Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Yu Shui went back to the factory and took half a day off, and went home with his brother.

"Brother, don't you still have to work in the factory? Can you take care of the restaurant? Who will take care of it on a daily basis?" Yu Shui was a little confused, but she was not worried about losing money. After all, she was confident in her brother's craftsmanship, and He Daqing was here too.

"I plan to open the restaurant for a while and let my dad take care of it. He is familiar with the restaurant business. Besides, I am not busy at the factory. After the dishes are ready, I will go to the restaurant. The two places are very close. If the business is good later, I will recruit more people. I also plan to bring Ma Hua and others to help me."

However, if we want to invite Ma Hua and Liu Lan from the steel mill's kitchen to come over, we have to at least wait until the restaurant is on track and expanded in scale.

Sha Zhu's restaurant is very close to the steel rolling mill, only a few hundred meters away from the gate of the steel rolling mill.

When they arrived at Yu Shui's house, Yu Shui directly counted out a thousand yuan for him.

"Brother, is this money enough? If not, I'll give you some more!" Yu Shui is also a small cadre, and his salary is not low. Together with Li Weidong's salary, the couple does not have much pressure in their daily life.

"That's enough. There's only a little furniture left to be bought. This money is enough." Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"Okay, it's too late today, I'll go to the restaurant in a few days!"

"Okay, just go to the steel mill and ask anyone when you get there." Sha Zhu took the money and left without any delay.

With the money borrowed from Yu Shui, the opening of the hotel was put on the agenda. Within a few days, the entire hotel had been completely renovated.

Fatty, Sha Zhu's former apprentice, resigned the next day when he returned to the steel mill. On the one hand, he couldn't stand the sarcasm and ridicule of the people in the cafeteria, and on the other hand, he knew that he had completely offended the cafeteria director, and Sha Zhu would definitely make things difficult for him, so he couldn't stay in the cafeteria any longer.

It just so happened that Yu Li also gave him a raise, so he quit his job on impulse. Fatty was very proud of himself during those days.

The recent period can be said to be the darkest moment in Fatty's life. His work in Yu Li's restaurant has been getting worse and worse, and dishes are often returned. He really can't make the taste of Sha Zhu's.

Now that the seasonings Sha Zhu had purchased were used up, his food tasted even worse. Yu Li finally couldn't stand him anymore today and fired him. She didn't even pay him today's salary and just let him go.

Fatty stood at the entrance of Yuli Restaurant and vented his anger. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he came to the steel mill again. He was thinking about whether he could have a chance to go back to work in the factory, but he happened to see a new store here, which was estimated to be open soon.

The fat man looked up at the sign - He Ji, this can't be such a coincidence. He mustered up his courage and shouted loudly.

"Is anyone there? Are you hiring a chef?"

"Hiring, hiring chefs!" Sha Zhu hurried out of the kitchen before he could figure out who was talking.

When they arrived at the lobby, Sha Zhu couldn't help laughing at the fat man, "Why, you look like you were fired too?"

"Master, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. Can I come back and continue to work for you as a handyman?" The fat man was a man who could bend and stretch. Now he begged for mercy in a humble manner.

"Stop it. I've already said it last time at the factory. Our fate has come to an end. You don't have to tell me that. From now on, we'll go our separate ways. We can't pee in the same pot." Sha Zhu refused bluntly.

When the fat man saw that Sha Zhu was determined, he also knew Sha Zhu's character. He simply stopped pretending and walked out. Before leaving, he spat on the ground and said, "I hope you close your business soon!"

At night, Sha Zhu and He Daqing waited until the carpenter left before closing the door and leaving. By the time they arrived at the courtyard, it was already dark.

Just after entering the courtyard and taking a few steps, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li came over. Both of them were holding things in their hands, with smiles on their faces.

"Brother Zhuzi, you are too busy. We have been waiting for you for a long time and finally got you here!" Yan Jiecheng said with a smile.

"This is my fault! I didn't even know you were waiting for me. So why were you two waiting for me?"

Sha Zhu was obviously pretending to be ignorant. He had already met Fatty at the restaurant at noon today. He also expected that these two cunning men would come to see him in the evening.

"Brother Zhuzi, we have been neighbors for so many years. I know I fired you a while ago. It was a mistake between us. I came here today to apologize to you." Yu Li said while pushing the bag in her hand into Sha Zhu's hand.

"What's the big deal? I worked for you and you paid me. Even though the cooperation was not pleasant later, you didn't owe me the salary, did you? It's not that necessary. There's no need to apologize." Sha Zhu stopped him hurriedly. This thing couldn't be taken advantage of by the Yan family, and no one else could get involved.

"Take it. This is a little gift from us. Jie Cheng and I have discussed it and are planning to invite you to be the chef in our restaurant." Yu Li explained with a smile.

Yu Li finally spoke out, feeling anxious. If she couldn't invite Sha Zhu this time, her restaurant would be closed.

"It's not that I'm refusing on purpose, it's just not a coincidence. I already have a place to go. I bought a store some time ago and plan to run it myself. You can think about it later!" Sha Zhu was really hungry at the moment and didn't want to entertain them anymore, so he went home directly.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were really dumbfounded, and they didn't know what to do. They walked back home in despair, not saying a word for a long time.

The third uncle looked at the two of them and felt both distressed and uncomfortable.

What makes me sad is that the money I invested is going to be wasted. Is it possible to get it back?

What's sad is that the eldest son and daughter-in-law are not filial at all, and are even stingier than him. This restaurant has been open for such a long time, and he has never eaten a single bite of vegetable soup.

After a long while, the two men came back to their senses. The third uncle frowned and asked, "What happened that made you look for Sha Zhu so anxiously? Didn't you find a chef?"

Yan Bugui also knew that they had hired a new chef, but he didn’t know what had happened in their restaurant. He just vaguely felt that things were not going well.

"We kept Sha Zhu's apprentice. Although his cooking skills are not as good as Sha Zhu's, we found that he can cook most dishes. We don't know what happened, but as soon as Sha Zhu left, the taste of the food immediately went down. A few days ago, a customer even threw down his chopsticks and left. It's a big loss."

Yu Li didn't understand the ins and outs of this at first, but now she realized that this idiot Zhu had already kept a trick up his sleeve.

"You haven't been back these days, so you don't know anything about Sha Zhu's affairs. His family bought a store a while ago and is planning to open a restaurant. You definitely can't hire Sha Zhu. There's a Nan Yi in the next yard, whose cooking skills are no worse than Sha Zhu's. Why don't you try your luck there?" Yan Bugui reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes! Nan Yi was later transferred to the box factory. At that time in the steel rolling mill, his craftsmanship was no worse than Sha Zhu's, and the leaders also liked his special treatment." Yan Jiecheng slapped his thigh and suddenly remembered.

"But we are a Sichuan restaurant! Does Nan Yi know how to cook Sichuan cuisine?"