The three storefronts connected side by side at No. 9, 10 and 11 Nan Xinhua Street were the places chosen by Wang Jianye to open a restaurant.

These shops originally belonged to Master Luo. Since Wang Jianye was Master Luo's only apprentice, after Master Luo left, these shops became the property of Wang Jianye.

Originally these shops had tenants. Wang Jianye found each of them, refunded part of the rent, and took back the shops.

Each of the courtyards behind these three shops is about the same size as Wang Jianye’s family’s courtyard, and the three together occupy quite a large area.

The two handymen named Bai were the ones who decorated and painted Wang Jianye’s front yard white.

Now, more than 20 years have passed, and they are both quite old and have basically passed the job on to their children.

These kids worked hard and opened a construction and decoration company, specializing in house decoration, construction, and dismantling. They are quite famous.

This time, Wang Jianye wanted to connect and renovate three shops, which was a big job, so he went to find the two Master Bais.

"Master Wang, I remember you. My brother and I once helped you scrape white paint and repair the toilet."

After Wang Jianye introduced himself, Master Bai reminisced about the past.

Wang Jianye explained his purpose. "I came here this time to do a big job for you two. I have three shops, and I plan to connect them all together, including the yard at the back, to build a restaurant and do some small business. Here are the drawings I have prepared."

Wang Jianye unfolded the blueprint and placed it on the table, then continued, "I wonder if you can do it?"

Master Bai and his sons came closer, looked at the drawings carefully, and exchanged their views.

Finally, we came to the conclusion, "It can be done. Master Wang, are you planning to give the whole job to our decoration company, or a half-package?"

The eldest son of Master Bai's family, who obviously had the final say, looked at Wang Jianye and asked.

Wang Jianye replied, "All-inclusive, all the work is handed over to you. You estimate a price first, I'll pay part of it first, and we'll settle the total bill in the end. Do you think this is okay?"

After discussing with Master Bai, they said to Wang Jianye, "It's feasible. Let's calculate the total price today and give it to you. How do you think it works?"

Wang Jianye nodded, "Okay."

After leaving Master Bai, Wang Jianye found several decoration companies.

This job certainly cannot be handed over to just one company, even if Wang Jianye has worked with Master Bai before.

After all, people's hearts are hidden. Decoration costs a lot of money and should be taken seriously. Compare the prices and capabilities of several decoration companies and use the one that is more suitable.

……

When Wang Jianye was promoted to the second kitchen chef, Fengzeyuan rewarded him with a house near Zhushikou West Street, the east wing of the front yard of No. 11 Qianmen, where he was neighbors with Liang Ladi and Cai Quanwu.

Now Wang Jianye is about to leave Fengze Garden. This house was originally rented for him by Fengze Garden, so he will naturally have to return the house to Fengze Garden when he leaves.

Wang Jianye made a special trip to No. 11 Qianmen Courtyard. He hadn't been to this place for a long time and it was covered with dust and cobwebs.

Chen Xiaoyang wanted to help with the cleaning, but Wang Jianye refused.

After all, Wang Jianye can't live in this house, and it won't be of much use if he cleans it up, so it's better to just leave it as it is.

"Master, you are here."

Today is the weekend. Although Chen Xiaoyang, who has already started a family and moved out, often comes back here on weekends. And now, he happens to meet Wang Jianye.

"Well, let's clean up the room." Wang Jianye nodded with a smile, took out the key and went into the room. Chen Xiaoyang followed him into the room, "Master, your room is so messy, let me clean it up for you."

As he spoke, Chen Xiaoyang picked up the broom and started sweeping the floor. Without Wang Jianye's instructions, he started working diligently.

Wang Jianye worked with him to tidy up the house and then moved away all the things that belonged to Wang Jianye.

Liang Ladi from the middle courtyard heard the noise from the front yard and came over. Seeing Master Wang Jianye and his apprentice busy cleaning the house, she joined them.

……

Two days later, Boss Bai and several other people from decoration companies came to Wang Jianye's house. Only then did they realize that Wang Jianye had found more than one decoration company. There were several other companies.

Come to think of it, for a job as big as decorating a restaurant, no matter who it is, it is impossible to hand it over to only one company. Instead, you should ask for quotations from several companies to reduce costs.

In the end, Wang Jianye chose the plan proposed by Bai Lao Da's decoration company, and the people from other decoration companies had no choice but to leave.

"Master Wang, if there are no problems, we'll settle on the price of 12000 yuan and the construction period of three months..."

Boss Bai asked Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye naturally had no objection as everything had been negotiated. He signed the contract and paid a 30% deposit in accordance with the contract requirements.

"Dad, in just three months, our restaurant will be ready, right?"

After the people from the decoration company left, the third son of the family, Wang Xuecheng, asked Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye smiled and said, "That's right. In three months, our restaurant will be completed. By then, we will apply for a business license and the restaurant will be officially open for business."

"Then Dad, if I go there to eat, do I still have to pay?"

Wang Xuecheng's eyes were shining.

Wang Jianye smiled and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Wang Xuecheng chuckled: "It's great to go out to eat with my good friends without spending any money."

Chen Kejia tapped his head lightly and said with a smile, "How can you only think about eating? Besides, the restaurant hasn't even opened yet, and you're already thinking about it?"

Wang Xuecheng swallowed and nodded sincerely. That’s what he thought.

"You're not making any money right now, so why are you inviting your classmates to a fancy restaurant for dinner? Can you guys pool together the money to pay for the meal? Treat as much as you have, don't go to a fancy restaurant just for the sake of face."

Wang Jianye said helplessly.

Wang Xuecheng scratched his head: "Dad, is the restaurant we are going to open a high-end one?"

"Of course, I plan to specialize in high-end catering in this new restaurant. After all, my restaurant doesn't cover a large area and can't accommodate too many guests. Only by doing high-end catering can I make more money."

Wang Jianye changed the subject, "But in the future, when our restaurant develops and we have sufficient funds, when we open other restaurants, we can focus on mid-range restaurants and attract more customers."

This was an idea that Wang Jianye had decided on a long time ago, to focus on the high-end market first, and once the high-end market was developed, he would have enough money to open more restaurants.

With so many restaurants, there will definitely not be enough staff.

Wang Jianye also plans to recruit a group of apprentices, teach them cooking skills, and let them work in his own restaurant. (End of this chapter)