Return To 1998

That night, after dinner, Xu Tongdao was reading a book in his bedroom on the second floor of Ximendao Internet Cafe Shop 1.

Today, although there are many shops under his name, including 1 barbecue shop and 8 Internet cafes, there are special people to do everything. As a boss, he is much more leisurely than when he started his business.

Reading in the bedroom like tonight has been the norm in his life these days.

Almost every night.

It was as if he went back to his student days, and he went back to his room to study after dinner. Different from his student days, he was studying now and didn't need to do all kinds of exercises.

There is also no need to take courses that he is not interested in.

He was holding a high school language book.

It has been a long time since he bought this book, but he was very busy last year and the year before, so he is still reading this book now.

In fact, he had already read it once, but he felt that he still had a lot of content that he had not learned thoroughly, so he was not in a hurry to buy textbooks for the second year of high school.

He is not in a hurry for such a learning progress.

Because he knows very well that there is no limit to learning, and no matter how fast he learns, if he doesn't really learn it thoroughly, it's useless.

The bedroom is quiet.

Only his occasional sound of turning the pages of a book, from time to time, he would pick up the teacup at hand, take a sip of tea, and look calm.

How should people live their life?

This topic is too big.

If you talk about such topics when you usually chat with people, it will make people think that you are too fake, or too floating, and not down-to-earth enough.

But in the world of life, when you are alone, you should still think about this question.

No, Xu Tongdao, who had been reading for more than an hour, suddenly lost his mind, staring blankly at the hazy night outside the window, and suddenly began to think about this question for some reason.

He remembers that in the article How Steel Is Tempered, there is such a statement about life: The most precious thing for people is life, which is given to us only once. A person's life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past At times, do not regret for wasting time, nor be ashamed for mediocrity.

These words have always inspired Xu Tongdao.

It was so in the past, and it is still so in this life.

Also therefore,

In the previous life, he had been mediocre, and he had been sullen in his heart, and he lived an unhappy and unhappy life.

And what about this life?

Looking at the night outside the window, Xu Tongdao asked himself another question: I should not be mediocre now, so how should I live the rest of my life so that I can be considered a life in vain?

It is difficult to find an answer to this question.

Looking at the moon on the night outside the window, Xu Tongdao flashed in his mind the lifelong aspirations of many heroes in novels, movies and TV series.

The male protagonist who is bitter and hated... The goal of his life seems to be revenge.

And he Xu Tongdao... It seems that there is no such enemy, I'm really sorry, so such a life goal is not suitable for him.

The hero with a strong sense of responsibility... The goal of his life seems to be to protect his family and his lover. This is more in line with his Xu Tongdao's character, but... Let him take this as his life's goal, he frowned slightly, feeling ...seems to be a little lost.

Protecting his family and loved ones is certainly right, he should take up this responsibility, and that's what he wants to do.

However, did I, Tongdao Xu, live my whole life for other people?

What about myself?

As human beings, can't I realize my personal value?

So, this shouldn't be my life goal either.

Then, inexplicably, he suddenly thought of the Harem Xiang online novels he had read before. The main characters of those novels have different life goals, but in Xu Tongdao's view, the life goals of those male characters are actually very pure and very Simple - just sleep a few more women.

...

After thinking about the messy thoughts a lot, Xu Tongdao's eyes returned to the book in his hand.

Laugh at yourself.

Squinting his eyes, he felt that he had found his purpose in life.

——While protecting the family, strive to stand out from the crowd, like a meteor, like fireworks, always splendid once.

Then he thought again: July is coming soon. According to the previous plan, he will suspend the expansion of Internet cafes here during the summer vacation starting in July.

So... this summer vacation, do you really give yourself a vacation?

Time does not wait for me, and the pace of struggle should not stop.

He thought of Shazhou County, where he held 90% of Daolin BBQ.

He was thinking: Should we take advantage of this summer vacation to open a barbecue restaurant in the city? Or another restaurant?

He thought it could be considered.

There are many reasons.

For example: this summer vacation, the Internet cafes will not expand, and idle is idle, just like hitting a child on a rainy day, anyway, there is nothing to do, you can pass the time.

For example: for the next many years, he must live in the city most of the time. If there is a barbecue restaurant of his own or other restaurants in the city, then he usually eats by himself, or occasionally entertains others. very convenient.

Another example: the teacher said - eggs cannot be put in one basket. His current assets are too focused on the Internet cafes. Although the Internet cafes should be very profitable in the next ten years or so, what about ten years later? What about twenty years later? After ten years, I can't sell all the Internet cafes by myself, and then take the money and sit around and wait to die, right?

Ten years from now, I'm only 29, will I retire at 29?

Now his assets are almost concentrated in the Internet cafes, just like jumping on one leg. From the current point of view, the speed of jumping is quite fast.

But this is certainly not the long-term solution.

If the catering is also done, it is like walking on two legs.

It will definitely be more stable.

so……

Do it!

In the coming summer vacation, the business of Internet cafes is hard to say, but the summer vacation is hot, and the business of barbecue should be very good.

Kebab and beer are the favorites of many people.

He Xu Tongdao also likes it.

When the barbecue restaurant in the city opens, when you are free, you can study other cuisines, which are suitable for opening chain restaurants.

Yes!

Now that he has decided to walk on two legs, then cooking... He didn't plan to make a little trouble.

After all, he was also a reborn person. Before his rebirth, he remembered so many national chain catering companies, all of which had become capital predators.

Speaking of which, if he can successfully start a national chain restaurant company, his future... may be much stronger than that of Internet cafes.

It's just that this is a bit difficult for him.

Because of his current experience as a barbecue restaurant, it seems that he is not suitable for opening a chain restaurant. Barbecue is too demanding on personal barbecue skills and is not suitable for opening a chain restaurant.

Fortunately, the technique of barbecue was also researched after he was reborn. His cooking skills and experience, as well as some, should be able to come up with something else if he studied it carefully.

dong dong

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, followed by Dong Feifei's voice from outside the door, Tongdao Xu, are you, are you inside?