Riverside police

"Chuan Fu Lao Chen" is undergoing intense renovation, but the eye-catching large light box has been installed.

The store is not big, but the store is not small.

Because we rented a two-bedroom apartment facing the street and an adjacent three-bedroom apartment facing the street. Someone had previously used these two apartments to open a restaurant, and the four south-facing bedrooms had already been connected. There is a long corridor to the east and west. To the north of the corridor are four rooms and a living room, each with four to six four-person tables.

The other living room will serve as the only private room in the hotel.

There is also a small bedroom not facing the sun, which is connected to the original kitchen and used as a back kitchen.

There is a row of carports behind this building, and Boss Chen rented four of them as a place for frying hot pot ingredients and as storage rooms for restaurants.

Precisely because someone has opened a restaurant here before, Boss Chen does not need to carry out any major construction work, nor does he need to worry about being criticized by the residents above for smashing the wall. After all, smashing the wall is likely to affect the structure of the entire building.

What we need to do now is to make this hotel in an old building look more upscale, more western-style, and more distinctive!

There are already doors and windows on the south-facing side of the street. Now the doors need to be replaced with tempered glass, the windows should be opened wider, and the walls should be pasted with high-end and elegant aluminum-plastic panels. The floor and steps at the door should be Apply clean white non-slip tiles.

The decoration workers are asked to buy this and that, and there are a lot of kitchen utensils to be purchased.

Boss Chen is not only extremely busy, but also spends money like water.

He came back after purchasing the materials needed for decoration, got out of the van he had just bought, opened the back door, and was about to call the decoration workers to come out and move, when his wife and the newly hired foreman came to greet him.

"What are you doing out here? You can't move the things in the car."

"I'm not moving things, I'm asking you to go shopping." The young proprietress shook her long hair and handed over a long shopping list.

Boss Chen adjusted his glasses, took the purchase list, read it and asked, "What kind of bucket is it and what is it used for?"

Boss Chen is not old, he is thirty-three this year.

Maybe he is the second eldest child in the family, so many people call him the second brother.

The landlady is younger, she seems to be only twenty-eight this year. She is tall and fair-skinned. She is not only beautiful, but also very fashionable and elegant.

Zhang Hongmei likes to deal with young bosses and proprietresses. After all, compared to older bosses and proprietresses, young bosses are more energetic.

She quickly came over and explained: "Second brother, the bucket is a big stainless steel bucket, specially used for lifting soup."

"Dry soup?"

"Well, you need to use hot pot, and you also need to use it for cooking. If there are many people eating hot pot, there won't even be enough soup."

"Where's this big iron pot?"

"For hot pot ingredients."

Every other line is like a mountain. Boss Chen really doesn’t understand this.

He didn't want to buy the wrong things like before, so he raised his head and asked, "Where's Master Xiang?"

The proprietress was very satisfied with the newly hired chef, turned around and said with a smile: "I'm repairing the diesel stove in the kitchen."

"The diesel stove will be repaired later. Hongmei, ask your master Xiang to go upstairs and change clothes, and go shopping with me. Didn't he say yesterday that he was going to check out the seasonings? He would stop by to take a look when he bought the buckets and cauldrons. "

"If you want, I'll call him."

"Master Yang, you need to buy something. Come out and move it. I will go out to buy something soon."

"coming!"

…

While we were busy, a middle-aged man who looked like a cadre and an aunt in her fifties came over pushing bicycles.

The reason why the middle-aged man looks like a cadre is not only because he has a black briefcase hanging on the driver's head, but also because of his extraordinary clothing and temperament.

Boss Chen is also considered the son of a cadre, but he is just the son of a corporate cadre. My father used to be a factory director, and he grew up in a factory. Unfortunately, the large-scale factory went bankrupt, otherwise he, the son of the factory director, would not have opened a restaurant.

The middle-aged man who was greeting me with a smile gave people the impression that he was similar to the cadres in the factory in the past.

"Hello, what's the matter?" Boss Chen couldn't help but ask.

The middle-aged man looked up at the large light box that had just been installed in the morning, parked his bicycle, took out a Soft China and handed one over, and asked with a smile: "Comrade, are you the owner of this restaurant?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

The hotel hasn't even officially opened yet, so why should we just come and charge for it?

But it doesn't look like it. Those who charge a fee don't give people cigarettes, they only smoke other people's cigarettes.

Boss Chen was feeling strange when the middle-aged man smiled and asked, "What's your surname, boss?"

"My surname is Chen."

"No wonder you're called 'Chuanfu Lao Chen'. It turns out your surname is Chen." The middle-aged man smiled and asked, "Boss Chen, do you have a chef named Xiang here?"

"Yes, what's your surname? What do you do? Do you have anything to do with him?"

"My surname is Liang. I am a relative of Xiao Xiang. I heard that he works here. My wife and I came to see him."

"Are you a relative of Master Xiang?"

"Um."

There aren’t many people in Xichuan, by the river, otherwise it wouldn’t be so hard to find a Sichuan chef.

Thinking again that the foreman seemed to have said that he had relatives in Binjiang during dinner last night, Boss Chen couldn't help but smile and said: "Master Xiang, I went upstairs to change my clothes. I'll be out soon."

"Okay, okay, don't be in a hurry." Finally he found the place and found the person right away. Lao Liang was very happy. He looked up at the stairs, then turned around and looked both sides. He asked curiously: "Boss Chen, the accent sounds like you are from the urban area." People."

"Yes, I am a native of Binjiang."

"It must have cost a lot of money to open such a big hotel."

"It's not a big hotel, I'm opening a small shop. But the investment is quite large, and the decoration is a bottomless pit. I don't know where the hundreds of thousands of dollars have gone."

"Your place is both a storefront and a residential building. There must be fumes from cooking. The range hood makes a roaring noise when cooking. The residents upstairs won't say anything."

"It won't work in other places. It's okay here. Look, there are restaurants all around. But you're right. When opening a restaurant downstairs, you need to have a good relationship with them. Once the decoration is completed and the trial operation is completed, I will Invite the neighbors upstairs to have a hot pot meal."

The young proprietress came over, looked at the upstairs and smiled: "There are not many real residents upstairs, most of them are rented out. I don't know about the two units next door. I have asked about this unit. The one on the east side of the second floor rents It was given to a shoe seller, the one on the west side of the third floor was rented to a salesperson from Wenfeng Shopping Mall, and a few mobile phone sellers lived on the fourth floor."

Liang Xiaojun's mother smiled and asked: "How many others are there?"

"We rented two apartments upstairs, one for Master Xiang and his friends, and one for ourselves."

"Boss Chen, you consider the store your home!"

"I have invested so much money, and I am not afraid of your jokes. We have really sold everything to open this store. We have no way out, we can only make the store our home."

While chatting, Xiang Aidong simply washed up, put on clean clothes and ran out. Zhang Hongmei trotted behind him.

"Master Xiang, your relatives are here!"

relative?

I don’t know him!

Xiang Aidong was stunned when he looked at the stranger who was staring at him with a smile.

Lao Liang was also surprised. The fair young man in front of him did not look like a cook. He calmed down and said with a smile: "Aidong, right? My surname is Liang, and my name is Liang Xingguo. I am Liang Xiaojun's father. My family Your grandma and your dad were here when Xiaojun married your second cousin, so your dad should have mentioned me to you."

It turns out that he is the second cousin’s father-in-law and the second cousin’s husband’s father.

Xiang Aidong reacted suddenly, and was stumped again when he thought about it. What should he call his second cousin's father-in-law?

Zhang Hongmei reacted faster than him. She quickly pulled her boyfriend's arm and said obediently: "Hello Uncle Liang, Uncle Liang, how did you know we are here?"

"You are Hongmei, right?" Liang's mother held her hand, looked at her and said with a smile: "You are such a beautiful and dewy girl. Aidong is so lucky to find a girl like you."

Zhang Hongmei was very embarrassed by the praise.

Xiang Aidong realized that it would be impolite not to speak any more, so he quickly said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Hello, Uncle Liang, hello, Auntie."

"Okay, okay, good boy."

Lao Liang patted Xiang Aidong's arm and explained with a smile: "Sister Mengmeng and brother-in-law Xiaojun are on a business trip. Although they are not far from home, they won't be back for a while. They know you are coming, so give me I called. I originally wanted to invite you to stay at home for a few days, but your eldest cousin and eldest brother-in-law said that you were at work and were not very busy today. Your aunt and I asked someone to help take care of the children and come over to have a look. Yours."

"Uncle, aunt, it's good for us here. The boss and the boss's wife are very kind to us."

"I can see it, Boss Chen. I'd like to ask you to take more care of me in the future."

"Not to mention care, Master Xiang is the head chef of our store, and Hongmei is our foreman. Whether I can open this store depends on them!"

It can be heard that Boss Chen is not speaking politely, but speaking from his heart.

The young proprietress hugged Hongmei and said with a smile: "Uncle, aunt, Xiaoxiang and Hongmei are here with us, don't worry. Xiaoxiang is very capable, Hongmei is very sensible and responsible, I regard them as younger brothers." younger sister."

"Really, thank you so much."

"You're too polite. What's there to thank you for?" The young landlady realized that her elders would definitely not be relieved. After thinking about it, she simply said, "Uncle, aunt, you are all here. Let's go in and take a look. Give us Give me some valuable advice, and then go upstairs and take a look at the dormitory."

"It won't affect you, right?"

"It doesn't matter, it's not open for business."

It went around inside and out, up and down.

I feel like this store is okay, and the young boss and the lady boss are also nice people.

Although the three-bedroom apartment rented on the second floor was to be used as a dormitory, the largest master bedroom was given to Xiang Aidong and Hongmei. It can be heard from the chat that the boss and the landlady respect Xiang Aidong's "professional opinions" and follow his advice.

The proprietress also trusts Hongmei very much. After the hotel officially opens, Hongmei, the foreman, will stand at the bar and be responsible for collecting money.

The two children came all the way to work in Binjiang. As elders, they had to give them greeting gifts according to Binjiang rules.

Xiang Aidong felt that it was not possible to accept money from others when they met for the first time, no matter what he said.

Lao Liang had no choice but to look at the young boss and his wife.

Boss Chen grabbed Xiang Aidong and said with a smile: "Xiaoxiang, Hongmei, this is your uncle and aunt's wish, and it is also our Binjiang custom. Accept it quickly, otherwise your uncle and aunt will not be happy."

"Why is this so embarrassing?"

"What are you sorry for? I'm really sorry. When we open, please invite uncles and aunties to come and try your craftsmanship!"

This is a downtown area, with people coming and going at the door, and there are several workers decorating the store, which makes it look unsightly.

Xiang Aidong and Zhang Hongmei really had no choice but to accept it with embarrassed faces.

Mother Liang is now a grandma, and she is worried about asking the neighbors to help take care of her grandson. After chatting for a while, she gave some instructions and prepared to go home with an apologetic look on her face.

Lao Liang walked to the bicycle, then turned back after thinking about it.

Xiang Aidong was about to ask Uncle Liang if there was anything else. Lao Liang opened his briefcase, took out a business card and handed it to Boss Chen: "To open a restaurant, you need a business license. Boss Chen, I happen to work at the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. If If you can’t get the business license, give me a call.”

"Section Chief Liang!"

"I won't be able to work for a few years, and I will immediately take a back seat."

"Chief Liang, you work in the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce!"

"Those who have been relocated." Lao Liang smiled and continued: "It's hard to do business now. To open a restaurant like yours, you not only need to apply for a business license, but also a health license. As long as you are working in the store, it seems You need to apply for a health certificate. I happen to know a few people at the Health Bureau and the Health and Epidemic Prevention Station. If you need them, I can introduce them to you later."

"Thank you, Section Chief Liang. I was thinking about applying for the certificate in the next few days."

"I almost forgot. It seems that Ai Dong and Hong Mei are also going to the police station to apply for temporary residence permits. Temporary residence permits are easy to obtain. Let Xiang Dong find his eldest brother-in-law. His eldest brother-in-law is the police officer."

Boss Chen is also half a cadre's son, and he knows better than anyone that dealing with the public is completely different when there are people and without people.

The old man used to be the factory manager, so he knew a lot of people.

But that factory has long since closed down, and even if the cadres the old man knew before have not retired, they may not be able to help now. It's easy for people, especially those within the system, not to mention how snobbish and realistic they are.

The young boss and his wife did not expect that the newly hired head chef would have such a connection, so they hurriedly thanked him.

Xiang Aidong and Hongmei were also very happy. After all, it was a face-saving thing to have relatives who were cadres.

After seeing off the Liang couple, Boss Chen sighed with emotion and drove to purchase with Xiang Aidong.

When we drove to the entrance of the neighborhood committee, the road was blocked, and many people were queuing up to the road.

Boss Chen rolled down the window and asked curiously: "Master, what are you doing?"

“Get in line to get your tickets!”

"What ticket do you want?"

"You don't know about the tickets for visiting the Riverside Ship?"

"I heard about it, it was mentioned in the news."

Boss Chen understood the situation and was about to ask someone to give in. A woman who came to collect tickets with her children reminded her kindly: "If you want to visit, please park your car and queue up. I ran several in the afternoon." At the ticket collection points, all the tickets at those ticket collection points have been taken away, and only here are the ones left."

Once you get the ticket, you can go see the warship or even go on a tour of the warship!

Boss Chen was very interested. Then he thought that the tickets were free. He could take this opportunity to take Xiang Xiang and the foreman to see the world. It could be used as a kind of welfare. He simply drove the car aside and took Xiang Aidong with him. queue.