"Wen Ying?"
Seeing Ying distracted, Qin Jiao whispered a reminder.
Wen Ying smiled apologetically, "Something happened at home, and I think this store is great."
The store that was originally snatched away by Shu Guobing was at the end of the Night Snack Street. Now, the new store that Director Lu helped find is at the beginning of the Night Snack Street. It is also a two-story building and faces the street. Except that the parking is not as convenient as the small courtyard that was snatched away by Shu Guobing, it is no worse than the store that was snatched away by Shu Guobing in other ways.
Better in location.
There is more traffic.
This two-story building facing the street has been vacant for several years. The owner had no original plan to rent it out. It was Director Lu who learned that the owner was going abroad to help his daughter who settled there take care of her grandson, so he persuaded the owner to rent out the empty room before the owner rented it out.
The rent of tens of thousands of yuan every year is like pocket money. With money in hand, you won’t be worried when you go abroad.
Besides, a house needs people to be around. A house that no one lives in will deteriorate very quickly.
Thanks to Director Lu's lobbying, the landlord finally agreed to rent out the house.
The house was a self-built house in the 1990s with three storefronts facing the street. The upstairs is the living space. There is a large patio at the back of the house and two bungalows behind the patio.
Including the large patio and the bungalow at the back, the usable area of the first floor is two to three hundred square meters. The bungalow at the back can be easily converted into a kitchen.
Because it has been idle for several years, there are not many furniture and appliances in the house. Even if there are, the owner has other houses in Chengdu. As long as Wen Ying decides to rent it, the owner can move the things out immediately.
Overall, this is a store that makes Wen Ying very satisfied.
There is no transfer fee. The rent is 70,000 in the first year, increasing by 5% each year. The lease contract can be signed for five years.
The area is just too large, even larger than the small courtyard that Shu Guobing intercepted. Most of the transfer fees saved will still have to be used for subsequent decoration.
Not only was Wen Ying satisfied, but Qin Jiao and others who came to visit the shop could not find any fault with it.
In order to avoid any further complications and being snatched away by others, Wen Ying decided to rent the house on the spot after consulting her friends.
"I haven't asked Xie Qian yet!"
Wang Shuang muttered.
Wen Ying smiled and said, "Xie Qian has no objection. He said he trusts our vision and will help us with the renovation plan when we start the renovation."
By the time Xie Qian transferred to Chengdu, the physical store of "Shrimp King" must have opened long ago. Wen Ying still wanted to let Xie Qian see what she could do!
Director Lu is a great contributor. Thanks to Director Lu's help, there were no more problems this time, and Wen Ying and others successfully rented a house.
Paying the rent is not a problem. With the franchise fees paid by Qin Yi and Liu Da of the barbecue restaurant, Wen Ying and the others have ample funds. Not only do they not have to worry about the rent, but the gap in decoration is not big either.
What is really lacking is the operating costs after opening. Such a large venue requires hiring a kitchen staff and waiters, and the monthly fixed expenses are much higher than setting up a stall.
There is also rent, renovation costs, daily water and electricity bills... these all need to be included in the total cost.
As the business scale expanded, so did the pressure.
Wang Shuang disagreed: "Then we should start the renovation quickly. If the house is empty for one day, we will still pay the rent, but there will be no business income. Isn't it a waste!"
That is indeed the truth.
Once you rent a store, not making money is equivalent to losing money.
Wen Ying didn't want Shu Guobing to be proud for too long.
Behind Shu Guobing is Boss Cai, and behind Boss Cai is Zhao Dong.
Wen Ying just didn't believe it. She thought that with Zhao Dong watching over her, her career wouldn't be able to develop!
This time, the news leaked after the rental contract had already been signed.
Xiao Cai, who was following Shu Guobing, reported the situation to Cai Youlun. Cai Youlun didn't get the upper hand and was even puzzled: "Director Lu from the Subdistrict Office doesn't seem like an easy person to talk to. Why is he so caring towards these students?"
Shu Guobing wanted to open a seafood food stall in the night snack street. Not only did he steal Wen Ying's store, he also wanted to steal Wen Ying's network of contacts. However, Director Lu was unmoved and did not accept Shu Guobing's advances at all. Cai Youlun had never dealt with grassroots cadres in the provincial capital, so the advice he gave to Shu Guobing was still the same as in small places. Little did he know that Director Lu had his own aspirations and looked down on a "boss" like Shu Guobing who talked nonsense.
What do Director Lu and Shu Guobing have in common? Instead of wasting time interacting with Shu Guobing, he might as well talk more with the students. Even if the students don't help him add to his political achievements, they have a youthful vitality that can infect Director Lu.
Only after renting the house did Wen Ying have time to go to the station to pick up Chen Ru.
Ms. Chen Ru acted quickly, completed the job transfer, took her luggage and took a bus to Chengdu without even saying a word to Wen Dongrong.
When Chen Li heard the news, she hurriedly drove to find Wen Ying and asked her what was going on on the way.
"Aunt, you have to ask my mom for the details. I'm completely confused."
This question is seriously beyond the scope for poor students!
Wen Ying couldn't predict things that didn't happen in her previous life.
Wen Ying and Chen Li picked up Chen Ru at the station. Chen Ru was dragging two large suitcases and asked Chen Li to help put the suitcases into the trunk.
"I'll stay at your house for the next two days. Once I rent a house, I'll move out with Wen Ying."
Chen Ru is used to being strong. Although Chen Li has been working in her own company recently and has regained her confidence as a working woman, she has formed a conditioned reflex of tolerance towards her sister Chen Ru. Chen Ru has a fierce face and doesn't say anything, and Chen Li doesn't dare to ask any more questions.
Chen Li bravely tried to persuade her sister to stay a few more days. Chen Ru raised an eyebrow and said, "How can you still be bothered with my business? Your Deng Shangwei hasn't moved back home yet. I heard that woman is still pestering him. What do you two want to do? Divorce or continue living together? Come up with the truth!"
Well, just pretend you never said it.
Chen Li was exhausted and didn't know where to start explaining.
Wen Ying thought that Comrade Old Wen had made things a little too serious this time, causing her mother to scold anyone she caught. The situation was probably worse than she thought.
"mom--"
"Let me ask you, do you know where your aunt lives in Chengdu?"
Wen Ying nodded, "I know."
How could she not know? She had asked Inspector Luo to investigate Shu Guobing.
Chen Ru got the address and asked Chen Li to drive the car to the gate of the community where Shu Guobing and his family of three rented. The three of them waited in the car. It was not until the evening that they saw Wen Hongyan and Shu Lu coming back from outside.
Chen Ru opened the car door and got out. She strode over and stood in front of Wen Hongyan. "When are you going to pay me back?"
It was already half dark when a figure suddenly jumped out from the gate and asked Wen Hongyan to pay back the money. Wen Hongyan was so scared that she almost screamed.
Shu Lu trembled in disbelief:
"...Aunt?"
My second aunt is a very respectable person. How could she possibly do such a thing as blocking the gate of the residential complex late at night to collect a debt?!
In the car, Chen Li was stunned. After she came to her senses, she asked Wen Ying seriously, "Tell me the truth, what happened to your mother?"
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