Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

He Yuzhu treated Li Zhenjiang to a meal at a restaurant. During the meal, Li opened his mouth several times but couldn't say anything.

He Yuzhu guessed that he might want the formula.

Although He Yuzhu had guessed it, he didn't say it out loud.

The hot pot recipe isn't a secret; Li Zhenjiang could get his hands on it.

Although He Yuzhu has better recipes, he might open a hot pot restaurant in the future, so he can't give away the secret recipe.

After lunch, He Yuzhu returned to the lab to help with the experiments.

Xu Damao and Li Zhenjiang also left the restaurant.

Li Zhenjiang found Yu Li. At that moment, Yu Li was thinking about poaching people from Yan Jiecheng's restaurant.

But when she thought about the wages Yan Jiecheng paid to those chefs, she couldn't bear to part with them.

When business at the restaurant was slow, her stingy nature came out, and she simply couldn't bear to spend money to poach staff.

This is no small amount.

If she wants to pay those people high salaries, she has to raise the wages of the restaurant staff.

Otherwise, Master Gu and his people wouldn't be happy.

This is no small sum of money; she can't afford it.

Li Zhenjiang found her; she was frowning. "Don't worry, I've found a solution."

Yu Li didn't think he could find a solution, so she didn't take it seriously and casually asked, "What's your idea?"

Li Zhenjiang then explained the hot pot restaurant's solution: "What do you think?"
Running a hot pot restaurant is relatively simple; you don't need too many chefs. The few we have at our restaurant are enough.

Yu Li is quite talented in business. She quickly understood the gains and losses involved and immediately made up her mind.

"Then let's open a hot pot restaurant. Let's figure out a recipe for hot pot broth."

Without hesitation, Yu Li gathered the restaurant staff after get off work that day and shared her idea of ​​opening a hot pot restaurant.

"In a few days, we'll give you a few days off. Once the restaurant is renovated, you can come back to work."

For the waiters, it doesn't matter what kind of restaurant they run. But for the kitchen staff, it's a different story.

Worried that he would lose his job, Mr. Gu secretly approached Yu Li.

Yu Li didn't resort to the tactic of abandoning someone after they've served their purpose; she guaranteed that Master Gu would stay.

Master Gu is getting old and can't work for many more years. He doesn't want to make a fuss, so he continues to work at the restaurant.

While Yu Li was busy converting her restaurant into a hot pot restaurant, Qin Huairu's small restaurant also began its renovation.

Their renovation was much simpler; they just needed to buy some steamer baskets.

After everything was ready, Yan Bugui even wrote a sign and placed it at the entrance of the restaurant.

When the restaurant opened, they held an opening ceremony, which turned into a laughing stock.

The fact that the restaurant was converted into a steamed bun shop was considered a loss of face by the group, and they were too embarrassed to hold an opening ceremony.

Making steamed buns was a bit difficult for Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

Since the two of them couldn't help, they were in charge of steaming the buns. Yan Bugui even took over the task of collecting the money.

For him, no matter how hard or tiring it was, he could give up the great task of collecting money.

At three o'clock in the morning, Qin Huairu woke up Jia Zhangshi, Xiao Dang, and Xiao Huaihua.

Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua were going crazy: "Mom, we have to go to work tomorrow. How are we going to go to work tomorrow if you call us here so early?"

Qin Huairu said, "Our steamed bun shop must have a great opening day."

Didn't you see your grandma is already up?
Get up quickly, you won't be needed tomorrow.

The two had no choice but to get dressed and get out of bed.

Madam Jia was quite excited at this moment. Because Qin Huairu had promised her that he would give her a one-cent commission for every steamed bun she made.

She only agreed to get up because of the money.

After the Jia family left, Yi Zhonghai was chatting with Yan Bugui in the front yard.

After they met up, the group went to the steamed bun shop together.

After several hours of hard work, the steamed buns were finally ready.

Seeing that it was almost time, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui woke Jia Zhangshi up and told her to go to sleep. Jia Zhangshi worked for an hour, then complained of being tired, ran to the stove, and fell asleep against the wall.

Not only was Jia Zhangshi exhausted, but Yi Zhonghai and the others were too. After all, they were not young anymore and simply couldn't handle such a workload.

But there is no way.

They've invested a lot of money, and if they don't work, all that investment will be wasted.

People in the neighborhood all knew that their steamed bun shop was opening, and quite a few people came to support it in the morning.

Of course, there were also those who just wanted to watch the spectacle.

Xu Damao, who usually sleeps in late, got up early to come and support the group.

Accompanying him was Liu Haizhong. As one of Yi Zhonghai's old buddies, it wouldn't be right for him not to show his support.

"Old Yi, give me five steamed buns and a bowl of tofu pudding."

“Me too,” Xu Damao echoed.

When he opened the restaurant, Yi Zhonghai learned his lesson and dared not put on airs again.

He obediently gave the two of them steamed buns, while Yan Bugui made them two bowls of tofu pudding.

Yan Bugui's eyes are like a ruler; the tofu pudding he serves is always the same size.

"Old Liu, Da Mao, try our tofu pudding."

Xu Damao glanced at it and was somewhat dissatisfied. The tofu pudding that Yan Bugui brought was less than what other shops sold.

In other stores, people might think it's normal for the tofu pudding to vary in quantity since it hasn't been weighed.

But this was in Yan Bugui's shop, and he seriously suspected that Yan Bugui was doing it on purpose.

However, he couldn't cause trouble over such a small matter, so he could only pretend he didn't see it.

Xu Damao glanced at the tofu pudding on the table next to him and confirmed his suspicions.

It was a minor issue, he didn't say anything, and just picked up a steamed bun and started eating.

He took a bite and then frowned.

"Uncle Liu, I feel that these steamed buns don't taste as good as the ones Old Yuan used to sell."

Liu Haizhong nodded: "I also think it's not as good as Lao Yuan's. But Da Mao, this is Lao Yi's first day of business, so don't cause trouble."

Xu Damao laughed and said, "What kind of person do you take me for?"

He had indeed considered providing some amusement for Yi Zhonghai and the others, but He Yuzhu stopped him.

When he learned that a few people were going to open a breakfast shop, he told He Yuzhu about it and also expressed his idea of ​​adding some fun for them.

He Yuzhu didn't agree and told him not to worry about it. His reason was simple.

Making breakfast can indeed be very profitable. Many people have gotten rich by doing so.

But making breakfast is also hard work.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that you have to get up at three or four in the morning will deter many people.

A person without perseverance can never open a breakfast shop.

Yi Zhonghai and his group are known for their cunning and scheming, but they are not particularly skilled at actual work.

Furthermore, they are too old to do this kind of work.

If he were truly capable, Old Yuan wouldn't have closed his steamed bun shop.

He Yuzhu was certain that the group wouldn't last more than a few days. Since they couldn't hold out for long, there was no need for Xu Damao to intervene.

After listening to He Yuzhu's explanation, Xu Damao realized that He Yuzhu was right. He then abandoned his idea of ​​taking action.

However, he didn't give up the idea of ​​watching the excitement.

Xu Damao decided to go all out, getting up early every day to eat breakfast at their steamed bun shop, to see how many days they could keep it up.

Many people thought the steamed buns here weren't tasty and were discussing it amongst themselves.

Fearing that a commotion would affect their business, Qin Huairu stepped forward to apologize, saying that it was their first time making steamed buns and they had no experience, and they would definitely correct their mistakes in the future.

Most of the people who came to eat were neighbors from nearby, so it wasn't appropriate to say anything. (End of Chapter)