Chapter 223

Qing Mengzhu immediately decided, "Then let's take some time to investigate."

After finishing making the preserved radish, Zhou Yan took Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi to inspect the branch store.

Qing Mengzhu wasn't familiar with the central business district, but once the car drove in that direction, he immediately realized what it was like and nudged Ming Chunxi with his elbow. "Isn't this near your old company?"

Ming Chunxi nodded. "It's nearby."

Qing Mengzhu whispered, "Didn't we see that upscale restaurant? I think we passed by it once when we went to see a movie?"

They were all in the car, and Zhou Yan heard their conversation clearly. He casually asked, "Have you tried their food?"

Qing Mengzhu shook her head. "Although we weren't short of money at the time, a meal costing five thousand yuan per person didn't fit my personal spending habits."

Zhou Yan laughed, "That doesn't fit my spending habits either."

They arrived at the restaurant quickly. The restaurant was called "Flying White" and was located in the prime central business district. It covered an area of more than 1,300 square meters and was decorated very beautifully, so much so that ordinary people would not dare to step inside.

After following "Flying White" inside, Qing Mengzhu realized that it would be extremely difficult for this restaurant to avoid losing money.

With such nice decor and high prices, yet they're cutting corners on ingredients, who wouldn't lose money?

After walking a few more steps, Qing Mengzhu suddenly remembered that he seemed to have dealt with this restaurant before.

Last year, their chili peppers became increasingly famous, and this restaurant apparently approached them for a partnership, wanting them to supply chili peppers on a long-term basis.

The price he quoted at the time was about 1,200 yuan per kilogram, and there were no discounts for long-term cooperation, so the restaurant stopped cooperating with him after that.

He had no trouble selling the chili peppers from his family, so he didn't pay much attention to them afterward. He never expected to have to deal with them again.

Qing Mengzhu walked through the opulent restaurant, she felt a pang of sadness.

Ming Chunxi, who was standing next to him, sensed something and reached out to hold his hand.

Qing Mengzhu looked up and smiled, indicating that she was alright.

When no one was looking, Ming Chunxi turned her head slightly and touched his head with her cheek before quickly turning back.

Qing Mengzhu's smile widened, all her bad mood vanished, and she began to carefully examine the restaurant.

They need to assess whether the restaurant is worth taking over.

Chapter 223

After touring the restaurant, the three returned to Qing Mengzhu's house to discuss the matter.

Zhou Yan sipped his tea and asked, "What did you think of that Flying White restaurant?"

Qing Mengzhu: "I think we can try renting it. Their rent isn't high, and if it doesn't work out, we won't lose much if we sublet it."

Ming Chunxi held Qing Mengzhu's hand. "I agree."

Zhou Yan guessed they would agree, and couldn't help but smile, "Then I'll go negotiate the price with them."

Qing Mengzhu nodded. "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Zhou Yan: "It's okay, I like it."

After finishing his tea, Zhou Yan put on his coat and braved the north wind to return to the farm.

He has work to do tonight, so we'll talk tomorrow.

Opening a branch of the farm is a big deal, and as one of the owners, Qing Mengzhu cannot be absent from the entire process.

In addition to online communication, he and Zhou Yan also maintained close offline communication.

Two days later, Zhou Yan said that the deal to rent the restaurant was almost done, Qing Mengzhu planned to take some time to go to the farm to ask Zhou Yan about it.

He drove to the farm, only to find that the public parking spaces outside were full, and the nearby parking lots were also completely full.

Perhaps because they introduced several new dishes such as pork rib and lotus root soup and braised goose, more diners came to try them out.

With that thought in mind, Qing Mengzhu had no choice but to find a parking space a little further away, and then walk nearly a kilometer to the farm.

Their farm is big enough, and the yard is big enough, so if there are many people coming to eat, Zhao Linling will have someone guide the guests to wait in the yard.

There are chairs and tables in the courtyard, which at first glance looks like an outdoor cafe. They do indeed offer free coffee, tea and snacks, so most of the customers waiting in line are quite accepting of the queue.

They also control the number of customers in the queue, and generally don't make them wait too long.

When Qing Mengzhu arrived today, there were many people waiting outside for a table.

Qing Mengzhu glanced around and saw that most people were sitting and chatting, enjoying their tea. The atmosphere seemed quite pleasant, so she didn't pay any more attention to it.

The only thing that surprised him was that there were quite a few foreigners present today; several tables were filled with foreigners wearing sunglasses.

I don't know if I saw their farm on some social media platform, but I came here specifically to try their food.

It was peak dining time at the farm, Qing Mengzhu went to the kitchen to check. The entire culinary team was racing against time to prepare meals and had no time to entertain him.

It's winter now, so even though the restaurant has air conditioning, it's not cold. However, the requirements for serving food are higher in winter than in summer.

During this season, they need better coordination between the kitchen and service teams and faster food preparation so that the food delivered to guests is piping hot and tastes the best.

Seeing that they were really busy, Qing Mengzhu didn't bother them. Instead, she went back to the garden outside and planned to find a place to sit and have some tea.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went outside, he heard excited shouts, as if they were calling out a name. The scene was like a fan meeting, and many customers turned to look.

Qing Mengzhu and the waiter went over to check the situation at the same time.

The young men who had caused the commotion were a little embarrassed and said to Qing Mengzhu and the waiter, "We've mistaken you for someone else."

Qing Mengzhu looked at the young people, then at the foreigners they were disturbing.

The foreigners were quite friendly, saying to Qing Mengzhu and the waiter, "It's alright, let us chat."

The young people's eyes practically lit up when they heard the foreigners say that.

Qing Mengzhu spoke briefly with the waiters, asking them not to disturb other customers, and then brought them more tea and snacks before leaving.

Qing Mengzhu had originally intended to sit in the garden for a while, but now that this matter had arisen, sitting there would feel like he was monitoring the customers, so he had no choice but to leave and find a place to stay in the kitchen.

Just then, Zhou Yan took some time out of his busy schedule to make him a plate of preserved radish fried rice, which he then ate on the side.

Their farm has a large flow of people and many things happen every day, so Qing Mengzhu didn't take this little incident to heart at all.

After finishing their fried rice, when Zhou Yan had a little free time, the two found a place to discuss the branch store.

The owner of Flying White Restaurant was eager to rent out the restaurant and was quite easy to talk to. Their negotiations went smoothly, and if there are no unforeseen circumstances, their branch can start its trial operation after the Lunar New Year.

Qing Mengzhu felt great. It just so happened that they would be planting more ingredients in the new year, producing more vegetables, fruits, and even meat. Opening a branch store would be no pressure for them at all.

After a busy day, Qing Mengzhu finally finished her work in the evening.

Ming Chunxi hadn't returned yet, so they wouldn't be having dinner anytime soon. Qing Mengzhu scrolled through her phone in the yard while waiting for Ming Chunxi.

As soon as Ming Chunxi returned, she saw him lying on the recliner playing on his phone.

The Dharma Protector and Guard rested their heads on his lap, and he took turns stroking the heads of the two dogs with one hand, seemingly casually, while he played on his phone with great concentration.

Ming Chunxi walked over and touched his cheek with her warm, dry hand. "What are you looking at? You're so focused."

Qing Mengzhu raised her head, sighed, and said quietly, "It seems I missed out on a big juicy piece of gossip."

Ming Chunxi looked puzzled and gestured for him to continue, sitting beside him. "What melon?"

Qing Mengzhu: "It's related to our farm, watch this video."

Qing Mengzhu played a video.

The video was clearly filmed in the yard of their farm.

At first, the person filming was only filming the tea and snacks on the table. Then, someone nudged the person filming. The person looked up and quickly screamed.