After making three or four not-so-ordinary shuttlecocks, Nan Yi’s eyesight was no longer able to pick out valuable items from a pile of copper coins.
Unwilling to give up, Nan Yi took out a thick "Atlas of Ancient Coins" and compared them. Indeed, there was nothing too rare, so he gathered the rest together, put them in a woven basket, and put them aside.
Ancient coins are still a niche category nowadays, and not many people deal in them. The vendor was familiar with the Qing Daoguang Tongbao AKS partially issued silver coin. When he bought the whole thing, he took it out separately and talked about it. However, after going back and forth and talking a lot, he just wanted to sell it to Nan Yi for five yuan.
Nan Yi bargained and the deal was done for three dollars.
This price is actually still on the high side, and the vendor probably cursed Nan Yi in his heart.
Nan Yi placed the finished shuttlecock on the coffee table and put the basket in the corner. Looking at the copper coins in the basket, he recalled the embarrassing incident in his previous life when he was fooled by "Story Club" and spent half a year studying ancient coins.
He shook his head, turned off the light, and lay down on the sofa for a nap.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Nan Wuwei took the shuttlecock to a narrow open space to meet his childhood sweetheart, and then Nan Yi went out.
Instead of going straight to Qianmenlouzi, I went to Gangwashi.
There is an underground bicycle market in Gangwa City, where people deal in bicycles. Needless to say, the main commodities circulating are stolen goods. If anyone's bicycle is stolen, they can look here and maybe they can find it.
When he arrived in Gangwa City, Nan Yi went straight to a repair shop, negotiated with the owner, and bought seventeen or eighteen shorter bicycle chains from him.
Nan Yi wants to make a tank for Nan Wuwei, with bullet shells for the fuselage and bicycle chains for the tracks. It has to be large enough for people to sit on and be pushed, and it has to have a cannon that can fire. Nan Yi hasn't decided yet whether to fire soapberries or just use a water gun.
Taking the chain back to the car, Nan Yi began to think about the structure of the tank gun. After thinking for a while, he found that he couldn't figure it out at all because he didn't know how to use a lathe.
If you don't know how, just learn it. It shouldn't take you half a year or three months to learn just to machine a few parts with low precision.
I was wondering if I had any acquaintances who worked on lathes when the car arrived at the front gate. As soon as I got off the car, I saw Huang Saner sitting on a motorcycle and smoking.
"Honda 145, how much did it cost?"
"It's not expensive. The Material Bureau got it from Tiangang. It sells for 12,000 outside, but I bought it at the internal price, which is only 7,000."
"Your internal price is quite affordable. Are you trying to find fault with your director?"
"No, I found a way to sell the car, and they gave me an internal price as a reward," said Huang Saner.
The functions and roles of the Materials Bureau became less and less important, and the unit began to be in recession, but the lives of the employees were getting better and better. If they didn't need to do what was within the plan, they would do what was not within the plan.
The purchasing agents of the Material Bureau traveled all over the country, integrating everyone's resources and doing whatever they could to ensure and improve the welfare of the employees.
The Materials Bureau has channels to get some steel, coal, cement, cars, color TVs, even asphalt and fertilizers. These are currently popular goods, and there is no trouble selling them as long as they are in stock.
"Is that so?" Nan Yi patted the front of the motorcycle and said, "Take it easy on yourself. You are made of flesh and blood. If you fall hard, your life will be over. Go get a small car and drive it."
"There are no good-looking cars. Just yesterday someone asked me if I wanted a Xiali for 110,000 yuan. I went to look at the car and it was too ugly."
"Someone is pouring Charlie?"
"What's not popular in Beijing right now? Master Nan, look over there." Huang Saner pointed at a group of people not far away and said, "That group is just part-timers. They have regular jobs in the company, but when they have time, they skip work and come here to listen to the news."
Following Huang Saner's pointing, Nan Yi took a look and said, "They are all doing patchwork, right?"
"If not patchwork, what else can I do? I don't have the capital. These days, there's a rumor that a group of high-ranking officials' children have a batch of in-demand goods, which seems to be 500 tons of steel."
"How did you know that it was also falling?"
"How can I do that? I dare not break your rules, Master Nan. There are not many people in this gang who have connections. They are all running around like headless flies, and rumors are flying everywhere."
"Oh, so I'm telling you not to tell anyone else about this?"
"Hahaha, Master Nan, you've done it before, you really imitated it."
"I haven't done it. When Men San'er and I first started doing business, we didn't do this. We were all sneaky and didn't dare to spread the news. It's strange, the gang that roamed the black market back then , now none of them can be seen."
"Just like you, don't go out in person, just sit back and watch."
Nan Yi nodded thoughtfully, "Maybe. Men San'er and I were just small characters at the beginning. How many hands will it take for this batch of steel you just mentioned to be sold?"
"At least five or six hands, and some even seven or eight or even more than ten. Master Nan, I think something bad will happen sooner or later if we keep doing this. The prices are going up too much."
"Well, stay away and don't get too close. The public resentment is too great, and the country will definitely deal with a batch of them." Nan Yi said, and then looked in another direction, "Is Guan Guiman here?"
"Here I come, the guy over there, the one wearing a hat and bumping into the tree. This old guy is not simple, he found another business this morning."
"What business?"
"It was too far away, I didn't hear it, but it was an old lady who came over. Judging from her dress, she must be a returned overseas Chinese."
"Did you bring anyone with you?"
"I've asked Miangua to go with me."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Find out what kind of house the old lady wants, and by the way, find out whether getting Guan Guiman can be considered as acting in the name of justice."
"Master Nan, this Guan Guiman is definitely not a good person. Even if I am not enforcing justice, I will definitely feel at ease if I punish him." Huang Saner threw the cigarette butt in his mouth into the milk bottle on the motorcycle and complained: "I dare not throw cigarette butts randomly. I was punished twice by the red armband this morning."
"Haha, who told you to ride on the motorcycle? You look like a rich man. Who else should I punish if not you?" Nan Yi smiled and said, "I'll leave this to you. Notify me if you have any news."
"Okay, Master Nan, don't worry."
"Master Huang, Master Huang."
Just as Nan Yi was about to leave, a man ran towards Huang Saner.
Nan Yi glanced at the person who came, then turned and left.
As soon as Nan Yi got back into the car, before he could say where he was going, Yi Jinru called him.
When he arrived at Duanjin Tower, Nan Yi was greeted by a stinky and black face, "Bitch... are you really capable? It's been so many days, and that bastard has come to the door."
"Mom, what did Huo Tian do to you?"
"What's wrong with me? They are trying to poach Lao Pang." Yi Jinru said angrily, "Can you do it? If not, I will find someone to deal with that bastard myself."
"It can be done, it can be done. Mom, calm down. I'll go ask Lao Pang." Nan Yi comforted Yi Jinru and went to the kitchen to find Pang Erzhu.
"Boss, the boss next door did come to me and asked me how much I was getting here. He can do a somersault and give it to me."
"Haha." Nan Yi sneered and spat, "Double it, okay, I am willing to follow the rules, but others treat me like a donkey. Lao Pang, get ready, the plan to open a branch can be implemented."
"Yes, boss." Pang Erzhu responded happily.
"Lao Pang, do you think the chef next door can support a store?"
"My skills are not bad. If I give it some training, I can probably run a branch."
“How much do you get a month?”
"Six hundred."
"Got it." Nan Yi nodded and said, "Master Pang, wait for my letter before going to him. The minimum is two thousand. If he says he needs to discuss it with Huo Tian first, then you can use him first and observe him before considering using him for a major role. If he immediately gives up and follows you, then this person's character is not good enough and he can't be used for a major role."
"Boss, I understand." Pang Erzhu said.
"Okay, wait until I believe you. By the way, bring someone with you when you go. Be careful and don't get beaten up."
Pang Erzhu said disapprovingly: "Boss, I will bring a kitchen knife. You know my knife skills. With a kitchen knife in hand, three or five people can't get close to me."
"Um."
Nan Yi returned to the cashier counter and said to Yi Jinru, "Mom, when I first opened this store, I had the intention of opening a branch. I said the same thing to Master Pang at the beginning. It has been delayed for so many years. I think now is the time to open a branch."
"Open a branch? Why open a branch? This store is about to fail, why open a branch?"
Yi Jinru was furious.
"Calm down, calm down." Nan Yi put his hand on Yi Jinru's back and calmed her down. "Mom, don't worry. Huo Tian is not a problem. I can definitely help you clean it up. Put the business in the store aside for now and go out to look for houses and see where to open a branch.
First find two locations and open two branches, and then consider opening other branches after these two stores have established themselves."
"Can you really do it, or are you just saying nice things to comfort me?" Yi Jinru said suspiciously.
"I, your son, do have this ability, so you can rest assured."
Yi Jinru paused for a moment before saying, "Okay, let's open a branch. We have over 300,000 yuan in savings, which is enough to open two stores."
"There's no rush for money, Mom. Let me talk to you about the share first." Nan Yi paused and said, "I funded this store and found the house. I've never paid rent. I'll count these as part of the share and give them to Wuwei. Do you have any objection?"
Yi Jinru hesitated for a moment and said, "No, it's too little."
"It's not a small amount. One percent is enough. As for the other ninety percent, I mean, give thirty percent to Ruochan, forty percent to Big Brother's family, and you keep twenty percent for yourself."
"Ruochan counts alone?"
"Mom, my eldest sister-in-law is a nice person, but she is my stepmother after all. You must want my eldest brother to have a son, right?"
"For a girl, isn't 30% a bit too much?"
"Mom, to put it bluntly, your 20% will be given to big brother in the future, so who will big brother give it to? 60% is not a small amount, and Ruochan is also your granddaughter."
"Okay, 30% and 30%."
"Then let's put it this way. If we want to open a branch, we have to do it formally. Everyone should pool together 500,000 yuan to register a catering company. I will pay for Ruochan's share, and this money will be used to open the branch."
"Let your eldest brother pay for it himself. You are Ruochan's uncle, not her father."
"Three hundred and fifty thousand, can you afford it, brother?"
"If he can't come up with the money, I'll help him get it together. Just don't worry about it." Yi Jinru said simply.
Nan Yi smacked his lips and said, "Then I'll listen to you."
After discussing with Yi Jinru about opening a branch, Nan Yi first went to the fourth floor of Asia and moved a few boxes of cool red wine from the internal boutique. Then he went to find Luo Tong, and the two of them whispered for a while.
…
The next day.
Huo Tian stood at the gate of Manyuanchun, with a cigarette in his mouth. He glanced at the sign of Duanjinlou next door, smiled knowingly, then took out a ZIPPO lighter, lit the cigarette, and took a long puff.
The business is getting better and better, with more and more daily turnover. The cost will be recovered soon, and then we can consider opening another branch in other places.
With good business and a promising life, Huo Tian is full of energy.
At the same time, in the courtyard of a quadrangle, Jin Daosheng was explaining the legal provisions to a group of people.
"There is no law that prohibits you from bringing your own alcohol to a restaurant, there is no law that prohibits you from ordering just one dish, and there is no law that stipulates dining times. You can sit from the time the restaurant opens until it closes...
If someone wants to hit you, don't fight back, just let them hit you... I will explain to you what is considered a minor injury, what is considered a serious injury, and what are the standards for sentencing for different injuries..."
The front door building .
Nan Yi walked up to Guan Guiman and said, "Master Guan, do you have any goods?"
"Store food or grow crops?" Guan Gui glanced at Nan Yi and said.
"Growing crops." Nan Yi replied, and then said: "Master Guan, I won't argue with you. I went to the Housing Management Office to inquire about the house on East Street that you rented to Huo Tian to open a restaurant. There is no formal lease contract between you and him.
I don't know what you agreed with him, but I know the rent in that area very well. It's 40,000 yuan a year. How about we sign a five-year contract and pay it annually? "
"You just came to the city from the countryside, right? I don't know how the prices change every day. I'm happy to rent it to you for 40,000 this year, but next year, where can you find 40,000 to rent my house?"
Guan Guiman skipped the excuse about "credibility" and went straight into the bargaining phase with Nan Yi.
"Master Guan, we don't have to go back and forth. The price will increase by 20% every year. This year it will be 40,000, next year it will be 48,000, and the year after that it will be 56,000. If you think it's okay, take the title deed and we'll go to the Housing Management Office to sign the contract right away. Don't worry about the tax, I'll pay for it."
Nan Yi patted his chest and said, "If you think it's not possible, don't even think about pushing me. I'll turn around and leave right away, and you can just pretend that I've never been here."
Guan Guiman smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are the second son of the female manager of Duanjinlou, right?"
Nan Yi curled his lips, "Oh, Master Guan, you are old and hard of hearing, right? I just told you not to stretch me, why didn't you listen. Of the 12 houses under your name, only one was bought through legitimate means, and the remaining 11, tsk tsk.
Master Guan, that's enough. You know how good the price I offer is. I've shown all the courtesy. If you don't take advantage of the situation, I'll have to learn from you Manchu nobles how to make slaves."
Nan Yi narrowed his eyes and said in a gloomy tone: "When the time comes, I will take the room, and I will also dig out the shit in your crotch."
When Guan Guiman heard what Nan Yi said, his heart skipped a beat.
"The other party has already known my background very well. It seems that the other party is determined to get my house. The rent for this house can only be 24,000 yuan a year, but the other party is offering 40,000 yuan, and the price will increase every year. This price is really good, but it is still too little..."
"Okay, Master Nan, I'll rent the house to you. Let's go."
Although Guan Guiman felt that he had not taken enough advantage, he also understood that the shit in his crotch must not be turned out.
"Master Guan, do you have a written agreement with Huo Tian?"
"No, it was just a verbal agreement. They said I would pay monthly and they would keep the lease as long as the business was good."
"Are you sure you didn't sign a receipt?"
"How could I forget this?" Guan Guiman said.
"What date is the rent due?"
"If you don't come to me today, I will have to collect it tomorrow."
"oh."
Nan Yi asked Yan Du to sign a rental agreement with Guan Guiman. At the end, he gave Guan Guiman another thousand yuan and asked him to go out and have a look and not show up in Beijing for the next two days.
Nan Yi has to say it and do it. As for whether Guan Guiman listens or not, that is his own business.
As it was approaching dinner time, a dozen people who had received training in the courtyard rushed to Manyuanchun in a mighty stream. They wanted to show Huo Tian what it meant to be a "gangster who knows the law."
Huang Saner continued to stare at Guan Guiman. Although he had only spent less than 43,000 yuan out of the 280,000 yuan in rent for five years, in Nan Yi's mind, the 280,000 yuan had already slipped away from him. He had to get it back, and he had to do everything he could to get it back.
Besides, with more than 40,000 yuan per set, Nan Yi would be a pauper again. Huang Saner promised to give him 100,000 yuan today, but he declined it because he was going to start a business and had many places to spend money.
Huang Saner has also become a figure of the boss generation, and her status should be raised. From now on, she can no longer be treated as a lackey, but must be treated as a partner.
After running around outside, Nan Yi returned to the old villa before dinner time.
Take out the black sweet potato flour of different sizes that are condensed into lumps from the jar, put it in a bowl and use a pestle to crush the flour, then sift it with a powder sifter, put it in the bowl, add some water, and stir the flour into a very thin paste.
Put it in the pot and cook over low heat, stirring gently with chopsticks while cooking.
When bubbles started to appear in the pot and it cooked for another minute, Nan Yi poured the sweet potato flour, which had turned into a paste, into the mold and set it aside to cool.
It took another hour for Nan Yi to finish cooking. He then put the mold into the refrigerator and walked to the yard, calling out, "Wuwei, dinner is ready."
After calling out three times, two footsteps were heard approaching from a distance.
"Dad, what's delicious?" Nan Wuwei ran to Nan Yi with Wen Yuanyuan and asked.
"Pumpkin pancakes, Chinese toon fish, scrambled eggs with cucumber, and wood ear and tofu soup." Nan Yi said while patting Nan Wuwei's body for a while, then turned to Wen Yuanyuan.
"White cucumber or green cucumber?"
"Is it important?"
“Green cucumbers taste better when stir-fried.”
"It's Qing's." Nan Yi replied, and then smiled at Wen Yuanyuan, "Nuan Nuan, is there no one at home again?"
"Uh-huh."
Wen Yuanyuan nodded dramatically, and the key around her neck began to swing.
"From now on, when no one is home, you can eat at uncle's house. Tell uncle what you like to eat and he will make it for you."
"Thank you, Uncle Nan."
"You're welcome. Go ahead and wash your hands with Wuwei." Nan Yi stroked Wen Yuanyuan's head and said gently.
Back in the living room, Nan Yi took out the fish that was frozen last night from the refrigerator, used chopsticks to scoop the jelly into another bowl, then used chopsticks to sift through the jelly to pick out the fish bones.
After dinner, Eunuch Nan spread a bamboo mat in the living room on the second floor and coaxed the two kids to sleep. After being busy for more than two hours, he could now move freely.
Nan Yi went to the windowsill and got a piece of toothpaste tube, then patched up a leaking Double Happiness washbasin. He didn't know what the two little kids were doing, as they had made a hole in the leaking washbasin.
The broken washbasin had to be repaired, not because Nan Yi was stingy, but because the washbasin had a special meaning. It was the dowry that Liu Zhen brought from her parents' home. When Liu Zhen came back in the evening, Nan Wuwei might have to eat fried pork with bamboo shoots.
After repairing the washbasin, Nan Yi went into the workshop, turned on the TV, and pressed the remote control. The screen quickly switched and stopped at the ITV channel.
Ernest Saunders, chairman and managing director of Guinness, has been charged in a London court with 37 offences, including stealing £20m from the Guinness Group.
Sanders was arrested in May this year and was originally charged with fabricating false accounts and destroying evidence.
Recently, London stock market broker Anthony Parnes was arrested by police as soon as he got off a plane in Los Angeles and was thrown into prison on charges of producing fake invoices worth 5.5 million pounds for Guinness.
So far, more than 10 companies and banks based in the United States, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Austria have been implicated in the scandal, involving dozens of financial and business giants.
Since 1986, mergers have been prevalent in the City of London. The largest merger was when the Guinness Group, which is famous for brewing beer all over the world, defeated its strong rival, the Argyle Supermarket Group, and acquired the country's largest Scotch whisky manufacturer, the Eagle Brewing Company, for a huge sum of 2.7 billion pounds..."
"Founded in 1984, Ruikaer Electronics' subsidiary, Ruikaer Telecommunications, announced yesterday that it will be privatized in the near future. The company plans to sell 20% of its shares to the public..."
"Raikar Electronics... a state-owned company that produces military electronic equipment and radars, Raikar Telecommunications, a subsidiary. What about Vodafone? According to history, this company should have been established. Has it changed its name?"
Watching TV, Nan Yi was thinking in his mind.
He remembered that in the previous life, in the ranking of the total number of global four major mobile phone customers, Vodafone ranked fourth. The top three were China Mobile, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. As the names showed, Vodafone Idea and Vodafone were inseparable.
Investing in Vodafone and becoming its shareholder was something Nan Yi had planned long ago, but where is this company now?
"We need someone to send over the information of all telecommunications companies in Eagle Country. Vodafone is probably a later name change." Nan Yi made up his mind and continued to look at the TV screen.
"Recently, British American Tobacco Group announced its intention to acquire Farmers Insurance Group. In response to British American Tobacco Group's acquisition declaration, Farmers Insurance Group has held several shareholder meetings to discuss whether to accept British American Tobacco Group's acquisition request. No definite news has been received yet."
As the news anchor read the script, the TV screen began to switch to the entrance of a building. Following the camera, a person could be seen entering the building. Nan Yi also saw the figure of Catherine Boleyn.
Bolin Investment Holdings owns 1.4% of Farmers Insurance Group's shares and is the group's ninth largest shareholder. It is also an insignificant shareholder with little say. The shares of the top eight shareholders are all above 5%.
In recent years, Bolin Investment Holdings has been busy and has actively participated in the privatization process of the Eagle Country. It has invested in telecommunications, insurance, and banks as long as they are worthy of investment or can be invested in, without caring about the number of shares or whether they have a say or not.
The same is true for British Capital, a subsidiary of Bolin Investment. Under the leadership of Huang Yingzi, it has invested heavily in small and medium-sized enterprises and start-up companies in the Eagle Country. It holds shares in Sendai, a manufacturer of hair dryers, and Cuifeng Group, a retail building materials company. The group has multiple brands, the most well-known of which is B&Q.
In addition, it has also acquired shares and invested in a number of companies that sound familiar or are completely unfamiliar to Nan Yi. Some of them have already borne fruit and reaped rewards, while others are still in incubators and are continuously investing funds.
Some are already on the sidelines, watching their shares being diluted.
After watching the news on the ITV channel, Nan Yi turned the TV to the HTV channel. The TV was rebroadcasting the TV series "Deep Courtyard", which was not the news Nan Yi wanted to watch.
After patiently waiting for the TV series to finish and looking at the program preview, Nan Yi turned off the TV.
I went back to the bedroom and took a nap, then woke up the two children at two o'clock, washed their faces, and sat in the yard watching them role-playing, one playing Jia Baoyu and the other playing Xue Baochai.
In the words of the little girl Wen Yuanyuan, she didn't like Lin Daiyu and cried a lot.
Nan Yi was enjoying family time here, but Huo Tian was in dire straits. He couldn't find a way to escape and could only wander around aimlessly.
A group of people, each with one table, took up all the tables in Manyuanchun.
When I came in at ten o'clock, I ordered either a bowl of spicy and sour shredded potatoes or shredded pork with fish flavor.
These two vegetables are cheap to begin with and cannot be sold at a high price. In addition, since they are discounted dishes at Manyuanchun, the price is even cheaper.
It's been more than four hours, no noise, just eating and drinking, damn expensive foreign liquor, and reading novels and comics.
Four hours, and everyone still had half a bowl of food in their dish bowls. It looked like they were planning to sit there until closing time.
How could Huo Tian not see that these people were here to cause trouble, but... damn, this method is so fucking disgusting. They are just ordering a dish, and they are also customers. They are not causing trouble, so what else can he do?
But he couldn't just sit there and watch. If they came today, would they come again tomorrow? If they kept coming for a month, would he still be able to open his restaurant?
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Tian scanned everyone's face, trying to figure out who had the final say among the group.
It’s no wonder that Huo Tian has a good vision. After observing, he went straight to Luo Tong.
He took out a pack of Marlboro, shook out a cigarette and handed it to Luo Tong, "Brother, how did I offend you in the past?"
Luo Tong waved his hand and didn't take the cigarette. Instead, he took out his own Ashima and lit it. "I'm not used to foreign cigarettes, so I'd rather smoke domestic ones. Boss Huo, I don't know you, and you haven't offended me, but you must have offended someone."
"Brother, were you invited from the Duanjinlou next door?"
Luo Tong glanced at Huo Tian's face and said, "Boss Huo, do you mean to have a good talk now?"
"Yes, I open my door to do business, not to hang out on the streets. If I have offended you in any way, let's talk it out. I should apologize, apologize."
"Calling you Boss Huo is just a polite way of saying it. None of my brothers are idlers. Each of us has business outside, and the daily turnover is several thousand yuan. If we stop our business and sit here, do you know how much we will lose?"
As soon as Luo Tong finished speaking, Huo Tian's eyes showed a panic, "Fifteen people, a daily turnover of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan, but they stopped doing business and came to embarrass him. Who did I offend?"
"Brother, show me the way so I can see the man behind you."
Luo Tong asked again: "Do you want to have a good talk?"
"yes."
"Okay then." Luo Tong nodded, stood up and said, "Pay the bill and leave."
As soon as Luo Tong finished speaking, people at other tables threw ten yuan on the table, left without saying anything.
Watching the others leave, Luo Tong said to Huo Tian again: "Boss Huo, please go ahead. I'll take you to see the person you want to see. If you're worried, bring a few more people."
"No, let's walk."
"Gee, gee!"
Nan Wuwei and Wen Yuanyuan rode on Nan Yi's back, giggling.
Nan Yi used his hands and feet, turning in circles on the ground and crawling quickly.
"Dad, are you tired?"
"Not tired, Dad can still climb for a while."
Nan Wuwei's eyes rolled around, "Dad, I'm thirsty."
"Oh, climb down slowly and keep an eye on Nuannuan." Nan Yi smiled with relief and said.
Huo Tian followed Luo Tong into the yard of the old villa and just saw the two kids climbing down from Nan Yi's back, while Nan Yi was still lying on the ground.
"Mr. Nan, there is a guest." Yan Du, who had been standing quietly by the side, reminded.
Nan Yi stood up, patted his hands on his knees, and said to the two children with a smile: "Let's go to the store and buy some popsicles."
"Uh-oh."
"Uh-huh."
The two children responded without any order and ran to the next room with their little legs.
"Uncle Yan, make a pot of tea."
"yes."
When Yan Du walked into the living room, Nan Yi turned to Huo Tian and said, "Boss Huo, please take a seat."
As soon as Huo Tian sat down on the low bench opposite Nan Yi, he said, "Brother, it seems that we don't know each other."
"You don't know me? Boss Huo, that's your fault. You opened a store next to someone else's, but you didn't even find out the details of that person?" Nan Yi said with a fake smile: "Duanjinlou belongs to my brother, and my mother is in charge of the store.
More than half a month ago, when I was out of town, my mother told me that the family store had no business and asked me to come back quickly to find a solution.
Half a month ago, I came back and took a look at your store. It was doing very well. Then I heard my mother talk about your methods. After hearing that, I felt that Boss Huo was quite good at doing business. "
Nan Yi took the tray brought by Yan Du, brewed a cup of tea and placed it next to Huo Tian.
"Originally, doing business depends on your own means. Boss Huo, you have superior means, so it doesn't matter even if Manyuanchun squeezes out Duanjinlou.
My mother has a pension, so she doesn't have to rely on Duanjinlou for meals. That's where she spends her time. If the restaurant can't continue, I can start some other business for her to continue. You and I will never have the day when we sit face to face and drink tea.
Boss Huo, if you go to the Great Wall Hotel or the Overseas Chinese Hotel to poach more skilled chefs to defeat Duanjinlou, that's fine. But you shouldn't poach the chefs from Duanjinlou. That would be breaking the rules.
Since you don't follow the rules, I don't need to follow the rules either."
Then, Nan Yi said to Yan Du, "Uncle Yan, help me get the military bag."