Chapter 839 : I_ll Be Your Best Man Then
Chapter 839: I'll Be Your Best Man Then
"I'm saying, this place is not bad, why do you need to renovate it?" Chen Fan stood with Luo Wenjie in the hall, observing the busy workers.
Having some rare free time today, Chen Fan had arranged to meet with Luo Wenjie to check out the newly rented storefront of Ma Xiaoshuai.
Ma Xiaoshuai had rented an entire 4-story building.
This place used to be a restaurant, but due to some financial issues the previous owner had, Ma Xiaoshuai managed to snap it up at a bargain.
Watching the workers moving things out of the hall, Luo Wenjie clicked his tongue in regret.
"These are all ready-to-use tableware and furniture, why change everything? Wouldn't it be fine to use them directly? Could save a lot of money."
Ma Xiaoshuai stood nearby with a blueprint, directing workers while looking at it.
Hearing Luo Wenjie's words, he turned his head.
"No way. I'm opening a Shandong cuisine restaurant, the style here doesn't match at all, everything must be renovated."
"Brother Jie, you need to understand one principle, the restaurant business is different from other industries, you must be meticulous and rigorous. You can't compromise."
Chen Fan smiled and gave a thumbs up: "This time I support Xiaoshuai."
Luo Wenjie chuckled: "I just feel bad about spending the money."
"You're both rich guys, you don't understand how we poor people live, trying to stretch every penny into 2."
"Get lost!"
The 3 of them bantered while Ma Xiaoshuai led them to tour the building up and down.
"This place is quite big," Chen Fan remarked.
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded: "Altogether over 1,000 square meters, after renovation, the 4 floors can fit more than 100 tables."
"My plan is to renovate the top floor into 2 banquet halls, specifically for hosting various events or weddings in the future."
The 2nd and 3rd floors will be styled as private rooms, while the 1st floor will be the main dining hall."
Ma Xiaoshuai had already had someone design the blueprints, now all that's left was buying materials and renovating.
"When you guys get married in the future, you won't need to look for banquet halls, I'll take care of everything."
Luo Wenjie clicked his tongue: "Is your banquet hall big enough? I'm planning to have a grand wedding feast when the time comes."
Ma Xiaoshuai jokingly cursed: "Don't worry. It can fit any number of people. Worst case, I'll close down the entire restaurant and only serve your wedding."
Only then did Luo Wenjie nod in satisfaction.
Chen Fan asked with some concern: "Starting this big right away? Isn't it a bit risky?"
But Ma Xiaoshuai had his own reasons.
"You've got to take a chance in life sometimes."
"While I have the money, I should at least try. Otherwise, when I don't have money later, all I'll have left is daydreams."
"I don't have many big ambitions in this life, not many hobbies either, just 2 main ones - singing and eating good food."
"I can't exactly open a KTV for singing, so opening a restaurant makes more sense."
"If this business venture fails, I'll honestly go back to running milk tea shops with Song Linlin."
Luo Wenjie walked over laughing and put his arm around his shoulder.
"Don't worry. With us brothers helping out, it won't fail."
"And even if worst comes to worst, doesn't old Chen have your back?"
"You two were so close in university, I once thought you had that kind of relationship..."
"Get lost!"
The two exchanged some joking curses, while Chen Fan asked: "Have you found the chef?"
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded: "Yes. Wu Di was a big help this time, he's from Dongshan Province and introduced a Shandong cuisine master from there."
"The master had been retired at home for over a year, I had to put in a lot of effort to persuade him to come out of retirement."
Chen Fan became interested: "There's such a backstory? I definitely need to come try the master's cooking when it's ready."
Ma Xiaoshuai's eyes shone as he looked at the restaurant, full of enthusiasm for the future.
At noon the 3 had lunch together, hearing that Su Ruochu hadn't returned yet, Luo Wenjie invited Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai to his place in the evening, planning to also call Guo Shuai to drink some alcohol and take a bath together.
Chen Fan didn't refuse, and drove home alone first.
However, before even entering the community gate this time, he ran into Yang Shuting again.
Seeing this woman carrying a bag of vegetables, limping as she walked, Chen Fan couldn't help but frown slightly.
First, he felt that he had been having strange luck these past 2 days, always running into Yang Shuting.
Second, he felt annoyed that despite her leg condition, her boyfriend still made her go out to buy vegetables.
Although he had only briefly met him yesterday, Chen Fan could tell that her boyfriend wasn't a good person.
He accelerated, speeding past her to enter.
Yang Shuting heard the sound and immediately shrank to the side like a startled rabbit.
Only after Chen Fan's car passed did she quietly let out a sigh of relief.
Yesterday's experience had indeed frightened her.
However, looking at the car that drove past, Yang Shuting felt curious and confused.
Why did this car seem so familiar?
Especially that license plate number... had she seen wrong?
Chen Fan was very annoyed.
Had Yang Shuting really moved to live in this community?
Wouldn't that mean running into her every day coming and going?
That would really affect his mood.
He had originally planned to have Feng Pojun investigate her, to see if she happened to live here by coincidence or had deliberately moved in because of him.
But after careful consideration, he gave up on this idea.
He had already prepared to have no contact with her, there was no need to waste more time on her.
In the evening, he met up with Ma Xiaoshuai, Brother Jie and Guo Shuai, having dinner together at Brother Jie's club.
After dinner, the 4 of them lay in the pool taking a bath, talking about marriage. Guo Shuai mentioned somewhat glumly that when he went home for Chinese New Year this time, his parents had started pressuring him about marriage.
"What does your girlfriend think?"
"She also wants to get engaged soon."
"What do you think?"
"Me?" Guo Shuai mumbled: "I... just feel like I haven't played enough yet."
"Damn! That's such a playboy thing to say."
Guo Shuai immediately glared: "Please. Brothers, among the 4 of us here, none of us are married, right?"
"What right do you have to judge me?"
Chen Fan and Brother Jie nodded very frankly: "We do."
"Damn!" Guo Shuai directly gave them the middle finger.
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled: "Don't compare me with them, I'm different from these 2 playboys. I'm getting married soon."
Chen Fan turned to look: "Right, when are you planning to get married? Have you set a date?"
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded: "My mom had someone pick an auspicious date, it's set for the 7th day of the 7th lunar month."
"7th day of the 7th lunar month? That's... in the solar calendar..."
"July 31. Exactly the Qixi Festival."
Brother Jie smiled: "That's an auspicious day."
Chen Fan nodded: "That's right when my girlfriend graduates."
Ma Xiaoshuai immediately said proudly: "My girlfriend was waiting for your girlfriend to graduate."
"They've already discussed it, they want your girlfriend and Su Qing to be her bridesmaids."
Song Linlin's closest friends in university were Su Ruochu and Su Qing.
Chen Fan joked: "I have no objection, I'll be your best man then."
Brother Jie let out a weird cry, "Brother Fan personally being your best man, you're really going all out on the status."
Ma Xiaoshuai chuckled: "None of you guys from our dorm are getting out of it when the time comes."
Chen Fan clicked his tongue twice: "See that? This guy is so happy he's dead set on showing off in front of us."
Ma Xiaoshuai waved his hand: "Cut it out! Let me ask you, when are you planning to get married?"
Chen Fan smiled slightly: "Soon. After my girlfriend graduates, we'll pick a date then."
Ma Xiaoshuai excitedly suggested: "If you ask me, you two should just get married on the same day as us."
"Dream on."