"You finally called me. I tried to reach you these past two days but couldn't. My Manhanlou is about to open. Why don't you come and support me?" Ye Chui quickly answered the phone and said to the other end with a smile.
Xing Sen's voice came from the phone: "I've been busy lately, carrying out a mission with my tomboy... Oh my god, Xiaoli, you're my woman now, can you be gentler..."
Listening to the noisy sound coming from the other end of the phone, Ye Chu rolled his eyes directly. It was obvious that Huo Li was teaching Xing Sen a lesson. Ye Chu was familiar with the relationship between the two. However, Xing Sen had not yet dealt with Huo Li when they met last time. Now, from his tone, it was obvious that he had already got this tomboy in his hands... Of course, it was obvious that his masculinity was not enough to make Huo Li, the tomboy, surrender, and she still beat him up at every turn.
After listening to the commotion on the other side for a while, Xing Sen said to Ye Chui with a hissing breath, "You're too cruel... I haven't been watching the news outside during this period of time while on a mission outside. I only found out about your Manhanlou when I returned to Yanjing two days ago. Good job, kid, you opened a big hotel so quickly. When I heard you say you wanted to open a big hotel, I thought you were bragging."
"You're in luck. My restaurant will be officially open on New Year's Eve. You're welcome to come." Ye Chui continued with a smile, "Miss Huo and other gourmet detectives can come. I will treat you well."
The other food detectives that Ye Chui mentioned were naturally those who were at the cruise carnival. They were also people who had shared hardships, especially Fang Yang, who was shot twice by He Chengfei. The last time he met Xing Sen, Ye Chui learned that he was still recuperating.
"Of course. Hey, Xiaoli and I are on a mission to eliminate a dark cuisine party. All we saw were disgusting things, but I haven't eaten anything good in a long time. This time I'm going to take my brothers there to have a good meal." Xing Sen agreed with a smile.
Then Ye Chui chatted with Xing Sen for a few more words. Recently, Xing Sen and Huo Li were busy with reporting tasks and did not have the time to come over, but they would definitely be there on New Year's Eve. After ending the call, Ye Chui smiled while holding the phone in his hand, feeling a little relieved.
There were too many people in Yanjing targeting his Manhanlou, so he had to be on guard against some things. During the opening New Year's Eve dinner, someone might come to cause trouble intentionally. He was not afraid of those who came openly, because Old Han was here to keep an eye on them, and no one dared to cause trouble for him. But he was afraid of those who came secretly, such as shouting that the food in his Manhanlou was not delicious, or even more despicable saying that there were cockroaches in his food. This trick was common but effective, and would inevitably cause a bad impact.
But with food detectives like Xing Sen here to keep things under control, there’s nothing to be afraid of. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be arrested directly.
Although Ye Chui and Xing Sen did not explain during the phone call just now, they both knew in their hearts why Ye Chui invited Xing Sen and others to attend the opening dinner. At the beginning, Ye Chui agreed to let Xing Sen participate in the cruise carnival operation so that Xing Sen could come to help if the hotel encountered danger.
In this era of gourmet food, the food police are still very powerful, and even big companies are unwilling to offend this group of people.
Everything was ready and two days passed in the blink of an eye.
It’s New Year’s Eve.
Yanjing was decorated with lights and colors everywhere.
In the past, Ye Chui and An Jing and Wang Shiyu did not have the energy to prepare much for the New Year. They would just have dumplings they made themselves for the New Year's Eve dinner. But this year was different. The restaurant was bright and comfortable, and the small courtyard at the back was also decorated with festive atmosphere. Several girls even put colorful light bulbs on the big locust tree, and the atmosphere was indescribably wonderful.
Han Yuyan specially took Lin Wei, An Jing, Wang Shiyu and An Xiaoxiao to buy some beautiful new clothes.
Before the year even started, little Wang Shiyu was already jumping up and down with joy, her cute little face rosy.
Even the usually quiet An Jing couldn't help but show a joyful smile on her face.
Not to mention An Xiaoxiao. When she was a beggar, she had no concept of Chinese New Year. At best, it was easier to beg for delicious food during the Chinese New Year. This festival made her feel fresh and happy.
At around seven o'clock in the evening, guests with invitation letters entered the hotel one after another. They were the first group of guests received by Manhanlou. Ye Chui, as the boss, stood at the door to greet them and said hello to them one by one.
"Boss Wang, thank you for your presence tonight. Please let me know if there is anything I haven't done right."
"Please, Boss Liu, take good care of my restaurant in the future."
"Mr. Chen, the private room upstairs has been prepared for you. Please go upstairs."
Ye Chui was naturally very familiar with this kind of occasion. He greeted every guest with a very experienced and familiar look. His air of being at ease surprised many people. How could he be a teenager of only seventeen or eighteen? He was clearly a veteran with decades of experience working in a hotel.
Originally, they may have looked down on Ye Chui, thinking that Ye Chui had relied on Old Han to get to where he is now, but now they have changed their initial views.
Ye Chui was welcoming guests at the entrance of the hotel and soon saw people from the Han family appear at the door. Old Han was the first to walk in front, followed by his two sons and two daughters, including his eldest son Han Bang, the youngest son Han Cheng, his second daughter Han Xueqing, his youngest daughter Han Xiaoyun, as well as their peers.
Although they are Mr. Han’s children, they are all in their sixties.
After that are the grandchildren and great-grandchildren, totaling more than twenty in total. Old Han's family is definitely the best in Yanjing.
Now that most of them were brought to Manhan Building by Old Han, they were polite to Ye Chui for Old Han's sake. However, some of them looked at Ye Chui with hostility. For example, Qiao Ya, the widow of Han Yuyan's father and Old Han's third son, looked at Ye Chui with indescribable coldness: Han Yuyan got 18 billion shares from Old Han, and Qiao Ya probably hated Ye Chui as well, thinking that Ye Chu also had a hand in this part of the shares...
Ye Cui naturally didn't care much about it. He was polite when necessary, and he had already mastered this skill to perfection in his previous life.
When Han Yuyan learned that Grandpa was coming, she also hurried over to greet him. However, when she saw the people from the Han family, the smile on Sister Han's face froze for a moment. She walked to Old Man Han and hugged his arm: "Grandpa, you are here."
"Well, this restaurant is nicely decorated." Old Han looked around with a smile.
"Of course it's good. Our Han family has spent a lot of money to decorate this restaurant." Qiao Ya, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "Dad, our Han family has made an indispensable contribution to the Manhan Building."
Hearing Qiao Ya's suggestive words, Old Han's face turned cold.
Ye Chui laughed and said, "That's true, Da Yu, I will accompany Mr. Han to the upper box first, and I will leave the reception of the guests to you."
"Let me entertain the guests?" Han Yuyan was stunned.
"You are the manager of Manhanlou, and also the owner of this restaurant. How come you don't have this awareness?" Ye Chui said lightly. He glanced at Qiao Ya and others and continued to say to Han Yuyan, "You are the host today. You have to entertain these uncles and aunts well. Do you understand?"
Han Yuyan understood that Ye Chui was helping her, and she nodded quickly: "I understand, Master."
Qiao Ya and the others all looked unhappy. Qiao Ya had just said that the Han family also had a share in Manhanlou, and Ye Chui immediately put Han Yuyan in the position of the restaurant owner. The meaning was very clear: even if the Han family had a share in Manhanlou, it belonged to Han Yuyan and had nothing to do with other members of the Han family.
They couldn't help but look at Ye Chui again. This kid was able to make Qiao Ya speechless with just a few simple words. He really had some skills.
Old Han's originally cold face softened a little. He knew that everyone in the family was not nice to Han Yuyan, but as the head of the family, he couldn't say much. Ye Chui's sharp words made him quite grateful. He patted Han Yuyan on the shoulder and said, "Yuyan, stay here and entertain the guests. When the banquet starts, come and sit next to me."
This statement once again made everyone in the Han family look a little unhappy. This old man was too biased towards Han Yuyan...
Han Yuyan nodded quickly: "I understand, Grandpa."
Then, Old Han and Ye Chui went to the private room upstairs. The private room Ye Chui prepared for Old Han and his family was naturally the elegant private room on the third floor. They took the elevator to go upstairs. After Ye Chui and Old Han entered the elevator, Old Han's second daughter Han Xueqing wanted to follow them in, but Old Han directly pushed her out with his cane: "The place is so small, how dare you squeeze into the elevator with an old man like me? Wait for the next one."
The Han family had no choice but to stay outside.
There were only Ye Cui and Old Han in the huge elevator.
The elevator closed and slowly rose.
"Mr. Han, do you have something to say to me?" Ye Chui realized something and asked Mr. Han.
Old Han hummed, but his eyes were sizing up Ye Chui: "Boy, I feel like you seem to have changed a lot in recent times."
"I have changed a lot?" Ye Cui was a little surprised.
"I've had this feeling since you came to Yanjing. I used to think you were an extraordinary person, a little hard to figure out, and very steady in doing things, but now you seem to be getting more and more... arrogant." Old Han looked at Ye Chui with a strange expression.
Ye Chui understood what Old Han was referring to - since the Manhan Building was about to open, Ye Chui had bet with Caidao Zhang on kitchen knives, bet with Shenghuayuan on chefs, and even used his superb cooking skills to intimidate the chefs of Shenghuayuan. These were completely different from Ye Chui's previous personality, which seemed to be afraid that others would know that he was an excellent cook. It could be said that he had revealed his talents. This was what Old Han meant when he said that Ye Chui had changed a lot.
Ye Chui laughed: "I opened a small restaurant before to take care of my two younger sisters. I wouldn't be arrogant if I didn't compete with others. But now that my restaurant is open, of course I have to be arrogant. The best restaurant in the world is not given up, but fought for. If I don't have an edge, what can I use to compete?" (~^~)