Just the day after their phone call, He Wenjie met the older man at the airport. The older man was looking to return to his homeland to start the second spring of his career. He Wenjie had originally booked a hotel for him, but upon picking him up, he discovered that this Cantonese cuisine master already owned property in Shanghai. It was an old Western-style house left to him as an inheritance after the death of a relative in Shanghai years ago. Long before preparing to return to China, he had already arranged for someone to clean and prepare the rooms.
In the end, He Wenjie drove him straight to his old house. The various daily necessities in the rooms were fully prepared, meaning He Wenjie could cancel the hotel reservation.
Over the next few days, He Wenjie took the older man around to various scenic spots in Shanghai. During their breaks, the two of them chatted about opening a Cantonese restaurant. The older man's original idea was to convert the old house into a private dining establishment specializing in Cantonese cuisine. However, upon hearing that He Wenjie intended to invest in a Cantonese restaurant and analyzing the options together, they concluded that running a proper Cantonese restaurant would be a better choice. Anyway, his goal wasn't making money, so he didn't mind working for He Wenjie. Furthermore, through their conversations, He Wenjie offered him a very generous compensation, making his income in Shanghai much higher than it had been in Europe.
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