Comfortable life in Siheyuan

That night, Sha Zhu finished his work in the store, took off his apron and prepared to go home.

"Fatty, where is my food?" Sha Zhutou shouted at the fat man without even turning around.

The fat man avoided looking at Sha Zhu and stepped back.

"I'm asking you a question, why are you pretending to be dead?" Sha Zhu said rudely.

Yu Li, who heard the noise, came over, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Master He, you've been working here for quite a while. But it's not appropriate for you to leave so early every day, right?"

Sha Zhu looked at Yu Li standing in front of the fat man, and he immediately understood.

"What do you mean? It seems like you don't plan to use me?" Sha Zhu didn't care and he didn't plan to do it for a long time.

"Master He, our small shop really can't afford someone like you. Here's your wages for today."

Sha Zhu's wages were paid on a daily basis. Every day he received his salary, he would share it with Fatty and Ma Hua.

"From the looks of it, it seems like you have already talked it over with my apprentice, right, Fatty?" Sha Zhu looked at the fat man hiding behind Yu Li with a half-smile.

"Master, Sister Yu is very good to me. I can't just give up and do nothing!" the fat man explained timidly.

"Don't call me Master, Fatty. Remember, from now on we are just ordinary colleagues. There is nothing special about it." Sha Zhu's face also fell and he said angrily.

"Master, please don't! I just can't refuse to show my affection." The fat man wanted to explain, but Sha Zhu didn't even want to listen.

"So what do you mean, Fatty's salary for today will be yours?" Sha Zhu looked at Yu Li and asked directly.

"Okay, from now on Fatty's salary will be ours." Yu Li just wanted Sha Zhu to leave quickly, so she didn't care about this.

Sha Zhu took the money and walked out of the restaurant pretending to be angry. After he walked away, his expression suddenly changed and he looked relaxed and happy.

Fatty was assigned to Sha Zhu by the former canteen director. He was the nephew of the old director. Sha Zhu originally didn't want to take him in, but he had already been assigned to the canteen, so he taught him some cooking methods for the big pot.

Over the years, Sha Zhu has gotten to know him better. He is a flatterer and a man of advantage. He is not on the same page as Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu doesn't like people like him.

This time, taking advantage of this opportunity, I can sever the relationship between master and disciple.

Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard leisurely. As soon as he entered the door, before he could say anything, the third uncle was puzzled: "Zhu Zi, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you bring any vegetables back today?"

Sha Zhu glanced at Yan Bugui and said unceremoniously: "I won't bring it anymore in the future. Your good daughter-in-law fired me today. Where can I bring food?"

"If you are fired, who will cook in the restaurant? Isn't this nonsense?" Yan Bugui was shocked. He didn't understand why his smart son and daughter-in-law did such a stupid thing.

"Let's not talk about it. Let's not talk about it. I'm going to go back and cook first. I guess everyone at home is waiting for me to eat. I haven't prepared anything, so I have to hurry up and cook two dishes when I get back." Sha Zhu smiled and walked back.

Walking into the central courtyard, Jia Zhang from the Jia family was craning her neck to see if Sha Zhu had brought any vegetables.

Although he couldn't eat it, he didn't know if this old woman had any quirks, but she just liked to stare at him every day. Even Shazhu felt a little scared.

"Why didn't you bring any food back today? There's nothing prepared at home!" Tian Xiuyun asked puzzledly, looking at Sha Zhu who had empty hands.

"I can't bring food anymore. I was fired by those two people from the Yan family." Sha Zhu didn't feel embarrassed at all and said it directly.

"Then I'll go see what's left at home and have a simple meal later!" Tian Xiuyun said as she prepared to go to the kitchen.

"Don't go, let me do it!" Sha Zhu grabbed his wife's arm and walked into the kitchen.

There wasn't much in the kitchen, just some potatoes and cabbage. Sha Zhu simply prepared two dishes and had dinner.

"Oh! Was it opened by someone?" He Daqing came over with a few children and saw something wrong at a glance.

"Yeah, there won't be those delicious dishes in the future, so we'll just have to make do with what we have." Sha Zhu didn't care. His salary wasn't low now, so it was no problem for him to support his family.

"Are you going to do what we talked about last time? Why don't we just open our own restaurant?" He Daqing asked with a smile.

"Qingshan will be back this weekend. This is a big deal, so I still want to hear his opinion." Although Sha Zhu was also very tempted, he was still used to asking Qingshan when he had something to ask.

"Row!"

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On Saturday night, Liu Qingshan was stopped by Sha Zhu as soon as he entered the courtyard.

"No, Brother Zhuzi, what are you doing? Do you have something to talk to me about?" Liu Qingshan was a little confused for a moment. What was going on?

"Have a couple of drinks with me tonight. I want to ask your advice on something." Sha Zhu said, pulling Liu Qingshan.

"Okay, I'll go back and tell my wife and send the car back." Liu Qingshan didn't bother to be polite with him.

After a few minutes, Liu Qingshan washed his face and came to the central courtyard.

"Wow! This is quite a sumptuous preparation. Could they all be brought from the Yan family's restaurant?" Liu Qingshan joked.

"Stop talking nonsense and sit down." Sha Zhu glared at him and then poured him a glass of wine. "Qingshan, I want to open a restaurant, do you think it's possible?"

Hearing this, Liu Qingshan took a sip from his wine glass, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Opening a restaurant is a good idea, and you and the old man both have skills, so you won't have to worry about not making money. However, there are many tricks involved, so you have to think about it carefully."

"I'm here to discuss something with you! You're smart, help me think about it." Sha Zhu said quickly.

"When opening a restaurant, the first thing that comes to mind is a house. Let's go around tomorrow and see where we can rent a house. In fact, it's best to buy it. Otherwise, when your business is good, you'll have a headache if the rent goes up in the future." Liu Qingshan felt that houses were cheap now, so it would be better to buy instead of renting.

"I do have some money, but I'm afraid it's not enough to buy a house!" Sha Zhu's expenses have been quite high over the years, but he has been taking jobs outside for many years, so he does have some money.

"If you don't have enough money, we'll find a way when the time comes. I'll be on vacation tomorrow, so I'll go with you to look for it. Only after we've found a storefront can we start opening the shop, right?" Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"Is there anything else we need to pay attention to? We won't lose money, will we?" Sha Zhu felt uneasy when he heard Liu Qingshan talking about buying a house and borrowing money.

"What do you know? Storefronts are not that expensive now. When business starts, you won't be able to afford this storefront even if you want to. Let's go tomorrow." After all, He Daqing was a man from the old society and was well-informed. He knew much more than Sha Zhu.

"What other documents do you need to apply for? Go ask tomorrow. You know more about kitchen stuff than I do. Even Uncle He can do it very well, so I won't teach you how to cook."

"Okay, then we'll go all out. But what about my job?" Sha Zhu can't be as perfunctory about his own restaurant as he is about Yu Li's.

"Let's take it step by step. If business is really good, then I'll apply for medical retirement."