NCCnovel Chapter 11 Checking Household Registration
Chapter 11 Checking Household Registration
The family sat down neatly and finished their meal. There was no discussion at the table, just a simple meal. Throughout the meal, Chen's mother, Sun Suying, kept putting food on Chen Yu's plate. The more she looked at Chen Yu, the happier she became. Since Chen Yu came into this world, her life had gradually improved. Chen Yu had never caused her any trouble from childhood to adulthood, and his academic performance was excellent. Even now, he helped his parents educate Chen Xu. Sun Suying felt she must have accumulated a great deal of good karma; otherwise, how could she have encountered such a good child as Chen Yu?
After dinner, Chen Yu called Chen Xu to his study to conduct a diagnostic test on his studies. Based on Chen Xu's answers, he pointed out some weaknesses in Chen Xu's learning, highlighted some knowledge points that Chen Xu needed to review, and assigned some homework for him to focus on completing. He also reminded Chen Xu again that this was the last hurdle in his more than ten years of academic life; whether he could achieve a brilliant final performance depended on his performance this time. He only had one year left, so he should work hard! Chen Xu promised to do his best to get through it, secretly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
After finishing Chen Xu's studies, Chen Yu went to the living room to find Chen Yunqiu and discuss opening a branch in the capital city. Originally, Chen Yu planned to open several branches in the capital to enhance the brand's image and awareness; even if the branches weren't profitable, they could be sustained. However, the branches in the capital unexpectedly became incredibly popular. He informed Chen Yunqiu of this and suggested that he open several branches in prime locations with many office buildings in the capital, as this would be beneficial for attracting franchisees and for realizing the shares later. Chen Yunqiu also valued Chen Yu's opinions highly, having frequently given him advice since Chen Yu was young; otherwise, the company wouldn't have reached its current scale.
The two quickly devised a plan and selected several good locations. Chen Yu advised that these locations should be bought rather than rented if possible. Regarding staffing, Chen Yu gave Chen Yunqiu two suggestions: one, avoid using tattooed individuals; two, avoid using overweight people. This wasn't out of prejudice, but rather because they weren't suitable for a fast-food restaurant. Tattoos often create a sense of intimidation for customers, and overweight people are usually not agile, increasing the risk of accidents in the narrow passageways. Furthermore, being overweight is often associated with laziness, giving customers the impression that the restaurant is not efficient. Fast-food restaurants need quick and diligent people. The suggestion was to recruit some impoverished college students as part-time workers, which would both enhance the restaurant's reputation and reduce labor costs.
In this life, Chen Yu doesn't want to work hard anymore. Ten years of work experience in his previous life has already made Chen Yu feel very tired. In this life, he just wants to be an ordinary rich second generation and squander his youth!
Since they didn't have a housekeeper, Chen Yu took it upon himself to buy a dishwasher. After meals, he didn't need to wash the dishes; he just put them in the dishwasher. After discussing work with Chen Yunqiu, Chen Yu went to see Chen's mother, Sun Suying, and chatted with her. Sun Suying was a traditional woman with little ambition. She had long since let go of Chen Yunqiu's work and now just stayed home cooking for Chen Xu and Chen Yunqiu, occasionally going out to play cards. She seemed quite bored. But Chen Yu, being a man, didn't have much to talk about with Sun Suying, so he only chatted about his recent situation. Seeing that there was nothing more to discuss, he awkwardly left.
For the next two days, Chen Yu stayed home, mainly tutoring Chen Xu, and occasionally went out to observe the chain stores, pointing out some problems. He did indeed find some issues, mainly in hygiene and service. One store's hygiene was particularly poor, and Chen Yu planned to have Chen Yunqiu warn the manager, replacing him if the same thing happened again. Poor service, however, was a widespread problem. Some servers felt their job was only to clear plates, clean tables, or wash dishes in the kitchen, and that customer complaints weren't their responsibility. While this reasoning was valid, in the eyes of customers, every server represented the store's image. Chen Yu was mainly worried about damaging the store's reputation. These days, a bad reputation spreads like wildfire, and in a relatively closed environment, a damaged reputation is difficult to correct. Like some car companies, once their reputation is ruined, even if their quality improves, people will still perceive them as inferior. The food service industry is one that heavily relies on its reputation.
Despite various problems, the fact remains that the company is growing bigger and better, and Chen Yu is quite satisfied. Anyway, Chen Yunqiu is willing to do it, so Chen Yu doesn't need to worry too much. Once Chen Xu graduates and comes home to inherit the family business, it's a perfect closed loop!
On the fourth day, an uninvited guest arrived at the house. Wang Wenwen came looking for him. She didn't know the exact location of Chen Yu's house, so she walked around asking for directions at the street corner and found her way there. Fortunately, Chen Yu was well-known in this street, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to find her way home and would have made a wasted trip.
"Why are you here?" Chen Yu asked.
Wang Wenwen didn't mince words, "I came to visit you, and also to ask when you're going back to school? We can go back together."
"Why didn't you just make a phone call? Was it really necessary to come all this way?" Chen Yu thought that Wang Wenwen just wanted to visit his home.
“I’m willing, it’s none of your business,” Wang Wenwen said matter-of-factly.
Chen Yu felt that if he didn't stop her, this girl would be wasted.
"Okay, come in, Mom. This is my classmate from school, her name is Wang Wenwen," Chen Yu explained to Sun Suying behind him. Even without turning around, he could feel Sun Suying's gossipy gaze.
"Hello, Auntie!" Wang Wenwen started to act well-behaved at this moment.
Sun Suying quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, come in and sit down, come, sit here!"
She guided Wang Wenwen to a guest seat, then turned to Chen Yu, "Aren't you going to make some tea?"
Turning to Wang Wenwen, he smiled again, "Wenwen, right? Where are you from? How many people are in your family?"
“Auntie, my family lives in the city. I’m an only child, and there are three people in my family,” Wang Wenwen answered honestly.
What do your parents do?
“My dad is a section chief in the Forestry Bureau, and my mom is a head nurse at the hospital.”
"They're all intellectuals, that's wonderful, wonderful, especially for the elderly in the family..."
Chen Yu brought over tea and handed it to Wang Wenwen and Sun Suying respectively. Then he interrupted Sun Suying's spellcasting, saying, "Mom, don't check the household registration anymore. We're just ordinary classmates."