I, reborn, really don't want to be a matchmaker!

After all, Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant doesn't just belong to Huo Zhenzhong alone. Besides Huo Zhenzhong, there are three other behind-the-scenes shareholders, including Qin Chaoyang!

Although Huo Zhenzhong guessed Wang Xiaoli's intentions, he did not pursue her. After all, he could easily hire an accountant if he was willing to pay.

Qin Chaoyang, who was standing at the door, frowned when he saw this scene. He noticed tears welling up in Wang Xiaoli's eyes as she walked over, and he reached out to stop her, saying, "Don't cry. If you feel wronged, come with me to find Huo Zhenzhong."

"Okay!" Wang Xiaoli nodded, forcing back her tears, and then followed Qin Chaoyang with Li Mei to the cashier.

Pan Daju and Zhao Hu exchanged a glance but did not follow, instead waiting at the gate.

After all, this matter has nothing to do with them, and it wouldn't be good to get involved.

At the cashier, Huo Zhenzhong was somewhat embarrassed when he saw Qin Chaoyang call Wang Xiaoli back: "Chaoyang, my cousin had an urgent matter to ask for money, it won't happen again."

"You don't need to tell me that," Qin Chaoyang said, looking at Huo Zhenzhong. "But you've wronged my men, and you must give me an explanation today."

The words "my person" were uttered.

Wang Xiaoli felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cry.

But in the end, she endured it and stayed, because she couldn't let Qin Chaoyang down.

"Chaoyang, can you stop being so stubborn? How could you let Wang Xiaoli suffer over such a small matter?" Huo Zhenzhong, seeing many diners in the hall looking over, hurriedly pulled Qin Chaoyang aside: "You can't spoil Wang Xiaoli and Li Mei like this, this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Chaoyang interrupted him: "Whether I've been spoiling Wang Xiaoli and Li Mei or not, I know myself. Here's what we'll do! I won't waste my breath on you. Since you think you're not wrong, I'll withdraw from Xiaowu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant, and you can convert my shares into cash for me."

"Oh, and there's the salary."

It's not that he's being overly protective, but rather that Huo Zhenzhong has absolutely no sense of propriety in his business dealings, and if things continue like this, trouble is bound to happen sooner or later.

Since that's the case, it's naturally better to break it off sooner rather than later.

Of course, the most important thing is that Huo Zhenzhong's acquisition of Hongxing Restaurant has made him wary and forced him to recover his wages and previous investment costs in advance.

He thought Huo Zhenzhong would try to persuade him to stay, but to his surprise, Huo Zhenzhong agreed almost without hesitation: "Okay! Since you've put it this way, I'll convert your shares into cash and give you your salary."

"Xiaoli, go and calculate with Boss Huo, and also calculate your own salary and Li Mei's salary." Seeing that Huo Zhenzhong didn't seem to be joking, Qin Chaoyang immediately said to Wang Xiaoli.

"Okay." Wang Xiaoli quickly followed Huo Zhenzhong upstairs to the second floor.

Qin Chaoyang and Li Mei waited by the cashier.

Seeing that Li Mei was looking down and seemed preoccupied, Qin Chaoyang smiled and asked, "What's wrong... don't you want to leave Xiao Wu Hunan Restaurant?"

"It's not that I don't want to leave, but I'll be unemployed if I leave Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant. How am I going to explain this to my parents?" Li Mei revealed her true thoughts.

"You're so silly. Our breakfast shop is making money now, and you're still worried about losing your job." Qin Chaoyang shook his head with a laugh. "Let me tell you this: even if you don't go to work now, you'll still get at least a hundred or two in bonuses every month."

"Really?" Li Mei's eyes widened. Are breakfast shops this profitable now?

"Of course it's true." Qin Chaoyang paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. "But I hope you won't touch the profit-sharing money. Use it to open a branch store together and make more money."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, your family's debts should be paid off by the end of the year, and there should even be some left over."

"Then I'll do whatever you say," Li Mei replied happily.

"Just listen to me." Qin Chaoyang saw Huo Zhenzhong and Wang Xiaoli come down the stairs from the second floor so quickly, and immediately went to greet them: "What's wrong?"

"Boss Huo just called the other shareholders, and they said they'd discuss the conversion of the shares into cash tonight," Wang Xiaoli replied truthfully.

"Chaoyang, don't worry! I won't shortchange you a single penny. I'll come find you tonight. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to talk about this," Huo Zhenzhong added.

"Okay!" Qin Chaoyang didn't waste any more words with Huo Zhenzhong and led Wang Xiaoli and Li Mei out of Xiao Wu Hunan Restaurant.

Huo Zhenzhong didn't think much of the three of them leaving, but the chefs and helpers in the kitchen suddenly felt a lack of leadership and lost their motivation to work.

……

Around 7:30 pm.

Breakfast shop.

After Qin Chaoyang arranged accommodations for Li Mei, Wang Xiaoli, Pan Xiaoyu, and Pan Xiaoju, he was about to go to the restroom when a Santana pulled up in the open space in front of the gate.

A Santana from 1988 was a rare sight in Dayu City; it was not only a symbol of status but also a symbol of wealth.

If Qin Chaoyang remembered correctly, even if you had money in 1988, you might not be able to buy a Santana; you needed to have connections in the relevant departments.

Tonight, a Santana actually appeared in front of his breakfast shop, which was quite unusual for him.

Pan Xiaoyu, Pan Xiaoju, Li Mei, Wang Xiaoli, Tang Shuang, and Zhou Jian all looked on with curiosity when they saw the Santana.

But they didn't dare go out to look; instead, they stood by the window and whispered among themselves.

They only dispersed when the car door opened and Huo Zhenzhong and a young man in a suit stepped out.

Qin Chaoyang was taken aback for a moment, then went to greet him: "Boss Huo, who is this handsome guy?"

"Handsome guy" refers to a young man dressed in a suit and tie.

"He is Zhuang Biyan, my business partner, and also the future owner of Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant," Huo Zhenzhong introduced with a smile. "He's here today to discuss the conversion of your shares into cash."

There are two pieces of information in these words.

The first thing is that Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant has changed owners.

As for the second one, I'm afraid Zhuang Biyan is the real mastermind behind the joint acquisition of Hongxing Restaurant.

Otherwise, given Fok Chun-chung's current financial resources, he simply wouldn't be able to acquire the Red Star Restaurant.

After understanding the meaning behind the words, Qin Chaoyang smiled and shook hands with Zhuang Biyan's right hand: "It's nice to meet you. It's windy outside, why don't we come inside and chat?"

"No need to come inside and talk." Zhuang Biyan frowned slightly as he looked at the breakfast shop's simple environment. "You currently own five percent of Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant, don't you?"

"Yes." Qin Chaoyang nodded.

This was agreed upon with Fok Chun-chung beforehand, and a contract was signed.

"How about I give you five thousand dollars for this five percent of the shares, plus your salary of eight hundred dollars, for a total of five thousand eight hundred dollars?" Zhuang Biyan proposed.

"Okay!" Qin Chaoyang readily agreed.

After all, his bottom line was 2,000 for 5% of the shares.

Now that he has three thousand more, he is naturally content.

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