Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 732 Miler

Miler, who had been listening with a deck of cards in hand, chimed in, "You two have known each other for a long time? How come I've never heard you mention it, Wang Gang?"

Wang Gang glanced at him and said, "What's there to talk about? Is this funny? I only started hanging out with you now that we're on good terms. Forget it, what's past is past, I didn't take it to heart. From now on, Miler, you're a buddy, so you should tone it down and do something productive."

Miler said, "What can I do? If my dad weren't the mayor, I'd be nothing. I didn't get much education, so all I can do is rely on my dad to show off for a few years."

Wang Gang waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I won't say anything more to you. You're old enough to figure it out yourself. Anyway, I've got my point across."

Wang Gang and Li Weibing had heard that Xiao Wei and Chen Hui's restaurant was opening, so they insisted on coming to join in the fun. They had never been to Andong before, so they thought it would be a good opportunity to broaden their horizons and have a look around. Unexpectedly, Mi Le also insisted on coming after hearing about it. It wouldn't be good to lose face, so the five of them ended up traveling together.

Wang Gang insisted on taking the train; he was determined to go to Fengtian to drive Xiaowei's car.

The group left late, arriving in Fengtian after 8 p.m. They took a taxi from the train station to Anji, and were all hungry, as the food in the taxi was not enough to fill them up.

That's about it for now. Most of the customers have left. The waiters and cleaners are tidying up the tables and cleaning. There's one table downstairs and three tables in the private rooms on the second floor. The performers have already received their wages and left. These days, their performance fees are settled on the same day. There are more students over there, and the teachers want more people to have a chance to showcase their talents and develop their skills, so each person usually only comes five or six times a month.

Li Na's idea is that the more people who have come, the better. Once this batch graduates, a group will be selected to work here. There are so many branches anyway, we can organize a performance team to take turns performing. Besides, changing performers is also good for regular customers; they won't get bored. Even if it's great, they'll get tired of hearing the same thing every day.

"Boss, second boss, why are you so late? Haven't you eaten?" Wei Yun greeted him.

Xiao Wei said, "I just got back from Xidu. A few friends came over. Let's prepare some dishes. I'm really hungry."

Chen Hui said, "Who are you calling the second boss? I'm the big boss, understand?"

Wei Yun ran off laughing, and Wang Gang said, "Damn, buddy, your waitress is gorgeous! Where did you get her?"

Xiao Wei led a few people inside, found a table, and sat down, saying, "This is the manager of my shop. Don't mess with her. Her dad might actually try to kill you with a knife. Xiao Hui and I asked her to let us work here, and her dad followed us here several times. He's practically checking our household registration."

Li Weibing said, "It's normal. There are quite a few parents like that. You can do whatever you want to them, but if you touch the child, they'll fight you to the death. This is actually a degenerated animal instinct in humans, but some people have awakened this instinct. Wang Gang, remember this: if you encounter a parent like this, stay away from that child as soon as possible, or something serious might happen."

Wang Gang's face twitched: "That's all so mysterious, talking about awakening instincts. You try awakening one and let me see."

Chen Hui said, "Does moving my ears count? I've been able to move my ears since I was little. My mom says it's an animal instinct." He then moved his ears a few times.

Li Weibing said, "Yes, all animals, those with ears, can move, including humans. But as humans became more advanced, their instincts became unnecessary and were lost. What you're experiencing is the awakening of your instincts."

Miler asked, "You guys own this? That's awesome! How much did you invest?"

Chen Hui said, "I invested over 700,000 yuan, less than 800,000 yuan, last year."

Wang Gang said, "Over 700,000? That's the smallest investment you've ever made in your business, isn't it?"

Chen Hui said, "No, Xiao Wei also has a restaurant in Longcheng. He invested the least in that one, which costs more than 20,000 a year."

Xiao Wei said, "It's a contracted business. I have a restaurant and a training school in Longcheng that I contracted; they're government-owned. By the way, there's renovation work going on in Longcheng next year. Are you two interested? If so, bring a construction team over for you. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle everything here."

Li Weibing asked, "How big?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's not a big one, just a few acres of land. We'll build a three-story shopping mall downstairs and five elevator buildings upstairs, each over twenty stories high. The whole project will cost five or six million."

Li Weibing said, "How about we do it next spring? Okay, let's do it. I'll bring people over from Xingcheng; the labor costs are lower there."

Chen Hui said, "Labor costs in Longcheng aren't high, and the economy there is just average. If you're interested, go there and investigate first. If it's about the same, you might as well hire someone locally to avoid the hassle."

Miler looked at Xiaowei and then at Li Weibing, and asked, "Um, can I come along and learn from them later?"

Wang Gang said, "Okay, didn't I tell you today that I'll treat you like a buddy from now on? You can definitely come and learn if you want. Just settle down, and I won't mind including you if anything comes up in the future. But let me tell you, if you're with us, you have to actually get things done. You'd better not use the same old tricks you had with them before, understand?"

Miler felt a bit aggrieved. Who the hell would dare to talk to him like that to his face normally? But here, on one hand, the military didn't care about him, and on the other hand, his father was more powerful than his father.

Li Weibing noticed that Mi Le seemed a bit off-topic and said, "Mi Le, Wang Gang may be blunt, but he meant well. We're not kids anymore; we need to get down to business. What do you think? We're lucky to have Xiao Hui and Xiao Wei to guide us. Is it really that hard to just be a little more disciplined and change your ways?"

Wang Gang said, "Do you know how much Weibing and I have earned this year under Xiaowei and Xiaohui's guidance? We don't have to worry about anything or do anything. We've made over 100,000 this month alone, and we'll make even more next month. Just wait until next year and see what I, Wang Gang, will be like."

Miler was stunned: "Really?"

Li Weibing said, "Seriously, what's the use of fooling you? You have more connections and more resources than us. Wouldn't it be better to settle down, do something worthwhile, and make some money than to spout nonsense?"

Miler twitched her face: "What can I do? I don't know anything. I can only do things like getting permits and settling scores, and that's about all I make in a year. I wouldn't dare take more. Also, my dad has a business deal with his classmate. My dad doesn't care if I spend that money, since he doesn't spend much of it anyway."

Li Weibing said, "Then you're better off than Gangzi and me. You still have some capital. We borrowed from all over the place and scraped together about 200,000 yuan. What could we do before? Now we're making money, aren't we? The key is what you want to do, whether you want to just drift along or do something legitimate."

"Good evening, everyone." Several gentle voices rang out; it was the waiters coming over to lay out napkins, ready to serve the food.

Upon seeing that it was Milia, Xiaowei asked, "Have you adjusted yet? How are you feeling?"

Milia smiled and said, "It's alright, I can keep up."

Shi Xiaoyan said, "Boss, you never come to see us. Have you forgotten about us?" Yan Xiaoqi laughed. The group of them had come specifically to serve the boss after hearing from Wei Yun that he was here.

(End of this chapter)