Chapter 40 Chen Pan, wearing a puff-sleeved shirt,...
"Old man, what's going on?"
Xu Chunhua is actually the person who knows Chen Aiguo best in the world. When she saw him staring at the next door with an excited expression with two big dark circles under his eyes in the morning, she actually understood what he was thinking.
Because she knew him well enough, after buying a few pancakes and seeing him walking back in a daze, Xu Chunhua immediately realized something was wrong and quickly put down her tongs and went to meet him.
"Xiao Yang said he saw we hadn't made any move all day yesterday and thought we didn't want the property anymore, so he contacted other neighbors that evening. As it turned out, the Zhao family next door and the Wang family next door both agreed to take the property and even put down deposits."
Looking at his wife, 55-year-old Chen Aiguo felt dizzy.
"well!"
Seeing that he looked uneasy, Xu Chunhua immediately helped him to the dining table inside and shouted, "Panpan, Panpan, quickly find two Analgin tablets for Grandpa and get his water cup out."
“Oh, okay!”
Chen Pan, who had gotten up early like them, immediately rushed out of the bathroom with messy hair.
After quickly finding two tablets of Analgin in her grandparents' little room, she quickly went out with her grandfather's big ceramic cup.
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Do you have a cold?"
Yesterday, Chen Pan was still angry with them, but now, there was only worry in Chen Pan's eyes.
"Your grandfather thought about it all night last night and finally made up his mind to go to the Qin family. But they just told your grandfather that they contacted other people last night and have already booked the two shops."
People are biased. Looking at her husband who closed his eyes to take medicine and drink water, there was a rare hint of complaint in Grandma Chen's tone.
"No, Xiaoyang told me yesterday that he only gave me one day to think about it. I ignored him, thinking that no one would make a decision so quickly on something like buying a shop. I didn't expect someone to make the decision right then and there and pay the deposit."
Chen Aiguo was a very upright person. He knew that his neighbor was not to blame, so he told Grandma Chen and Chen Pan again about Qin Yang coming to see him privately yesterday.
Finally, he reiterated: "He told me to reply before 8 pm. If I didn't, he would find someone else. I was confused and subconsciously ignored this."
Or perhaps he clearly remembered this sentence, but felt that this matter would definitely not be decided in a day or two. So he subconsciously ignored this sentence based on his life experience.
Anyway, at this moment, Chen Aiguo was filled with endless regret and pity.
"well!"
Looking at his grandfather who looked like he had been hit by frost, Chen Pan sighed softly in his heart.
But then she asked, "Grandpa, does the Qin family have to pay the full amount without any delay?"
"Yes, he said he needed the money urgently, so he wanted the full payment."
Although he didn't know why his granddaughter asked this, Chen Aiguo, who was sitting on the chair, still responded subconsciously.
"Grandpa, are you really determined to buy this place?"
Chen Pan, who had not had time to comb his hair early in the morning, asked again.
"Well, actually, we only have a little over 9,500 yuan. We can't buy his big store with this money, but it's just enough to buy this place. This way, we can stay here in the future without worrying about others evict us."
Grandpa Chen, who was still hesitant last night, now spoke with a tone full of regret for being outmatched.
Chen Pan thought for a second or two, then grabbed his hair and walked out: "I'll go ask him again!"
"No, since I've already—"
Chen Aiguo wanted to say that since they had already agreed on the matter, he should not make things difficult for them anymore.
But before she could finish, Chen Pan had already walked out of the store with her hair tied up, and turned around and went straight to the Happiness Store next door.
"Brother Qin——"
Chen Pan's hair is so thick now that she feels exhausted every time she combs it. She spends the most time on her hair when she washes herself. But at this moment, Chen Pan ties her ponytail in just a few seconds. Before entering the Qin family shop, she subconsciously checks her clothes to make sure she's properly dressed.
"What's wrong with Panpan? Do you want to buy something?"
When Chen Pan went in, Qin Yang was making breakfast in the small room inside.
In the past, his mother often slept in this hut. His mother would prepare their three meals a day here and then call him down to eat.
But now, in this room with less sunlight, Qin Yang basically stayed in it all day and all night. His family's three meals a day were basically prepared by Qin Yang, who was in charge of the shop. He would then directly bring it to his mother, or he would ask her to come down to eat.
At this moment, even though he vaguely knew the purpose of Chen Pan's visit, Qin Yang, who was about to peel a potato, still asked despite knowing the answer.
Qin Yang subconsciously laughed it off, but Chen Pan, who was slightly shorter than him, got straight to the point and said, "Brother Qin Yang, I know you've already negotiated with Uncle Zhao and Uncle Wang about selling your shop, and you've already received their deposits. But after all, you haven't really completed the transaction yet, and everything is not truly settled. So the purpose of my coming here is to tell you that my family really wants to buy our current shop.
My grandfather calculated our family's savings yesterday and found that if we pooled our money, we'd be just enough to buy that place. So, if anything goes wrong with your discussion, could you please consider my family first? My grandparents have really considered buying the place next door, and we do have enough money.
If you agree, we can sign the contract and pay you right away. Of course, I don't mean to force you or embarrass you. I mean "if" something unexpected happens in your transaction, can you give priority to my family? But if everything goes well, then you can just pretend that you haven't been here today, and then -"
Fourteen-year-old Chen Pan tried hard to find the right words in his heart, trying to make everything clear so as to avoid misunderstanding.
But when she was slightly stuck, Qin Yang reacted and nodded immediately, "I understand, I understand. Panpan, you should pack up and go to school as soon as possible. I'll remember the store matter. If anything unexpected happens later, I will definitely contact your grandparents first. Even if everything is settled on my side in the end, I will tell you clearly. Anyway, this time it was my negligence. If something like this happens again in the future, I will definitely contact you first."
Chen Pan felt a little embarrassed when talking to Qin Yang.
Qin Yang also felt a little uncomfortable when talking to Chen Pan, who was born a girl.
But even so, Qin Yang understood what Chen Pan meant and immediately gave the promise Chen Pan wanted.
"This has nothing to do with you. My grandfather said that when you came to him yesterday, you had already told him that you had to wait until 8pm at the latest. He forgot and ignored what you said. He thought that for a big deal like buying a shop, anyone would think about it for a day or two, but he didn't expect there would be someone who had the money to pay immediately and was so decisive.
Anyway, once they heard your story, they thought the matter was over and didn't dare to bother you anymore. But I feel like your situation isn't 100% set in stone yet. So I quickly came over to tell you what my grandparents wanted to tell you but were too embarrassed to.
When Qin Yang said that he was also at fault in this matter, Chen Pan suddenly felt relieved for some reason.
Then she stood in the Qin family's shop and told the other party exactly what her grandparents were thinking.
"I understand. I will sign the contract with them this morning. If anything unexpected happens, I will definitely contact your family first."
As Chen Pan applied her true self-control technique, Qin Yang, who was four years older than her on paper but only two years older, relaxed. He explained to Chen Pan the contracts he was going to sign that morning with the Zhao Family Grocery Store and the Wang Family Auto Repair Shop.
"So by the time I come back at noon, will we have a basic conclusion on whether this thing will succeed or not?"
After taking a look at the big wall clock hanging in Qin Yang's shop, Chen Pan immediately said.
"Yes, it should be. Well, it's almost half past six now, you should hurry up." Following her gaze, Qin Yang understood and urged her.
"Yeah, okay!"
Chen Pan didn't say anything more. He immediately went back to explain the situation to his grandparents, and then had dinner and cleaned up.
It was a rare occasion that Chen Pan was not the first one to arrive in class that day. She was distracted several times during class throughout the morning.
Time passed by little by little, and when it was finally lunchtime, Chen Pan was the first one to run home again.
When he returned home and saw many people sitting in the small room of the Qin family shop in broad daylight, Chen Pan suddenly understood everything.
"Feel sorry!"
Chen Pan, wearing a puff-sleeved shirt, stared motionlessly at the Qin family. Qin Yang happened to be holding a teapot, pouring tea for the village chief and his family. Suddenly meeting Chen Pan's anxious and disappointed eyes through the window bars, he silently expressed his apology with his eyes.
"It's fine!"
Chen Pan immediately understood his expression and forced a smile, mouthing "It's okay." She then immediately withdrew her gaze from inside and immediately returned to her shop.
"It's okay, Panpan. They've already called the village chief to sign the contract. Now that things have come to this, let's not dwell on it anymore."
Seeing that his granddaughter didn't come in immediately after returning, but walked straight to the Qin family's grocery store for more than ten steps, Chen Aiguo, who had been staying in the store to buy sesame cakes, understood everything. After gently persuading his granddaughter, he picked up a few of the store's most expensive beef patties and turned around to put them on the table behind him.
"Yes, more than 9,000 is not a small number. We should be more cautious. Something like this happened. Maybe God doesn't want us to buy a shop now and wants us to wait a little longer."
Knowing what her granddaughter and husband were talking about, Grandma Chen also spoke after bringing out a bowl of cold noodles.
"Okay, Grandpa and Grandma, I understand. It's okay. Let's eat quickly."
Chen Pan, who felt particularly disappointed, did not show his bad mood. He smiled lightly and quickly went to the kitchen to wash his hands and get the dishes.
Today grandma made refreshing cold noodles. She mixed a plate of sugar-coated tomatoes and a plate of green peppers and cucumbers, and also stir-fried some melon and meat.
In their family, cooking three dishes at once is absolutely rare.
Knowing that grandma did this on purpose to calm everyone, Chen Pan quickly adjusted his mood and did not dare to show any negative emotions.
"Come on, don't worry about anything else, just eat first!"
Chen Pan was trying to regulate his emotions, and so was Chen Aiguo.
Looking at the cold noodles made by his wife, he immediately ordered some.
"Um!"
Chen Pan and Grandma Chen nodded at the same time, but just as they picked up their chopsticks and started to pick up the noodles, they suddenly heard Qin Yang's voice calling "Panpan" faintly from next door.
Hearing that voice, Chen Pan didn't hesitate for even a second, and immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and ran out.
By the time Chen Aiguo and Xu Chunhua reacted, Chen Pan had already agreed to go into the Qin family shop next door.
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