Chapter 59
I have an idea for you. You can go to the East City Bank to rob money faster.
Confused, Xiao Yue opened the door. When she looked up, she was stunned. She never expected that the person who came was actually——
Zhang Mo's father.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Yue frowned and looked him up and down.
It’s no wonder she looked at him too much. Compared to the last time, Mr. Zhang looked like a completely different person.
His already hunched body became even more hunched, and his hands that were holding the crutch were shaking. His hair, which used to be a little black, was now completely white, and his face was full of wrinkles and spots.
“I, I…”
Father Zhang looked reserved, but fortunately he was not as confused as last time. He said tremblingly, "I heard that Madam Xiao wants to expand her store. I wonder if she could consider Jixiang Restaurant?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong, who had come over with a fierce look after hearing the noise, exchanged a glance.
Xiao Yue naturally told Fang Sanhong about what happened last time, and the latter complained about it a lot.
To sum up: he knew that his son had indeed done something wrong, but he was too embarrassed to apologize to a "girl". He even felt that this "girl" should be more obedient, otherwise his son would not have made the mistake and would not have brought the government to justice.
So when Fang Sanhong saw Zhang's father, she wanted to go up and argue with him rudely, but she ended up hearing these words.
He wants to transfer Jixiang Restaurant?
Xiao Yue retracted his gaze and said calmly: "Yueting is indeed planning to expand its store, but Jixiang Restaurant is not within my consideration."
She was indeed right, but her thoughts were before Zhang's father came. Now...
Xiao Yue noticed the pleading and anxious tone in his voice, and guessed that he might have encountered an urgent matter and was preparing to transfer the store. He happened to hear that Yueting Self-service was going to expand, so he took the initiative to come to the door.
Previously, Xiao Yue was too lazy to look for them and had not considered it, but now that they have come here on their own initiative, he might as well listen.
But when Zhang's father saw her cold refusal, he suddenly became anxious.
"How can we not consider this? Our two houses are next to each other. Madam Xiao can just buy the shop and change it however she wants! How convenient!"
Now Xiao Yue was sure that he was really in a hurry to leave the store.
"Really?" Xiao Yue remained calm: "But I have already contacted the owner of the tea stall across the street. He also wants to sell the shop. The price is quite good..."
"How much is he offering?" Zhang's father interrupted her: "I, I can give it to you at a lower price!"
Xiao Yue pondered: "That tea stall has been open for at least ten years. Although the shop is not big, the facilities are complete. The price I negotiated with the boss is three hundred taels..."
As she spoke, she looked at Zhang's father.
"Three hundred taels?" Father Zhang was stunned. "This Jixiang Restaurant is much better than that shabby tea stall. Not only is the first floor spacious, but the kitchen is also large. Although the second floor is filled with miscellaneous items, it can still be used for cleaning. My... Madam Xiao, Jixiang Restaurant is worth at least eight hundred taels, right?"
When Zhang's father said the last sentence, his voice was a little low.
"Eight hundred taels?" Fang Sanhong raised her voice: "Well, let me give you an idea. You can go to the East City Bank to rob the money faster!"
Father Zhang stared.
Xiao Yue was almost amused by Fang Sanhong, but frowned and said, "This price is really too expensive. Not to mention that Jixiang Restaurant has an extra second floor compared to the tea stall, let alone the previous incident, how can this shop have any credibility? If I buy it, I still have to consider whether it will upset the customers."
A notorious shop that was sealed off by the government was finally unsealed and taken back by Zhang's father. It is not easy to transfer it now.
How dare he ask for such a high price?
"Then..." Zhang's father blushed and gritted his teeth and said, "How about seven hundred taels?"
Xiao Yuehuan raised her hands.
"Six hundred and fifty taels?"
“…”
"Six hundred taels!"
“…”
"Five hundred and eighty, no less!"
Fang Sanhong rolled her eyes and reached out to close the door.
"Wait!" Zhang's father hurriedly stopped him with his cane: "Five hundred, five hundred!"
If people saw this scene, they would probably say something ridiculous, after all, it is usually the buyer who bargains for the price.
Xiao Yue looked at Zhang's father, who was sweating profusely, and said in an unchanged tone: "It's useless to talk about so much price. It's still early. Why don't you just take me to the store to have a look first?"
Father Zhang's expression was evasive for a moment and he was speechless for a while.
"Why, what are you afraid of?" Fang Sanhong was the first to walk out of the back door. She was much taller than the hunchbacked old man and looked down at him. "Do you really think we are taking over your shabby shop without considering anything? Are we being taken advantage of?"
"No..." Father Zhang wiped his sweat and led the way: "The government just lifted the seal yesterday, so I just cleaned it up briefly. The store is still a mess now."
Xiao Yue closed the back door and said coldly, "Let's take a look first."
She believed that the shop was returned by the government, and she also believed what Zhang's father said about simply cleaning it, but she didn't believe it - it was worth five hundred taels.
The two shops are very close to each other, and the backyard doors are in the same alley, separated by only a wall and only a few steps away.
With trembling hands, Zhang's father took out the key, unlocked the door, and then pushed open the door.
At a glance, Xiao Yue saw a backyard that was more spacious than his own yard. When he walked in, he saw a small evergreen tree planted in the middle.
The environment looks pretty good and clean.
Xiao Yue noticed that there were two rooms on the right side of the backyard. Judging from their size, they were at least twice the size of his own small room.
But these are secondary. Listening to Zhang's father's introduction, Xiao Yue came to the kitchen on the front left side.
The kitchen is of paramount importance. The kitchen of Jixiang Restaurant is very large, almost as big as the two front rooms of Yueting Buffet.
But as soon as Fang entered, Xiao Yue smelled the smell of rotten food. He took a quick look and saw a pickle jar in the corner, which was emitting the foul smell.
Xiao Yue frowned. Besides, she noticed that the food on the ground was just laid out carelessly and had already rotted and smelled bad.
The table was hit hardest by the chopping block, which did not differentiate between meat and vegetables and was soaked in grease. I was afraid that if I scraped it with a knife, it would leave a disgusting mark.
That’s not all. The edges of the three pots on the stove were also disgustingly dirty, and the small clay pots next to them that contained oil, salt, sauce and vinegar were covered with traces of oil and water, and faintly outlined with human fingerprints.
You can tell at a glance that the person who cooked here before probably just cut the ingredients, grabbed the spatula, and used his unclean hands to hold the seasoning jar...
"Why!"
Suddenly, Fang Sanhong's exclamation came from the side.
Xiao Yue turned around and saw that she had opened the door of the cabinet and several cockroaches fell out.
The cockroach was still alive, as big as a palm. It flew out of the door before it fell to the ground, and there was a buzzing sound in my ears.
“Well…” Father Zhang’s face was full of evasion, and he didn’t dare to look at the two of them. “Since the two sons were taken away, there has been no one cleaning the store. I cleaned the first floor yesterday, and it was clean!”
As he said this, he hurried out and led the way to the first floor of the store.
Xiao Yue's brows did not relax. He and Fang Sanhong looked at each other, and there was an expression of speechlessness in their eyes.
Before coming, Xiao Yue believed that Zhang's father had simply cleaned the shop. Now that he thought about it carefully, he was in such a hurry to transfer the shop that he probably didn't have the time at all.
Besides, my legs and feet are not in good condition, so where does I get the energy?
Xiao Yue had no hope for the cleanliness of the first floor, and sure enough, as soon as he walked over, what caught his eye were the tables, chairs and benches placed in a disorderly manner.
Because Jixiang Restaurant had previously been a buffet, there was a special table by the wall, but it was also a mess. There was even a rag stuck in a pot of porridge that had been scooped out, and a layer of rice crust had dried up on the edge of the pot...
"I'll go to the second floor and take a look."
Xiao Yue let out a breath, and without waiting for Zhang's father to take the lead, he walked up the stairs on the side.
Mr. Zhang said earlier that the second floor was for storing miscellaneous items. It was indeed no different from what he had imagined, except that the dust was a little thick.
Xiao Yue covered his mouth and nose and opened the window. The light of the setting sun came in, and the layer of gray seemed to be partying in the light.
She looked out the window at the people coming and going downstairs and felt that the second floor was probably the only good place.
The advantages and spaciousness of the entire store, as well as the disadvantages, are countless.
How dare you ask for five hundred taels for just this?
Downstairs, Fang Sanhong was talking to Zhang's father, who was unable to go upstairs due to his mobility problems. It was obvious from their expressions that they had just been arguing. The former was very annoyed, while the latter was timid.
Hearing the sound of someone coming down the stairs, they both looked over at the same time.
Father Zhang's eyes lit up: "Madam Xiao, what do you think? Although it is a bit dirty and messy, it has not been cleaned for almost half a month, right?"
What I mean is that if you clean it up, it can still be used. It's the truth, but it's a bit speechless.
"You're so shameless." Fang Sanhong sneered and stopped looking at him, turning to look at Xiao Yue: "How is it?"
Xiao Yue's face was calm as he looked at Zhang's father who was worried beside him.
To be honest, if someone else took over this store, they would definitely have to consider the previous things and would most likely refuse because of the customers' opinions.
Yueting Buffet is different. From the very beginning, it was Jixiang Restaurant that tried to scam customers, saying there were problems with the food, asking people to pretend to be sick, and even using moral blackmail at customers' doorstep... most customers saw it all.
Although it is a hot potato for other stores, it has basically no impact on Yueting Self-service. One can even imagine that old customers will applaud and cheer at that time.
After all, Yueting Self-service has taken over Jixiang Restaurant, and from now on the latter will no longer have a name on this street.
Of course, considering the customers is one of the reasons, and the second is that Yueting Self-service really needs to expand its stores.
However, Xiao Yue would not suffer any loss, and the Zhang family had never made a clear apology, so why should she be polite?
"Sure." Xiao Yue's expression was indifferent. Seeing Zhang's father's ecstasy, she continued, "I can take over this shop. The price is 250 taels. No more."
The ecstasy on Zhang's father's face froze and he was dumbfounded.
"How much?"
…
"Two hundred and fifty taels?!"
Su Xiaoxiao's surprised voice was heard from the backyard of Yueting Self-service Restaurant, and the little orange cats under her turned their heads and buried their ears.
Xiao Yue squatted down, rubbed Xiaoju's head, nodded and continued: "Yes, two hundred and fifty taels, this price is not bad."
good……?
Su Xiaoxiao was dumbfounded. Even though she didn't understand much, the cheapest price her family had paid for a shop before was four hundred taels.
What's more, I heard that Jixiang Restaurant is a time-honored brand with a history of nearly 20 years.
However, it is their own fault that they have ended up in this situation, and they cannot blame anyone else.
"I'm really impressed." At this time, Fang Sanhong, who had just returned from paying in the next room, complained: "Two hundred and fifty is already a bargain for him. He even asked if he could raise it to three hundred taels like the tea stall?"
"Tea stall?" Su Xiaoxiao was confused: "What tea stall? What three hundred taels?"
Xiao Yue looked at Fang Sanhong and suddenly smiled.
Where is the tea stall?
Just trying to scare Zhang's father.
Originally, Xiao Yue's psychological price was a little above three hundred taels, but he didn't expect Zhang's father to ask for such a huge amount.
So what if he just had to suffer the loss in silence? Even if he later found out that the tea stall owner had not discussed it with her, what would that matter?
Fang Sanhong curled her lips and said, "Tomorrow I will ask those craftsmen from last time to directly remove the sign of Jixiang Restaurant. By the way, this wall should also be opened up, right?"
She patted the wall next to her. It was this wall that would become the backyard of Jixiang Restaurant after it was demolished.
Xiao Yue nodded: "Okay, speed up the process in the next few days, and I will go and order some equipment..."
However, there are so many people around now, so she might have to find another way to move so many utensils there before cleaning up the Jixiang Restaurant.
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