Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

After the newlyweds and Shen Rui's parents came back from seeing off the guests, the old couple went to pay the bill with a nervous mood.

Shen Rui knew something, but he was also confused about how to settle the bill for today's wedding banquet. Moreover, he didn't have time to talk to his parents about this, so he might as well observe first.

"Today's dishes are different from what I ordered. What's going on?"

When Shen's mother saw a man in a suit and tie at the bar, she guessed that he was the hotel manager, so she went up to negotiate.

"Hello, I'm the owner of the hotel. My last name is Xu, and I'm a good friend of Mr. Du. Mr. Du has the final say in the kitchen today, and he decides what dishes to serve.

You can just pay the price we agreed on before with a 20% discount."

These words were said by Du Shaojie. In fact, he could have just not charged the money, but considering the other person's self-esteem, he still accepted the money symbolically.

To be honest, this money is not even enough to buy food.

The old couple was still hesitating, and Shen Rui saw this and quickly said, "Dad, Mom, since eldest brother has made all the arrangements, we just need to follow his arrangements. We can talk about it later if we have anything else to say."

His parents then paid the bill and thought about going back to ask Du Shaojie, since they couldn't let others pay for it, right?
Next, Du Shaojie faced the same problem because he had to clean up the mess.

They vacated the Chinese restaurant today, so they should be compensated, right? So, the money from the Shen family should be given to Xu Bo. It was meaningless to calculate it.

Xu Bo naturally refused to accept it, but Du Shaojie was very determined and finally accepted it.

It was not until the day when the newlyweds returned home that he found out that on the wedding day, Xu Bo had given Xiaomei and Shen Rui a big red envelope. Because the amount was so large, the couple did not dare to keep it all for themselves and gave it to him.

"Just take what's given to you. I'll repay Mr. Xu's favor."

"Brother, this wedding banquet was held thanks to you. The response from the guests was very good. My parents even said they wanted to come and thank you in person."

"We are all family, so don't mention trivial matters."

Du Shaojie accepted Xu Bo's favor and asked Xiaoya to keep the red envelope.

The wedding was very grand, and Xiaoya felt that with her brother around, nothing could go wrong.

"Brother, have Sister Yan Zi and the others returned?"

"Yes, they all left the day after the wedding. Your sister left too."

Xiaomei, Qi Yan, Liang Meiqin and others all had their own things to do, and they went their separate ways after the wedding.

Xiaoya and Shen Rui are on their honeymoon leave, and they plan to go out and come back after the holiday is over.

the next day.

Du Shaojie invited Xu Bo to dinner, and after drinking a few glasses, Xu Bo started to complain bitterly.

He lacked talent in the catering business, and although the housekeeping department's business was good, the Chinese restaurant had always been half-dead.

"Boss Du, I have an idea. How about we open a Cantonese restaurant together? Cantonese cuisine has a good foundation here. If we do it well, we will definitely make money."

This time, Xu Bo witnessed the strength of Du Shaojie and his men. This kind of chef is not something you can hire just because you want to.

He weighed the pros and cons repeatedly over the past few days and finally decided to try to cooperate with the other party.

"Well, that's something we can consider."

Du Shaojie did not refuse but did not agree either. He needed to wait and see.

After dinner, he took the initiative to ask to go to the hotel, not to see the Chinese restaurant, but to see the guest rooms.

Xu Bo had no objection and took the other party to Sunshine Hotel.

Sunshine Hotel was built and put into use three years ago, and its facilities, equipment and interior decoration are in a state of 70% to 80% new.

According to Du Shaojie's understanding, this hotel is probably similar to the economy hotels of later generations, but Xu Bo has always wanted to move towards the mid- to high-end, so the charges are not cheap.

Du Shaojie took a look around and sat down with Xu Bo in the cafe on the third floor.

"Mr. Du, how do you feel?"

Xu Bo felt a little nervous, not knowing what impression people would have of his hotel.

Du Shaojie pondered for a while and felt that this was not easy to say.

Sunshine Hotel has many problems, the first of which is that its positioning is unclear, and it is neither high quality nor cost-effective. But he is not familiar with Xu Bo, so it is not easy to say some things too directly.

Seeing that the other party was silent for a long time, Xu Bo knew what was going on: "Mr. Du, please speak frankly. I really want to be your friend."

"Then I just said that, please forgive me if I said anything wrong. Personally, I think you might as well position this hotel as an economy hotel. If the service can keep up, your business will definitely be very popular.

In addition, I think Chinese restaurants can lower their standards. It is not appropriate to serve Cantonese cuisine. It is better to be more down-to-earth and serve hot pot, special dishes, seafood food stalls, and fish restaurants. "

Du Shaojie meant that positioning is very important. If you want to go for the mid-to-high-end route, you must increase investment. The existing facilities will not be enough.

If you go for the mid-to-low-end route, then you have to consider the audience's consumption level, focus on high cost-performance, and make sure it is "people-friendly."

"Thank you, Mr. Du, for clearing up my confusion. I'll think about it carefully."

Xu Bo has been running this hotel since he started with zero experience, and he has not made a loss so far, which shows that he is quite capable.

However, after listening to Du Shaojie's words, he suddenly felt as if something had suddenly dawned on him.

After dinner, Du Shaojie returned home.

Wang Yuxiu was bored staying here, so she told him that she wanted to go back to Yangcheng.

"Mom, I may have to wait for a while before going back. If you really want to go back, I will book a ticket for you." Du Shaojie did not plan to go back for the time being, so he asked Wang Yongli to book a plane ticket for his mother and sent her away the next day.

Xu Bo thought about it for two days and took the initiative to ask Du Shaojie to have tea together.

"Mr. Du, I still want to work with you. I have been reflecting on myself these two days. I am not familiar with the catering industry at all. This is probably the main reason why I can't recruit good chefs.

Don't rush to refuse. I heard that your [Seafood Restaurant] is doing very well, so I want to open a seafood food stall, taking the low- to mid-range route."

Xu Bo's focus is naturally on the housekeeping department, but he does not want to give up the catering sector.

Knowing that he couldn't do it well, he made up his mind to cooperate with Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie thought about it and felt that it was not a bad thing. He could just think of it as making more friends.

"Well, I'll ask Mr. Meng from the company to come over and discuss the details with you later."

Du Shaojie didn't say much. After returning, he called Meng Gang, and Meng Gang hurried over.

The remaining things were serious business negotiations, which he did not participate in. He planned to go to the capital in the next two days. Since he had already promised Qi Yan, he could not always leave her alone. He had to go and see her from time to time.

Before leaving, he called Qi Biao.

Qi Biao said that the car he had purchased had arrived and could be picked up at any time.

"Mr. Qi, do you have any connections in Beijing? I want to buy a car, not too luxurious, for my family to use."

"I opened a store in Beijing with someone else. Please note the address and go there to choose a car. Don't worry about other things. I will help you."

"Okay, I'll call you when I get there."

Du Shaojie then took Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe to the capital.

Meng Gang and Xu Bo talked for a few days and finally reached an agreement. The cooperation conditions of both parties were similar to those of [Shuxianglou] back then. Xu Bo was allowed to hang the sign of [Seafood House], and Meng Gang would send people to take charge of the kitchen, while Xu Bo would be responsible for other aspects.

The profit was split 50-50, with [Shencheng Bailian Catering Management Company] and Xu Bo each taking half.

To put it bluntly, the catering management company does not pay money, but only provides people and technology.

Du Shaojie approved the cooperation agreement, and then stayed in Beijing with peace of mind, accompanying Qi Yan while continuing to research his innovative dishes.

weekend.

He took Qi Yan to a car sales company. This store was jointly run by Qi Biao and others. It was quite large and had many car models.

Qi Yan took a fancy to a Volkswagen car, which happened to be in stock, so Du Shaojie bought it.

This incident caused a sensation in the school. It was far from the era when cars could enter families. A car represented many things and made people envious.

Although it attracted some attention, it also made the previous rumors disappear completely.

Everyone was jealous of Qi Yan for finding a good man, and some guys with dark thoughts in their hearts stayed away and did not dare to provoke Qi Yan.

"Shaojie, am I useless? Miqin has started to help you make money, but I only know how to spend money."

Qi Yan likes the new car very much and even washes it herself.

However, she also felt pressure.

"Silly boy, Mikoto likes to manage a business. That's her job, just like you teaching in a school. Don't think about those things. I can still support you even if you quit your job."

Du Shaojie tapped the other person's forehead, his eyes full of smiles.

Qi Yan covered her forehead and hid aside, pouting on the surface, but feeling happy in her heart.

"Stop wiping it, come with me to do something."

Du Shaojie then took Qi Yan to a decoration company. He planned to renovate his yard so that he could use it as a new house.

Qi Yan's house was also kept. After all, it was close to the school and could be used as her dormitory.

In a blink of an eye, Du Shaojie had been here for more than half a month. The decoration project progressed very quickly, so he planned to leave.

night.

He and Qi Yan had an appointment to eat hotpot, and he was at the school gate before getting off work. As a result, he waited for a long time before he saw Qi Yan driving out of the gate.

"Wynn, just follow me. I'll take that car."

Du Shaojie got out of the car first and sat next to Qi Yan.

Turning around, I saw that Qi Yan not only looked very ugly, but there were also undried tear marks on her face.

He immediately refused and asked, "Yanzi, what's going on? Who bullied you? I'll go and settle the score with him."

"No one bullied me. I just said something wrong and the school has to deal with me."

Qi Yan shook her head, looking very depressed.

She then narrated what had happened, causing Du Shaojie to frown.

To be honest, Qi Yan had problems with her thinking. He had reminded her about this many times, but unfortunately he couldn't change her mind.

I didn't know what she was thinking at the time, but she blurted out some inappropriate words during a relatively important meeting.

The problem is quite serious. She might not be able to stay in school any longer. (End of this chapter)