Chapter Twenty: Empty-Handed Against the White Wolf

  Some people say that the capital is a treasure land, if you are gold, it will definitely make you shine brighter than diamonds. But if you are an ordinary person, it will also bury you very deeply.

  Manager Dong of Dongxing Restaurant is a bit annoyed lately! He's facing the pressure of unemployment again. This makes Manager Dong feel extremely frustrated! When he was working at his previous restaurant, it was because the boss had invested in a real estate project with friends outside, basically betting everything on it. Unfortunately, it coincided with the intense real estate control on the Chinese mainland!

  The boss who lost all his money ran away, and Manager Dong was left unemployed. A month's salary just disappeared like that. Manager Dong, who hadn't paid rent or utilities, was furious! He had planned to take out two abalone to pay the wages and rent, but it turned out that not only were there no abalone, but even the kitchen staff had taken away the vegetables and knives. Unwilling to give up, Manager Dong went to the dishwashing room, only to find it empty, with even the dish cabinets gone...

  From then on, Manager Dong deeply understood a truth: those who take action first will be strong, while those who act later will suffer!

  Manager Dong, who was bored out of his mind, copied a book called "Is the Goldfish Really in the Pond?" during lunch break. He took a look at the cover and saw an anime-style handsome boy staring back at him. As he flipped through it casually, the opening passage read: Outside the cave, the cold wind howled, and snowflakes poured down like a waterfall. Hou Longtao huddled in the mountain cave, shivering with fear. The fire had gone out, and he had thrown away the last empty can of compressed fuel. Although he was wearing specially made warm clothing, he still couldn't withstand the biting cold...

  It's already the third day, and when the avalanche occurred, he was alone on duty at the Everest base camp. He didn't know where his companions who had set out early were or if they had encountered any problems. Hou Longtao's head started spinning again; having gone without food for three days, coupled with the cold he had caught, he was already on the verge of a mental breakdown...

  Manager Dong took a look and speculated: "What the hell is this? If it's a time-travel novel, he must have fainted from hunger and woke up in some dynasty. If it's a mystery novel, he must have discovered a strange airflow at the end of the cave and uncovered an earth-shattering secret... If this ruthless writer is writing a city novel, his companions must have all died, and just when he was despairing, a girl saved him and even used her body to warm him up.

  If I were to write a novel, perhaps the pig's foot walked to the end of the cave and found a group of Japanese girls soaking in hot springs. Recently, the Honghuang novel has been very popular, and the pig's foot might accidentally travel back to 10,000 years ago... The miner's lamp on the helmet became a super weapon... A hot-blooded novel should be like this: before dying, the Chakra bursts out...

  Manager Dong's passionate fantasy was interrupted. Just then, someone at the door shouted: "Manager Dong! Li Xiaoteng and Zhao Dong, who sell spicy hot pot at the entrance, have come to see you!"

  Just as Manager Dong was about to turn the page and look at the next one, he couldn't help but glance at his watch. It was only 10:30! He thought to himself, "These two old men came looking for me so early, could it be that they're here to give me money?" Actually, Li Xiaoteng had already shown interest in taking over the night market cold dish stall. Manager Dong knew this was an opportunity to make some extra money.

  The night market, Dongxing Restaurant's dishes were not good to begin with! I tried hard several times, hoping to improve the dishes. Unfortunately, the boss didn't care about this matter at all, and the boss's wife seemed to have her mind elsewhere recently! I went out once. As soon as I entered the head chef's office, I just stated my intention. A mouthful of phlegm almost sprayed onto my face! Changed to a sentence holding a chicken feather as a command arrow! Ashamedly returned!

  Since the bosses don't want to work hard, Manager Dong naturally doesn't want to make things difficult for himself either!

  Confucius once said a very insightful remark. Confucius said: Money can make ghosts grind mills! Okay, this sentence seems not to be said by the second master either, let's just put it on him casually! Li Xiaoteng sent away Li Mama and looked at the bank card on the dinner table, tears almost flowed out. Thinking that he could finally do something proper!

  Sitting on the sofa, brewing a pot of jasmine tea, casually lighting a cigarette, watching the financial channel with no nutritious financial news. Thinking about an issue!

  Fish and bear's paw can't be had at the same time, this makes Li Xiaoteng very hard to choose! Is it first preparing the money, waiting for the arrival of the same city Derby, putting the money in the ball market to roll a circle? Or put part of it into physical operation?

  Actually, at the current rate of making money from hot pot, if we expand the night market's cold dish offerings and increase the grilled skewers, the returns may not be much slower than betting on football matches. After all, Li Xiaoteng's funds are limited! Four hundred thousand can be turned over in a short period of time, and the net profit is also around four hundred thousand. And if we put this money into the real economy, at the current rate of making money, within three to six months, this amount of money will definitely be earned back. Another idea that has been deeply troubling Li Xiaoteng is the El Clásico match between Real Madrid and Barcelona! Will the trend follow the same pattern as before his rebirth? Everything seems full of uncertainty!

  Just as Li Xiaoteng was still thinking, he suddenly heard a sentence popping out of the financial program, and it suddenly awakened Li Xiaoteng like a enlightenment!

  On TV, the female host is interviewing the founder of Guo Zhong Electronics, Huang Guangyu! The host asks: "Hello Mr. Huang, everyone says that your rags-to-riches story has a legendary color to it. Some people say you started from scratch, and there's even a rumor circulating about how you 'snatched a white wolf with bare hands'! Are you willing to share with our audience friends your journey of starting from humble beginnings...........?"

  Li Xiaoteng slapped his thigh and exclaimed: "I'm going... Ah! Empty-handed against White Wolf..."

  Turn off the TV and rush to Zhao Baozi's house with shoes on.

  Zhao Pàngzi's home, after being tidied up, was still a bit messy. But it was much cleaner than when Li Xiaoteng first came. At this time, Zhao Pàngzi was still sleeping at home, and in his daze, he heard the sound of knocking on the door coming from his own front door!

  Zhao Baozi, who was already in a bad mood when he got out of bed, suddenly became somewhat annoyed. With sleepy eyes, he loudly shouted: "Who is it! Don't you have hands? Why are you kicking the door!" As he spoke, he jumped up wearing only his underpants.

  As soon as the door opened, Li Xiaoteng's face was slightly red and he was panting heavily. He still wanted to kick the door! Zhao Baozi said unhappily: "Teng Ge! Even if you're showing off your martial arts skills, you can't kick the door! The door is almost falling down!"

  Li Xiaoteng pushed Zhao Baozi aside and rushed into the house. Seeing Coca-Cola on the table, he opened it without hesitation and took a big gulp!

  "Ah~~~" After taking a deep breath, he shouted loudly: "Hurry up and get dressed! My dad has agreed to sponsor us to book the entire Dongxing Night Market!" Zhao Baozi's eyes lit up at that moment, his anger immediately turned into excitement! Excitedly asked: "Really?"

  Li Xiaoteng smiled mysteriously and said, "But the money can't be credited immediately! It will only be given to us in the middle of the month!" Zhao Baozi nodded slightly disappointedly, "That's okay! At least it's better than nothing!" He then thought of a question and asked unhappily, "Then why did you come over so early? Was it just to tell me this news? Couldn't you have said it tonight?"

  Then he took another sip of Coke, looked at Zhao's obviously somewhat depressed face, and Li Xiaoteng said: "Since it can be done, the difference between doing it early and late is not time, but money! Haven't you heard that time is money? My friend!"

  Zhao Pangzi looked at Li Xiaoteng who was talking nonsense and then crawled back into his bed.

  Li Xiaoteng saw that Zhao Baozi was not responding, and he felt a bit unhappy. He immediately shouted: "Don't sleep! Follow me to find Manager Dong! Let's sign the letter of intent first! If we can start working on it first, we'll pay when the funds arrive! Won't we make a profit then?" Looking at Zhao Baozi who was about to fall asleep again, Li Xiaoteng pulled open his quilt and shouted: "Don't sleep! There are many things to do today! Whether or not it's successful, we have to go to the blacksmith's shop to order an oven. When the time comes, we can sell roasted skewers!"

  Zhao Baozi really didn't take this matter to heart. But he couldn't bear Li Xiaoteng's persistence, so he reluctantly got up, put on his clothes and washed up.

  Li Xiaoteng was drinking Coke while urging Zhao Baozi to hurry up. Seeing that Zhao Baozi had almost finished, he grabbed him and rushed towards the door.

  Zhao Baozi shouted: "Teng Ge is mighty! Teng Ge is mysterious! Teng Ge I haven't folded yet..."

  Manager Dong looked at Li Xiaoteng and Zhao Baozi sitting in front of him, smiled and poured them a cup of tea, asking: "I don't know why you two came to see me so early today, what brings you here?"

  Li Xiaoteng took a sip of tea and didn't answer Manager Dong's question, but instead casually said: "Manager Dong, has the boss of Dongxing Restaurant returned recently?" Manager Dong looked at Li Xiaoteng and continued: "Ah, I think he's still in Macau, when he'll be back, I'm not sure! Why are you so concerned about the boss's affairs?" Li Xiaoteng smiled and said: "I also hope to cooperate with our Dongxing Restaurant for a long time! Today, I came to discuss the night market issue at the entrance of Dongxing Restaurant!"

  Manager Dong asked strangely, "Oh? Planning to take over the whole package?" Zhao Baozi said casually, "We two brothers plan to take it over! But there's a problem..." Before he finished speaking, he felt Li Xiaoteng kick him under the table. Zhao Baozi closed his mouth in surprise. Then Li Xiaoteng continued, "The problem is! We know a bit about what's going on here! It's just that if Dongxing Restaurant changes hands, can we continue to work long-term?"

  Manager Dong helplessly took a sip of tea and said: "I can only guarantee the current situation now. If it really changes hands, there should be no problem when handing over. However, when the contract signing time arrives, whether or not we can renew it depends on the new boss's situation! Little Teng, everyone is not an outsider! I haven't hidden the specific situation from you either! This summer should be fine!"

  Li Xiaoteng said loudly: "Manager Dong, you are a straightforward person, I know that. It's settled! However, regarding the rent..."

  Manager Dong said with a difficult expression: "I asked you about this matter at the time, and the boss's wife said that the rent is 10,000 yuan per month. If you are willing, we can sign the contract immediately!"

  Zhao Pangzi heard that the monthly income was 10,000 yuan and immediately became unhappy. He casually said: "Manager Dong, our cold dishes here have a monthly income, others don't know! Do we not know? Before we came, it was basically a loss! Our spicy hot pot is on fire, and now there's a slight profit!"

  Manager Dong laughed and said: "We are slightly profitable, but if we let your brother do it, he will definitely make money! Haha...!"

  Li Xiaoteng cursed in his heart: "No wonder Confucius said: Water that is too clear has no fish, and among people, there are no enemies!" He then lowered his voice and said: "Manager Dong, tonight we'll treat you to a meal, please go to the entrance of Qianli BBQ, let's have a good time!" Manager Dong waved his hand and said: "Hehe, I'm too busy tonight, really no time. We have plenty of opportunities to work together, let's talk about it another day!" He thought to himself: "Damn! Who still lacks a meal now? If I eat yours, I'll be in trouble!"

  Li Xiaoteng lowered his voice and said, "I know you have a good relationship with Boss Jiang. Go back and discuss it with the boss's wife. If we can get it below 5,000, we'll sign the contract immediately, of course..." Before he could finish speaking, Manager Dong shook his head: "Don't joke around! Five thousand? The boss's wife won't agree to that!" Li Xiaoteng hastily added, "I wasn't finished speaking yet! Hehe, if it works out, I'll give you a 10,000 yuan red envelope. Can't let Manager Dong work for nothing, right?"

  Manager Dong's hand tightened around the teacup, his heart beating slightly faster! He said casually: "Alright! I'll go try to tell you, whether it works or not! Wait for my message tonight!"

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