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Chapter 384 Han Chunming is heartbroken

Hou Polan was really sick this time, and it was a serious mental illness. He had been eyeing the antique bed in Liu Landlord's house for many years, and was thinking of seizing the opportunity to buy it at a low price, but he didn't expect that Suning would suddenly "cut the grass at its roots".

Hou Polan recuperated at home for several days, and Suning also visited him several times. Finally, Hou Polan recovered and returned to Suning again, and then helped to identify antiques in the warehouse. However, he felt uncomfortable all over when he saw Suning, and he also hummed when he passed by Suning.

Suning didn't take the unusual behavior of the Broken Marquis seriously, because the Broken Marquis himself was just that weird. If he didn't do something out of the ordinary, he wouldn't be the Broken Marquis.

With the financial support of Suning, Taozi quickly opened four restaurants, namely Cha Piaoxiang, Jiupoqu, Jupengyou, and Zaihuilou, all of which were owned by Jingcheng Yuebin Catering Co., Ltd. Fortunately, Taozi knew enough people to gather some skilled chefs.

In fact, there are authentic Cantonese restaurants in Beijing, and you can also hire very good Cantonese chefs in Beijing, but Suning has always had serious obsessive-compulsive disorder and insisted on hiring Cantonese chefs from Guangzhou and Hong Kong at high prices.

It was Suning's pursuit of excellence that made the four restaurants popular in Beijing and became a topic of conversation among the people of Beijing. However, the only complaint among the people of Beijing was that the consumption was too high, almost comparable to that of hotels in Beijing.

Suning did not bring Grandpa Guan and Marquis Paolang to attend the opening ceremony of the four restaurants because they were busy identifying and sorting out the old items in the warehouse. How could those rough guys like Li Chengtao know how to take care of old items? They just piled them up in the warehouse in a mess.

So this was a race against time. Suning and the other two devoted themselves to the identification work, but Ren Hu and the others continued their acquisition work, so these idiots soon filled up the warehouse that the three of them had emptied, making Suning and the other two feel both painful and happy.

"You little bastard, I'm already old, do you want to tire me to death?"

"Eh? Old man, it's my fault. How about picking a few smarter ones among Ren Hu and the others and training them slowly?"

"Well, that's all we can do." Grandpa Guan nodded helplessly, then mocked Su Ning with a smile, "But, your character must also be excellent. I don't want another thing like you. Just looking at you makes me upset."

"Master Guan, if you don't like Chunming, why don't you give him to me, the Marquis of Broken Walls?"

"Tsk! You're just dreaming!" Grandpa Guan used his usual sharp tongue. "I worked so hard to bring up this disciple, and you're going to let him be a rag collector?"

"I"

"Haha, how about this!" Seeing the two old men about to quarrel again, Su Ning quickly changed the subject with a smile, "We've been tired for so many days, let's go to a restaurant today."

"Okay!" Grandpa Guan and Marquis Polan looked at each other with their eyes lighting up, then agreed with surprise.

"Haha, which cuisine do you want to try?" Suning asked the two with a smile, "Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Huaihai and Yangzhou?"

“Lu cuisine!”

"Okay then! Let's go to Chongyangmen to meet up with our friends!"

"What?" The two old men exchanged a sensitive glance. "A gathering of friends from Chongyang Sect?"

"Haha, you'll know when you get there." Suning looked at the two sensitive old men, but remained mysterious.

After the three men walked out of the warehouse, they saw a second-generation Hongtu car parked at the door. The license plate 01-00168 on it made the two old men extremely happy.

"Chunming, what is this car?" Grandpa Guan looked at Suning in surprise.

"Haha, old man, this is the special car that the company assigned to me. I finally completed the formalities and entered the capital."

"Ah? It's really yours!" At this time, Hou Polan was also speechless.

"Haha, no matter what, I'm also the director of the museum, so this kind of treatment is necessary."

"Then" Hou Polan looked at Su Ning with shining eyes, "Then we are both experts, right?
Shouldn't we each be given a car like this?"

"Haha, of course!" Suning agreed with a smile, but still made a request, "But..."

"But what?"

"You need to sell your collection to the company. We will give you ten times the market price and give you a second-generation Hongtu car as a gift."

"What? So your boss is waiting for us here!" Paolahou looked at Su Ning angrily, "Han Chunming, tell the boss behind you, if you try to steal my collection again, I, Paolahou, will be angry with you."

Mr. Guan was not angry at all. Instead, he looked at Suning meaningfully. He knew that Suning was the boss behind the scenes, and then wondered why Suning was keen to purchase their collections.

"Chunming, you're not going to sell your collection abroad, are you?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Suning looked at the two old men seriously, "I promise that none of the antiques will leave this private museum."

"Hmph! What guarantees can you, a worker like you, give?" Hou Polan still didn't believe Suning.

"Haha, even if the antiques appreciate in value, it's unlikely to reach ten times their value within thirty years." Suning looked at the angry Marquis of Tattered and explained with a smile, "So this deal is doomed to be a loss, and there's no way we can make a profit from these antiques. The museum actually shares the same sentiments as you do."

"Of course! It's entirely up to you whether to sell it or not. No one will force you."

"Hmph!" Hou Paolao valued his collection so much that he became a little obsessed.

"Okay! Don't be angry anymore! I'll take you to dinner."

After arranging the two old men in the car, Suning drove off steadily. Along the way, Grandpa Guan and Hou Polan were looking at it in amazement. Grandpa Guan couldn't help but sigh, "This car is much more comfortable to sit in than the big-butt jeep."

"Haha, Master, if you like, I'll take you for a ride often in the future!"

"Hey! This feeling is great!"

Soon the car arrived at the Jupengyou Restaurant on the side of Chongyang Gate. As soon as Suning parked the car, he quickly helped Grandpa Guan get out of the car. Grandpa Guan and Polan Hou stared at the plaque of the restaurant and suddenly remembered the past.

"Chunming, this calligraphy is so beautiful! Who wrote it?"

"Master, it's me!"

"Oh? When did your calligraphy become so good?" Old Master Guan was also surprised.

"Haha, I can't keep not making any progress!"

Suning had already asked Li Chengtao to stay in the private room on the first floor, and then he took the two old men straight to the room. When they both saw Li Chengtao, they believed that this restaurant was related to Suning.

Before entering the box, both Grandpa Guan and Marquis Pao Lan noticed an independent booth in the center of the hall. However, it was empty under the glass cover, as if something needed to stay inside.

As soon as they entered the private room, Su Ning instructed Li Chengtao to arrange for the dishes to be served, and then explained to Grandpa Guan and Marquis Pao Lan, "Grandpas, we actually opened four restaurants at once, namely Tea Fragrance, Wine After Going, Ju Pengyou, and Zai Hui Lou, each serving the four cuisines of Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Huaiyang, and Changchun."

"What? Four families?"

"Yes! I'm sure you all know that this restaurant was opened based on the old story between your two families." Suning suddenly looked at the two elderly people seriously. "So, could you please sell me the four enameled bowls in your hands? I will then place them in the center of the four restaurants, allowing all diners to feel the weight of history and time."

Neither Mr. Guan nor Marquis Pulan answered Su Ning, and Su Ning did not continue to ask. Just at this time, Li Chengtao brought the food up, and then Su Ning invited the two old men to eat.

Suning knew that he needed to give them time to think about it, because the two of them valued old items too much and were a little obsessed with them. Of course, he might be even crazier than them.

Before Su Ning could receive any good news from Grandpa Guan and the Marquis of Pauper, a major trouble arose, a situation he hadn't anticipated, and one that once again exposed Su Ning to the complexities of human nature. The eldest son of the Han family, along with his three younger siblings and their families, arrived at the compound. Upon meeting Han's mother, he launched into a barrage of complaints, "Mom, we heard Chunming opened four restaurants at once, and handed them all over to Taozi, an outsider. How can that be possible?"

"What? What nonsense are you talking about?" Han's mother was also stunned. "Who told you this?"

"Mom, it seems you still don't know anything?" The second son, Han Chunsheng, was extremely jealous, so his tone was quite harsh. "It seems that Xiao Wuzi is doing a good job of keeping secrets. He is almost as good as those dog spies in the movies."

"Mom, Xiao Wuzi has really gone too far this time. You have to control him no matter what." The eldest sister Han Chunyan also chimed in, "Oh, it was Meng Xiaoxing and my eldest brother who told me about this. She's working in one of the restaurants now."

The old lady was really confused at this time. She had never thought that such a thing would happen. She always knew that Suning was capable, but she never thought he would be so powerful.

"Mom, are we, the relatives, not as good as a stranger?" Han Chunming's sister-in-law said sarcastically.

"So what do you want me to say?"

"Mom, we know Xiao Wuzi is busy at the museum, so why don't we just ask him to fire Taozi?" Hearing that Han's mother's tone had softened, the eldest sister-in-law immediately stated their request with surprise, "It just so happens that our family manages a restaurant, which is much more reliable than handing it over to Taozi, an outsider."

"What? How can you let me open my mouth?" Han's mother said with an embarrassed look on her face.

"Mom, your words are the only ones that matter in our family now!" Han Chunsong pushed Han's mother again.

"Hey! Let's wait until Chunming comes back and find out clearly." Seeing her children coming to "force the palace", Han's mother felt tired. In fact, deep down in her heart, she still agreed with their views.

When Suning came back from get off work, he immediately saw the whole living room filled with his family. When he saw Suning coming back, he showed an expression that his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes.

"Mom, brother, why is it so lively today?" Suning realized that there were "bad guests" and still looked at Han's mother and Han Chunsong with a smile.

"Chunming."

"Xiao Wuzi, I have a question for you!" Han's mother had just begun to ask when the eldest son, Han Chunsong, couldn't wait to question Su Ning, "Meng Xiaoxing said you opened four restaurants and handed them all over to Taozi alone. Is that true?"

"Haha, is that all?" Su Ning almost laughed out of anger. "You guys actually believe Meng Xiaoxing's bullshit?"

"Hmph! Why can't you believe what Meng Xiaoxing says? I think you are feeling guilty!" The second oldest, Han Chunsheng, retorted to Su Ning with his neck stiff.

"If Meng Xiaoxing tells me next time that I have countless women outside, will you believe it?"

"These are two completely different things!" Han Chunsheng was speechless. "Stop talking nonsense and answer our questions!"

"Chunming, why don't you answer your brother and sister's questions?" Han's mother also pressed Su Ning.

Suning suddenly felt a little tired. He had been hiding his career because he didn't want to cause unpleasantness with his family. Occasionally, he often gave preferential treatment to these brothers and sisters, but they still didn't know how to be satisfied.

Su Ning put down the briefcase in his hand, sat directly on the stool next to him, and looked at these relatives with disdain, "Do you know how much money it costs to open a restaurant?
Do you know how many employees a restaurant needs to employ?

Do you know how many connections are needed to open a restaurant?"

"This..." Second brother Han Chunsheng looked at Han Chunsong and the others who were equally confused, and suddenly asked in a timid tone, "We don't know these problems, but what does this have to do with you opening four restaurants?"

"For ordinary people like us, opening a restaurant is a huge sum of money, and opening four at the same time is an astronomical figure." Su Ning's face gradually turned cold, and he was no longer prepared to indulge them. "Do you think I have so much money?"

"This"

"Let's get back to the point. Even if I have the money to open these four restaurants, what does that have to do with you?"

"Have you invested a penny? Have you contributed a cent?"

"Why do you ask me for this? Why do you question me? Is it just because you are my brothers and sisters?"

"How can you be so shameless? Why should I, your younger brother, spoil you?"

At this time, all the Han family members were dumbfounded. They had never seen Suning so angry. Even Han's mother was stunned and suddenly felt a little regretful.

But looking at her four children who were silent and pale, Mother Han felt distressed, "Chunming, your eldest brother and the others also want to help you.

If you have connections with the restaurant, or can speak to the owner, then let your four brothers and sisters manage the restaurant. It would be just right for each family to manage one."

"Haha, Mom, who gave you this idea?" Suning would never believe that Han's mother would have such twists and turns.

"This"

Seeing that no one answered his question, Suning looked at each of Han Chunsong's people sarcastically, "What can you idiots do?"

"Ah?" Everyone was stunned.

"Last time, Teacher Su from the backyard returned me 15,000 yuan. Was it all divided among the four of you?" Looking at the shocked brothers and sisters, Su Ning looked at them with disdain, "Then let me ask you, what did you do with the money?

Since you want to start a business, why not use this money as capital?"

"."

"Haha, I guess you've almost spent all that money now, right?" Su Ning's tone was like talking to himself, but also like a ruthless mockery, "I've already bought you a TV, a refrigerator, and a washing machine.

So where else do you need to spend money?"

“Oh? That’s right!
The roast duck in Beijing is pretty good, and it seems like a few hot pot restaurants have opened. The Shandong cuisine at Fengzeyuan has always been a specialty in Beijing, and the halal food at Donglaishun is also very good.

I guess you guys have been their regular customers lately, right?"

As Suning spoke, the faces of the Han family members became paler and paler, because this was their daily life recently, and they didn't expect that Suning knew everything clearly.

Of course, Suning knew everything clearly and had arranged for Li Chengtao to pay attention to the daily lives of his brothers and sisters a long time ago. Among the four families, only the second sister Han Chunxue was better, but it was still a case of the pot calling the kettle black, so Suning was always disappointed.

"Brother, sister, brother, sister, I am officially informing you now.

From now on, I will not ask you about anything, and I will not give you a penny. Even if I become the richest man in the world, it has nothing to do with you.

My wealth and property will only be inherited by my wife and children, not a single cent from you."

"By the way! If any of you see Meng Xiaoxing tomorrow, tell her to leave immediately, or don't blame me for having Taozi fire her."

“Although I’m not the owner of a restaurant, I still have some face.

Since Meng Xiaoxing is making up such a story, I no longer consider her a relative."

(End of this chapter)