Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

In Teng County, Zhenweiju's business is getting better day by day.

Today, Zhenweiju is not only a luxurious store, but also has descendants of imperial chefs in charge, and first-class service staff. Any guest who has dined here will have nothing but good things to say about it.

The name of Zhenweiju spread from one person to another and spread completely.

Every time it is dinner time, the huge three-story restaurant is always packed. Diners are proud to be able to dine here, and those who are hosting banquets for friends and relatives are also proud to be able to book a private room here.

As for the leaders of major factories and enterprises, they are frequent visitors here.

Gao Dapeng, the general manager of the restaurant, has now become a well-known figure in Teng County, and his network of contacts has been further expanded.

In the past, when Gao Dapeng was outside, people would at most call him Manager Gao, but now everyone calls Gao Weipeng President Gao. Whenever Gao Dapeng is mentioned as the general manager of Zhenweiju, it always attracts attention.

Gao Dapeng is enjoying his current glory.

In the restaurant lobby, Wang Wanru, dressed in a bright yellow cheongsam, exudes a refined temperament without the need for heavy makeup. Among the dozen or so younger waiters, she is the most conspicuous one.

The golden door swung open, and a group of five customers walked in with laughter.

"Good afternoon, distinguished guests, welcome to Zhenweiju." The waiters on both sides of the hall shouted in unison.

The guests entered, and the one leading the group was none other than Zhong Yuanbing. He took two quick steps forward, then smiled at Wang Wanru and said, "Manager Wang, we meet again. It's been so difficult to book a private room with you. I've already called you three times."

"Mr. Zhong, you're kidding! There's no need for you to personally handle such a trivial matter as making a phone reservation. Someone must have dialed the wrong number."

Wang Wanru glanced at the people around Zhong Yuanbing with a professional smile. Three of the four people were wearing glasses, two of them were wearing the kind of work clothes commonly worn by senior technicians, and the remaining two were also wearing Zhongshan suits, which looked very decent.

But those people looked unfamiliar and didn’t look like locals.

"Mr. Zhong, the box is ready for you. Knowing that you are coming, our Mr. Gao has specially prepared a bottle of old wine for you. Please follow me." Wang Wanru raised her arm slightly in an invitation gesture.

"Brother Gao is still so polite." Zhong Yuanbing laughed. Wang Wanru had just given him enough face, so how could he not know what she was thinking?

"Director Qin, please come upstairs." Zhong Yuanbing greeted his guests.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Zhong, please come in, Mr. Zhong, please come in."

Director Qin's eyes have been on Wang Wanru since he entered the room. If Zhong Yuanbing hadn't called him, his eyes would have popped out of his head.

The group came to the box. It was just an ordinary box that Wang Wanru led Zhong Yuanbing and others to, but even if it was an ordinary box, it was very luxurious compared to the outside.

"Director Qin, please." Zhong Yuanbing invited several people to take a seat.

A waiter respectfully handed Zhong Yuanbing the menu, and another waiter began to pour tea for several customers. His signature smile was not comparable to that of the waiters in those state-owned restaurants outside.

"thanks, thanks!"

"Please enjoy your meal, VIP."

At this time, Wang Wanru walked over slowly with a bottle of old wine in her hand.

"Mr. Zhong, this is 8-year-old Lao Guojiao. Would you like to open it?" Wang Wanru held the bottle of wine in both hands and handed it to Zhong Yuanbing a foot away for him to look at.

The exquisitely shaped wine bottle looks very valuable at first glance. The most important thing is that there is a small sign hanging on the bottle with a money symbol clearly written on it, followed by the number 88.

The price of this bottle of wine is as high as 88 yuan!

This is equivalent to nearly three months' salary for an ordinary worker.

Zhong Yuanbing clearly saw the words on the small sign, and with the same smile on his face, he replied, "It's my honor to have Manager Wang open a bottle of wine for me. Please open two more bottles for me. These distinguished guests of mine are from Shandong Province, and one bottle of old wine is not enough for them."

"Okay, Mr. Zhong." Wang Wanru smiled like a song, took two steps back, and turned to go to the wine counter beside her.

Bang, bang, bang.

With three consecutive clicks, three bottles of old wine priced at 88 yuan were opened by Wang Wanru. Of course, the money was also put on Zhong Yuanbing's bill.

The price of these three bottles of wine is enough to open ten tables in the lobby on the first floor.

Wang Wanru poured the liquor into separate decanters and placed them on a tray. On the surface, she was showing respect to Zhong Yuanbing, but in fact, she was severely slaughtering him.

Zhong Yuanbing was well aware of this, but he didn't care. He even ordered 10 of the most expensive dishes in Zhenweiju.

It can be described as a massive hemorrhage.

Wang Wanru was pouring wine when a waiter came up to her and whispered to her, "Sister Wanru, the boss and his wife are here."

"where?"

"I saw it in the first-floor lobby when I was serving food."

Wang Wanru handed the bottle of wine in her hand directly to the waiter, and then left the box.

Seeing Wang Wanru leave, Director Qin withdrew his gaze with some disappointment, and then said to Zhong Yuanbing: "Boss Zhong, who was that just now?"

Zhong Yuanbing turned around and saw that Wang Wanru was no longer in the box, and immediately understood what Director Qin meant.

"Oh~, that was the lobby manager of this restaurant. Her surname is Wang, and her name is Wang Wanru. She's very famous in the catering industry in our Teng County. I heard that she used to be a rural woman, and her husband died several years ago."

Director Qin's eyes lit up when he heard this: "She's a widow?"

Zhong Yuanbing chuckled upon hearing this: "She's a rose with thorns. I don't know how many people have tried to take advantage of her, but they all ended up in failure. Director Qin, just take a look at her and don't take it seriously."

"I'm just asking casually." Director Qin said with a smile.

Soon the waiters began to serve the dishes. Plate after plate of delicious dishes were brought to the table. Zhong Yuanbing and Director Qin also started to drink.

Downstairs, Wang Wanru came to the lobby and saw Li Youcai and his family of three sitting at the terrace on the first floor.

"I'm saying, are you on an incognito visit, or are you trying to understand the people's sentiments? The boss and his wife came to our restaurant to dine, but they didn't even go into the private room to sit at the table. Are you reminding me that I'm not doing my job well?" Wang Wanru walked over and sat down next to Duoduo, saying with a smile.

"Duoduo has grown taller again."

"Hello, Aunt Wang." Duoduo sat on the chair with her hands on the table, looking like she was waiting for the delicious food to arrive.

"Duoduo asked for squirrel carp, and there happened to be an empty table here, so we sat here." Chu Xinyan replied with a smile. After going out to work, Chu Xinyan's changes were also very obvious.

In the past, Chu Xinyan always seemed a little reserved when talking to others, but now she is much more relaxed.

"Where is Brother Gao?" Li Youcai asked casually.

"In the private room on the second floor, I'm drinking with the director of the Grain Bureau. Director Liu has almost treated this place as his canteen these days and comes here to drink every day." Wang Wanru replied.

"Oh, by the way, Zhong Yuanbing from the cannery was here today too. He also invited four outsiders who said they were from Shandong Province. They looked like they were technicians. I paid a pretty good price for that Zhong guy. He must have spent 300 yuan on this meal."

"so much!"

Chu Xinyan was a little surprised. A meal for five people cost a worker 5 months' salary. When did the food in their restaurant become so expensive?