Chapter 174

Two and a half hours later, Su Yuanzheng came back. He changed his clothes and rinsed his mouth to prevent the smell of alcohol from disturbing his daughter.

He knocked on Su Miao's door and said, "Miao Miao, Dad is back."

Su Miao is currently writing her new work "Fig", which tells the story of women who were bought into the mountains and turned into reproductive tools.

It wasn't until my father knocked on the door that I realized he was back.

When he opened the door and went out, Sister Hui just brought in some iced watermelon. Su Yuan was asking Su Yu and Su Hui to sit down and listen as well.

"Uncle Zhang's shop is priced at around 13,000 yuan according to the market price. He also quoted us this amount, saying that if we could pay in full in one lump sum, he would cover all the handling fees."

Su Yuan was thinking about how Uncle Zhang had just cried in drunkenness because his son was not doing well, and he felt very sad. It was true that pornography, gambling and drugs should not be touched at all.

Su Yu and Su Hui were very happy to hear that Su Yuan was going to buy a shop. They were eager to expand the shop and do something big in the future.

Su Miao thought for a moment and said, "Thirteen thousand isn't expensive. We're currently losing a lot of customers who don't want to wait because we don't have enough seats. If we can expand our storefront, our profits will increase. Not counting the current store, just the increased revenue from increasing the occupancy rate there, we'll be able to make back the money we spent on the store very quickly."

When it comes to business, as long as the price is agreed upon, the rest of the process will proceed quickly.

The next day, Su Yuanzheng went to tell Uncle Zhang Er that he would buy it according to the price and conditions he mentioned last night.

The Zhang family really needed money urgently, so they signed a contract with Su Yuanzheng on the spot. All subsequent procedures were completed within three days, and the key to the storefront was handed over to Su Yuanzheng. After buying a yard in Yongcheng, the Su family now had another storefront in their real estate.

Unlike the Ye family, the Zhang family has always lived in the front and back yards. For more than ten years, the shop has been rented out separately, so the shop does not have a door leading to the yard.

This also made things convenient for the Su family, as they no longer had to seal the storefront. However, the storefront had not been renovated since it was rented out, so it now looked a bit old.

Su Miao and his father came to look at the shop. The tailor shop had been rented for more than ten years. When he left, he dismantled everything, leaving only some papers pasted on the wall, which looked a bit shabby.

The father and daughter took a look around and found many problems. They were afraid that this store could not be used immediately like the Ye family's store.

Su Yuanzheng stepped on the ground and said, "The floor is not in good condition anymore. It's full of potholes and some of the wall tiles are loose. We need to fix it, otherwise the guests will be unhappy when they come in."

It is true. The walls are yellow and there are traces of children's drawings on them. The whole store is gray. If it were a restaurant, the first impression customers would have when they come in would be that the food in this store is not very clean.

"Dad, since we're going to build a new kitchen anyway, we might as well just do a simple renovation of the entire store."

"Okay, speaking of which, this month marks our first anniversary. You mentioned earlier that you wanted to hold a store anniversary event, but I'm not sure if we can make it."

"Our store celebration doesn't have to be on the opening day. See if there's a good date at the end of the lunar month? We can hold it there. There's still more than half a month left, and we're just doing a simple renovation, no complicated decorations, so we should be able to make it in time."

"Okay, then let's discuss how to install it, and then Dad will go find the contractor."

Finally, Su Miao decided to brainstorm and hold a small meeting in the store to discuss the decoration. After all, Jiang Fengyi and Yingzi were more familiar with Yongcheng and might know a better decoration team.

As expected, after the matter was explained, Jiang Fengyi recommended a decoration team.

"Uncle Yuan, I do know a pretty good renovation team. The foreman used to be in the army. They do a good job and do it quickly. I know they've renovated several restaurants."

"That's great! Can you introduce me to someone?"

Jiang Fengyi scratched his head and said, "How about this first? I'll take you and Miaomiao to see a few stores they've renovated. If you like them, I'll directly ask the foreman to come to the store to talk. You can also go and compare other decoration teams."

"Brother Yi, we trust the person you introduced us to. Let's take a look together. I also want to know if there are any new and trendy decorations in the current restaurants."

Taking advantage of the afternoon break, the three of them rode around on a tricycle.

There are several shops in the city center that have been renovated by them. It seems that this decoration team has some reputation in the industry.

Most of them have relatively simple decoration, but one of them is quite novel, with green painted floors, lattice glass, and a strong Hong Kong tea restaurant style.

Su Miao went in curiously and looked at the menu. They sold Hong Kong-style tea, and the prices were not cheap.

The boss is a chatterbox and speaks Cantonese, which is quite different from the Nanning dialect and is quite interesting.

After chatting with the boss for a while, I found out that many of the decoration materials in the store were brought from Shenzhen by him. They are not sold here, so his store looks particularly special.

They had afternoon tea, and when they saw it was almost time, they headed home.

The next day, Jiang Fengyi invited Foreman Li to the shop that needed to be renovated, and Su Yuanzheng told him about his family's needs.

"The walls need to be repainted, the flooring needs to be done, and we need to build a kitchen here, with windows and exhaust ducts, and two stoves... We're part of the same shop as the one next door, could you help me see if this wall can be opened up?"

Foreman Li touched the wall, then looked at the beams above, and nodded. "The load-bearing here mainly relies on the beams. It can be opened up without any problems, but I suggest not tearing it all down. Build a wider door so you can walk around."

After looking at the shop, Foreman Li was invited back to the shop for tea. Foreman Li took out paper and pen and drew a simple decoration plan.

"Foreman Li, we're planning a store anniversary event at the end of the month. I wonder if the new storefront can be completed by then?"

Foreman Li nodded and said, "Okay, this is just a simple renovation. If the materials are in place, we can finish it in ten days. You still have time to ventilate and clean."

"So how do you calculate the renovation price? Do we have to buy the materials ourselves, or do you guys take care of it?"

"Since you're pressed for time, I won't charge you by the day. I'll just give you a flat price of 200 yuan. I'll bring two apprentices to do the work. I suggest you check out the materials yourself so you can be transparent about the price and quality."

Foreman Li spoke honestly, so Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng signed a decoration contract with him. Because the father and daughter were not familiar with decoration, they asked him where to buy good decoration materials.

"There's a market on the outskirts of the city, and a lot of people buy materials there, but they're all resold, so you can go there and ask about the prices first. I know a few factories that sell directly to you, and I'll give you their phone numbers. If you think the prices on the market are too high, just buy directly from the factory and say I was the one who introduced you. They'll sell it to you no matter how much you want."