Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Just when Wang Jianjun was extremely busy with opening a store.

In the courtyard, the store that Yan Jiecheng and his wife had been working on for a long time finally opened.

It's not easy for both husband and wife.

Renting a shop, decorating it, buying equipment, hiring chefs and staff kept the two of them busy.

Because the two had limited start-up capital, and Yan Fugui inherited his frugal personality.

Try to do as much as you can by yourself.

What made the two speechless was that Yan Fugui reminded them every few days to remember to pay the interest every month.

The two were under a lot of pressure when they first started their business. They had no place to borrow money that was over budget and had to beg for help from everyone and any connections.

But Yan Fugui was holding us back.

Fortunately, the two of them worked together.

The store finally opened.

Yan Fu and Jie Cheng and his wife run a restaurant, and their main focus is on affordability.

Due to insufficient funds, we simply set off a string of firecrackers to celebrate on the opening day.

I didn't invite anyone to the store for dinner or anything.

Fortunately, people don’t care about those things in this era.

For ordinary people, there are not many options for eating out. Those famous century-old restaurants are too expensive, and those ordinary restaurants are not high-end enough.

Yu Li has a good business sense.

She just happened to spot this gap in the market.

Therefore, this restaurant is positioned to meet the needs of the general public.

Although Yu Li's personality became a little stingy after marrying Yan Jiecheng, she still had courage at critical moments.

The discounts offered for grand opening are very generous.

No corners were cut in terms of food quality and quantity.

Therefore, the customer feedback in the first few days of opening was very good.

Yan Jiecheng just felt a little sad.

After all, if you give up too much in profit, you will lose your own money.

But he also has one advantage, which is that he is clear about major issues.

Knowing that his wife was smart, he chose to listen to Yu Li in this matter.

Facts have proved that Yu Li's idea is correct.

A few days after opening, more and more customers came to Yan Jiecheng's store to consume.

Seeing such good business, Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng were very happy even though they were extremely tired.

After all, good business means making money.

It’s just that Yan Jiecheng’s business has just started to pick up.

On the other side, Yan Fugui came to the door.

Yan Fugui came to Yan Jiecheng to ask for interest.

He talked to Yan Jiecheng and decided to settle the interest every month.

Even if Yan Jiecheng disagrees, it won’t work.

That way it becomes compound interest.

As for Yan Fugui, the loan shark, Yan Jiecheng didn't want to see him for even a moment.

"Dad, isn't it time yet?"

"I have to tell you in advance, you delayed me for a day last month."

Yan Jiecheng was speechless. He was so busy last month that he forgot to pay the interest on time. The next day, Yan Fugui asked him to pay the interest plus one day's default.

Yan Jiecheng was so angry that he almost couldn't eat at night.

But when he thought about the fact that the money earned from the activities this month was not much and he was still waiting for money, Yan Jiecheng could only say:

"Dad, please give me some time this month. I have a lot of money to pay for goods, can you let me pay you the interest a few days later?"

Yan Jiecheng's funds are indeed very tight, and the restaurant has to stockpile several days' worth of ingredients each time it makes purchases.

The better the business is, the more goods can be stored.

Yan Jiecheng calculated that he would have enough spare money to pay off his debts in just two or three months.

"No, let's put this aside. You can't delay what's mine."

Yan Jiecheng was so depressed that he felt like vomiting blood.

Those who don’t know would think that I was adopted by Yan Fugui.

Just when Yan Jiecheng was in a dilemma, Yan Fugui suddenly said:

"But this matter is not beyond discussion."

This unexpected turn of events made Yan Jiecheng overjoyed.

"Really, Dad? Thank you so much."

"Don't be so quick to thank me. I have conditions. Aren't you going to hire waiters for your restaurant? Your mother told me yesterday that she wanted to go to your place to help you. It's just a waste of money to hire someone anyway, so you might as well ask your mother to do the work."

Yan Jiecheng guessed that this was the key point as soon as he heard it.

He hesitated for a moment and asked:

"But with so much work at home, does mom have time?"

"Don't worry about the family matters. I'm here, right?"

Although Yan Jiecheng was still a little hesitant, he couldn't figure out what was wrong at the moment, so he said:

"Okay, then ask Mom to come to my place tomorrow to get familiar with the job first."

"Then you must remember to pay her wages. She won't work for you for free."

"How can that be possible? The same salary as my shop assistants."

Yan Jiecheng was about to leave when Yan Fugui suddenly added another sentence.

"Jie Cheng, do you need a cashier? I, your dad, am actually pretty good at math..."

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, he didn't even want to pay attention and just ran away.

Yan Fugui kept shaking his head when he saw this.

It's a pity that I only got one job. If I could also go to work for Yan Jiecheng, wouldn't I be able to earn more?

"What's wrong, Uncle? I just saw Jie Cheng running back home."

Just then Wang Jianjun happened to come back and saw Yan Fugui and immediately greeted him.

"Hi, nothing much. By the way, Jianjun, what about your store opening? You seem to be very busy these days."

"We have just started the renovation and have been busy preparing the raw materials for the store some time ago."

Yan Fugui waved his hand and said with an experienced look:

"Jianjun, you need to learn more from my Jie Cheng. There are certain rules for running a business. You see, my Jie Cheng's store has been open for almost a month, and it has already started to make a profit."

Although Yan Fugui's attitude towards Yan Jiecheng was like that of a creditor, this did not prevent him from using his son as a capital for showing off.

Wang Jianjun echoed somewhat awkwardly:

"Indeed, everyone in our hospital knows that Jie Cheng is a good businessman."

"By the way, Jianjun, what kind of store do you run? What do you sell?"

"Western fast food, hamburgers, French fries, fried chicken, Coke and other food."

"What pot?"

"Hamburger."

Yan Fugui obviously didn't know what a hamburger was.

Wang Jianjun explained to him for a long time before he roughly understood what business Wang Jianjun was doing.

Like Yan Jiecheng, he is in the catering business.

It’s just that the things they sell are what Americans eat.

Yan Fugui’s first thought was that this matter was unreliable.

Can Chinese people get used to eating American food?

Don't let the things you sell have no market and you end up losing everything.

"Uncle, please come and support us when the business opens someday."

"Okay, okay, I'll go when I'm free."

Yan Fugui did not say whether he would go or not.

Because I don’t know whether it costs money to show support as Wang Jianjun said.

If so, he wouldn't go.

If it's free, he'd go anyway.

After Wang Jianjun left, Yan Fugui couldn't help shaking his head.

In his opinion, it was a completely wrong decision for Wang Jianjun to open a store and do business.

The next day, Yan Jiecheng's mother Yang Ruihua came to Yan Jiecheng's store as promised.

Although Yu Li felt something was not right, she thought that after all, her family members coming to help were more reliable than outsiders.

But Yu Li miscalculated this time.

On the first day Yang Ruihua came to the store, she emphasized her identity to the waiters around her.