Because Honglou owner Peng Hong was seriously ill, Peng Shun left in a hurry after resolving the dispute in the hotel. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening. Ye Chui and the waiters in the hotel were busy until nearly ten o'clock in the evening. They entertained three tables of guests before they could relax. Among them, two tables were booked earlier and one table was the kind that could not be refused.
All the dishes were left to Ye Chui to cook alone, which was naturally a bit tiring, but it was nothing to Ye Chui. At the same time, he nodded secretly. Honglou's business was very good. It should be the best restaurant in this area. People from many large companies nearby were used to coming here for business or socializing. If Ye Chui wanted to open a big restaurant in the future, this would definitely be the best choice...
"Ye Chui, what are you thinking about?" When leaving Honglou Hotel and walking towards a nearby hotel, Lin Wei took Ye Chui's hand and noticed what he was thinking about, so she asked curiously. She blinked her eyes cutely, "I know, you must think you are very powerful, right?"
Turning his head to look at the girl beside him, her eyes were full of a glow called admiration. Ye Chui couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch her face, and said in a joking tone: "That's nothing. Although Honglou is very famous, the level of those chefs may not be that high. Not to mention me, even if Tian Xiaodu came, he could sweep the place."
Lin Wei puffed her lips, as if she didn't like Ye Chui pinching her face, but she soon smiled again: "You are just praising yourself in disguise. Uncle Tian is your apprentice."
"Haha." Ye Chui smiled, and his expression became serious again, "Actually, I'm thinking about whether I can take over Honglou..."
"Take over Honglou?" Lin Wei was stunned.
Ye Chui nodded: "Honglou has a great location. If I want to open a big restaurant, this is the best choice... Most importantly, Peng Hong is seriously ill, and his son is obviously not in the mood to inherit the restaurant. This will be a good opportunity."
"How do you know that Pang Shun is not in the mood to inherit Honglou?" Lin Wei asked curiously.
"Pan Qingguo and Lu Bing both mentioned that Peng Shun didn't want to inherit the hotel, and he had argued with Peng Hong many times about this matter." Ye Chui explained, "The most important thing is that Peng Shun invited me with a high price of 30,000 yuan a day to strike a blow against Lu Bing and others. Although he has money, he doesn't spend it this way. The main reason why he is willing to give me so much money is probably because he has made up his mind that Honglou will be sold in the next two days."
"No way, Honglou is his father's hard work..." Lin Wei said with a frown.
“But he’s a businessman.”
Ye Chui said calmly, "If Honglou changes hands, there will definitely be many people who will target this piece of cake. After all, this hotel is very good. Fan Hong, who instigated Lu Bing, is one of them. Even if Peng Shun doesn't want to hand the hotel over to Fan Hong because of his father, there will be other competitors."
After more than half a year of accumulation, Ye Chui now has nearly one million in funds on hand, including the income from Xiaoyu's home cooking, the share of Qin Feng's barbecue stall, the income from the Kende Chicken in cooperation with Jinbing, and the four restaurants located in the Tianhai Resort in Hainan.
One million is barely enough to open a large hotel, but it would be a bit of a stretch to buy Honglou.
The most important thing is... Pang Shun may want to sell Hong Lou completely instead of just renting the hotel. In that case, if he wants to buy the entire Hong Lou hotel, he will have no chance without 50 million.
"It's so complicated." Lin Wei sighed, then looked at Ye Chui carefully, "Maybe you can ask Dad for help."
Although Ye Chui knew wealthy businessmen like Lin Zhengdao and Old Han, he never spoke to these people when he encountered financial problems. Lin Wei understood that this was due to self-esteem, so she was a little cautious when saying this.
Ye Chui smiled when he heard Lin Wei's words and said, "We'll see when the time comes."
The two of them went straight to Honglou as soon as they arrived in Yanjing. They still haven't found a place to stay. Fortunately, there are many hotels near Honglou, so they chose one and booked a two-bedroom suite. After a tiring night, Ye Chui took a comfortable hot bath, called Xizhou, and told Han Yuyan, Anjing, and Wang Shiyu that he would stay in Xizhou for a short time and would not go back.
After the call ended, Ye Chu was suddenly stunned. Just when he mentioned that he was in the hotel with Lin Wei, Sister Han's tone seemed to become a little strange...
Well, it must be just an illusion.
He left the bathroom wearing the bathrobe provided by the hotel and just happened to hear Lin Wei talking on the phone with Wu Haimei.
Wu Haimei on the other side of the phone must be very angry. Lin Wei responded with a sullen look on her face: "I know... I know... Mom, I'm an adult now, don't worry so much, okay? Besides, I grew up in Yanjing since I was a child, what kind of accident can happen..." Just when Ye Chui came out of the bathroom, Wu Haimei seemed to say something else on the other side of the phone. Lin Wei's face suddenly turned red. She glanced at Ye Chui and said hurriedly, "Mom, what are you talking about? Of course not... I won't tell you now. Don't tell Dad about my arrival in Yanjing. I want to give him a surprise. Goodbye."
After saying that, she hung up the phone in a hurry. She gave Ye Chui a naive smile and rushed into the bathroom.
Ye Chui could roughly guess what Wu Haimei had just said on the phone, so he smiled and prepared to go back to the room. As a result, his phone rang again at this time. Seeing the call alert, a trace of helplessness flashed across Ye Chui's face - it was Wu Haimei's call.
Well, my future mother-in-law will not easily forgive me for eloping with my girlfriend...
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Almost at the same time.
In a private room in a noisy bar, Lu Bing was talking to the middle-aged man sitting next to him with a flattering smile: "… This is what happened. Who knew that a young man came from there and he was actually quite good at cooking? Mr. Fan, it's not that we are not good enough, it's that young man is too weird. Pang Shun actually offered him a salary of 30,000 yuan a day. He really has a lot of money to burn…"
"Shut up!"
Mr. Fan, or Fan Hong, interrupted Lu Bing's words with a cold voice. Fan Hong looked no more than 30 years old, with a gloomy face and a serious expression. He took a deep puff of the cigarette in his hand and exhaled the smoke. He turned his head and said coldly to Lu Bing, "You are a loser. You can't even handle a teenager and you put Peng Hong in the hospital. You loser!"
"Mr. Fan, this... this is actually a good thing. Peng Hong is in the hospital, so the hotel will naturally be taken care of by his son. Peng Shun has never been interested in the hotel. Can't you take this opportunity to take over the hotel?" Lu Bing said hurriedly.
"Idiot!" Fan Hong looked at Lu Bing coldly, "Peng Hong was hospitalized because of me. Do you think his son will hand over the restaurant to me?"
"This..." Lu Bing was speechless.
Fan Hong took another deep puff of cigarette, and his mood seemed to calm down a little: "Lu Bing, although you are a five-star chef, you have to understand that six-star chefs may not be easy to find, but there are many five-star chefs in Yanjing. If you want to be the chef of my restaurant when it opens in the future, you must do something for me... This boy, you have to find a way to deal with it!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Fan. I won't let that boy have an easy time." When Lu Bing heard Fan Hong say this, he hurriedly agreed, "He is just a boy anyway. It is easy to deal with him."
"Hmph, that's better!" Fan Hong said coldly and took another deep puff of cigarette. In the rising smoke, his face looked even gloomier.
…
The next day came in a blink of an eye. Ye Cui and Lin Wei arrived at Honglou Hotel early.
Last night, Pan Qingguo had someone prepare hotel uniforms for Ye Chui and Lin Wei. Ye Chui wore a white chef uniform. One of the original chefs in the hotel had a body shape similar to Ye Chui, so there was a spare chef uniform. The only difference was that Ye Chui also had a high-topped chef hat, which represented the head chef, the one who commanded the kitchen. When he put on this hat, he was the master of the kitchen...
It's a pity that Ye Chui is the only chef in the kitchen now...
Lin Wei was wearing a green Honglou dress, which was similar in design to a cheongsam. She looked fresh and cute in it. Su Xin was originally the prettiest among the waiters, but when Lin Wei came out after changing her clothes, the waiters began to whisper that Lin Wei had definitely surpassed Su Xin and became their "store flower".
Although Lin Wei was wearing a waitress's uniform, her main job was to assist Ye Chui.
As for Ye Chui, Lin Wei originally found it quite funny when she knew that Ye Chui was going to wear a chef's hat. However, when Ye Chui walked out of the changing room wearing a white chef's uniform and a chef's hat, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed. Although he was young, this outfit did not make people feel funny at all. Instead, it felt natural, as if he should dress like this.
There is an indescribable harmony in that temperament that makes people feel it is appropriate.
Ye Chui straightened his clothes and glanced around with a smile: "What are you looking at? Let's get to work."
Well, even though he was alone, Ye Chui instantly regained the feeling of being in his own restaurant kitchen in his previous life. This feeling was very familiar and even more familiar to him.
The day's work in the hotel began quickly.
The work in the morning was very slow, because Ye Chui was the only main chef, so Hong Lou now directly served those distinguished guests who could not be refused, so the work was not tiring.
Near noon, a luxury car slowly stopped outside the hotel, indicating the arrival of an important guest.
On one side of the street corner, Lu Bing had a sly smile on his face... (~^~)