Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 650 The Restaurant is the Real Business

Chen Hui's family ultimately did not move.

The four elderly people, along with Aunt Wang, scolded Chen Hui one by one, while Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng ate melon cakes along with them. Chen Xiao was in her postpartum period; she and her baby couldn't be too active and had to wait until the full moon celebration.

Xiao Hong goes to school every day, Xia Maosheng goes to work, Chen Hui has to take care of his wife and son, Aunt Wang has to do the accounting, Li Na went to Andong, Geng Hui has to take charge of the work in the entire office for the time being, and Xiao Wei suddenly finds himself the most idle person.

The police station has already started demolition, and everyone has moved to a row of bungalows next to the school to work in cramped conditions. The dormitories have been moved to the power supply guesthouse.

The six police stations of Wanliu, Danan, Dadong, Guancheng, Wanquan, and Huangcheng are also relocating and will be demolished soon. However, elevator buildings cannot be built in Huangcheng, as that area is the old city district, and buildings can only be five stories high at most. Xiaowei considered it for a while and still agreed. This will be the least profitable place among all the police stations, and they may even lose money.

After a few busy days, I received a call from my older brother, Zhang Jun.

"When are you coming over? The site leveling is done and the foundation pit is dug. It's not like the construction team is losing money if they wait a day." Zhang Jun's tone was a bit sharp.

Xiao Wei said, "So much has happened lately, one thing after another. Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

Zhang Jun said, "It would be best to bring a knowledgeable engineer along, in case there's anything you don't understand in the drawings. This is the first time we've done such a big project, so any problems could be serious."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll bring an engineer, and we'll have the design institute send a few people to stake out the site."

Zhang Jun's tone softened, and he said, "That's good. Is your house in Fengtian ready yet? When are my parents moving there?"

Xiao Wei said, "It'll be a few more days, around the end of October. My mom said you said you were coming back, are you coming back?"

Zhang Jun said, "We'll see. Your sister-in-law's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she's having a lot of morning sickness. We'll see if it goes well."

Xiaowei knew his sister-in-law was pregnant and said, "Then don't go through all that trouble. Your health is important. When are you due?"

Zhang Jun cheered and said, "Well, that's a long way off. We'll have to go after the New Year, in March. Oh, and bring all that stuff you gave your sister-in-law last time. I'll have someone take care of it for you. It's not good to keep that stuff around."

Xiao Wei asked, "Is it okay? Bring everything?"

Zhang Jun said, "Bring them all. I've already arranged it with them. Okay, I can't talk to you anymore, I have things to do. I'm hanging up now."

Xiao Wei put down the phone and thought for a moment, then called Dean Cheng of the design institute and explained the situation. Dean Cheng said it was no problem and that he could send two people to be stationed there. He originally wanted to bring Engineer Wang along, but then thought better of it. So many things here depended on Engineer Wang, so he decided against it.

I got up and went to Geng Hui's room. Geng Hui was calculating something.

Xiao Wei asked, "Can we issue the check now?"

Without looking up, Geng Hui said, "Yes, we can open it. How many times do we need to open it?"

Xiao Wei said, "Five million, that's the advance payment for the project in Xingcheng. After that, you still need to prepare some design fees from the design institute. How much money do we have left?"

Geng Hui said, "Xiao Hui borrowed 50 million last time, and he's used more than half of it. It's all sitting there; it's enough."

Xiao Wei asked, "Why did you use so much?"

Geng Hui said, "I've deducted all the money you spent this year and already credited it to your bank account. Haven't you checked your bank account?"

This year, we've been buying houses, land, and cars, and Xiaowei paid for all the initial expenses.

Xiao Wei said, "I didn't check, and you didn't even tell me. Why would I check that stuff for no reason? That money belongs to your family, and it all went back to me?"

Geng Hui said, "I'm sorting out the accounts. Let's settle our accounts one last time. The accounts in Longcheng are easy to handle. Xia said we'll settle them with you at the end of the year. Anyway, neither of us needs much money."

Xiao Wei said, "I've collected the money from this period too. If you have time, you should calculate it and sort everything out."

Geng Hui raised her head, tilted her head, and looked at Xiao Wei, asking, "How much money does my family have?" The money from the training school was difficult to transfer to the accounts, so it was always in Xiao Wei's hands. In other words, Li Gengsheng had an account book, and even Xia Maosheng didn't know the number.

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Didn't Li Gengsheng submit the accounts? What didn't you calculate?"

Geng Hui glared at Xiao Wei. Li Gengsheng reported the accounts for the food factory, cake shop, and billiards hall. The restaurant training school in Longcheng was contracted out and did not belong to the sister company. It was Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng's private account and was not included in the summary.

Xiao Wei asked, "How are the profits at the food factory and cake shop?"

Geng Hui lowered her voice and said, "The total for the first half of the year was just over a million, less than half of what Anji made. When I did the math, I realized we don't actually make much money. The pig farm has been a constant drain on resources this year, and with all the houses we bought and renovated, we're going to lose almost twenty million this year. Can this really work?"

Xiao Wei sat down and said, "Buying and renovating a house with a loan is an investment, so it can't be considered a loss. I should have made a profit on paper this year, but not much. I bought six cars."

Geng Hui said, "If we don't count the loan, I'll probably only earn enough for these few cars this year."

Xiao Wei said, "Longcheng School is the main source of income. Your family's share this year will be enough to cover the cost of these cars. Fengtian is currently in the investment phase, and the focus is on next year. You don't need to worry about making money; just keep the accounts straight, and we'll take care of it."

Geng Hui was taken aback: "Schools make that much money?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "I never thought of that."

Geng Hui said, "No wonder there are classes everywhere. The school didn't give Xiaohui's family a place, so Xiaohui can't get one. What are his thoughts?"

Xiao Wei said, "He doesn't want it. Lao Xia from the restaurant didn't want it either. Don't underestimate Anji. Wait until next year and see. The restaurant is the real business. Training classes are popular for a while, but gradually fewer people will come, and the prices will definitely come down. I estimate that we can only make more money in the next year or two. In the future, more and more classes will be offered and more and more people will learn more, so it won't be like it is now."

Geng Hui thought about it seriously, nodded and said, "It seems that what you said makes sense."

Xiao Wei said, "I also saw it in the newspaper. The price of chef training courses in Fengtian has dropped by 200 yuan compared to last year, and the number of training courses has doubled. We have a head start now. I estimate that others will start to enter the market in the next year or two. Baking classes are how you make money now. Fortunately, we are in Longcheng, so the impact is small. We'll see once it's set up here."

Geng Hui got up to get the check and said, "Find a few people to help you with this real estate project. Construction has already started, but you haven't even given me a budget yet. I need to prepare the funds."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll find a few people to set up an office tomorrow. The final accounts will cover all expenses, so that's accurate. We'll pay according to the final accounts, with a prepayment upfront, and no further payments needed in between."

(End of this chapter)