As worthy of being the property of the world's largest trading house, the teahouse is exquisitely decorated and furnished, with paintings of plums, bamboos, orchids and chrysanthemums hanging on the walls, which is quite elegant.
The shopkeeper and the waiter have the same smiles as they have been trained to do, they are very professional.
Business is good, there are four or five tables in the lobby on the first floor alone.
The three of them went up to the private room on the second floor and sat down, and tea and cakes were quickly served.
Shen Yuyu was stunned when she saw the plates of exquisite and eye-catching pastries. The shapes and colors were almost exactly the same as those in Fuji Pastry Shop. Could it be that the recipe of her pastries had been leaked?
No, it's impossible. Every chef in the pastry shop can't be the kind of person who is greedy for money. After tasting a piece, his expression immediately relaxed.
I tasted several other pastries one by one and smiled.
No matter how much it is imitated, it will still taste a little bit worse. This is not only a problem with the water used to mix the noodles, but also the ingredients and formulas are different.
It seems that Yongsheng Trading Company also sent people to Lingzhou. I don't know if they tried to bribe her pastry chef. At least they learned the appearance of the pastries in the pastry shop.
No wonder the business bank has grown so big because it took a lot of effort.
After coming out of the teahouse, we wandered around for a while, and when it was time for lunch, there happened to be a Fengsheng Restaurant in front of us.
The guys hurriedly replied, "Go back to the boss's house, yes."
I picked up the menu and took a look. The signature dishes, crystal pork, Dongpo pork, chicken and mushrooms, were exactly what Shen Yuyu expected.
"Exactly." Shen Yuyu admitted directly without mincing words.
Shopkeeper Yu also smiled and explained, "Don't worry, boss, we only applied for the job because we are willing to do so. All the previous shopkeepers and clerks have left.'
Everyone consciously stood in a line in the restaurant lobby, waiting to hear the big boss's lecture.
So I ordered these familiar dishes.
Ji Xun not only didn't dislike it but actually enjoyed it.
"Yes, big boss." Shopkeeper Yu took a deed and explained the terms and consequences of violating the contract. After asking everyone if they had any objections, he signed the deed.
"Yes, big boss." Shopkeeper Yu responded respectfully and hurried away.
Ji Xun rarely intervened in business matters. He always acted like a bodyguard, silently staying by Shen Yuyu's side.
"Big boss, we are all willing to stay." Everyone said in unison.
Zhang Neng shrugged, His Royal Highness the Night King had no bottom line in doting on his wife, and even spoiled her with mysophobia.
"The surname is Yu." The shopkeeper was smiling, of medium height, and seemed quite sincere.
"That's right." Shen Yue smiled, "Then~~ Shopkeeper Yu, read the deed to them."
After the deed was written, staff from the other two restaurants also came.
"Axun thinks, how to do business in Tongzhou City?" Shen Yuyu asked her husband with a smile.
Seeing Shen Yuyu asking such questions all the time, shopkeeper Yu looked at her carefully, looked at her twice with a stern look on his face, and said hurriedly and respectfully, "Isn't the girl the boss Shen from Tianxia Trading Company?"
"Dear shopkeepers and fellow workers, I won't say any more nonsense. You need to sign a confidentiality agreement to work in our restaurant. If you agree, you can stay. If you don't, you can pay your wages and leave.
Shen Yuyu and the other two entered the restaurant and sat down in the lobby. The waiter busily served tea and asked if they wanted to order.
"How long has Shopkeeper Yu been working in the restaurant?'
"Of course it depends on how you should do it." Ji Xun answered very simply.
"Your husband has sent a letter a few days ago. I think he will arrive tomorrow." Ji Xun said as he put a piece of dongpo meat for Shen Yuyu in a bowl, and wiped it carefully with a handkerchief. Wiping the corner of his mouth, he said with a doting look on his face, "Eat it while it's hot. This dish can't be compared to the ones in our restaurant, but it's still edible."
"Tianxia Commercial Bank is a royal property, can it be saved?" Shen Yuyu looked around, and several clerks stood respectfully beside him, and then asked, "Are you new here too?"
Similarly, the shopkeepers and waiters of the teahouse also replaced them with new ones two months ago. These shopkeepers, who had enriched their own pockets, ran away because they were afraid of auditing the accounts.
After leaving the restaurant, we went to the nearby Xianming Teahouse.
Since they applied to work here, they naturally heard about the Lingzhou City restaurant and teahouse, and knew that the Shen Dadong family of Tianxia Trading Company would not treat their own people badly.
Isn’t the stepwife of Zhao Gaoyi, the owner of Zuixian Restaurant, the concubine of Murong Hong, the owner of Yongsheng Trading Company? So will the recipe of Zuixian Restaurant be leaked to Fengsheng Restaurant?
"Let's go in and try their craftsmanship." Before Shen Yuyu could say anything, Ji Xun had already carried his wife to the restaurant.
Shopkeeper Yu said honestly: "The previous shopkeeper Li has been working for many years. I don't know why he didn't do this." Naturally, he would not expose others' shortcomings.
After the shopkeeper left, Shen Yuhu asked the clerk to bring a pen and paper, and soon asked Ji Xun to write the deed.
After saying that, he looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Go and call the shopkeepers from other restaurants over here and let's have a meeting."
"Yeah." Shen Yuyu buried his head in the rice. Seeing that the Dongpo meat was a little fat, he took a bite and put it into his husband's mouth.
"What's the shopkeeper's surname?" Shen Yuyu asked.
"Master, do you want to have a meal? The environment is elegant and quiet, and you can get a 10% discount for purchases of more than five taels of silver."
The food soon arrived, and when I tasted it, it was exactly the same as the one at Zuixianlou. No wonder the business was so good.
"How long did the previous shopkeeper work? Why did he quit?" Shen Yuyu felt like he had a clear idea in his mind. He must have embezzled the money and ran away because he was afraid of being investigated.
"Yeah." Shen Yuyu nodded, "Then write a letter to Lingzhou City tomorrow and ask He Jin to send someone over."
Seeing that they were so self-conscious, Shen Yuyu was quite satisfied, so he took a few steps forward and spoke seriously.
The business of the restaurant was very booming, and there was an endless stream of diners, which reminded Shen Yue of the drunken fairy.
"More than two months."
After having dinner at Fengseng Restaurant, we didn't go far when we saw Peng Lai Restaurant. Business was very slow. The shopkeeper, Shen Yuyu and others, looked at the restaurant for a few times and hurriedly welcomed them out to solicit customers.
"Work hard and I won't treat you badly." Shen Yue smiled at them.
Shopkeeper Yu hurriedly lowered his body, "Now that the big boss is here, the restaurant's business should be saved."
The private room was fully booked early in the morning, and there was only one last small table in the corner of the lobby, so the three of them sat down there.
The shopkeepers and waiters of the two teahouses also quickly signed confidentiality deeds. However, Shen Yuyu did not intend to make any changes to the inn, and would wait until later.
After signing the confidentiality agreement, the group left the teahouse. It was a coincidence that there was a pastry shop for sale opposite the teahouse. When they went in, they saw that all kinds of equipment were available, including a pastry chef.
After asking about the price, the transfer price was also suitable, but Shen Yuyu always felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't tell what was wrong.
By this time, Ji Xun had already negotiated the price with the shopkeeper, signed the deed, and purchased the store.