After parking the car, Chen Fan took Zhang Shun into the pawnshop.
From the outside, the whole store looks ordinary, without much exaggerated decoration.
But when I entered the store, I found something else going on.
First of all, the decoration of this store is different from other gold jewelry stores. Other stores are as magnificent as possible, but this store is decorated with a lot of solid wood, which is low-key and restrained, but also looks quite profound.
The store is quite large, at least two or three square meters, and is served by beautiful staff dressed in professional attire.
There were not many customers coming in. There were only three customers at the counter looking down at the jewellery.
In the rest area next to it, there were four elderly people sitting. It was obvious that the weather was too hot, and they were using this place as free air conditioning.
After Chen Fan entered the store, a female employee soon came over.
"Hello sir, are you shopping or pawning?"
Chen Fan took a look at the two men and asked casually, "What kind of business do you take here?"
The female employee smiled and replied, "We at Fulu Pawn Shop accept all popular businesses on the market."
"Real estate, cars, gold and silver jewelry, antiques, jewelry, and even luxury handbags and clothing... As long as we check and determine the value, we will accept it at a price that satisfies you."
"Please give me all the business." Chen Fan smiled casually and then asked, "How much is the price?"
The female employee quickly replied, "You can rest assured about this. The prices we offer are definitely the highest in the industry. If you don't believe me, you can ask around. We at Fulu Pawn Shop have always earned our reputation from word of mouth."
"What are you going to pawn, sir?"
"Will you accept it?"
As Chen Fan spoke, he took out a blood-red pendant from his pocket.
"Of course, we will accept it. As long as it is approved by the experts in our store..."
The female employee was slightly stunned, staring blankly at the pendant in Chen Fan's hand with a strange expression.
"Sir, are you sure you want to pawn this pendant?"
"right."
"Can I have a look?"
"Just look at it."
The female employee then stepped forward, bent down and respectfully took the pendant with both hands. After taking a closer look at it, she returned the pendant to Chen Fan. When she looked at Chen Fan again, her eyes became more respectful.
"Sir, my ability is limited. Your ability needs the approval of our store owner. Are you willing to go with me to the upper floor?"
Chen Fan shrugged: "Yes."
"Please follow me."
The female employee extended her hand, made an inviting gesture, and then led the way.
He led Chen Fan through the hall and up the stairs to the first floor.
Arriving at the door of an office, the female employee knocked gently.
"Manager, this customer brought a pendant. I'm not sure about it. I'd like to ask the shopkeeper to take a look."
"Boss?"
Upon hearing the word "shopkeeper", the manager's expression instantly became strange.
He looked at Chen Fan beside him with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
The female employee came forward and whispered a few words in the manager's ear. Soon, the manager's expression changed, and he looked at Chen Fan with respect again.
"Sir, please come in."
After extending his hand to invite Chen Fan and the other two into the office, the manager gave instructions to the staff next to him.
"Serve this gentleman the best tea."
"yes."
As the female employee bowed and left, the manager looked at Chen Fan and smiled as he invited him.
"Gentlemen, please take a seat."
"You look unfamiliar. You don't seem to be from Suzhou or Hangzhou."
Chen Fan nodded: "You have a good eye. I am indeed not from Hangzhou. I am from another place."
"Oh, outsiders actually come to our Fulu Pawn Shop to do business. It seems that our shop is quite famous."
Chen Fan didn't have time to talk to him, so he stared at the guy carefully.
"That girl just now said she would take me to see the shopkeeper? Where is your shopkeeper?"
The manager smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency has misunderstood."
"In the old days, the boss of a pawn shop was naturally the shopkeeper, and those who were professionally competent and at the top of the industry were called shopkeepers."
"But in the new era, the term shopkeeper is no longer used. Now everyone calls him manager."
Chen Fan was stunned, then suddenly laughed.
"So she was talking about you."
The manager smiled and said, "Can I take a look at the jewelry that our distinguished guest brought?"
Chen Fan took out the pendant in his hand and handed it over.
With just one glance, the manager's expression changed.
He excitedly took the bracelet with both hands and examined it carefully. His face became more and more excited, and finally he stood up from his seat.
Then, he bowed 90 degrees respectfully in front of Chen Fan, put his hands together, and performed a standard salute.
"The manager of Fulu Pawnshop Hangzhou Branch, Bian Pao, greets you."
Now it was Chen Fan and Zhang Shun's turn to be stunned.
"What do you mean?"
Chen Fan stared at the man opposite him: "Do you know me?"
The man stood up straight and looked at Chen Fan.
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be from Yunhai. You are Mr. Chen Fan, the founder of Ruofan Group."
Chen Fan raised his eyebrows.
"You know me?"
The manager nodded.
"After Master 괗 got into trouble, the pawnshop was the first to get the news."
"However, the pawn shop has not received any information about who Grandpa passed the token to before the accident, so the Grandpa family can only choose to keep a low profile."
Chen Fan was curious: "Then how did you know that the token was in my hands?"
The manager smiled and said, "Pawnshops basically have branches in cities across the country, and we usually keep in touch with each other."
"Before the accident, Master once gave the pawn shop one last mission, and that mission was about you, Mr. Chen."
"oh?"
"Master asked us to investigate someone."
After hearing this, Chen Fan immediately understood.
At that time, Chen Fan told Mr. Bai the secret of the "third person", and Mr. Bai said that he would help to check it out.
It seems that he is taking advantage of these people in the pawn shop.
The manager bowed his head in great respect.
"As the owner of the pawnshop, we know some of your secrets, Mr. Chen, so... everyone guesses that the last person Mr. Chen can pass on the pawnshop's keepsake is you."
"Now it seems that we guessed right."
Looking at the guy in front of him, Chen Fan couldn't help but sigh.
They are indeed a group of smart guys.
No wonder he can take on such an important job in the Bai family.
The manager looked down at the pendant in his hand and muttered.
"According to the pawnshop rules, the person holding the pendant is the pawnshop owner."
"From now on, you are the new owner of the pawnshop."
After saying that, he handed the pendant over respectfully with both hands.
Chen Fan reached out to take it and asked casually.
"I know very little about your pawn shop."
"Can you give me a brief introduction?"
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