Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

"Shi Ying, what do you think?" Zhou Wen asked.

Shi Ying smiled foolishly, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Seeing Shi Ling hesitate, Zhou Wen asked, "What about the other rooms, Sister Xu?"

"The remaining rooms are about the same price as this one, but the environment isn't as good. You can take a look if you want, but it's a bit of a walk."

Zhou Wen nodded slightly, then looked at Shi Ling and said:

"How about this, let's go back and take another look at the original room."

Shi Ling nodded slightly, clearly intending to follow Zhou Wen's advice.

Sister Xu wasn't displeased at all; that's how it is when renting a house—you look at it again and again.

It has to be said that the difference between the two rooms is really huge.

The room in the previous place probably belonged to someone else; it was likely rented out by Sister Xu so she could get a share of the money.

This is room 316, which is Sister Xu's own room. I guess it's cleaned regularly.

Finally, Zhou Wen glanced at Shi Ling and made the decision for the two of them: "Sister Xu, let's take this room."

Upon hearing this, Sister Xu smiled.

In a moment of joy, he said, "How about this, the house originally costs 680 a month, but we'll give you a monthly rate of 620."

Zhou Wen nodded and said, "Thank you, Sister Xu."

"Anyway, the two rooms aren't much different in price, so I'll make up the difference for you."

It wasn't a lot of money, after all, it was Zhou Wen's decision.

However, Shi Ying politely declined, saying, "No need, boss. It's not much money, and the room is indeed quite nice."

Zhou Wen nodded.

The next step was to sign the rental agreement for the house.

However, since Shi Ying still has a week left on her original rent, she doesn't need to move in yet.

Now that the room arrangements have been finalized, we need to pack our things and move over tomorrow afternoon.

Back at the restaurant, the three of them sat and chatted while waiting for it to open.

Now that the house issue has been resolved, all that remains is to renovate the second floor.

I should be able to contact someone later today to follow up on the renovations on the second floor.

I was originally planning to release some new products in the next few days, but now I have to postpone those things.

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The next day, after the restaurant closed at noon, Zhou Wen called someone to have everything on the second floor removed.

Only one person came; their main purpose was to take all the furniture away.

In addition, Shi Ying and Shi Ling stayed to help, so there was no need to hire any other helpers.

"Boss, should we clean all these things out?" Shi Ying was also going up to the second floor for the first time.

Zhou Wen nodded and said, "Yes, everything needs to be cleared out."

Because of limited manpower, it took an hour to clear out all the furniture on the second floor.

Shi Ying and Shi Ling also decided not to go back.

"Boss, let's clean up the second floor again."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Sometimes Zhou Wenxin felt very emotional, thinking that it was really lucky to have found the two sisters, Shi Ling and Shi Ying.

Zhou Wen needed to go back to the new house again to move some beds, cabinets and other items to his new residence.

After everything was taken care of, it was almost four o'clock when we got back to the restaurant.

When they returned, Zhou Wen still brought them afternoon tea.

"Try their milk tea and snacks. Their business is pretty good. The line is quite long on the pedestrian street."

Snacks are things like French fries and chicken nuggets.

The two rested downstairs, while Zhou Wen went upstairs to the second floor to make some plans.

However, upon reaching the second floor, they were somewhat speechless, as the two sisters had cleaned the entire second floor far too thoroughly.

Since it's so clean now, it will definitely need to be cleaned and tidied up again for future renovations. Zhou Wen smiled silently, not knowing what to say.

The things have been cleared out; all that's left is to have someone demolish these partition walls.

On Sundays, the number of customers is also very high, and there are still not enough seats.

The renovation of the second floor has been put into progress, and now we can only wait a few more days until the second floor is completed.

Recent expenses have been quite high, and it's almost the 10th, time to pay everyone's salaries.

In addition, the entire second floor will need to be renovated, and air conditioners and other appliances will also need to be installed.

However, business was indeed booming throughout July, with an average daily turnover of over 3000.

The alcoholic beverages were the main help, and the profit margin on them was truly outrageous.

Zhou Wen planned to settle Ren Xuan's salary first, and then distribute everyone's salaries together on the 10th.

Throughout July, Shi Ying, Shi Ling, and Shan Wei all performed exceptionally well in their work.

Especially when Shan Wei went out to deliver food, he didn't make a single mistake, and his overall performance was excellent. No customers called afterward to say there were any problems.

Zhou Wen also talked to Shan Wei.

Shan Wei felt that although the air was a bit hot, riding his bike around in the breeze was actually quite nice.

Although it was supposed to be cool in the restaurant, running back and forth between the front and back of the house was indeed a bit dizzying.

Zhou Wen didn't know what to say about this, only that perhaps Shan Wei was born for this kind of work, and it was somewhat of a lucky accident that led to Shan Wei's success.

Shi Ling and Shi Ying's July salary was two thousand.

The two of them had a base salary of 1,200 yuan, and the remaining 800 yuan was a bonus. As for whether this amount was a lot or not, Zhou Wen thought it wasn't much.

After all, factory workers get at least one day off a week, but restaurant workers also work at a high intensity every day and didn't get a break throughout July.

Furthermore, their jobs weren't just as simple as front-of-house staff; they were practically two assistants, nothing more to say about them.

When Shi Ying and Shi Ling received their wages, they were both slightly surprised.

Shi Ying also spoke up, "Boss, is there a mistake in the salary payment? There's a lot more than expected."

"After all, you didn't get a break throughout July. Your previous salary at the factory was also 1,800, which is about the same price," Zhou Wen said to Shi Ling.

Shan Wei's salary is 1,400.

The originally agreed-upon job of delivering food has been changed to a salary of one thousand, plus a bonus of two hundred and a high-temperature allowance of two hundred.

Zhou Wen felt that Shan Wei worked so hard that he deserved more rewards.

When Shan Wei accepted the rather heavy red envelope, his breathing became rapid.

"Save where you should, spend where you should. Sometimes it's good to treat yourself." Zhou Wen reminded Ren Xuan irritably while she was working in the kitchen.

Dan Wei scratched the back of his head and, for the first time ever, nodded.

Seeing that Shan Wei nodded, Zhou Wen didn't intend to say anything more and waved his hand to indicate that people should go about their business.

As for Ren Xuan's salary, it will be the same as usual, and the matter of extra bonuses will be discussed when the next payday arrives.