Yu Maolin drove very steadily, in other words slowly, at a speed of 40 mph. Li Tietou was anxious and wanted to sit in the driver's seat and step on the accelerator for him.
At that time, Shen Yu was naturally ranked first among those who rescued Maolin's lover in Qingshui River, but Li Dayun, Li Tietou and his son, as well as shop assistant Li Xiaoqi, also contributed a lot.
So no matter how Li Tietou urged, Yu Maolin always smiled.
This time, the old flavor restaurant that Yu Maolin went to first gave Li Dayun and his son and Li Xiaoqi 100,000 yuan each. Li Xiaoqi was so excited that he hurried to the countryside to give the money to his parents, otherwise he would end up eating out this time. Maolin's temper will definitely affect Li Xiaoqi.
Crab Bao Tower is a two-story classical building with eight upper floors and eight lower floors.
The height of three floors and the height of two floors.
So it looks unusually atmospheric.
It is also close to the Qingshui River, and the location is incredible.
Walking into the lobby, the air conditioner was still on in this late autumn weather because there were too many people.
During the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, each had a hall.
There are so many guests in each hall that it is basically full.
Surprisingly, the diners are relatively quiet and no one makes any noise.
There is no smell like oil fumes, body odor, smoke smell, and alcohol smell mixed together at meal time in some ordinary restaurants.
Shen Yu knows this quite well. There should be a top-notch ventilation system here, otherwise the air will not be so good.
Seeing the crowd of diners, Li Tietou took a deep breath: "It's over, it's over, it seems there are no seats left. Hey, let me ask, do you still have a seat here?"
"Sir, we are fully booked now."
A middle-aged man dressed as a lobby manager replied politely.
"Where are you playing? Why is it already full before 11 o'clock? Do you have a seat on the second floor?"
"Sorry sir, the second floor is all private rooms."
Li Tie was furious, "Yajian? What's wrong with the private room? Is it just a joke that you don't allow guests to eat in your private room?"
Yu Maolin said directly: "Give me a luxurious private room."
"Sir, do you have a reservation?"
"No!"
The lobby manager was neither humble nor overbearing, "I'm sorry, our private rooms in Crab Tower are only open to customers with VIP silver card or above without reservation."
Yu Maolin took out a gold card from his handbag and threw it to the lobby manager, "Are you new? I don't even know you. Stop talking nonsense and make arrangements quickly."
The lobby manager looked at Yu Maolin a few times with some surprise, and then checked the card over and over again. He felt that a person really cannot be judged by his appearance.
This guy looked like a nouveau riche, but who knew he had a 50% off gold card from his boss?
You must know that there are only a dozen or so VIP gold cards recorded in the entire Bao Xie Restaurant.
This kind of top-level VIP card offers a 50% discount, which means that a meal worth 10,000 yuan is enough for 5,000 yuan. The restaurant cannot even protect its capital, so it actually loses money.
"Hello, Mr. Yu, I was blind and didn't know you were here. Please come in and invite some distinguished guests."
The lobby manager immediately trotted ahead to lead the way.
Li Tietou's eyes changed when he looked at Yu Maolin, "Okay, Brother Yu, you are pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. You already have a 50% off gold card. Why don't you tell me earlier."
Shen Yu also praised openly and secretly, "Brother Yu, this is your fault. You should have told me earlier that you had such a wealthy gold card, why did I tell you to go elsewhere!"
Yu Maolin smiled happily at the two of them, "I found a piece of black sand wool for the boss of Crab Abalone House. After cutting the stone, I cut out the waxy ice yellow sungreen, which doubled directly. We have a good relationship and don’t ask for commission from him. This guy just dumped me for such a card.
"Actually, I didn't know it was a 50% off gold card at the time. I just thought it was an ordinary 10% off card, so I put it away casually. I come here often, but I don't usually use this card. Today is the second time. Yes, we won’t take advantage of this.”
Shen Yu asked curiously: "I remember that the owner of Crab Bao House is named Zhang. He is very fat and is nicknamed Fatty Zhang. He is a cousin of Fatty Wang from Jiangu House. I only know that he likes to collect calligraphy and paintings. I didn’t expect that he also likes to gamble on stones?”
Yu Maolin was a little surprised, "So, Brother Shen, you also know this fat man?"
"I know him, but he doesn't know me. I used to have dinner here with my grandfather, and I met Boss Zhang a few times when he came to toast my grandfather."
Yu Maolin suddenly realized: "So that's it."
Among several free private rooms, Yu Maolin chose a luxury private room with a local name.
This elegant room faces north and south, and the air is very good.
Not only is there no fishy smell like an ordinary seafood restaurant, there is even a trace of water vapor in the air, as if it had just rained in autumn.
Shen Yu made some observations and found that in addition to the ventilation system, there were actually two negative ion super air purifiers, the silent ones.
There is a large Eight Immortals table in the middle, a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the south side, and two pairs of Taishi chairs on the west side. In addition, there are two landscape and figure paintings hanging on the east wall.
"Shen Yu, come and take a look. Here are two paintings. Can you see if they are authentic works by famous artists?"
Shen Yu and Yu Maolin both heard the sound and came over.
After taking a closer look, Yu Maolin curled up his lips and said, "Wu Daozi's paintings? You don't even need to look at them."
The two of them immediately turned around to find their seats.
Li Tietou scratched his head: "I said you should take a look? I have read many treasure appraisal books, and the protagonists all found ancient paintings worth millions in the hotel while eating in the hotel."
Yu Maolin suppressed a smile and waved to Li Tietou, "I say Tietou, if this were a real painting, I would eat this table."
"Why? I think this painting is pretty good."
Shen Yu couldn't stand it anymore and handed over a cup of tea, "Drink tea and shut up. This painting is three points worse than the ones hanging in your shop. Do you understand?"
Li Tietou immediately stopped talking.
"Brother Yu, the boss of this restaurant is really well-run. The restaurant is already full before 12:00. The annual profit of this restaurant is seven figures, right?"
Yu Maolin nodded and shook his head, "Seven figures are for sure, but it can't reach the big seven. Even though Lao Zhang runs such a large restaurant, he is a big boss in the eyes of many people, but in fact every year The net profit is just over 10 million.
"After all, there are too many clerks. There are two hundred people eating with Lao Zhang in this restaurant. As soon as the restaurant opens, money is needed everywhere. Otherwise, they would not just give me a VIP card after the bet increases. You must know the commission. It’s 20%, so that’s at least 300,000.”
Speaking of stone gambling, Shen Yu suddenly had an idea in his mind, "Brother Yu, besides Brother Han's Jade Tower, where else do you often go to stone gambling in Chuzhou?"
Yu Maolin said without hesitation: "There is also the jade market in Yunyang Town. The jade products there are from Chengdu. They do not purchase from the Dongjiang Jade Market and have their own purchasing channels. However, it is too far there and is almost to Jiangzhou." , the whole day is gone as soon as I come back and forth.
"In downtown Chuzhou, I mostly go to Hanli's Cuiyu Building. In addition to that, there are two other shops on Feicui Street. The one I go to most recently is the 'Jade Market' on Feicui Street."
Shen Yu wondered: "Brother Yu, when did this 'Emerald Market' open? Why didn't I know?"
"It just opened two months ago. You specialize in antiques. Isn't it normal? Although it's called 'Jade Market', it's a big stone betting shop. However, it was very uncomfortable for Han Li to be crowded. At least three points One of the customers was snatched away by the other party. By the way, that’s where the piece of black sand that Fatty Zhang of Xie Bao Lou bought from.”
