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He Tiantian was very happy to learn about Wu Youliang's plans from Huo Yingjie. At least in Nanshi, she would have a good friend in the future.
Huang Jingli is a very smart woman with principles. She knows what she can and cannot do. It's not tiring to be around her, and you don't have to worry about her having designs on your husband.
School has started.
Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian are busier than ever before.
After the first month of the lunar calendar, Qian Shikun came to collect the money, as he wanted to renovate the Qian family's old house.
He Tiantian gave Qian Shikun 10,000 yuan and said, "Uncle Qian, you're busy renovating the old house now, do you have time to open a shop?"
Qian Shikun smiled and said, "I've already contacted all the materials and found the craftsmen. As long as we buy the materials, they can get started. I've also asked a knowledgeable friend to keep an eye on things for me, so it won't delay our opening."
He Tiantian nodded and said, "Okay, I've looked at a few shops. If there are no problems, let's invite Uncle Sun this weekend and go take a look together."
People's living standards are better now than before, so her shop should be able to open.
He Tiantian felt embarrassed about constantly taking money from her grandmother.
“Sure, I’ll call Brother Sun over this weekend. He’s better suited for business,” Qian Shikun said. As for him, he can do odd jobs and watch the shop, but he can’t help with anything else.
They agreed that the three of them would go look at the shop together on the weekend.
Huo Yingjie knew He Tiantian's plan, so he left the child with his parents and went with them.
The shops they selected were all located on the way to school for He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie.
He Tiantian, sitting on the back of Huo Yingjie's bicycle, liked to look around at the things along the way. Ever since she decided to open a shop, she had her eye on the surrounding buildings.
There are three locations in total, and all of them are in good locations.
After looking at it and asking about the price, the four of them went home to discuss it.
“These three places each have their advantages and disadvantages,” Sun Sihao said. “But I think the one with a courtyard and several rooms inside is very nice.”
"Don't you think that storefront is a bit small?" Qian Shikun said. "It's not grand or impressive! I think the first shop is much better; it's very large."
“There are many shops, but we can’t just put the pot in the shops,” Sun Sihao said. “First, this is our secret recipe, and we need to maintain its mystery; second, if the pot is in the shops, it will look dirty. We sell food, and taste is important, but hygiene and health are also very important.”
“That’s right,” He Tiantian said. “The third one, the storefront is quite large, and the backyard is also quite large.”
“But the rent is so expensive!” Sun Sihao said with a bitter face. “If we rent that shop, our investment costs will be high. Tiantian, how about this, you rent the first one first, it’s just right, the rent is low. If our business does well later, you can buy the third one, that way the risk is less.”
He Tiantian thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Uncle Sun, I know you mean well, but you've made my family's braised meat a time-honored brand, so I don't want to move here for the next thirty years."
Qian Shikun and Sun Sihao exchanged glances. With He Tiantian's skills, becoming a time-honored brand would be no problem for them to have a good business.
Since He Tiantian has such a long-term vision, they won't stop her.
"Well then, I'll go find that person tomorrow and ask if he's selling," Sun Sihao said. "That family was very wealthy before Liberation; they owned several houses. The one we're looking at faces the street, which is perfect for doing business. Even if we have to spend more money to buy it now, it's still a good deal."
“Yes, I always felt that business would be easier in the future,” Qian Shikun said. “Buying it now is definitely a good deal.”
"Okay, thank you both, uncles," He Tiantian said. She had to go to school and didn't have time at all.
Besides knowing how to make braised meat, He Tiantian also knew about the high housing prices in the future. Buying that big house and yard, even if it was a bit expensive, wouldn't be a bad deal.
If it gets demolished, it'll probably be worth a lot of money.
Forget about that for now; the most important thing right now is to do business.
The third place has eight shops just at the entrance, and a large courtyard at the back with seven or eight side rooms on both sides. One side can be used as a warehouse, and the other side can be used as a kitchen.
If you buy it, you can expand it or rebuild it if you want to in the future.
A few days later, Sun Sihao and Qian Shikun came over, looking unwell.
“Sweetie, although that person agreed to sell, the price he asked for was a bit too high,” Sun Sihao said with a bitter face. “Moreover, he wants to sell all of his houses, not just one.”
"How many houses does he own?" He Tiantian asked excitedly. Now that the opportunity was right in front of her, how could she let it slip by?
“There are three places,” Sun Sihao said. “One is an old house, another is a piece of land by Xuanwu Lake with a dozen or so dilapidated houses, but I went to see it and the scenery there is nice and the transportation is relatively convenient. The third place is where we are looking.”
He Tiantian was stunned. Good heavens, it's like someone just brought you a pillow when you're about to fall asleep.
She would buy it no matter the price.
"Why would he sell the house?" He Tiantian asked. "Logically speaking, the house should be back in his hands soon."
"Here's the thing, the old man's son was a sent-down youth. Later, something happened, and he fled to Hong Kong. Now that he can contact the mainland, the old man is probably too disappointed and scared. He wants to go to Hong Kong so that the family can be reunited. But after he goes there, he's afraid that the house will be taken back, so he's thinking of selling it all at once and never coming back."
He Tiantian nodded and said, "Yes, that's good. So how much is it in total?"
"Two hundred and eighty thousand," Sun Sihao said. "It was originally three hundred thousand, but I could only negotiate down to two hundred and eighty thousand. If I lowered it any further, he wouldn't sell it."
"Two hundred and eighty thousand." He Tiantian was taken aback. "That is indeed a bit much, but there are three properties in good locations. I'll go take a look. If I'm satisfied, I'll buy them."
He Tiantian has 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. If she has to buy it, she will send a telegram to her grandmother asking her to send more money. She will pay her grandmother back when she earns money later.
Qian Shikun and Sun Sihao were taken aback, but then they understood when they remembered that He Tiantian had a very wealthy grandmother.
"Sweetie, you've bought so many houses. What if the policy changes one day and they get taken away?" Sun Sihao finally couldn't help but voice his concerns.
Qian Shikun also shared this concern.
He Tiantian smiled and said, "The country has just come out of the quagmire, and it shouldn't fall into it again. Everything is thriving now, so I don't think it will."
Qian Shikun and Sun Sihao kept these words in mind.
Since ancient times, when Chinese people have money, they buy houses and land.
When they have money, they'll buy a courtyard house too.
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