"You shouldn't dwell on this matter anymore, after all, you are still a student at Kyoto University, and your studies should come first," Old Sir Guan glanced at Xia Chuyi and said to her, "Do you go to 'Youwei' every day to help out as well?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi thought to herself: How could it be the same?
Her "Youwei" had a simple menu, and the system and procedures were standardized.
As long as she prepared the marinate, the others simply needed to follow the set procedures she had established to stew the dishes.
However, Delicious Residence, owned by Old Sir Guan, required a change of dishes daily.
Nevertheless, she dared not say much, because the look of disdain from her master was unmistakable.
Clearly, he did not really want her to help out here.
Sigh, she had thought she could use learning the trade as an excuse to help out, but now it seemed that the master had no intention of teaching her anything new... After all, what the master knew, she knew as well.
Fortunately, she had officially become an apprentice ahead of time, and both the master and his wife were quite fond of her, so they were still willing to allow her to retain her position as an apprentice.
Just as Xia Chuyi was reflecting on this in her heart, Old Sir Guan continued, "By the way, how busy is Qian Qianqian over at 'Youwei'?"
"If it's not too busy, let the girl stay a few more days, to help train the new servers."
"Of course, I will pay her wages for this period."
When Old Sir Guan made his request, Xia Chuyi naturally nodded and said, "Qianqian can stay and help for a few days."
She did not refuse the matter of the wages either.
It was merely her employee helping out at Delicious Residence, and the payment of her wages by the master was a matter between the master and Qianqian.
Moreover, the wages from Youwei would continue to be paid by her.
So, for Qian Qianqian, this was a great opportunity to earn some extra money.
Therefore, when Xia Chuyi spoke to her about it, Qian Qianqian was particularly ecstatic.
However, the reasons Qian Qianqian gave were indeed somewhat inconsistent with what Xia Chuyi had thought.
"Chuyi, I think there are some similarities, but also differences, between the business models of private kitchens and our Youwei,"
"The clientele here, compared to our own shop, is also somewhat different."
Qian Qianqian said very earnestly, "I feel like I can learn a lot of new things here, especially in terms of dealing with people!"
"I suggest we also get Xing Mang over here to help!"
"With her quick thinking, she'll definitely learn more than I will."
Hearing this, Xia Chuyi felt rather ashamed.
Uh, perhaps she had been preoccupied with many other things lately but had neglected the "management" of Youwei.
After thinking it over, Xia Chuyi said, "You're right, there are similarities in how restaurants are run, but the ultimate goal of 'Youwei' is different from that of 'Delicious Residence'."
"I'll talk to Xing Mang later, we need to properly plan out the future blueprint of 'Youwei'."
Hearing Xia Chuyi say this, the light in Qian Qianqian's eyes shone brightly, and she excitedly said, "Great!"
She had no idea that her own boss had been inspired by her.
The two of them chatted and walked away from Delicious Residence, heading in the direction of Youwei.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Ou, who had just realized she lost her necklace, was sitting in a car on her way back to Delicious Residence.
As the car traveled, the figures of two girls flashed by on the side of the road, causing a sudden pang of anxiety in Mrs. Ou's heart.
"Stop the car!" she yelled.
"Lady?" the driver pressed the brakes.
Mrs. Ou couldn't quite explain why she felt such panic, her gaze uncontrollably drifted to the roadside, and she saw, directly in view, the face of Xia Chuyi brimming with a smiling expression as she turned around.