The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 535: Restaurant and College Entrance Examination

Lin Weidong and his friends had been eating He Yuzhu's cooking since they were young, and they knew his cooking skills very well. When they heard that he wanted to open a restaurant with them, their eyes lit up immediately.

But thinking of the notice issued by the Industry and Commerce Bureau last year, I became a little hesitant.

"Uncle He, doesn't it say that self-employed individuals can only employ one or two employees at most? We have three people, how can we do this?"

Seeing that they had misunderstood his meaning, He Yuzhu smiled and waved his hands.
"I didn't hire you as workers.

If I really need workers, I won't look for them on the street.
I asked you to help me so that you can learn how to be a boss. I will definitely not just open restaurants in the future. I need people like you who have grown up with me and whom I can trust.
Letting you work as workers is a waste of your talents.”

After understanding what He Yuzhu meant, Lin Weidong and the other two were not as happy as before. They asked hesitantly,

"Uncle He, we don't have the capital. The money we earn from setting up a stall is not enough for our own food. How can we afford to open a restaurant with you?

Besides, we don’t know how to run a business. We have a hard time setting up a stall, let alone opening a restaurant.”

Hearing this, knowing that they were worried about Damao, He Yuzhu smiled and waved his hand.

"Dongzi, do you think that Uncle He is short of money? I don't want you to pay, but I won't let you work for free. I will pay you a salary every month, and if you make money, I will give you dividends at the end of the year.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to do business. After so many years, there are only a few people in Daxia who know how to do business. Just take it slow.

Besides, your aunt has read a lot of business books in the past two years. Let's explore together.
It's just a small restaurant. If it fails, it fails. Uncle He can afford to pay for it."

Seeing that they didn't have to pay for it themselves, and that they also received salary and dividends, Lin Weidong and Suo Lanqi agreed without a second thought.

But Ye Juan, who was born into a chef's family, asked a few more questions.
"Uncle He, will you be the chef when this restaurant opens? If you are the chef, with your fame in Peking, there will definitely be no shortage of customers.

But if you don't cook, you have to arrange for the chef."

“This is natural.
When the restaurant opens, we will definitely need to hire a chef.

Besides, what our He family has the most is chefs. When the restaurant opens, I or your uncle will come over to look after it.

Juanzi, go back and ask Erqiangzi if he is willing to come. If he is willing, let him be included as well."

Hearing that he could be counted as her second brother, Ye Juan smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'll tell my brother when I get home. He also runs a stall after work, so he will definitely be willing to help out at the restaurant in the evening."

When the matter was finished, they just walked to the state-owned restaurant.

"Come on, let's go in.
When you eat, pay attention to how the state-owned restaurants are run. After eating, go back and have a good sleep. Tomorrow, call your aunt and we will go to Yuebin Restaurant to see how we can run private restaurants.
If you learn more, you will be able to open a restaurant naturally.”

Lin Weidong and the others thought so too. We are all human beings. If others can do it, there is no reason why I can't. The worst that can happen is that I can just copy others. Then they walked in.

Of course, He Yuzhu said all these to Lin Weidong and the others. He himself didn't care much about it. In Daxia at that time, when it came to doing business, he would never lose to anyone.

After breakfast, He Yuzhu walked home alone, and then talked to Lou Xiaoe about opening a small restaurant.

After listening to He Yuzhu, Lou Xiaoe smiled and nodded.

"That's fine, but you can't do things impulsively like this in the future. You need to have a plan for everything."

"Haha, I'm just worried that you'll be tired.
I didn't have anyone under me before, so I didn't want to go through all this trouble.
I just happened to see Dongzi and his friends coming back from their stall when I went out to get a haircut. Since they are not working in the factory anymore, why don't they come and help us?
I just had a sudden idea and asked them if it was okay. If they didn't want to, I wouldn't have mentioned it to you."

Seeing He Yuzhu caring so much about her, Lou Xiao'e felt warm in her heart and said nothing more.
"Okay, let's go to Yuebin Restaurant tomorrow and let Dongzi and the others see how they do it. Then we can learn from them.
We try to run the restaurant well without violating any taboos.”

"I think so too. We should do what others do and not run our business the way it was before liberation for the time being."

……

After Lin Weidong and his team carefully observed for a few days, He Yuzhu began to prepare for the restaurant. The storefront they used was a small courtyard left by the Lou family. It was quite far from Shichahai, and everyone followed the principle of keeping a low profile, so it did not cause any waves in the courtyard.
In other words, the couple was often not in the courtyard, and when neighbors would sometimes ask them a question, they would just lie and the matter would be over.

Restaurants and the like are just small episodes,
The real big event for the He family is He Qing's upcoming college entrance examination and He Xiao's high school entrance examination. For this reason, He Yuzhu even specifically sought the opinions of his daughters.
"Qingqing, the college entrance examination is only one semester away. With your grades, isn't it a waste to apply to the drama school across the street?"

He Qing, who was eating, was stunned for a moment when she heard her father's question, and then asked,
"Dad, didn't you agree to let me apply to the drama academy? Why are you asking such a question at this critical moment?"

Not only He Qing, but even He Daqing spoke up,
"Zhu Zi, Qingqing is a girl, and there is nothing wrong with going to school near her home.
You won’t have to live on campus at that time. You can just walk a few steps to get there. The teachers in the school have lived here for many years. They can come over at a moment’s notice if there is anything.

Besides, didn't you say that you would arrange for Qingqing to work in the Ministry of Culture after graduation? She didn't apply to the drama academy to become an actor.

The daughter of our He family can learn whatever she wants to learn."

With the support of her grandfather, He Daqing, He Qing smiled brightly and kept acting coquettishly towards He Daqing.
"Grandpa, you are so nice!"

"Haha, no, I love my daughter. If you don't believe me, ask your aunt. I doted on her when she was a child."

Hearing He Daqing's arrogant words, He Yuzhu shook his head speechlessly, thinking that if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have the good life you have now, and you would probably still be suffering in Baocheng for the old gang.

However, He Yuzhu was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued to say to He Qing,
"That's not what I meant. I just think it's a pity that you have good grades but you are applying to drama school.

Since you insist on taking the exam, Dad will definitely keep his word and not interfere with your choice."

“Thank you, Dad. I will apply to the drama academy across the street, which is closer to home. I will then live at home and it will be more convenient for me to take care of Grandpa.

By the way, aren't cousin Jinhong and his friends working at a film company in Hong Kong?
Next time you go to Hong Kong Island, take me with you. I want to see the difference between our Daxia movies and Hong Kong Island movies, so that I can have a direction when I start working in the future."

(End of this chapter)