"Hiring people?" Mo Bai patted the dust off his hands, looked up at Lu Lu, who was almost twice his height, examined him carefully for a while, and shook his head. "You have the potential to be a good blacksmith, but if you're too clumsy, you won't be able to forge any good iron. Besides, I've never taken on any apprentices or hired any workers."
"Boss, actually he's just not good with words, but he's incredibly smart. He learns everything in no time. If you take him on as an apprentice, it won't be long before he's helping you with many tasks. That way, you can forge more weapons and earn more money." Xi Xi took a step forward, pinched Lu Lu's waist to stop him from talking, and looked at Mo Bai with a smile. She glanced at the blacksmith shop that was still being cleaned up and continued, "If you don't believe me, you can have Lu Lu help clean up the blacksmith shop. He's very efficient at his work."
"This…" Mo Bai listened to Xi Xi's words and showed a thoughtful look on his face. He looked at Lu Lu, then at Xi Xi, and finally nodded and said, "Alright, let him try working first. But I can't guarantee that I will hire him as a shop assistant. It's a small business and I can't afford to keep idle people."
"Thank you, boss. I believe you'll be satisfied with Lu Lu's performance." Xi Xi smiled happily, clenched her little fist, and looked at Lu Lu with encouragement, saying, "Go Lu Lu! I believe you're the best, and you'll definitely pass the boss's assessment."
"Okay, I will do my best." Lu Lu smiled. Xi Xi works in the magic potion shop, and of course he can't be a man who relies on his woman to support him. Finding a job in the blacksmith shop next door would be the best option.
Mai Ge happened to come out of the restaurant and saw this scene, a smile appearing on his face. It seemed that the druid couple really intended to settle down in Chaos City and enjoy the hard-won stability.
This is good too. Amy has another person to play with, and Xi Xi is very friendly to her.
"Here's what we'll do. You help clean up these collapsed houses first. Do whatever they ask you to do." Mo Bai instructed Lu Lu, then walked straight towards Mai Ge.
"Okay." Lu Lu replied and strode towards the ruins. Although his injuries had not yet fully healed, but with his physique and recovery ability, helping to clear the ruins was naturally no problem for him. Xi Xi, on the other hand, returned to the magic potion shop and began her first day of work.
"Boss Mai, your restaurant business is so good, do you need to expand?" Mo Bai walked up and asked Mai Ge directly.
"Hmm?" Mai Ge, who had just planned to go out for some fresh air, paused for a moment. He had considered expanding the restaurant, since 64 seats were indeed a bit too few for the current number of customers. Expanding the restaurant was obviously the only option without compressing the dining space for each customer.
But, Mai Ge had little choice regarding the restaurant's expansion, since the restaurant was built by the system, and to maintain a consistent style, the expansion could only be done by the system.
Given the nature of the system, expansion is absolutely non-negotiable and will most likely be linked to the restaurant's level.
What really gave Mai Ge a headache wasn't the system, but the restaurant's location. It was located in the northwest corner of Aden Square, and just west of it was the Basti Prison, separated by only a wall. Mai Ge didn't dare to think about tearing down the wall and opening the restaurant inside the Basti Prison. And to the east was Mo Bai's blacksmith shop.
Mo Bai has run a blacksmith shop here for decades, so he certainly wouldn't just transfer the blacksmith shop to him to expand the restaurant. It's just that he doesn't know what Mo Bai means by asking this question now.
"Well, actually, I bought all four of these shops together back then. I originally planned to expand the blacksmith shop if business was good, but forty or fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I've been too lazy to deal with it." Mo Bai smiled and pointed to the shop near Yulian, saying, "I'm a little sorry about what happened this morning, and you gave me a very important suggestion, so I plan to rebuild the blacksmith shop next to the magic potion shop. I'll keep these three shops. If you need to expand your restaurant, Boss Mai, I can just sell them to you at market price."
"I didn't expect Boss Mo Bai to be a man with a vast amount of real estate." Mai Ge said with some surprise. He hadn't realized that the reason why the shops next to the blacksmith's shop had been abandoned was because Mo Bai had left them vacant. Then he asked in his mind, "System, can the restaurant be expanded now?"
"Your restaurant level is too low. You do not have the authority to expand your restaurant or add tables. Please upgrade your restaurant level as soon as possible to unlock more permissions." the system's voice announced.
"As expected…" Mai Ge wasn't too surprised, but according to the system, as the restaurant's level increases, it should be able to expand to accommodate more guests at the same time. In that case, the only option is to expand to the right. Therefore, Mo Bai's suggestion to leave him the three shops as expansion space will become crucial.
After all, the entire Aden Square was built under the planning of the City Lord's Mansion. Expanding into the square would be an illegal construction, and if it were built, it would probably be demolished the next day. Mai Ge didn't want to take that risk.
"Due to funding and manpower constraints, the restaurant may not be able to expand at the moment. However, I have considered Boss Mo Bai's suggestion. If you could reserve these three shops for a while, I would be very grateful." Mai Ge said with a smile to Mo Bai, frankly expressing his interest in using the three shops for expansion, but he really didn't have the spare money to buy the shops right now, since the restaurant couldn't be expanded at the moment anyway.
"Alright, as long as you're sure you want it, Boss Mai, I'll have them just put up some empty shells to fool the inspectors. Just let me know when you need them. I'm not in a hurry for the money. I've been leaving them here idle for decades anyway." Mo Bai nodded with a smile, chatted with Mai Ge for a bit more, and then returned to the ruins to discuss the construction of a new blacksmith shop with the dwarven craftsmen.
"A friendly city." Mai Ge looked at the dwarven craftsmen working hard in the ruins and smiled. If the restaurant were expanded to the size of four shops, then it could accommodate two or three hundred people at the same time. With the increased cooking efficiency as strength improved, the restaurant's turnover would definitely have room to increase.
"System, has your Chef God Advancement Roulette been finalized yet? It's been five days." Mai Ge turned and went into the restaurant, asking in his mind at the same time.
"Six options on the wheel have already been determined. In view of the fact that the host has successfully completed all the tasks issued by this system, this system has decided to reward the host with the right to choose a seventh option. Host, you may choose a dish recipe as the seventh option." The system's voice sounded.