The store of 99 Braised Chicken in Jing'an District, the capital city, is a bit big.
How big is it?
Let’s put it this way! Five adjacent stores are all owned by this branch. Such a large 99 Braised Chicken branch may be the first and largest among all the branches of the 99 Braised Chicken Company.
Under normal circumstances, 99 Braised Chicken stores are quite small.
The low investment is one of the main reasons why 99 Braised Chicken has won many franchisees.
But in Jing'an District, the magical capital, there is such a 99 Braised Chicken restaurant with such a large area.
However, the business is still doing very well. The store is always full during lunch and dinner every day. The reason? Probably because the dishes of 99 Braised Chicken are inherently delicious, and because it is surrounded by office buildings?
No, at noon this day, the store was full again. The price is not expensive, and you can eat braised chicken, braised pork ribs, braised pork knuckles and other meat dishes, as well as rice, soup, etc., which obviously wins many office workers.
of favor.
This is the largest 99 Braised Chicken store in Shanghai.
It is also a store where Lorna usually stays.
When she brought some people to Magic City to open up the market in Magic City, she specially built a branch store similar to a flagship store.
After all, she is professional when it comes to catering.
During the three years of studying cooking in college, she studied more seriously than most of her classmates, otherwise she would not have been the study committee member of Sun Quan's class.
Since arriving in Shanghai, she is still the vice president of 99 Braised Chicken.
Nominally, her status in the company is the same as Kuang Longfei.
This status as vice president is also a spur to her.
Although she was emotionally hurt when she first came to Shanghai, she has always been a rational person, and the emotional pain in her heart did not affect her career efforts much.
When she brought the funds and manpower approved by Sun Quan to this magical city where every inch of land was at a premium, she told herself that she must make some achievements.
After all, this is a magical city with a vast market and more consumers than any other city. She does not allow herself to do nothing in this city.
Now times have changed, she has opened 52 branches in the Magic City, and this one in Jing'an District is just the largest one among the 52 branches.
She built this branch according to the standards of a flagship store.
Now it seems that she succeeded.
Over the past few years, she has actually changed quite a lot.
At this time, she was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor, looking at the crowded diners in the store, her eyes half closed, slightly lost in thought.
By the way, the floor-to-ceiling window next to her faces the store.
The floors of these five stores are more than five meters high. When they were originally renovated, she did not choose to make all five stores into two floors.
It's just that half of the store's area was made into two floors.
The extra second floor was made into a long corridor and several offices next to the corridor.
One of them belongs to her, and the others belong to several department heads of the branch in Shanghai.
This is not only the largest branch in Magic City, but also the headquarters of the Magic City branch she built.
Sitting in her office, she could see everything in the hall downstairs at a glance.
Probably related to this, the employees in this store have a high level of work consciousness, because no one knows when the boss upstairs is staring at them.
A mobile phone text message alert sounded, attracting Lorna's eyes.
It was the cell phone she placed on her desk that rang.
She casually picked up her phone and saw a text message from Sun Quan, a text message inviting her to attend his two sons' full-moon banquet three days later.
Lorna was slightly startled. She stared at the text message on her phone with her eyes straight. At this moment, it was difficult for anyone to understand her mood.
That man... Hun Dan, whom she had secretly loved for so many years, had another baby. She had known about it for a long time, but she received such a text message from the guy himself - inviting her to attend the wedding ceremony of his two sons.
Full moon wine, for a moment, her heart really felt like an overturned spice vat, with mixed flavors.
"Three...he already has three children..."
Lorna smiled bitterly, closed her eyes, and murmured to herself.
His shoulders slumped unconsciously, and his whole body gave people a sense of powerlessness.
Yes, she really felt powerless at this time.
The distance between the man she has been secretly in love with for so many years and her is getting wider and wider now.
All her businesses... were all working for him. She now has a net worth of millions, which she made with her own hands. She was doing well among her classmates.
But that guy is said to have a net worth of hundreds of millions.
Now... there is a distance of three children between her and him.
Thinking of this, the bitter smile on Rona's lips became extremely bitter.
Such a long distance made her feel tired. She knew that there was probably no hope for her in this life. At this moment, there was a knock on her office door.
At the same time, a young woman's voice came from outside the door, "Mr. Luo, Mr. Jin is here!"
Hearing the sound, Lorna frowned, pursed her lips, then sat upright, took a deep breath, exhaled a long breath, adjusted the expression on her face, leaned back on the chair and said: "Come in!
"
The office door was pushed open, and a woman in a small blue suit opened the door, but she did not come in. She kept a proper smile on her face and reached out to signal a young man in a dark red suit next to her.
This man should be "Mr. Jin".
He held a handful of bright red roses in his arms, and everyone on the road knew Sima Zhao's heart.
The moment he saw Lorna, a smile appeared on his face. When he smiled, two deep dimples appeared at the corners of his mouth.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a handsome man.
He walked in with graceful steps, and the woman behind him nodded to Lorna, without closing the door, and left with a smile.
Lorna looked at Mr. Jin who approached her with a lukewarm expression. Mr. Jin handed her the bouquet of red roses in his arms with a smile, "Miss Luo, can you accept my flowers today? If not, I will
I took it out and threw it away later."
Obviously, this is not the first time he has sent flowers to Lorna.
A few years have passed, and Lorna is no longer the young girl who just graduated from college.
Nowadays, she is wearing a white women's suit, which is both capable and elegant. Her facial features are quite beautiful and her eyes are lively. Coupled with the fact that she has been the vice president for several years and her status and net worth have been rising, she is very attractive to everyone.
It is difficult to tell from her appearance that she also came from the countryside.
She has both beauty and temperament. She is also the vice president of 99 Braised Chicken. She has a net worth of millions. To many men, she is absolutely white, rich and beautiful.
At this time, she looked calmly at Mr. Jin, who had a nice smile and a good image in front of her.
Seeing her cold eyes, Mr. Jin's smile became a little embarrassed. He took back the rose with a smile, lowered his head slightly and said, "Okay, I understand. When I go out later, I'll throw this flower into the trash can..."
"
Before he finished speaking, Lorna suddenly asked: "How many times have you given me flowers?"
Mr. Jin smiled bitterly and sighed: "I can't remember this clearly. I must have done it dozens of times..."
Lorna's eyes moved down and fell on the red roses in his arms. She suddenly smiled lightly and said, "Throw them away every time. It's such a waste. Put them on my table!"
"Oh well."
Mr. Jin responded subconsciously. The next moment, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes were bright, and he looked at Luo Na in surprise, "Miss Luo, what did you just say? I? Hua... you just asked me to put this in, put it down
On your desk? Did I hear that right? Ah? Haha."
Lorna smiled faintly, her smile was a little helpless, but she still nodded.
When Mr. Jin saw it, as if he was afraid that she would regret it, he quickly placed the bouquet of flowers in his arms on her table. Perhaps because he was a little excited, his actions seemed a bit reckless, not as cool as when he first entered the door.
All this was seen by Lorna, and it also put a smile on her face.
After putting down the flowers, Mr. Jin was still a little excited, with a smile of surprise on his face. At the same time, he was also a little embarrassed that he didn't know where to put his hands.
After all, he had a bouquet of flowers in his hands, but now his hands were suddenly empty. Coupled with the excitement in his heart, he seemed very uneasy.
Lorna looked at him with a smile, smiled again, and asked lightly: "Do you really like me?"
Mr. Jin nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course! Miss Luo, I really like you! Really!"
Lorna nodded slightly, "Okay! In that case, I'll give you a chance. Let's have a meal together tonight. Do you have time?"
"Yes, yes! There must be! Okay, okay, then I will drive to pick you up tonight?"
Mr. Jin was overjoyed, and his whole face turned red with excitement.
Lorna smiled faintly, "Okay, that's it, you go back first! We'll see you tonight."
Mr. Jin: "Okay! I listen to you. See you in the evening. How about I go back first?"
Lorna nodded slightly, and Mr. Jin turned around and left the office in a few steps. He still had the same excited expression on his face. After leaving the door, he suddenly ran back and said to Lorna with a smile on his face: "I forgot, I almost forgot."
Okay, I'll close the door for you, hey, bye! I'm leaving first, bye!"
He smiled attentively and helped Lorna close the office door. Lorna gave him a faint smile.
When the office door closed, the smile on Lorna's face disappeared.
She withdrew her eyes, fixed on the bouquet of roses on the table, and finally looked at the mobile phone on the table. Thinking of the text message she had just received on her mobile phone, her expression showed a hint of sadness, and she sighed softly.
She finally gave up.
It had been almost 6 years since she graduated from college, and her youth was almost over. She was about to reach the age of Ben San, and her reason told her that it was time to let go.
That man has three children, and she can't wait any longer.
…
At noon on the same day.
Xu Qin, the store manager of a 99 Braised Chicken branch in Modu, also received a text message from Sun Quan, inviting her to attend his two sons’ full-moon feast.
As Sun Quan's former personal assistant and secret admirer.
When Xu Qin received this text message, her eyes suddenly froze.
His expression instantly became quite complex.
Who can be as calm as a dog when they suddenly receive a text message like this from their crush?
Just like suddenly receiving a wedding invitation from your crush, it always makes people feel heartbroken and brings back many memories buried deep in their hearts.
Xu Qin stared at the text message blankly for a while, then frowned, closed her eyes, and sighed.
When she opened her eyes again, she forced a smile and replied to this text message: "Okay, Mr. Sun, I will definitely come over then. Thank you for the invitation."
…
Crescent Lake Villa Park.
When Sun Quan sent invitation messages to some relatives, friends, and subordinates in his study, he actually didn't think too much about it.
He just edited a text message, then checked a long list in the phone's address book and chose to send it in a group.
When I checked each name, I didn't hesitate for more than two seconds.
The reason why he checked the names of Luo Na and Xu Qin was also very simple. They were both his subordinates. One was his classmate and is now the vice president of his company, and the other was his former classmate.
Worked as his personal assistant for a long time.
The most important thing is that they both work here in Shanghai.
And the full moon wine he prepared for his son this time was in Shanghai.
So it would be very convenient for them to come over.
When he checked their names just now, he did hesitate slightly.
After all, he knew in his heart that these two women had liked him before. Logically speaking, he should not invite them to his son's full moon party, as it might be a bit irritating to them.
But then he thought about it, this time he invited so many people, and the store managers of every branch in the city would also be invited, but if only Luo Na and Xu Qin were missed, what would these two women think?
What would his wife Yuan Shuiqing think if she found out?
Therefore, he felt that only by treating everyone equally and without making any exceptions could he show his magnanimity and selflessness.
So he checked the names of Luo Na and Xu Qin.
It's that simple.
He believed that Luo Na and Xu Qin would not say anything inappropriate when they attended his son's full moon party.
…
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
When he woke up early that morning, Sun Quan did not go to the "Dead Man's Last Wish" crew. In fact, the "Dead Man's Last Wish" crew stopped working today.
First of all, he, the chief director, doesn't have time to go there today.
Secondly, Wang Zheng, the assistant director, and Xue Zihan, the producer, and others are all coming to his son's full moon party today, and they don't have time to go to the crew. The main actors, including the male and female leads, are all coming to his son's party today.
Full moon wine.
Therefore, the crew of "Dead Man's Last Wish" has no choice but to stop work today.
After getting up, Sun Quan had a solid breakfast. He seemed quite leisurely, as if he was on vacation and not busy at all.
But soon after he finished his breakfast, his cell phone started ringing one after another.
After a while, this relative called and said that he had already gotten on the bus and asked when he would arrive in Shanghai. He asked whether he should come directly to his house or go to a hotel.
After a while, the friend called and asked about similar things.
After a while, someone actually called me, just because he had already got in the car and was bored sitting in the car, so he wanted to chat with him about spending a few cents.
Not only was his cell phone ringing more and more frequently, but the cell phones of his wife, his father, his mother, Yuan Shuiqing's grandfather, grandma, Yu Xinxin and others all rang once and then again.
There seemed to be a lot of people coming to attend his son's full moon party today.