Looking at Mr. Xu's expression was excited, Lu Ze smiled and said, "Grandpa, it's okay. Look, the No. 18 Bund opposite can be rented."

As he said that, he pointed to the building opposite and asked Mr. Xu to look over.

The famous Bund No. 18 was built in 1923. Before liberation, it was the headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank in China in England. Its original name was No. 18 of Bund No. 18 of McGalley Bank.

Building No. 18 has restored ancient Greek marble columns and elegant and noble halls.

Since it has been opened for rent, it has become a top comprehensive consumer building integrating world fashion brand flagship stores, internationally renowned restaurants, bars and art exhibition halls.

Among the dozens of old buildings on the Bund, most of them are open to the public for rent.

The most talked about are the top restaurants that open in these buildings.

What is Italian Michelin, Japanese Omakase, French executive lounge, and what is the sense of luxury.

Open [Seeking Taste] in these buildings, and then you will get the level up in one go.

Besides, the craftsmanship of the Old Xu family should be worthy of such a place.

Mr. Xu immediately approached, looked in the direction Lu Ze pointed, and couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if he could really drive here."

"It's not easy, I'll arrange it for you to grandpa." As he said that, Lu Ze took out his cell phone, called his assistant Xu Li, and asked him to inquire about the rental matters. "Don't worry, maybe you'll have good news after two days of playing in Donghai."

"Cousin, what's good to eat later." The little cousin Xu Yingying didn't care about those things at all. She only cared about what to eat for lunch.

Lu Ze replied with a smile: "Haha, my cousin will take everyone to eat foreign food at noon."

It was still Huamao Pavilion, or this restaurant that combines Chinese and Western styles. This time, Lu Ze included it all.

Since we were all staying at the Peace Hotel, we would just have a meal here at noon.

In order to avoid being laughed at by family members who don’t understand Western food etiquette, I just booked the venue and didn’t let you in directly to see who else can laugh.

However, Lu Ze's careful arrangement did not have a good effect.

"Oh, this French baked snail is just like this, it's not delicious." My second uncle Xu Dachuan took a bite and said disdainfully.

"It's not as delicious as spicy fried snails." The second aunt Wu Chunyan and his wife followed her and agreed.

A Western food that is quite high-end, has not won unanimous praise.

The third uncle and the third aunt and the couple didn’t catch a cold when they were both foreign meat. Although Xu Xiaoshan was a chef, he was only tolerant of Chinese food.

However, grandparents and two little cousins ​​ate with relish.

The elderly are like children and are willing to try new things.

After dinner, the family went downstairs directly, walked to the Bund viewing deck opposite, and saw the view of the Huangpu River.

The skyscrapers across the river are still very impactful for the second and third uncles family whom I met for the first time.

Especially the two little cousins, they stared at each other with wide eyes. Fortunately, they don’t have a phone to take pictures now, otherwise the two little girls would have been taking selfies.

After strolling the Bund, I walked along the street through Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.

There is no way, this is a place where people from other places must check in when they come to the Demon City to visit. In fact, the people in the Demon City are the same when they go to the Demon City.

Can’t you tell me that, every city has a pedestrian street, and there is always one that suits you.

Walking along the pedestrian street, you will reach People's Square. There is nothing to visit here, and the museum is worth visiting.

But the whole family was not interested in the museum, so they called the Toyota Coaster car and took everyone to the Chenghuang Temple.

When it comes to attractions in the Magic City, most of them are not very meaningful. The reason why this city has become a tourist city is because of its reputation. Even places like Chenghuang Temple have lost their original taste after commercialization.

There are small commodity stores and gift shops everywhere. Looking at the many ancient buildings, they are actually newly built later. The ancient Chenghuang Temple is just a small temple.

However, Yu Garden in the north covers an area of ​​more than 30 acres. It was built in Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. It is a very representative classical garden in Jiangnan and is worth visiting.

After shopping, I found a small shop in Chenghuang Temple and tasted the so-called flavored snacks that fooled foreign tourists, but none of them were well received.

What are the Nanxiang crab noodles? The special fried buns in my gang, and the meat-filled glutinous rice dumplings. None of them have the authentic taste. I almost scolded my second uncle.

Lu Ze was also helpless. He had already advised him not to eat, but his second and third uncles insisted on trying, who could blame him?

After dinner, I changed into an authentic Benbang restaurant, which finally made everyone satisfied.

As a family of chefs, of course, it is not as narrow as the general people's taste preferences. Even the light dishes can still taste the real taste.

After dinner, Lu Ze took everyone on a boat to visit the Huangpu River, see the night view on both sides, and feel another taste of the Shili Western Restaurant.

In the next two or three days, the Oriental Pearl, Jinmao Building, Wukang Road, Sinan Mansion, and Zhujiajiao Ancient Town all made a move.

It’s like a quick look. If I hadn’t taken a photo and took a group photo, I would have seemed to have not seen it after watching it.

To be fair, life in the city of Magic City is fine. After all, big cities have various conveniences, but when it comes to traveling, it is really not much fun, that is, it is just a fresh feeling of entering the city.

That day, Lu Ze booked a restaurant in Jinmao Building, and the whole family had dinner here again.

After a walk around, everyone felt it was boring and shouted that they would go to Gusu, Jinling and Guangling for another trip.

The grandparents and grandparents were not very motivated, but the two little cousins ​​were very excited.

Still at the dinner table, assistant Xu Li called over and told the Bund No. 18 that the place had been negotiated and could go to the scene to check it out.

When he heard this good news, the old Xu family had no intention of having a meal.

After dealing with the two of them at will, they took a car to the opposite side of Huangpu River, headed straight to the 6th floor of No. 18 on the Bund, and came to check the venue of the restaurant.

The entire 6th floor was vacant, and there were two restaurants before.

One is a high-end Japanese cuisine concept store, and the other is a French chef's private dish.

There are many high-end restaurants that come to Modu City to make money, especially the Bund. However, few can persist. Once the freshness is over, the business will plummet.

So the high-end restaurants on the Bund will be replaced every two or three years.

This is also impossible. The catering industry is like this. Not to mention high-end restaurants, even street snack bars, there are very few people who can stick to it.

Only restaurants that truly have a few tricks in taste, management, and brand marketing can survive for a long time.

No. 18 on the Bund, the entire building covers an area of ​​2,158 square meters, a building area of ​​10,677 square meters, and a single-story usable area of ​​nearly 2,000 square meters.

The restaurant is large enough.

Many times, two restaurants share a floor.

But the Xu family never thought of sharing the same layer with others. First, they had information about their own craftsmanship, and second, they were not short of rent.

"This is good, and there are several landscape rooms that can be separated out." My second uncle, as an old decoration worker, started analyzing as soon as he arrived at the scene.

My third uncle nodded and said, "Well, the area is large enough. I feel that I can give up dine-in and make it all into a private room."

"Haha, third uncle, you really can think about dine-in in a restaurant here. You can really think that you shouldn't have dine-in at first." Lu Ze replied with a smile.

Mr. Xu didn't say anything, just wandered around, looking here and touching there, the more I looked at it, the more I felt satisfied.

Seeing the old man like this, Xu Dachuan and Xu Xiaoshan looked at each other and nodded firmly.

"Lu Ze, that's it, let's sign the place."

"Xu Li, you and Manager Zhang go and sign the contract." Lu Ze ordered his assistant to sign the contract without even asking about rent.

How expensive the rent is these days is nothing to Lu Ze.

Anyway, you can't take much advantage of this kind of property unit. The contract is generally bound, and the rent will increase by 5%-10% according to the market conditions every year.

When Mr. Xu heard this, he immediately walked up to him and asked happily: "Is this restaurant still called [Xuwei]? I always feel that it is almost meaningful."

"Grandpa, when did the cooking skills of our Xu family pass down?" Lu Ze asked curiously.

Mr. Xu thought for a while: "It was the father of your great-grandfather. He learned the arts from the imperial chefs in the palace when he was young, and then it was passed down from generation to generation. I can't remember the specific year."

"When was the father of my great-grandfather born?" Lu Ze asked again.

Mr. Xu thought for a while and replied: "In the late Qing Dynasty, 1893."

"That's simple. Our restaurant is called [Xuwei 1893]." Lu Ze replied with a smile.

My second uncle was very happy as soon as he heard this: "[Xiangwei1893]? Okay, this name is good."

"No, not bad." Mr. Xu was very satisfied after hearing this.

Lu Ze promised: "Don't worry, go play, I'll do the rest. When you come back after a while, all the procedures will be completed.

Second and third uncles, you two are not allowed to go back, you have to stay and work on decoration. I don’t understand how to decorate the kitchen.”

"No need for them, I will stay here and see you." Old Master Xu said with an excited look.

The second uncle hurriedly advised: "Dad, you are already old, so you can calm down.

Don't worry, I'll ask the designer to issue a good design draft first. If you are satisfied with the review in person, can't we start construction again?

You can go back and rest with peace of mind!”

"It's true, I must be allowed to look at the drawings before starting work." Mr. Xu was still worried and couldn't help but remind him again, "[Xiuwei1893], 1893, OK, OK..."

After fulfilling his dream when he was young, the old man was in a very comfortable mood. He had a big appetite at night and ate half a bowl of rice.

If he hadn't been too old and lacked energy, he wouldn't have agreed to let his two sons do it for him.

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PS: Today's first chapter, continue to be tens of thousands of dollars a day.

The work and rest have not been fully adjusted, and the number of typing has been delayed. The next few pictures may need to be protected against theft.

Keep working hard and keep rushing, and don’t rest tomorrow’s Mid-Autumn Festival, and continue to be ten thousand a day.
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