American Ranch

Chapter 52 Restaurant Situation
The world is so big, Chen Mo just wants to go out for a walk.

Honestly speaking, Chen Mo doesn't want to be with this oily Chen Xiao by his side.

At San Francisco International Airport, Luo Chen came to pick him up with a full face...

"The big local tyrant is finally willing to come out." Luo Chen hugged Chen Mo fiercely and said.

"Come out and walk around." It's really boring in Montana, it's hard to meet a beautiful woman, Chen Mo smiled and let go of Luo Chen: "Where's Zhang Kun?"

"I'm in charge of the branch in Los Angeles. This time I'm here for a long-term stay, to reminisce, or to travel?"

"Depending on the situation, it may be a long-term stay, or it may be just reminiscing about the old days and traveling."

Bai Xiaoou pushed the two of them: "Talk while walking."

The prosperity of San Francisco is not beyond imagination, but the architectural style is more grand compared with domestic ones.America likes a relaxed living environment, even in big cities...

Single-family houses are the mainstream, and residential buildings with [-] or [-] floors, which are common in China, are even rarer.No way, the United States has a small population and is used to living in a single house...

The poor live in the city, and the rich live in the suburbs.In the United States, especially in big cities, even the houses in the suburbs can clearly distinguish the rich from the richer because of the different districts.

Luo Chen drove a Volkswagen Lavida. Fortunately, the Chen Mo brothers and sisters didn't have much luggage, and the trunk just fit.

"We are also newcomers here. We didn't buy a house and lived in a rented house. We live in Inner Richmond, a relatively good community in Richmond. We built a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house. Guess how much the annual rent is? "

"Annual rent, at least fifty or sixty thousand?"

"11!" Bai Xiaoou snapped and raised his middle finger.

"So expensive?"

"Bring two parking spaces." Bai Xiaoou was very depressed, 11 can buy a house in Billings.

Chen Mo showed disdainful eyes: "What do you mean, it means that it is inconvenient to entertain our brothers and sisters."

"Just to tell you about our difficult situation. The cost of living here is high, and the cost of employing people is also high. I set a monthly salary of 1 for myself, and Luo Chen's monthly salary is 7500. I haven't told you about this, do you mind? "

Chen Mo shrugged: "You are the boss of wages and salaries, and you can make up your own mind. As long as the restaurant can make money, you can do whatever you want."

Chen Xiao looked at the scenery outside the window all the way. In all fairness, San Francisco, although its comprehensive strength belongs to the top 10 in the world, is far less prosperous than the big cities in China, not to mention big cities like Shanghai, BJ, and Shenzhen... This is afternoon, just Even the big city of their hometown looks busier than San Francisco.

It may be a matter of the time period. There are not too many vehicles on the road, and the people you see walk leisurely, giving people a calm and serene feeling.

When I arrived in Richmond, I first passed through the hippie neighborhood. The houses on both sides of the street are rich in color, which looks quite bluffing. It has a very bad impression of law and order. There are also homeless people on the street...

"The law and order here is relatively bad, but it's okay. There are police cars patrolling at night... The worst law and order is in areas where black people gather and Asan gathers, that is, slum areas. Places with remote housing prices have the worst law and order. Where housing prices are expensive, security is the best..."

"Generally speaking, the law and order in the poor areas of big cities (not the whole city) is the worst. The law and order in the suburbs and the countryside is the best. Almost every city is like this..." Bai Xiaoou turned his head and chatted with Chen Mo: "Security You don’t need to worry too much about the problem, it’s not as bad as you imagined. Mainly at night, don’t wander around alone... and try to avoid going to slums as much as possible.”

Accustomed to domestic law and order and life, many Chinese who have just arrived in the United States may not be able to adapt to it. Bai Xiaoou explained in detail the things that need to be paid attention to when living in a big city...

Go to the place where they live, a three-story old-fashioned apartment building, Bai Xiaoou and the others live on the third floor.

The narrow stairs have poor lighting, but when you enter the guest room, you can directly see the Golden Gate Bridge... No wonder the rent is so expensive.

Jennifer made dinner at home, authentic Chinese food, including stir-fried beef with celery, roast chicken with potatoes, mapo tofu...

Chen Mo came into the living room and asked about the fragrance, and greeted Jennifer: "You made it yourself?"

"Of course. I think, now I can apply for the chef of Tangxia Yipin." Jennifer smiled brightly and looked at Chen Xiao: "This is?"

"Chen Xiao, my younger sister." Chen Mo fondled Chen Xiao's head: "Jennifer, Bai Xiaoou's fiancee."

"Hi sister-in-law." Chen Xiao shouted with a sweet mouth.

"Hello." Jennifer looked at Chen Xiao carefully: "Your skin is also very good."

Chen Xi smiled lightly: "I put on light makeup, and I had a lot of pimples on my face in Montana..."

Jennifer has always been amazed by the makeup skills of Chinese girls. She tried to learn it before, but she couldn't learn it, so she asked Chen Xiao for advice.

The way women get along is always unique...

After dinner, Bai Xiaoou arranged a place for Chen Mo and his sister to stay overnight.Chen Xiao sleeps in the bedroom, Chen Mo sleeps on the sofa in the living room...

It was still early, and Bai Xiaoou drove them to Tangxia Yipin Restaurant, which is next to Columbus Avenue from Chinatown to Fisherman's Wharf.There are many cars parked outside the restaurant... There are many restaurants nearby, most of which are Italian restaurants, which are relatively high-end restaurant gathering areas.

Not to mention that there was no parking space outside Tangxia Yipin Restaurant, so Bai Xiaoou drove the car into the paid parking lot and walked over.

The restaurants seen along the way are luxuriously decorated, and most of the people entering and leaving the restaurant are wearing formal clothes...

"This is a relatively high-end restaurant gathering area. Most restaurants have a per capita consumption of more than 40 knives, excluding drinks. Our Tangxia Yipin restaurant is also considered a high-end restaurant, due to the consumption method of Chinese food... probably, the per capita consumption is 50 knives The price is about $[-]. The main signature dishes, such as ginseng chicken soup and boiled cabbage, are very expensive.” After seven o’clock, the peak time for dining, there is a queue outside the restaurant, which seems inconceivable.

"Today is Friday, the people who come to eat are relatively late." Bai Xiaoou led Chen Mo and the others in for a look, and introduced the restaurant manager to Chen Mo. Is he a white man?
Chen Mo was puzzled, and Bai Xiaoou explained: "Aiweike was the administrative manager of Furongji Restaurant before. The restaurant's business is booming, and he also has a lot of credit..."

The restaurant was very busy, so Avik bowed to Chen Mo, and went on to work on him...

"The restaurant obviously has a lot of seats, why?"

"These spots have already been reserved. Our company has a partnership with Yelp, and we can directly book spots on Yelp...and bought an advertising space at a high price." Bai Xiaoou shrugged: "Yelp is the largest review website in the United States, and its headquarters is in San Francisco There are a lot of Yelp users in the San Francisco Bay Area. Young people like Yelp when they go out to eat and travel during holidays.”

"Let's go, the restaurant waiters are overwhelmed with work, and they even salute you as the boss." Chen Mo laughed.

Followed to the 'Old Shufeng Hot Pot Restaurant', the hot pot restaurant is in Beitan District, near Fisherman's Wharf, and next to Columbus Avenue...

There are no large restaurants here, and it looks quite out of the way at night. There is a large parking lot not far away, but it is convenient for a large number of diners...

Chen Mo knew that the business of the hot pot restaurant was very good, and only after he came here did he know what hot pot was.

In the United States, even in San Francisco, not everyone is used to ordering meals online, and many people order at restaurants.Another reason is that you have to wait for the meal here before entering the restaurant...

Especially hot pot, usually a lot of people eat together, it is inevitable that there will be a delay when gathering with friends.Before all the people are present, go to the waiter first to get a number plate, and when all the people are there, enter the restaurant according to the order of the number plate... For this reason, many restaurants in the United States will see the phenomenon of waiting in line to eat.

The hot pot restaurant has two floors. The first floor is a self-service hot pot, 35 dollars per person (four people), meat, vegetables, dry pot, snacks, drinks, whatever you want! Prime-grade beef fixed-point delivery...

The second floor is priced hot pot, a plate of meat, a plate of dishes clearly marked price...

The business is really good, but I can imagine that I have to pay the bank 165 million interest every year, and it is also Alexander.

Finally, there is the company's office area. The annual rent for the rented office building is 700 US dollars per square meter, which is only 100 square meters.

(End of this chapter)