445. Fate, wonderful
You know, it has been less than half a year since the first store opened.
It was almost Liu Yifeng who supported it single-handedly, allowing it to develop to the current situation.
However, although the company made money, Liu Yifeng himself did not enjoy much benefits.
Not only did he not enjoy it much, but he was not as good as before.
Before the Xianding hot pot opened, the three of them were free to grill skewers on the roof of the building, drink beer, and live a comfortable life like a fairy.
Even if they made a lot of money, they didn't get a penny from these shareholders.
Because Xianding hot pot has not been popular so far, all the money has been invested in reopening the store and expanding the scale, and their own material needs are not high, and the usual expenses Li Kang's own salary and Liu Fei's manuscript fee are enough to deal with it.
Even the car was the same one they bought when they first came to Shanghai, and now that the new car has become semi-new, they have no intention of adding another one.
In fact, for them, having an extra Xianding restaurant doesn't seem to have changed their lives well, except that they become busier and have no time to enjoy life.
No wonder someone once said that the most regrettable thing is to start a certain business.
But Liu Yifeng doesn't regret it, he is a straightforward person, and he enjoys the fun of entrepreneurship.
Li Kang and Liu Fei both obviously felt that since the preparation of the first Xianding hot pot restaurant began, the smile on Liu Yifeng's face has become a lot more sincere, and the previous sense of decadence that he didn't care about anything has disappeared, and he has become serious and hardworking.
He really likes this career, and everyone around him can see it.
Even after he threw himself into it, he hurriedly finished his book and didn't open a new book, and when he put down Liu Qi, he also let go of his obsession with becoming a god, writing books is not his hobby, his interest is to make catering.
Fortunately, just as Liu Yifeng supports Liu Fei's writing career, Liu Fei also supports Liu Yifeng's dream of being a catering boss.
"When I get old, I won't write books, I will rent a farm to raise pigs and cattle, and then sell it to your hot pot restaurant at a high price."
This is what Liu Fei said to Liu Yifeng jokingly, Li Kang listened to the sour teeth, and Liu Yifeng's eyes were bright after listening to it.
Therefore, Li Kang, a billionaire who is "worth more than 100 million yuan and has less than 100 yuan in his pocket", went to DìDū three times for Liu Yifeng's career and his own pension security - Xianding Hot Pot.
In fact, what is the preliminary work, the veteran manager of the hot pot restaurant in front of Li Kang has prepared a proper post, Li Kang mainly stands on behalf of the company's bosses, expresses his importance to this store, and encourages the employees to promise bonuses and benefits by the way.
Li Kang saw that Liu Yifeng had done this work many times, and after the meeting, everyone was encouraged by his words and was full of enthusiasm.
Even if it's not sincere, pretend to be sincere. Anyway, Li Kang believed it.
After the meeting, he consciously put his mind at ease, and did not let the manager accompany him, and he himself began to wander around the streets of Dì Dū.
The new store is near Liudaokou, the environment is very good, the rent is very expensive, Li Kang ...... Very familiar.
After turning around, Li Kang turned to the gate of Zijinyuan, and after thinking about it, he called Chen Xiaoli unceremoniously: "Sister, I'm outside Zijinyuan, come and pick me up." ”
"When did you come to Dì Dū?"
"Just arrived!"
Chen Xiaoli came quickly, and Li Kang didn't wait for five minutes before she came at a panting trot.
If you can't do it physically, you still need to exercise, Li Kang looked at her figure, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he was muttering in his heart.
By the time Chen Xiaoli got closer, Li Kang had no intention of thinking about anything else, he had lost a lot of weight than when he saw her during the Chinese New Year, was this losing weight or not eating well?
I didn't have time to think too much, the vivid Chen Xiaoli was already standing in front of him, pretty.
"Ah, it's hot." Chen Xiaoli shouted, and pulled Li Kang's arm into the community.
Although I came last time, I only stayed in the gate guard for a while and left, so it's been two years since I last came here.
Thinking of his mood when he first came, Li Kang couldn't help but want to laugh.
I didn't expect that the little author I was going to urge at that time was the poplar I admired the most, and I didn't expect that because of this incident, I would have more and more intersections with her, and now I can be commensurate with brother and sister, fate is really a wonderful thing.
Li Kang didn't know that Chen Xiaoli's heart was even more emotional than him at this time.
Chen Xiaoli still remembers the events when he was a child, but Li Kang has a vague memory, and he doesn't know that the little fat girl who looks like a dumpling back then is Chen Xiaoli in front of him.
Chen Xiaoli's mood is wonderful, she feels that there is such an invisible thread in this world, which always pulls Li Kang to her side.
Maybe it's fate.
Chen Xiaoli flashed the same thought as Li Kang in his heart, and looked at the person next to him without a trace, his eyes were full of tenderness.
In the past two years, his youthfulness when he first came out of campus has completely faded, and his one-year editor-in-chief career and the old man who accompanied him have really seen many big names, and the whole person's temperament has unconsciously changed dramatically.
Although he was very flustered when he saw the big man, he had experienced it after all, and because the economic situation was very different from before, the whole person looked much more confident.
In the past two years, Li Kang has changed a lot more than her.
She didn't seem to have changed much other than going from junior to freshman and climbing a taller ivory tower.
Although in Li Kang's view, her influence has spread from the online literature circle to the entire cultural circle in the past two years, and the audience of her works has become wider and wider.
But for her, all she did was read books, read classes, and write online essays as before.
Li Kang's change made her feel that she would be thrown off by him if she didn't work hard, but she didn't know that Li Kang also thought so.
On the same road, the mood of the people walking on it is completely different from before.
"You ......"
"You ......"
Walking downstairs, the two spoke at the same time.
Ladies first, Li Kang motioned for Chen Xiaoli to speak first.
"Have you eaten?"
"Nope." Li Kang deliberately kept his stomach and came over after the meeting.
"Me didn't either, go eat first?"
"Let's do it at home, it's still early, let's go grocery shopping."
"Hmmm......"
So the two turned around and walked outside the community.
Li Kang, who was familiar with the way, walked into the supermarket first, and asked while picking things out, "Is Guoguo at home?" ”
"They had an early holiday and went home two days ago."
"Oh, what do you usually eat?" Li Kang continued to ask casually.
"Takeaway, takeaway." Chen Xiaoli's face turned red and replied hesitantly.
"It's not good to eat takeout all the time." Li Kang answered: "Takeaway is unhealthy, and there is no guarantee for the things used." ”