Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

The next day, Hou Paolan brought Hou Su'e to the hotel.

The atmosphere in the office is not very good and a bit depressing.

"Uncle Su Meng, we lost money this month. I won't say anything. I want to withdraw my investment now."

Su Meng's uncle said somewhat unwillingly.

"Mr. Hou, please believe me, I will definitely be able to run the restaurant."

Hou Lanhou shook his head.

"It's not that I don't trust you, but I trust Li Jianjun more. It's too easy for his restaurant to squeeze you to death. Don't blame me. I'm just cutting my losses in time."

Seeing that Hou Paolan was so determined, Su Meng's uncle started to act like a rogue.

"Since Mr. Hou has made his decision, there is nothing I can do. Why don't you find someone to estimate the price? But I still remind you, Mr. Hou, no one will dare to take your offer now."

The ragged Marquis didn't care.

"I wonder if Uncle Su Meng will answer the call?"

Uncle Su Meng smiled.

"Mr. Hou, I want to take action myself, why don't you take it?"

Hou Palan thought about it and said with a smile.

"Okay, but I can only go by the estimated price. You know I can't sell it now."

Uncle Su Meng didn't expect the answer from Marquis Paola, so he asked curiously.

"I wonder what Mr. Hou plans to do after he takes over? If you have any good suggestions, we can still work together."

Hou Pao Lan doesn't even have time to get rid of him now, so how could he possibly form a partnership with him?

"Nothing, just take it and put some things in it, and use it as a warehouse."

Su Meng's uncle naturally didn't believe it, but since Marquis Pulan didn't want to say anything, there was nothing he could do. Besides, he was in a hurry to get rid of it. He didn't want to waste any more time now. It was not in the interests of a businessman.

Soon, Hou Polan took over the restaurant, and Su Meng and his uncle evacuated.

Hou Su'e asked.

"Dad, if we take it over now, won't it be a big deal? Even if Uncle Su Meng leaves, Li Jianjun won't give way to us."

Hou Paolan looked at Hou Su'e and shook his head.

"Why are you so stupid? I'm not planning to open a restaurant, so why should I give in?"

Hou Su'e asked in confusion.

"If not a restaurant, what else can you open?"

The Tattered Marquis said with a smile.

"Let's divide the restaurant into private rooms and build a teahouse. In the future, whether people come to drink tea and chat or to discuss business, it will be a good place. After the business is settled here, they can go directly across the street to eat. How convenient!"

Hou Su'e's eyes lit up.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Dad, you really have a business mind."

The Tattered Marquis said proudly.

"That's right. Look at this. Find someone to decorate the place, and then see which waiter is willing to stay. Then buy some good preserves and so on. Then the business will start to flourish, right? I'm telling you, take good care of it this time."

Hou Su'e assured.

"Don't worry, Dad. I will work hard and help you make more money."

Hou Lan stood up and walked out while speaking.

"Ask Han Chunming to do the renovation. He has a renovation team and he will definitely know how to do it. Just tell him."

After saying that, he walked away humming a little tune.

Hou Su'e found Han Chunming.

"Chun Ming, my dad has taken over the restaurant, but he wants to turn it into a teahouse, saying that people can discuss business and drink tea. It's convenient to eat right across the street from the restaurant."

Han Chunming smiled.

"The broken Hou is fine. He can make a loss-making business profitable. Why do you want me to do the renovation?"

Hou Su'e nodded.

"My dad said you know how to do it."

Han Chunming took a sip of water and said.

"Okay, I'll send someone over tomorrow to ask where Su Meng and her uncle went."

Hou Su'e gave him a strange look.

"What's the matter? Are you looking at the pot while eating from the bowl? Aren't you afraid that Cai Xiaoli will be angry?"

Han Chunming is quite frank.

"Why is she angry? I'm just asking because we're childhood friends. It doesn't matter. If you don't know, forget it."

Hou Su'e apologized.

"I really do not know."

Han Chunming nodded and left.

The news soon spread back to the Han family, resulting in another family gathering today, but neither Li Jianjun nor Han Chunming returned.

Mrs. Han gloated.

"Well, he deserves it. Let him buy our restaurant, Chunyan. Jianjun is really amazing. He bankrupted it in just over a month."

Han Chunxue also said.

"Chunyan, Jianjun has finally avenged us. He didn't help us at the beginning, and I had a grudge against him. Now I forgive him."

Han Chunyan said disdainfully.

"Don't get me wrong, he didn't do this for you, he did it for Doudou. When Su Meng's uncle wanted to buy Doudou's restaurant, his attitude wasn't very good, so Jianjun got angry and taught him a lesson."

Aunt Han scolded.

"Alright, although Su Meng is not with Chun Ming, they have been neighbors for so many years. Why are you gloating over his misfortune? Are you proud of losing Chun Ming's restaurant?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the house fell silent.

Boss Han was the first to speak.

"Mother, they don't mean it like that. They just feel sorry for it."

Mrs. Han immediately agreed.

"Yes, yes, yes. We feel sorry for it, not gloating over it."

Cai Xiaoli smiled.

"Whether you feel sorry or gloat over something else, it has nothing to do with us. We just need to live our own lives well."

Aunt Han patted Cai Xiaoli's hand.

"You are all not as good as Xiaoli. Xiaoli is more sensible. Xiaoli, hurry up and give me a grandson. Mom will take care of him for you."

Cai Xiaoli nodded shyly.

On the other side, in Su Meng’s uncle’s newly bought house.

Su's mother asked worriedly.

"Meng Meng, is the restaurant really sold?"

Su Meng nodded.

"If we can't run the business anymore, we can just sell it. Li Jianjun is targeting us so much, we can't compete with him."

Su's mother said dissatisfiedly.

"Li Jianjun, even though you didn't end up with Chunming, at least don't kill him for the sake of our past relationship. You're leaving us no chance to survive!"

Su Meng said unhappily.

"Mom, this is business competition. Also, don't mention Han Chunming anymore."

After saying that, he went back to his room angrily.

Su Meng's uncle comforted her.

"Sister, don't blame Mengmeng for this. This is my fault. Li Jianjun is targeting me. Besides, what's so great about Han Chunming? Isn't he just using Li Jianjun's fame to do some small business?"

Mother Su waited for her younger brother to speak.

"You also said that if you hadn't repeatedly not seen Han Chunming, Mengmeng wouldn't have broken up with Chunming. You don't like him and want Mengmeng to break up with him. Don't think I don't know."

Uncle Su Meng scratched his head.

"Sister, I really don't like Han Chunming's urge to become rich all of a sudden."

Su's mother retorted.

"You haven't seen him, how do you know he is a poor man who suddenly became rich?"

Su Meng's uncle said excitedly.

"Isn't it obvious? He bought Mengmeng a car just because he made some money. What's the point of showing off? Who can't afford a car? Also, when I came back, he didn't come to pick me up and didn't even think of apologizing to me. He has no respect for his elders at all."

Father Su couldn't bear it anymore.

"Okay, stop arguing. I think it's better to break up. I'll introduce someone new to Meng Meng then."

Su Meng's uncle said.

"Yes, let me introduce you to someone else. I know quite a few young and promising people. I will definitely find a good one for Meng Meng when the time comes."

Mother Su sighed.

"Then you better remember this."