Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 475 - 476 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 90_1

Chapter 475: Chapter 476 The Foolish Filial Man’s Wife 90_1

Liao Kai was unapologetically brusque, "Speak, what’s the matter?"

The sooner he dealt with the matter, the sooner he could scram. At this moment, Liao Kai did not want to see Liao Jun.

What else could Liao Jun say? Could he admit he wanted to acquire the house to start a private kitchen?

He simply couldn’t bring himself to say it, and even if he did, the other party would never agree to rent the house to him.

"Business is tough nowadays, I’m considering whether to switch tracks." Better to ease into it slowly.

This courtyard house was for residential use, maybe, probably, they might continue to buy courtyard houses, or know someone whose courtyard house was vacant,

Switch tracks? Was he hoping he could help introduce a few bosses to see if there were opportunities for cooperation?

Honestly, he did know a few bosses, but why would they particularly need to partner with him?

And some of the bosses really weren’t reliable. Without even thinking, you’d know they weren’t trustworthy.

With such people, could he really cooperate with them? Dare to invest money with them?

Lest not even talk about earning profits; who knows, you might even end up losing the bosses themselves.

"I’m not familiar with the restaurant industry," Liao Kai said, though he was truly pessimistic about the business of Liao Jun’s restaurants.

Previously, there weren’t many restaurants, and Liao Jun’s restaurant’s food and decor were decent, so naturally the business was okay.

But now, with more restaurants and famous ones from other places vying for a spot in Capital City, it would definitely impact the business of Liao Jun’s restaurants significantly.

If Liao Jun now said his restaurants were continuously losing money and had reached the point of no return, he wouldn’t even be surprised.

Having visited many places and tasted food from luxury restaurants, hole-in-the-wall diners, street stalls, and night markets, if Liao Jun’s restaurant didn’t reform,

they would truly vanish in the torrent of time. But he would never say this, as Liao Jun would only think he was cursing his business to fail.

To his surprise, Liao Jun had already realized the problem and had begun considering changing his business.

"You know, I don’t do business, and I’m always in and out in a hurry. I’m not aware of what’s popular here in Capital City," Liao Kai expressed that Liao Jun would have to come up with ideas himself.

"I was thinking, maybe I could get a courtyard house to run a private kitchen," Liao Jun explained why he had this idea.

Private kitchens, eh? Zhao Wenjin had tried them a few times. The taste wasn’t really anything to talk about, but the environment was exceptional and each had its own unique characteristics.

Liao Kai was somewhat surprised, "Private kitchens, huh? We’ve tried them. The atmosphere is pretty good."

"And pricey too, as long as the cooking is decent, the business shouldn’t be bad."

"However, finding a suitable courtyard house isn’t easy." For a private kitchen to succeed, the cuisine, the environment need to be top-notch.

"Of course, it has to have parking spaces," Liao Kai said, beginning to understand why Liao Jun had come to him.

Perhaps he knew he owned a courtyard house, and that’s why he wanted to run a private kitchen. It just didn’t occur to him that this house was meant for his own residence.

Even though they hadn’t renovated the courtyard house yet, they wouldn’t consider renting it out.

"Our house here has a good location and it’s convenient to get in and out, but there really aren’t many parking spaces."

"Besides, the neighbors all have some wealth and status; it’s absolutely not allowed to be used for commercial purposes, like opening private kitchens or clubs."

"Not far from my place, there’s a large courtyard house made by joining two together. Someone rented it with plans to turn it into a club."

"After the renovations were done, they couldn’t get the license."

"Without a license, do you think you can still operate?" Liao Kai wasn’t deceiving him; it was an incident from just last year.

Uh, at first, Liao Jun wasn’t happy, thinking that the talk about parking space issues meant that Liao Kai didn’t want to let him use the house for a private kitchen.

But as he listened on, he realized the situation might be quite serious, "How could it..."

"Simple. Our property is residential and can’t be used for commercial purposes." No matter how much you argue, if they withhold the license, it’s pointless.

Ugh, so there’s this regulation? Liao Jun, although having been a businessman for many years, really wasn’t aware of these particulars.

"But there are private kitchens in courtyard houses," Liao Jun recalled Zhao Wenjin’s small courtyard house, which had been rented out to someone to run a business.

"Right, if nobody reports it, and the neighbors aren’t bothered by your noise, of course, there’s no problem."

"But if the neighbors disagree, just one report is enough to cause you a lot of trouble."

Liao Kai paused for a moment, "Anyway, there are quite a few requirements in our area."

The foreman who had been listening for a while understood that Mr. Liao was probably looking to open a private kitchen here.

Knowing whose side to take was obvious to the foreman, and he didn’t need to tell lies, "When we were renovating this house, we couldn’t do loud work on weekends."

"There were also specific times for starting and finishing work every day; we couldn’t start early or work late."

"Of course, if overtime was necessary, like painting walls or such, it was possible."

The foreman remembered how many times they had to communicate with the neighbors just to refurbish the house.

Huh? Liao Jun had bought several properties and sure, there were some regulations during renovations, but it never seemed this complicated.

To his astonishment, even renovating a courtyard house came with such rules, "There are even requirements like that?"

"That’s why I said it depends on the neighbors." Liao Kai felt this was good, "Once we move in, any new neighbors will also have to abide by these regulations when renovating."

Liao Jun stared at Liao Kai for a long time, making sure he wasn’t joking, "It really isn’t easy."

"Yeah, that’s why when we bought this house, we had to talk to the neighbors."

Huh? There were such rules? Liao Jun, who had dealt with countless properties and shops, had never encountered such stipulations.

Unexpectedly, even buying a courtyard house came with such rules, "What if no one follows them?"

He refused to believe that if you had the money to buy a courtyard house and the neighbors objected, you couldn’t complete the transaction.

If no one followed the rules? Liao Kai knew that everyone did comply, "How others operate, I’m not sure."

"Anyway, I met with the neighbors first before buying the house."

Forcing a purchase was doable, but it would alienate the neighbors and kill any chance of cooperation.

Yes, that’s right. Many people around here had status or wealth and were potential collaborators.

Zhao Wenjin and his spouse were still puzzled as to why, in the eyes of the local neighbors, an ordinary couple like them could actually afford to buy a house here.

Although they didn’t know the specific reasons, being able to make the purchase was an opportunity they couldn’t let slip away.