Chapter 1051: Good Things Come with Time
One o'clock in the morning.
Hongyun Restaurant.
Liu Gang sat on the sofa smoking alone, with more than a dozen cigarette butts in the ashtray in front of him.
When Liu Lei pushed open the door and walked in, the whole room was full of smoke, and he immediately opened the window for ventilation.
"Dad!"
"What do you think about this? Should we renovate another floor?"
Liu Lei had just sent Yang Qin home. Almost two hours ago, Yang Qin had said that Ding Xiaoxiang did not agree with her and Liu Gang's plan to renovate another floor. If someone else said such a thing, Liu Gang and I would not take it to heart, but this was said by Ding Xiaoxiang, so Liu Gang and I must think about it carefully.
"It's really hard to say about this matter!"
"Hongyun Restaurant's business has been very good recently, and there have been many people waiting for seats. Generally speaking, in this case, as long as there is a place, it must be expanded, so that more people will eat together at the same time, and more money will be earned in the same time."
Liu Gang's brows twisted into a big lump.
Ding Xiaoxiang is not an ignorant person. On the contrary, although Ding Xiaoxiang is young, she is definitely good at doing business. Even I have to admit that she is a powerful person.
Liu Gang has been doing business for many years, and has experienced many ups and downs and various situations. After Ding Xiaoxiang said this, he was really a little worried. Many shops that do very well in business, whether they open branches or expand their scale, eventually have no good ending.
"What Sister Xiaoxiang said, there is no need to decorate when business is good, and it is only when business is not so good that it can be decorated. It makes a lot of sense."
"In this case, we can only let these people who eat have to wait for a seat."
Liu Lei is very troubled. There are too many people now. If there is no decoration on the first floor, people really have to wait for a seat. Sometimes there are even more than 20 people. On weekends, there will be more than 50 people waiting for a seat. It always feels a bit wasteful.
"That's right!"
"Dad!"
"Yang Qin just said that she and Xiao Xiang will go to Ding Dawen's big fishing boat tomorrow morning."
Liu Lei suddenly remembered this matter, and an idea popped up in his mind.
"Why did Yang Qin go to sea at this time?"
Liu Gang was a little surprised.
Liu Lei talked about Ma Baozhu and Ding Dawen.
"Dad!"
"When Xiao Xiang and Yang Qin talked about this matter, they didn't say it too clearly."
"It just showed an attitude. I'm thinking about going to sea together tomorrow. Remember to ask Xiao Xiang what she thinks about this matter."
"The other is that when you meet Brother Dahai, you can also ask Brother Dahai for his opinion."
"Xiao Xiang and Brother Dahai have the same opinion. If they both think it's not necessary, I think we still have to consider this matter very carefully, and simply don't renovate it."
Liu Lei felt that he had to meet Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai tomorrow to ask in detail what was going on.
Liu Gang thought about it and nodded. He really needed to meet Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai to find out the reason. Only in this way could he make a decision.
"This matter is decided!"
"I will take care of the business of Hongyun Restaurant. You go to deal with this matter. Don't rush back. Stay for a day or two."
"You need to ask Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai for their opinions."
Liu Gang agreed. Liu Lei will meet Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai tomorrow.
Liu Lei immediately called Yang Qin and told her that they would go out to sea together tomorrow morning.
Seven o'clock in the morning.
Ding Xiaoxiang rode a small motorcycle to the door of Yang Qin's house and saw Liu Lei immediately.
"Liu Lei."
"What's the matter with you? I just mentioned it to Yang Qin casually."
"You came here on purpose?"
As soon as Ding Xiaoxiang saw Liu Lei, she knew that it must be what she and Yang Qin had said last night. There was no need to renovate now.
"Sister-in-law Xiaoxiang."
"I can ignore what other people say, but since this is your opinion, I have to think about it carefully."
"My father and I discussed it for a long time last night, but we couldn't make up our minds. Today, I have to find you to find out what's going on. Another thing is to go out to sea to meet Brother Dahai and ask Brother Dahai's opinion on this matter."
"This is not a small matter for Hongyun Restaurant."
Liu Lei was really not joking.
This matter is really very important for Hongyun Restaurant.
If the business plummets after the renovation, it will be a big deal. The key is that there is no regret for this kind of thing, and there is no starting over.
Liu Lei is very clear that this kind of thing must be handled very carefully and must not be careless.
"Okay!"
"Let's go out to sea to meet Zhao Dahai and see what he thinks about this matter."
Ding Xiaoxiang smiled and nodded. This is indeed a big deal for Hongyun Restaurant.
Ding Xiaoxiang, Liu Lei and Yang Qin rushed to the Shijiao Village Pier together. When they arrived, they found that Ma Shijie, Ma Baozhu and Luo Hongxia were already waiting there.
Ding Xiaoxiang had already found a high-speed boat, and several people were waiting at the dock to get on immediately and go directly to Ding Dawen's fishing boat near the artificial island reef.
Near the artificial island reef, Ding Dawen's fishing boat was parked steadily. It returned to the Shijiao Village dock yesterday. The fish that were sold next were immediately rushed back here. At about seven o'clock in the evening, Zhao Dahai and Ding Chongshan came back from fishing, just in time.
Ding Dawen slept in the cab for four or five hours. He just got up not long ago. After breakfast, he took a cup of strong tea and steamed vegetables and drank it in small sips.
The sun had risen long ago, the light was very sufficient, and the sea was very wide. From time to time, you could see a fishing boat with a fishnet or a speedboat passing by quickly.
Do you want to fish?
Ding Dawen thought that he had nothing to do now. Zhao Dahai and Zhong Shizhu were going out to sea to fish, so he could cast a few rods to kill time.
"Ding Dawen!"
"What are you thinking about?"
Ding Dawen looked back and saw his uncle Ding Chongshan walking in while yawning.
"Uncle."
"What are you doing up so early? We fished all day yesterday, and we didn't go out to sea to fish today. Wouldn't it be good to sleep a little longer?"
Ding Dawen said as he poured a glass of water and handed it to Ding Chongshan.
Ding Chongshan went out to sea to fish with Zhao Dahai early yesterday morning, and was exhausted when he came back. This morning, he found the sea and went out to sea to fish again. Ding Chongshan simply didn't go out to sea.
"I can't sleep!"
"I regret it now, why didn't I go out to sea to fish with Zhao Dahai this morning!"
Ding Chongshan drank a sip of water and shook his head. He was indeed very tired when he came back yesterday, and decided that he and Lin Zuhua would not go out to sea to fish with Zhao Dahai anymore. Unexpectedly, he woke up at this time after a good sleep and felt a little bored. He went out to sea to fish, and he was definitely tired, but he had to go out to sea to fish. Zhao Dahai has already gone out to sea. I don't know where he is on the artificial islands and reefs. Even if I want to go out to sea to fish, I can't.
"Uncle!"
"What's the matter? You're not going out to sea for one or two days."
"Take a good rest today, and wait for Zhao Dahai and his friends to go out to sea to fish tomorrow, and then you can go out with them!"
"Zhao Dahai and Zhong Shizhu are both young and healthy. You and Uncle Lin Zuhua can't compare with such experience. We fished all day yesterday, so we must take a rest."
Ding Dawen looked at Ding Chongshan. Although he rested for a night, he could see that he was tired. Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua went out to sea to catch a lot of fish, but they didn't fish for money, so there was no need to work hard.
"Yes!"
"Take a rest for a day, we really can't compare with Zhao Dahai and his friends!"
"We fished for a whole day yesterday, and we caught a lot of fish."
Lin Zuhua walked into the cab and just heard what Ding Dawen said.
Today, Ding Chongshan and I went fishing with Zhao Dahai's speedboat. Each of us caught a large grouper weighing more than 100 kilograms. At the end of the day, the total amount of fish caught by the two of us exceeded 600 kilograms.
When I was young, I often went fishing with Ding Chongshan. This was the first time that we caught so many fish.
"Humph!"
"You two are really in poor health. You should go fishing more often in the future. Don't just do business all day. What will you do when you get older?"
Zhao Shi walked into the cab while talking, holding a hookah in his hand and taking a puff. Shi Guangming followed behind him.
Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua both nodded.
In recent years, the two of them have been busy with business, and they really didn't pay much attention to this. Don't think that going out to sea to fish is very hard, but fishing is very demanding on the body, and exercise is very sufficient. Almost everyone who goes out to sea to fish is not in poor health.
"Dahai often goes fishing. If you two want to go fishing, you can go fishing with him, or you can find time to come to Ding Dawen's fishing boat. Isn't it better to enjoy the sea breeze and sunbathe than to stay in the office?"
Shi Guangming agreed with Zhao Shi's words.
Looking at the fact that he and Zhao Shi are much older than Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua, but after a day of fishing yesterday, he and Zhao Shi were fine, but Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua did feel very tired.
From this, it can be seen that Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua's bodies are not as good as his and Zhao Shi's, not to mention Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, and Zhao Dahai, even worse.
Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua kept nodding. When they were young, they went fishing at sea and knew very well what was wrong with their bodies at that time. Now they can't hold on for a day, which is definitely due to lack of exercise.
"Uncle."
"Don't you have anything to do now? Why don't we go fishing now?"
"When the fishing boat stops at this place, you can catch fish during the day, but there are not many fish."
"But if you are lucky, you can sometimes catch one or two big fish."
"About ten meters southeast of the bow of the fishing boat, you can try that place to see if you can catch grouper."
"Six days ago, I caught a sesame grouper weighing more than 40 kilograms at that place."
Ding Dawen was just thinking about whether to go fishing.
Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua immediately became interested when they heard this. There was nothing to do on the fishing boat now, so they would just cast their rods and fish if they could. It wouldn't matter if they couldn't. Anyway, it wouldn't take much effort.
Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua were just about to go out and fish when they suddenly saw a speedboat coming quickly in front of the bow of the fishing boat.
"Why is Ding Xiaoxiang here?"
Ding Dawen took out his glasses and looked at the huge boat. It was Ding Xiaoxiang on it, and the others were Liu Lei and Yang Qin. What he didn't expect was that Ma Baozhu was on the speedboat, and the other two were Ma Baozhu's elder brother and sister-in-law Ma Shijie and Luo Hongxia.
"Ha!"
"What else can you do here, you silly boy? Go pick someone up!"
"Quick!"
"Put down the ladder beside the fishing boat!"
Ding Chongshan already knew about Ding Dawen and Ma Baozhu's affairs, and knew that Ding Xiaoxiang went back to deal with this matter. Now not only Ma Baozhu came, but also Ma Baozhu's elder brother and sister-in-law Ma Shijie and Luo Hongxia. It must be that the matter has been handled, and Ding Dawen and Ma Baozhu's affairs have been settled.
Ding Dawen reacted immediately, put down the handrail beside the fishing boat, rushed out of the cab, and ran to the side of the ladder of the fishing boat to wait.
"Ha!"
"Ding Xiaoxiang is amazing. Once she showed up, the problem was solved!"
Shi Guangming looked at the speedboat coming over quickly. He was very happy that Ding Dawen and Ma Baozhu's relationship was successful. You know, Ding Dawen is Ding Ailian's elder brother. The custom in the surrounding villages and towns is that the elder brother must get married first, followed by the younger sister or younger brother. Now it is not like before that it is necessary to follow such rules, but being able to get married first and getting married earlier is definitely a good thing. If not, even if Ding Ailian and Shi Zhongwei have already planned to get married, they will have to delay it for a few more years.
"How difficult is this matter? Ma Baozhu's family disagrees with Ding Dawen's relationship. It's not that they think Ding Dawen is not a good person, but that they think Ding Dawen doesn't have a stable job. Now that the matter has been resolved, there will definitely be no problem."
Zhao Shi smiled. He and Shi Guangming all hope that Ding Dawen and Ma Baozhu's relationship will be successful. In fact, there is no big difficulty between Ding Dawen and Ma Baozhu.
"Whether it's this boat, the building under construction in the town, or Shi Guangming's fishing boat, you can find a job anywhere."
"What's so difficult about this?"
"It's just that Ding Lihua's family is in business, and Ding Dawen's personality is not suitable for doing business. Otherwise, wouldn't this matter have been resolved long ago?"
Zhao Shi shook his head.
Ding Lihua and Ding Chongshan are both in business, but Ding Dawen's personality is not suitable for doing business. Otherwise, the matter between Ding Dawen and Ma Baozhu would not have been delayed until now.