Chapter 226 New Year’s Eve
After Yu Li left, Li Shengli and Han Qiuyun also breathed a sigh of relief. Yan Bugui was really something. He spread everything. He was a scholar, but he didn't use his brain at all.

After Yu Li left, other people in the yard came to Li Shengli's house one after another to look for him. However, they did not think of asking where Li Shengli got his goods from like Yu Li did. They mainly wanted to know whether they could get peanuts and melon seeds from Li Shengli at a lower price.

Li Shengli sent away the other people with the same reason. Now there was also the charge of speculation and profiteering, but Li Shengli was not afraid. Speculation and profiteering mainly refers to buying low and selling high. The peanuts and melon seeds in Li Shengli's hands were all roasted by himself, which did not fall into the scope of speculation and profiteering.

The main thing is that if people in the compound knew about this, it would not be so easy for Li Shengli to get away.

As the saying goes, a poor person in a busy city has no one to care about, but a rich person in a remote mountain has distant relatives. Once Lee Seung-ri reveals how much money he has made by selling peanuts and melon seeds, you can imagine whether these people will be furious. Not to mention having a good relationship or something like that, Lee Seung-ri has seen many cases of relatives turning against each other over a little money.

The year 1960 passed by so uneventfully. After the Spring Festival, Li Shengli saw in the newspaper that the country's top leaders were wishing New Year's greetings to the newly opened self-employed businesses in BJ.

Li Shengli pointed to the news in the newspaper and said to Han Qiuyun: "Wife, look at this news. Even the country's top leaders support self-employed individuals. This proves that the policy will not change drastically in the future."

After hearing what Li Shengli said, Han Qiuyun quickly snatched the newspaper from Li Shengli's hand, turned to the place where Li Shengli pointed, and began to read carefully word by word. After reading it, Han Qiuyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Her husband has always wanted to open a restaurant, and Han Qiuyun has to support him, but she has always been worried.

Li Shengli's move was a reassurance to Han Qiuyun, but Li Shengli knew that Han Qiuyun had been somewhat absent-minded during this period of time.

"Are you relieved now?" Li Shengli looked at Han Qiuyun with amusement, who was obviously relieved.

"What are you talking about?" Han Qiuyun rolled her eyes cutely at Li Shengli.

The New Year passed, and Tian Shulin also came to pay New Year's greetings to Li Shengli. While Tian Shulin was here to pay New Year's greetings, Li Shengli told Tian Shulin about his plans.

Li Shengli plans to ask Tian Shulin for help. It is impossible for him to be a cook in a small restaurant forever. There will be many opportunities in the future.

Li Shengli was fed up with those problematic foods in later generations. Since he had come here with great difficulty, he had to make some contribution.

"Shu Lin, I plan to open a restaurant after the New Year. Do you want to come?" Li Shengli lit a cigarette and asked Tian Shu Lin lightly.

Li Shengli actually didn't care whether Tian Shulin agreed or not. It was just a small restaurant, the kind that relied on a great chef to support it, and it couldn't be turned into a chain store.

"Master, I have to go back and discuss this with my family." Tian Shulin couldn't make a decision for a while. This was no small matter. He had to quit his iron rice bowl in the community to fight for an unknown future. Others didn't know the follow-up development like Li Shengli did.

"Okay, no problem, don't worry." Li Shengli nodded and put out the cigarette in his hand. "I'm still looking for a house, you still have time to think about it."

After seeing Tian Shulin off, Liu Xikui also came. Although Li Shengli looked down on Liu Xikui, he did not do anything to betray his teacher and ancestors. Although his cooking skills were not good, he was still qualified to be a kitchen helper. He was just afraid that Liu Xikui could not get over the hurdle in his heart. In the future, he would definitely help Tian Shulin.

Li Shengli told Liu Xikui that he was going to open a restaurant. Liu Xikui also said that he would go back and think about it, but Li Shengli could see from his expression that he clearly didn't care.

Li Shengli shook his head. It seemed that Liu Xikui could not catch up with this wave of popularity. With his cooking skills, if he worked hard under Tian Shulin for a while, he might be able to become a chef in the future. Now it seemed that he could only be a chef in a small restaurant at best. After sending the others away, Li Shengli also planned to discuss with his master. His master had also retired. Maybe he could guide others in his restaurant in the future and bring out a few more apprentices.

"Master." Li Shengli came to Wang Defu's house.

"Victory is here." Wang Defu was also very happy to see Li Shengli coming.

Li Shengli told Wang Defu that he was going to open a restaurant. Wang Defu listened and thought for a long time without saying anything. Someone had to start this matter.

Wang Defu is old and has already retired. He no longer has the energy of a young man. Being a chef in a restaurant is a physically demanding job.

"Then you should work hard. Your cooking skills are not good enough for a factory cafeteria." Wang Defu had nothing to say. "Do you have enough money? This store will cost a lot of money."

"It's enough. The money I have saved in the past few years is more than enough." Li Shengli nodded and said, then told Wang Defu that he wanted to invite Wang Defu to come out of retirement.

"Don't be in a hurry about this matter. Just do it first. Don't open such a big store for the first time." Wang Defu still has some experience. This self-employed business has just started, and no one can predict what changes will happen in the future. "If there is a need in the future, I can come out."

After getting Wang Defu's answer, Li Shengli was relieved. He would definitely open a big restaurant in the future, and he would need an experienced chef to take charge.

After saying goodbye to Wang Defu and his wife, Li Shengli happily returned to the courtyard.

"Hey, what good thing did Li Shengli encounter? Why is he so happy?" Li Shengli's somewhat abnormal behavior attracted the attention of people in the compound.

"He must have made some money, right? I heard from Auntie Wang that Lee Seung-ri was setting up a small stall outside. I think he must have made some money from that." An envious person said with a sour tone.

"Report him next time you see him." Jia Zhang said indignantly when she saw Li Shengli's smug look in the crowd.

The aunties who were chatting together looked at Jia Zhang with surprise. This person is too vicious. They are neighbors in the same courtyard. How can he be so cruel? It seems that Li Shengli was right to cut off contact with their family.

Li Shengli ignored their idle chatter. He thought they would be even more envious when his restaurant opened.

After returning home, Li Shengli suppressed his slightly excited mood and waited for a few more days. There was no movement from the street office for the time being, so Li Shengli wandered around outside in his free time, looking for houses for rent in a good location.

Everyone in the compound watched Li Shengli ride his bicycle out every day, come back exhausted at mealtime, and then continue to run out after meal.

After watching for two days, everyone got used to Lee Seung-ri's actions and no longer paid attention to him.

Li Shengli had no idea that he had attracted the attention of people in the compound again.

(End of this chapter)