Chapter 539 It turns out I misunderstood.

The two stepped inside, where only the owner was playing on his phone; there were no other customers.

Upon seeing Wang Ye enter, the boss immediately put down her phone and came to greet him. She had met Wang Ye before, so she greeted him right away, "You're here. How's your decision?"

Wang Ye scratched his head and turned to look at Qiao Xing.

The boss glanced at Qiao Xing and asked with a smile, "Is this your girlfriend?"

Wang Ye quickly shook his head, "No, this is my cousin. I asked her to come and give me some advice."

The boss gave an awkward laugh. "Oh, I'm sorry."

"Actually, the location here is pretty good. There are fewer people on this street during the day, but it gets very crowded at night and on weekends. Three people have already come to see it, so you'd better hurry if you want it."

Qiao Xing tentatively asked, "Can the rent be reduced?"

“Miss, the rent wasn’t decided by me; it was set by the landlord. That’s the same price I paid. If you want a cheaper rate, you can try talking to the shop owner, but I don’t think that’s very likely, since there are quite a few people renting in this location.”

Qiao Xing nodded, then looked around the shop again. It was a bit cramped. She wondered if it would be suitable for a restaurant. Although it wasn't a large restaurant, it was still a restaurant, unlike selling clothes.

Judging by its width, it can probably only be placed on one side. If a table is placed on the other side as well, it might not even be able to pass through.

"Okay, I have a general understanding now. Let's go back and discuss it further. I'll call you when we've made a decision."

The boss could see they were still hesitating, so he didn't say anything more. "Okay, then you'd better hurry up, because other people have come to see it too."

"OK."

After the two left the shop, Wang Ye asked Qiao Xing, "What do you think?"

Qiao Xing was also a little conflicted. "Are there any other stores? Let's look at a couple more. We don't necessarily have to stay here. I think this place is too cramped."

"Alright then, there are two more. I'll take you to see them. There's one around the corner, but it's near a shopping mall, so the rent is very expensive."

"Let's go take a look first."

"All right."

Wang Ye got on his electric scooter and waved to Qiao Xing, "Get on, I'll take you there. It's a ten-minute walk from here."

Qiao Xing looked at his electric scooter; one of the front mirrors had fallen off, and she wondered if the scooter was going to fall apart.

But she still sat down.

Wang Ye drove to the shop, but unfortunately the door was closed, with only a "For Rent" sign hanging on it.

"You can't see anything here, all the doors are closed."

"It was still running when I passed by just now, I guess it went back, let's go to the next one."

Qiao Xing went with him to another place, which was a bit far; it took them six minutes to ride their bikes there.

This is a small business district with many small companies located here, somewhat similar to where Shen Boyan and his friends live. Most of the buildings here are mixed-use commercial and residential buildings.

This store is much bigger, 120 square meters, and it sells shoes.

The rent is the same as over there, 90,000, but the foot traffic is not as high. However, there are still quite a few people living in this area. According to the owner, there is at least a thousand people here every day.

Qiao Xing thought this place was pretty good. "Why didn't you choose this place?"

"Isn't it far?"

Qiao Xing hadn't quite understood what he meant by "far," and subconsciously said, "Wouldn't it be closer over at Shengli Residential Area?"

I meant it's far from where you are.

"Huh?" Qiao Xing was even more confused. What did his opening a shop have to do with him?

Wang Ye explained, "That wasn't what Qin Ce said, to try to stay as close to you as possible."

"Then what?"

"Then you can come and keep an eye on things for me, and you can also come and do the accounting for me."

"..."

She had a feeling that Qin Ce was helping Wang Ye so that she could change jobs. If she came to work for Wang Ye, the Big Bad Wolf project would have to be put on hold.

She had sensed before that Qin Ce didn't seem to approve of her working there, probably because their company was small and he didn't feel comfortable letting her hang out with them.

Qiao Xing sighed. She looked at the shop again. It was so much better than the one she had seen before. Although there weren't as many customers here as there, there weren't any hot pot restaurants like the one Wang Ye had mentioned around here, but they weren't too far away either, so people could come and eat there.

There's a saying that goes, "A good wine needs no bush."

Qiao Xing and Wang Ye came out and said to him, "Why don't you rent this one? It's the same price, but it's much more spacious than that one. That shop looks so cramped that people don't even want to come in, afraid that your ingredients aren't clean."

Wang Ye said "Oh," and then, "Okay, here it is, whatever you say."

Anyway, it was Qiao Xing's own choice, so Qin Ce can't blame him.

After deciding on the shop, Qiao Xing stopped worrying about the rest; she needed to take her driver's license test.

Wang Ye handled the specific signing details himself, while Qiao Xing went home.

When Qin Ce returned home that evening, he saw Qiao Xing sitting on the sofa as soon as he entered the door. She wasn't playing on her phone or looking at the computer; she was just staring at him.

Qin Ce paused, then walked to Qiao Xing's side and suddenly looked at her, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Xing sized him up. "Tell me honestly, what is your real purpose in investing in Wang Ye?"

Qin Ce paused for a moment, then said without changing his expression, "Seeing how hard he's trying to improve, let's give him a boost."

Qiao Xing gave him a look that said, "You're just pretending." "I went to see the shop with him today, and he told me everything."

Qin Ce remained calm. "What did he say?"

"He said you asked me to go and help him."

"You don't have to go if you don't want to."

Qiao Xing looked at him strangely. Sure enough, he still wanted her to change jobs. Qiao Xing sighed.

Qin Ce added, "I saw you were bored at home, with your sleep schedule completely reversed, so I found something for you to do. You spend all day on the computer and playing on your phone, which exposes you to a lot of radiation. At least going to the store won't affect your health. You can go to Wang Ye's store anytime you want, or you don't have to if you don't want to."

Qiao Xing was taken aback. "Is that so?"

"What else?"

Qiao Xing awkwardly touched her nose, realizing she had misunderstood. "Okay, I understand."

Qin Ce nodded expressionlessly. "How was your visit to the shops today?"

"It's alright, it's already settled. It's not far from here, the rent is 90,000 a month, do you think it's reasonable?"

"Pretty much, prices in the area are generally not low."

Qiao Xing felt relieved after hearing his words, but then she suddenly remembered something else. "Oh right, I ran into Qiao Hong at the door today."

Qin Ce glanced at her. "He came to see you again?"

Qiao Xing hummed in agreement and told him everything. "He was also wondering why I was still bothering him after I'd already been promoted and received a raise. Did I have some other purpose?"

Qin Ce frowned slightly, and pondered for a moment as if deep in thought.

"Just ignore him."

"I ignored him. Did you guess what he was planning?"