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Zhou Chen stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"

Yan Bugui clapped his hands, shook off the water on his hands, and said, "Now the country has been reformed and allowed private businesses, so my eldest son Jie Cheng and his wife want to open a private restaurant and come to me for consultation, but I don't know much about it and don't know if it is insurable. You have a wide range of knowledge and know many people, so you must know more than me. Please give me some advice."

"Opening a restaurant, I think it's fine. Although it's not as strict as before, you still have to prepare various procedures, so opening a restaurant is a good thing, but whether it can be successful is hard to say. If you want me to give you some advice, my opinion is that you can open it."

Hearing that Zhou Chen had no objection, Yan Bugui's eyes suddenly lit up: "It can really be opened, that's great, the couple also want me to invest money, do you think it can work?"

"Paying money is not a problem, but the problem is that Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li have perfectly inherited your skills. If you pay, who will be the boss? Who will settle the bill?"

"I'm his father. If I pay, I have the final say." Yan Bugui answered without hesitation.

Zhou Chen said: "Then I advise you to forget it. If you are in charge, this restaurant will not be run well."

Yan Bugui was immediately dissatisfied: "Zhou Chen, what do you mean by this? What do you mean that the restaurant can't be run well if I'm in charge? After all, I'm a teacher and a cultured person. Am I no better than the two younger ones?"

"hehe."

"Hey, what do you mean, are you looking down on me?"

"I'm very sleepy now and want to sleep, Uncle, please stop bothering me and go water your flowers."

Zhou Chen pushed away Yan Bugui who followed him, closed the door, and then fell onto the bed.

Yan Bugui outside the door looked unconvinced. He felt that Zhou Chen really underestimated him. Why did he think he was incapable?

Zhou Chen, lying on the bed, did not fall asleep immediately, but opened the system panel.

He has been in this world for nearly twenty years, and has completed more than half of his mission. At the current speed of mission completion, it is estimated that it will take another ten to twenty years to complete the mission.

At this rate, he should be over 60 by then.

After traveling through so many worlds, he was really fed up with this kind of survival-type main quests. This kind of quest was really just a grind.

As if to prove something to Zhou Chen, the Yan family's restaurant was opened. What was different from the plot was that the Yan Bugui and his wife paid for the restaurant, so they are now also the owners of the restaurant.

From the selection of the hotel site to its decoration and opening, the old couple of the Yan family and Yan Jiecheng and his wife said they were discussing it, but in fact they were arguing bitterly and neither of them would give in.

The old couple Yan Bugui believed that in addition to money, they were also the parents and had much more life experience than their son and daughter-in-law, so their son and daughter-in-law should listen to them.

But Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng felt that since they contributed more money and understood the market better, they were the ones who handled all the formalities for the restaurant, so they should be the ones to decide how to run the business.

Neither side was willing to give in. Even if they were father and son, it was useless and the fight became a mess.

After a lot of fuss, the restaurant was finally opened, but then problems arose again.

When the restaurant just opened, Yu Li's idea was to have a big sale in the first few days. As long as the customers came, they would get a discount, and the ingredients purchased must be fresh and of good quality. It would be okay to lose a little in the early stage, as long as she could retain the customers.

But the Yan Bugui couple have different opinions. They think that since they are opening a business, of course they are doing it to make money. If they give discounts, they will lose a lot of money. There is no need to buy the freshest vegetables. After all, the freshest ones are bound to be expensive. They can buy cheap and affordable ones.

Another thing is recruiting waiters. Yu Li and her husband wanted to find a young girl, but the old couple felt that they could do the job.

In short, the two sides kept arguing over all kinds of trivial matters, and neither could convince the other. In the end, Yu Li got so angry that she borrowed money from someone to return the money Yan Bugui had invested and no longer allowed Yan Bugui to participate in the hotel's affairs.

This made Yan Bugui so angry that he started cursing at his son and daughter-in-law in the yard. In the end, Yi Zhonghai came out to mediate their confrontation.

In the end, Yan Bugui's money was returned, but the three aunts stayed in the hotel to clean.

Zhou Chen learned these things from other people in the courtyard. Yan Bugui had been very angry these days and had been hiding at home and refusing to come out. This could be seen from the wilted flowers in front of his house.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li opened a restaurant, but it was far from being as popular as they had imagined. Business was very average. Even though they had offered discounts and selected fresh ingredients, the reviews from customers were still mediocre. Some picky people even bluntly said that their chef's skills were not good enough.

This made Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li very anxious. They looked for chefs everywhere, but after changing several, still no success. The restaurant had been open for less than a year, but instead of making any money, it lost a lot.

You have to know that in order to open the restaurant, they spent all their savings and borrowed a lot of money. If the restaurant goes bankrupt, they will really lose everything.

The anxious couple suddenly remembered that there was a chef in their yard, so they discussed it and decided to ask He Yuzhu to come out.

The two found He Yuzhu and told him that they wanted to invite him to be the chef in the restaurant.

When He Yuzhu heard this, he immediately put on airs.

"Yan Jiecheng, Yu Li, I'm working well in the factory cafeteria now. Why would I want to go to your place if I have a stable job?"

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li looked at each other, smiled and said what they had agreed on.

"Shazhu, this won't delay us. The restaurant's business is mainly concentrated at night. You can work normally during the day. Just come to our restaurant after get off work. Besides, we personally invite you, and we are neighbors, so we will definitely pay you a lot. One thousand, we will give you a salary of one thousand yuan, how about that?"

When He Yuzhu heard the number of one thousand yuan, the muscles on his face trembled, but he managed to remain calm. However, Qin Huairu was stunned.

You have to know that they only earn a few dozen yuan a month working in a factory. A thousand yuan a month is higher than their annual salary. How could she not be tempted?

She wanted to agree on behalf of He Yuzhu, but He Yuzhu winked at her and she calmed down.

"One thousand, that's a lot, but I don't dare to earn this money. Who knows what the policy will be in the future? If I go to your place and lose my iron rice bowl, where can I go to seek justice? I won't go."

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were not people who could keep calm, and they became anxious when they heard He Yuzhu say he would not go.

"No, Silly Zhu, we can talk about it. It really won't affect your work. The country is open now. Private restaurants are allowed. You can see that there are private restaurants everywhere in our capital. It won't affect your work."

Yu Li also advised: "Yes, Shazhu, do you think the salary is too low? Okay, then tell me your conditions, how much salary do you want?"

"Is it really okay?" He Yuzhu asked again.

"It's really no problem. Our restaurant has been open for a long time. If there was a problem, would it have been open until now?"

He Yuzhu laughed contemptuously and said, "Haha, I've also heard about the situation of your restaurant. Business is not doing well at all. Otherwise, you wouldn't come to me with such a chuckle."

These words were really harsh to hear. Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's expressions became very embarrassed. Qin Huairu also couldn't stand it anymore and winked at He Yuzhu.

But He Yuzhu is a bad guy who doesn't care what others think, not to mention that it is Yan Jiecheng and his wife who are begging him for help.

"Shazhu, we know you are a very good cook. We will open a restaurant, and you can be the chef in our restaurant. We will pay you a salary. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

"If you want me to go, it's not impossible, but I have a few conditions."

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li immediately showed their delight: "You tell me, as long as it's not too much, we will definitely agree."

He Yuzhu nodded in satisfaction and said, "First of all, I have to go to work as usual during the day, and I will be the chef at your restaurant in the evening."

"no problem."

Yan Jiecheng wanted to say something, but Yu Li stopped him and agreed immediately.

"Secondly, I'm definitely not used to the kitchen helpers in your restaurant, so I'm going to bring an apprentice with me. But don't worry, you don't have to pay for my apprentice's salary."

Yan Jiecheng and his wife agreed immediately. Since they could get a kitchen helper for free without spending any money, they certainly had no objection.

"Finally, it's about salary. One thousand is definitely not enough. I don't want more either. Two thousand five hundred a month is enough."

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, Yan Jiecheng almost jumped up and shouted, "Impossible, Silly Zhu, are you kidding me? Two thousand five is not enough? How can you even ask for that?"

Qin Huairu was also frightened by He Yuzhu's high asking price. Two thousand five hundred a month, that's thirty thousand a year, just by being the chef at night. Is it so easy to make such money?

He Yuzhu continued calmly, "I am confident in my craftsmanship. Two thousand five is high, but I am definitely worth it. Of course, if you disagree, forget it. It doesn't matter whether I make the money or not. If you don't go, I still have time to walk around and take a rest in the evening."

Yan Jiecheng was about to leave, but Yu Li grabbed him and said to He Yuzhu, "Silly Zhu, I can give you 2,500, but I don't know if you are worth it."

“You have to try it to know whether it’s worth it or not.”

"Okay, then I can try you out for a while. If you're worth the price, I'll charge you the same price in the future. If not..."

"If it's not worth it, I'll go back to where I came from, is that what you mean?"

"Correct."

When Yan Jiecheng saw that Yu Li had actually reached an agreement with He Yuzhu, he immediately wanted to stop it, but was pushed away by Yu Li.

"Then it's settled, He Yuzhu, you'll go to work tomorrow night."

"Yan Jiecheng, see, your wife is more courageous than you, but I still have a condition."

He Yuzhu suddenly spoke again. Yan Jiecheng, who was already unhappy, got angry when he heard that there were conditions: "Silly Zhu, don't push your luck. Do you really think we are easy to bully?"

He Yuzhu said, "Don't worry, wait for me to finish. This condition is simple. You all know my habit. When I was in the factory, I often took some leftovers home. So when I went to your restaurant, I would also bring some leftovers back every night. This is the condition. It's not difficult, right?"

Yan Jiecheng refused without hesitation: "No, this is absolutely not allowed. There is no such rule. Go and ask around and see which restaurant's chefs can bring food home. This is absolutely not allowed. We can't break the rules."

But He Yuzhu didn't even look at him, but stared at Yu Li.

Yu Li's eyes flashed, and she pulled Yan Jiecheng, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I can promise you, but you have to stop when it's enough."

"Okay, that's settled then."

He Yuzhu laughed loudly and the deal was concluded. However, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li looked unhappy when they left.

They had no other choice but to hope that He Yuzhu could save their restaurant, so they agreed to He Yuzhu's rude requests.

Inside the house, Qin Huairu was beaming with joy, and patted He Yuzhu excitedly: "Silly Zhu, you are really good, two thousand five hundred, Yan Jiecheng and the others are willing to give it to you."

He Yuzhu said proudly: "They have invested so much in the restaurant, they definitely don't want it to go bankrupt. Now I am the only one who can help them, so they have no choice but to agree."

"Great."

"By the way, didn't I just say I wanted to bring a kitchen helper over? I was thinking of bringing Bang Geng over. He has been learning from me for a few years. Now you are planning to help him find a wife, right? I will take him over and give him part of the salary. I will also train him well. The opportunities in a restaurant are definitely greater than those in a cafeteria. What do you think?"

Qin Huairu was overjoyed: "Of course, I hope so, Shazhu, how come you are so amazing?"

"I'm awesome, right? I don't know how good I am at cooking, but I'm also awesome at other things. Let's go to sleep and I'll let you see for yourself."

"Silly Zhu, hey, you, you haven't washed your feet yet..."

Although He Yuzhu had many demands and asked for a lot of money, he kept his word. After get off work the next day, he brought Banggeng to Yan Jiecheng's restaurant and started working.

It’s true that although He Yuzhu is a hateful person, his cooking skills are really amazing. In just less than half a month, he made Yan Jiecheng’s restaurant famous. The number of customers coming to dine in the evening increased day by day, and the restaurant’s business became more and more prosperous.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were relieved to see that the restaurant business was improving. Although He Yuzhu had a high salary and many benefits, it was nothing compared to what they earned from the restaurant.

So they are still very proud of their own wit.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 921: I Don’t Want to Be a Fool

"Uncle, some of your old injuries are in bad condition and cannot be treated with surgery. You can only take care of them slowly. I will prescribe you a prescription. Go back and get the medicine. Boil it according to the method I told you. Take one dose a day. I will check on you again in half a month."

Although he had gotten off work, Zhou Chen did not rest. Today, his father-in-law brought a few comrades-in-arms to visit him and asked Zhou Chen to come back early to see them.

His father-in-law's comrades were all veterans who had been to the front lines and fought in wars. They all looked in good health, but in fact they all had old wounds, and several of them even had quite a few shrapnel in their bodies.

Zhou Chen had great admiration for these heroes, so he watched them very carefully and tried his best to help them with their treatment.

Father Chen and his comrades also drank a little wine. Fortunately, these people were of high status and were eventually picked up by the driver.

As the saying goes, the more neighbors you have, the more gossip you have. There are about twenty households in the courtyard, so naturally there is a lot of gossip in this not-so-big courtyard.

The popularity of Yan Jiecheng's restaurant naturally aroused some discussion among the people in the courtyard. Many people have begun to boast that Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li are now the "richest people" in the courtyard.

Yan Jiecheng has now become one of the most successful people in the courtyard. Every day he wears a well-ironed suit, carries a briefcase, walks sideways, and looks like a decent and successful man.

Yu Li is better, but she has also changed a lot from before. Now she looks like a complete boss lady, wearing fashionable and exquisite clothes. Especially in terms of temperament, she is more confident and proud than before.

In addition to the couple, He Yuzhu, who works as a chef in their restaurant, is also quite successful. He has a high salary and can bring back dishes from the restaurant. His life is so comfortable that many people in the hospital envy and hate him.

If we were to say who is the unhappiest person in the hospital, the third uncle Yan Bugui would definitely be ranked first, followed by Xu Damao.

The third uncle was unhappy because he originally owned a part of the restaurant, but he had a conflict with his son and daughter-in-law and finally had to withdraw. If the restaurant's business was average, he would not be so regretful, but the restaurant is now very prosperous and making a lot of money. How can he not be jealous?

He had been good at calculating all his life, but in the end he fell into the hands of his son and daughter-in-law. He just couldn't get over this.

But things had come to this point and there was nothing he could do, so during this period of time, he was not nice to his son and daughter-in-law, and he even wanted his wife to leave the hotel.

It’s just that the third aunt really couldn’t bear to give up her lucrative job in the restaurant, so she didn’t leave. As a result, he is now alone at home from morning to night, cooking and eating for himself.

In this situation, how could the third uncle be happy?

As for Xu Damao, there is no need to say more. As long as He Yuzhu is good, he will definitely not be good.

So when he heard his wife Qin Jingru talking about how Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were doing now, he was very disdainful.

"As for Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, haha, Sha Zhu won't be so proud for long. Just wait and see."

Qin Jingru was skeptical. Although she had lived in the courtyard for nearly twenty years, she still didn't know her neighbors well enough. The main reason was that she was not smart enough to think about others for no reason.

For her, wouldn't it be better to spend that time with her own son?

Xu Damao is indeed a shrewd man with a good eye for people. He really got things right. Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li are not the kind of people who are broad-minded and tolerant.

The restaurant's prosperity for a few months made them a lot of money, and gradually they became arrogant. They felt that the restaurant's success was all due to their hard work, because it was their perseverance that moved Sha Zhu and made the restaurant successful.

When people become arrogant, they naturally have more thoughts. When they make money, they will think more about other things.

For example, Shazhu.

That's right, when the restaurant became popular, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li liked Sha Zhu so much that they were very careful to curry favor with him when speaking to him. Even if He Yuzhu was not polite to them at all, they would still smile, after all, they relied on He Yuzhu to make money, so it was not shameful.

But as time went on, they got the money and naturally developed confidence. They started to pay attention to their status and wanted to act like the boss or the boss's wife.