Beginning of the end of all this tom-foolery. Time for Gene and Mary Lou to get real jobs. They have yet to make a dime in the restaurant business and getting free labor from A&J is not going to change that.
“Brand”? Overblown, pompous word that arrogant, low self-esteem people blather about. It’s your reputation, not your “brand” and only you can build your own reputation. Luann has it right. She’s not living in a Tic Tok world.
I hope your heart can heal somewhat. My lovely wife has been fighting incurable cancer, whcih is not how we envisioned our golden years. Some nights are worse than others, but half the partners in a marriage suffer the same grief. I hope you have children and grandchildren you can lean on.
Second hint in two days this move will not happen.