Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

After making arrangements for Hou Xinli, Du Shaojie felt a little relieved.

The relationship between the two was ordinary before, but they were neighbors after all, and he didn't want to see the other person in such a miserable state.

The other party is not a lazy person, nor is he a crooked person. Whether he can turn things around depends on Hou San's luck.

After a while, Hou San's roast duck became famous in the area. The neighbors in the old street all knew that he was taught by Du Shaojie, and the food he made tasted good, so everyone gave him face.

Seeing that Hou San was very ambitious, Du Shaojie helped him rent a small storefront next to the barbecue restaurant.

He paid the money, Hou San worked hard, and they split the profits 50-50.

"Brother, do you still care about those trivial things? You are just soft-hearted. You are actually trying to support Hou Xinli, right?"

After Xiaomei knew about this, she saw through her brother's purpose at a glance.

"Well, Hou San can no longer afford to pay. But I can't just give him money for nothing. It would be best if he could be self-reliant. If he is unlucky and loses money again, all the losses will be on me, and he can continue to work."

There is nothing wrong with helping others, but Du Shaojie has his own principles.

Seeing her brother say this, Xiaomei smiled knowingly and her admiration for her brother deepened.

This was just a trivial matter for Du Shaojie, but for Hou San it was a major matter concerning his destiny and future.

The neighbors in the old street are in for a treat. Du Shaojie sometimes goes to give instructions to Hou San, and occasionally he personally makes dishes such as [roast duck], [roast goose], [barbecued pork], [boiled chicken], and [salt-baked chicken].

Every time Du Shaojie cooks himself, Hou San will go to inform Uncle Chai and others.

This kid is very smart. It will only benefit him if he can get along well with these native locals.

On this day, the shrimp paste made by Du Shaojie was ready to be eaten. He gave some to Uncle Chai and others, and also gave two bottles each to Lin Zhiyuan and Director Luo.

Lin Zhiyuan suggested going out for some fun one day and trying some farm food.

"Director Lin, I know a fish restaurant where you can fish by the lake, and the food is pretty good."

When Du Shaojie heard this, he thought of Wu Dazhui's fish restaurant and recommended it to him.

Lin Zhiyuan just wanted to go out and relax, and it didn't matter where to go, so he nodded and agreed.

weekend.

Du Shaojie arrived at the fish restaurant in the morning.

Wu Dazhui prepared fishing gear, bait and other items, and Lin Zhiyuan, Jiao Hongtao, Ye Weiming and others also arrived soon.

Afterwards, everyone went to the lake to fish.

Wu Dazhu had already placed a parasol, a small tea table and a lounge chair here. It would be more accurate to say that he was here for a stroll by the lake rather than fishing.

Du Shaojie asked Wang Yongli to bring the fruits, drinks and beer from the trunk. After the few people put down their fishing rods, they just lay on the chairs and chatted with each other.

"Captain Jiao, I have something I want to consult you about."

Lin Zhiyuan and Manager Ye of the hardware company noticed some changes in Liao City. The performance of the hardware company is getting worse and worse, which gives Ye Weiming a headache.

Du Shaojie and Jiao Hongtao mentioned Hou San's case. The scammer Hou San met was said to be a local of Yangcheng. Unfortunately, there were so many people that it was not easy to find someone.

"Give me as much detailed information as possible and I'll ask for you. Also, this matter appears to be a financial dispute, but if there is other evidence that proves the other party is suspected of fraud, the victim can also report it to the police."

Jiao Hongtao didn't dare to take on too much responsibility and just said he would help ask.

However, if the information about the scammers was a little more detailed, he might be able to find them. But the information was incomplete, and he couldn't determine whether this was a financial dispute or a fraud case.

If there is suspected fraud, he can help to file a case for investigation.

"Boss Du, some of the properties of Manager Ye's company may be for sale. Are you interested?"

At this time, Lin Zhiyuan suddenly shouted something, and Ye Weiming looked a little embarrassed.

The business was poorly managed and had fallen to the point where it had to sell off its assets. There was no trace of glory on his face.

"As long as it's a storefront, I'm interested. Forget about the rest."

Du Shaojie laughed and responded loudly.

None of these people are real fishermen. They make so much noise and are not afraid of scaring the fish away.

"Since Mr. Du is interested, I'll go with you to take a look in a couple of days. Let's not talk about this today."

Ye Weiming changed the subject and started talking about other things.

Nearing noon, the proprietress came over and told everyone to go to the fish restaurant to rest for a while so that they could start eating right away.

Wu Dazhu attached great importance to this meal. Although Du Shaojie did not say it explicitly, he could see that these people were not ordinary. The ingredients were carefully selected, for fear that the guests would not be satisfied.

Everyone packed up and went to the fish restaurant.

The proprietress led everyone into a large private room. Du Shaojie drank a cup of tea and then got up to take a look at the kitchen.

"Boss Du, our abilities are limited. Please be patient with us and your friends."

Wu Dazhu saw Du Shaojie and said something politely.

Du Shaojie smiled and waved his hands, saying, "It's okay, just do it boldly, I'll come over and cook a few dishes later."

He looked at the ingredients and side dishes prepared in the kitchen and had an idea in mind.

Wu Dazhu and the hired chef began to prepare the fish restaurant's specialty dishes, while Du Shaojie prepared the ingredients on the side. He was going to make a dish called [Fish Fillet with Lotus Root], a dish called [Chopped Pepper Fish Head], and a dish called [Daqian Dry-fried Fish].

After he finished his work, he quickly prepared three dishes, then left the kitchen and went to the private room. "Haha, our CEO Du prepared three dishes, everyone is in for a treat."

When Lin Zhiyuan saw the other party come in, he smiled and said something polite.

The others echoed it, and after the other party sat down, they drank a glass of wine together.

To be honest, Wu Dazhu's specialties are now quite good, but compared to Du Shaojie's dishes, they are not as good as others.

However, Lin Zhiyuan and others didn't say anything, but they remembered this fish restaurant in their hearts.

When you have time in the future, you can come here to have dinner and play.

Wang Yongli did not sit at the table. He ate with the driver of Lin Zhiyuan and others. The dishes were very rich, but I couldn't taste Du Shaojie's cooking.

The meal didn't end until almost two o'clock. Before leaving, Ye Weiming called Du Shaojie aside.

"Mr. Du, our company has a two-story building in a busy area. After a little renovation, it would be very suitable for opening a restaurant. Now the building is for sale. Shall we go take a look later?"

"Okay, if it's convenient, I'll call you tomorrow."

"Okay! That's a deal then. See you tomorrow."

Ye Weiming then got into the car and left. Du Shaojie also got into the car and asked Wang Yongli to take him home.

night.

Du Shaojie took stock of his gains in recent times, which were very good. 100 dishes received a comprehensive evaluation of "delicacies", which was a record.

This gave him an additional 50000 redemption points and 100 million hours of general time.

The consumption was also not small, especially in the process of teaching skills to Hou San, the title of "Silver Medal Lecturer" would be activated from time to time, so a total of 23 hours were consumed during this period.

[Exchange points: 301918 points\615066 points]

【Duration: 166 million hours\973.30 million hours】

He had never been richer than he was now.

The next day.

Du Shaojie called Ye Weiming and then went to see the two-story building.

The building has been built for 8 years and looks a bit shabby. Previously, it was a sales outlet of a hardware company, with a store on the first floor and offices on the second floor. Now it is empty.

As reform and opening-up deepens, some existing industries are undergoing earth-shaking changes.

For example, the various sales outlets of hardware companies cannot compete with self-employed hardware stores. This trend has become increasingly obvious in the past year or two.

Hardware companies have to bear the wages and benefits of their employees, as well as the wages and benefits of retired employees. Such a heavy burden has caused the company to decline rapidly.

"Mr. Ye, we are old friends. Please give me a real price."

"The hardware company is a state-owned enterprise, and I can't decide on some things alone. The best price is 23 yuan, and I can't go any lower."

Ye Weiming had no intention of bargaining with Du Shaojie and directly gave the lowest price.

Du Shaojie nodded. There was nothing much to say about the location and price.

"Okay, I'll go to your company to sign the contract now, and we'll try to complete the formalities as soon as possible."

The two reached an agreement and left the scene and went to the hardware company.

The transfer contract was ready. Du Shaojie took a look at it and thought there was no problem, so he signed it.

The company doesn't need to pay for this money, he can take it out by himself. It's better for this property to be in the name of an individual. It's just a small building and it doesn't mean much to the company.

A week later.

After all the formalities were completed, Du Shaojie paid the full amount of the house.

This small building is now under his name, but he has not yet decided whether to rent it out or keep it for his own use.

When Xiao Jianjun learned about this, he immediately ran over from Shenzhen.

"Boss Du, I've always wanted to open another store in Yangcheng. You see, what a coincidence that you have such a store. Boss Meng has always said that the company should give priority to the development of [Xichuan Restaurant], but it can't restrict the development of [Seafood Restaurant] for a long time, right?"

[Seafood House] has developed very well this year. After owning two stores, the brand has gradually been established in Shenzhen.

Xiao Jianjun had some opinions about Meng Gang and he expressed them frankly in front of Du Shaojie.

"The company's development has a long-term plan. You can't just consider your own interests. You should talk to Mr. Meng later. I believe he will consider it appropriately."

Du Shaojie ignored Xiao Jianjun's complaints. He had to maintain Meng Gang's authority, otherwise how could he manage the company?

However, he still agreed with some of what Xiao Jianjun said.

[Seafood Restaurant] The current profit level has increased significantly, and he can no longer look at things with the old perspective. He feels that he needs to talk to Meng Gang.

But I can't say this to Xiao Jianjun.

"Okay, Mr. Du."

Xiao Jianjun was a little discouraged, so he returned to Shenzhen after staying in Guangzhou for one day.

Meng Gang happened to be going to Beijing on a business trip, and he arrived right after Xiao Jianjun left. (End of this chapter)