The Forty-Eighth Chapter

After Wang Xuan finished asking, he waited for the group to give him an answer. He looked around and found that except for Shen Leman who was thinking, Ah Wei and the other two looked completely bewildered, either staring blankly with wide eyes or grinning foolishly.

Wang Xuan suddenly felt foolish. It would be a miracle if Ah Wei, Ah Ying, and the others had any business sense. These useless guys were fine if you fed and clothed them.

If you set a path for them and had them follow the plan, that was also fine. But asking these uncultured fools to judge whether a business would be a hit? Heh, you might as well expect the national football team to make it to the World Cup.

He should have brought Zhou Kun to eat. These guys were pigs; their only use was to gain weight.

"Alright, my mistake. You four tell me, is it delicious?" Wang Xuan was a good comrade, admitting his mistakes and making the best of a bad situation.

"Delicious!" The four said in unison, very neatly. They could finally answer their boss's question, which felt great!

"Do you like it?"

"We like it!"

"Do you want more?"

"We want more!"

"Okay, eat up then."

Wang Xuan was very satisfied with their answers. A restaurant just needed to be delicious!

He turned and kissed Shen Leman beside him. "Honey, what do you think?"

"I can't say for sure. It depends on the pricing. It's delicious, but if it's too expensive, it definitely won't work. It's targeting the common people, so the price can't be too high," Shen Leman pondered for a moment and then seriously offered her opinion.

This was the answer Wang Xuan wanted. Compared to the four lumps beside him, Shen Leman was a genius who could provide him with substantial help.

"My wife is truly outstanding, a model of a new era woman with both wisdom and beauty!" Wang Xuan praised her without any shame. "Continue, tell me everything else."

"Oh, stop it, it's not that exaggerated." While she said "stop it," she was secretly delighted and couldn't suppress it. She gave Wang Xuan a charming glance, her face about to bloom with a smile. "A normal meal takes half an hour to an hour, but eating barbecue feels like such a waste of time. We've been eating and drinking for over two hours today. In the future, a table of guests might take even longer, so the table turnover rate will be several times lower than at a normal restaurant. This means we'll need a larger space, so the rent needs to be low enough."

"Beautiful exteriors are all the same, but a beautiful soul is one in a million. You are the best, incomparable!"

Wang Xuan's compliments might be considered cheesy in 2019, but in the 1990s in Hong Kong, they were novel and subtle, fitting the taste of high society while still being understood by the common folk.

This could be seen from Shen Leman's face, which was about to bloom, and the tender affection in her eyes, which seemed about to drip.

As for the surprised and admiring glances from the four lumps beside him, Wang Xuan completely ignored them. Trying to impress them no longer gave him any satisfaction.

Wang Xuan felt the time was right. Perhaps tonight he could change into two outfits and check their quality. A meaningful smile spread across his face.

Suddenly, he felt the four guys beside him were an eyesore. He turned to the four lumps and said, "The place is already open, why are you still here? Hurry up and keep an eye on things. What if something goes wrong!"

"Ah, oh, oh, we're going now." The four stood up with difficulty, feeling uncomfortably full.

Wang Xuan called the chef over again and instructed, "Quit your current job."

What!

The chef was startled. His good mood from receiving five hundred dollars during the day vanished. Not knowing what the boss meant, his heart leaped into his throat.

Wang Xuan couldn't be bothered with his feelings and had no desire to explain. He wouldn't mistreat the man; he would only make his life better. I am so great, an angel who helps others without expecting anything in return!

"I'm opening a barbecue city here. You'll be the head chef and train apprentices. Your salary will be double your current one. Come back tomorrow and research different seasonings and cooking methods for ingredients. We'll try all kinds of meat, seafood, and vegetables. If you have apprentices, you can bring them too. They won't be mistreated. That's all for today, you can go back."

With that, Wang Xuan put his arm around Shen Leman and headed downstairs, completely unconcerned about the chef's gratitude.

Blinking a few times, the chef finally understood the boss's intentions and let out a long sigh of relief. However, he wasn't sure if the boss's arrangement was good or bad. Although the salary was higher, no one knew if this business would last. What if it failed? He wouldn't be able to go back to his old restaurant. He felt like he was on the verge of unemployment at any moment.

His heart was in turmoil, and he didn't know how to express it.

As for refusing?

That was impossible!

If the boss offered double the salary and you still refused, you'd be ungrateful and deserving of a beating.