Chapter 98
Su Guoer saw her at a glance.
But she was not happy. She lowered her head and talked to the young monk who was leading the way, with a sad look on her face.
In order to keep a low profile, Su Guoer didn't ask who that person was even though she was curious.
"What a beautiful young lady?" Wen Qianxi's words immediately caused an uproar.
Then the young lady turned around and looked at them in surprise, and was then led away by the young master.
The young master who led them said: "That is Miss Yan, and her husband is the head of the Honglu Temple. The Mingyue Tower we saw when we went out is theirs."
"I guess you're here today to burn incense for the deceased, right? It's really pitiful. At such a young age, before you could even get established in your husband's family, both your parents passed away. Your future life will be difficult."
Su Guoer: "Master, what do you mean by this?"
Lan also thought about it and said: "I heard that the young lady also runs a restaurant? Then I will say a few more words."
"Yesterday, Miss Yan was talking to my senior brother about how Mingyue Tower couldn't continue and she wanted to transfer it as soon as possible, so she spread the news among the family early on. But now a long time has passed and no one has come to see the shop, which makes Miss Yan a little anxious."
"We are asking for your help. If you know anyone, please let us know so that we can sell this shop as soon as possible."
Master Lan Ye said it casually, just a normal conversation, and he was also entrusted with the task. But unexpectedly, the next second, Su Guoer's eyes lit up and she asked, "Really?"
"Then, Master, could you please introduce us to someone? It just so happens that my relative also wants to open a restaurant in Bianjing City and is just looking for a location."
Su Guoer said these words almost immediately.
Wen Qianxi: "Yes, yes! Master, can you introduce us? We can discuss the details with Miss Yan. We really want to rent a shop."
Besides, the territory of Mingyue Tower is so good.
Lan Ye: "Really? Then? Come with me." He was not vague. After hearing this, he immediately found a fellow disciple and asked him to chase after Miss Yan Yan and tell her to stay for a little longer.
Su Guoer went over there after finishing the ritual, it only took about a cup of tea.
The young disciple went over to pass on the message, and the location was agreed to be next to the lotus pond in the backyard of Xiangguo Temple. After Su Guoer put up the sign, she took Pang Ya and Wen Qianxi to the lotus pond.
As he walked, he kept saying, "I don't know how much money it will cost to rent that shop. I don't have much money in my bank account right now."
Wen Qianxi: "Oh, don't worry about that. If it's not enough, I can lend it to you. You can buy the shop first and I'll find a way to get the money. If it's not enough, I'll go borrow from my dad. He has money anyway."
Su Guoer: "Actually, it's not bad for us to work together." She intended to find Wen Qianxi to work with her so that she could share some of the pressure and also make use of her connections.
Wen Qianxi: "That's fine, let's buy the store first."
"But why did I hear that the contract for Mingyue Tower doesn't seem to be in Miss Yan's possession?"
Su Guoer: "Just ask and you'll know."
Before they knew it, they arrived at the lotus pond. Miss Yan was already waiting in the pavilion.
Both of them bowed when they met.
Seeing Su Guoer's elegant posture in bowing, Miss Yan was surprised and asked, "May I ask which family you are from?"
Su Guoer told the truth, saying that he was from the Peiguo Mansion, but his status was ordinary.
The implication also revealed her identity. Business negotiations required honesty, and she wasn't one for those kinds of tricks. It was much better for her to have no one tell her behind her back than for her to find out on her own.
Miss Yan: "Just call me Qianqian, please sit down."
Then he pulled Su Guoer and the others to sit down together.
Then she continued, "Who in Miss Su's family wants to hire this restaurant to do business?" As usual, she asked clearly. She thought to herself, it couldn't be that she was the one doing the business, right?
This is somewhat unbelievable.
Su Guoer: "To be honest, I wanted to hire this restaurant myself."
Miss Yan was surprised: "Yourself? This... Excuse me, the monthly rent of this restaurant is no less than 1,200 taels of silver."
Su Guoer: "It doesn't matter. My restaurant business is pretty good and I can afford the rent of this restaurant." I can earn it back in four or five days at most.
Miss Yan: "So you own a restaurant, young lady? Are you the cook?"
Seeing Su Guoer nod again, she was even more surprised and said, "I knew there were women working as cooks in Bianjing, but I never had the chance to see one. Today I have the honor to see her, but I didn't expect her to be so young. The girl is really capable." She praised sincerely.
Su Guoer just smiled and said, "Thank you," and then started talking to her about the restaurant.
But suddenly he saw hesitation on Miss Yan's face.
She hesitated to speak, and after thinking for several times, she finally spoke: "I didn't mean to lie to you, but I actually want to hire this restaurant to the children of aristocratic families or wealthy businessmen who come to Beijing to stay."
"Hiring you...I'm afraid...isn't a good idea." She hesitated but still told the truth.
Wen Qianxi was a straightforward person and asked immediately, "Why? Why can't you rent this restaurant to us? Is it because you don't have the deed?"
Miss Yan did not hide it: "Yes, this contract... is indeed not in my hands."
"But..." she sighed, "it's in the hands of my mother-in-law."
"Ever since I married into her family, she's been using the excuse that I'm too weak to manage the household, and she's taken away my management rights. She's also taken away the deeds to my private properties and shops, and I've been going to her house many times to get them back, but to no avail."
"Even the transfer of Mingyue Tower now is a matter of necessity."
"Although I haven't looked at the account books in recent months, I went in to take a look when I passed by Mingyue Tower yesterday. It was lunchtime, and there were only two or three people there..."
As she spoke, Miss Yan's voice changed a little, and she couldn't stop sobbing while holding a handkerchief.
"This shop was my mother's dowry, all her hard work, and yet it's been ruined like this... Wow, I really don't have the face to see her and my father..."
Mentioning deceased relatives always makes people sad, Su Guoer was also quite moved when she saw it, but...
Wen Qianxi: "Why are you crying? The old woman stole your things, so you have to return them. What do you mean by sorry for your parents? Wouldn't it be more worthy of your parents if you return them?"
Su Guoer looked at her: That makes sense, doesn’t it?
Wen Qianxi was always so optimistic. But behind that optimism, he wasn't necessarily able to understand the deep-seated sadness of others.
Su Guoer: "Miss Wen is right. Instead of crying here, you should think about how to get the shop back. If your parents knew that you were bullied to this extent, they would be heartbroken again."
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