Chapter 166 He Family Cloth Shop
The two of them shopped as they went, and Gu Yan paid for anything that Li Wanqing liked or was interested in.
"Wife, the He family cloth shop is in front. Let's go there now." Gu Yan said, pointing to the cloth shop not far ahead.
"Okay, let's go, but let's find a place to put the things first. It's inconvenient to carry so many bags." Li Wanqing said, looking at the things in her hand.
Because Gu Yan was holding the child, Li Wanqing was carrying all the things, although she had already put some of them into the space when no one was paying attention.
But in order not to attract attention, he also had quite a lot in his hands.
"There's an alley over there that looks like a dead end." Gu Yan found a deserted place and asked Li Wanqing to put all the things into the space.
Then the two of them came to the cloth shop.
"Please come in, what would you like to buy? We have silk, cotton, and linen. Please take your pick..." The waiter came forward enthusiastically.
"We are looking for your boss. Is he here?" Gu Yan interrupted the waiter.
"Yes, yes, please wait a moment, sir." After saying this, the waiter went to the counter and went out the back door to call someone.
After a while, the shopkeeper came out in a hurry.
"Who is looking for me?" The shopkeeper's voice came out before he arrived.
The shopkeeper was a man in his forties, who looked very kind and had a smile on his face.
"It's me. I came here rashly and disturbed the shopkeeper." Gu Yan bowed to the shopkeeper.
"Sir, what are you talking about? Just tell me what you want to say." The shopkeeper came around the counter.
"I don't know if Manager Liu told you that the shop has a new owner." Gu Yan asked directly.
"Oh, you are the young friend Gu that Shopkeeper Liu mentioned, right? Shopkeeper Liu informed me of the news a long time ago.
He said that the shop had been mortgaged to Gu Xiaoyou and that the rent from now on would be paid to Gu Xiaoyou.
I have been ready for a long time, but I didn't expect you to come just now.
Let's go to the back and talk." The shopkeeper immediately and warmly led them to the backyard.
To be precise, this shop has a shop in the front and a living room in the back.
"This room is usually occupied by the waiters, and this is where I rest. Come, Mr. Gu, come in and sit down." The shopkeeper asked Gu Yan and the others to sit down, and he was busy pouring tea.
"Thank you for your courtesy, boss. May I know your last name?" Gu Yan said.
"Excuse me, my name is He, and I'm here to have some tea, Mr. Gu." said the shopkeeper He.
"So it's Shopkeeper He. Excuse me, but why are we here this time? We have nothing else to do, just to look around the shop and then meet you.
Just to let you know, the shop has a new owner," Gu Yan said politely.
"Two months ago, I received a letter from Manager Liu telling me about the shop. I've been waiting for you to come. I didn't expect you to come just now.
Mr. Gu, I'm not going to say anything empty, I just want to ask if you have any plans to sell this shop?
The shop used to be owned by Manager Liu. I asked him once, but Manager Liu was not short of money, so he didn't agree.
Today I have the audacity to ask Mr. Gu again, are you planning to sell the shop?
If you plan to sell it, can you sell it to me?" Shopkeeper He asked.
Gu Yan didn't expect that Manager He actually wanted to buy this shop, but Manager He was disappointed, as he was not going to sell the shop.
"I'm sorry to disappoint Manager He, but I don't plan to sell the shop," said Gu Yan.
Manager He was indeed disappointed. He had rented this shop for more than ten years and had long saved enough money to buy the shop.
The reason I didn’t buy it was because I didn’t find the right one.
Moreover, his cloth shop has been open here for many years and is quite famous in the neighborhood. He was also afraid that if he moved rashly, he would not be able to find his former customers.
He did mention to Shopkeeper Liu that he wanted to buy the shop, but Shopkeeper Liu did not agree.
The shop was in a good location, and he wasn't short of money. Wouldn't it be better to just take the rent every year than to sell it? So Shopkeeper Liu refused without hesitation.
Now that the shop has a new owner, Manager He has started to have new ideas, but he doesn't have much hope.
After all, the shop has a good location. If he wasn't short of money, he would definitely not sell it.
"Okay then, Mr. Gu, if you want to sell it one day, you must consider me first." Manager He said regretfully.
"That's easy, but Manager He, don't have too much hope. I don't plan to sell this shop." Gu Yan said.
"It's okay, I just asked a question. Everyone knows that I run a cloth shop here. I was afraid that if I moved to another place, they would be too far away and wouldn't be able to find me." Shopkeeper He explained.
Gu Yan knew this. The worst thing about doing business is to move from one place to another. If you want to do long-term business, you must have repeat customers.
There was actually nothing much for the two of them to say. After a moment of silence, Manager He took out the silver.
"Mr. Gu, this is the rent for next year, please keep it." Manager He took out one hundred and twenty taels of silver.
"Okay, then I'll accept it. I'll come here once a year in the future. I'll be leaving now." Gu Yan said after accepting the silver.
"Mr. Gu, why don't you sit for a while? I'll treat you to dinner at Ruyi Tower tonight." Manager He said politely.
"No need to bother, we'll be going back tomorrow and need to pack up tonight.
Next time, I'll come and treat you next time." Gu Yan said politely.
After talking for a while, they returned to the shop.
Seeing that Gu Yan and the others were about to leave, Manager He quickly took a small piece of fine cotton cloth and stuffed it into Gu Yan's arms.
"Brother Gu, take this cloth and make clothes for your nephew."
"No, no, I can't accept this." Gu Yan quickly declined.
"Here, take it. This is my nephew, right? Consider it a gift from me as his uncle." Shopkeeper He gave it sincerely.
"Look at what you're saying. This is going to cost you money.
"Okay, I'll take it, and I'll thank you on behalf of your nephew." Gu Yan didn't refuse. At most, he could send some things to Shopkeeper He tomorrow to prevent him from suffering any loss.
"That's right. Although this is the first time we've dealt with each other, I feel like we get along very well, and we'll continue to deal with each other in the future. Being always polite would make it seem awkward." Shopkeeper He is indeed a businessman, and what he says is always pleasant to the ear.
"Brother He is right, I have learned my lesson.
"Brother He, please go back. I'll be leaving now." Gu Yan bowed and said goodbye.
"Goodbye, brother. I won't see you off." Brother He also bowed.
Shopkeeper He watched Gu Yan and the others walk away before returning to the store.
"Boss, was the person who just came the new owner of the shop? Why did Manager Liu sell the shop to him?" The clerk also knew that the owner of their shop had changed, so he asked this question.
"Stop talking so much and just do your job." Shopkeeper He said snarlingly and went back into the backyard.
He needs to think carefully about what to do next.
He wanted to buy the shop. The cloth business was good, but since the shop was not his own, he always felt less secure.
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