Chapter 2205
One willing to dump, one willing to accept
It is said that some lotteries have tens of millions of possible combinations, making it extremely difficult to win.
The same applies to people; when people with different personalities are paired together, they produce different chemical effects.
What Yan Jiecheng didn't know was that He Yuzhu had stolen his chance in this lifetime.
If He Yuzhu hadn't introduced Yu Li to MCA, Yan Jiecheng's restaurant might be in a completely different situation now.
Yu Li's personality is characterized by courage and a very dignified demeanor.
She can handle all kinds of people, regardless of their social class, very well in business.
But orchids are always a little lacking in this respect.
Just as Yan Jiecheng chose the unambitious Chef Wang to take charge of the kitchen, Yu Li would definitely not have agreed.
As for Lan Hua, this can't be blamed on her; she really has never eaten anything good.
The best dish she had ever eaten was the one cooked by the Wang family father and son for Yan Jiekuang's wedding.
She thought that was the most delicious dish.
Little did they know that Chef Wang was a street vendor who catered banquets.
This means that his skills are still a bit lacking for places like restaurants.
To put it bluntly, it's just unremarkable.
Especially now that Chef Wang is at an age where he has no desires, he is even less likely to pursue excellence in his dishes.
This is different from the situation of Sha Zhu in the previous life. Many things depend on talent.
Some people work hard their whole lives but can't compare to a newbie who's just starting out; that's the point.
Yan Jiecheng was stingy, and Lan Hua was ignorant and had no idea how those popular restaurants operated.
The fact that this couple got together has led to the current situation.
As Yan Jiecheng had predicted, at noon he made a duck egg, and no one came into his little restaurant to eat.
In the evening, three tables arrived. Two of them ordered several dishes, but Yan Jiecheng's table didn't have any.
The customer got up and left.
When people spend money, they naturally want to eat comfortably; nobody wants to spend money to settle for less.
Yan Jiecheng was disheartened.
In particular, one group of guests, before leaving, disdainfully remarked, "We don't have this, we don't have that, just open a..."
The next swear word made everyone in the shop turn red with anger.
Chef Wang took off his apron, intending to leave.
Later, after much persuasion from Lan Hua, who took all the blame upon herself and her husband, they managed to persuade Chef Wang to stay.
That's normal. At this time of year, most people who go to restaurants, besides meat dishes, just want to eat some green vegetables.
But now, most of the vegetables on the market that are of a certain quality are greenhouse-grown off-season crops.
If people want to eat radishes and cabbage, they might as well go home and eat them.
The supply of goods in Beijing is still abundant, and there are many varieties of vegetables available on the market now.
The only downside is that it's expensive.
Yan Jiecheng had prepared several times, but due to insufficient customers, the green vegetables all wilted.
Given his stinginess, he wouldn't dare prepare too much.
But that's how it is when you run a restaurant; sometimes there's no one there all day long.
There is time, but customers are queuing up to turn over tables.
Chinese people value a lively atmosphere when they eat.
In the minds of most Chinese people, a store with a lot of customers must have some advantages.
Regardless of the circumstances, Yan Jiecheng was truly devastated today.
He remained silent, and when he got home, he just sat at the table in a daze.
When Lan Hua invited him to wash his face and feet and go to bed.
Yan Jiecheng suddenly looked up and said, "Honey, should I go to work?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Hua immediately bristled. She had been soaking her feet in hot water when she heard Yan Jiecheng's words. She stood up abruptly, put one foot on the cement floor, and asked nervously, "Master, are you planning to close the restaurant?"
"What about the money we invested?" "It wasn't much. We can get our deposit back from the neighborhood committee."
The house was tidied up, and the tables, chairs, benches, and other equipment were purchased, which cost around a thousand yuan.
Besides, I didn't say I'd close the door right away.
I was thinking, since business isn't good right now anyway.
Since you're always watching over things inside, I might as well go back now and reserve a workstation.
That way, we won't miss out on either side.
All Yan Jiecheng said was simply that the restaurant wasn't doing well lately, and he chickened out.
What was originally envisioned as a thriving business with abundant wealth has now turned into a deserted place, with income failing to cover expenses.
If you only consider the income from lunch and dinner, it's hard to even break even.
Having built his business to this point, he simply didn't have the willpower to keep going.
When Yan Jiecheng first started his business, he really thought about opening a big restaurant.
So when Lan Hua gave him three thousand yuan, he still thought it wasn't enough.
But in fact, this little restaurant hasn't used that much at all.
This isn't Lan Huatou's fault; it's Yan Jiecheng's own fault for being calculating and stingy, unwilling to spend here or there...
As a result, the grand restaurant of his dreams turned into the hole-in-the-wall restaurant it is today.
The key question is, which small, unassuming restaurant employs a chef?
Therefore, in terms of costs, Yan Jiecheng is already at his breaking point.
He only cares about small things; this is a flaw he has had in both his lives.
It was pretty much the same in his past life. Sha Zhu earned 2,500 a month and made his family business very successful.
As a result, Yan Jiecheng's attempt to save money angered Sha Zhu.
In the end, the restaurant went out of business.
Lan Hua breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Yan Jiecheng wasn't thinking of closing down.
She is now tasting the benefits of having a fixed shop.
Just like these past few mornings, she's been able to sell more than thirty every day.
It is almost twice as high as before.
Even if you only get a 50% profit margin, it's still three or four hundred yuan a month.
The key is that the repeat customers are relatively stable, which means that this restaurant is a reliable source of income for her.
The same restaurant, Yan Jiecheng, was all talk and no action, and in the end, all he could do was despair.
Orchids, on the other hand, are content with what they have and discover entirely new opportunities in the market.
Of course, this doesn't mean that orchids are particularly talented in business.
All I can say is that she is down-to-earth and never thought about getting rich overnight.
On the contrary, they are more likely to be satisfied.
She understood Yan Jiecheng's thoughts very well.
It's clear that if the restaurant continues to operate, it will definitely lose money when the accounts are tallied at the end of the year.
So they're trying to shift the blame.
If Lan Hua had no interest in this restaurant, then she would definitely have complained a bit after Yan Jiecheng brought this up today.
But she was secretly itching to try running the restaurant according to her ideas...
Even in the future, they still couldn't reverse their fate of losing money.
At worst, we can just stop making lunch and dinner and focus solely on breakfast.
Therefore, Lan Hua is prepared to take over the reins from Yan Jiecheng.
She plopped down on her bottom.
After pretending to think for a moment, he finally said, "Alright!"
If you want to go back to work, then go back.
That way, I won't feel uncertain. ... (End of Chapter)