As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you.

Zhou Genzhu had been smiling at Chu Yue for such a long time, but Chu Yue's ruthless words were sharper than the last, leaving him speechless with her rebuttal.

He originally thought that Chu Yue looked unfamiliar, was young, and was just a greenhorn. If she had money, he would be able to make a lot of money from her.

Who would have thought that he himself was sweating profusely in the middle of winter.

Zhou Genzhu is also a businessman, and he can tell from Chu Yue's words that the purpose of these ridicules and rebuttals is to bargain. In the past, when he met people who bargained like this, he was too lazy to entertain them and would have chased them out with a broom.

But things are different now, Zhou Genzhu is in urgent need of money!

He owes gambling debts outside, and his wife and children at home don't know about it for the time being. If he doesn't pay back the money, those little hooligans will come to his house.

If his wife knew that he went gambling, their family would definitely break up, and he would have no chance of getting his wife's dowry!

Under Chu Yue's gaze, Zhou Genzhu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Chu Yue thought, even after all this, he's still not angry?

He was not so good-tempered when he was showing off to Ye Zhaodi just now.

Seeing this, Chu Yue already had an idea in her mind that Zhou Genzhu must be in urgent need of money and couldn't wait to sell the shop immediately.

Chu Yue said straightforwardly, "Boss, name your price."

Zhou Genzhu explained the basic situation of the store. The store's lease contract is signed for three years, and the rent is paid annually. The rent is 20 yuan per month, and 240 yuan per year. Zhou Genzhu had already paid this year's rent at the end of last year.

In addition to this year's rent, there is also a fifty-dollar deposit for the three-year contract. The total price of some things inside and outside the store, except for valuable items such as sewing machines, scissors, and fabrics, is fifty dollars.

It is only February now, and two months' rent has been deducted in time, so there are still ten months of rent of two hundred yuan left.

Zhou Genzhu gritted his teeth and said, "One price, I won't make any money from you, a total of three hundred yuan! As long as you give me three hundred yuan, everything in this store is yours."

Chu Yue laughed immediately.

She laughed at Zhou Genzhu's arrogance and also laughed at Zhou Genzhu for underestimating her.

It's ridiculous that she was charged fifty dollars for the beautiful old furniture in this room.

Aside.

Lu Yuanbao had already picked up the money for Ye Zhaodi and focused all his attention on Chu Yue.

Ye Zhaodi counted all the money and found that it was indeed ten yuan, not a penny less or more, so Zhou Genzhu did not cheat.

She had already picked up the money and should have left.

But thinking about how Chu Yue had just helped her block the attack, she hadn't remembered to say thank you yet. At the same time, she was afraid that Chu Yue would be cheated. She knew the situation in this store best. The valuable things in the store had long been sold by Zhou Genzhu. The only thing left was the sewing machine, which was Zhou Genzhu's lifeblood and he was reluctant to sell it. The other tattered things were so shabby that no one might want them even if they were given away.

Zhou Genzhu is simply asking for too much.

Ye Zhaodi was worried for Chu Yue. When she heard that Zhou Genzhu wanted fifty dollars, she immediately said, "Don't listen to him. The things in this room are not worth even ten dollars! He is talking nonsense to deceive you!"

"You damn girl!" Zhou Genzhu was already unhappy with Ye Zhaodi, and now seeing that Ye Zhaodi was trying to disrupt his business talks, he stood up in rage and wanted to slap Ye Zhaodi.

As soon as he stood up, Chu Yue spoke.

"Boss Zhou, you are a businessman, don't you know that harmony brings wealth?"

"Yes, yes, yes... Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth..."

Zhou Genzhu cursed in his heart, but in order to keep Chu Yue, he had to sit down again and talk slowly.

Chu Yue was too lazy to talk nonsense and said directly, "One hundred dollars, I will take over your lease contract and this store."

Zhou Genzhu slammed the table and said, "One hundred yuan? Little girl, are you kidding? The deposit alone in this contract is fifty yuan, and I paid two hundred and forty yuan for the rent this year, so all these add up to three hundred yuan. One hundred yuan? It's a pipe dream, it's impossible!"

Chu Yue did not argue with Zhou Genzhu. She stood up, turned around, and said to Lu Yuanbao, "Yuanbao, let's go shopping again."

Zhou Genzhu was dumbfounded. Usually when doing business, it's like you push back and I push back, you take a step back on a price and I give in a step back, and finally we negotiate a middle price.

There is no one like Chu Yue who would bargain for a low price and then walk away.

Zhou Genzhu thought angrily, just go! He didn't believe he couldn't get out!

Chu Yue held Lu Yuanbao's hand and walked outside the store. Suddenly, she looked up and kindly reminded Zhou Genzhu, "Boss Zhou, why is there a mark at the door of your store?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Genzhu hurried out of the house, looked at the door of the store for a few seconds, and with Chu Yue's reminder, he saw a mark made of white chalk.

His face suddenly turned pale!

In society, thieves, robbers, and hooligans usually leave marks where they have stepped on, so that they can easily identify the location when they commit a crime next time or seek revenge.

It was obvious that Zhou Genzhu's tailor shop had been targeted, and gamblers who were collecting debts had visited the shop.

If later...

Zhou Genzhu shivered suddenly. Not only did his crotch feel cold due to his torn pants, but his entire body felt cold as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He gritted his teeth and suddenly grabbed Chu Yue who was about to leave, "Comrade, this lady, one hundred yuan is really too little, please add a little more! Add a little more, one hundred and eighty yuan."

"I said it's 100, so it's 100, Boss Zhou. If you think you're losing money, you don't have to sell it. Wait for other interested people to come."

Chu Yue said without a hint of hesitation.

Zhou Genzhu felt so aggrieved. Chu Yue was the only one who came to his house in just two months, so there was no place for anyone else.

It is still the era of collective economy, and self-employed people are a minority among the minority. Most people dare not take risks at all. Everyone is still forcing themselves to squeeze into state-owned factories in order to have a stable job.

It is impossible for Zhou Genzhu to wait for another Chu Yue who can take out a hundred yuan so quickly and efficiently.

He held Chu Yue tightly, gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, "One hundred is one hundred! But we must sign the contract today and pay today, all at once, no installments, no credit, I want cash."

"Okay, write the contract and sign it, and I'll pay you right away."

Chu Yue agreed readily.

Just like that, Chu Yue took Lu Yuanbao and followed Zhou Genzhu, who was wearing torn crotch pants, back to the store and took out a pen to draft a contract.

The person who was writing with her head down was Chu Yue. Ye Zhaodi was still in the store. She quietly stretched her neck and looked in the direction of Chu Yue, and saw rows of beautiful and powerful handwriting.

Ye Zhaodi was illiterate and could not understand what Chu Yue wrote, but she saw the whole process of Chu Yue negotiating with Zhou Genzhu and Zhou Genzhu's frustrated look.

What an amazing girl...

Although Chu Yue looked only one or two years older than her, she was able to suppress the shameless and scoundrel Zhou Genzhu.

Such a capable person would definitely not be fooled.

So Ye Zhaodi was relieved. She held on to the ten yuan in her pocket and left quietly.