Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

The Tattered Marquis said angrily.

"So you just listened to him? And you fought with Li Jianjun?"

Hou Su'e nodded with some fear.

"Uncle Su Meng said that Li Jianjun's ingredients are expensive, and ours are cheap, so they are going to drain Li Jianjun away. But it's been a month, and they still haven't shown any intention of raising the price. I was so scared that I hurried over to find you."

The broken Hou cursed.

"You know nothing. Li Jianjun must be going after Uncle Su Meng. We've been implicated by him. If you had told me earlier, I could have pulled out. It's too late to say anything now, you."

Hou Su'e said in astonishment.

"Going for Uncle Su Meng? No way?"

Hou Pao Lan pointed at Hou Su'e and cursed.

"I'm so smart, how could I give birth to such a fool like you? The Han family just sold the restaurant, and Li Jianjun opened another one across the street. He's here to seek revenge for the Han family. Chunming and I are friends, but I don't know Li Jianjun. It can only be that Uncle Su Meng offended Li Jianjun, and he's using revenge as a pretext to mess with him, and we've been implicated by him."

Hou Su'e asked in a low voice.

"Dad, then he's going to squeeze us to death even if he loses money?"

The Tattered Marquis said disdainfully.

"This little money is nothing in Li Jianjun's eyes. Do you know how much he is worth? Even if I tell you, you won't know. Han Chunming has already reminded me. I thought he was just talking in anger, but I didn't expect it to be true. I really should have asked him about it."

Hou Su'e said dissatisfiedly.

"Dad, since Chunming has already reminded you, why didn't you ask more? What should we do now?"

Hou Paola glared at Hou Su'e.

"It's not my turn for you to teach me how to do things. Let's go find Han Chunming first and figure out what's going on here."

The two of them hurriedly found Han Chunming.

"Chunming, let's be frank. Tell me the truth. Did you know that Li Jianjun was going to open a restaurant across the street?"

Han Chunming said in surprise.

"Really? I didn't hear anything about it."

The Tattered Marquis asked doubtfully.

"You don't know about this?"

Han Chunming nodded.

"I do not know."

Hou Paolan didn't believe it.

"So what did you mean by those words you said when you came to my house before?"

Han Chunming explained.

"I at least guessed, but I didn't expect my brother-in-law to act so quickly."

Hou Su'e questioned.

"Since you guessed it, why didn't you tell my dad?"

Han Chunming spread his hands.

"I told him the first time, but he didn't hear me. It's not my fault."

Hou Lan nodded.

"I thought you were just saying it out of anger, so I didn't take it seriously. Now blame me. Since you guessed it, what is the basis for your guess? Or do they have any grudges against each other?"

Han Chunming smiled.

"Smart. Actually, Uncle Su Meng wanted to buy my brother-in-law's restaurant the first time he went to eat there. But he didn't even ask who my brother-in-law was. And don't be fooled by his nice words. Deep down, he looks down on us. My brother-in-law targeted him because of this. You, you jumped into it yourself."

The ragged Hou leaned back and said.

"So what? I said I was implicated by Uncle Su Meng, right?"

Hou Su'e said.

"Just because you offended him, he forced you to death?"

The ragged Marquis cursed immediately.

"What are you talking about?"

Han Chunming said seriously.

"Sister Hou, the business world is like a battlefield, full of cruelty. If you think so, then you are not suitable for business."

Hou Lan nodded.

"Did you hear me? You are not suitable for business. You should stay by my side and do the laundry and cooking for me, your dad."

Hou Su'e was somewhat unwilling to accept that she was killed before she could even demonstrate her abilities.

"So what do we do now? Watch the restaurant go bankrupt?"

Han Chunming spread his hands.

"I can't help it. I can't be the boss of my brother-in-law."

Hou Palan thought about it.

"Chunming, do me a favor. I'll invite your brother-in-law out for dinner."

Han Chunming thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"I can help you make an appointment with him, but I can't guarantee whether he will meet you or not."

The broken Hou laughed.

"Of course, I'll give you the two enameled bowls you liked."

Han Chunming immediately became interested.

"We have a deal, you can't go back on your word. I will bring him here even if I have to."

Hou Lan nodded.

"Whoever regrets this is this."

After saying that, he made a turtle gesture.

"Okay, go to my brother-in-law's restaurant and book a table. Wait there. I will definitely bring my brother-in-law here."

Hou Pao Lan didn't waste any time and just stood up and walked out.

"Wangfujing Main Store is waiting for you."

Han Chunming immediately went to find Li Jianjun.

"Brother-in-law, the Broken Marquis wants to see you, and he must be scared."

Li Jianjun asked.

"I said it was targeting Uncle Su Meng, not him, so what is he afraid of?"

Han Chunming said while crossing his legs.

"He is working with Uncle Su Meng, so he is afraid that you will hate him."

Li Jianjun smiled.

"Tell him that this matter has nothing to do with him. He was purely implicated by Uncle Su Meng. Tell him not to take it to heart and forget about the meeting. He's quite busy."

Han Chunming advised.

"Brother-in-law, you have to eat anyway, so let him treat you to a meal, so that he can feel more at ease."

Li Jianjun sensed something was wrong.

"Boy, did you receive any benefits from him? Do you want us to meet so much?"

Han Chunming smiled.

"No, no, I told him that he is a friend and I will help him if I can."

Li Jianjun naturally didn't believe him.

"No? Well, just say I won't bear a grudge against him and forget about the meeting."

Han Chunming knew he could no longer hide it.

"Well, he gave me two small enamel bowls, which are perfect to form a set with my two, hehe."

Li Jianjun nodded at him.

"You're playing tricks on me, huh? Give me one and I'll see him."

Han Chunming quickly shook his head.

"This really won't work, brother-in-law. I have a set that I put together with great difficulty."

Li Jianjun nodded.

"Okay, then if you give me something no smaller than a small bowl, I'll see him."

Han Chunming became anxious.

"Brother-in-law, you are going too far."

Li Jianjun looked at him with a smile.

"To give or not to give?"

Han Chunming had no choice but to nod.

"Here, I'll send it to you tomorrow."

Li Jianjun laughed.

"Wouldn't it be over earlier? Where are we going to eat?"

Han Chunming hung his head.

"Wangfujing, your headquarters."

Li Jianjun pulled Han Chunming up.

"Let's go, it's getting late."

The two arrived at the restaurant. It was dinner time and Hou Polan had already ordered all the dishes.

"Mr. Li, the dishes have been ordered. I don't know what you like to eat. Do you want to order some more?"

Li Jianjun didn't look at the menu.

"No, Mr. Hou, everything in my restaurant is good, and all the dishes are delicious."

Hou Lan nodded.

"Indeed, I also often come to your restaurant to eat, but not at the main store. The chef is Nan Yi, and the lobby manager said his wife is Liang Ladi."

Li Jianjun nodded.

"I wonder why Mr. Hou wants to see me today?"

Hou Palan thought about it.

"Boss Li, Chunming should have told you about the restaurant. I didn't know that Uncle Su Meng had a grudge against you, otherwise I wouldn't have cooperated with him."

Li Jianjun waved his hand.

"It's okay. Just consider it a lesson. I'll make sure to find out clearly when I cooperate with others in the future. As for the money lost, I don't think Mr. Hou will care."

Hou Lan smiled and nodded.

"I can still afford to lose this amount of money, but I'm afraid that Mr. Li will misunderstand me. I'm just saying hello to you. I'll withdraw the money tomorrow and I'll take whatever I can get back."

Li Jianjun was very satisfied with Hou Paolan's attitude.

"Mr. Hou is very courageous. If you have any plans in the future, we can cooperate with each other."

Hou Paolan immediately picked up the wine glass.

"Then I'll have to ask Mr. Li to take good care of an old man like me."

Li Jianjun clinked glasses with him.

“It’s a win-win situation.”

Overall, the meal was pleasant. Although no cooperation was reached, the relationship between the two people became much closer.

Hou Su'e said after dinner.

"Dad, you really opened my eyes."

The Tattered Marquis said proudly.

"This is just the beginning. You still have a lot to learn."

Hou Su'e asked curiously.

"Dad, you're a rag collector, will Li Jianjun cooperate with you?"

The Tattered Marquis said unhappily.

"What's wrong with collecting junk? Collecting junk requires capital. If I don't make money, how can I collect it? How can I support you? You are a rotten tree that cannot be carved."

Hou Su'e was so angry at Hou Polan that she didn't want to talk anymore.