pertwk Chapter 18 News about President Wang
Chapter 18 News about President Wang
Lu Jie walked out of the restaurant, spat at Wang Facai who was building an earthen stove, and cursed a few more times before he felt better.
Wang Facai wasn't annoyed at all. As usual, he laughed and built the earthen stove, as if he would win a great victory tomorrow.
The second aunt looked at Lu Yuan with some concern: "It's a good thing your mother isn't here right now, otherwise she would have definitely torn Wang Facai's house down. You'd better stop her when she comes back."
Wei Yinghong and Lu Changming went out together in the afternoon, acting mysteriously and doing something unknown.
"Don't worry, Second Aunt, Wang Facai won't be around for long."
Lu Yuan didn't take Wang Facai and the Wang family seriously at all. Now that they've all jumped out together, it's even better. He can deal with them all at once.
Lu Tao is 30 years old this year and is the first person in Luwangtan Village to open a restaurant. He has already accumulated a group of regular customers.
In addition, his shop was the furthest from Lu Yuan's house, so his business was basically unaffected by Lu Yuan.
He followed Lu Jie from north to south, and only when he saw the Wang family building an earthen stove did he understand why Lu Jie was so angry.
The Lu family is known for its unity; even if the two brothers fight like madmen, they will still stand together when faced with a problem.
Lu Yuan finally built up his business, but the Wang family is going to play shameless games, so he definitely has to lend a hand.
However, when he saw Lu Yuan, he was somewhat surprised because Lu Yuan seemed calm and unaffected.
Upon seeing Lu Tao, Lu Yuan immediately said, "Brother Tao, why don't you build an earthen stove and sell fried dough cakes too?"
"What?" Lu Tao was a little incredulous. He thought Lu Yuan was asking him not to sell fried dough sticks.
He did the opposite.
Wouldn't that mean everyone would steal his business?
"Will our family still be able to have any business?"
His second aunt was also a little worried for him. Since Wei Yinghong wasn't around, she had to keep an eye on her own child.
Lu Yuan gestured to his second aunt and Lu Jie not to rush, and continued to discuss the plan with Lu Tao:
"Moreover, I'll provide the flour and oil for selling the fried dough sticks, and you can keep the price yourself. As for how to sell them, you have to do as I say."
Lu Tao didn't know what Lu Yuan was up to, but he really had no intention of making money off the fried dough sticks, so he immediately refused:
"Xiao Yuan, I actually didn't plan to sell fried dough sticks, and I'm not going to steal your business. Let's figure out a solution for the Wang family's shop together!"
Lu Yuan felt a warmth in his heart and continued to persuade him, "Brother Tao, you have to sell fried dough sticks. The specific reasons can't be explained in a short time, so just consider it as helping me out, okay?"
"Why are you helping out?"
Now everyone is confused.
"It's settled then!" Afraid the other party would refuse, Lu Yuan immediately pointed at Lu Jie and said, "Eldest apprentice, hurry over to Brother Tao's house this afternoon to help build the earthen stove!"
After making the arrangements, Lu Yuan pushed a bicycle out of the backyard, took out a notebook from the front desk, and rode towards the village store.
Because the convenience store has the village's only landline, he wants to call the shop in town that makes GG brand products.
. . .
There weren't as many people around at lunchtime in the afternoon.
Eating by the national highway will be quite late, and there are no streetlights on the highway, so driving in the dark is quite dangerous.
Around 5 p.m., Wei Yinghong and Lu Changming finally returned.
Lu Yuan didn't let them continue frying dough cakes. As it got darker and everyone was in a hurry to get going, the promotional effect of frying dough cakes diminished.
But the most interesting thing is that Mr. Wang's van brought a whole bunch of people to eat again.
They were becoming more and more familiar with Xiao Lu's farm-style dishes, and the food was already ordered before they even sat down.
When it was time to pay the bill, Mr. Wang looked at Lu Yuan with a resentful expression:
"Chef Lu, your cooking is really harmful!"
Lu Yuan: "???"
"After eating your food, we can't eat the food on our construction site anymore!" Mr. Wang exclaimed.
Lu Yuan was surprised that President Wang, who looked so serious, was actually quite cheerful, so he teased him:
"Mr. Wang, praising me won't help, I absolutely do not offer discounts here!"
"Young Master Lu, you're not that old, but you're quite stingy!"
Following Lu Yuan's lead, President Wang and Lu Yuan exchanged playful banter.
People from the northern frontier are straightforward in their interactions, and they quickly become familiar with each other.
"How about we exchange phone numbers? I've been coming here for dinner every day lately, and I'd be wasting my time if you close down."
Mr. Wang took out a mobile phone, while Lu Yuan pulled out an empty pocket:
"Mr. Wang, you flatter me too much. I could never afford a mobile phone!"
These days, a mobile phone costs 1 yuan, which is unaffordable for most city dwellers, let alone a country boy like him.
Mr. Wang chuckled, then leaned close to Lu Yuan with a mysterious air and whispered:
"Master Lu, your business is booming, you must be making at least 2 yuan a month, right?"
Lu Yuan was startled, thinking to himself that this Boss Wang had a sharp eye, but he kept denying it, saying, "No way, I'm just earning a meager living."
Mr. Wang lowered his voice again and said, "I'll let you in on a little news. The higher-ups are going to invest in your Jinling Town. I'll be staying here for the next few years, so hurry up and buy a mobile phone. Your brother Wang will be bringing people over to eat here every day."
Mr. Wang's original intention was to bring him many customers, so that he wouldn't be stingy and would buy a mobile phone to make it easier to communicate with him, reserve a table, and order food.
But Lu Yuan remembered something else: the development of self-built houses in rural areas.
In later generations, Jinling Town will indeed develop into a sizable town. Abundant local specialties, rich tourism resources, and delicious food are all hallmarks of Jinling Town, attracting a large number of tourists every year.
Therefore, some of the restaurants along the national highway have built their own two-story or even taller houses in line with the development of Jinling Town.
With larger spaces, some of these shops started serving large-scale Chinese cuisine, some began catering wedding banquets, and some switched to opening hotels. In short, a number of shops naturally evolved into another dimension.
Another group of shops, failing to adapt to the times, perished under the wheels of history, clinging to their label as rural restaurants.
You should know that in the past, no one cared about self-built houses in rural areas, and people could build them however they wanted.
By the time everyone realized what was happening and wanted to build it again, it was too late.
Unfortunately, in the previous generation, Luwangtan Village was always embroiled in internal strife and the villagers never managed to build their own houses.
Luwangtan Village has a great location, within the influence zone of Jinling Town. If the self-built houses are designed properly, they could definitely become a star hotel.
Mr. Wang's words reminded Lu Yuan that he now had a more important goal.
That means working hard to earn money and, while I can still build my own house, building a fairly large restaurant.
At 8 p.m., the day's business was completely over, marking the first time the business had operated for a full day.
The Lu family of three closed the door, spread the money on the table, and began to calculate the accounts.
Today's sales totaled 2460 yuan. Although this was expected, Wei Yinghong and Lu Changming were still so happy to see the number that they wanted to jump for joy.
At this rate, the debt can be paid off in just a few days.
"Dad, keep the money and pay it back when it's due."
"Mom, you should give your uncle the money he owes. If he has money, he can buy some nice food for Grandpa and Grandma."
Wei Yinghong acted as if she hadn't heard, and gestured towards Lu Changming with her lip.
Lu Changming understood immediately and ran back to the backyard. A short while later, he returned carrying a cake!
Lu Yuan then realized that today was his 20th birthday, no wonder his parents had gone out mysteriously in the afternoon.
This cake has a very ordinary design, and the piping technique is even quite poor.
But Lu Yuan was very touched, his heart was warmed, and he desperately tried to hold back his urine.
"See, our son forgot his own birthday!" Wei Yinghong glared at Lu Changming and slapped his thigh hard.
"It's all your fault. You should earn more money. How can our son be so tired?"