The familiar magic city.
Familiar bustle.
Familiar busyness.
Wang Qian, carrying his backpack, followed the hurried crowd out of the station.
Qin Xuerong could be seen standing there from a distance. He was wearing ordinary casual clothes. It seemed that he had gone back to change his clothes. He was holding a sign that said "Boss".
If you didn’t know, you would think she was here to pick up her boss.
Seeing Wang Qian, Qin Xuerong immediately put away the sign, smiled happily, and waved to Wang Qian: "This way."
Wang Qian felt warm in his heart, as if he was going home. He nodded to Qin Xuerong and walked outside together: "You really don't have to be so anxious to pick me up. Your own work is the most important."
Qin Xuerong: "I'm not busy at work. Jiang Jiang has returned to Beijing, and Xiaoyue went to the Magic City Conservatory of Music for exchange and study. I haven't had a good meal these days, so it just so happens that I'm going to have a hot pot with you. Hehe, it's agreed that I'll treat you. I've put a lot of money on your membership card, so I'm not afraid of you eating too much."
Wang Qian smiled, knowing that Qin Xuerong had recharged a full 100,000 yuan. Even if the consumption at Haidilao was not low, with a meal costing thousands of yuan, he would still eat hundreds of meals there.
Of course, Wang Qian didn't say it, but when the time came to pay the bill he wouldn't really let Qin Xuerong pay for it.
Wang Qian is not so shameless as to let others treat him to a meal in his own shop.
Qin Xuerong specially drove a high-end business car to pick up Wang Qian, so that Wang Qian would be very comfortable sitting in the back seat and could rest for a while.
While driving, Qin Xuerong chatted: "Jiang Jiang and Aunt He have already set off. They will probably arrive in the evening and stay at my place. When will you have time to meet them?"
Wang Qian thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do it tomorrow."
Qin Xuerong: "Then Aunt He must be very happy. I heard from Jiang Jiang that Aunt He likes this piece very much and even said it is a masterpiece of a master. Haha, Jiang Jiang is very unhappy."
Wang Qian: “Why is she unhappy?”
Qin Xuerong said seriously: "Because, this way you will surpass her! She has been very competitive since she was a child, and she must be the best in her professional field. If someone is better than her, she will always work hard to surpass him. Therefore, she has always been the first in professional assessments and graduated with a doctorate degree in advance! This is the first in the Central Conservatory of Music. The school originally invited her to stay and teach, but she refused."
"My sister told me that Jiang Jiang is among the best in the country in her professional field. This refers to young students, not including the older generation."
Wang Qian: "Haha, I didn't surpass her."
Qin Xuerong: "If you tell her this in person, she will be happier."
Wang Qian added: "I am better than her, how can I be better than her?"
Qin Xuerong was speechless for a moment, then said: "You are very similar to her in this respect. You always think you are the best."
Wang Qian looked out the window and said firmly: "This is the fact!"
Phew!
Qin Xuerong smiled: "Okay, this is the truth."
She looked at Wang Qian in the rearview mirror and just felt funny.
The car soon arrived at the door of the Haidilao restaurant managed by Tang Feifei.
It wasn't even time for dinner yet, but the entrance was already packed. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there were huge crowds of people.
Tang Feifei and several waiters were maintaining order, asking everyone to line up and explaining that the restaurant had not opened yet.
However, these dozens or hundreds of people just refused to leave and insisted on waiting here for the hour to open and eat.
Tang Feifei could only helplessly send them numbers and wait for their turn to queue up for dinner.
As the boss, Wang Qian definitely won’t queue up.
Because he won't go to the hall to eat.
Taking Qin Xuerong with me, I walked into the store from the back door. It was very busy inside. Everyone was preparing dinner and every employee was very serious.
See Wang Qian coming in.
Several employees hurriedly greeted him.
"Boss, here I come."
"Boss! You're still alive."
"Boss, you are not out of touch..."
"Boss, here to hang out again."
None of these employees are serious.
Wang Qian glared at the girls and asked, "You've been busy lately, right?"
The tall, pretty girl in charge of the class answered, "Of course it's very busy. It used to be packed every day. Now, it's not just packed every day, there's no room for people to stand outside. The owners of several nearby shops have come to Feifei, saying that we are affecting their business. Sister Feifei discussed with us and extended the business hours for lunch and dinner by one hour so that we can accommodate more customers."
Wang Qian was stunned for a moment: "Why didn't you discuss this with me?"
The girl rolled her eyes at Wang Qian and said, "Sister Feifei said that she called you but couldn't get through, so she will wait until you come to talk to you. I won't tell you now."
After the girl finished speaking, she looked curiously at Qin Xuerong who was standing next to Wang Qian. She saw that Qin Xuerong was standing almost close to Wang Qian, helping Wang Qian carry his backpack with both hands. She was very beautiful, tall and well-proportioned. She didn't look very old and was very well-behaved. Her temperament was much better than hers. She seemed to be the one who had dinner with the boss last time
"Hello!"
The girl nodded and greeted Qin Xuerong.
Qin Xuerong hurriedly responded with a smile: "Hello, my name is Qin Xuerong."
Girl: "My name is Li Yan, just call me Yan Zi. Are you the boss's girlfriend?"
Qin Xuerong's eyes narrowed as she smiled. She really wanted to nod and say yes, but she was afraid of making Wang Qian unhappy, so she chose to smile and remain silent.
Wang Qian glared at Li Yan and said, "Just do your own thing. Why are you concerned about me? This is my friend. Stop gossiping."
Li Yan was not afraid at all and suggested to Qin Xuerong: "Our boss is a titanium steel straight man, you have to take the initiative."
Wang Qian pushed Li Yan away and said, "Nonsense, hurry up!"
After saying that, Wang Qian immediately walked inside.
Qin Xuerong covered her mouth and laughed, nodded to Li Yan and gave her a thumbs up. Li Yan also smiled and nodded.
"Don't listen to their nonsense."
Wang Qian gave Qin Xuerong some instructions.
Qin Xuerong looked at Wang Qian with eyes as clear as water, holding back a smile: "Oh! I understand."
Tang Feifei passed by with something in her hand and saw Wang Qian, so she quickly put it down: "Oh, my big boss, you finally showed up..."
Wang Qian said sternly, "What's wrong? Can't you call me if you have something to do?"
Tang Feifei glanced at Qin Xuerong and said, "I called you, but you didn't answer."
Wang Qian was stunned. He realized that his phone might have been muted during the recording of the show. "Tell me, what's the matter? Extending business hours?"
Tang Feifei nodded, looked at Qin Xuerong again, and said, "Yes, we will extend the business hours by one hour at noon and in the evening, so that we can receive hundreds of more customers a day. It will be implemented tonight."
Wang Qian nodded and had no objection to this.
In fact, he was planning to do so this time, but he didn't expect these employees to be so independent-minded and actually take action on their own.
With such employees, he, as a boss, is indeed much more relaxed.
Tang Feifei looked at Qin Xuerong again.
Qin Xuerong understood now, and immediately took the initiative to say: "I'll go to the bathroom!"
Tang Feifei pointed: "Over there!"
Qin Xuerong put down Wang Qian’s backpack and turned to walk towards the bathroom.
Wang Qian wanted to say it was unnecessary, but he didn't say anything. He looked at Tang Feifei and asked, "What's the matter?"
Tang Feifei whispered, "Boss, how's the branch going?"
Wang Qian thought for a while and said, "At the end of the year! The funds are almost there, and the location is also chosen. When the funds are gathered at the end of the year, we will open a branch store. The store manager will choose one from among the several shift leaders..."
Tang Feifei gave a thumbs up: "Boss, you are awesome. You insisted on buying a storefront to open a store! Many people have come to me these days, saying they want to meet you and invest in Haidilao. Some even wanted to acquire the company directly, but I just brushed them off. What do you think, boss? Do you want to accept some funds so that we can expand faster?"
Wang Qian nodded and waved, "You did a good job. All these people refused to leave. Next time they come, just tell them that we don't accept any capital for investment. Low-interest or interest-free loans can be considered."
Tang Feifei nodded seriously, "Okay, I know what to do."
After reporting the work, Tang Feifei changed her tone and showed a gossipy smile on her face: "Boss, did you get this beauty?"
Wang Qian pushed Tang Feifei away and said, "Get lost now. This has nothing to do with you."
Tang Feifei laughed, picked up a plate of food and left.
Wang Qian shouted again: "Bring me a pot in the office. I'll eat something here."
Tang Feifei shouted without even turning her head: "Got it, I'll get it done for you right away."
Qin Xuerong washed her hands in the bathroom, came back, and followed Wang Qian into the office: "It was agreed that I would treat you."
Wang Qian: "It's okay, just come and eat at my place."
Qin Xuerong was secretly delighted. She felt that Wang Qian treated her as his own and that she had taken a step forward.
"All right."
Qin Xuerong agreed modestly, then went to help Tang Feifei and the others serve the dishes, and brought a hot pot over, just like an employee of the store.
The two of them ate in the office in advance.
Outside, more people gathered at the store door. The queue took up half the street. When the store opened half an hour earlier, there were already hundreds of people waiting.
As soon as the door opened, those who arrived early immediately rushed in and filled up the tables.
Sophie is one of them.
She has been bringing people here to eat often recently, but only one day did she come early enough to eat. The other times she didn't get a seat because she didn't come early enough.
She followed Wang Qian on Weibo, so when she saw the message Wang Qian sent today saying he was coming to the store, although he didn't say which of the two stores, she believed it was this one.
Because, it was here that she met Wang Qian by chance last time.
This time, she believed that she could meet Wang Qian here again.
So, she came over after lunch and started an outdoor live broadcast to interact with everyone.
Enter the store and sit down.
Sophie breathed a sigh of relief, put the phone that was still live on the table facing herself, and said with a smile: "Eating is as intense as fighting a war. It's the only place in the whole Magic City, maybe the whole country."
The comments on the barrage were all in agreement.
"I agree. I went there several times but couldn't get a seat, so I stopped going because I was afraid I would wait for hours in vain and starve to death there."
"Fei'er, go find the boss and ring his clock."
"Where's the boss? Where's the boss?"
"Serve the food."
"Fei'er, ask the boss a sensitive question."
…
Sophie also looked around, looking for Wang Qian.
However, after looking for a while I couldn't find it, so I could only order the food right away.
Eating hot pot alone...
Sophie ordered a lot at once, wanting to make up for what she hadn't eaten the previous times.
At this time.
Sophie saw a familiar figure walking inside.
He is tall and well-proportioned, with a handsome but weathered face, and dressed in ordinary clothes.
“Dad!”
Sophie couldn't help but shout.
She wanted to call the boss.
But, because I was too excited!
All of a sudden, he called his boss "Dad".
Everyone else in the store heard it.
All eyes were focused on Sophie.