Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"What are you looking at? Let's go." Bai Xiaoxiao glared at Bang Geng.

Banggeng finally came to his senses and swallowed his saliva.

He didn't know how to treat Bai Xiaoxiao at this time.

It was really because the clothes Bai Xiaoxiao changed into were too stunning. It was the first time he thought Bai Xiaoxiao looked so beautiful.

She spent most of her time working and wore work clothes most of the time. She looked unkempt and filthy, but that was also very rustic. But when Bai Xiaoxiao put on a normal dress, he could really see her face. Her eyes were lively and bright, and with her twin ponytails, she looked youthful. Her fair face and cherry lips made it hard for him to associate her with the girl who could smash rocks with her fists.

"Hello?" Bai Xiaoxiao pushed the stick.

"Ah, there are no cars now. Let's go tomorrow. It won't take a little longer."

"Yeah, you didn't even remind me."

"Hehe..." Banggeng laughed foolishly.

"Idiot!" Bai Xiaoxiao wrinkled her nose and glared at him.

"Hehe." He laughed even more foolishly.

"hey-hey."

"Why are you smiling so foolishly?!" Qin Huairu glared at Xiaodang unhappily.

"Hey, Mom, I heard that Lou Xiao'e is back." Xiaodang said mysteriously.

"Come back if you want to. Does it make you look good?"

"Nothing happened between you two." Xiao Dang put his hands together and said with a gossipy look on his face: "Tell me about it."

"Go, go, go." Qin Huairu chased her away like she was chasing a fly: "Why are you getting more and more outrageous as you grow older? You should find someone and marry yourself off sooner rather than bothering me here."

"Tsk, I'm not in a hurry." Xiao Dang curled his lips and said, "I've made up my mind. I'll look for one after I graduate and find a job. No matter what, I have to find someone who is about the same level as Uncle Cao."

"You kid! You have no respect for your elders!"

"You can find a good one, but I can't?!"

"Hey, stand there and don't run!"

There was laughter in the courtyard.

Meanwhile, at the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Director Jing was carefully accompanying Lou Xiao'e. There were several plates of food in front of her.

She picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, put it in her mouth, chewed it gently twice, and frowned.

This frown immediately made Director Jing nervous.

But he didn't say anything.

Lou Xiao'e put down her chopsticks, asked her assistant to get her a glass of water, rinsed her mouth, and reached for another dish. She repeated the same action four or five times before putting down her chopsticks and sighing.

"Comrade Lou, this dish doesn't suit your taste?"

"Not really." Lou Xiao'e shook her head: "This dish is acceptable, but it's still a long way from being as good as my friend's."

"This..." Director Jing's scalp was a little numb. As a practical man, he had investigated Cao Wei. According to the information, Cao Wei was a level 16 cook. The level of cooks at this level was not very high. But after asking some chefs, he found out that this guy had a master, and his skills were probably not bad. But Director Jing didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, there are so many chefs working in the government, and if we find a few good ones, such as those from XX, and involve Sino-foreign joint ventures, it won't be a big problem to mobilize them. No matter how good they are, how good can they be? But now it seems that Cao Wei really has some skills.

"How about you wait a moment and I'll go call someone..."

"No need." Lou Xiao'e wiped her mouth.

"Comrade Lou, this..."

"Director Jing, please listen to me." Lou Xiao'e interrupted Director Jing: "This dish is very well prepared. I think you have read my resume, and I have seen and eaten it. So my requirements are a bit high, please forgive me. Of course, I will not stop investing or cooperating because of this. No matter how you look at it, this dish is up to standard."

"That's good." Director Jing breathed a sigh of relief. It made sense. If this one is not up to standard, where else can he find one?

"So, what's your plan?"

"Plan?" Director Jing was stunned.

"Oh, Director Jing, you may not know that for those of us who are engaged in business, we must have a business plan for everything we do. Let me give you an example. For example, what style do you want to decorate in, what kind of guests do you want to entertain, what is the cooking process, how do you set the price of the food, and so on. Anything related to business requires a business plan."

After saying that, Lou Xiao'e stood up and said, "Well, I see you are not ready. When you are ready, shall we talk?"

"Okay, okay." Director Jing wiped the sweat from his forehead.

What Lou Xiao'e said just now made him sweat a little. My goodness, is opening a store so complicated?

So what to do? Just do it! People have made requests.

Thinking of this, Director Jing asked, "Comrade Lou, may I ask, how much money do you plan to invest here?"

"Oh, let's invest a million or so to test the waters first. If it works, we'll make additional investments later. Of course, Director Jing, you have to clearly specify in the plan how to spend the money."

"Okay, I'll come to you as soon as I finish the plan in the next two days!" Director Jing immediately agreed as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

After Lou Xiao'e left, the comrade accompanying her dared to speak: "Wow, a million or so, just give it a try, this Lou family is really generous."

"Nonsense." Director Jing took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and gave one to each of the accompanying comrades. "I'll be frank with you. I'll make it clear what you need. I've heard that in the south, there's a lot of friction when it comes to cooperation, and slamming the table is a common thing. We are the best place, and we can't go through so many troubles like the south. The Lou family is also one of ours. We can't refuse to give us face. Let's hold a meeting to discuss how to do this plan."

"So, Chief, what are we going to do now?"

"What are you doing?! Of course you're eating! You've only taken a bite of this dish. This is the chef I hired with great difficulty! Hurry up, finish your meal and get back to work. Don't waste it!"

"It has to be you, Director!"

It was already noon when Lou Xiao'e came out of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

"Miss, are we really going to invest in a restaurant?" Lou Xiao'e's secretary asked in a low voice. She brought this from Hong Kong, and she came with her to take a look. She sent it out to collect information these days.

"Why? Not optimistic?"

"It's not that I don't think it's a good idea, it's just that the money I earn is meaningless..."