"Huh? I didn't tell you, Qiu Nan." Lou Xiao'e remembered that she seemed to have mentioned it.
"No, I don't know anything about this." Ding Qiunan shook her head blankly.
"Hey, Qin Huairu has already rented the shop, and it seems she's painting the walls these days."
Where is it located?
"Not far from their home, near Jingshan."
"So when He Yuzhu lent her money, Chunmei didn't care at all?"
"We don't know whether he actually lent the money or not, but he definitely found the money, that's for sure. But his apprentice went over there."
"Hey, Qin Huairu is something else. He actually managed to open a restaurant after all," Ding Qiunan said with admiration.
"By the way, what about her two daughters? Did they leave your store?"
“Xiao Dang left, but Huaihua refused to leave no matter what. She had a falling out with her mother and sister because of this and moved out of the house. I’m letting her live behind the shop now.”
This was truly unexpected for Li Chu and Ding Qiunan; they had both assumed that the two children would definitely go back to help their mother.
Why don't the locust flowers want to leave?
"I asked her about it later, and the reason she didn't want to go was because she overheard what her mother and grandmother were saying that day."
Lou Xiao'e picked up the cup on the coffee table, took a sip of water, and then continued, "She said she clearly heard her mother and grandmother say that the restaurant was opened for her brother, and all the money earned was kept for him."
As for their wages, her mother said that since they both contribute money to the family every month anyway, and their shop has just opened and hasn't made any money yet, they'll just need to give each of them ten yuan a month for pocket money. The rest can be considered as contributions to the family. They'll also provide them with food and lodging. Besides, they'll both get married sooner or later, so what's the point of having so much money? It'll all go to their in-laws' family in the future.
Because of this, Huaihua told me that her heart sank. She talked to her sister and advised her to think it over, but Xiaodang just wouldn't listen, saying that her mother wouldn't do that, and they had a big fight.
Because she refused to go back, Qin Huairu even brought her mother-in-law to our store that day to cause a scene. It took a waiter to call the police before they finally left.
Goodness, it's only been a short time, and one thing after another has happened.
"Huaihua is quite a girl; she's very opinionated."
"Well, this girl is definitely a bit smarter than her older sister. She's been staying with me for the past two years and has seen a lot, so she knows what's best for her."
"Little Dang is going to be pitiful in the future, but she chose this path herself."
"Da Mao and I plan to hand over all the management of the restaurant there to her after the Rujia restaurant in Qinhuai opens. Since Huaihua is definitely not leaving, we will hand it over to her, except for purchasing."
Ding Qiunan simply nodded after listening; she never interfered in other people's restaurant management matters.
"Brother Chu, can you rent me that courtyard house on the east side too?" Xu Damao said after his wife had stopped talking.
"No rush. It will take at least a year to get everything sorted out there, maybe even the year after next. You can look around and see if there are any suitable options."
“There are a few houses for sale,” Xu Damao said with a wry smile. “There’s one that’s similar to yours, with two courtyards, but it doesn’t have a back garden. However, the property rights to its back garden are held by the neighborhood committee, and they would never sell it.”
"Then why don't you just buy the front and rent the back, and rent it for a few more years?"
"That's what I thought too, but they won't let me start a major project."
Well, then there's nothing I can do. If they won't let me renovate, there's no way I can open a private restaurant.
“I’ve heard of a few other properties for sale, but they’re all detached houses, and the prices are all quite outrageous.”
With this wage adjustment, the prices of many things have gone up.
Even if the price goes up again, you won't lose money if you buy it now, but it is indeed expensive given the current cost of living.
Then, for the next six months or so, these houses became completely unsellable. When the owners realized it wasn't working, they lowered the prices again, and only then did the market slowly begin to circulate again.
Li Chu has absolutely no plans to buy any more houses now, because many of the houses he's selling were actually demolished in the early 1990s. You can imagine how little compensation he'll get for the demolition now.
"I remember there's a two-courtyard house not far from yours, also with independent property rights. Didn't you ask about it?"
“I know the one you’re talking about. It’s not an independent property; it belongs to two companies, and neither of them plans to sell.”
What can I do if I don't sell it to you?
"What about the courtyard where your father-in-law used to live in those two rooms?"
“That’s even more chaotic, some of them are public rental housing.”
There seem to be quite a few courtyard houses in the two districts of the city, but actually only a few have clear property rights. Most of the rest are public rental housing, and even if a few have property rights, no one is willing to spend so much money just to live in a crowded courtyard.
"Keep looking. If you really can't find anything, I can tidy up my place and rent it to you."
"Alright, I'm relieved to hear that. At least I have a way out."
Xu Damao glanced at the clock on the wall, slapped his thigh and stood up: "Alright, Brother Chu, Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have bothered you today because of my matter. It's already eleven o'clock. We'll go back, and you should get some rest too."
"Okay, the bicycle chain is probably stuck or something, the back wheel isn't turning at all. I'll take it to the bicycle repair shop at the intersection tomorrow morning, remember to pick it up later."
"Thank you, Brother Chu."
"Don't be so polite, Xiao'e. Just make sure the area where you applied the medicine doesn't get wet today and tomorrow, and it will be fine the day after tomorrow."
"knew."
"Let's go, I'll see you two out." Li Chu stood up and patted Xu Damao on the shoulder: "Don't do those shady things in the future. You were lucky this time, but you might not be so lucky next time. If they really want to investigate, even if you have a receipt, they can still find out."
"We'll throw you in and lock you up for ten days or two weeks for a thorough investigation. Leaving aside the potential impact on our business, you'll suffer terribly inside."
"I understand. I definitely won't dare to do this again in the future."
"Okay, it's good that you understand."
"Hey, Brother Chu, the paging station will be ready soon. I'll get you a pager then."
"No way, I don't want that thing."
During this period, the most talked-about topic among ordinary people is the paging station and pager. Everyone says that having this makes it much easier to find someone.
However, Li Chu really had no interest in this thing. It was ridiculously expensive, supposedly costing several thousand yuan a unit, not even including the paging fee. After that, you had to find a phone to call back and spend money again, so why would you need this thing?
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