Gangzi pretended to be troubled and complained aloud.

"This is too difficult."

"If we really opened there, we might not even be able to collect the rent?"

The restaurant owner couldn't stop smiling when he heard this.

"Young man, you don't know anything about business, do you?"

"Rent? They can't even break even."

"I've been running this restaurant for over ten years now, and I don't know how many shops have changed hands over South Street."

"But the shops here have never changed."

"If you really want to open a shop, you could open a guesthouse over there."

Xu Qingyi and Gangzi exchanged a glance.

The boss's words made perfect sense. Several restaurants on the south side of the road were struggling to survive, but there were quite a few guesthouses.

After chatting with the boss for a while, the two returned to their car.

Xu Qingyi sat in the driver's seat, smoking a cigarette, her brows furrowed in a frown.

Gangzi's expression also showed a hint of helplessness.

"Old Xu, let's take another look tomorrow."

"Train station is a difficult place to manage."

"We'll ask Brother Feng what to do then."

Now that things had come to this, Xu Qingyi was at a loss and could only nod helplessly.

He never expected that their first attempt to help Lin Yifeng would be so unsuccessful.

Spend tens or hundreds of thousands to buy a shop.

Xu Qingyi estimated that these shops could earn at least 100,000 yuan a year.

Unless something really big is about to happen, these business owners will definitely not sell their shops.

Xu Qingyi let out a long sigh.

"I won't bother Brother Feng for now."

"Let's ask Brother Guo what to do."

"He might have a clue about this."

Gangzi and Xu Qingyi also drove to their hotel.

The next morning, when Guo Fengsheng called the two of them to inform them about the site selection, Xu Qingyi also mentioned this matter.

After a brief silence, Guo Fengsheng on the other end of the phone began to speak.

"Brother Feng said that we don't need to worry about the train station for now."

"You guys go and take care of things elsewhere first."

"He'll have a way to handle things over there."

Xu Qingyi, who was on speakerphone, was slightly taken aback.

Gangzi also exclaimed in surprise.

"Brother Guo, are you with Brother Feng?"

"Yes, we're out running errands."

After hearing Guo Fengsheng's reply, the two looked somewhat embarrassed.

Soon, Lin Yifeng's voice came through the phone.

"Alright, you two don't need to worry about these things. Let's get the other things sorted out first."

"I'll come to Shangdu to find you after I'm done with my work."

"Don't worry, if you can drive it, then drive it; if you can't, then don't. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Gangzi greeted Xu Qingyi, and then the call was disconnected.

Meanwhile, on the national highway, Lin Yifeng had a faint smile on his face as he drove and joked with Guo Fengsheng beside him.

"This man in blue, he's such a grown man, yet he acts like a child."

"I'm practically his parent now."

"Now you're so afraid of me."

Guo Fengsheng smiled but remained silent.

It has to be said that both of them could see that Xu Qingyi and the other person really wanted to give Lin Yifeng a perfect answer this time, which is why they bypassed Lin Yifeng and went to Guo Fengsheng instead.

But neither of them probably expected that Guo Fengsheng would be out running errands with Lin Yifeng at that moment.

This caused a misunderstanding.

Guo Fengsheng glanced at the receding scenery outside the car window, his tone tinged with worry.

"Brother Feng, what should we do if we can't get it done at the train station?"

"I don't have any clue about this either."

"How do you do it with the method you mentioned?"

Lin Yifeng raised an eyebrow, glanced at Guo Fengsheng beside him, and simply uttered a single sentence.

"Use connections."

This is the best way to solve the problem of opening a shop near the train station.

Since we can't open a shop outside the train station, we'll open one inside the train or next to the train station.

These days, there aren't any restaurants with businesses set up shop in train stations. The only ones are small, privately-owned supermarkets that you can get by with connections, selling things like peanuts, sunflower seeds, newspapers, and bottled water.

However, these items are generally quite expensive, so not many people would buy them here.

Lin Yifeng plans to make a trip to the railway bureau in Shangdu when he has time to see if he can use his connections to find a shop in the train station. As for Mixue Ice Cream, it will be even simpler.

If an agreement can be reached, Lin Yifeng can simply set up a temporary prefabricated house in the square in front of the station to create a convenient one-stop Mixue Ice Cream shop.

These two matters still need to be discussed by Lin Yifeng over there.

However, what he needs to do now is open Mixue Ice Cream and Wallace stores in other places.

"Brother Feng, why don't you let Qingyi and the others come to Gongcheng?"

“I think if you want to practice Qingyi (a type of female role in Peking Opera), you should take it one step at a time.”

Guo Fengsheng asked Lin Yifeng in a soft voice.

The fact that I came to Gongcheng was quite sudden.

He originally thought that this trip would only involve dealing with Shangdu, but he didn't expect that Lin Yifeng had also prepared a plan for Gongcheng.

Lin Yifeng had no choice; these things couldn't be delayed.

Xu Qingyi and Gangzi went to Shangdu, and only he and Guo Fengsheng were able to come out.

Lin Yifeng explained to Guo Fengsheng while driving.

"Old Guo, I came to Gongcheng not just to open a shop."

"I plan to turn this place into a transit station."

"We gather the goods here and then distribute them downwards."

Guo Fengsheng nodded slightly.

Lin Yifeng originally intended to prepare for this plan in Pingyuan New Area, but there's still no progress there. By the time the plan is officially announced, the stores in Shangdu will probably already be open for business.

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