Chapter 884: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 884: Why Don't We Take Over the Restaurant?

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Haven't you heard? Zhang Zhongtian is planning to transfer the New Era Restaurant in town."

That evening, in the Wang family living room, Wang Zhanggen, Li Xiulan, Wang Erhai, and coworkers Zhou Hongwei, Liang Xinghua, Liu Dahe, Zhao Shoutian were having dinner together.

Liang Xinghua suddenly brought up the matter of Zhang Zhongtian transferring the New Era Restaurant.

"The New Era Restaurant in town — isn't that the Town Government's designated restaurant?"

Zhou Hongwei said with a laugh.

Liu Dahe nodded in agreement:

"Right, right, right. Heard the food there is expensive as hell; us ordinary folks can't afford it!"

Zhao Shoutian asked:

"The restaurant's doing fine, so why would Zhang Zhongtian transfer it out?"

Liang Xinghua said:

"What other reason could there be? Zhang Zhongtian's out of money! He needs money for his own cancer treatment, his son's still lying in a hospital bed and needs money too. I heard he even sold his car not long ago!"

Li Xiulan, hearing this, couldn't help but fall into a trance.

Thinking back, Niu Chunsheng had originally wanted to transfer the New Era Restaurant to her and Wang Zhanggen, and the transfer fee was only 50,000; given the business situation at the time, that price was practically giving the restaurant away to them.

It was just a pity that back then, whether it was Li Xiulan or Wang Zhanggen, both were short-sighted and couldn't see the situation clearly. On top of that, Wang Zhanggen was full of hostility and rejection toward Niu Chunsheng, causing the couple to miss such a great opportunity to change their lives.

If the couple had taken over this restaurant back then and run it well, they definitely would've made a lot of money.

Their building might've been built long ago.

"Why don't we go take over that restaurant?"

Li Xiulan suddenly spoke up with this sentence.

This stunned everyone present.

Wang Zhanggen looked at Li Xiulan in shock.

"Sister-in-law Xiulan, do you know how to run a restaurant?"

Liang Xinghua asked.

Li Xiulan shook her head:

"In this life of mine, besides farming, I only know how to do some masonry work. I don't know anything else."

Liang Xinghua said:

"Then what's the use of you taking over that restaurant? Don't just see the thief eat meat, not see the thief get beaten. I've heard people say the catering business is very risky."

Wang Zhanggen deeply agreed with Liang Xinghua's words:

"Exactly. The catering business is hard to do these days. I've heard a lot of people are doing food delivery now — what's it called, group delivery — requires computer operation. Do you know computers?"

Liang Xinghua said:

"That's in the city. Only cities have food delivery. What food delivery does our town have?"

Li Xiulan at this moment looked toward Wang Erhai, who was burying his head eating rice:

"I don't know how to run a restaurant, but Erhai should know how."

Wang Erhai froze:

"Mom, what do you mean?"

Li Xiulan said:

"You go take over the New Era Restaurant."

Wang Erhai laughed dryly:

"Mom, I've never done catering."

Actually the most important thing is, he has no money in his pocket right now.

If he had money, he wouldn't need Li Xiulan to remind him; he would've gone and taken over that restaurant long ago.

The most profitable part of that restaurant isn't actually the food, but being able to build good relationships with the many leaders inside the Town Government through dinner gatherings.

Zhang Zhongtian originally relied on the restaurant as a medium to build good relationships with all the Town Government leaders, which allowed him to obtain so many resources and make so much money.

Now that he, Wang Erhai, has become Village Committee Secretary, although he doesn't want to abuse his power for personal gain, getting along well with the Town Government leaders is still very necessary.

Li Xiulan at this moment said:

"When you first started doing real estate intermediary work, didn't you also have no experience in real estate? Everything needs a beginning. Listen to Mom, take over that restaurant — not just to make money, but to help Zhang Zhongtian out of an emergency. He definitely needs a sum of money right now."

Wang Erhai, seeing outsiders like Liang Xinghua and Zhou Hongwei nearby, couldn't speak too plainly. After all, these outsiders still didn't know his outside company had already gone bankrupt.

So he could only go along:

"Alright, alright. Then I'll go talk to Uncle Grandpa Zhang later."

In a blink dinner was finished. Liang Xinghua, Zhou Hongwei, Liu Dahe, Zhao Shoutian and the others said their goodbyes and left one after another.

Wang Erhai took the initiative to help Li Xiulan wash dishes, and only then said to Li Xiulan:

"Mom, I have no money. How am I supposed to take over Uncle Grandpa Zhang's restaurant?"

Li Xiulan said:

"Later I'll give your big brother a call, have him give you some money."

Wang Erhai said:

"Mom, since you're willing to speak up for me, I'm too embarrassed to ask Big Brother for money again. Before, he helped me plug the hole and spent quite a lot of money."

Li Xiulan said:

"We're blood brothers, don't be so polite with me; Dahai isn't a stingy person either."

Wang Erhai sighed:

"Alright then, I'll tell Big Brother myself, no need to trouble you to come help me talk to him."

Wang Erhai then gave Wang Dashan a call.

He explained to Wang Dashan that he wanted to take over Zhang Zhongtian's New Era Restaurant.

Wang Dashan listened and immediately agreed readily:

"Sure, then you go ask Zhang Zhongtian how much the transfer fee is, and also ask how much the restaurant's monthly operating expenses are now; I'll transfer a sum of money over to you later."

Hearing this, Wang Erhai was deeply moved:

"Big Brother, you're too good to me."

Wang Dashan said:

"We're family, no need for polite words between us!"

Then he also said:

"Second Brother, do you remember those days when Shanhai Real Estate was on the verge of bankruptcy? You kept urging me to sell the company, but I was headstrong and wouldn't listen, clinging on desperately; back then I thought you were going to fall out with me completely, after all your girlfriend at the time was also afraid I'd burden you both, kept urging you to cut ties with me; never expected that when I was about to give up, you went and borrowed 200,000 in online loans to give me a transfusion, and for that you even broke up with that girlfriend of yours; just this one thing, I'll remember in my heart for a lifetime, so you don't need to thank me now, this is all what you deserve, we're brothers, brothers support each other unconditionally!"

Hearing this, Wang Erhai felt warm inside.

He was so moved his nose felt a bit sore, and said with a smile:

"That was me being stupid too, actually doing something like borrowing online loans; if it were me now, I wouldn't dare, that stuff compounds interest, quickly rolling into a huge debt, if you can't pay it off in a short time, you might be ruined for life."

Wang Dashan also laughed:

"If we're talking stupid, I'm even stupider than you, not just stupid but dead stubborn; back then I should've listened to you and sold Shanhai Real Estate, taken the money and started a new company right away, why would there be all that mess afterwards? This is purely creating difficulties where there are none; thinking back now, I was a total idiot, nearly dragged you down with me."

Speaking to this point, Wang Dashan sighed:

"Now we're not young anymore, not as naive as back then; it's time to live life properly, what should be done, what shouldn't, what can be done, what can't, you must weigh clearly."

Wang Erhai nodded:

"Big Brother, I know; after I take over the New Era Restaurant, I'll definitely run it well. What Zhang Zhongtian can do well, I believe I can do well too."