More than two months have passed since the opening of Qu Lianjie's hot pot restaurant. Because of the good publicity, it can be said that he is making money every day. Now the daily turnover has been basically fixed at around 35,000 yuan.
At the same time, the second branch had officially opened three days ago, and Qu Lianjie, the store manager, followed his words and was selected from the main store's waiters.
The store manager is also a woman, her name is Wu Yuecai, 26 years old, and has seven or eight years of experience in the catering service industry. She was promoted to foreman when she was at the main store because of her good performance during training.
The reason why she became the branch manager this time was because Qu Lianjie saw her on-the-spot reaction ability during an unexpected incident.
Now there is no need for Qu Lianjie to go to the store every day to keep an eye on it. There is Zhao Mei in the main store and Wu Yue in the branch. Because the business is relatively good, they are already planning to open a third store.
Because the weather outside was relatively cold that day and he felt like nothing was going on, Qu Lianjie temporarily decided to take a break and take a nap. As soon as he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, he heard the cell phone on the bedside table ringing continuously. stop.
"Alas~"
"I can't sleep even if I want to. Who is this? The endless phone calls in the early morning~"
While complaining, Qu Lianjie took off his cell phone from the bedside table. When he saw it was his father, Qu Datou, he had no choice but to answer the call and said as calmly as possible:
"Dad, is it okay to call so early?"
Qu Datou has also heard that his son's hot pot restaurant has been doing well during this period. He originally wanted to go when it opened, but he happened to be negotiating a big order and didn't go.
Although Qu Datou is now very satisfied with his son who is a prodigal son who can never be replaced by gold, even sometimes he can't help but show off his son's excellence when he eats and drinks with his friends.
But when he heard Qu Lianjie talking to him like this, he couldn't help but roared into the phone:
"I'm your father. Can't I call you if nothing happens? Besides, what time is it and you still haven't gotten up?"
Qu Lianjie said helplessly:
"Dad, you are being a little unreasonable. It's only around 7 o'clock. Why should I get up? Just tell me what's wrong. If nothing happens, I'll hang up!"
"Uh~" Qu Datou really forgot to check the time, so he felt a little embarrassed for a while and coughed lightly:
"Ahem, what about that? Today is New Year's Day. Do you have anything to do? If there is nothing important, go home for dinner. Your sister Xiaoxiao is on a flight this afternoon. Let's celebrate the New Year together as a family!"
Qu Lianjie didn't have a good impression of this sister, and he didn't want to go back and see the faces of the mother and daughter. When his father said this, he directly evaded:
"No, I can't go back. I have to go and look at the decoration of the branch in the afternoon. You can eat without waiting for me!"
Qu Datou frowned when he heard this. Now that his son doesn't want to come back, there is really nothing he can do. Before, he could threaten him with pocket money, but now that he can make money himself, he can no longer threaten him.
"Dad, do you have anything else to do? If not, I'll hang up first. I've been so tired recently that I finally slept in!" Qu Lianjie felt very sleepy, so he hung up the phone and went back to sleep. .
Qu Datou was still thinking of ways to persuade his son to go home for dinner. When he heard that he was about to hang up the phone, he quickly said seriously:
"Don't hang up yet. It's the same thing as before. No matter what happens, you have to come back. I know you and Xiao Xiao have conflicts, but you are brother and sister after all. Xiao Xiao is young and ignorant. You, the elder brother, let him A little bit!"
After such a delay, Qu Lianjie was no longer sleepy at all. He sat up from the bed and complained to the phone impatiently:
"Dad, how can I let her go? I've already backed away, okay? Could it be that I have to go abroad when she returns to China?"
"Besides, it's not like you don't know that she and I don't get along and fight whenever we meet. So in order to avoid this, the best way is to meet less often. This will also save you from being angry!"
Qu Datou has no more tricks now. When he sees that the hard one is not enough, he can only use the soft one. His tone is a little low:
"You haven't been back for more than a month since the last time. Today is New Year's Day and you still have to go home for a meal. Can't you just think it's for your dad?"
When Qu Lianjie heard what his father said, he sighed and could only agree:
"Okay, why don't I go back? Don't talk like that. I'm getting goosebumps. But we agreed in advance that when I go back, I'll just have a meal!"
"Come back early, I won't tell you anymore~" Qu Datou saw that his goal was achieved, and his tone returned to normal!
Qu Lianjie threw his phone aside and lay back on the bed. He closed his eyes and lay there for more than ten minutes, but found that he could no longer fall asleep, so he had no choice but to get up and wash up.
After washing up and having a simple breakfast, Qu Lianjie thought that today was New Year's Day, so he sat on the sofa and took out his mobile phone to make a call to his hometown.
Soon the call was connected, and the familiar and kind voice came to my ears:
"Is it Lianjie?"
When Qu Lianjie heard this voice, he was very happy and said in northern Jiangsu dialect:
"Mom, today is New Year's Day. Have you and my grandma had breakfast? She is out for a walk again?"
Qu Lianjie’s mother Zheng Fen was also very happy when she received the call from her son. She sat on the sofa and answered the phone with a smile on her face:
"We have already had breakfast. You don't know that your grandma is a restless person. She goes out for a walk every day after breakfast. Now she should be chatting with your grandma Liu and the others at the entrance of the village!"
"How are you doing lately? Two days ago, your dad called your grandma to show off, saying that you opened a hot pot restaurant and the business has been going well~"
"And I heard that you have moved out. You must pay attention to your health when you are out alone. You must eat every meal on time, especially breakfast. Don't forget to eat no matter how busy you are. Everything else is external. Only your body is yours..."
Qu Lianjie listened to his mother's nagging without any impatience in his heart. He kept listening patiently. After his mother finished nagging, he said very seriously:
"Mom, you are right. I have written it all down. Today is New Year's Day. You and my grandma should also eat something good. Don't always think about saving money and buy whatever you want. Your son can make money now. , call your son if you run out of money!"
At this time, Grandma Qu happened to be returning from a walk outside. She saw her daughter-in-law talking on the phone, so she came over and asked her:
"Xiao Fen, who called, Da Tou or Lian Jie?"
Hearing this, Zheng Fen raised her head and replied to her mother-in-law:
"Mom, it was Lian Jie who called!"
After that, he said to his son on the phone:
"Lianjie, your grandma is back from a walk. I'll give your grandma the phone number. Mom is going to wash the dishes~"
Then Qu Lianjie heard an old voice coming from his ear:
"Grandson, you and your father will come back early this New Year. Your grandpa Zhang's house killed a pig a few days ago, and grandma specially left a pig's head for you. You loved eating pig ears when you were a child!"
Hearing this, Qu Lianjie smiled and agreed:
"Grandma, don't worry. I will definitely go back early this year. I miss you and my mom. Why don't you come and stay here for a few days? Let's go back together during the Chinese New Year!"
Although Mrs. Qu also missed her grandson, she refused directly without even thinking:
"No, grandma can't get used to living in that high-rise building. She is more comfortable living in her own small rural courtyard~"
(End of chapter)
