The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 10

[Chapter 10: Gentle Country]

Later, several people who came for the interview were not satisfactory, either illiterate or not smart enough. Finally,

there were a few who could count, but their level was really not good. Lin Tian asked three questions in a row, and he could get two wrong.

“Why is there no one who is satisfactory?”

Lin Tian frowned impatiently. He thought it should not be difficult to recruit a shopkeeper.

But he had been sitting for half an hour, and he didn’t see anyone who could meet his requirements.

“Lin Kang, how about you come.” Lin Tian really had no choice but to say to Lin Kang behind him.

But Lin Kang looked at him helplessly: “Master, I still have to serve you.”

He had served Lin Tian since he was a child, and he had long been accustomed to staying by Lin Tian’s side. Now it was really inappropriate for him to be the shopkeeper.

Hearing Lin Kang say this, Lin Tian nodded thoughtfully.

That’s true. Among the people around him, only Lin Kang was more convenient to use.

Seeing that the queue was getting shorter and shorter, Lin Tian still didn’t recruit a satisfactory person.

“Why don’t I give it a try?” Just when Lin Tian thought he was going to return empty-handed, Tang Chuchu, who had been standing there without saying anything, suddenly spoke up.

She hadn’t spoken since Lin Tian drove Liu Fugui out, and had been hiding behind and watching Lin Tian.

Now seeing that Lin Tian was distressed that he couldn’t recruit anyone, he thought that he might as well give it a try.

When Lin Tian heard Tang Chuchu speak, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He knew Tang Chuchu’s ability.

“That’s great. What can you do? Can you do arithmetic?” Lin Tian asked symbolically, but Tang Chuchu was born in a scholarly family, and her father was also a well-known talent in the area.

If it weren’t for the family’s decline and the disease, Tang Chuchu wouldn’t have fallen to this point.

“I know all these, and I was in charge of the family shop before.” Tang Chuchu raised her head and said confidently. Under Lin Tian’s gaze, she suddenly no longer felt inferior.

Lin Tian always had a convincing ability. Anyway, she was now at a dead end, so she might as well try her luck.

Three hundred taels of silver per month is a huge sum of money for her, which is already their family’s monthly expenses!

“Then let me test you.”

Lin Tian was very satisfied with Tang Chuchu, but he still needed to go through the process, so he entered the questions he had just asked those people again.

Unexpectedly, Tang Chuchu was able to answer them immediately without thinking, and every one of them was the correct answer.

Lin Tian didn’t believe it, so he asked a few more difficult questions and even asked Tang Chuchu to do an account for him on the spot.

“Okay, from now on, you will be the shopkeeper of Wenrouxiang!”

After a simple inspection, Lin Tian made the decision directly.

Tang Chuchu met his requirements in all aspects, and was simply a shopkeeper tailor-made for him.

“Wanrouxiang?”

Tang Chuchu didn’t expect that she would pass so easily. She was still a little confused. Suddenly, when she heard Lin Tian say Wenrouxiang, she didn’t react at once.

“Fulin Restaurant will be closed for a few days. We will take a break and change the name to Wenrouxiang from now on!” Lin Tian nodded and said.

Since the shopkeeper has been decided, the managers, both big and small, and some servants should also be decided.

“Everyone, we will suspend business today. I will pay for everyone’s expenses. Please forgive me!” Lin Tian turned around and bowed to the drinkers who were still surrounding him.

He now has to hurry up to renovate the shop and it is not suitable for receiving customers.

Some people were dissatisfied at first, but when they heard Lin Tian say that today’s expenses were all paid by him, their dissatisfaction disappeared.

After clearing all the people away, Lin Tian asked Lin Kang to gather all the workers

in the Fulin Restaurant together. There are dozens of workers in the entire restaurant, and there are four managers, who are in charge of purchasing, the kitchen, the service of the waiters, and occasionally invite girls to perform.

“I think everyone has heard the news. From today on, I am the boss of this store. I don’t have any requirements for my subordinates. As long as they are diligent, hardworking and loyal, that’s fine!”

“If anyone wants to leave, give them a month’s salary immediately. We won’t force them.”

After Lin Tian finished speaking, the people below immediately began to stir up a commotion. After all, some people still had the impression that Lin Tian was a prodigal son.

Suddenly hearing that Lin Tian had become their new boss, their first reaction was to not believe it, so soon more than a dozen people came out.

Lin Tian didn’t force these people, and directly ordered the people behind him to give them a month’s salary each, and then sent them away.

The rest wanted to continue working here. It didn’t make much difference to them whether they changed their boss or not. Anyway, they all got paid for their work.

And those who left were basically trained by Liu Fugui. They were all related to him, and they left naturally when they saw that there was no money to be made.

“Since everyone is willing to stay and trust me, I will not treat you unfairly.”

“From today on, Fulin Restaurant is officially renamed Wenrouxiang. It will be closed for a few days for rest and recuperation! Everyone, let’s meet, this is your new shopkeeper, Shopkeeper Tang.” Lin Tian said a few simple words and introduced Tang Chuchu to the servants.

Tang Chuchu nodded obediently. She had taken advantage of the time just now to tidy herself up. At least she didn’t look like she had been abused at the beginning.

“All these tables and chairs should be sent to me and sold! A larger platform should be placed in the center. I will draw the specific shape for you later.”

“Also, hang glass bead curtains all over here.”

“The private rooms upstairs will not be moved for the time being, but the decorations inside should be replaced for me.”

“For tables and chairs, all should be made of fine mahogany, covered with silk velvet cushions, and all made comfortable for me, using the best materials.”

“The plaque outside should also be replaced for me. The three characters of “Gentle Land” should be carved by the best craftsmen, and drawn with ink mixed with gold paper!”

“Master, this will cost a lot of money…” The manager in charge of purchasing was immediately embarrassed. Just what Lin Tian said would probably cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.

“It will cost a lot of money to make this place the most luxurious place in the whole Liangzhou!” Lin Tian said nonchalantly, because he had plenty of money anyway.

“Also, find me some girls with beautiful voices and some skilled musicians these days. I’ll need them!”

After giving a simple order, Lin Tian felt that it was almost done. He walked up and down the hall with his hands behind his back and found that there was nothing else to order for the time being.

“Go to the Lin Mansion to find the craftsmen, and ask the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion for the silver. Just say that I gave it to you.”

Lin Tian threw a token to Tang Chuchu and left with his people without looking back.