The shopkeeper rushed back to the shop and told Ganli the good news: "It's done! Four hundred taels of silver, and the shop is yours!"
Upon hearing this, Gan Li was overjoyed, thinking to herself that the shopkeeper was indeed quite capable, having actually managed to lower the price and save her a lot of trouble.
Just then, the shopkeeper added, "But Miss Zhao said that you need to pay the money to complete the transfer of ownership today. What do you think..."
So urgent?
Gan Li was taken aback, thinking to herself, it seems that Zhao Juan has really been fooled by this shopkeeper. Is she worried that the 'buyer' will change his mind and not buy it after one night, so she is in such a hurry?
However, this was exactly what she wanted.
She has a personal space, and those silver notes are safer to keep in her space than anywhere else, so she always carries them with her, but it's inconvenient for her to show her face.
Zhao Juan is the original owner's love rival; if she is recognized, the deal will fall through.
Gan Mingyi used to farm at home and rarely went out in town, so Zhao Juan and the people around her probably wouldn't recognize her.
She pulled Gan Mingyi aside and gave him some instructions, then handed him four hundred taels of silver, telling him, "On the house deeds, you must write Tiantian's name."
"Register it under Sweetie's name?"
Ganli nodded.
She did this to prevent the Zhao family from recognizing her name, but Gan Tian's name was changed after they left the Zhao family, so Zhao Juan should not know that.
Although Gan Mingyi didn't know his sister's plans, seeing that she had already made up her mind, he wouldn't object and nodded, promising that he would definitely handle the matter well.
After the brother and sister made their agreement, Ganli spoke to the shopkeeper about it:
"You know that my relationship with Zhao Juan makes it inconvenient for me to show up, so I asked my brother to go in my place. He has never done these things before, so please give him some pointers if there are any important points."
The shopkeeper knew about her relationship with Zhao Juan and was eager to complete the deal, so he didn't care about the details and immediately agreed.
The shopkeeper led Gan Mingyi to the village head's house, where Zhao Juan's maid, Cui'er, had been waiting for a long time.
Cui'er had just heard the shopkeeper say that a wealthy young man wanted to buy her young lady's shop, but now that she saw the visitor was a farmer in coarse linen clothes, she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
The shopkeeper noticed and quickly whispered to her, "This is that young master's servant."
A servant? Oh, I see. Cui'er's doubts vanished, and with the shopkeeper's help, the three of them entered the village head's house together.
Gan Mingyi was initially worried that the village head would recognize him, since they had met at the dock that day.
Fortunately, the village head didn't even glance at him, probably because there were too many people that day and the village head simply didn't notice him.
When the village head heard that it was the Zhao family who wanted to sell the shop, he didn't ask any questions. He carefully checked the identity documents of both parties and inquired about the specific details of the shop. After confirming that everything was correct, he began to process the transfer of ownership.
Cui'er was watching from the side when she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the word 'sweet' written on the household register, and her heart skipped a beat.
Sweet... Why does this name sound so familiar?
Oh right, wasn't Chen Danian's ex-wife named Gan Li?
However, she didn't think too much about it. After all, although they all had the surname Gan, it didn't necessarily mean they were related to Ganli (a type of pear) – so many people in Yuxi Village had the surname Gan.
The village head didn't notice any of this and continued to fill out the documents, finishing them in no time.
Seeing that the other party did not investigate further, Gan Mingyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He took the newly printed house and land deeds, carefully put them away, and then cautiously carried them back to the shop with the shopkeeper.
As soon as he entered the door, he handed the two deeds to his sister, saying happily:
"Little sister, everything's done!"
Ganli took it and looked at it, then asked the shopkeeper, "Are all the formalities completed?"
“Strictly speaking, there is another procedure—Deli Zheng takes the transfer record to the county government office and registers it there before it is completely finished.”
As the shopkeeper spoke, he noticed Gan Li frowning and quickly explained, "But the village head will naturally take care of these things. As long as we have the house deeds and land deeds, we don't need to worry."
Don't be afraid?
Gan Li recalled that when Gan Mingli was arrested last time, it was the work of this village head.
However, things had already come to this point, and it was too late for regrets. But even if the village head had some ulterior motives, she wasn't afraid. She was just worried about not having a chance to get revenge for what happened last time.
She sneered inwardly, put the matter aside for the time being, and took out another twenty-five taels of silver to hand to the shopkeeper: "Thank you for your hard work today, shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper had a double celebration today, not only receiving the rent but also getting twenty-five taels of silver for free.
He grinned from ear to ear: "Manager Gan, you're too kind!"
The shopkeeper put the silver into his pocket and, without Gan Li urging him, offered to give him some time. He said he would start arranging for people to clear out the shop today, and the shop would be vacated in two days at most.
Ganli nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you, shopkeeper."
Emerging from the shop, Gan Li and her brother Gan Mingyi stood at the doorway, looking back at the shop with completely different feelings. Gan Li happily said:
"From now on, this will be our shop!" Her words were full of anticipation.
Gan Mingyi was also looking forward to it: "Little sister, if I work as your waiter, can I eat for free?"
"puff!"
Ganli couldn't help but laugh. She turned to look at him and, seeing his muscular build, teased him:
"Second brother, with your physique, you should be doing manual labor for me. I have someone else to choose as the waiter."
Gan Mingyi scratched his head, not at all annoyed that his younger sister wanted him to do hard labor. Instead, he flexed his muscles and grinned sheepishly.
"Just tell me what's wrong. I may not have much else, but I've got plenty of strength!"
After a busy day, Gan Mingyi's gloomy expression had faded considerably, which pleased Gan Li, who smiled and nodded in agreement.
Once things were settled, the two realized they were starving. Fortunately, the dock was not far away, so they sat down at a noodle stall and ordered two bowls of plain noodles.
After eating, seeing that it was getting late and it was time for Gan Tian to finish school, she got on the oxcart and slowly made her way to the school in town.
As I approached the school gate, it was right when school was letting out and coming back to school. A group of teenagers poured out of the school.
Gan Tian walked through the crowd with her schoolbag slung across her shoulder, and Gan Li spotted her immediately.
"Sweetie, over here!" Ganli waved to her.
Hearing her mother's voice, Gan Tian's eyes lit up. She quickly ran to Gan Li and sweetly called out, "Mother, Second Uncle!"
The family was overjoyed, completely oblivious to the resentful stares behind them.
Chen Yaozu watched the three people leave in the oxcart, chatting and laughing. His mother only had eyes for that little money-loser and didn't even glance at him. He immediately got angry again.
What's so great about that? Next time he'll ask Aunt Zhao to pick him up too!
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