Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie returned home only after sending Xiaomei to school.

Wang Yongli's residence is nearby, so he can be available at any time.

Du Shaojie closed the door, went upstairs to take a shower, and began to take stock of what he had gained during this period.

During this period, he was quite diligent and cooked a few dishes every day, so the number of dishes that received a comprehensive evaluation of "delicacies" reached 60.

This also brought him 30000 redemption points and 60 hours of general time.

The consumption is not that large, a total of 4 hours were consumed.

[Exchange points: 251918 points\565066 points]

【Duration: 89 million hours\873.30 million hours】

Seeing the numbers on the screen, Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile slightly. There was finally more time left.

At this time, someone was ringing the doorbell outside the yard.

"Ding dong!"

Du Shaojie closed the light curtain and went to the yard.

When he opened the door, he was stunned for a moment. Standing outside the door was Wang Yongli.

"Didn't you just go back? Why are you here again?"

"Boss Du, I left my key here with you. I'll go look for it."

Wang Yongli winked at Du Shaojie, and then the two of them closed the door and went into the house together.

"Wynn, what happened?"

"I just went out and found someone sneaking around your house. I walked around and the person had already left."

"Did you see that correctly? What is the purpose of that person staring at my house?"

Du Shaojie found Wang Yongli's words unbelievable.

This wasn't a foreign country. After two years of crackdowns, domestic security had improved a lot. He couldn't imagine why someone was staring at him. Blackmail? Kidnapping? Revenge?
It seems a bit magical.

"I don't know, but that person must be watching this gate. I won't make a mistake. Mr. Du, how about sleeping somewhere else tonight? Or I can stay here and take care of you if anything happens."

Wang Yongli is not the kind of person who is afraid of things, he is just worried about the safety of his boss.

Du Shaojie thought for a moment and said, "Come with me to take a look."

Wang Yongli wanted to stop him, but Du Shaojie just walked out, so he had to follow him.

The two walked around and found everything was normal, no problems were found.

So they prepared to go back. Just when they were not far from the door of their home, Wang Yongli suddenly grabbed Du Shaojie's arm and whispered, "Mr. Du, that's the man."

Du Shaojie looked in the direction Wang Yongli pointed, and saw a man squatting diagonally opposite his front door.

The man stared straight at the door of Du Shaojie's house. Didn't he look sneaky?

Du Shaojie shook off Wang Yongli's hand and walked over with big strides.

The man then noticed someone walking up to him. He looked up and stood up tremblingly.

"Brother Jie."

"Hou San, when did you come? Why didn't you come in? What's the matter with you squatting outside?"

"I"

Wang Yongli quickly chased after him, and then found out that the sneaky man actually knew the boss.

Then he saw Du Shaojie dragging the man towards home. The man's feet were a little unsteady when he walked, but it was not noticeable if you didn't pay attention.

After entering the house and sitting down, Wang Yongli made a pot of tea and brought it over, then went to the yard to rest.

"Tell me, what's going on? You came here but didn't come in. You're just lingering around my door. Is that interesting?"

Hou San is Hou Xinli, who once joined Du Shaojie's [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] store and made money at that time.

Later, some franchisees were unwilling to continue paying franchise fees, and due to some special circumstances, Du Shaojie stopped the franchise authorization.

Since then, he has not seen Hou Xinli.

"Brother Jie, I was not one of the franchisees who caused trouble at that time. But you stopped doing it later, and I tried to make it myself. The business was getting worse and worse, so I gave up the [Spicy Chicken] business.

After that, I tried some other businesses, but the results were not satisfactory. One time, I met a boss who was doing clothing business. He said so much that I took out my capital and borrowed some money to cooperate with him, but I was cheated.

I came to Guangzhou to find this liar, but after several months, I couldn’t find him. Now I have no money, so…”

When Hou Xinli said this, he lowered his head.

He was strolling around the old street that day and accidentally saw an employee of the barbecue restaurant. The man used to work in a snack bar, and Hou Xinli happened to know him.

He originally wanted to borrow some money from the other party, but he saw Du Shaojie at the door of the barbecue restaurant and then found out where the other party lived.

Hou Xinli talked intermittently for a long time, and Du Shaojie finally understood the whole story.

"You've seen me, why don't you come over to say hello? And you know where I live, but you don't even come in. Is there something you're hiding?"

"Alas, I don't know if you misunderstood me at the beginning. I really wanted to do things properly and never got involved in those people's mess.

If you believe in me, I will follow you. If you don’t, lend me some money for the trip and I will pay you back when I get back.”

Hou Xinli sat there with his head bowed and told the truth. It was not that he had any other purpose, but he was always worried about gains and losses, so he wandered outside the door for so long.

After hearing this, Du Shaojie breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, things are very normal and there is nothing magical about them.

The franchise operation that year ended in a bad way. Du Shaojie knew that Hou Xinli did not participate in the trouble. After all, they both came from Chunfeng Lane and were neighbors, so he didn't mind helping each other once.

"You can work with me, or you can learn a skill. It's your choice."

Du Shaojie gave Hou Xinli time to think about it. He walked into the yard and asked Wang Yongli to bring back some barbecue.

As soon as I saw Hou Xinli's expression, I knew that he hadn't eaten yet, but it was a bit late now, so he might as well just eat some barbecue.

Later, Wang Yongli brought back a lot of barbecue, and Du Shaojie accompanied Hou Xinli to drink some beer.

"Brother Jie, I am willing to follow you."

Hou Xinli doesn't want to go back for the time being. He is still hoping to run into a scammer someday.

Besides, learning a skill and opening a shop was not his first choice. He had no money in his pocket, so why open a shop? It would be better for him to follow Du Shaojie and earn some money first.

"Well, where do you live now?"

"I'm staying in a hotel, but I'm about to be kicked out."

"Go and move your luggage over, and I'll arrange a place for you to live. As for what kind of work you'll do, I'll tell you later. Yongli, you go with him, and then temporarily put him up in the dormitory of the [barbecue restaurant]."

Du Shaojie sent Hou San away, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

Hou San should have made some money by opening a shop and doing business, but unfortunately many things are not standardized these days, and there are many scammers. If you are not careful, you will fall into other people's traps.

We are all from the same hometown, so we can’t let each other sleep on the street, right?
The next day.

Du Shaojie asked Wang Yongli to take Hou San to take a bath and get a haircut, and then bought him two sets of clothes and some daily necessities.

I invited him to a seafood meal at noon and gave him an advance of one month's salary.

Du Shaojie arranged for Hou San to work in the [barbecue restaurant] first, and then make adjustments when there is an opportunity. The salary is not high, but at least he can save some money and avoid living on the streets.

This morning.

Du Shaojie is preparing to make roast duck again.

"Yongli, go call Hou Xinli over and ask him to come and help me."

Du Shaojie heard that Hou San was doing well in the barbecue restaurant and decided to give him a chance.

Wang Yongli responded and quickly called the person over.

Du Shaojie asked Hou San to wash the duck first, and then explained the process while marinating it.

Hou San studied very hard. After all, he had been cooking [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] for many years, so he was not completely new to the subject and learned quite quickly.

After the marinating is done, the next step is to grill it. Du Shaojie asked him to help him and taught him some technical points without reservation.

"Okay, take these [roast ducks] to the entrance of the barbecue restaurant and sell them."

Du Shaojie also demonstrated to him that the cutting and slicing process was very easy to master and Hou San was able to learn it right away.

At noon, the neighbors nearby saw it and asked, and found out that it was indeed the roast duck made by Chef Du. It was all sold out in less than an hour.

Hou San followed Du Shaojie's instructions, handed the money to the barbecue restaurant, and then had lunch with the employees.

From that day on, Du Shaojie would cook dishes such as [roast duck], [boiled chicken], [beef in soy sauce], [Dezhou braised chicken] every now and then, and every time he would ask Hou San to come over to help.

Hou San knew that he was being taught by others, so he didn't dare to be lazy at all.

However, he mastered the preparation of [Roast Duck] and [Dezhou Braised Chicken] very quickly, but was slower in making other dishes.

"We're still making roast duck today. You can do it all by yourself, and I'll be on the sidelines to supervise you."

Time flies.

Du Shaojie felt that Hou San had learned enough, so he started to let him produce on his own.

With his advice, Hou San's roast duck was pretty good, at least it was recognized by customers. To be honest, Hou San's roast duck was better than 99% of the roast meat shops in the old street.

After consolidating for a period of time, Du Shaojie called Hou San into the house.

"You can be an apprentice now. From now on, you will make roast duck at the [barbecue restaurant]. I will ask them to buy a roasting oven. You will be in charge of this project, and you don't have to worry about the barbecue."

Du Shaojie increased Hou San's basic salary, and he could also get commissions.

Once the other party's cooking skills meet his requirements, he can let him open his own shop. Selling [roast duck] here will definitely make more money than selling [pepper and sesame chicken]. After all, the customer base for roast meat here is much larger.

"Boss Du, you've helped me so much. I don't know how I can repay you in the future."

If Du Shaojie hadn't stopped him, Hou Sanzhen would have kneeled down.

Du Shaojie waved his hand indifferently and said:

"Don't think too much about the past. Now you have a new skill. When the conditions are ripe, go out and open your own shop. Remember, when doing business in the future, don't touch an industry that you are not familiar with."

"Yeah, every failure is a learning experience. If I lose money, I'll just consider it as a lesson. But don't let me run into that liar. If I run into him, I'll definitely give him a hard time!"

Hou San still couldn't let go of that knot in his heart. (End of this chapter)