Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

No one expected that Baldy Chen would actually say such a thing.

The second child kept his head down, feeling a little uncomfortable.

But he also knew that this time, these brothers were really in trouble.

The next morning.

The second brother brought his brothers, each carrying a large bag of lunch boxes, and walked into Li Youcai's factory compound.

Li Youjie saw that these people actually came to deliver lunch boxes to them.

While he was surprised, he also felt that his elder brother was simply amazing.

This time, Li Youcai did not make things difficult for them. A thousand lunch boxes cost a thousand yuan, and Li Youcai directly paid with a stack of bills.

"I always keep my word. Here's one thousand yuan. Count it."

Then Li Youcai took out another three hundred yuan and handed it to the second brother: "This is for Chen Tuzi's medical expenses, you give it to him."

The second brother's face looked unhappy, but he still took the money, feeling mixed emotions.

Without counting the money, the second brother led his brothers and walked away quickly.

After seeing these people leave, Li Youjie asked, "Brother, you're amazing! How can you be so sure they'll sell the lunch boxes to us?"

"Because that's human nature. They came together for profit, and now not only is there no profit, but they've lost everything. This thousand yuan is the capital for them to start over. Even if Baldy Chen doesn't want the money, there must be someone in his group who does."

"If Baldy Chen insists on not selling, it will chill the hearts of his brothers, and the family will fall apart sooner or later. If he sells, he will have completely admitted defeat, and no one will be afraid of him anymore in the peddler business."

"So, whether Baldy Chen is willing or not, someone will advocate selling these lunch boxes."

Li Youcai looked at the backs of those people as they walked away and explained softly to Li Youjie.

Wang Qiang said, "Brother Cai, you've calculated these people's fate."

"Not really, I just know a little bit about them."

Watching those people disappear outside his factory, Li Youcai knew that if nothing changed, Chen Tuzi and his gang would soon disappear from sight.

Bang bang bang...

Li Youcai clapped his hands a few times and said, "Let's eat! Call the brothers and let's have a good meal at the state-owned restaurant!"

In the past, these brothers in the forest farm had to be cautious for fear of being exposed, but now they don’t need to do that.

Wang Qiang called his brothers, and a group of about thirty people went to the Beiwei Restaurant across the street.

Gao Dapeng saw Li Youcai bringing people to dinner and laughed: "Brother, your team has grown again. When I can't make it anymore, I will join you."

Li Youcai said with a smile: "Brother Gao, please don't use me as a cymbal player. You are the manager of a state-owned restaurant. You are very different from us peasants."

Gao Dapeng put away his smile and said seriously, "I'm really not joking with you. Let Wang Wanru help you order the food. I have something to say to you."

Li Youcai nodded, turned to his brothers and said, "Everyone, please sit down. Feel free to order whatever you want to eat later."

This group of people from the forest farm were all dining in a state-owned restaurant for the first time.

Everyone was extremely happy. They occupied four tables and sat around, looking around excitedly.

When Widow Wang saw Li Youcai bringing people to dinner, she walked over with a menu in her hand.

Ever since Widow Wang came to the Beiwei Restaurant, her spirit and energy have been completely different from when she was in the production team.

If she was just a coveted young widow in the production team before, now she is truly the gold inlaid jade in the Dragon Gate Inn.

Her every frown and smile is more relaxed, more charming and alluring than before.

Li Youcai could see that Widow Wang was much happier here than in the production team.

Widow Wang did not stop when she reached Li Youcai, and continued to take two steps towards Li Youcai's arms. If Li Youcai had not been quick-witted and dodged to the side, Widow Wang would have crashed into his arms.

Widow Wang, who had failed to succeed, stood where Li Youcai had been and said with a smile, "Boss Li is a very busy man now. He is only concerned with making money and has no time to come visit us."

"Sister-in-law, it's been such a long time since we last met, and you look so good."

"Please help my brothers order some food and drinks. I want to talk to Brother Gao." Li Youcai said to Widow Wang with a smile.

Widow Wang turned her head and looked back, snorting and laughing, "Don't worry, I definitely won't save money for you."

Li Youcai followed Gao Dapeng to the empty private room inside.

In order to make it easier to talk, Gao Dapeng even closed the door of the private room.

"Brother, do you remember that you told me two solutions before? One of them was to let me let the restaurant go bankrupt and then take it over. Do you still remember this?" Gao Dapeng asked in a low voice.

Of course Li Youcai remembered this.

However, Gao Dapeng did not adopt this idea. Instead, he chose to save the hotel's performance and keep his manager position first.

At that time, Li Youcai felt it was a bit of a pity. After all, if Gao Dapeng chose the latter, it would bring greater benefits to him personally.

"I remember." Li Youcai nodded.

"I received news that after the Chinese New Year, the catering company plans to contract out six poorly managed state-owned restaurants in the county, including Beiwei Restaurant!" Gao Dapeng said seriously.

"Is this news accurate? You said the business is not doing well, but your northern-style restaurant must have made a lot of money this month, right?" Li Youcai said.

Ever since Gao Dapeng adopted Li Youcai's suggestion, suspended the regular waiters for training and recruited a new group of temporary workers, the business of the store has been getting better and better.

Logically speaking, it should not be classified as a poorly managed company.

Gao Dapeng pursed his lips and sighed, "This month was good, but the leaders above are looking at the full-year performance. It's all my fault for digging too deep a hole."

Beiwei Restaurant has been making losses for two or three years in a row, and the catering company's accounts are full of losses. If they want to turn things around, it is really not something that can be achieved with just this month's turnover.

"Then what are you going to do? Is there any news?" Li Youcai asked.

In state-owned restaurants, there are quite a lot of people, from waiters, chefs in the kitchen, handymen to managers. They are all regular employees. The catering company cannot fire them and will definitely make other arrangements.

But even a fool can tell that such a passive arrangement will definitely not be a good thing.

Gao Dapeng shook his head with a somewhat depressed look.

"Although it hasn't been decided yet, I have a rough idea in my mind. The catering company is so small, and with so many people being evacuated, they'll probably be assigned to cafeterias in several government offices. Maybe I'll end up serving food in one of those cafeterias in the future."

When talking about this, Gao Dapeng looked worried.

After struggling for half his life, others are becoming more and more successful, but he is different. He is getting more and more out of control.

In fact, Gao Dapeng's experience that year was not uncommon. Ten years later, when layoffs hit the country, many people with higher positions than him would be thrown back to their pre-liberation days overnight.

At this time in his previous life, Li Youcai was still a peddler, earning money bit by bit. He had never eaten at a restaurant and knew nothing about the contracting of state-owned restaurants.

I don’t know what happened to Gao Dapeng afterwards.

However, after Li Youcai became rich, he had never heard of a person named Gao Dapeng in Teng County. Perhaps, as Gao Dapeng himself said, he was transferred to the canteen of the government agency.

"So what are your plans?" Li Youcai asked.

If he could help Gao Dapeng, Li Youcai would definitely be willing to do so.

Gao Dapeng has been a hotel manager for so many years and has a lot of connections. The policies are not so open now, so his connections cannot be reflected. But if the country implements the dual-track economic system in two years, Gao Dapeng will definitely have enormous power.

Gao Dapeng looked up at Li Youcai: "That's what I think."