Spring Breeze Twenty Years

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Upon reaching the third floor, Li Na whispered, "Where did you get these two from? They didn't say anything when they first arrived, and they were always crying. I felt like you had kidnapped them. But they learn quickly, are diligent, hardworking, and good-looking, so I let them stay here."

Chen Hui said, "You can trust these two. If they're capable, they'd be perfect as store managers. Don't worry, as long as Xiao Wei is here, they'll definitely treat this place like their own home. They wouldn't betray us even if you paid them."

Li Na glanced at Xiao Wei sideways, and Xiao Wei raised his hand to turn her face away: "What kind of look is that?"

Li Na asked, "What's the story behind this?"

Xiao Wei said, "What a load of rubbish! You have so many stories to tell. Go and figure out how to be Xiao Hui's little brother, don't try to figure me out."

Li Na reached out and took Chen Hui's arm, sighed, and said, "There was still a chance before, but now there's no chance at all. It's pitiful."

Li Weibing said, "You two get along really well; you don't act like a boss and employee at all."

Xiao Wei said, "How could I dare to be Sister Na's boss? She'd beat me up if she ever angered me. We were good friends before we opened the restaurant. When we decided to open the restaurant, Sister Na came to help. To be honest, without her and Sister Jin, we wouldn't have been able to run this restaurant so smoothly."

Mile asked, "Who designed this renovation?"

Xiao Wei turned his head and looked over: "What's wrong?"

Miler said, "I like it. I'll do the same when I have my own house. Can you introduce me to someone then?"

Chen Hui said, "What's the point of introducing him? He did everything from start to finish. Just go directly to him." He pointed at Xiao Wei.

Miler was a little skeptical: "You designed this?"

Chen Hui said, "He plans, designs, supervises, and guides the construction; he's not kidding you, really."

Xiao Wei said, "No, no, Lao Xu has his own ideas. He's transferred people in quite a few places. It's more reliable to ask Lao Xu for help with this. Miler, call me when you need to, and I'll have Lao Xu go over there."

Mile asked, "Who is Lao Xu?"

Xiao Wei said, "We also have a furniture factory downstairs. The factory manager has been working with wood his whole life. He's a real expert."

Chen Hui asked Li Na, "Aren't there any offices prepared here?"

Li Na said, "Yes, it's on the first floor, behind the bar."

A group of people came down the stairs to the kitchen. Chef Zhai, dressed in his chef's uniform, was talking to the chef, while Xiao Bo and Yingzi were quietly simmering the broth. The chef, a veteran in his early fifties, had been introduced by Liu Sui from the power company and had been working as a chef his whole life.

Upon seeing Xiaowei and Chen Hui, Chef Zhai introduced them to the old chef: "Well, Chef Wang, this is our boss, this is Boss Zhang, this is Boss Chen. This is Chef Wang. I've heard of Chef Wang's great name all over Longcheng. He's a true master chef."

Master Wang said, "You flatter me. I don't have any name. Just call me Old Wang. I just couldn't stay home after retiring, so I came out to find something to do. I have to thank the two bosses for giving me a job."

Although Xiaowei had never met Master Wang, he knew about this matter and said, "Master Wang, you're too kind. Liu Sui and Brother Liu are not outsiders, so please don't stand on ceremony. Xiaohui and I are both young, and Master Zhai has to manage things. We'll have to rely on you from now on."

Master Wang said, "Chengcheng, don't worry. If you think highly of my skills, I'll definitely do my best and make sure I don't bring shame to your shop."

Chen Hui asked, "What time do people usually come to the cafeteria now?"

Master Zhai said, "Around five or six o'clock, not much, we still need to promote it."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's set up a table ourselves. I'll go check the back. We'll have an opening feast together later. Chef Wang, do you have any specialties? Bombardier, is that alright?"

Bozi raised his hand and gave an OK sign: "Don't worry, just watch."

Yingzi immediately pinched him hard: "Show-off, can't you speak properly?" Bozi yelled and ran off to the side, jumping around.

We came out the back door and went around to the dormitory area. The door and lock had been replaced, and the first floor had been renovated. Although it wasn't big, it was enough to accommodate a few shops. The dormitory upstairs had been completely renovated, and the beds and daily necessities were all in place. After taking a look around, everyone came back to the restaurant and found a table on the second floor to sit down and chat.

Xiao Wei said, "It looks like there are no problems. Xiao Hui, ask Brother Liu to inquire when the leaders have time to come over and unveil the curtain for us, and hold an opening ceremony."

Chen Hui took out his phone and asked as he dialed, "Should we call the provincial level?"

Xiao Wei said, "No need, it's too far. It wouldn't be good if people didn't come."

Chen Hui said, "I'll talk to Lao Chen and see how he arranges things. We didn't think things through." The call was connected.

"Brother Liu, this is Chen Hui. Do you have time now?"

Liu Sui said, "Just got off work, what's up?"

Chen Hui: "I've arrived in Andong. I'm at the hotel. Brother Liu, if you don't have anything else to do tonight, why don't you bring your wife over? I've prepared all the dishes. Let's have a drink."

Liu Sui said, "So you're getting ready to open? Okay, I'll go back and pick up your sister-in-law. Has Xiaowei arrived yet?"

Chen Hui said, "We're here. We've got a few friends with us. It's a good opportunity to get to know each other."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hui said, "Wait a bit, I'm going home to pick up my wife. Do I need to call anyone else?"

Xiao Wei said, "Director Qin went to Fengtian, so who else is he calling?"

Chen Hui said, "We don't know many people here. It seems we should come here more often in the future."

Xiao Wei said, "Then you're amazing. You won't have to do anything else. You'll open restaurants everywhere. You can just get to know each city one by one. Anyway, there aren't that many cities in Northeast China, only a few dozen. It should take about ten or eight years to make it work."

Miler said, "It might not work. We just met here, but there's a change of leadership over there. We'll have to start all over again." Everyone laughed. Xiaowei called the waiter over and brought a few bottles of drinks. Everyone could pour themselves whatever they wanted.

Li Weibing said, "I feel that your shop is good at everything now, except for the tea. I don't care about the liquor and beer, they're all pretty much the same. Look, the cigarettes, the custom-made ones, the champagne, the foreign ones, the service, the tableware, the environment, everything is top-notch. The tea is not up to par."

Chen Hui said, "Yes, the tea we're using now is bought from the market, and we even picked out the good ones, but it's definitely not the best quality. But then again, do you think everyone is like you? Seriously, how many people have ever drunk top-grade tea? We're considered quite particular. Have you ever seen any other restaurant serving tea that costs hundreds of yuan per ounce?"

Miler said, "Restaurants? There aren't many private homes either. Anyway, my family doesn't have any. I've never even drunk any. The tea we have is only a hundred or eighty yuan a tael."

Wang Gang said, "I can't tell the difference. They're all tea anyway. I only know that black tea and green tea have different colors when brewed. Don't listen to the guard. His father is a tea connoisseur and has a wide network of connections. He's willing to go around sourcing good tea. It's fine for personal tasting, but can you really make a business out of it? Putting aside the money, where are you going to get it? The really good tea is sold out before it even comes out. It doesn't even have a chance to be listed on the market."

Chen Hui said, "I feel fine, what's wrong with it?"

(End of this chapter)