Chapter 350 New Character Design
Yao Chunian had been renting the storefront that Yao Shula had previously built at the entrance of the Cao family courtyard to sell peanuts, and the business was booming.
Not only did Yao Shula rent the house to Yao Chunnian at a price lower than the market price, she also gave him the courtyard to use.
Yao Chunian's peanuts need to be dried, and having a yard would be ideal.
"Shula, Chun Nian and I have discussed it. Would you like to hear our thoughts?" Zhong Xiaochun looked at Yao Shula with a bit of nervousness.
Yao Shula nodded. She also wanted to hear why her third sister-in-law and Chun Nian wanted to rent both of their courtyards.
"I won't lie to you, our family's restaurant has always been doing good business. It's always packed, with lots of people queuing up."
My parents and I have been wanting to find a bigger place to open another restaurant for a long time.
Not only is the yard in front of your house large, but the shop there is also quite spacious. We'd like to rent the back yard, the house, and the shop in front to open a restaurant.
As for Chun Nian... she still sells peanuts in the same house, which doesn't conflict with our restaurant business.
This is the courtyard you're in now... Chun Nian wants to rent it to dry peanuts.
In addition to the courtyard, Chun Nian also wants to rent a west-facing room to live in. That way, the courtyard won't be too deserted if someone lives there, and Chun Nian can also help tidy it up.
Don't worry, Chun Nian definitely won't go to the main room. At most, she'll help tidy up the house and air out your bedding when you come back.
"How about this?" After saying that, Zhong Xiaochun looked at Yao Shula nervously.
Upon hearing this, Yao Shula thought, "That's a great idea!"
Not only do you earn money by renting out the house, but you also have someone to look after the yard.
“Sure! That’s great! I couldn’t be happier!” Yao Shula said with a smile.
Yao Chunian and Zhong Xiaochun both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Shura, take a look at the rent we're offering and see if it's suitable. If not, then let us know."
Here, I'll give you a cash discount on everything in the small shop in front, priced at the current rate.
Then I'll help you get rid of all those counters and stuff in the shop; you definitely won't lose out.
How about I give you two thousand a year for that little shop, the back courtyard, the main room, and the two side rooms?
"Two years later, the rent will increase by 10%. Do you think this price is reasonable? If not, I'll go back and talk to my dad about it, and we'll add a little more." Zhong Xiaochun looked at Yao Shula.
Yao Shula quickly calculated in her mind that Zhong Xiaochun's offer was already quite high.
The entire courtyard, including a shop, was offered for two thousand, which is at least 20% higher than the market price.
"Third sister-in-law, two thousand is fine! Thank you!" Yao Shula said hurriedly.
Zhong Xiaochun waved his hand.
"I should be thanking you! My dad has gone through a lot of trouble finding a suitable place to open a restaurant."
"We also looked at two other places, but they didn't want us to open a restaurant. They said it would be too noisy, and the prices were outrageously high. Besides, they might not even let us rent the place again after we made the restaurant successful in two years," Zhong Xiaochun said.
Yao Shula smiled and said, "Indeed, this does happen."
Zhong Xiaochun's restaurant is doing well, and there are quite a few people who are envious!
If it weren't for the fact that Zhong Xiaochun's family had genuine skills that withstood repeated investigations, it's uncertain whether the restaurant would have been able to stay open...
After discussing Zhong Xiaochun's situation, Yao Chunian also spoke about her own family's affairs.
"Shura, I won't lie to you, I've been saving money to buy a yard, but I haven't saved enough yet. I plan to save for another two years and then buy a small yard."
Now we're renting a place for Qiangqiang to live in.
You rented my shop to me for a much lower price back then, so from now on I'll give you eighty yuan a month.
"In addition, I'll give you another 600 yuan a year for this courtyard and a west room, which will make it 1,560 yuan a year. Do you think that's acceptable?" Yao Chunian also stated the price he could offer.
Yao Shula immediately waved her hand.
"Sister Chun Nian, you gave me a bit too much."
The storefront outside was priced at 60 yuan per month, which would be 720 yuan per year. I later raised the price of the tailor shop next door to 80 yuan per month because it was a bit bigger.
"I'll charge you four hundred a year for the yard and that west room. I won't ask for any change. Just give me one thousand one hundred. It's a deal!"
Yao Chunian...
"Shula, how can that be! You're taking Shuli to school in Shanghai, and you'll need money for everything. How can I take advantage of you at this time?" Yao Chunian immediately refused.
"Sister Chun Nian, I still need you to take care of this yard!"
If no one takes care of the yard, it will fall into disrepair quickly. With you living in this yard, I can rest assured.
I originally wanted to give the key to my cousin Yamin, but now she has to go to work and take care of her child.
With Sister Chun Nian living in the courtyard, the courtyard comes alive. Let's settle on this. Sister Chun Nian, Third Sister-in-law, what do you think?" Yao Shula looked at Yao Chun Nian and Zhong Xiaochun.
Zhong Xiaochun and Yao Chunian both nodded.
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And just like that, the matter of the two courtyards, the biggest assets of the family, was settled.
The next thing was the 20 yuan subsidy I received from the machinery factory each month.
Yao Shula can't possibly come back every month just for twenty yuan; wouldn't that be a complete waste of travel expenses?
So Yao Shula went to see the factory director of the machinery factory, explained her situation with great emotion, her eyes reddening, and then casually praised the factory director...
Great! That's settled then!
The factory manager said that when Yao Shula comes to collect her subsidy in August, he will give her a three-year subsidy in one lump sum, and then he will stop giving her money.
Yao Shula immediately agreed.
Twenty a month, two hundred and forty a year, seven hundred and twenty in three years. Little by little, it adds up. Taking the money all at once wouldn't be bad.
What Yao Shula didn't expect was that after she returned from the machinery factory, some of the news took a different turn.
Many people know that Yao Shula is taking her younger brother to study in Shanghai.
Incidentally, everyone also used their own imagination.
"I heard that Shuli got good grades and was admitted to a school in Shanghai early."
"Really? Then Shuli will go to school in Shanghai all by herself!"
"Of course not! I heard that Shura is going to go to school with her younger brother. Shura works in Shanghai to earn money to support her brother's schooling."
"My God, how can Shuli have such a wonderful older sister? How can Shula be so kind!"
"Yes! My sister is working in Shanghai to support her brother's schooling. This... sigh, it's newsworthy!"
In this way, Yao Shula's image in everyone's mind seemed to become more impressive.
An elder sister is like a mother! Who else but a mother could do that...?
Yao Shula was stunned for a long time after hearing this...
Am I really that great? I went out to work to support my younger brother's schooling...
They could easily be among the top ten most touching figures in China...
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Xiao Tiantian and Yao Shuli were also packing their things.
"Brother Shuli, let me take this schoolbag!" Xiaotian handed Yao Shuli the schoolbag he used to carry in first grade.
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