Su Xiaosi had not yet returned, so Su Xiaotian had to take care of these matters.
Fortunately, Su Laosan had been relatively quiet during this period and hadn't been driving.
After specifically speaking with his superiors, he drove to help Su Xiaotian transport goods.
Su Xiaotian was certainly not someone who did everything herself. She had specifically hired several people to help her move the goods.
From procuring goods in the market to transporting them after arrival, there were dedicated personnel responsible for it.
Even so, after a day of work, Su Xiaotian was already sore and exhausted.
Seeing her granddaughter so tired, Grandma Su felt heartbroken and kept insisting on helping her granddaughter herself.
However, no one in the family felt at ease letting the elderly lady help, fearing she would collapse from exhaustion within a day.
Thus, everyone in the family who could help pitched in.
Even Grandpa Su and Grandma Su, worried, helped with simple tasks like counting goods.
Su Xiaotian did not intend to arrange all the shops on the five floors at once, so she could only tackle them one floor at a time.
Initially, it was the first floor.
The first-floor shop was Yimingge, and its decoration style followed the current style of Yimingge.
The tables and chairs were still custom-made by the previous shop. Although not exactly the same as the old Yimingge, the difference was not significant.
However, since they were moving to a new location, Su Xiaotian was still very concerned about customer traffic.
Therefore, she tried her best to replicate the current model of Yimingge, with only minor optimizations to the layout.
Overall, as long as regular customers entered, they would still feel the dining experience of Yimingge.
The first floor was significantly larger than the current Yimingge, so Su Xiaotian added ten private rooms and twenty elegant seating areas.
In addition, there was a luxurious hall for banquets and a small hall suitable for small gatherings.
In short, Su Xiaotian felt that in terms of hardware alone, the current Yimingge was comparable to some of the larger hotels in the capital.
Of course, to truly compete, the taste of the food was fundamental.
Fortunately, over the past two years, Liang Xiu had trained two good chefs who could be utilized. Su Dan Novel Network.
However, with such a large establishment, only these three chefs would definitely not be enough. Su Xiaotian decided to hire the remaining chefs externally.
In this regard, other members of the Su family actually had reservations.
They were not at ease with outsiders participating in their family business.
"Grandpa, with so many industries in our family now, do we have to do everything ourselves?"
"Think about it, whether it's Luxiangxiang in the capital or Luxiangxiang in Licheng, I rarely go there, yet they both operate well. Running a restaurant is the same. The boss doesn't necessarily have to be the chef, right?"
"The truly successful people are not those who earn money through their own labor, but those who are good at utilizing people and letting others make money for them."
After listening to Su Xiaotian's words, Grandpa Su fell silent.
Su Ciliang said, "Xiaotian is right. Doing business is different from conducting research. Knowing people and using them wisely, putting the right people in the right positions, and retaining the right people is the most important thing."
With the support of others, Su Xiaotian elaborated further on her philosophy.
Of course, many of these philosophies were not something people of this era could understand, especially the Chinese people of this time, who could not comprehend such epoch-making business ideas.
Su Xiaotian was being polite; she didn't directly say "hire professional managers."
However, Su Xiaotian's words did convince the Su family. They had to admit that external hiring was the best method.
As the Su family's industries grew, they would definitely not be able to develop if they only relied on their own family members.
Moreover, with families only having one child now, there was no possibility of relying on younger generations to expand the family business.
It was indeed necessary to hire others to help.
"Of course, for now, our family's unique recipes cannot be easily mastered by others. The hired chefs will be responsible for the daily cooking of dishes, but the main dishes will still need to be supervised by our own family members."
Yimingge had accumulated quite a few signature dishes over the years.
These dishes were all painstakingly developed by Grandma Su. Although there were imitations in the market, their taste was always different.
These dishes were the foundation of Yimingge.
Since even the Yimingge on the first floor would adopt this operating model,
The hot pot and barbecue restaurants on the second floor, which did not require high technical skills, would not need family members to be the head chefs.
After all, as long as the secret recipes for the base and ingredients were in the hands of family members, it would not be easy for others to steal the techniques.
Hot pot restaurants were not as popular as they would be decades later, but Su Xiaotian believed that by introducing hot pot flavors different from the current popular tastes in the capital, it would inevitably attract customers.
Su Xiaotian had learned hot pot base formulations from her past life and some recipes from books, combined with Grandma Su's research. She already had several excellent hot pot base formulations.
The ingredients for the barbecue restaurant were proposed by Su Xiaotian and developed by Li Linlin, and the taste was incredibly delicious.
Even Su Xiaotian, who had eaten a lot of hot pot and barbecue in her past life, felt that their restaurant's flavors were the best.
In terms of operating mode, Su Xiaotian planned to adopt a buffet-style for the hot pot restaurant.
At that time, staff would only be responsible for replenishing dishes, eliminating the need for ordering, which would save a lot of trouble.
As for the barbecue restaurant, Su Xiaotian decided to continue using charcoal grilling.
Although electric grilling would gradually become popular in a few more years, the taste of charcoal grilling was still different from electric grilling.
The service staff would simply deliver the charcoal and ingredients, and customers could grill them themselves, adding to the fun and saving manpower.
Of course, if customers did not wish to grill themselves, they could also order pre-grilled food.
Overall, it was entirely up to the customer's choice.
The procurement of items for just the three catering establishments took Su Xiaotian more than ten days.
During these days, Su Xiaotian could be said to have spent her time in various markets, carefully selecting everything from bowls and chopsticks to decorative items.
Finally, the initial form of the three shops was completely established. Seeing the exquisite yet elegant, luxurious yet understated layout, Grandma Su exclaimed that she had truly broadened her horizons.
Su Xiaotian was also very satisfied. She believed that even though Yimingge was about to move to a new location, it should be able to regain its vitality.
And the hot pot and barbecue restaurants were sure to be a big hit and become the favorites of young people.
Next was the third floor.
The third floor did not require much arrangement from Su Xiaotian. The shelves had been pre-ordered and were already installed.
Using the common supermarket shelving method from her past life, customers could choose according to their needs and then pay at the checkout.
To prevent the issue of lost goods, Su Xiaotian specifically redeemed a magnetic induction system from the system.
She publicly claimed it was purchased from abroad. Su Xiaotian, being proficient in multiple languages and having interacted with many foreign businessmen, did not have anyone suspect the origin of Su Xiaotian's door magnetic system.