Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

Shan Wei pursed his lips.

Over these past few days, Shan Wei, as a member of the restaurant staff, has been the one who can best see the changes in the restaurant, after all, he can be said to be one of the parties involved.

The restaurant's customer traffic has been steadily increasing, and it's getting better and better.

As for their boss, he cooks delicious food and is also very handsome.

He's not that old, but he runs this restaurant all by himself, which is really impressive.

Moreover, the elegant and beautiful woman who came that day became friends with him in just one afternoon.

Shan Wei highly approves of his boss's abilities.

"Are you going to pursue Ren Xuan?" Zhou Wen asked rhetorically.

"Boss, you noticed?" Shan Wei was quite surprised.

Zhou Wen smiled silently and shook his head.

For a moment I didn't know what to say. Anyone who isn't mentally challenged can see it.

Zhou Wen countered with a question: "Do you like Ren Xuan that much?"

Shan Wei thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Can you tell what Ren Xuan's attitude towards you is?"

Shan Wei defended Ren Xuan, saying, "Actually, Ren Xuan is just like that because of her personality. Sometimes she's actually quite nice to me."

"so?"

"When you take someone out to play or treat them to a meal, and they need something from you, of course you'll be nice to them."

"And at other times?"

Dan Wei was clearly stumped by the question, his mouth agape, unable to utter a word for a moment.

"Didn't you ever consider that other people might have someone they like?"

A simple question completely stumped Shan Wei.

"That's probably unlikely..."

Zhou Wen smiled and looked outside the restaurant, saying, "I think it's quite possible. Ren Xuan probably has a lot of friends, who knows?"

Dan Wei was a little stunned. It was indeed true, just as his boss had said, that Ren Xuan did have quite a few friends.

There are quite a few close friends, but whenever she is asked, Ren Xuan always says that they are just ordinary friends.

As for whether or not there's someone I like...

Seeing that Shan Wei was no longer speaking, Zhou Wen also stopped talking and told Shan Wei to think it over.

The two sat there for a few minutes, then Shan Wei stood up and said:

"Boss, I'll be going now."

Zhou Wen nodded slightly. As for how much of what he had just said, Zhou Wen didn't know.

If Zhou Wen hadn't witnessed what happened last night, he wouldn't have said so much.

Shan Wei has been working at the restaurant for a few months now, and I feel I still need to give this boy, who isn't a bad person, a few words of advice.

This is like taking a preventative measure in advance, so that we won't be caught off guard and unable to accept it when something unexpected happens.

I don't know if she took Zhou Wen's words to heart, but her condition improved a lot by evening.

Shan Wei would no longer fawn over Ren Xuan like that, only occasionally exchanging a few words about work with her.

However, Zhou Wen could still discern something from Shan Wei's behavior: he was restraining himself.

The restaurant didn't introduce any new dishes in the following days, and Zhou Wen had been thinking about delivery services.

It's a done deal that Shan Wei will be working as a food delivery driver, so I need to start preparing now.

……

The next day at noon, Zhou Wen also took a trip around the area.

In 07, there were no navigation systems or similar devices, and most mobile phones were flip phones.

Upon realizing this, Zhou Wen felt somewhat troubled.

The main concern was that Shan Wei might not know the way and might not be able to find the residents' addresses.

"Shan Wei".

"Boss, what's wrong?" Shan Wei asked when his boss called him.

Are you familiar with this area?

Dan Wei hesitated for a moment, then said, "If it's nearby, there shouldn't be any problem. If it really doesn't work, I'll ask a passerby."

The more you drive, the more familiar you become with the routes, and there probably won't be many deliveries at the beginning.

Relying solely on maps is definitely not enough. You need to drive back and forth, and just looking at maps can easily waste a lot of time, and you might not even understand them.

Zhou Wen nodded slightly: "We'll probably start delivering in a few days, so I'll ride the store's electric scooter around to different places to get familiar with the business."

"The delivery distance won't be too far, probably within three kilometers."

This distance is considered a reasonable range, three kilometers plus some unfamiliar road sections and possible traffic lights.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be delivered within twenty minutes.

Shan Wei nodded in agreement, feeling a little excited inside.

A monthly salary of one thousand is quite a lot.

……

Small cards are naturally indispensable for promotional purposes when delivering food.

There's a photocopying shop right outside the restaurant's street-front location, just a few minutes' walk away.

1000 food delivery cards cost only about ten yuan.

Zhou Wen had already prepared everything that needed to be prepared in advance.

The store name, phone number, menu items, delivery area, etc., were all written down.

"Boss, could you print out some small cards for me?"

"Then please format it for me."

Zhou Wen stood to the side, while the shop owner manually typed and formatted the text on the computer.

"Will this work?"

Zhou Wen moved closer and then verified it again.

After confirming that everything was correct, he nodded.

After waiting for a few minutes, I picked up the small cards, and the bag was full.

When Shi Ying and Shi Ling arrived at the restaurant, they each picked up a card and started looking at it.

Zhou Wen then asked for their opinions: "How about this card?"

Shi Ying looked at it again and again, finishing one side and then moving on to the other.

"Boss, isn't this card a bit too ordinary?"

Zhou Wen smiled; there was nothing he could do about it.

Zhou Wen understood Shi Ying's meaning and thought that making the promotional cards more attractive might draw people in.

"This is the best we can do for now; we can design something nicer later."

Shi Ling and Shi Ying had completely different concerns. Shi Ling didn't focus too much on the design of the card; she simply observed the information on it.

After finding no errors in the information on the card, the card was put down.

Zhou Wen turned his gaze to Shi Ling and raised his eyelids slightly.

Shi Ling shook her head slightly.

Zhou Wen plans to launch the delivery plan in the next few days.

I plan to warm up the food delivery business in the next couple of days by giving each customer who goes to the restaurant a small card.

Then, write the restaurant's phone number and delivery service information on the sign at the entrance.

Zhou Wen placed the small card in a conspicuous place on the table.

Any diner who comes in can see the card by glancing at the table.

Or simply by noticing the changes on the signboard when you enter the restaurant.

Soon, some diners noticed the extra small cards on the table. At first, they thought they were some new condiments, but after picking them up and looking at them, they realized they were restaurant promotional cards.

"Boss, do you offer delivery now?"

Clearly, the diner was not paying attention to what was outside, or perhaps he was thinking of checking again.