Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 362 First Experience

Xiao Wei said, "I came back from Andong. I went to the county to pick up my uncle and aunt on the way. It took me a whole day to run around."

Chen Hui asked in a low voice, "So, you bought the house? This is the one. Uncle, Aunt, Sister-in-law, come in and sit down. Have some tea first."

Xiao Wei said, "I've bought it, and the property certificate has been processed. I'm getting someone to clean it up now; the whole place needs to be turned over."

Chen Hui waved to the waiter to pour tea. Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang, Mou Lijuan, Xiao Hong, and Chen Xiao all went inside and sat down. Chen Hui and Xiao Wei stood at the door talking.

Chen Hui said, "What are we going to do after we're done cleaning up? Shall we open a branch? Tsk, it's just a bit small."

Xiao Wei glanced at Chen Hui and said, "That's enough. The property certificate says 920 square meters, but it's actually no smaller than that. There used to be boards separating the back, but I've removed them all. There are two large half-floors, and there's a full floor in the back, making it three floors."

Xie Zhiqiang's result was that the entire house was over 1,600 square meters, and the original area did not include the large conference room.

The meeting room occupied an entire floor. Because the building was an old-style tiled building (with gable beams and a roof with two large sloping sides covered with tiles), and the windows were all bricked up, and the lower floors were higher than the third floor, it was visually overlooked from the outside. Besides, there was no staircase there, so most people would not have imagined it.

That said, since these were all public properties used by work units, nobody paid attention to these things. Try that if it were a residential property. Besides, in those days, who cared about these things? People were struggling to make a living. Back then, people would just grab what they could and use it. What property rights or certificates? What were they?

It was alright with government-owned units; anyway, even if things were messy, they would all end up being government property. Back then, many private houses, land, and belongings were also seized, but they were all eventually taken over by the government anyway. Some of these cases are still unresolved to this day.

Chen Hui's eyes immediately lit up: "Really? Your luck is unbelievable! Are we going to open it or not?"

Xiao Wei licked his lips and said, "Let me think about it. Anyway, it's not going to open until the second half of the year."

Chen Hui raised an eyebrow, turned his head to look at the group of people talking animatedly in the room, reached out and pulled Xiao Wei aside, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with that house?" He had been in contact with Xiao Wei for more than half a year and knew many of his habits and behaviors very well.

Xiao Wei whispered, "It used to be a small department, but it was sealed off during the war. We don't know the specifics now, but inside, they found a lot of documents that Director Qin wouldn't let me see, as well as guns and bayonets and stuff."

Chen Hui said, "What's the big deal? A lot of those things were found in old buildings that were abandoned back then."

Xiao Wei gritted his teeth and said, "There are still dead people inside, three of them. Two were beaten to death and one starved to death. They were rotten to the bone."

Chen Hui gasped, "Really?"

Xiao Wei nodded, and Chen Hui thought for a moment with a twitching face and said, "It's nothing, people have died all over the place, didn't you tear it down and renovate it? It's fine, just don't tell anyone else except the two of us."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "After the renovation is finished, we'll have to trouble Brother Liu to get a new certificate. The area needs to be changed, otherwise it might be difficult to explain later."

Chen Hui said, "Okay, let's go there together after the repairs are done. I'll go talk to him to handle it. You can provide the house, and I'll pay for the renovations and opening of the branch."

Xiao Wei asked, "Where's the chef? How will we do it without Fifth Brother?"

Chen Hui said, "Have you forgotten Bozi? Let Bozi go over there, with the same conditions as Fifth Brother's side, what do you think?"

Xiao Wei was taken aback for a moment and asked, "Bozi can do it? Then his shop is closing down?"

Chen Hui said, "Even if he works his hardest, how can he keep up with us? Don't you have a penchant for buying houses? You can buy that house in Longcheng. What do you think?" Chen Hui gestured with his chin towards Xiao Wei. Xiao Wei's eyes lit up with interest: "That sounds pretty good."

Xiao Hong peeked out of the private room and looked over: "What are you two doing? Brother Gui, aren't you going to eat?"

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, let's leave it at that. We'll see how it is fixed first. Let's eat." They went into the private room. Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang, and Mu Lijuan didn't order anything; Xiao Hong and Chen Xiao arranged everything for them. The food had already been served. Seriously, does the boss have to wait for food to arrive?

The group sat down and started eating while chatting. Chen Hui also picked up his chopsticks and ate some. As for Chen Xiao, well, she was over six months pregnant, and her appetite was enormous. Haha.

Uncle Wang nodded as he ate, "It's really good, the taste is really delicious. Has their family's culinary skills really been passed down for a hundred years?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, we have a family tree and a lineage record. Counting Bo Zi, it's been six generations without interruption. We've already found someone to make a replica. We'll put a set down for people to see when they eat, under that old signboard, which is what's been passed down."

While taking care of her son, Mu Lijuan ate, saying, "This dish is well-prepared and flavorful; even the child can chew it." The child is also sensible, eating large mouthfuls of rice and vegetables, which made Mu Lijuan's life much easier.

Aunt Wang asked Chen Hui, "How much did the other people pay for their meal at Xiao Hui's table?"

Chen Xiao said, "Today's table would cost a little over 300 without alcohol, and around 700 with the private room fee and other charges. We didn't order any expensive dishes."

Aunt Wang gasped, "This is cheap? My goodness, one meal like this isn't even worth a month's salary! Who can afford this?"

Chen Hui said, "Auntie, you don't know, there are so many steps involved in making this dish. We really don't sell it for much. In fact, we even opened a pig farm specifically to enhance the flavor. All the vegetables we select are the best. And look at all these people in this house, we would lose money if we sold too little."

Aunt Wang nodded reluctantly, still finding it hard to accept. Uncle Wang, on the other hand, kept nodding, thinking it was worth the price, saying, "It's not like you have to pay anything. They're all taking advantage of other people. Look at these people upstairs and downstairs, are they stupid? They think it's worth it. This shop is well-run, it's done perfectly."

Mu Lijuan secretly stuck out her tongue. She was feeding her son much faster now. To be honest, she'd been to a restaurant fewer than one hand in her entire life, and this was the first time she'd ever been to a place of this caliber. Not just her, but everyone here was experiencing it for the first time too, just from a different perspective. Even though Xiao Wei was rich, she'd run away the moment she asked him to spend money at a place like this.

Aunt Wang glared at her husband, thinking, "That old rascal, he's really undermining me." But after eating a few more bites, she couldn't help but nod in agreement; it was indeed delicious.

Xiao Wei said, "Auntie, if you want to eat it, you can go and learn from Fifth Brother later. You can choose something simple to make at home."

Aunt Wang was intrigued and asked, "Is it really possible? This is a family heirloom craft."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "It's definitely not possible for others, but it's fine for us to learn how to make a few things at home. You can't go around teaching others, can you? You can teach my mom."

Aunt Wang nodded and said, "Okay, okay, let's go meet this chef later. This food is really good."

Xiao Wei said, "These weren't made by one person. There's also Chef Fan, a Level 2 Specialist chef. Don't misunderstand. Fifth Brother's surname is An, and he specializes in bone stews. Chef Fan specializes in stir-fries. These, these, these are Chef Fan's dishes."

Aunt Wang said, "It's quite delicious, but we can't learn this kind of cooking. Let's learn how to make this bone stew instead. You know, they're both pickled cabbage, but the taste is so different. Compared to this, mine looks like pig swill." Uncle Wang glanced at Aunt Wang silently, and Xiao Hong burst out laughing.

(End of this chapter)