Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Soon, the restaurant opened, and on its opening day, it offered a 30% discount, attracting many customers.

Many people were drawn into the store by the aroma of fried chicken.

Some observant people noticed the portrait on the sign and asked about it out of curiosity.

The trained waiter immediately recounted Lou Bancheng's story.

Many young people only then realized that there was once a capitalist in Beijing known as Lou Bancheng.

They ate fried chicken while discussing Lou Bancheng's story.

When Xu Damao learned that Xiangpiao Bancheng Fried Chicken had opened, he made a special trip to support it.

It was only then that he realized the portrait on the door was of Lou Zhenheng.

"I was thinking, when I came in just now, that profile picture looked familiar. Turns out it's Uncle Lou's."

"Did Uncle Lou agree to you using his image as your profile picture?"

He Yuzhu said, "Isn't that obvious? If he doesn't agree, it's an infringement of his portrait rights."

Xu Damao, being illiterate, doesn't know what infringing on portrait rights means.

He Yuzhu was too lazy to explain to him: "Read more books when you have time."

Xu Damao complained, "The problem is I don't have time."

The Mr. Sun you contacted keeps urging me to get things done.

That's not all; he also forced my workers to look at the blueprints.

Most of them were farmers; how could they possibly understand blueprints?

He Yuzhu didn't go to the construction site, but he did receive a report from Sun Fuqiang.

"It's for your own good to have you workers learn. How can you do the work if you can't understand the blueprints?"

Stop complaining.

Look at your colleague, Lao Gao; he's studying so diligently.

By the way, I heard from Jianye that you and Qin Jingru are getting involved?

Xu Damao glanced guiltily at Zhang Yan not far away: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

She went to work at my construction site, and her husband came along too.

How can you call me getting involved with this?

He Yuzhu stared intently at him, her suspicions undiminished.

While others might not know, He Yuzhu was well aware of the deep entanglement between Xu Damao and Qin Jingru.

It's not an exaggeration to say that Qin Jingru is Xu Damao's true love.

Qin Jingru and Xu Damao broke up and got back together several times.

Xu Damao had nowhere else to go, so he returned to the courtyard house. Qin Jingru forgave him and remarried him.

Later, Xu Damao saw through the true nature of Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, and moved out of the courtyard house with the money from selling the house.

Qin Jing moved away with him.

I heard that the two of them rented a house near Xu Damao's sister's house.

As for the specifics, Sha Zhu has no memory of them.

Anyway, Yi Zhonghai was still breathing when Xu Damao moved out.

He conspired with Qin Huairu to speak ill of Xu Damao to Sha Zhu, saying he was utterly worthless.

They accused Xu Damao of being ungrateful after learning the skills from Shazhu and then opening his own restaurant.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were never on good terms. If he hadn't been put in a difficult position later, he might not have helped Xu Damao.

Hearing what Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu said, it was already good enough that they didn't go to settle scores with Xu Damao.

Ever since Xu Damao moved away, Sha Zhu has not allowed anyone to mention the name Xu Damao.

He Yuzhu was worried that Xu Damao was a leopard that couldn't change its spots.

Xu Damao, unaware of He Yuzhu's thoughts, revealed his true purpose.

"I just wanted to cause trouble for Yi Zhonghai, that's all."

Qin Jingru is now in charge of cooking at the construction site, and her husband also works there.

Since the couple was together, He Yuzhu couldn't really say anything about Xu Damao.

"You'd better be careful. Yi Zhonghai is so old. If you really upset him and he gets seriously ill, can you afford to compensate him?"
I advise you to move out.

Xu Damao said, "Believe it or not, if I move out, my house will be lost."

Staying in the courtyard house is actually quite nice. Every day when I go back, I see Yi Zhonghai's envious eyes.

He looked utterly despicable. He Yuzhu couldn't help but want to beat him up.

Xu Damao didn't care at all. When he saw his precious daughter coming over, he immediately made a plate of fried chicken and sent it to Xu Zhenbao.

He Yuzhu found Lin Jinghan and took her to several other shops.

Overall, business was good for all the shops; they were basically packed.

Sitting in the car, Lin Jinghan said, "I really didn't expect it to be so popular."

Chen Xiaofang is now the manager of Xiangpiao Bancheng, and she is the one who runs the runners most of the day.

Seeing this, she was extremely happy.

"Before the opening, some employees said that keeping people in the store all the time would affect business."

The concerns are not unfounded.

Many people worry that retired elderly people will be tempted by the cheap prices and sit in the store.

If He Yuzhu hadn't insisted, the request to keep people in the store indefinitely wouldn't have been approved.

It has now been proven that this worry was unnecessary.

He Yuzhu said, "What we need is popularity. Sister-in-law Xiaofang, the opening of the shop is not the end, but the beginning."

Your task here is still to continue finding shops and training staff.

Those shops, it's best to buy them if possible, and try to avoid renting them.

Chen Xiaofang didn't quite understand the reason, but she readily agreed.

She believed that He Yuzhu was right.

After wandering around for a while, we returned to the shop.

Lou Xiao'e finished her work and came over: "How's business at the other two shops?"

Chen Xiaofang said, "It's similar to this place. Business is booming."

Lou Xiao'e was relieved to hear this: "That's good. As long as we keep it up, 'Fragrance Spreads Halfway Through the City' will truly have a firm foothold."

Since it's so popular, we should prepare to expand our business.

I think the area around Qianmen looks nice; it would be best to find a shop there too.

Chen Xiaofang quickly replied, "President He has already given instructions. I will find someone to look for a shop as soon as possible."

Lou Xiao'e gave He Yuzhu a wink and then went to the office first.

He Yuzhu followed Lin Jinghan to the office.

"I received a call from Hong Kong saying the yen has appreciated by 18%. Should I continue holding, or close out some of my positions?"

It's only early 1986, far too early to withdraw from the market.

He Yuzhu said, "We can close out some of the positions, but the majority must remain in."

I feel the yen will continue to appreciate next year, so it would be a real shame to withdraw now.

"How high do you think you'll be promoted next year?" Lou Xiao'e asked curiously.

He Yuzhu couldn't remember the specifics, but he did remember that it was very close to 100 points.

"It should be at least 140 points. We'll have to wait until next year to see the specifics."

"By the end of next year, no matter how much it is, we'll close out our positions."

Lou Xiao'e nodded: "I'll make arrangements with them. Let's settle one-third for now."

The money can be diverted to other uses.

What do you think we should invest in next?

This is too easy.

He Yuzhu casually said, "If you have extra money, go buy stocks in companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Intel."

The future belongs to technology; the stocks of these companies will definitely surge.

Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu with a puzzled expression.

Some of the companies He Yuzhu mentioned are very famous, but most of them are not.

She couldn't understand how He Yuzhu knew.

Of course, she didn't doubt He Yuzhu's guess, because she had made a lot of money by listening to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu said that when it comes to making money, he not only knows how to make money, but he also makes a lot of money.

He Yuzhu suddenly realized he didn't have enough money and figured he had to find some ways to make money. (End of Chapter)