Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"I don't deserve that. My level is still a long way from being a state banquet chef."

Du Shaojie does not underestimate himself, but he does not brag either.

He felt that his current strength was not far from that of a "senior technician". He had seen dishes of state banquet level before, and there was indeed a gap, but the gap was not as big as he had imagined.

Next, everyone talked about the past.

Liu Ying couldn't help but miss the days when Feng Qingsong was still in the local area, but now everyone is far away from each other and it is difficult to meet each other.

The meal lasted two hours, and then the talents said goodbye and left.

Du Shaojie rested at home for a few days and went to [Xichuan Restaurant].

"Boss Du, the store's turnover has stabilized and business is still good. However, I heard that the monthly profits of the Shanghai and Guangzhou stores have exceeded 15 yuan. There is simply no comparison."

Liu Ziwang and Du Shaojie chatted about the situation in the store and expressed envy of the profitability of their sister stores.

Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile. Of course, the consumption in first-tier cities and remote northwestern cities is different. To be honest, this store would not have opened if this place was not his hometown.

"Just do your own thing, there is no need to compete with stores in first-tier cities. Take the Beijing store for example. Due to the impact of municipal engineering, the store was temporarily relocated, but the turnover soon reached a historical high.

This is determined by the geographical location, don't think too much about it. By the way, my mother and I are going to stay in Guangzhou for a while, so you should take care of the house and send someone to clean and maintain it regularly."

Du Shaojie comforted the other person and then handed a set of spare keys to the house to Liu Ziwang.

He has two adjacent courtyards in Chunfeng Lane and a building near Guangyuan Hotel, all of which need someone to look after them.

In addition, he did not plan to rent out the five-story building where the Xijiang branch of Xichuan Restaurant was located. The third, fourth, and fifth floors were all given to Liu Ziwang, and he could decide how to use them.

Liu Ziwang naturally wants to expand the business area, but let him discuss this matter with the company.

A few days passed quickly.

Wang Yuxiu made preparations and followed her son to Guangzhou.

Xiaomei has already reported to her workplace and has been busy with pre-job training recently. However, after her mother came, she no longer lived in the dormitory, but returned to her home in Laojie almost every day.

"Xiaomei, I just got to work. How do you feel?"

"It's OK. Everyone is nice to me. Since I'm still in training, I feel pretty relaxed."

After Wang Yuxiu came, the house felt like home again.

Du Shaojie and his mother took turns cooking, and Xiaomei was the happiest one.

Xiaomei had just started working, and her starting point was very high. After all, the value of a "master's degree" was still very high these days. However, Xiaomei had obviously not experienced the harshness of society, and she imagined her relationship with her colleagues to be too good.

Du Shaojie didn't say much. Some things must be experienced slowly by oneself. There is no point in saying more.

after a few days.

Du Shaojie called Lin Zhiyuan and asked him if he had any acquaintances in the provincial branch of the Bank of China.

"You've asked the right person. I have a good relationship with Vice President Jiang of the provincial bank. Is there anything you need from them? I can find a chance to invite him out so we can have a meal together."

"There's nothing specific. I just want to get on good terms with the leaders of the provincial bank. After all, someone in my family works there."

Du Shaojie's idea is very simple. He doesn't need to find someone to take special care of his sister, but he will not allow others to bully Xiaomei.

He wanted to meet someone who was influential in the provincial bank, someone like Xia Xianqi, in case he could be of use to him in the future.
Lin Zhiyuan understood immediately and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll make an appointment with President Jiang later and tell you when the time is set. Since this is our first meeting, why don't we go to your [Seafood Restaurant]?"

"Okay! Then I'll trouble Director Lin."

Du Shaojie then hung up the phone.

He had not told his sister and mother about this, and there was no point in talking about it now.

in the afternoon.

Liang Meiqin came home carrying large and small bags of nutritional supplements and fruits.

She had taken a special leave to visit Wang Yuxiu. When Wang Yuxiu saw Meiqin, she smiled brightly. She kept chatting with her until Du Shaojie had prepared dinner. Then the two of them sat at the table.

"Miss Mikoto, are you free to come over?"

"Yeah, I'm not too busy lately, so I came to see Auntie."

Du Shaojie prepared four dishes and one soup, all of which were popular dishes, including [Big Plate Chicken], [Sour Cabbage Fish], [Signature Maoxuewang], [Vegetable Mix] and [West Lake Beef Soup].

Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei also drank some beer, and everyone had a happy meal.

Du Shaojie had just made a pot of tea when Wang Yongli rushed in: "Boss Du, there was a fight at the [barbecue restaurant], and our restaurant was smashed."

"what?"

Du Shaojie found it a little unbelievable, and immediately stood up and walked out with Wang Yongli.

Although there are many floating populations in the Old Street area, the public security has always been good. In addition, the [barbecue restaurant] has been open here for many years, and there are occasional small conflicts, but no major incidents have ever occurred.

The two of them trotted along and soon arrived at the [barbecue restaurant]. They saw a group of hooligans confronting the employees of the [barbecue restaurant]. All the tables and chairs on the street were overturned, and even the barbecue stove fell to the side.

It can be seen that because of Du Shaojie's prior instructions, the employees in the store did not fight each other, but only prevented the other party from further vandalism.

Among the group of people, there was a bald man. He was not tall but quite strong. He was holding a wooden stick in his hand and looked very arrogant.

"Fuck, everyone else has raised their prices but you haven't, are you trying to be the only one who can eat alone? I'm telling you, if you don't raise your prices, I'll come and smash your store.

You made it hard for us to live, so I will make it hard for you too. That’s all for today, let’s go!”

After listening to a few sentences, Du Shaojie guessed that it was another conflict caused by competition.

You can discuss things, and you can also use commercial means to attack your opponents. Why do you smash stores at every turn? Who do you think you are?
"stop!"

Seeing that the other party wanted to leave after smashing things, Du Shaojie stepped forward and shouted.

Wang Yongli's hand touched his lower back, and then he pulled out a baton. This thing is easy to use and safer than a bayonet or a dagger. It is definitely a good choice for self-defense.

"Boss, we've called the police. These people were hired by that Northern Barbecue Restaurant. The monk may escape, but the temple cannot. We'll go after them when the time comes."

Liu Chun, the person in charge of the [barbecue restaurant], and several employees immediately surrounded them and, together with Du Shaojie and Wang Yongli, blocked the way of Baldy and the others.

Du Shaojie nodded, quite satisfied with his subordinates' performance.

"You smashed my store and you want to leave? How can that be possible? Don't leave. Let's talk it over when the police come."

Du Shaojie didn't expect that there would still be such rampant guys after the severe crackdown.

He didn't want to fight with the other party now, but he couldn't let them get away so easily.

The other party came to your store to smash and destroy things, but you just watched them walk away. From now on, can anyone come and step on your feet?
"Haha, there are still some who are not afraid of death. Get out of my way, or I will beat you too."

There was a flash of panic in the bald man's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it, and then spoke viciously to Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie did not miss any expression on the bald man's face and saw through his fierce appearance but weak nature.

Perhaps I was too strict with the employees of the barbecue restaurant, telling them not to take action when they encountered troublemakers, and as a result, some people thought that I was easy to bully.

This bald guy is obviously not a tough guy, he is just a small thug who bullies the weak and fears the strong.

"Why don't you try to hit me? If you dare to touch our boss today, none of you will be able to leave Old Street."

Wang Yongli stepped forward, drew out his baton and faced the bald man.

The bald man involuntarily took a half step back. Although the other party's tone was not high, it gave him a lot of pressure. It was hard to describe the feeling. Could it be that the other party had seen blood?

He actually guessed right. Wang Yongli participated in the battle in southern Xinjiang and completely crushed the bald man in momentum.

The two sides once again formed a confrontation. The bald man and his gang were actually not very capable, but they were good at bullying honest people. Once they met a ruthless person, they would just do the same.

"Don't move. Who can tell me what's going on first?"

The comrades from the police station arrived quickly, asked a few simple questions, and then took Baldy and others as well as Du Shaojie, Wang Yongli, and Liu Chun back to the station.

That's the situation, and it can be understood in a few words.

There are many barbecue shops in the old street. In recent times, due to the rising prices of raw materials and other factors, some barbecue shops have started to increase their prices. However, Du Shaojie's [BBQ Shop] did not raise its prices, and its business is booming.

The owner of the Northern BBQ Restaurant came to argue several times, but failed to achieve his goal.

So he found the bald man and asked him to teach Du Shaojie's [Barbecue Restaurant] a lesson, which led to the smashing and looting incident tonight.

As a victim, Liu Chun quickly finished recording the statement.

A policeman took Du Shaojie to an office and said, "Boss Du, what do you want?"

"Ok?"

Du Shaojie felt something was wrong, but he still stated his request.

The demands are nothing more than severe punishment for the vandals, finding out the masterminds behind the scenes, and compensation for the economic losses.

"You must compensate for the damage caused by the vandalism. You don't have to worry about that. These scoundrels must also be punished. However, the boss of the Northern Barbecue Restaurant was also confused at the time. Let him apologize to you later and let this matter end here. What do you think?"

The other party's attitude was obviously to smooth things over, and Du Shaojie understood it immediately.

It seems that the boss of [Northwest BBQ Restaurant] has some background. No wonder he dares to hire someone to smash his own store.

"Just an apology is definitely not enough. Their behavior is very bad and falls within the scope of a severe crackdown. I will not give up pursuing this matter. Go tell Director Chen that I will come to see him tomorrow morning."

Du Shaojie didn't want to get entangled with people at the grassroots level. They might be forced to do so, or they might be entrusted by others. There was no point in talking to them.

To solve this problem, it is better to talk to Director Chen face to face.

No matter what background the boss of [Northern BBQ Restaurant] has, he will not let this matter go. (End of this chapter)