half thorns, half joy

Tang Xuan looked around, looking at the pedestrians coming and going, very confused.

She was sure that Huang Tingting must have seen something, but the crux of the problem was, what did she see?

While Tang Xuan was still looking around, Huang Tingting had already dragged Tang Xuan into the hot pot restaurant and stood behind the curtain. Tang Xuan stood still.

"Tingting, did you see someone?" Tang Xuan couldn't ignore Huang Tingting's anomaly.

Huang Tingting lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Tang Xuan's sharp eyes.

"Tingting!" Tang Xuan snapped.

"No...no one." Huang Tingting glanced at Tang Xuan quickly. Seeing that Tang Xuan was very anxious and worried, she felt a thump in her heart, "There really is no one, just someone I knew before."

These words are not all lies, Bai Xin is indeed someone she knew before.

But Tang Xuan obviously misunderstood. Hearing what she said, Tang Xuan thought it was a woman she knew when she was working as a peripheral.

Tang Xuan grabbed Huang Tingting's hand, made a protective gesture, and said, "Don't worry, it's all right, the past is over, you are a brand new you now, don't be afraid of them."

Huang Tingting felt very uncomfortable, and gave a muffled hum, not knowing how to answer the question at all.

If it is said that a liar has to swallow a thousand needles, then how many needles should she swallow for a person who uses a lie to win a lie.

The hot pot restaurant opened by Deng Langyue is not small, Tang Xuan and Huang Tingting have been standing together for a while, several groups of people have already entered.

"Let's go in first." Huang Tingting felt guilty and didn't dare to stay longer with Tang Xuan. She tugged at Tang Xuan's sleeves, "There are people coming and going here, we are blocking the way for guests."

What she said made sense, Tang Xuan nodded, "Okay, let's go in and talk about it first."

After entering the hot pot restaurant, Deng Langyue greeted her immediately, exchanging warm greetings and hugging Tang Xuan, there was no chance for further discussion.

Deng Langyue led them to the best booth, snapped her fingers, and soon a handsome waiter with a height of 1.8 meters [-] walked over.

Tang Xuan looked around at the Chinese-style decoration in the store, and then saw the handsome waiters. She couldn't help asking Deng Langyue, "The waiters are all girls, why are you all boys here?"

"They're all handsome guys." Cai Lin, who arrived late, added with a smile.

Seeing Cai Lin's appearance, Deng Langyue's expression softened instantly. He walked over to help Cai Lin open the chair, and supported Cai Lin's chair back to stand still.

"Linlin proposed." He explained.

Cai Lin laughed wildly, turned her head and looked at Deng Langyue, "I don't worry about girls serving as waiters. There is such a handsome boss in the store, what can those girls do if they have evil thoughts?"

Deng Langyue nodded in agreement.

"Besides, the handsome guy is so eye-catching, and he can also be used as a gimmick." Cai Lin said, and went whoring on the handsome waiter standing next to her, "Now the little girl likes to eat hot pot. We have handsome guys in our store. They can't Come here often."

"Well, it makes sense." Deng Langyue echoed again.

Tang Xuan laughed, "Lang Yue, you listen to whatever Cai Lin says now, don't you?"

"That goes without saying." Cai Lin raised her eyebrows proudly.

Deng Langyue didn't say a word, just looked at Cai Lin with a smile, her eyes were full of love and doting, her undisguised appearance made everyone present envious.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Zihan and Cai Jinyu also arrived.

Xiao Zihan stood in front of the table without sitting down.

He wanted to sit next to Tang Xuan, but right now there was Cai Lin on Tang Xuan's left and Huang Tingting on her right, there was no place for him at all.

Seeing this, Huang Tingting got up quickly, "Ah, you sit here, I'll sit across from you."

Unexpectedly, Tang Xuan grabbed her.

Tang Xuan looked at Xiao Zihan, and pouted at the seat opposite, "You men sit over there, we women sit together."

The lover had spoken, even if Xiao Zihan didn't want to, he obediently went to sit in the opposite seat.

After all, Deng Langyue is the boss, and there are still many things to do on the first day of opening, so she left after a few pleasantries.

Tang Xuan ordered a hot pot of mandarin ducks, and the others ordered more than [-] dishes.

"Before I came here, I thought it was a small hot pot restaurant, but I didn't expect it to be quite large." Xiao Zihan looked at the storefront with the eyes unique to a businessman, "I invested at least 300 million."

Cai Lin gave Xiao Zihan a thumbs-up, "Almost, he does everything by himself, and the decoration is also supervised by himself, so it saves a little bit, more than 200 million."

They are all his own people, Xiao Zihan was unambiguous, and asked directly: "Where did he get so much money, did you give it?"

"Of course not!" Cai Lin glanced quickly, and saw that Deng Langyue was still far away, showing no sign of coming over, and said, "Langyue, how could he use my money, his own investment, and his own money?" money."

"He still has money?" Cai Jinyu played with the chopsticks, and said sinisterly: "Deng Li's money has been taken away, why, some left for him?"

Cai Lin gave Cai Jinyu a gouged look, and said to Xiao Zihan seriously: "He still has several million. He planned to sell his apartment if he didn't have enough money. I stopped him from selling it. He basically sold it now. All the money on hand was spent in this store."

Cai Jinyu, who was ignored, made a cut and closed her mouth resentfully.

Compared with Cai Jinyu, who is messing around, Xiao Zihan's words are very pertinent, and he is analyzing very seriously, "It will take at least one to three quarters for such a hot pot restaurant to return its capital. It also needs to be in good business. If the business is not good, It will take at least two or three years, if you do more activities and build your reputation, it should be better."

"Well, thank you Brother Zihan." Cai Lin thanked her sincerely.

Soon the hot pot soup started to boil, Xiao Zihan and Cai Jinyu arranged for the meat and vegetables, while the three girls were in charge of eating.

Huang Tingting didn't say a word, she just ate with her head depressed. She kept thinking about what she saw Bai Xin outside just now, so she didn't notice that Xiao Zihan cast her probing eyes from time to time.

The few people were almost full, and Deng Langyue found time to come over again.

He still didn't sit down, and stood behind Cai Lin, like Cai Lin's bodyguard, and asked, "How is it? The taste is not bad, is there anything that needs improvement?"

"It's delicious!" Tang Xuan took a breath, "It's just a bit spicy."

Deng Langyue smiled, "The masters are all invited from Chengdu, so the taste is a bit stronger, is it too spicy?"

"Fortunately, within the acceptable range. Everything else is good, great." Tang Xuan was really satisfied, and she wasn't just saying compliments.

Hearing Tang Xuan's praise, Deng Langyue laughed happily.

But he was still not sure, looking at the expressions of other people, "How about you, do you think there is anything that needs improvement?"

Cai Jinyu chomped down on the beef, as if venting her anger, but it was actually because she couldn't find any faults, and seeing Deng Langyue's real achievements, she felt uncomfortable and refused to talk more.

Therefore, the important task of saying something fell on Xiao Zihan's shoulders.

Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Zihan put down his chopsticks and said calmly: "The decoration of your current restaurant is higher-end than ordinary hotpot restaurants. Generally speaking, this is unnecessary. After all, the consumer group of hotpot restaurants is Those people are mainly there to eat hot pot, not to talk about things."

"En." Deng Langyue listened very seriously.

"But your store is located in the center of the city, so it's not a waste to decorate like this. My suggestion is that since you have such a good decoration, other configurations should also keep up. In terms of entertainment programs and snack prices, you might as well set the price Turn it up a little bit, do some more activities, and offer discounts."

"Ah."

After talking about these strategic measures, Xiao Zihan cast his eyes on the chopsticks and bowls, and said bluntly: "Your chopsticks and bowls are not suitable for the current decoration. Such chopsticks and bowls are used by ordinary hot pot restaurants. Whether it's quality or artistry, it's a little bit worse."

Deng Langyue's expression became serious, and he nodded very seriously, "Okay, I understand."

Xiao Zihan smiled and eased the atmosphere, "That's about all I can think of right now. If you manage well, I can ask my staff to have dinner with you and promote you."

"Thank you Mr. Xiao! As long as you are an employee of the Xiao Group, we will give you a [-]% discount."

"Okay, this person hasn't come here yet, and I'm already thinking about discounts. Although I say we need to do more activities, we still need to plan well." Tang Xuan joked with a smile, but she was actually helping Deng Langyue.

Deng Langyue scratched her head. A man who was very bossy in front of a group of employees just now was standing in front of these people with a youthful smile on his face and acted like a child.

"Oh, I'm so full. I feel like my stomach is going to burst." Tang Xuan touched her round belly and finally put down her chopsticks.

Xiao Zihan and Cai Jinyu were also exhausted, and maybe they had something else to say, so they went to the bathroom together.

Huang Tingting, who hadn't spoken for the whole meal, suddenly asked Tang Xuan, "Xuanxuan, I have Jianweixiaoshi tablets here, would you like some?"

"Yes, yes." Tang Xuan was so fed up that she found it difficult to move, "It's great. I was just thinking about asking Zihan to buy some."

Huang Tingting took out the medicine box of Jianwei Xiaoshi Tablets from her bag, and seeing that the water glass on the table was empty, she got up with Tang Xuan's glass and went to the waiter for water.

"No need, I'll just chew. And there's still drinks here." Tang Xuan felt troubled and tugged at Huang Tingting.

Huang Tingting said, "Jianweixiaoshi Tablets are medicine anyway, and drinks cannot deliver medicine. Just wait a minute, I will be here soon."

Tang Xuan wanted to tell the waiter to go over such a trivial matter, instead of going there by herself, but Huang Tingting had already walked away with her water glass squatting.

No way, she could only lean on the chair and sigh.

Cai Lin followed Deng Langyue to entertain other guests, and Cai Jinyu and Xiao Zihan were not there. In an instant, Tang Xuan was the only one sitting at the lively table.

Fortunately, Huang Tingting will be back soon.

Carrying a glass full of water, she walked over cautiously.

"Here, take Jianweixiaoshi tablets with this water."