shaojie went to take a shower and finally calmed down his anger. He didn't say it in front of Meng Gang just now, but he had a feeling that this matter must be related to Boss Zhang.

Boss Zhang is a very sinister person, and his various despicable methods are hard to guard against.

Could he have done this?

night.

Du Shaojie invited Lin Zhiyuan and his two friends to dinner at Xichuan Restaurant.

These two people had helped in the "Feng Bin" case before, and as time went by, they became friends.

"That's the thing. I suspect Zhang Yufa is the mastermind behind the whole thing, but I have no evidence, and the case has been closed."

After three rounds of drinks, Du Shaojie talked about the crisis he had just gone through and mentioned the boss of Zhangyufa.

When they heard that someone had tampered with the food ingredients, Lin Zhiyuan and others were very angry. After all, this matter concerns the health of many people.

"My analysis is that the supplier was greedy for profit and would have confessed if he was being instigated by someone. There is a possibility that the mastermind deliberately sent cheap and low-quality meat to the supplier.

In addition, the supplier said that all the problematic meat was sold to you. This is interesting. Could it be that the quantity of this batch of problematic meat was tailored according to your purchase volume?"

After all, Lin Zhiyuan's two friends, who were both criminal investigators, helped Du Shaojie find new ideas.

After listening to this, Du Shaojie was silent for a long time.

It seems that the store buyer also has problems. Maybe he was bribed and blamed negligence when problems occurred.

The suppliers are the scapegoats chosen by the masterminds behind the scenes.

"Lao Jiao, can you help Mr. Du find the source of the problematic meat? If we find the source, we might be able to solve the case."

Lin Zhiyuan added a sentence on the side, and the "old detective" nodded silently.

Du Shaojie looked at Lin Zhiyuan with gratitude. His assistance was just right and he didn't even need to say a word to get things done.

after a few days.

Du Shaojie got the news that the police had found the source of the problematic meat and arrested 12 suspects in total.

According to two of them, they found the supplier because someone had instructed them to do so. As for who that person was, only their boss knew.

Unfortunately, the boss refused to admit it, and in the end the police didn’t know the man’s name.

"Boss Du, the buyer we fired is missing. He must have left Yangcheng."

Things are becoming clearer and clearer, and the truth of this matter is that someone wants to harm [Xichuan Restaurant].

But the source refused to identify the mastermind, and the buyer disappeared, so the investigation could not proceed.

But Du Shaojie was more certain that it was Zhang Yufa who did it, and that the other party played a key role in the whole incident.

The buyer must have been bribed by him, but now there is no trace of him and the boss at the source cannot testify, so the matter can only come to an end for the time being.

"This guy is just like a dog-skin plaster. Once you stick to it, you can't get rid of it."

Du Shaojie and Meng Gang discussed and decided to organize a wave of recharge promotions before the holiday.

This was an open counterattack. To be honest, he was not good at those conspiracies and tricks, but there would always be a day when he would deal with Zhang Yufa.

The consequence of this incident was that Meng Gang implemented a stricter supplier qualification assessment system and strengthened internal supervision to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation.

After a week, the recharge promotion ended successfully.

The sales of all stores experienced a general explosion before the holiday, but Shuxianglou was a little overwhelmed.

【Xichuan Restaurant】 strictly controls the ingredients and destroys the problematic ingredients in time, which has won the reputation of customers. This can be regarded as Zhang Yufa shooting himself in the foot, showing the first time in the competition between the two strong teams.

Du Shaojie finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he would not let Zhang Yufa go so easily. It depended on whether the other party would give him a chance.

The Spring Festival is approaching day by day.

Du Shaojie went on a shopping spree in Hong Kong and bought a set of clothes, a set of cosmetics and a handbag for each of his two younger sisters, Liang Meiqin and Qi Yan.

I didn’t buy these for Wang Yuxiu, but instead bought some gold jewelry and some nutritional supplements.

He still didn't see Wang Liwen in Hong Kong this time, as she had taken leave in advance to go home to visit her relatives.

It just so happens that there are a lot of exchange points recently, so Du Shaojie plans to exchange some US dollars in Hong Kong before returning. (End of this chapter)