Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 700 Everyone is Improving (It's almost the end of the month, please subscribe!)

The two people went out the door and came outside.

The entire exterior of the building is made of granite, cut and processed in its original color without fine polishing. Its rough texture carries a sense of weight and grandeur, complementing the old building perfectly. It doesn't destroy the ancient feel while adding a new atmosphere. This design was suggested by Engineer Wang; in some aspects, the experience of these veterans truly shines through.

Zhang Wei looked up at the window above and said, "It really looks beautiful this way, but it was too much work. The arches on these windows almost drove the workers crazy, but the result is really good."

Xiao Wei said, "Isn't this experience? If we keep these workers, we'll get more and more of this kind of work in the future."

Zhang Wei looked at Xiao Wei and asked, "You bought another old house?"

Xiao Wei said, "We'll do the same for the new houses. The entire exterior of the place I'm in Xingcheng will be done the same way. That's a huge project, covering about 20 acres and having more than 30 floors. It'll take you two years to finish. After that, we'll have to buy the old building. Our goal is to expand our shops to all the cities in Northeast China within three years. Buying the old building will save time. We'll keep the decoration style basically consistent."

Zhang Wei said, "Holy crap, you guys are serious? That's awesome, let's do it! I'm coming over, where's the office?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's under construction in Wanliu. I estimate we won't be able to use it until next year. For now, we can only find a place to make do. Li Guan has land where we can put the equipment and such. The office is temporarily located near the power company's guesthouse. I've booked an entire floor."

Zhang Wei asked, "How many floors were built?"

Xiao Wei said, "Thirty-three. I originally planned for about ten floors, but the design institute said they wanted to build it all at once, so they made it over thirty. Engineer Wang said that once it's finished, it will be the second tallest building in the province."

Zhang Wei said, "It ranks among the top in the entire Northeast, awesome. Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going back to the company to complete the formalities, I'll bring people over to report tomorrow."

Xiao Wei said, "Isn't there a need to be in such a hurry?"

Zhang Wei said, "You don't need to worry about it, I know what I'm doing." He got in the car and left; he had an old jeep provided by his work unit.

Xiao Wei got into the car, thought for a moment, started the engine, and drove off at Shisanwei.

I parked the car in front of Han San's shop, got out and walked inside, when I heard Han San yell "Damn it!" and rush out of the shop like the wind: "Keys, keys, I'll take a look around. You sit down and have a smoke. Xiao Yan, get some water." He was already running to the car.

Xiao Wei shook his head and went into the shop. The girl named Xiao Yan made him a cup of tea: "Have a seat for a while. Just tell me what you need and I'll prepare it for you. He'll probably be running around for a while after this trip."

This was the first time Xiao Wei had met Xiao Yan. He asked, "Did you work here before? I don't think I've seen you before."

Xiao Yan blushed slightly, took a cigarette from under the table and handed it to Xiao Wei, saying, "I haven't been here long. You can smoke this. He said it's not available on the market and that it's quite good." Anji Special Supply.

Xiao Wei took the cigarette, lit it, and asked, "How's business now? I feel like this place has expanded?"

Xiaoyan said, "Yes, we expanded a bit. We merged the kitchenware store next door with it, and added a mold shop in the dining room. You'll see in a bit. Now, we basically have everything that restaurants, food factories, and cake shops need, even matching floor mats, tablecloths, and tableware."

In the past six months, Han San's shop has nearly doubled in size, with an additional stall added. He now sells cookware, kitchen utensils, baking equipment, decorating tools, food molds, and cake shop supplies, making him the largest business in the market.

Everyone is making progress quietly behind the scenes. Back in 91, cake shops were still a nascent industry in Northeast China and hadn't been widely adopted yet. Han San was basically losing money in this business, but he was still expanding and adding more products. That's vision and boldness.

After waiting for about half an hour, the SUV returned to the store. Han San jumped out of the car, took two cartons of special-supply cigarettes, went inside, threw the keys to Xiao Wei, and hid the cigarettes under the table. Xiao Wei said, "Do you know what I do now?"

Han San put the cigarettes away and walked over to ask, "What are you doing?"

Xiao Wei threw his police ID in front of Han San and said, "Stealing in broad daylight, no, this is outright robbery. Come with me in a bit."

Han San sat down and examined the documents: "Holy crap, this is real?"

Xiao Wei said, "Nonsense, what use would I have for a fake one? It's just for honor, not for salary."

Han San said, "That's still impressive! Salary is nothing compared to status. What have you done? This isn't something you can buy with favors, is it?"

Xiao Wei said, "I worked at the police station for a year. Then, somehow, I was awarded merit twice. That's it."

Han San gave a thumbs-up, handed the documents back to Xiao Wei, and said, "I've been hoping you'd come all this time. Did you see? I threw in over forty more things. Now everything's complete. I'm counting on you now. Oh, by the way, this is my sister-in-law, Wang Liyan. She'll be here a lot from now on. If I'm not around, just look for her if you need anything." He pointed to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Wei was taken aback, then nodded to Wang Liyan and called her "sister-in-law".

Han San said, "How about it? Isn't my wife great? Surprised? Hahahaha."

Xiao Wei scratched his chin, glanced at Wang Liyan, and didn't dare to speak. Han San said, "Don't overthink it. We're the original couple. It's just that I'm getting older and older, while she's getting younger and younger. It's strange. She's thirty-two, three years younger than me. Can't tell, can you?"

Xiao Wei gave a thumbs up, impressed. She looked to be just over twenty, and standing next to Xiao Hong, they were evenly matched.

Xiao Wei knew that Han San's son was already in fifth grade, and said, "Sister-in-law, you're putting a lot of pressure on Third Brother." Wang Liyan covered her mouth and laughed.

Han San said, "My son doesn't even go shopping with her, saying he's afraid it will delay his search for a girlfriend and cause misunderstandings. Is your situation similar?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's almost ready, we can start preparing. That's why I came to discuss it with you. We need equipment for the food factory, five restaurants, and at least ten cake shops. Is everything settled in Andong?"

Han San said, "It's almost done. I went there with An Laowu a few days ago, and the equipment has already been sent over. He said, 'You want to set up a spice factory?'"

Xiao Wei said, "It's a secret recipe. Opening too many branches makes it too easy for the secret to be leaked. I'm thinking of simply opening a small factory to produce the original broth for the restaurants. That way, the cooking speed can actually be faster. As long as we control it well here, we don't have to worry about opening more branches."

Han San nodded and asked, "What equipment do you need?"

Xiao Wei said, "Making soup, mainly bone broth, involves cleaning, grinding, and bottling. The bones and old ginger all need to be washed."

Han asked three times, "Electricity or open flame?"

Xiao Wei said, "Using electricity would be easier in terms of temperature control. We need to consider the oil filtration issue. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but the oil is difficult to obtain. There's no oil problem when processing food on-site in a restaurant, but it becomes a big issue when producing it this way."

Han San said, "Let's add a cooling tank first, scrape it manually, and then slowly figure out a solution."

(End of this chapter)