Yan Xia's smile was genuine.
This left the man with the ivory tube in a daze.
"Oh, oh, I'll find a suitable shop for you right away. Manager Yan, please have a seat. Fen'er, go and make a cup of tea for our guest—"
The highly professional dentist quickly regained his composure.
She led Yan Xia to sit in the backyard of the shop.
There was a small artificial hill and a small pond with several golden-red carp. The babbling water was a pleasant sight.
"Please have some tea, sir/madam!"
A maid with a round face, round eyes, and a small mouth brought up a cup of tea. Her voice was soft, like a cat talking.
She looks rather cute, and is around thirteen years old.
It makes you want to pat her head.
"Um."
Yan Xia responded gently. She took the teacup, used the lid to gently brush away the tea leaves and foam floating on top, and took a small sip.
The tea was quite hot, but the weather was cold, so taking a sip was surprisingly refreshing.
It's not some rotten, broken tea; the taste is refreshing.
It must be this year's new tea.
No wonder this guy can afford peach shortbread.
She's quite good at interpersonal relationships; it seems her salary isn't low.
Yan Xia thought to herself.
Just as she put down her teacup, Kong Yaren returned.
"Manager Yan, I just looked through the catalog and found three shops for sale. One of them is located at the end of Shuangqiao Town, which is a bit far from your shop, about a quarter of an hour's walk away. However, it is very large and spacious, and it is quite similar to your shop."
This means that the shop was sold by three different companies combined.
Kong Yaren sat in the chair next to Yan Xia and spoke carefully.
He glanced at Yan Xia, and seeing that she didn't react much, he knew that she probably hadn't taken a liking to the shop.
So without going into too much detail, let's get straight to the second room.
"The second shop is just two streets away from your shop, about half an incense stick's time away. It's a bit cramped, only one story. It used to sell breakfast, and you could squeeze in six or seven tables. The prices are a bit lower."
Yan Xia still didn't react.
Kong Yaren swallowed.
Thank God, there's only one left! It hasn't been open for almost half a month. Finally, a big customer has come, so we really have to buy it!
He prayed silently.
"The last one is Zhou Ji Su Xiang Fang, which is right across from your shop. Although it's not a restaurant, the first and second floors were originally rented separately. Because of the incident at the pastry shop, the tea room on the second floor also suffered. So the owner simply combined the first and second floors together for sale. It's even larger than your pastry shop, and it's closer. You can just step out of there. But with that stain on the business, many gentlemen consider it bad luck, so it's been delayed until now and hasn't been sold yet. What do you think?"
Yan Xia's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Although she had a grudge against Zhouji Crispy Rice Shop.
But she had her eye on this shop for a long time, and she had previously thought it belonged to Zhou Laocai's cousin.
So it was just rented?
How much does it cost?
The shops on her street are all expensive, not cheap, after all, it's the main street of Shuangqiao Town, close to the bridge, and even closer to the town gate.
“You bought three shops, so you should know the prices on that street. We’re acquaintances, so I won’t beat around the bush. One thousand taels, no bargaining. If that incident hadn’t happened, these shops would have sold for at least 1,300 taels. Plus, there are six bedrooms and four storage rooms in the backyard, as well as an outhouse, kitchen, and a well. They’re bigger than your shops, and they’re all brand new inside and out, so you don’t need to do any repairs.”
The price is indeed not low.
But she can afford it.
"Take me to see it."
Seeing Yan Xia's words, Kong Ya Ren understood what was going on.
He must have taken a liking to the shop, because his smile became even brighter. He went to the storeroom, got the key left by the seller, and took Yan Xia to see the shop.
As she passed by her own shop, Yan Xia winked at her busy sons.
"Big brother, what's Mom doing at the journal?"
"She's probably looking after a shop. Didn't Mother say yesterday that she wanted to open a restaurant?"
"Huh? Buy his shop? I feel unlucky about it. Oh well, I'll go and take a look too."
Jinlu called his sister-in-law to the front to help his brother greet the guests, while he slipped away to the other side.
As soon as I entered, I saw a dentist giving an introduction.
"Manager Yan, you've seen the first floor. Let's go take a look at the second floor. Originally, the first and second floors weren't connected, but the seller opened them up and installed a staircase inside. There's also another staircase outside the backyard leading to the second floor, so there are two staircases on the second floor to go up and down, which won't cause any crowding. The first floor can accommodate seven or eight tables, and the second floor can accommodate more, at least fifteen tables. Opening a restaurant won't be a problem. Manager Yan, your pastries are so delicious, I'm sure the restaurant business will be booming. With more than 20 tables in total, that should be enough."
Yan Xia listened to his explanation and stepped onto the stairs.
The newly built stairs are very sturdy, made entirely of solid wood, and won't creak when you walk on them.
Upon reaching the second floor, she found herself in a spacious area with several old tables and chairs, likely left by the previous owner. Standing at the window, she could see a steady stream of customers coming and going from her shop.
There is a balcony on the opposite side, from which you can see the bustling scene on the two bridges.
Both streets on the left and right are the main thoroughfares of Shuangqiao Town.
This spot is absolutely perfect.
One thousand taels is not expensive at all.
Moreover, from the second floor, she could see two persimmon trees in the courtyard below.
It's even bigger than the tree in her shop.
It must have been around for quite a few years.
"Mom, this shop is pretty good."
Jinlu originally wanted to persuade his mother not to buy the shop, but when he went up to the second floor, his words changed.
This shop is even better than theirs.
Even the roof beams were made of the most expensive materials.
"Come on, Manager Yan, let's go down the stairs this way. I'll take you in through the back door again."
Following Kong Yaren, Yan Xia went down the external staircase from the second floor.
It leads directly to another street. After coming down, turn right and walk five meters to the back door of the shop.
Kong Yazi took out the bunch of keys he had just used, used the other one, and opened the back door.
The entire courtyard was now laid out before the three of them.
There are trees on the left and houses on the right. A covered walkway leads to the entrance of the shops, with two rooms on each side of the walkway. The one on the left is probably an outhouse, and the one on the right looks like a kitchen. Behind the trees is a courtyard wall, which is three meters high and protects the privacy of the two shops very well.
There is a well between the two trees, which looks somewhat desolate. As winter approaches, the leaves fall one after another, leaving yellow marks on the ground.
"Manager Yan, this is the backyard. Look, these two rooms on the left are the outhouses. After all, restaurants usually need to have outhouses, otherwise where would the guests go after using the drinks, right? On the right is the kitchen, there are two rooms. If you think it's too small, you can combine them, or one room can be used for guests and the other for cooking. On the right is a row of bedrooms and storage rooms, of different sizes. Please come and take a look."
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