Chapter 395 Father-in-law Zhang Cheng

Chapter 395 Father-in-law Zhang Cheng

Chapter 395 Father-in-law Returns to the City

"Sister Huizhen, you guys take a break first. I'll go settle the bill."

"No! Let me do it!" Xu Huizhen said quickly.

Although Li Jiayi offered to treat her, she had no intention of letting him do it.

"Okay, Sister Huizhen, since I'm the one treating, you can't argue with me." Li Jiayi quickly stopped her and said.

"Fine!"

She knew that Li Jiayi didn't need the money for a meal, so she didn't insist.

As soon as Li Jiayi came outside, a waiter ran over and asked, "Boss, do you need anything else?"

"No need, I'll go check out."

“Ah! What are you doing…” The waiter was very confused. Do I need to pay the bill when eating in my own restaurant?

"I'll go through the process."

"oh, I get it."

"Okay, we're done eating here, go and do your thing!"

"Ok."

Li Jiayi came downstairs, got a bottle of Coke from the front desk, and then greeted the cashier.

Yes, it is Coke. Currently, among the restaurants in the imperial capital, only the three restaurants under his name have this kind of drink.

Coca-Cola first entered the domestic market in 1927. At that time, Coca-Cola was jointly produced with Watsons Soda Company and mainly sold in Shanghai.

In 1949, Coca-Cola withdrew from the domestic market.

It was not until 1979 that Coca-Cola Company keenly captured the signs of "breaking the ice" between China and the United States, announced its return to the domestic market, and cooperated with COFCO to become the first foreign company to officially enter the domestic market.

Li Jiayi was also the first person to introduce Coke into restaurants.

Although this thing is not a good thing, it is very attractive to children, especially those who are brought by their adults to eat in the restaurant.

But at this time, Coke was not in plastic bottles, but glass bottles.

I opened the bottle cap directly with my hand and took a sip. The taste was no different from that of later generations.

"Boss, can I move a chair for you?" said a waiter.

"No, I'll just finish my Coke and leave."

"OK then!"

After finishing a bottle of Coke, Li Jiayi burped, which was actually a bubbly burp, the same as when drinking Coke.

After putting the bottle on the cashier counter, Li Jiayi turned around and went upstairs.

When they arrived at the private room, neither Xu Huizhen nor the two architects showed any intention of leaving, and they probably wanted to rest for a while.

"Add one. Sorry for the expense." Xu Huizhen said.

Because she knew that today's meal was no cheaper than last time.

"Sister Huizhen, what are you talking about! It's just a meal. If you want to eat, I'll treat you next time."

Don’t tell him this is his own restaurant. Even if it isn’t, he wouldn’t care!
"Okay! You're the boss, it's normal for me to eat your meal."

"Sister Huizhen, you are right to think so."

After resting for a while, everyone walked out. After arriving outside the hotel, everyone separated.

He's not going to the real estate company, so of course we have to separate!
After Xu Huizhen and the others left, Li Jiayi returned to the hotel.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

"I'm going to the office to take a break. Bring me a kettle of water."

"Good boss."

The office that Li Jiayi was going to was, of course, the general manager's office, which was also Lin Ling'er's office in the hotel.

Lin Ling'er is not here today, so there is no one in the office.

As soon as I sat down in the office, the waiter came in with a kettle.

"Boss, the boiled water you requested."

"Yeah! Don't worry."

"Yes."

After the waiter left, Li Jiayi picked up a teacup, put some spiritual tea in it, and then poured boiling water.

After thinking about it, Li Jiayi picked up the phone on the desk and called Qiurizhai.

No one answered the phone until the ringing stopped. Li Jiayi knew that either Lin Linger was not in Qiurizhai or she was busy outside.

But there was nothing for her to do in the hotel! The only possibility was that Lin Linger was in Xiayue Building.

He put the phone down, picked it up again, and dialed Xia Yuelou's number.

Sure enough, the call was connected after just two rings.

"Hello, this is Xiayue Building, who are you?"

"Wife, it's me."

"Jiayi, why are you here? What's the matter with you calling me?"

"I'm here at Chunfeng Pavilion. I saw you weren't there, so I called you. Are you busy there?"

"I'm not busy! I'm just checking this month's accounts."

"Oh!"

"By the way, my dad sent someone to tell me to go back to Lijia Village."

"Is there anything I can do for you to go back to Lijia Village?"

"I don't know. They just told me to go back, so I plan to go and take a look tomorrow."

As for who to ask to deliver the message, there are too many options. Not to mention how many people from Lijia Village are working in the city now, there are also many working in restaurants!

I guess someone brought the letter back with him.

"Okay, you can go back if you want. Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No, just take care of your own business."

In the past, there was only one car, and if Lin Linger wanted to go to Lijia Village, Li Jiayi had to send her off. Now that she has her own car, she can go back anytime she wants.

"OK then!"

"By the way, let's install a telephone in Lijia Village! My family also needs one."

Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Lin Linger thought for a moment and said, "It's OK to install it at home, just apply for it, but if you want to install a telephone in Lijia Village, you have to go to Changping to apply for it."

"Then just apply. It won't cost much anyway."

Of course, this is for Li Jiayi. Installing a telephone was not cheap in that era. A phone cost 3,600 yuan.

In other words, the money to install this phone is equivalent to the salary of an eighth-level worker for three years without eating or drinking.

I guess only Li Jiayi dares to say that he doesn’t have much money.

"Okay! I'll give the money to uncle later and let him apply! It's easier to apply in the name of the brigade."

"Well! You decide on that. I just think it would be more convenient to have a phone."

"Yes."

"By the way, Jiayi, I have something to tell you."

"Oh! What is it?"

"Someone approached me and wanted to sell the restaurant to us."

Hearing Lin Ling'er say this, Li Jiayi frowned and asked, "Who is looking for you? Why do you want to sell the restaurant?"

"How would I know why you want to sell the restaurant? As for who approached me, it was someone from the Commerce Bureau."

"You're from the Commerce Bureau. So you're selling the state-owned restaurant?"

"Yes, and it's a big hotel. Although it can't compare to our three hotels, it's not much smaller."

Li Jiayi touched his chin and said, "This business can't be continued. They know our business is good, so they want to sell it to us."

"Maybe. You know that since our three restaurants opened, the business of those restaurants has been getting worse day by day."

"How about this! Let's talk about this when you come back from Lijia Village." Li Jiayi thought a lot about why the Commercial Bureau wanted to sell the restaurant to him.

You have to know that these are state-owned restaurants! Although these restaurants are currently under the name of the Commerce Bureau, it is not so easy to sell them because the Commerce Bureau is only in charge.

Yes, all state-owned units belong to the SASAC, but units like hotels cannot be directly managed by the SASAC. They are instead managed by the Commerce Bureau.

So whether it is a sale or a partnership, this must be made clear. If it is a partnership, Li Jiayi will never do it.

Even if he gets the biggest share, he doesn't want to deal with those people.

Some people say that it is nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade, but is it really like that?

Not really. By then, anyone can point fingers at you, and even after a few years, it’s hard to say whether you still have a job.

As a person from later generations, Li Jiayi knows this very well.

So even if you buy, you either buy all or don’t buy anything, even if it’s 90 percent.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Jiayi came out of the restaurant. He did not go to Xia Yue Building, but drove directly home.

He originally thought that Lin Ling'er would come back very late today, but he didn't expect that Lin Ling'er would come back right after he got home.

"Hey, why are you back so early today?"

"Aren't we going back to Lijia Village tomorrow? So I'll come back after I settle the accounts."

"Oh, yes."

"Ling'er is back? Go wash your hands and have dinner."

"Okay Mom, I'll go right away."

The family had a meal together, and after the meal, my parents went out.

It’s summer now! It gets dark late, and it’s still light after dinner.

After mom and dad left, Li Jiayi and his wife were the only ones left at home.

"By the way, bring something back for grandpa and grandma tomorrow."

"What to bring?"

"Grandma likes to eat sesame salt, so bring some sesame salt, as well as some royal honey and cigarettes."

"Okay, I get it. Take the cigarettes from your cabinet."

"can."

"I'll prepare sesame salt and royal jelly for you tomorrow morning."

"Ok!"

At around nine o'clock, the two went back to their room to sleep.

Silent all night.

Li Jiayi got up early the next morning.

After getting up, I took out four bottles of sesame salt and two bottles of royal honey, which were prepared for grandma.

As for cigarettes, he didn't need to take them from the space because he had plenty in his cabinet, and they were all good cigarettes.

Even the cigarettes my dad smokes are taken from his cabinet.

After breakfast, Lin Ling'er drove off. After she left, Li Jiayi also drove away from home.

Last night, I learned from Lin Ling'er that the restaurant they wanted to sell to him was Taifenglou.

So Li Jiayi wants to come here and take a look.

Taifenglou is also a time-honored brand, but when the public and private sectors were merged, the owner donated it directly, so it became a purely state-owned enterprise.

This place is quite big, with a construction area of ​​about 400 square meters and only two floors.

There is a lobby downstairs and private rooms upstairs.

If we take this place down, the price won't be cheap.

Things are different now. Now that the economy has been reformed and opening up, housing prices are much higher than before.

In a location like Taifeng Building, the price of a first-floor apartment is at least 350 yuan per square meter.

Even if it's on the second floor, it would probably cost two hundred and fifty per square meter.

The house has two floors and is 800 square meters. The price of the house alone is more than 200,000 yuan, not to mention other things.

Li Jiayi did not go in, but sat in the car and watched.

In the blink of an eye, the morning passed and it was almost noon, but Li Jiayi found that there were very few people coming here to eat.

Counting from eleven o'clock until half past twelve, a total of thirteen people entered.

It was noon! There were only thirteen people eating, even if each person spent an average of ten dollars, it would only be over a hundred dollars.

Even if there are more people at night, and the turnover is doubled, that’s just how much the whole day can bring.

Calculated at 600 yuan, that's 18,000 yuan a month. Although I don't know how many people are in this restaurant, this amount of money, after deducting various expenses, is probably not enough to pay the salaries.

No wonder this place has to be sold.

After starting the jeep, Li Jiayi left directly and soon arrived at Qiurizhai.

"boss."

"Yes! Ask He Yuzhu to cook two dishes for me and I will eat in the lobby."

"Okay, boss. Please find a place to sit first. I'll go and inform Master He."

"it is good."

Li Jiayi came to eat alone and didn't need to order any food because He Yuzhu knew exactly what he liked to eat.

Just find a place to sit down and the waiter will bring you tea.

Of course, the tea served to him was different from others. His was the best tea in the hotel.

Only a very small number of VIPs can drink this, but it doesn’t matter to Li Jiayi.

If he wasn't eating in the lobby, he wouldn't have asked the waiter to bring him the tea.

Twenty minutes later, the waiter brought two dishes, one was boiled pork slices and the other was shredded pork with hot peppers.

The staple food was a bowl of rice. At this time, Li Jiayi took out a flat wine pot made of pure silver from his pocket.

This is not an antique, but one he made himself, specifically for storing wine.

This pot can't hold much, only half a pound at most. He prepared this for himself when he goes out.

Because he couldn't take out the wine he brewed outside, so he made this wine jug.

This wine jug is usually placed in the space and taken out when needed.

After eating a few bites of the food, Li Jiayi opened the wine jug and took a sip.

After the meal, all the wine in the jug was finished. This little bit of wine was nothing to him.

After dinner, Li Jiayi drove to Anxin Transport Company.

Sure enough, when he came over, he didn't see Liu Jianshe. This kid was still very obedient. He was probably staring at the tricycle outside at this time.

Li Jiayi washed the teapot first, took out the tea leaves from the space, brewed a pot of tea for himself, and then lay down on the recliner where Liu Jianshe had been lying before.

No wonder this kid likes to lie down every day. It’s not bad to lie here and drink tea.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Jiayi got up from the recliner and turned off the electric fan. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep while lying there.

It was getting late now and he could go home.

When he returned to the gate of No. 7 Courtyard, Li Jiayi saw his wife's Lincoln parked outside the gate.

Needless to say, my daughter-in-law has returned from Lijia Village.

After parking and locking the car, Li Jiayi hurried home.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard someone talking in the house, and it sounded like my brother-in-law's voice.

Li Jiayi hurried back to the house, and sure enough, not only his eldest brother-in-law was there, but also his father-in-law, second uncle and brother-in-law.

"Dad, big brother, second brother, brother-in-law, why are you here?"

"Jia Yi is back. We have something to do in the city, so we came to discuss it with you."

(End of this chapter)