After Wang Gang moved the car away, he pushed the tricycle towards Mr. Guan's courtyard house. Guan Xiaoguan didn't say a word at this time and followed Wang Gang silently.
She was shocked by Wang Gang's driving skills.
Yang Xue asked the driver to drive out of the alley first to wait for her, and then followed Guan Xiaoguan.
"Why are you following us?" Wang Gang turned around and asked Yang Xue.
"Who is following you? Xiaoguan invites me to her house, isn't it okay? Do I need your consent?" Yang Xue held Guan Xiaoguan's arm and said proudly.
Guan Xiaoguan seemed to want to deliberately anger Wang Gang, and said loudly: "Sister Yang Xue sent me back, shouldn't I express her gratitude?"
Wang Gang shrugged indifferently and continued walking forward.
The three of them walked for a while and saw the gate of the old man's house. Yang Xue couldn't help but ask:
"Why are you so good at driving? Have you ever been a driver before?"
Wang Gang said casually: "I've never done it before. I don't even have a driver's license. How can I be a driver?"
Yang Xue and Guan Xiaoguan opened their mouths in shock.
"How can you drive without a driver's license!" Guan Xiaoguan shouted: "You are called driving without a license. If you were left with us, you would be locked up by the police."
Wang Gang frowned, stopped, turned to Guan Xiaoguan and said: "Xiaoguan, let me remind you again, you are Chinese. From now on, in front of the master, put away your fake foreign devil behavior."
Guan Xiaoguan suddenly panicked when he saw Wang Gang's cold eyes.
"Master hates people who worship foreigners the most in his life. If he knew that his granddaughter was such a person, he would be furious." Wang Gang said with cold eyes.
Guan Xiaoguan subconsciously took a step back and was attracted by Wang Gang's momentum.
Yang Xue helped Guan Xiaoguan, but she was not afraid of Wang Gang and said directly: "Why are you scaring Xiaoguan? She just returned home and hasn't adapted yet!"
Guan Xiaoguan also came to his senses, straightened his back and said confidently: "I would definitely not do that in front of grandpa."
"That's the best." Wang Gang said coldly.
After saying that, Wang Gang turned around and continued pushing the cart forward. Guan Xiaoguan's momentum broke and his body became limp again.
"Master, are we back?" Wang Gang brought the two girls in and shouted towards the yard.
Mr. Guan walked out quickly, his steps a little brisker than usual. It was obvious that he was also anxious to see his granddaughter.
"Little lazy cat?" Mr. Guan couldn't help but be startled when he saw Wang Gang bringing back the two girls.
"Grandpa." Guan Xiaoguan stepped forward and gave the old man a hug.
Mr. Guan was a little uncomfortable with hugs, and his body became stiff when his granddaughter hugged him.
"A daughter avoids her father." Wang Gang quickly pulled the switch, and the old man breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Xiaoguan caught a glimpse of Wang Gang's cold eyes and remembered Wang Gang's previous instructions.
"Grandpa, I'm so happy to see you."
The old man nodded and said: "We are a country of etiquette and do not practice foreign practices."
Guan Xiaoguan stuck out his tongue, and the old man looked at Yang Xue again.
"Is this your friend?"
Guan Xiaoguan happily pulled Yang Xue over and said to the old man: "This is Sister Yang Xue, the friend I just met after getting off the plane?"
Wang Gang was afraid that the old man would not understand the situation, so he took the initiative to explain:
"This is Miss Yang Xue, the daughter of the chairman of Southern Yang's Department Store. We met at the Canton Fair before and happened to meet her at the airport."
Mr. Guan's dull eyes glanced around Wang Gang and Yang Xue, and then nodded.
"Since we are all friends, let's stay for a casual dinner tonight!"
Wang Gang said: "Ms. Yang has other things to be busy with, so she won't have dinner with us tonight."
Yang Xue said deliberately: "I have nothing to do tonight! We can have dinner together."
Guan Xiaoguan also pulled Yang Xue and said to the old man: "I promise sister Yang Xue that I will treat her to dinner tonight."
The old man gave Wang Gang a playful look, and finally said, "In that case, let's go eat shabu-shabu together in the evening."
Wang Gang didn't really want to eat with Yang Xue, but he didn't want to refute the master's face either.
To eat shabu-shabu, we naturally went back upstairs. Wang Gang had greeted Tao Zi early in the morning and asked him to reserve a table.
Wang Gang first put down Guan Xiaoguan's luggage, then took the three of them to go back upstairs.
The business at Zailou today is still booming, even better than last month, and Taozi is almost overwhelmed.
As soon as Wang arrived, Cai Xiaoli greeted him first.
"Chunming, you're finally here. I've left a table for you. You can serve yourself." Cai Xiaoli said to Wang Gang while holding two plates of food.
Wang Gang and Cai Xiaoli nodded, and then led them to sit down.
"The business of this hotpot restaurant is good enough." Yang Xue said as soon as she sat down.
Guan Xiaoguan said with some displeasure: "Can we go somewhere else to eat? The taste here is great!"
Yang Xue said in confusion: "This is the taste of authentic Sichuan hot pot, it's very fragrant!"
Guan Xiaoguan grew up abroad, and his eating habits are somewhat Westernized, so he is not used to spicy hot pot and other spicy food.
Wang Gang specially brought a mandarin duck pot, half spicy and half clear soup.
"You can cook the spicy pot later." Wang Gang said.
Guan Xiaoguan looked at the people next to him and said, "Are you just going to eat it in a rinse? No public chopsticks? Everyone's chopsticks are soaked in the pot. It's too unhygienic!"
Mr. Guan explained: "Hot pot, also known as antique soup in ancient times, is named after the gurgling sound made when food is put into boiling water. It is an original delicacy of our country and a food suitable for all ages.
Hot pot is not only a way of cooking, but also a symbol of culture."
Wang Gang also said: "Hot pot has a history of more than 2,000 years in our area. Everyone eats it this way, and no one gets sick from eating it."
Yang Xue saw that Guan Xiaoguan was still very concerned, so she suggested: "Xiaoguan has just returned to China and is used to the meal sharing system abroad. Otherwise, we should prepare two pairs of chopsticks, one pair of male chopsticks for rinsing vegetables and one pair for eating."
Guan Xiaoguan's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Sister Yang Xue, this is a good idea."
Yang Xue smiled and said: "I used to work as a translator for foreigners, and they were also used to using two pairs of chopsticks."
Mr. Guan looked unhappy and said, "We are not foreigners."
Wang Gang knows Mr. Guan very well. He is a person from that era and has an obsession with traditional culture.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Master, let's do this! I asked Taozi to change the pot for us. Each of us has a pot. This is how Lafayette used to eat."
Mr. Guan's expression softened slightly.
Wang Gang quickly called the waiter, changed the pot to a smaller one, and asked Guan Xiaoguan to choose the bottom of the pot.
"The service in this hot pot restaurant is pretty good." Yang Xue sighed: "Those who like liveliness use big pots, and those who pay attention to hygiene use small pots. The boss really knows how to do business!"
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but said nothing.
But Mr. Guan said proudly: "Disciple, did you come up with this idea?"
Wang Gang smiled modestly.
"Are you the owner of this hot pot restaurant?" Yang Xue asked in surprise.
Wang Gang said: "This store was opened by my friends and I."
Yang Xue suddenly became interested and began to observe the hot pot restaurant carefully. The more he observed, the more surprised and suspicious he felt.
As the daughter of Yang's Department Store, Yang Xue has been to many restaurants, including famous hot pot restaurants.
But this was her first time seeing a store like Zai Hui Lou.
She found that the waiters in the store were very service-minded. Everyone had a smile on their face and took good care of customers.
What's even more rare is that the store pays great attention to hygiene. If something is dirty, someone will clean it as soon as possible, especially the bathroom. There is also a dedicated person to guide the way. There is also a dedicated person to clean and serve inside. No tip is required.
In short, this is a hot pot restaurant with service engraved in its bones, which is very different from ordinary restaurants.
Yang Xue couldn't help but wonder, and asked Wang Gang: "If you hire so many waiters, won't the personnel costs increase?"
While Wang Gang was cooking the meat for Mr. Guan, he said: "I am a shop owner who focuses on reputation, taste and service, not on profits."
Yang Xue understood Wang Gang's thoughts instantly.
"You want to be a brand store!"
Wang Gang was somewhat impressed by Yang Xue. She was indeed the eldest lady of Yang's Department Store, and her business vision was different from others.
Chinese people in this era only care about the immediate profits and want to save costs to the extreme and earn the maximum profits.
But Wang Gang decided to do the opposite. Even if the hot pot restaurant's monthly profit was not high, and the money each of him and Tao Zi received was only 100 yuan, he still wanted to build a reputation.
What he values more is brand building!
Once a brand is successfully established, profits will naturally follow.
"Do you still need investment in this store?" Yang Xue asked Wang Gang with bright eyes.
"It's not needed at the moment." Wang Gang said, "I'm already preparing to open a branch."
Yang Xue said anxiously: "I only pay for the shares, not the management rights."
Wang Gang continued to shake his head and said: "I'm sorry, I don't want to expand too fast for the time being. I plan to do it step by step."
Hearing this, Yang Xue admired Wang Gang even more.