Li Jianping was busy looking for a shop. Since I had enough money on hand, I didn't put much effort into it. I quickly found out about a good storefront in Xinhua Street. There were three storefronts in total. I found out that it cost 40,000 yuan.
The price was a bit higher than expected. He invited the landlord to dinner several times, and finally settled the deal for 38,000 yuan, and finally bought the shop.
Their original store is also about to expire, and the new store is in a hurry to be renovated.
Li Wei expressed his opinion on the decoration: "Brother, I think that in addition to having a good taste, a restaurant that sells food must also have exquisite decoration. Other high-end restaurants in the county are more or less Only by having your own style can you attract more customers.”
Seeing that Li Wei's words were coherent, Li Jianping nodded and said, "Say what you think."
Li smiled and said: "We can go with the retro Chinese style. Red painted carved windows and ink screens as partitions. The incandescent lamps for lighting are also particular and can be made into the style of palace lanterns."
"I understand what you mean, but it will cost a lot of money, right?"
"It's up to me to control costs. I can also contribute. I'm responsible for the calligraphy and painting on the walls and screens."
Something interesting.
Li Jianping remembered that the hot pot restaurant he had helped out also had its own characteristics. Now it seemed that it would take a lot of effort to compete with these opponents.
In the next few days, Li Jianping was busy decorating, so Li Minghua and his wife decided to stop doing it for a month and take a break during the renovation.
Because she wants to open a hot pot restaurant, Liu Chunzhi has been researching the issue of base ingredients, so these days, she will cook a spicy pot, hot pot, etc. from time to time at home.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Li Wei's freshman year of high school is coming to an end.
The summer heat is so hot that you can sweat all over even if you sit still. Li Wei didn't even leave the house except to go to Father Chen to practice boxing the next day. Eating a watermelon after waking up at noon every day has become a rare and pleasant time.
Li Wei was lying on the bench, with the cut watermelon placed in the small basin at hand. The TV has serials for entertainment. It is said that because of her heavy schoolwork, she has very little time to watch TV. I don’t know if I will ever see Zhao Qian on TV again.
"Go, go back to your room to do your homework, and watch TV as soon as the holiday comes." Liu Chunzhi came over to compete with Li Wei for the TV. Li Wei said, "I do my homework in the morning, watch TV in the afternoon, and give the TV to mom in the evening. Those dramas about the mother-in-law's love that you want to watch are only shown in the evening."
"What are you talking about? It's a mother-in-law drama, that's called life. Do you find it interesting to watch these fights and killings all day long?"
"It's just a pastime." Li Wei would not tell her mother that she wanted to find enemies on TV.
Liu Chunzhi ignored the program her daughter was watching. She walked over and flipped the channel to another channel.
"Mom, how many times have you watched "Longing" and you're still not tired of it?"
Liu Chunzhi shook her cattail leaf fan and said, "I'm not tired of it. I won't get bored even if I watch it a hundred times."
Li Wei was indifferent to these painful dramas. After failing in the fight, he had to go back to his room in despair.
"Wei Wei!" Li Jianping came in furiously, holding a roll of paper in his arms.
"Brother, what's the matter?"
"You promised to help me draw. I've bought the paper. Please help me draw a few pictures. I want to open before the National Day. Once you finish the drawing, I can find someone to frame it."
Li Jianping put the snow-white rice paper away. How long would it take Li Wei to draw such a long and big paper? Besides, her mind was blank now and she hadn't decided what to draw yet.
"I bought the paper. Let's see what other materials are needed."
"We don't have paints or pens yet. Forget it, give me the money and I'll go to the stationery store to choose."
"Sure, done. How much does it cost?" Li Jianping hurriedly went to dig out his trouser bag.
Li Jianping gave Li Wei twenty yuan. Li Wei walked out the door with twenty yuan in his pocket.
Liu Chunzhi heard the sound of the car and hurriedly asked Li Jianping: "It's so hot outside, where is she going?"
"I asked her to help me with something." Li Jianping saw that there was still watermelon there and hurriedly grabbed a piece to eat.
"How is the decoration over there?"
"It's coming soon. It should be finished before Weiwei starts school. I won't let her paint for me, and then I can put the soft decorations on it and it will look presentable. Mom will go over and have a look."
Liu Chunzhi didn't know much about decoration, so she was happy to have some leisure time with her father and son supervising the work.
"Mom, I think our taste needs to be adjusted again. The spiciness is still not enough."
"It's not spicy enough? Put so many chili peppers in the pot and it will only taste spicy. Can you taste other flavors?"
Li Jianping said: "We can divide the flavors into mildly spicy, heavily spicy and spicy. It is also the same outside. I think the taste of the white soup can be adjusted, so I have to trouble you to check it."
Liu Chunzhi said: "What can I adjust about the white soup? It's just a matter of throwing the bones into the pot and making it thicker."
"Mom, this alone is not enough, so I have to ask you to put more thought into it."
The mother and son discussed the matter of base materials. Although Liu Chunzhi found it troublesome, she had to do it no matter how troublesome it was related to the family business.
"Jian Ping, you are not young anymore. After you have been busy for a while, I will introduce you to a marriage. I have asked Aunt Yu to find a suitable girl for you. I have also stated my requirements. Others Let’s not talk about it for now. The most important thing is that you have a good temper and good character. It doesn’t matter if your family is a little poor. Also, you have to be hard-working and diligent. I don’t want to find a troublemaker.”
"Mom, I want to work hard in the past two years. Let's not talk about the marriage for now. I will wait until the business is on the right track and Weiwei goes to college."
"You're almost the same age, so it's better to settle down early. Whether Weiwei goes to college or not, you will have a family. When she leaves, I will have a helper. A few years ago, I said that you were still young and your family was indeed poor, but Now that I can afford a bowl of rice, I won’t hesitate to make a decision when I find the right one. I still want to help raise my grandson for a few more years while I’m still young.”
Li Jianping was sweating. The last sentence was about blind date, and the next sentence was about grandson. This mother was so anxious.
"Mom, I have the final say on what kind of wife I want to marry, so don't get involved. When the time comes when I find a suitable one, I will bring it back to you. Let's not talk about it now. I still have a lot of things to do there. "Li Jianping felt deeply that she could no longer talk to him alone, so she quickly made an excuse and went out.
The children are not around, it is quiet, and no one disturbs Liu Chunzhi. Liu Chunzhi just has the TV to herself. Watching the provocative part will make her shed a few sad tears for the characters in it.
(End of this chapter)