Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Lin Shu and Gu Jiu went downstairs together.

Gu Jiu greeted his family members: "Dad, Mom, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, second brother and second sister-in-law, third brother and third sister-in-law, how come everyone is here tonight?"

Gu Xiang turned to look at them and said with a smile, "Now that you are down, hurry up and sit down and prepare to eat."

Lin Shu smiled at everyone, then pulled out a chair and sat next to Liu Xiaoe.

According to rural tradition, Liu Xiao'e will be supported by her son in her old age.

Now that both of my sons have come to the provincial capital, it’s time for me to go and help them.

But Lin Shu's twins were still too young, so Liu Xiao'e needed to help take care of them. So Liu Xiao'e had been living in Gu's house.

Lin Dashan helped out at the noodle shop, and sometimes he would come to Gu's house to sleep after work. Sometimes it was too late, so he would stay on the second floor of the noodle shop.

Gu Jiu sat on the other side of Liu Xiaoe.

All the younger generations in the family who were at home greeted Gu Jiulinshu.

When the food was served, Lin Shu finally understood why so many people gathered tonight.

It turned out that Wang Suzhen had bought an old hen and a big blue carp at the market today.

The old hen was used to make soup, in which a small ginseng root that was several decades old was put. The big black carp was boiled in water.

Since black carp is a wild fish and it is winter now, it tastes good and has no fishy smell.

With so many delicious dishes prepared at home, it was natural for us to call our sons and daughters-in-law who lived in the dormitory and ask them to come home for dinner.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that your restaurant is about to open?" asked the second brother Gu Mingqi.

Lin Shu: "Yes, the decoration is basically completed. Now we are mainly doing the soft decoration. Once the restaurant is decorated, we can choose an auspicious day to open it."

Gu Mingqi glanced at his wife Li Ling and smiled, "I know your storefront is quite large, but I don't know what it will look like after the renovation. How many people can your restaurant accommodate at the same time?"

"The first floor of the restaurant is the size of two storefronts, and can accommodate about five or six round tables. The second floor connects the second floors of the trading house and the fruit shop, and has fifteen private rooms."

This was the first time that Lin Shu mentioned the restaurant at home. Everyone else looked at her in shock. They didn't expect that her restaurant had so many private rooms.

"Fifteen private rooms can accommodate about one hundred and fifty people dining at the same time. Together with the first floor, there are more than two hundred people. Just now I thought your restaurant only had two or three private rooms." Gu Mingqi was ashamed for underestimating Lin Shu just now.

Lin Shu smiled and said, "Although it can accommodate more than 200 people dining at the same time, I don't know how the business will be when the restaurant opens."

Gu Mingqi smiled and waved his hand, then pointed at the people sitting around the table, "With so many resources at home, are you still worried about not having business?"

"When your restaurant opens, my brothers and dad can bring you business. If that doesn't work, there's Lao Jiu, who has a lot of cronies. Then, if friends bring friends, that's how you can start your business."

Gu Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "Then I would like to thank you for your concern for the business of our restaurant. Next time, I will ask my friends to come to you for help if they have any problems."

Gu Mingqi laughed and scolded, "Look, you're not happy when I mention your bad friends. Tell them not to come to me, or I will be merciless."

Then Gu Mingqi turned to Lin Shu and asked, "Besides receiving individual guests, does your restaurant also accept banquets? Like engagement banquets, wedding banquets, birthday banquets, etc.?"

Lin Shu naturally had plans for his restaurant long ago, and banquets were one of the businesses.

"We accept banquets from outside, as long as the number of banquet tables does not exceed the number of tables available in our restaurant."

"That's good." Gu Mingqi raised his chin towards Li Ling. "Your second sister-in-law's nephew is getting married on the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month. Their house is in Mingzhen Lane. Lao Jiu should know where Mingzhen Lane is?"

"The lanes over there are very narrow, and the average area per person in the houses is too small. There is simply no room for so many tables for the wedding banquet, so my eldest brother-in-law thought of just doing it in a restaurant like you did last time."

Li Ling also smiled and introduced the situation of her family. "My eldest nephew is the first one among the younger generation in my family to get married. My eldest brother wanted to make it more decent. The banquet was originally planned to have about ten tables."

Lin Shu nodded: "Second sister-in-law, your eldest brother should not rush to make a reservation. How about waiting for my restaurant to open, and then they can decide whether to hold the wedding banquet in my restaurant after they have visited it?"

"That's fine." Li Ling also wanted to see how beautifully the restaurant would be decorated after it opened.

The wedding of her eldest nephew is the most important event in life. If the banquet can be held in a grand manner, her family will also have face.

"Sister-in-law, you are really rich. You have built up such a large business just one year after your marriage. I am really envious of you."

Jiang Chaohong thought that Lin Shu had just been married for less than a year, and there was a small store in the county town. I heard that it had been exchanged to her sister from her natal family.

But it was once her property.

There are also trading houses and clothing stores in the municipality.

It’s even more developed in the provincial capital.

I started a company directly with my friends, and then opened my own trading company.

Later, when he made some money, he bought two dilapidated houses, demolished them and rebuilt them into a seven-story building with eight storefronts in a row.

If these houses were rented out individually, the monthly rent would be a considerable income, not to mention opening a store directly.

Jiang Chaohong doesn’t know yet that Gu Jiu and Chen Fei have set up a logistics company, otherwise she would be even more envious and jealous.

Lin Shu listened to her words and smiled: "Third sister-in-law, your brother from your mother's side is running a shop now. You can ask him to save money and slowly expand and become stronger. Maybe he will achieve great success in the future."

When talking about her brother from her natal family, Jiang Chaohong didn't care about jealousy, and her expression was full of pride. After all, her brother from her natal family now earns more money every day than an ordinary worker earns in a month.

If wealth continues to accumulate like this, maybe in the future, her family will become famous entrepreneurs in the provincial capital.

After listening for so long, Gu Changsheng asked, "Laojiu, I heard that you are planning to renovate the floors above the third floor and open a hotel?"

Gu Jiu nodded: "Yes, after the shop and the new house are renovated, we can start the construction upstairs."

Gu Changsheng nodded and asked, "Have you completed all the formalities for the hotel?"

"We are in the process of applying for it. It should be done in a while." Gu Jiu looked at Gu Changsheng and smiled, "Dad, why don't you help me urge them. As long as you ask, I believe the people in those departments will be able to help me get it done within a day."

Gu Changsheng was just concerned about him, but he didn't expect this kid to go too far and even make demands.

He said unhappily, "Do I need to waste my breath on such a trivial matter? Just go through the process slowly."

Gu Jiu said dissatisfiedly: "It's really time-consuming and laborious to go through the process. Dad, can't you urge the functional departments to improve their efficiency?"

Gu Changsheng didn't bother to pay attention to him. He clinked glasses with the eldest and second oldest brothers and took a sip.