Reborn in 79, the educated youth wife regretted her divorce.

Chapter 193 Immense Pressure!

After hearing his instructions, Shen Qing gasped in shock.

Jiang Yang is so young, yet he is so meticulous and thoughtful!

They've even planned out personnel management for opening branches and establishing a chain!

That's really... impressive!

Seeing her hesitation, Jiang Yang smiled and asked, "What's wrong, Sister Shen? Are you feeling pressured?"

"Pressure? More than just pressure! It's immense pressure!"

Shen Qing shook his head with a wry smile, but his eyes hardened again: "However, challenges are what motivate us! Jiang Yang, don't worry, I, Shen Qing, am no pushover! Give me the responsibility, and I'll take it! I will never let you down!"

At this time, across the street from "Chef Yang" was a Sichuan restaurant called "Spicy Girl".

Their signature red chili pepper used to be very popular.

The chili peppers are wilted and lifeless now.

The restaurant was deserted, with only a few tables occupied by customers eating sporadically.

The waiters also stood listlessly.

The restaurant's chef was Wang Gang, the head chef of the state-owned Sichuan restaurant that was the predecessor of "Chef Yang". He was in his fifties, tall, with a weathered face, his skin greasy from years of exposure to the stove smoke. He wore a greasy chef's uniform with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his muscular arms.

Wang Gang used to be a famous Sichuan cuisine chef, quite skilled at a state-run restaurant. Later, the owner of "Spicy Girl" poached him with a high salary and various benefits. Wang Gang gritted his teeth, quit his secure job, and joined "Spicy Girl".

The atmosphere in the manager's office is different from that of a "spicy girl".

Manager Sun Yang, around thirty years old, was dressed in a sharp suit and had shiny hair.

He sat in the boss's chair, legs crossed, his face ashen and his eyebrows furrowed.

Sun Yang comes from an extraordinary background; he's a member of a collateral branch of the Sun family in Beijing. Even as a collateral branch, he's still considered unattainable by ordinary people. His appointment as manager of the "Hot Girl" company was the result of fierce competition within the family, and he barely managed to secure the position.

Sun Yang has high expectations for this position. He secretly vows to make "Spicy Girl" a big success, achieve great results, and show those who look down on him what they're made of!

But reality slapped him in the face.

"Wang Gang! Come in here!" Sun Yang slammed his fist on the table and roared at the door.

Wang Gang was busy in the kitchen when he heard the shout and was startled. He put down his work, wiped his hands, and hurried inside.

"Manager Sun, you wanted to see me?" Wang Gang asked cautiously.

Sun Yang snorted and pointed to the ledger on the table: "Look at this for yourself! What is this? The turnover is decreasing every day. If this continues, 'Spicy Girl' should just close down!"

Wang Gang looked at the ledgers and felt uneasy.

Business at the shop has been really bad lately, and he, as the chef, is also worried.

But you can't entirely blame him!

"Manager Sun, calm down." Wang Gang said with a forced smile. "This...it's not entirely my fault! When I first arrived, Spicy Girl's restaurant was booming, with queues stretching out onto the street! That proves my cooking skills are excellent!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Sun Yang interrupted Wang Gang. "I don't care what you were like in the past, I only care about now! Now! Understand? The business of 'Hot Girls' is plummeting! It's getting worse every day!"

He pointed at Wang Gang's nose and said sternly, "I paid a high price to poach you from the state-run restaurant! With such a high salary, this is all you've achieved? Do you think you're worthy of me? Do you think you're worthy of 'Hot Girl'? If you can't show some real skills, get out of here!"

Wang Gang felt wronged after being scolded by Sun Yang.

He wanted to explain, but swallowed the words back.

He knew that talking to a boss who only cared about results was pointless.

Seeing that Wang Gang remained silent, Sun Yang assumed he was guilty and became even more arrogant.

"I'm telling you, Wang Gang! This is your last chance! If you can't handle the 'Hot Girls' business, you're packing your bags and leaving! Don't blame me for being ruthless!"

He didn't care about Wang Gang's skills or the reasons for the decline in "Spicy Girl's" business.

All he knew was that with the "Hot Girl" restaurant going out of business, his position in the family was over.

This is something he cannot accept!

Wang Gang lowered his head, clenched his fists tightly, and his nails dug into his flesh.

He felt humiliated and angry, but had nowhere to vent his anger.

"What, you're not convinced?" Sun Yang sneered. "It's no use being unconvinced! That's just how reality is! Survival of the fittest! If you don't have the ability, don't occupy a position!" His tone was icy. "Talking to you about the past is pointless! I only care about the present and the future!"

Wang Gang sighed, his voice sounding as if he were about to vomit out everything he had in his chest.

"Manager, what you're saying... If business is bad, you can't blame it all on me. Think about it, ever since Chef Yang opened across the street, our business has been getting worse every day!"

He looked up at Sun Yang, his eyes filled with helplessness and resentment.

"You wouldn't believe it, that Chef Yang is really something else! I don't know what trick he used, but all the customers are flocking to his place!"

Sun Yang had intended to hurl a few curses, but upon hearing the words "Chef Yang," he frowned and swallowed back the words he was about to utter.

"Chef Yang"? Of course he had heard of that name.

Recently, this restaurant has become more popular than any other restaurant in Beijing, truly a dark horse in the catering industry.

“Wang Gang, I remember you used to work at the state-run restaurant that was the predecessor of Chef Yang, right?” Sun Yang squinted and sized him up.

He hadn't connected the two things before.

When Wang Gang mentioned this, Sun Yang remembered that Wang Gang used to be a chef at the state-owned Sichuan restaurant that had gone bankrupt, which was the predecessor of "Chef Yang".

Wang Gang was taken aback, wondering why Sun Yang suddenly asked this question.

He nodded, looking at Sun Yang with a puzzled expression: "Yes. What's wrong, Manager Sun?"

Sun Yang leaned forward slightly, his tone tentative: "Are you still in contact with the people over there?"

“This…” Wang Gang hesitated for a moment, but still answered honestly.

"Since I came to 'Hot Girl,' I haven't kept in touch with most of the people there. After all, people always strive for better opportunities."

He paused, then added, "However, I do have a young apprentice who still keeps in touch with me. That kid is someone I personally trained. Although we didn't formally become his disciples, he's practically like a biological apprentice to me."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yang's eyes lit up.

This is what he was waiting for!

"Good! Good!" Sun Yang slapped his thigh and stood up.

"Wang Gang, do me a favor and invite your apprentice to our 'Hot Girl' restaurant so we can have a good drink together!"

Wang Gang was even more confused: "Manager Sun, what do you mean by this? Are you inviting him for drinks?"

Sun Yang glared at him: "Are you stupid! Chef Yang's business is so good, he must have a secret! Isn't your apprentice working at Chef Yang's? Invite him over, let's learn from him and see what he's up to!"

He paused, then added, "Of course, don't say it outright. Just say it's a get-together with old friends, and you're inviting him for drinks. We'll subtly inquire about it then and see if we can get any useful information out of him."

Wang Gang then understood what Sun Yang meant.

So that's how it is. The manager wanted to find out about "Chef Yang's" background through his apprentice.

Wang Gang nodded: "Okay, Manager Sun, leave this to me! I'll find some time in the next couple of days to arrange a meeting with him."

Three days later, at dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun shone through the windows, casting a golden glow over the "Spicy Girl" Sichuan restaurant.

Wang Gang led a young man in.