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After Ma Hua finished get off work, Xu Damao had to use all his persuasive skills to convince Ma Hua to help with the cooking.

After the dishes were prepared, Ma Hua had no appetite for dinner and prepared to go home.

Liu Haizhong took a bite of the dish prepared by Ma Hua and his eyes lit up immediately.

“MCA, your skills have improved a lot. Back in the day, your skills were far worse than they are now.”

When he was a member of the workers' picket team, he ate dishes cooked by the MCA.

All these years have passed, but Liu Haizhong has never forgotten that feeling.

MCA said, "After so many years, my skills have certainly improved."

Liu Haizhong nodded: "That's right. Xu Damao and I will be cooking often in the future, so don't forget to come over then."

If possible, he really wanted MCA to cook for him every day, so he could experience the life Lee Huai-te lived back then.

Of course, he knew it wouldn't work. Keeping a chef like Ma Hua was quite expensive. He had made money, but he couldn't spend it like that.

If it weren't for Xu Damao's influence, Ma Hua wouldn't have been willing to come and cook this meal at all.

Hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Ma Hua was somewhat displeased: "I don't have time. The restaurant will open in a couple of days, and I have to go to work."

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Ma Hua, don't leave, have a few drinks with us."

MCA had no choice but to sit down.

Looking at the table again, Yan Bugui was eating the dishes like a starving ghost.

Seeing several people looking at him, he quickly put it down: "Ma Hua's skills are really good. He has the style of Sha Zhu back in the day."

Ma Hua's face immediately darkened: "What did you say?"

They were used to calling He Yuzhu by his nickname in private.

Yan Bugui didn't think he had said anything wrong: "What did I say?"

"You're just like Sha Zhu, you have absolutely no respect for the elderly."

Enraged, Ma Hua threw a wine glass at him, saying, "Say it again."

Xu Damao stood up and stopped Ma Hua after he had watched the show long enough.

"Yan Bugui, I'm not trying to be mean, but you guys have been slapped so many times for calling Brother Zhuzi by his nickname, you can't even remember how many times."

Liu Haizhong didn't notice the problem either, and even thought that MCA was being tactless.

After listening to Xu Damao's words, they finally understood where the problem lay.

Ma Hua is Xu Da Mao's apprentice. Calling someone's master by his nickname in front of his apprentice is just asking for trouble.

"Alright, give me some face. Old Yan, you too, you're silly... Zhu Zi is so old, how can you still call him by his nickname?"

Yan Bugui also realized he had said the wrong thing. The nickname "Silly Zhu" was nothing in front of Xu Damao.

He just didn't expect the MCA's reaction to be so strong.

Asking him to apologize is out of the question.

He could only choose not to argue with the MCA.

MCA also knows the nature of these people and doesn't expect Yan Bugui to apologize.

Worried that Yan Bugui would continue to press him about business, Xu Damao smoothly steered the conversation toward the restaurant.

"What are your plans for the day the restaurant opens?"

Ma Hua said, "I'm not quite sure about that yet. I've been in charge of the kitchen these past few days."

The actual opening was handled by the hotel manager.

Liu Haizhong asked curiously, "Who is the manager of your restaurant?"

"They were brought in from Hong Kong by Chairman Lou; there were several of them." There was no need to hide this, so Ma Hua told the truth.

Yan Bugui put down his chopsticks: "We invited outsiders. This won't do."

How could outsiders believe that?

Let me tell you, when you open a restaurant, you must find someone trustworthy for your financial matters.

MCA, why don't you go and talk to your mentor, and I'll help him manage the accounts?

Old Liu and Xu Damao know me; I'm the kind of person who handles the accounts, and I never make mistakes.

Ma Hua chuckled and said, "It's better to find someone else than to contact you."

"What do you mean? Are your neighbors less trustworthy than those people in Hong Kong?"

Don't be silly.

People in Hong Kong are all from the Lou family. They'll definitely listen to Lou Xiao'e.

The Lou family are capitalists and cannot be trusted.

"Foolish... Zhu Zi must arrange for one of his own people to ensure he isn't deceived." Liu Haizhong nodded in agreement, agreeing with Yan Bugui's point.

Ma Hua had been instructed beforehand that the restaurant should be presented as belonging to Lou Xiao'e and had no connection to He Yuzhu.

He retorted, "The restaurant originally belonged to the Lou family and has nothing to do with my master."

Yan Bugui simply didn't believe it. He Yuzhu had even sent his apprentices away; to say that the restaurant had nothing to do with He Yuzhu was just fooling people.

"Don't lie to us."

Ma Hua said, "Why would I need to lie to you? The restaurant has nothing to do with my master."

What he didn't say was that the restaurant's shares were registered under He Daqing's name.

Several people believed what Ma Hua said because it sounded convincing.

Yan Bugui didn't understand. How could He Yuzhu possibly give up such a lucrative business as running a restaurant?

Every time he thought about Yan Jiecheng's restaurant, he regretted it so much that he couldn't sleep.

If he had invested back then, he could have made money while lying at home.

"This shouldn't be the case."

No one ignored him.

Xu Damao smiled and said, "I will definitely come to support your restaurant on the opening day."

Yan Bugui didn't have time to think about it anymore and turned to ask, "Your restaurant is opening, don't you invite any guests? Why didn't you send invitations to us neighbors?"

Ma Hua turned to look at him: "Why would I send you an invitation? Do the Lou family even know you?"

"You, I..." Yan Bugui was speechless.

Because Yan Bugui was present, many things were difficult to say. The drinking session ended quickly.

After Yan Bugui left, Xu Damao earnestly said to Liu Haizhong, "Uncle Liu, don't call Yan Bugui next time."

Look at him, all he knows is how to take advantage.

How we make money is our trade secret. Can I tell him?

Liu Hai was also starting to regret calling out Yan Bugui. Who would come up to someone and ask about money-making opportunities right away?

He found the money-making opportunity through his own abilities, so why should he share it with Yan Bugui?

Even if Yan Bugui had an opportunity to make money, he wouldn't share it with him.

Yi Zhonghai spends his days in the courtyard promoting the idea that one should not be too selfish.

Of all the people in the courtyard, only Ye Jiu Sha Zhu barely fits this description.

The others, including Yi Zhonghai, were incredibly selfish.

Driven by their own selfish motives, they treated Sha Zhu like a fool and forced him to follow their ideas.

"Da Mao, I only called Lao Yan over because I was happy today. I definitely won't call him next time."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "That's right. The rebar business belongs to both of us. The more people there are, the more people we can share the profits with."

Auntie Er packed her things and came over: "Da Mao is right."

Such a lucrative business is kept secret by everyone else; no one would share it with others.

No one will ask.

Unlike Old Yan, who couldn't wait to get to the bottom of things.

Liu Haizhong, feeling a little embarrassed by what was said, said, "Don't say anymore."

The second aunt stopped talking about that and asked Xu Damao, "Zhu Zi's restaurant is opening, are you really going?"

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Of course I'll go. How could my family not go when Lou Family Restaurant is opening?"

The second aunt asked, "Did they send you an invitation?"

Xu Damao shook his head: "Do we even need to send invitations? Brother Zhu told me, so I have to go."

Okay, let's not talk about this anymore.

I was thinking that once we make money, we'll prioritize buying a refrigerator.

From now on, I can just put whatever I buy in there; it won't get damaged.

Liu Haizhong said, "We also need to buy a TV. With a TV, we can get more information."

Xu Damao, of course, wouldn't spoil the fun and assured everyone that everything would be arranged.

"I'm going home to rest now, I'm going out again tomorrow."

After Xu Damao left, Liu Haizhong also prepared to rest. He would continue his efforts tomorrow. (End of Chapter)