kvmb Chapter 265 Dim Sum Shop
Chapter 265 Dim Sum Shop
Min Xi's request was not really a request. After all, even if they did not sign the contract, they had no intention of leaving Yunxiang Restaurant. Although Yunxiang Restaurant was not as good as Zuixiang Restaurant and Heming Restaurant, it was still a well-known restaurant in Beijing. The treatment was not bad, and generally people would not quit unless there were special circumstances.
Chef Liu, together with a group of chefs and apprentices, immediately agreed to this request.
Yun Ji knew that Min Xi had learned a lesson from his mistakes. Previously, an apprentice secretly sold his recipe in Lisbon, and he had to face a lawsuit. With the previous experience, he would definitely not make the same mistake again. Fortunately, the people hired by Yun Xiang had clear backgrounds and were guaranteed by others, so there was no need to worry about the same thing happening again.
After lunch, Min Xi and Yun Ji went to a cosmetics shop not far from home. Although it was the Yun family's shop, it didn't carry the name of Yun Xiang. This shop was located in Xicheng and was a dowry of Yun Ji's mother. The location was actually good, but for some reason, they had opened many shops but none of them made much money, and some even lost money. Only this cosmetics shop could barely make a profit, and Yun Ji's mother also needed to use it for herself, so she didn't change it.
Now that his mother has passed away, there is no one to take care of the store. Without someone to look after the cosmetics in the shop, he can only sell common items, and business has become slow again. Fortunately, his shop does not have to pay rent, so he can barely maintain it and has not yet gone bankrupt.
Min Xi said, "The shop is surrounded by wealthy families, so selling rouge and powder is a good idea, providing convenience to the ladies around. But after your mother passed away, no one cared about updating the rouge and powder, and the demand could not keep up, so the business gradually became deserted."
Yun Ji sighed, "This is my mother's favorite shop. If possible, I would like to keep it as it is."
"Then we have to hire a professional incense maker," said Min Xi.
Yun Ji thought about it. He had never known about this aspect, so he didn't know what to do. "Let's go ask the shopkeeper if she knows anyone."
"Okay."
Yun Ji suddenly asked Min Xi: "What was your original plan?"
"I don't have any plans. If you want to keep it, then go ahead and keep it. It doesn't matter if you have a shop." Min Xi said.
"You must have had some plans originally. Tell me, if it's appropriate, we don't have to open a cosmetics shop. We are all men, we know nothing about cosmetics, and we may not be able to run one well." Yun Ji said.
Min Xi told the truth: "Actually, I have thought about closing the cosmetics shop and opening a snack shop."
Yun Ji suddenly realized: "Are you trying to find something for Diego to do?"
"Not entirely. I just think that if the dim sum in such a small shop is unique, even if it is a little expensive, there will definitely be people who come to buy it. After all, there are wealthy families around it."
"That's a good idea! Good wine needs no bush. There are many dignitaries in West City. By then, I'm afraid all the dignitaries in the capital will have to come to our place to buy snacks."
Min Xi asked: "We need milk to make snacks. Is milk easy to buy in Beijing?"
Yun Ji smiled and said, "It's easy to buy. There are vendors and shops that specialize in selling milk."
"That's good!" Min Xi was relieved. "Since we have milk for sale, let's order some for Lin'er. He is too thin and needs more nutrition to become stronger."
"Okay, I'll ask someone to order milk later."
The couple who were guarding the Rouge Shop were Yun Ji's mother's maid Qingluo and her husband. The couple were so happy to see Yun Ji coming over, and they pulled him aside to ask about his well-being: "Ji'er, why did you bear to come to the shop? Come and sit down, I'll pour you some tea. You look better than when you just came back, you should eat and sleep well, take care of your body, and don't let the girl worry. Head of the family, hurry up and buy some tea and snacks for Ji'er."
Yun Ji smiled and said, "Aunt Luo, don't bother, you don't have to go buy anything, just drinking some tea is enough for us."
"It's okay. The store isn't busy anyway, and he doesn't have anything else to do. He's just running errands." Aunt Luo looked at Yun Ji with a loving expression on her face, as if she was looking at her own child. No wonder, Yun Ji was born under her care and she had been with him for several years. "It would be great if the girl knew that you were fine."
Aunt Luo's husband heard her words and said, "Mother, don't mention this. It won't make Ji Ge'er feel bad."
Aunt Luo wiped her eyes and said, "You're right. It's all in the past. You're still fine. That's enough. Have you seen Brother Lin recently? Is he okay?"
Yun Ji said: "Brother Lin has been taken home by me. He has been doing well recently. He eats well, sleeps well, and has gained some weight."
Aunt Luo burst into laughter and said, "Oh, that's great. Does Brother Lin love you especially? Blood relationship really can't lie."
"Yes, that boy is very attached to me. As soon as I go back, he pesters me to play with him." Yun Ji said with a smile.
Aunt Luo asked, "Why did you come to the shop today? Do you want to get some rouge and powder?"
"No, Aunt Luo, I don't need any rouge or powder."
"That's true. Miss Cao is also an unlucky person. If she had waited a little longer, you would have come back, and you wouldn't have to be criticized by the world." As Yun Ji's elder, Aunt Luo naturally cares about his marriage.
Yun Ji said: "This can't be blamed on Miss Cao. It was me who delayed her."
"Having said that, it's not too much to wait for three years. She didn't even wait for three years." Aunt Luo was still a little indignant.
Yun Ji didn't want to talk about this topic. He looked at Min Xi awkwardly and smiled helplessly at him. Min Xi came out to help him out: "Auntie Luo, how is the business in the store recently?"
Aunt Luo looked at Min Xi and noticed his presence. She found that he was also a handsome young man. Although he was not as good-looking as Yun Ji, he was definitely a handsome man. "Who is this young man——"
Yun Ji introduced her: "Aunt Luo, this is the brother I mentioned to you, the one who saved me and went to Europe with me. His name is Min Xi."
"Oh my, so it was you who saved my young master. You are really a great Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering!" She said and bowed to Min Xi.
Min Xi hurriedly returned the greeting: "Aunt Luo, please don't be polite. Brother Qi also saved me. We are just helping each other."
Aunt Luo looked at Min Xi carefully, as if she wanted to remember his appearance in her heart, because he was her master's savior.
Yun Ji changed the subject: "Aunt Luo, we came here today because we have something serious to discuss with you."
Aunt Luo quickly turned around and looked at him: "Is it about the store? Oh, you see, we don't have any skills. We don't know which rouge and powder are easy to sell. This business is really not good. Even if you don't come to us, we will come to you. This is not a good way to go on. It's better to rent it out and collect some rent."
Yun Ji said, "Actually, I don't want to rent it out. I want to change my livelihood. I wonder what Aunt Luo thinks about cooking."
Aunt Luo blinked: "What should we cook?"
"My ninth brother can make a lot of southern pastries, which are quite popular in Europe. He is thinking about opening a pastry shop in the capital."
Aunt Luo laughed when she heard this: "When the girl, that is, your mother, got married, the shop she gave as a dowry was actually a Suzhou-style pastry shop. But later it did not manage well, so they changed to other things. They opened a bookstore, sold cloth... none of them worked out. Later, your mother thought she didn't want to make money from it, so she opened a cosmetics shop. She happened to love making perfumes, and unexpectedly it became popular. It's a pity..." She didn't say the rest, for fear of bringing up Yun Ji's sad memories.
After hearing this, Yun Ji smiled at Min Xi and said, "This is strange. I didn't expect it to be a snack shop. This can be considered as returning to its old business."
Aunt Luo asked hurriedly, "What kind of snacks do you want to make? There are many pastry shops in Beijing, offering both northern and southern flavors, but I'm afraid it's hard to stand out. There's one on this street, and its business is just average, barely enough to make a living. I saw a sign for lease a few days ago, so I'm afraid it can't stay open anymore."
Yun Ji said, "We'll make some snacks for you to try someday. If you think they sell well, we'll turn this shop into a snack shop and teach you how to make them. If you think they don't sell well, we'll keep it as a cosmetics shop and I'll find someone who can make perfume."
Aunt Luo sighed and said, "That's fine. But we can't afford someone who is good at perfume making. The price is too high. It's better to just rent it out and collect some rent."
"But I still want to ask Aunt Luo to have something to do. Don't worry, I think the dim sum shop can be successful." Yun Ji knew that Aunt Luo was a capable person, otherwise she would not have been her mother's dowry maid. That's why her mother was relieved to let her run the shop.
The two did not go to other shops and went straight home. Diego had been making bread ovens and naan ovens at home these days, and they should be ready for use today. The molds that were ordered at the blacksmith shop had also arrived. Diego was going to bake egg tarts for Yunlin today, so they went back to see how they turned out.
Before the two of them reached Xiwei Courtyard, they smelled a familiar sweet fragrance, the smell of baking cake.
Yun Lin heard the voices of his two brothers from a distance, and came running over with his short legs: "Brother, second brother, cookies, delicious cookies! Diego made them."
Yun Ji bent down and hugged Yun Lin, who was like a little cannonball: "Slow down, don't fall. Show brother if it tastes good."
Yunlin held up the animal biscuit in his hand and showed it to Yunji: "Look, it's a little bully."
Yun Ji opened his mouth and said, "Come on, give your brother a little bully."
Yunlin stuffed the biscuit into his mouth, and Yunji chewed it: "It smells so good. In addition to biscuits, what else did Diego make for you?"
Yunlin smiled widely: "There are also egg tarts and cakes." Although the little guy is only three years old, he speaks very clearly and has strong expressive ability.
Min Xi smiled and asked, "Is it delicious? Which one does Lin'er like best?"
"I like egg tarts, second brother, but the nanny didn't let me eat too much, so I only ate one." Yun Lin said with a pout.
Min Xi pinched his cute little face and said, "It's okay. I'll make it for you later. Just ask Diego to make it when you want to eat it."
"Good!" Yun Lin clapped his hands happily.