CHAPTER 779: CHAPTER 782: INN?

"Li Fugui, it’s truly a waste that you’re not in the food business. Look at you, your tongue is so sharp, and you’re able to come up with so many dishes," Wang Xiangxiang said bluntly. Although Chu Lian would have one less formidable competitor, objectively speaking, it wasn’t a wise move.

"Indeed," Chu Lian echoed, their Yuelai Restaurant hadn’t weakened to the point where he needed to give up his Dongfeng Restaurant. Besides, it wasn’t only their two establishments; there were others in the County and town doing the same thing.

Li Fugui shook his head, he had considered this matter for a long time.

Ever since he fell on hard times, only the Yang Family and Chu Family, who hadn’t gotten along well with him, helped him. He knew he could never repay this kindness in his lifetime.

No matter what the others thought, he considered them friends close enough to entrust with his life.

He didn’t want external possessions to spoil the relationship they had just begun to mend, turning them back into enemies.

These days, he had come to realize that family wealth wasn’t as important as the people around him.

"So if you’re not going to run a restaurant, what do you plan to do?"

Li Fugui smiled and said, "I plan to transform the restaurant into an inn. But that will have to wait until my brother-in-law helps me get the restaurant back."

"An inn?"

Li Fugui nodded, "I have considered transforming it into an inn. In Shanshi County, aside from the government office’s post house, there are few well-known large inns. Even the large inns don’t have a presence in every town like Dongfeng Restaurant."

Wang Xiangxiang and Chu Lian listened intently to Li Fugui’s analysis.

"If we convert all Dongfeng Restaurants into inns at this time, it would become the largest inn chain in Shanshi County. We could then put some effort into the inn’s decor and the food offered. I believe we could make it work," he said.

Wang Xiangxiang and Chu Lian’s eyes lit up after hearing his analysis. Li Fugui’s reasoning made a lot of sense, but since when had Li Fugui become so clever?

"It’s just that..."

"Just what?"

"The biggest Dongfeng Restaurant has been seized by the government office. Li Fuyou can’t sell the restaurant right now, so we can’t take it back. Perhaps we’ll have to find a new location in the County," Li Fugui spoke with a hint of regret.

"I’ll think of a solution," Chu Lian said after some thought. The corrupt official should be easy to handle. The main thing was, he believed Li Fugui’s idea was feasible, "Li Fugui, I’ll provide the silver for the inn’s renovation."

Li Fugui shook his head, feeling uncomfortable accepting more help from them. Just taking back Dongfeng Restaurant would already require a lot of silver, "There’s no need, I’ll figure out the silver issue myself."

"What can you possibly think of? Not to speak out of turn, but right now, only the Yang Family and we can help you," Wang Xiangxiang bluntly said again, "You’re not planning to wait a few years to save up the silver, are you? By then, other inns in the County might have already grown strong, and what would you have to do with it?"

Li Fugui was extremely embarrassed at that moment; she was absolutely correct, and these were things he had already considered.

He had gathered a lot of courage to come here today because it was, after all, an optimal opportunity to take back Dongfeng Restaurant. But for other matters, he really didn’t have the heart to ask.

"Husband, it all depends on you now. Whether Li Fugui can open an inn rests entirely on whether you can take back Dongfeng Restaurant. If we can’t get it back, all this talk is for nothing."