Feng Yifan and his apprentice were busy preparing various ingredients in the restaurant under the watchful eye of his father-in-law.
Su Ruoxi and her mother-in-law Lu Cuiling took a car and arrived at their destination, a table and chair market in the north of the city.
The market is not specialized in restaurant tables and chairs, but a large market selling all kinds of furniture. The market for restaurant tables and chairs is a small market within the large market.
After getting off the taxi, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not hesitate, entered the big market and went straight to the small market for restaurant tables and chairs.
However, as soon as it entered the market, it encountered obstruction from many furniture merchants.
"Want to buy furniture? Come in and take a look. The furniture we have here is all famous brands, and they are all sold directly from the factory. We guarantee that they are authentic and will deliver them to your door."
"Come and have a look at my place. I have all kinds of furniture here."
"There are all kinds of international brand furniture. Come and have a look."
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Su Ruoxi also showed a domineering attitude towards the obstruction of many furniture merchants. She even pushed away the people who were blocking her and said bluntly: "Make way, we are not buying furniture, we are purchasing restaurant tables and chairs."
After Su Ruoxi's domineering shout, the furniture merchants naturally gave way and no one came to pull them anymore.
During this process, Lu Cuiling did not say a word. The old lady was very happy to see her daughter-in-law's domineering appearance, which was quite similar to her own style.
Finally, we passed through the group of furniture merchants blocking the entrance and entered the middle section of the market. We turned into another road and entered a market that specializes in selling tables and chairs for various restaurants, including cafes and bars.
After entering this small market, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law naturally slowed down their pace and carefully observed the various tables and chairs in each store.
I have to say that the styles of tables and chairs here are very complete.
Of course, merchants soon came over and started asking the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law what they wanted to buy.
"What kind of store are you two boss ladies going to open?"
"Yes, tell us what type of store you want to open and we can recommend one to you."
“Is it a restaurant, a cafe, or a bar?”
"Are you cooking Chinese food or Western food?"
"What kind of cuisine is it? Do you need a pure wooden table? Or a folding table?"
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Before coming, Su Ruoxi thought this matter was quite simple, but after hearing the introduction of this group of merchants, Su Ruoxi felt that it was really not simple, and there were many details that needed to be considered.
However, after Su Ruoxi thought about it, she also gave her own idea.
"Ours is a small restaurant, not a food stall, but a more elegant private restaurant. We want some Chinese-style tables, preferably long wooden tables, or foldable ones are fine."
With the information, the merchants present will naturally give recommendations immediately.
"Oh, you can come to my house to have a look. My house specializes in making tables and chairs for Chinese restaurants."
"My house is also suitable for private restaurants."
"If it's pure wood, then the ones I have at home are guaranteed to be solid wood, so they will definitely be very durable."
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After listening to the merchants' introductions one after another, Su Ruoxi did not get any satisfactory answers. After thinking about it, she decided to visit each one of them before making a decision.
"Let's all take a look. Which of your houses is closer? Let's take a look at each one."
Hearing Su Ruoxi's words, the merchants looked at each other, but did not hesitate too much. The nearest one immediately came out and said, "Okay, boss lady, let's go to my house first, it's over there."
Su Ruoxi did not hesitate and pulled her mother-in-law along with her to follow the merchant into his store to take a look.
The store is full of things, and there are quite a lot of tables and chairs, all of which are various types of tables, both Chinese and Western. In addition to those used in restaurants, there are also some other shops, and even some sofas and low tables.
Su Ruoxi looked around and took a look at several of their tables and chairs under the introduction of the boss.
But Su Ruoxi was not satisfied with the results, so she didn't stay for long and went directly to the next one.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each house one by one and finally saw a very suitable table in one of them.
The table is made of wood, but not the kind of heavy solid wood. It is a long foldable wooden table that looks very simple and quaint.
After some comparisons, Su Ruoxi felt that the height seemed to be appropriate.
However, when I asked the merchant, they said that the tables and chairs are purchased as a set and they do not provide tables for purchase separately.
Su Ruoxi was a little disappointed, but there was nothing she could do about it. She didn't think too much about it and left with her mother-in-law.
After walking out of the store, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law found that they had reached the end without realizing it.
Su Ruoxi felt a little disappointed that she couldn't find a dining table that suited her needs.
Seeing this, Lu Cuiling smiled and said to her daughter-in-law: "It's okay, we can continue to look for it. If we can't find it here, we can go to other markets to look."
Su Ruoxi was still a little anxious: "Mom, I still want to find a suitable table as soon as possible. Although the reconstruction of the old street will take some time, I want to replace the restaurant tables as soon as possible so that the restaurant business can be better."
Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "Business is not bad now. Although there are not enough tables, many people are willing to share tables."
Su Ruoxi sighed helplessly: "But after all, only a few people are willing to share a table. Every night, there are only two or three people who come together, or because they see that there are no small tables, they give up and come in."
Su Ruoxi could see this clearly every night when she sat at the door collecting cash.
Sometimes, three or two young people would look inside from the door, but when they saw all the big tables, they would give up on going in.
And Su Ruoxi also knew that even if there were diners coming in, since there were not many people, they would probably only order a few dishes. As a result, sitting at such a large table would not be very convenient and would also appear very empty.
These problems actually existed before, but at the time of Su Ruoxi's grandfather, no one minded sharing tables, so the problem was not very prominent.
After my grandfather passed away, my father ran the business on his own, and as time went by, problems with the big table gradually became more prominent.
Now, Meng Shitong and her team have filmed videos to promote the restaurant online, attracting some young people to come to Su Ji to try out the new food. Young people are more looking forward to the small individual seats, rather than sharing a large table with others.
In Su Ruoxi's opinion, this was also a test for them. Times are changing, and some things do need to change slightly.
The reason for choosing to make the changes before the old street was renovated was because Su Ruoxi wanted to give it a try first.
If the attempt is feasible, then when the old street is renovated and Su Ji moves back, there will be a ready-made template to compare with for decoration.
When Su Ruoxi and her mother-in-law Lu Cuiling were discussing where to find a suitable table next.
Finally, the owner of that store suddenly came over and said, "Do you mind using a depreciated table? If you don't mind using a depreciated table, I'll give you an address and contact information, you can go find it."
For the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, this is really like "giving a pillow to someone who is sleepy", and this is exactly the option they discussed on the way here.
Su Ruoxi immediately said, "Thank you so much, boss. We don't mind the depreciation. Can you tell us the address and contact information now?"
The boss didn't hide anything and took out a business card and handed it to Su Ruoxi: "This is the business card over there. It has the address and phone number. I don't know if they have any goods recently. You can call and ask first."
Su Ruoxi took the business card and thanked the boss again: "Thank you."
Lu Cuiling also smiled and thanked her.
The boss waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. I'm just introducing business to my friends. Go ahead and ask."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said goodbye to the kind boss, took the business card and left the market.