Chapter 284: Difficult Business

Decoration is really a hassle.

Although Zhang Zian felt that Richard was a little abnormal, he was quickly overwhelmed by the many trivial matters brought about by the renovation, and put his affairs aside for the time being. There was basically no place to stay on the first floor, it was full of noise and dust, the decoration workers carried things back and forth, and asked Zhang Zian what to keep and what to discard from time to time.

This was Zhang Zian's first experience with decoration. If Guo Dongyue hadn't already designed the specific plan and details, Zhang Zian would definitely be in a state of distress just by himself.

Although Guo Dongyue promised that all expenses would be covered by him, Zhang Zian was too embarrassed to be a hands-off shopkeeper and not care about anything. At least he would prepare the lunch so that the workers would have enough to eat.

Fina, on the other hand, complained a lot because the construction noise was too distracting to take a nap. Xue Shizi also complained about the fact that all the decoration workers were men. ∠Cha is fine, as long as there is a TV, it doesn't matter where it is watched. The only one not affected is Xinghai, who always plays hide-and-seek with Meidan.

Richard has been teaching the two red-faced parrots to speak. From Zhang Zian's point of view, they have made rapid progress. In just a few days, they have mastered the pronunciation of twenty or thirty Chinese characters. The tone has yet to be adjusted - it's far from simple and couldn't ask for more.

In the past few days, Sun Xiaomeng has not come here for a while, probably because there are too many customers visiting the doctor, or for other reasons. Chad seems a little unhappy.

At noon, after Zhang Zian heard that the construction team was busy, an electric tricycle stopped in front of the store.

Uncle Li got out of the car, took a box of lunch from the car bucket, and quickly sent it to the pet shop.

"Uncle Li, here we come." Zhang Zian hurried to help him carry it.

The lunch he prepared for the workers was ordered from Uncle Li's shop, and Uncle Li delivered it to his door for free. Zhang Zian's own lunch was also settled together.

The workers are quite satisfied with the quality of the meals. Not only are they delicious, with a combination of meat and vegetables, but also the portions are sufficient, which is the most affordable for heavy manual laborers like them. Several people gave Uncle Li a thumbs up and even said it was delicious☆Uncle Li was very happy to hear these sincere praises.

"Uncle Li, how is the business in the store these days?" Zhang Zian asked casually while holding a boxed lunch.

Uncle Li also moved the meat skewers prepared for pets out of the cart, and he was a little bit embarrassed when he heard the words, and his face became cloudy.

Looking at his expression, Zhang Zian guessed that the business might not be very good, so he put down his chopsticks temporarily and asked, "Aren't there many customers?"

"It's a little less." Uncle Li sighed, confirming his guess.

"It doesn't matter. After all, it's a new restaurant, and people still don't know how the food in your restaurant is." Zhang Zian comforted, "When there are more people eating, word of mouth will naturally rise. Not enough, and customers have to wait in line to eat when they come to the door..."

"It would be great if that's the case." Uncle Li forced a smile, and it was obvious that he didn't really believe in such a good prospect. "To be honest, during the few days since the opening, I had quarreled with my wife several times."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Zian asked.

"Let's complain to each other!" Uncle Li sighed, "Before we opened our doors, we were very high-spirited, thinking that with our craftsmanship, even if it wasn't full every day, it wouldn't be so deserted anyway!"

He counted on his fingers, "Let me tell you, in the past few days since the opening, I calculated that there are only a dozen or so people who come to eat every day. Let alone making money, even the rent, water and electricity are not enough to pay! My mouth Here, it’s so hot that it’s bubbling＊it’s not Master Zhang, you suddenly came to order food, my wife and I had an even bigger quarrel!”

Zhang Zian could understand their anxiety, the biggest fear of opening a business was that there would be no customers. He has no pressure to rent or support a family, and his utility bills are very low. Even so, the period when he first took over the pet store was very difficult.

It is difficult for those who have not experienced it to understand.

There are too many restaurants and fast food restaurants on this street, and the competition is extremely fierce☆Uncle and the others used to sell breakfast and skewers without any influence, but if they really want to open their own shop, they will feel the pressure.

When Zhang Zian ordered meals for the decoration workers, he immediately thought of taking care of their business. As expected, it was lunch time, but when he went there, there were only two or three diners in the restaurant, while Li The aunt's face was as heavy as water, and she forced a smile when she saw him coming.

Probably smelling the smell of grilled skewers, the hungry Fina came down from the second floor, and the snow lion followed closely behind it, not far from the left and right ∠Tea did not come down, it likes to be quiet, and does not want to show its face in front of outsiders, Zhang Zian was going to send it up later.

Fina buried her head in its exclusive food bowl, and after taking the first bite of skewers, she raised her head in surprise and said, "Huh? Today's barbecue tastes good."

Snow Lion also took a sip, and echoed: "Meow, Your Majesty is right, today's barbecue is delicious!"

"Ask what kind of meat this is." Fina said to Zhang Zian seriously.

In front of Uncle Li, it was inconvenient for Zhang Zian to ask Fei Na directly, so he picked up a skewer and tasted it, but his taste buds seemed to be too dull, and he really didn't feel any difference from the previous taste, maybe a little tender Some?

"Uncle Li, is the meat different today than before?" He asked calmly.

"Hey, it's really different." Uncle Li had been staring at him just now, and he was relieved to see that he could eat a different taste, "I used to buy quick-frozen chicken breasts in supermarkets, but today it's from chicken breasts. A batch of local chickens brought in by someone from my hometown are slaughtered now. They are all free-range in the wild. They grew up eating grain and live insects. !"

Zhang Zian felt pain in his heart when he heard that, even the chicken he usually ate was quick-frozen chicken from the supermarket, but the cat ate such a good one, he was really unbalanced.

Uncle Li chuckled, "My wife said that the cats in Master Zhang's house are spiritual and should not eat the same meat as ordinary cats, so he ordered me to kill a few live chickens and make them into barbecues. Come here. If your cat likes to eat it, I will ask my relatives in my hometown to send some over.”

"That's not true..." Zhang Zian was about to say that there is no need to bother, when he felt his trouser legs being pulled. He looked down, and it turned out to be Fina.

"He's right. I really shouldn't eat the same meat as ordinary cats." Feina raised her head proudly and stared at him coldly, "I have doubts for a long time, why even these people can Seeing the extraordinaryness of this palace, but you still don't understand it?"

Zhang Zian: "..." Well, well, don't you want to eat this kind of chai chicken, just say no, why are you still on the line...

Uncle Li saw the golden cat pulling Zian's trouser legs, and asked cheerfully, "How is it? Does this cat like to eat?"

"I love to eat." Zhang Zian could only say, "I love to eat. If you have a chance, you can ask them to bring more."

He sighed in his heart, and now he owed someone another favor, but how could he pay it back?

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