The workers began to peel the walls, knock on the ground, and then clean up. The punching machines rumbled and it was a mess. It was hard to hear what was being said inside. After He Zhou looked around, he walked from the back door to the courtyard. Only then did he have some peace of mind.
Chu Dongpo followed behind him and smiled. "I haven't taken a closer look at this place. Now that I have a look, it's not bad. It'll definitely be a beautiful restaurant. The only problem is that there's no space in the kitchen, right?"
The steel structure of the room was square, and it was specially partitioned as a kitchen, which was a waste of space.
He Zhou pointed to the large empty space on his left. "It's big enough to build a kitchen. When he earns money in the future, he can build a house on the empty space. He can build it however he wants."
This was all the factory land. It was not a commercial area or a residential area. There was no problem of illegal construction. If he wanted to build it, no one would care.
Chu Dongpo said, "That Old Dai really didn't earn your money. Building a kitchen costs more than a hundred thousand. Oh, right. We can start looking at the kitchen equipment. Some of them need to be customized. "
He Zhou turned around and asked Fatty, "I don't need to care about that, right? Do you know where I can buy kitchen equipment? "
Fatty said, "Our boss buys it in the city."
He Zhou said, "Then go buy it in the city. I'll go with you later."
After all, the county was too small. They could only buy pots and pans at most. When it came to professional equipment, the city would definitely have more.
Liu Yuanyuan said, "Let me go with Qu Yang. I'm good at bargaining, but he has the final say on what equipment to buy. I don't know anything about the kitchen." Liu Yuanyuan said, "Let me accompany Qu Yang.
He Zhou looked at Fatty. Fatty said, "I know what I want to buy."
He Zhou said to him, "I'll transfer two hundred thousand to you. You take care of the accounts. Be careful and don't get tricked."
Fatty was confused. He was not at ease at all, but he still needed him to learn how to take care of the accounts.
Liu Yuanyuan nodded. "Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on you. I'll see every transaction clearly."
After a round of interaction, he realized that Fatty was indeed not very smart.
Wang Dong said, "Sister Liu, you know how to drive, right? I have a broken pickup truck here. I don't drive much. I'll get someone to send it over later. You guys can use it to save the trouble of taking a taxi back and forth."
Both He Zhou and Chu Dongpo had put in a lot of effort, so he had to at least show some appreciation.
"I have a driver's license." He looked at He Zhou.
He Zhou said, "That's fine too. Let them use it first. When they earn some money later, let them get their own car. It's more convenient to have a car when it comes to shopping. Fatty, you need to get a driver's license. "
Fatty said, "I have a tricycle at home."
He Zhou said, "Then you can use a tricycle to buy groceries from now on."
He Zhou couldn't be bothered with such a small matter. He could control the heavens and the earth, but he couldn't control the air!
Dai Yinhai walked over with two workers and began to measure the ground, preparing to build a kitchen.
Xiang Kui observed for a while and then said to He Zhou, "This door is a little small. We have to open it a little, right?"
He Zhou said, "Yes, it has to be opened. When the time comes, there will be doors at the front and back. It will be convenient for people to come from any direction."
After staring at Dai Yinhai and the others for a while, he rubbed his stomach and waved his hand to find a restaurant to eat.
After sitting down at the restaurant, he transferred the money to Fatty.
Before the food was served, Wang Dong's car had already been sent over. It was a pickup truck with peeling paint. The front of the truck was deformed and He Zhou kicked the bumper, making it look like it was going to fall.
He took the car keys from Wang Dong and tested it out. Then, he said to Liu Yuanyuan, "You try it. If it doesn't work, I have a car."
Liu Yuanyuan got into the car and drove about ten meters forward and ten meters backward. After getting out of the car, she said, "The car doesn't look very good, but it drives very well. I'll take it."
Wang Dong smiled and said, "Then you guys can make do with it. There's nothing wrong with it. It hasn't even been repaired."
They returned to the private room and continued eating. Liu Yuanyuan had to go to the city in the afternoon, so she and Fatty did not drink. After eating two mouthfuls of rice, she pulled Fatty away.
Before Fatty left, he secretly stuffed a piece of paper into He Zhou's pocket. He Zhou only had time to look at it when he came out of the restaurant. It was an IOU of 1.1 million.
He handed it to Chu Dongpo and said proudly, "What do you think?"
Chu Dongpo was stunned. "This guy doesn't say anything, but he's quite thoughtful. He actually knows how to write an IOU? I couldn't tell, but he's really thoughtful this time. "
They had grown up together. He knew very well what kind of personality Fatty had. He knew that Fatty wouldn't be able to get anything out of him. He would easily be treated as an idiot.
Now, Fatty had written an IOU without a word, which made him very surprised.
Wang Dong said, "Then we have to celebrate. This means that this guy has a brain. He doesn't say anything, but he has it in his heart. We can rest assured when he comes out to do things."
He Zhou said, "As for Fatty, he's also our brother. We should help him out more in the future. Big Tooth, don't be careless. Think about it, what was the name of that brat in the class next to yours again? The one who fought with him was two years ahead of us?"
Chu Dongpo answered, "Dong Liqiang."
"Yes, that guy. Yes, that guy. Even now, when I see him, I still want to beat him up," He Zhou said.
Wang Dong said, "Alright, if you didn't mention it, I would've forgotten about it. Why? He blocked me at the door after school. Fatty didn't care about anything and went up to me with his claws and fangs. I didn't suffer any losses."
From then on, he was willing to let Fatty play with him. He would bring Fatty along when there was good food and drinks.
If he met a tough opponent, he would let Fatty go up and beat him up if he wasn't happy.
But because Fatty was too naive and silly, he would occasionally neglect Fatty. Whether it was speaking or doing things, he rarely showed true respect.
Thinking about it, Fatty had really helped him a lot. He really felt that he owed Fatty.
He Zhou said, "It's good that you know. Fatty is very loyal to you. If something really happens to you, Fatty will risk his life for you. Don't treat him like an idiot. Alright, I won't talk to you guys anymore. I'm going home. When you guys have time, come over and help keep an eye on Fatty."
The temperature was rising and the sun was shining brightly every day.
He took off his coat and wore a white shirt inside with a slim jacket on the outside. That way, he wouldn't have to shrink his arms in the cold.
His mother had returned to the province again. Seeing that he had nothing to do in the county, she sent him back to the countryside to accompany his grandmother.
"Grandma, I'm going to look after the geese." He Zhou didn't expect his grandmother, who had never raised livestock in her life, to raise a bunch of them in her old age. The key was that he didn't know how to raise them. Now that he was back, he had to rely on him.
People usually raised geese from young. His grandmother, on the other hand, was rich and overbearing. She bought adult geese that had already grown feathers. There were more than two hundred of them.
The geese did not come from the same nest. Some were big, some were small, some were old, and some were young. They formed their own cliques, and their groups were distinct. In the middle of the long queue, there would be obvious gaps. It was common for people to fight fiercely. In order to calm down the disputes, He Zhou was also very busy.
He held a bamboo pole that was more than seven feet long and hit the head of any disobedient goose.
Fortunately, these geese knew that he was the boss who provided them with food and drinks. They didn't stretch their necks to compete with He Zhou. At most, when they were hit, they squeaked and ran away.
After driving them into the river, he still had to worry that they wouldn't run far. These geese were too unorganized and had a strong sense of group consciousness. There were a dozen or so geese that acted independently and were different from the others. They didn't follow the main group and often ran away.
Once, in order to find them, He Zhou searched the river for an entire afternoon. The river was full of weeds, and it was easy to hide a dozen geese.
He Zhou held a grudge. After returning home, every time the geese were dyed red, he would put them in confinement for three consecutive days when they made mistakes again.
Today, He Zhou released them. If they still didn't learn their lesson, he would continue to put them in confinement.
Zhao Chunfang said, "Go. I'll go plant some cabbages in the garden."
She was more diligent than ever. Her family had a vegetable garden. In the past, it was managed by He Laoxi and his daughters. As for herself, she would only go in herself when she was hungry. She would go in and pick some cucumbers and tomatoes to eat.
"Let's go." The flock of geese walked further and further away. He Zhou looked at them. He wasn't worried that they would go the wrong way. He followed behind them unhurriedly.
After the geese went down the river, he stood on the slope for a while. Seeing that the troublesome geese were safe, he felt relieved and went home.
When he got home, he sat at the door and basked in the sun. The young people in the village had all gone out. He couldn't find anyone to play with even if he wanted to.
Wang Yue sent him a message, asking him when he was going back.
He was also thinking that it was time for him to go back. However, he still had to wait for the restaurant to open.
The next night, when he went to chase the geese, he received a call from Dai Yinhai.
Dai Yinhai excitedly told him that the restaurant was completed.
Then, he received a call from Chu Dongpo and Liu Yuanyuan. Dai Yinting had done a good job. Other than the cleaning, everything else was done properly.
He Zhou asked Liu Yuanyuan, "How's the recruitment going?"
Liu Yuanyuan said, "He Zhou found the kitchen staff. I only found two to six waiters. I trained them according to the information on the Internet. We'll slowly improve after that."
"Then you can start cleaning tonight. Fatty, have you found someone to calculate when the restaurant will open?" He Zhou and Fatty couldn't decide when the restaurant would open. After all, they had to choose the day.
It had nothing to do with superstition. It was just for luck.
Liu Yuanyuan said, "If we don't open tomorrow, we'll have to wait until next month."
He Zhou said, "Tomorrow then."
"Okay," Liu Yuanyuan said, "I've already asked someone to do the cleaning. I hope everything will be done by tonight."
"Then I'll go over tomorrow morning." He Zhou hung up.
Then, he called his friends and classmates in the county. As long as they had time, they would go and support Fatty tomorrow.
Without a doubt, no one would reject his friendship.
The next morning, he arrived at Fatty's restaurant at nine o 'clock. There were so many flower baskets at the entrance that they couldn't fit in. They were tightly packed together.
Qu Fu was waiting at the entrance. Even though he didn't know any of them, he still smiled and dispersed the smoke.
When he saw He Zhou coming over, he quickly went up to him and said with a smile, "Aiya, I don't know how to thank you this time."
He Zhou said, "We're family, don't be so polite."
Qu Fu's father said, "Sigh, I didn't know about the situation beforehand. That stupid kid didn't tell me either. Otherwise, I would have stopped him. The capital is too big. If it's not done well …"
He looked troubled. He couldn't afford it.
The people who came to support the restaurant gathered around to greet He Zhou. He Zhou smiled and waved at them. He said to Qu Fu's father, "Alright, let's not talk anymore. I'm going to see Fatty. Where is he?"
Qu Fu's father said, "In the kitchen."
He Zhou shook hands with a few of his friends and went straight into the restaurant.
After the renovation of the restaurant, it was very different from before. It had a solid Chinese style and looked very old. There were twenty tables in the hall, and three of them were already occupied.
He entered the kitchen from the back door. There was smoke everywhere and the exhaust fan was rumbling. Seven people, including the chefs, were busy in the kitchen.
Four chefs were constantly weighing the wok. Although they were all dressed in white, he immediately knew which one was Fatty. After all, he was too tall and his physique was too unique.
He walked over and asked loudly, "How do you feel?"
Fatty grinned.
He Zhou patted him on the back and didn't say anything else. He turned around and left the kitchen.
He ran up and down the stairs of the restaurant again, greeting the people who came to support the restaurant. Some were his friends, so he naturally knew them. Some were friends of Chu Dongpo and the others. After Chu Dongpo and the others introduced him, he pretended to be familiar with them. He greeted them one by one, hoping to let them know whose territory this was.
He would thank them if they wanted to support him in the future. It didn't matter if they didn't, but he couldn't cause trouble for them.
When it was close to noon, Dai Yinting came in with a group of people. They were guests, so He Zhou personally arranged for them.
What surprised him was that Chu Dongpo's father, Chu Yang, was also here.
He Zhou said, "Uncle Chu, why are you free?"
Chu Yang was different from others. He had to be more respectful.
Chu Yang said, "Where's Fatty? I have to congratulate him. This young man is not bad. I have to support him when he comes out to do business."
"Boss Chu, you're too polite." Qu Fu's father came out of the kitchen and saw Chu Yang. He was flustered and at a loss.
If Chu Yang could come, their family would have a big scene!
He believed that in less than two days, the whole county would be in an uproar!
Chu Yang smiled and said, "Old Bro, we've known each other for a long time. You don't have to be so polite."
"Of course, of course. Come, let's go to the private room." He had a stall outside the Chu family's factory all year round and had benefited a lot from the Chu family. Now that Chu Yang had come personally, he was really excited.
The private room was upstairs, so he led the way.
He Zhou poked Chu Dongpo from behind and asked in a low voice, "What happened? What alarmed your father?"
Chu Dongpo shrugged and spread his hands. "I didn't tell him. I don't know how he found out."
"You didn't tell him?" He Zhou put his hand to his forehead. Maybe his mother was being a busybody.
Chu Dongpo said, "It's not like I have nothing better to do than tell him. Actually, the county is only so big. How could he not know that we're causing such a big commotion?"
They had invited all the children of the county's reputable families to come and support them. Whether it was business or politics, they had basically all come.
This was the confidence they had built up over the years in the county.
He Zhou said, "It doesn't matter. It's just a meal."
After going upstairs, he saw Dai Yinting looking in the direction of Chu Yang's private room from another private room.
He thought about it and pretended not to see it.
They were all bosses, but they were not on the same level. It was not appropriate for them to sit in the same room.
He entered Chu Yang's private room and chatted with them. When the food and wine were served, he drank a cup of wine with everyone who came with Chu Yang.
After drinking a cup, Dai Yinting appeared at the door with a cup in his hand.
"Boss Chu, Boss Wang, Boss Chen." He greeted them one by one.
"Hey, Old Dai, look. We were just chatting. If we don't go to your private room, will you not come? If you don't come, we'll go over and compete with you. We'll drink until you crawl out." Chu Yang stood up and pushed Chu Dongpo to the side, pressing Dai Yinting to sit down.
"Haha, I have a few friends over there too. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Dai Yinting cupped his hands in apology.
Chu Yang asked, "You have friends? Who doesn't know each other in the county? Young lady, don't be shy. "
Dai Yinting said, "They're friends from other places. They're all from Zichuan."
"Zichuan?" Chu Yang said, "I'm familiar with that place too. I've driven trucks for so many years. What haven't I been to? Don't shout. I'll go invite them. Isn't that enough? "
Dai Yinting hurriedly said, "Don't, Chairman Chu. You sit here. I'll go."
He went to his private room. Soon, six people followed behind him. There were men and women, most of them in their forties.
He introduced them one by one and exchanged pleasantries.
He Zhou felt bored. He gave Wang Dong a look and the youngsters left first.
Before leaving, he vaguely heard words like "Jin Lin" and "Zichuan's richest man". Then, the atmosphere in the room seemed to reach a climax.
He gathered with Chu Dongpo and the others at the table by the door to play cards. It was not until two o 'clock that Chu Yang and the others staggered down from upstairs.
Chu Yang waved at Fatty and smiled. "Come, I'm happy today. I'm happy for you. Don't think it's too little. It's a little something from Uncle."
He stuffed a red packet into Fatty's hands.
"Uncle, I don't want it." Fatty really didn't want it. He Zhou knew his personality and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his strength well and push Chu Yang out. He quickly walked over and snatched the red packet.
He smiled. "Are you stupid? Just accept it."
He stuffed it back into Fatty's hands.
Father Qu smiled. "Thank you, thank you."
Dai Yinting and the others also took out red packets from their pockets and gave them to Fatty. Fatty stood there awkwardly. He Zhou didn't let him reject it, so he didn't.
After three o 'clock, Chu Dongpo and the others left.
Other than the restaurant staff, there were only the Qu couple, He Zhou, and Liu Yuanyuan.
Fatty opened the red packets while Father Qu counted the money. After a while, there was more than ten thousand yuan. Chu Yang gave five thousand yuan to each of them.
Father Qu was not happy at all. This did not reflect the restaurant's true turnover.
They had invested more than a million yuan. If there was no business, it would be over!
He Zhou said, "Keep the money. Clean up the flower baskets and fireworks at the door. Tonight is the time to test your strength."
After tasting the restaurant's food, he wasn't worried at all. It suited the taste of the public.
Even a picky person like him couldn't find any problems.
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