Reborn in Changbai Mountain, I rely on my divine eyes to dig ginseng and hunt

"Sister, Brother Zhao, why are you here?" Li Ganzi came over and asked.

"Come and take a look, it looks pretty good. Is Brother Xu here?"

"Boss Xu is in the office upstairs. It's the New Year and the renovations have stopped."

"Okay, you guys are busy, I'll go up and take a look."

Zhao Hua was very perceptive. The restaurant was managed by Xu Shiba, so he didn't say anything. He found a place and ordered a dish of chicken stewed with mushrooms. It was delicious and had a sense of boundaries.

Ever since the last store closure incident, the three major restaurants, Tieguodun, Linyi Fried Chicken and Sichuan Restaurant, have suddenly become popular. This has become a topic of conversation among the people in the provincial capital after dinner. In the afternoon, Diao Lao Da robbed the stores, and in the evening, Diao Lao Da's entire army was wiped out. You have to know that they have been entrenched in the provincial capital for five or six years. How powerful is that?

Liu Xia Lian knocked on the door: "Brother Xu, what are you doing?"

Xu Shiba quickly stood up to greet her: "Sister Xia Lian is here. Why are you here in the provincial capital to help Director Liu?"

"You all know about this, right? Is this such a big deal?"

Xu Shiba smiled and said, "What kind of place is a hotel? In ancient times, a hotel was an intelligence transfer station. What's more, the place where the incident happened was in the city center. How could they not know?"

"Yeah, it's a big fuss. But we've already caught two of them, and there's still one kid we haven't caught yet. I'm here to discuss something with you. Can we open a school to train chefs?"

Xu Shiba was stunned. He didn't expect Liu Xia Lian to raise this question. You have to know that this was in the 1980s, and the society was not so open. Chefs were technicians, and only national technical schools existed. Of course, most chefs learned from their masters in restaurants.

"Why did you suddenly think of this question? There are too many restaurants and not enough chefs."

Liu Xia Lian nodded: "It's indeed not enough. Next year, we can open five restaurants of each of the three cuisines, right?"

"That's definitely no problem. There are two of them under renovation right now."

"That's right. Fifteen mid-range restaurants require at least sixty chefs. We can't poach many from others, so we have to train most of them ourselves. Next year we'll continue to develop in the three northeastern provinces, and the year after that we'll move south to the interior. By then, we'll need many chefs."

When Xu Shiba heard what Liu Xia Lian said, he was shocked?

"Isn't it a bit too fast? We haven't even established a firm foothold in the Northeast yet, and we have to go south to the interior?"

"Yes, I'm thinking about changing our development strategy the year after next. We can set up a management company in each provincial capital and let them expand their territory and develop on their own. The main reason is that shops are cheap now. When houses become expensive in the future, we will have to invest too much money to open a shop. The past two years are a good time, and we don't need too many. More than a hundred directly-operated stores for each brand will be enough, and then we can develop slowly in the future."

"What Xia Lian said makes sense. Housing prices and wages are rising, and the speed is not slow. We should open key cities first. This idea is correct. A store in a provincial capital can catch up with three stores in county towns. But you should ask about opening a school. I am not familiar with the people at the government office, and they can't pay attention to me."

Liu Xia Lian suddenly thought of Li Damei. Her husband, Lao Xu, should have returned to the provincial capital to work in the education sector and was a small leader.

I immediately called Damei's clothing store in the provincial capital. Unexpectedly, Damei was there. The clothing store was quite close to here, and within ten minutes, Damei and Teacher Xu came over.

Liu Xia Lian was quite surprised: "How can it be such a coincidence? What are you two doing?"

Lao Xu said, "Damei is here to check the store. The accountant is reconciling the accounts. The wholesale volume in the provincial capital is large recently, and there are some discrepancies in the warehouse. I came here to check it out, and Director Liu just happened to call me."

Li Damei got married early, and her belly is slightly visible.

"Sister Xia Lian, you just said you wanted to open a technical school?"

"Yes, I plan to open a technical school to train chefs. I wonder if it can be approved now?"

After hearing this, Lao Xu shook his head like a rattle and said, "No, it cannot be approved. Now the country is calling for physical fitness, and there is a nationwide craze for martial arts. The state supports the establishment of martial arts schools and martial arts training classes, and each student also receives a subsidy of 100 yuan per year."

Liu Xia Lian shook her head after hearing this: "Why would I open a martial arts school? I don't know any tricks. Besides, I need a chef, not a security guard."

Teacher Xu said, "Three robbers can't compare to a medicine seller, and three medicine sellers can't compare to a school owner. Martial arts schools charge fees, and most of the students are rich. Each student has to pay hundreds of yuan in tuition a year. Eating in the cafeteria and making money every day, isn't that faster than raising livestock?"

Liu Xia Lian's brain was quick, and she understood immediately: "You mean you want me to open a martial arts school and add a cooking course to the curriculum?"

After hearing this, Xu Shiba slammed the table and said, "Good, good, great, it's a great idea. A chef who doesn't know martial arts is not a good restaurant manager. It's so difficult to run a restaurant these days. There are so many ruffians and hooligans. If you don't know some kung fu, you really can't control the situation."

Liu Xia Lian still shook her head: "This is not easy to deal with. The martial arts school only teaches kung fu for show. It looks intimidating, but it is actually useless. None of us knows the routines. If I teach my Black Dragon Eighteen Hands to others, how many people will be killed in a few years? Obviously, this is not appropriate. Let me think about it again."

This matter has been shelved for the time being. Opening a martial arts school to train chefs is a good idea, but the investment in running a school is extremely huge, and the payback is slow. It is a long-term development, but we'd better take it slow. We don't have that much money, so let's wait until the big bear country sends the other two planes over.

Liu Xia Lian asked Da Mei: "Have you bought a house yet? When are you going to buy a house? Take me with you. It's so awkward to have to stay in a hotel every time I come to the provincial capital."

"I bought it. Lao Xu's uncle bought a three-bedroom apartment from the Examination Institute dormitory. It's 85 square meters, with three bedrooms, a living room and two balconies. It costs 180 yuan per square meter. The only downside is that it's too close to home. My mother-in-law often goes there to bother me."

"What's going on? Did she bully you again?"

"I didn't bully her, but I was a little too concerned about her son. I often told him that men must get more rest and not to tire her son out. I can't drain a man out of his energy and make him unable to make up for it."

Liu Xia Lian wanted to laugh when she heard this, but Xu Shiba was already laughing so hard.

Teacher Xu blushed with shame and went out.

Liu Xia Lian coughed twice: "This is understandable, you are so beautiful. By the way, what's the situation with the clothing department? Are they on holiday?"

"People from other places have gone on holiday, while local people are still working. Everyone has their own ideas. People from other places are anxious to go back for the New Year, while people nearby want to make more money. Winter sales are quite good, and cotton coats and down jackets are selling well, but the production of down jackets is too low."