Reborn in the 90s, I traded my ex-husband for eight apartments.

Bai Zhenzhu smiled at the man:

"I'm not here to eat; I'm here to look after the shop."

The man was taken aback, seemingly both embarrassed and impatient.

Frustrated, he scratched his bald head and said in a fierce voice:

"Buy it if you want. I only have a conflict with that son of a bitch Zhang Xiaosong."

"As long as you don't mess with me, I won't bother with you."

Bai Zhenzhu already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

If two business owners get into a fight, and one of the owners is truly a bad person, his shop will inevitably be affected.

The restaurant is always packed with customers on weekends, which shows that the owner may look fierce, but he's not.

"Okay, brother, you're busy."

Just then, Zhang Hongying's younger brother, Zhang Xiaosong, arrived.

I guess she just got out of bed; her hair is all messy.

The houses here have all been renovated, and the doors are all quite large to make it easier to do business.

The shop was small, with six tables crammed in.

Zhang Xiaosong rubbed his face:

"Hey girl, you were introduced by my sister. If you want me to give you a discount, just give me 10,000."

After saying that, Zhang Hongying glared at him:

"Give me a proper price."

This shop is only about 30 square meters. Considering the negative impact of this shop, you still want to sell it for 10,000?

Zhang Hongying glanced at Bai Zhenzhu somewhat embarrassedly, afraid that Bai Zhenzhu would get angry and turn away.

"Eight thousand, eight thousand should be alright, right?"

Zhang Xiaosong was about to brag when his sister stopped him in time:

"Stop talking."

Looking at the white pearl, he smiled and said:

"Pearl, name your price. If it works out, great; if not, forget it. I can't be bothered with him anymore."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"Sister, I'll pay six thousand, including the items in the shop."

Zhang Xiaosong's eyes widened:

"Six thousand? That's outrageous! There's a shop on the street ahead that's even smaller than mine, and they're selling for six thousand."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said to Zhang Hongying:

"Sis, seven thousand at most, I'll buy it for seven thousand."

Zhang Hongying asked her younger brother:

"Seven thousand is really not enough to sell?"

"Fine, if you don't want to sell, then forget it."

Seeing that his sister was about to leave, Zhang Xiaosong became anxious.

If he doesn't sell this shop, he won't be able to go to the big city and will just be wasting his time at home.

"Seven thousand it is, shall we go to the housing management office now?"

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"The housing management office is closed on Sundays, I'll go to complete the procedures tomorrow."

This time, they didn't even pay a deposit; they arranged to go to the housing management office on Monday.

Back at the train station, Zhang Hongying went home by herself, while Bai Zhenzhu went to the braised meat shop first.

Xu Yin's belly was already showing, and when no one was around, she would sit there knitting.

Seeing Bai Zhenzhu approach, he said happily:

"Pearl, come and see. This is what I knitted for Shuo Shuo. Isn't the color beautiful?"

It's bright red, and I've already knitted a section of it.

“It looks good. Second sister-in-law, you can knit it for Wenjie. Shuoshuo will have clothes to wear.”

Xu Yin's hands kept moving:

“Wenjie knitted it for him last year. It was white, but this bright red one will look good and festive for the New Year.”

"I knitted it a bit looser, so it can also be worn as an outer layer."

Bai Zhenzhu was also strange; she could learn many things very quickly.

But she was really bad at knitting; she couldn't even understand the fancy needlework that Xu Yin knew how to do.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Second Sister-in-law."

“What’s the trouble? I’m just sitting here all day with nothing to do.”

The first batch of braised meat was ready, and Bai Chengxiang was busy taking out the pig intestines and other meats.

Bai Zhenzhu then explained her purpose to Xu Yin:

"Second sister-in-law, I just booked another shop, a bit bigger than this one, and I'm going to open another braised meat shop, this time as a branch."

Xu Yin didn't react:

"A branch? Good heavens, you're really going to open a branch?"

Bai Zhenzhu chuckled:

"Why can't we open it? We'll open it if there's a suitable shop."

She plans to open branches not only for braised meat shops, but also for other suitable shops, restaurants, and clothing stores.

"There's just a problem now, we're short-staffed. We agreed before that the branch store model would be the same as this shop. I'll manage the store, you guys will manage it, and the revenue will still be split 20/80. The employees we hire will be paid the same way as Sister Yue Rong and the others."

Xu Yin immediately said happily:

"Then let my brother come over. You've met him; he's a great guy. He fell while repairing a house before, but his leg is all healed now, and he's staying home instead of going out to work."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"You and your second brother decide who to contact. It's best to find two and have them come over as soon as possible."

Xu Yin quickly started making plans because she needed two people.

This time, Bai Zhenzhu didn't withdraw any money to buy the house; the money from the clothing store was enough.

The next day, after completing the formalities at the housing management office and getting the keys, she and Bai Chengxiang rode their tricycle directly to No. 1 Middle School.

At this time, the students are all in class, and breakfast time has already passed, so there are not many people on the street.

For a braised meat shop, this is considered quite large.

Bai Chengxiang felt a pang of heartache:

"Pearl, this shop is quite big. Would it be better if we also sold noodles or rice noodles?"

Bai Zhenzhu had already decided last night:

"There are already two or three food stalls on this street. In addition to braised meat, we'll also sell some other things."

Bai Chengxiang asked curiously, "What are you selling?"

While inspecting the kitchen utensils in the shop, Bai Zhenzhu said:

"Let's sell maocai (a type of Sichuan hot pot). There are a lot of students here, they should like it."

Bai Chengxiang was bewildered:

What is "maocai"?

Bai Zhenzhu casually tore up a large flag:

"I heard it from a big boss who had been to Chengdu. Apparently, there are people doing it there."

"First, you need to stir-fry the ingredients with butter and rapeseed oil. Then, put all kinds of vegetables in a basket, put the basket into a pot with seasonings and cook it. After it's cooked, sprinkle it with cilantro and sesame seeds."

"It sounds complicated, but it's actually quite simple. The most important thing is stir-frying the ingredients. I'll study that later."

Hearing her mention the research, Bai Chengxiang knew that the matter should be settled.

After changing the lock on the door, Bai Zhenzhu and Bai Chengxiang went to the second-hand market.

The apartment in Furong Residential Area had been vacant for a long time, and now it's finally come in handy.

The brother and sister spent a long time browsing the market and finally bought two beds, a few stools, and two cabinets.

There was a lot of stuff, so the boss delivered it by tractor.

While Bai Chengxiang and the others were moving the bed, Bai Zhenzhu went back to the train station to buy bedding and some pots and pans.

Back home, they laid out their beds, and a simple staff dormitory was formed.

Including the original bed, there are three beds in total. One of them will be placed in the living room, and if there are more people in the future, we can just draw a curtain.

Fortunately, Furong Community is located in the city center, making it convenient to go anywhere.

In the afternoon, Bai Zhenzhu went to apply for a business license and also ordered a new signboard.

She finally decided to name the shop "Good Taste Maocai".

They mainly serve maocai (a type of Sichuan hot pot), and the braised meat can be sourced directly from a braised meat shop.

The next day, Xu Yin's younger brother and sister-in-law arrived.

The couple looked energetic and capable, and after arriving, they went straight to the braised meat shop to help out and learn.

They ate lunch and dinner at a restaurant on the first day, and then they had to take care of their own meals after that.

After dinner, once the kitchen was empty, Bai Zhenzhu and her two older brothers started rendering butter and stir-frying spices.

The weather has turned cooler, so it's time to offer maocai (a type of Sichuan hot pot) at restaurants.

Soon, the aroma of fresh, spicy, and numbing flavors wafted from the kitchen, making one's mouth water.

Bai Zhenzhu was stir-frying the ingredients when she suddenly remembered something.

She can not only open a Maocai (a type of Sichuan hot pot) restaurant, but also a skewers restaurant and a hot pot restaurant.

If in the future, you can find delicious restaurants everywhere in Yuan City...

Thinking about it makes me excited.