Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Shazhu's restaurant became extremely popular right after it opened. It was packed with people every day.

In half a month, the couple was so busy that they were dizzy. That night, they sat at home and started to discuss.

"Zhu Zi, I plan not to go to work in the factory anymore. Should I sell my job?" Tian Xiuyun lay on the bed, not wanting to move.

Sha Zhu turned around and looked at his wife, having also anticipated this situation.

"I also plan to devote myself to the restaurant. It's too busy to take care of both ends."

The couple were a little nervous. Although business was good these days, they were still afraid that something unexpected might happen in the future.

"You are already the director, can you bear to do that?" Tian Xiuyun had some concerns and didn't know if it was right to do so.

"Never mind, you resign first. One of us has to stay in the hotel." Sha Zhu said firmly.

"Okay, tomorrow you go find someone to build the houses in the back. It'd be better if they are bigger and the yard is fenced off." Tian Xiuyun didn't expect that this restaurant would be so profitable. In just half a month, he has earned more than his annual salary!

"Okay, let's go find someone tomorrow and start building it. If we don't have enough money, we can earn it slowly. I also want to build a small building!" Sha Zhu thought further. If a small building was built, he could leave a room as a dormitory, and the couple would not have to go back to the courtyard every day.

"Was your business so good at the Yan family's restaurant before?"

"No, it's true that business is good, but it's not like it is now, where it's packed every day and there are people lining up. Do you think the old man has been so busy these days that he doesn't even have the energy to talk?"

It's not just that he doesn't have the energy to speak. In the past half month, He Daqing fell asleep as soon as he came back, and he was completely exhausted.

Ma Hua couldn't prepare the dishes by himself, so He Daqing had to help prepare the dishes, and now he also cooks some Shandong dishes himself.

As Sha Zhu was talking, he turned around and found that his wife had fallen asleep. Sha Zhu got up and helped his wife take off her coat, then gently covered her with a blanket. Seeing his wife's tired face, Sha Zhu felt very distressed.

After a few days, Tian Xiuyun's job was suspended without pay.

This was the decision that Sha Zhu and his wife made after much consideration. They no longer valued the money earned from selling the job quota, so they might as well keep the job so that they would have a way out in the future!

Liu Qingshan finally had some free time now. He organized and submitted the results of more than a year of research.

Now he finally has time to go and see his house.

Captain Sun had almost cleaned up the house a long time ago, except for the tables, chairs and benches inside.

There is no induction cooker these days, and even if there is an electric wire, it is not enough. I can only settle for the next best thing, and it is more convenient to use a copper hot pot!

After figuring out his idea, Liu Qingshan went to a lumber factory to start custom-making tables, chairs, counters, and some shelves for vegetables.

After communicating with the director of the lumber factory, the director immediately patted his chest and said that there was no problem and that he would make it for him as quickly as possible.

After these things were done, another big problem arose.

There is a shortage of people, including management personnel. Liu Qingshan and Feng Yu both have jobs and cannot take care of this area, and Liu Qingshan's ambition is not to stay in this restaurant.

After thinking for a long time, I had no choice but to go back and discuss it with my family.

"Qingshan, what are your plans?"

Liu Qingshan expressed his concerns at the dinner table, and his family was a little undecided for a while.

"I want my mother to collect the money, and we can hire other people. Hire a few educated people so they can learn quickly." Liu Qingshan's mother used to work at a scrap collection station and had done accounting, so there was no problem for her to collect the money.

"There has to be someone in charge in the store. Is it okay to hand it over to an outsider?" Feng Yu said a little worriedly.

"It's okay. My mom can also supervise the restaurant. We just need to hire a few more waiters and side dish chefs."

Liu Qingshan's street-side house, not including the rooms in the back yard, has a small second floor along the street. The first floor can accommodate more than 20 tables, and the second floor can accommodate more than 10 tables. Liu Qingshan also reserved two small private rooms.

Liu Qingshan used one side of the wing room in the backyard as a kitchen, and the other side and the main room were converted into private rooms. However, they were only used when the room was full, and usually the rooms outside were used first.

The recruitment went smoothly. Liu Qingshan hired six waitresses at once, two people to cut food in the kitchen, and a store manager who was in charge of store operations and purchasing.

The whole family was shocked by this lavish gesture.

The store clerks have now started training, with the store manager providing some simple training and Liu Qingshan also providing some guidance when he is free.

Job opportunities are hard to come by nowadays, and these people are studying very hard.

You don’t know until you open the store. As Liu Qingshan was preparing to open the store, he discovered that there were more and more problems.

The name of the hot pot restaurant had not been decided yet, the supply of ingredients was not clear, and the formalities had not been completed. Liu Qingshan could only solve them one by one.

First of all, the name. Liu Qingshan didn’t think of anything literary, so he just gave it a nice and memorable name that you would know what it was at a glance - Shaun Xiang Ju.

The food supply was still found by Sha Zhu, who was familiar with this. When he heard that Liu Qingshan was planning to open a hot pot restaurant, Sha Zhu was also surprised.

But he still agreed with it. Thinking about the popular scene in his store, he wished he could split it into two.

Sha Zhu has also applied for unpaid leave, and Ma Hua and Liu Lan have also left with him. Sha Zhu's restaurant is ready, and he is just waiting to expand it in the future.

Ten days later, Liu Qingshan's hot pot restaurant opened quietly. He simply set off firecrackers at noon and waited for customers to come.

Liu Qingshan took the affordable route and compared the prices set by some old stores in the old city.

On the opening day, Liu Qingshan also launched many promotional activities. Curious customers came in one after another, and the group of people were so busy that they almost had no time to rest.

In the evening, the restaurant did not last long before it stopped accepting customers, mainly because all the prepared ingredients were sold out, leaving only some vegetable leaves.

The restaurant closed early after the customers finished eating, and the waiters in the store were all exhausted.

Liu Qingshan has taken leave these days and has been staying in the store. Although he is very busy, he is still very happy looking at the daily income.

Liu's mother now sits at the counter every day, fiddling with the abacus beads. Fortunately, she doesn't have to take care of the child, otherwise she would really have a headache.

I originally thought six waiters were a lot, but now I realize that they are really not enough.

Liu Qingshan recruited four more people at once, and two of them were tall and slender in uniforms to greet guests at the door.

After more than a week of adaptation, Liu Qingshan can finally take a breath, and the store can now operate in an orderly manner.

Liu Qingshan no longer stayed in the store every day, but only went to check every few days.

Among the people in the courtyard, only Sha Zhu's family knew that Liu Qingshan had opened a hot pot restaurant. No one else knew.

However, Sha Zhu's restaurant is now famous, and many people in the yard are envious and jealous.