I am He Yuzhu in Siheyuan

At around 9 to 10 o'clock in the morning, a burst of firecrackers rang out. It lasted for a long time and was the longest firecracker in the world.

There are money trees placed at both entrances, which were found by Lou Xiaoe. There are people taking photos outside, accompanied by government officials.

As a recent Hong Kong businessman investing in Beijing, the government gave him very good treatment. Of course, Lou Xiao'e spent money in US dollars.

Lou Xiao'e and the district leader pulled a long red ribbon at the gate, and they cut it together, which was photographed by reporters.

Then Lou Xiao'e took the district leaders, reporters and accompanying staff to eat, saying that she wanted them to taste the flavor and price of her own dishes and taste them for the people first.

The leaders went there just to take advantage of the situation. Today they were the government representatives who came to support the hotel, and they wanted to make some hooligans look more careful and not cause trouble.

He Yuzhu and his apprentices were busy preparing food in the kitchen. There were a total of 9 people in the kitchen including him. Ma Hua and Fatty each had two apprentices, and Han Chunming brought a friend.

At 10:, Chef He, dressed in standard chef's uniform, was at the door to greet people. He had written quite a few invitations, but he didn't know how many would come.

The first one was Li Guoxing, who came with a group of colleagues to support He Yuzhu. They were all wearing work clothes, a group of people’s policemen.

He Yuzhu originally wanted to arrange for them to stay in a box, but they refused. They came to the platform, so they sat down in the corner of the hall.

He Yuzhu, Xingzhi and Lou Xiaoe continued to wait at the door.

After a while, Xu Damao came with a group of guys to show his support. He Yuzhu also wanted to arrange a private room for them, but Xu Damao said that today was to attract more people to him, so it would be more appropriate to go to the hall!

Then many people invited by He Yuzhu came in slowly. He Yuzhu first invited them to the hall for tea, and told them that he had invited many leaders, and they would share a table and go to the private room later.

Those leaders of state-owned enterprises are all smart people. This He Yuzhu is really amazing! I came here to make connections today, and it was worth it!

Director Yang brought his people and was also arranged by He Yuzhu to have tea.

The big boss came with his wife, secretary and driver. He Yuzhu greeted them personally. There were exactly six of them, just enough to fit into one table. There were two men wearing glasses who looked like teachers.

As soon as the big leader entered the hall, the group of state-owned enterprise executives below stood up and greeted him. He Yuzhu is amazing! He knows such an amazing person! It seems that they have a good relationship!

He Yuzhu was about to bring the big boss into the private room, but the big boss refused, saying he had to wait for a friend.

Then the teachers from Brick came, just like that day, a group of 8 people.

"Master Brick is here, please come upstairs!"

He Yuzhu led them to the private room, and when they passed the hall, the big boss came over to say hello.

He Yuzhu didn't know that they knew each other, and when he was about to arrange them together, the leader said no need and he would bring his own people.

After He Yuzhu left, the group of state-owned enterprise leaders immediately started talking again. If He Yuzhu's minion couldn't recognize that person, how could they not recognize him? Otherwise, wouldn't they have been wasting these decades?

Then I slowly started to look for the team, and then shared a table in the private room.

We are all from the same city, so we all know each other. We see each other every day.

After everyone entered the private room, He Yuzhu started to work in the kitchen, while Xingzhi and Lou Xiao'e were busy in the lobby.

Guests invited today: The standard for guests in the private rooms is unified, and the standard in the hall is halved. It's not that He Yuzhu looks down on people, but he doesn't want to cause trouble for the guests in the hall.

Then some individual customers gradually came up. If there were few people, we would be arranged in the main hall, and if there were many people, we would be arranged in private rooms.

The menu is the same, but there are two sides and some dishes that are only available in private rooms.

He Yuzhu started to work with his apprentice, as he had to take care of the table for Master Brick and the big boss himself.

Lou Xiao'e first arranged the cold dishes and wine.

After He Yuzhu finished his work, he started to toast each room one by one, and then went downstairs to toast Xu Damao. Li Xingguo and others still had to go to work in the afternoon and could not drink.

After one round, He Yuzhu could hardly stand up. He drank three cups as punishment for each table. Although the cups were small, they were bad. Some people insisted that he drink another round. There was nothing he could do because they came to support him today and he had to let them have fun.

He Yuzhu was lying on the sofa in the hall in a very ungraceful manner. The people from the private room upstairs came down and pointed at him and laughed with red faces and thick necks.

"Xiao He's alcohol tolerance is still not good enough!"

“I really need to practice more!”

"Hahahahahaha! He boy, you also have come to this day!"

"That's right, I finally got him drunk properly."

It’s not advisable for those masters who are like bricks to love and hate each other!

After everyone left satisfied, He Yuzhu immediately stood up from the sofa, picked up the tea in the cup and drank it all!

"You old guys think you can get me drunk? No way!"

The people in the hall, including Lou Xiao'e and Xingzhi, were stunned.

Then all the waiters in the lobby started to clean up.

The restaurant has a rule that customers can pack up leftovers if they don’t mind, the chef in the kitchen can pack up two dishes, and the manager and foreman can also pack up two dishes.

Of course, no one is bothered by leftovers now, as the people of the country are not yet rich enough to eat meat every day. There is no foreman yet.

After cleaning up, two staff members are left on duty, and the others can go into the private room to rest. The packed leftovers can be put in the worker's locker of 1 employee. The waiters and the kitchen staff have their own work clothes.

At 4: in the afternoon, everyone washed their faces, refreshed themselves, and started to work.

We get off work at 10pm, and any time beyond that is considered overtime. People of this era are very simple, and everyone's salary is higher than that of other stores, so everyone is very motivated.

Through the marketing by the manager invited by Lou Xiao'e from Hong Kong and the publicity in newspapers, Jufenglou became a great success and was busy from the New Year until the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

As I said, rich people always have the ability to spend, while poor people always save.

He Yuzhu accepted three more apprentices, and each of the apprentices began to recruit disciples. He Yuzhu told them that when the time was right, he would invest in branches and give them shares.

Several apprentices worked hard like crazy. Who would be willing to work for a lifetime if they could become a boss and make a fortune?

During this period, He Yuzhu found some Cantonese recipes through Lou Xiao'e and began to study Cantonese cuisine.

People cannot be content with the status quo, they must look forward and develop and progress.

The Chinese people will become richer and richer, and both Cantonese cuisine and Tan cuisine will be popular in the future.

He Yuzhu plans to buy a few more large courtyards when the next wave of going abroad comes, one to leave them to future generations, and the other to prepare some private dishes, the kind that are high-end and require reservations.

It is impossible for a person to earn all the money in the country. It is enough to have enough to spend and leave a little for future generations. It is enough to be rich for five generations. No one in five generations deserves to be poor.

The days went on like this. He Yuzhu took care of less and less, and just took charge of the whole process. The other new apprentices were practicing overtime. The three apprentices were also very well off. Although He Yuzhu did not pay them much salary, they received a lot of bonuses, and they could also bring two dishes every day, which saved a lot.

Yueliang and Fangfang are working hard for their dreams at home and have no time to ride their beloved scooters. It is definitely not because it is cold in Beijing and the roads are too slippery due to the snow.

On the 100th day of the twelfth lunar month, before leaving get off work in the evening, everyone received a year-end bonus of yuan. It was the same for everyone. Their usual incomes from work were different, but it was very fair at this time.

The kitchen prepared a few tables of dishes and closed the door, telling them to eat and drink as much as they wanted to tonight, and told them to go to work on the sixth day of the New Year and to ask for leave if they had anything else.

Chinese people don't order New Year's Eve dinner at this time, they all eat at home. The Spring Festival is originally a day for family reunion.

He Yuzhu returned to the yard. Every household had prepared couplets and New Year's goods. His own family was no exception. The couplets had been posted and everything was ready at the restaurant. All that was left was tomorrow's ancestor worship and dumplings.

Meanwhile, the United States.

"Jianguo, I will invite all the international students to my home tomorrow to celebrate the Chinese New Year. I hope you can come and have a reunion dinner with me. It's not easy to be in a foreign country. Americans don't celebrate the Chinese New Year."

A middle-aged man's voice came from the phone, kind and speaking Chinese.

"Mr. Yang, every time I have dinner with you, someone from the FBI comes to my house as a guest. My current teacher and principal also often talk to me, wanting me to get a green card and stay. Maybe my phone calls are being tapped. My life is already very difficult, and I really don't want to go!"

"It's okay this time. There are so many people. Come on. I'll take you to meet an important person if I have a chance!"

"Well, I hope so."

Jianguo rubbed his forehead. In this so-called free country, he was restricted everywhere. His current mentor told him that he could only be taught professional knowledge and scholarship, and some confidential technologies could not be opened to him. He hoped that he could give them to him without reservation after he got a green card.

I knew the United States was great when I was doing academic exchanges before the founding of the People’s Republic of China. But after coming here, I discovered that the United States is even more powerful!

There is no shortage of talent or genius here. Every student here is a top talent in various fields.

Jianguo was very excited when he first came. Finally, there was someone of similar age who he could talk to. He made a lot of friends, and other people also recognized his professionalism and knowledge.

But as time went on, his teachers, classmates and the principal kept urging him to become an American citizen, but Jianguo always refused by saying that his family was still in the country.

Gradually, other technological channels except professional knowledge were closed to him, and everyone was waiting for him to compromise.

Jianguo was not in a hurry. The time he had in the United States was enough for him to study for a long time. He began to hang out in the library and participate in his classmates' research projects, and he gained quite a lot.

More than a month ago, the most outstanding Chinese physicist in the world came here for academic exchanges. After knowing that he was Chinese, they took him very seriously, brought him a lot of new knowledge, and invited him to dinner. There was just one bad thing. Every time after contacting him, someone would come to his house to talk to him, hoping that he would get a green card and stay.

Moreover, his mentor has clearly told him that he can only study theoretical physics now, and he will not be able to access the most advanced technology and some military systems in the United States before he gets a green card.

The next morning, He Jianguo set out on the journey to have the New Year's Eve dinner.

At the same time, in the courtyard, Dantou also returned with his master.