Chapter 318: Taking the First Arcade

Su Mo was attracted by the fact that Granny Xu was well-informed, so she tried to get close to her and make herself familiar with her and some old neighbors.

When someone wants to sell the arcade, she can use her face to get the upper hand.

After Su Mo thanked Granny Xu, she rode in.

Su Mo first went to the arcades Granny Xu mentioned. Sure enough, the neighbors who had lived here before had moved away. Compared with the surrounding buildings, these buildings that were returned to the owners looked much cleaner. There were no various miscellaneous items at the door, and there were no various clothes drying outside the windows of the second and third floors.

When she arrived at the last building, Su Mo saw an old man with gray hair and a hunched body cleaning up the debris on the first floor.

When the owners of these arcades were demoted, they were lent by the street office to nearby factories as employee dormitories. People lived on the second and third floors, and the shop on the first floor was converted into a public kitchen.

Su Mo walked up to the old man and tried to get close to him using the excuse she had made before.

"Uncle, I want to ask you about someone. Do you know Sucheng? I came here from Haishi to do business."

The old man looked at Su Mo with a wary look in his eyes.

"He is my relative. We have lost contact for several years. Now my family has moved to Guangzhou, so I came to ask about him."

The old man saw that Su Mo was sincere and that she was a young girl and did not look like a bad person.

Because of her supernatural powers, Su Mo still had a way of looking good. After so many years, she still looked no different from a girl of sixteen or seventeen.

"The Sucheng you mentioned, is it in the cloth business?" The old man spoke, and his accent was obviously from Shandong Province.

Su Mo: ...

Could it be that she made up this person so casually, and it really existed? The

reason why Su Mo made up such a person was that she thought that local businessmen and foreign businessmen generally did not have deep contacts. She did not expect that this old man was also from another place.

"I don't know what kind of business he does, I just know he has a shop on Gaudi Street."

"If it's that Su Cheng, he was first sent to Blackfish Island. You can ask someone there to see if he's still alive." "

Okay, thank you, old man. I've been asking for so long, but this is the first time I've heard any definite news." Su Mo said, then she parked the car aside and went forward to help the old man clean up the debris.

The old man waved his hand, "Little girl, you don't need to help me. I'll finish these tasks in a while to avoid dirtying your clothes."

Su Mo wore a floral shirt today, which was not the kind that was particularly resistant to dirt.

"It's okay, old man, just wash the clothes when they get dirty. You told me such important news, I have nothing to thank you for, I can only help you with some work."

Seeing Su Mo insisting, the old man did not refuse. While helping the old man with his work, Su Mo chatted with him about family matters.

It was learned that the old man came to Guangzhou from Shandong Province during the war years to work hard, and later made a name for himself in Guangzhou and married the daughter of a rice merchant in Guangzhou. With the support of his wife's family, he bought this shop on Gaodi Street, and the family's business was getting better and better.

Later, his father-in-law offended a villain, was framed and demoted, and his family was implicated and followed him.

Now so many years have passed, everything has changed, and he is the only one left alive in the family.

Just like this shop, which once carried so many of his hopes, but now is blackened by smoke and grease stains everywhere.

When the work was done, the old man said, "You should send someone to inquire about him earlier. If he is still alive, use your connections to get him back earlier. The second to last shop on the right is his." "

Okay, thank you, old man."

The old man waved his hand, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said, "After he came here, he changed his name to Su Yunsheng. If you want to inquire about him, ask about both names."

No wonder the little girl has been inquiring for so many years but has not found out.

"Thank you so much, old man. Then I'll go back first and come to see you later." Su Mo helped with a lot of work, and her body was covered with dust. She was going to go back and take a shower first, and then come to get close to him.

The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't come. I'll clean up this place in the next two days and then go back to my hometown. I may not come back again."

This is his sad place. When he returns here, he always thinks of his deceased wife and children.

He wants to leave here and go back to his hometown. He has brothers and sisters at home, and he doesn't know if they are still alive.

When he was rehabilitated, his food supply was also moved back to his hometown. He went back to Guangzhou first, also thinking about cleaning up this place, and then locking the doors and windows to prevent it from being ruined again.

Su Mo didn't expect that she was so lucky that she ran into it so easily. She didn't know whether the old man was willing to sell it.

Su Mo pondered for a while and asked, "Uncle, if you never come back, can you sell this kiosk to me?"

"To be honest, my parents are now living in the staff building of the unit. The environment is very bad. They can't even cook and have to eat in the cafeteria. I have always wanted to find a house for them, but unfortunately I haven't found a suitable one."

"This kiosk looks good to me. I will ask someone to repaint it. It should be very comfortable to live in. If you want to come back and visit again in the future, you can also live here."

The old man has been sent down for so many years and has basically no savings. The few hundred yuan he has is the compensation given to him when he was rehabilitated.

Excluding the travel expenses and the money to buy things after returning, it is estimated that there will be nothing left by then. He was still worried about how to support himself after returning. He had been working hard for a long time and his health had been not very good. He probably wouldn't be able to do any heavy work in the fields.

If this knight's house could be sold, it would provide him with more security in life.

"Are houses allowed to be sold now?"

Su Mo's eyes lit up when she heard this. There was hope.

"No, but it can be donated. Uncle, I will give you the money privately, you give me the house deed, and write a donation letter, and then I will find someone to change it."

"It's not impossible, how much money are you going to give me?" The old man was not going to come back, which was straightforward.

"Uncle, you have helped me a lot. Please give me a price first. If I can do it, I will try my best to give you the price you want."

Su Mo has some understanding of the current house prices in Guangzhou. Although houses cannot be sold to private individuals, they can still be sold to the public. The current house price is about 15 yuan per square meter.

This arcade has an area of ​​about 100 square meters per floor, with a total of three floors. The price in Su Mo's mind is about 4,000 yuan.

The old man thought for a long time and asked tentatively: "I spent 3,000 yuan to buy this arcade. Do you think 3,000 yuan is okay?"

Su Mo frowned slightly. This price was 1,000 yuan lower than the price in her mind. This old man seemed to be a down-to-earth person. Should I just take advantage of this? Or should I give him the actual price?

The old man saw Su Mo frowning and guessed that the price was too high. Nowadays, not everyone can easily take out 3,000 yuan.

"If you think it's too high, we can discuss it again."

Su Mo heard what the old man said and knew that 3,000 yuan was a high price in his mind, so she decided to take advantage of this according to her conscience.

"Uncle, you provided me with the information about my relatives. I really have no way to repay you. I will just pay you the price."

"When is convenient for you? I will go back and get the money. You prepare the things and I will take care of the formalities."