PDLP Chapter 407: I Want to Open a Restaurant
Chapter 407: I Want to Open a Restaurant
December 10th arrived in the blink of an eye. The convergence of cold and warm air currents in Shanghai caused heavy snow to fall. Generally speaking, Shanghai rarely experiences heavy snow in December, but this year was an exception. The heavy snow lasted all night and continued for a whole morning.
After finishing the weekly departmental meeting, Huang Xiaochuan returned to his single dormitory in the snow without even using an umbrella.
Huang Xiaochuan had no classes this morning, so he took the opportunity to return to his warm dormitory, enjoying the snow falling heavily outside while sipping hot tea. It felt incredibly comfortable.
The dormitory room, which was only a dozen square meters, contained a kerosene heater. The heat it emitted meant that Huang Xiaochuan only needed to wear a single layer of clothing when he was in the room.
Huang Xiaochuan stood by the window, gazing at the snowy scene outside, and sipping his tea contentedly.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Huang Xiaochuan opened the door and saw several people rushing into his dormitory along with a gust of cold wind and dozens of snowflakes.
After entering the house, the three went straight to the heater, squatted down and warmed their hands by the heater.
Ma Yifeng, who was in the lead, looked aggrieved and said, "Damn you, Lao Huang, you're so disloyal! You're secretly enjoying yourself in the dormitory while we're freezing to death in the office."
Huang Xiaochuan quickly closed the door again.
"You guys don't have classes this morning?"
Jiao Zhiyong sniffed, then said, "Old An has class this morning, but Old Ma and I don't."
An Cheng wore a bitter expression, shaking his head while roasting his hands.
"You guys should take off your coats later, otherwise you'll catch a cold when you leave from here," Huang Xiaochuan kindly reminded the three of them.
Looking at the heater, Ma Yifeng said, "It would be great if there was a heater like this in the office."
"We already have a coal stove!"
"Old Huang, you're a typical womanizer who doesn't know the hunger of a starving man! How big is the office? How much heat does a coal stove produce per hour? After that, how much is left after the space is so large? It's incomparable to your oil-burning stove!"
Ma Yifeng put all his physics knowledge to use.
At this moment, Ma Yifeng wished he could hug the heater to his chest. He was from the South, and a Southerner who was very afraid of the cold.
"Damn it, they really don't care who spends money, they're just big spenders, you can't argue with that!"
Jiao Zhiyong sniffled again and nodded in agreement.
Huang Xiaochuan couldn't stand it anymore, so he found a pack of tissues and handed it to Jiao Zhiyong, telling him to quickly wipe his runny nose.
Looking at these three frozen souls, Huang Xiaochuan felt a pang of pity: "How about I get some meat and vegetables for dinner, and we can have a hot pot here?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Yifeng excitedly stood up, cupped his hands, and bowed to Huang Xiaochuan, saying, "Brother, please accept my bow!"
Huang Xiaochuan, both amused and exasperated, kicked Ma Yifeng and yelled, "Get lost!"
Ma Yifeng nimbly dodged Huang Xiaochuan's kick. This guy is good at basketball, so his reaction speed is particularly fast!
After chatting for a few minutes, the group started to feel warm and gradually came back to life.
As Jiao Zhiyong threw away the tissue, he noticed a lot of invitations on the desk. Curious, he went over to take a look.
After reading the contents, Jiao Zhiyong immediately shouted, "Old Huang, you didn't even tell us you were getting married!"
"What are you yelling about? Can't you see I'm busy writing posts for you guys? You all better hurry up and save up some money to give me gifts."
The wedding date is at the end of this month. The date was chosen by the two mothers after they specially consulted a fortune teller who is said to be very effective. For Huang Xiaochuan, this is not important; what matters is that his two mothers are happy.
Considering the actual situation, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang's wedding will need to be held twice. The first wedding will be held in Qingjiang. This wedding is mainly to make it convenient for both families to host their relatives and friends. After all, many of the Yu family's and Huang family's colleagues and friends are in Qingjiang, not to mention that most of the Yu family's relatives are from Qingjiang.
After Qingjiang finished hosting the banquet for the guests, Huang Xiaochuan would return to Shanghai to hold another wedding banquet, this time inviting his teachers, colleagues, classmates and friends.
Huang Xiaochuan originally planned to hold the entire wedding in Shanghai, as transportation and hotel accommodations wouldn't be a problem. However, this idea was met with strong opposition from both mothers, because this would mean that many of their relatives and colleagues from Qingjiang might not be able to attend. Taking two days off to attend a wedding would be too much trouble!
Therefore, it can only be done once in one place.
Upon receiving Huang Xiaochuan's call, Zhang Gaolei immediately made a call to Wu Duo, who was in Boston.
"Stop hello, it's me! Has Xiaochuan called you?"
"Call me! I was just about to call you!"
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"The same old rule applies. You come to my place first and meet me, then we'll go back together. I'll book the tickets back to China."
"Okay, Xiaochuan said the 28th, so we'll go back two days early and stay a few more days."
"Okay! Tell me your flight number before you come, and I'll pick you up at the airport!"
Huang Xiaochuan's wedding in Shanghai was a small affair, with only his teacher Wang Deyi, his school colleagues, and some university classmates and friends in attendance.
Therefore, he did not invite many people, such as Huang Boyi, Nan Hui, Zhang Yun, and his own subordinates.
He thought he could just invite them to dinner sometime in the future.
After having hotpot for dinner and returning home, my older sister and brother-in-law were in the living room talking with my aunt, while Xuanxuan was watching TV obediently. Dagun and Xiaogun were lying next to Xuanxuan. When they saw Huang Xiaochuan return, they only raised their eyelids and showed no intention of acknowledging their master.
"uncle!"
"Hey! When did Xuanxuan arrive?"
"Uncle, have you eaten?"
"I've eaten, has Xuanxuan eaten?"
Huang Xiaochuan held Xuanxuan in his arms, and the two of them chatted back and forth, asking and answering questions.
During the break, Huang Xiaochuan didn't forget to greet Zeng Hong and Tang Jianhua.
"Big brother-in-law!"
"Why are you so late coming back?"
Huang Xiaochuan glanced at the clock in the living room. It was alright! It was only a little past eight o'clock.
"I had dinner with some colleagues tonight. We ate early, so we finished early too. Look, it's only a little past eight o'clock now!"
At this moment, his aunt spoke up: "Xiao Chuan, your eldest sister and brother-in-law want to discuss something with you."
Huang Xiaochuan handed Xuanxuan to his aunt and then sat down.
"What's wrong?"
Tang Jianhua began, "Little brother, it's like this, I'm thinking of opening a small restaurant, but I'm a bit undecided, so I came to you for advice. You know I've never done business before, and you're the best in our family at it, so I wanted to learn from your experience."
"Open a restaurant? That sounds great!"
Huang Xiaochuan knew that in his previous life, his brother-in-law opened a restaurant with the support of his father-in-law, Zeng Jiahua, after being laid off. However, at that time, he operated a seafood restaurant on the shore of Taihu Lake, similar to a farmhouse restaurant. Now, he plans to open a restaurant in Shanghai.
Huang Xiaochuan absolutely supports his brother-in-law's idea of doing something.
"Brother-in-law, there are many tricks to running a restaurant. How about this, I'll ask someone to help you find a restaurant, you can go in and learn how to do it, learn from others, at least you'll know the basics before you can run it yourself."
"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements." Tang Jianhua readily agreed.
"After you understand the key aspects of opening a restaurant, brother-in-law, you should then consider what kind of restaurant you want to open. I mean, the location and size of the restaurant, as well as what kind of cuisine you plan to serve. These are all very important and need to be considered in advance," Huang Xiaochuan continued to advise Tang Jianhua.
Tang Jianhua nodded repeatedly, in his opinion that his brother-in-law had hit the nail on the head every time.
Huang Xiaochuan chatted with his older sister and brother-in-law until 10 p.m. When they realized it was getting late and Zeng Hong had to go to work the next day, the couple got up and prepared to go home. They had now moved into the villa that Huang Xiaochuan had bought for them and were living a very comfortable life.
Huang Xiaochuan didn't try to stop them, but simply reminded Tang Jianhua, "Brother-in-law, the roads might freeze tonight, so please drive carefully."
"Don't worry! Besides, it's not far, and there aren't many cars on the road at night. I'll call you when I get home."
"Okay! I'll see you off! I'll ask about that matter for you tomorrow, and I'll let you know once I've contacted the hotel."
"Okay! We're off then!"
As he spoke, Tang Jianhua carried Xuanxuan, who was wrapped up tightly, in his arms and walked out. Huang Xiaochuan escorted the family of three to their car before returning home.
Then, Huang Xiaochuan, shivering from the cold, hopped back home. It was getting late, his grandmother and aunt had already gone to bed, and his wife was on the night shift, so he would be alone in the room again that night.
Huang Xiaochuan had long wanted to persuade his brother-in-law to open a restaurant. He had even chosen a location for him. Times Supermarket Company had purchased a lot of commercial properties, several of which were suitable for opening a restaurant. The size was just right, and most importantly, they had independent parking lots.
Generally speaking, more upscale restaurants tend to have more customers who drive there. If the restaurant has its own parking lot, it will also bring in a lot more repeat customers.
However, opening a restaurant is not just about location; the staff in the front of house and the kitchen are also very important. Huang Xiaochuan didn't know where to hire these people, since he had never actually run a restaurant and didn't know much about it.
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