"It's like this, Tu Nan, I'm not leaving. I really can't bear to see your mother suffering, so I've decided not to go!"
"What about the business in Guangzhou?"
"Have your Uncle Lin go back and take care of those things over there!"
"So what are you planning to do here?"
“I checked here this morning and there are quite a lot of people, but there are no breakfast vendors. I’m thinking of applying the Guangzhou approach here to open a breakfast shop. Firstly, it will provide me with a livelihood; secondly, I won’t have to travel far anymore; and thirdly, our two families can get along again!”
"Hmm, that's good, Auntie. Where are you planning to open a breakfast shop?"
"The closer the better, of course! But I still don't know where to find a shop!"
Zhuang Tunan said with a smile, "What a coincidence, Auntie! You now have a place to open a breakfast shop!"
Song Ying asked, puzzled, "Where?"
“Yesterday, Yiming’s mom told me that Yiming bought a house and a shop in a prime location in the city center, so he wants to sell his shop to me. I have a newsstand, so I’m still considering it. If you’re not leaving, wouldn’t it be perfect to open a breakfast shop?”
Really?
"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?"
Did she say how much it cost?
Zhuang Tunan turned his head and called out, "Xiaoting, come here!"
Zhuang Xiaoting, who was tidying up newspapers at the newsstand, came over as soon as she agreed, saying, "What's wrong, brother?"
"Go ask Yiming's mom how much she's selling her little shop for!"
Zhuang Xiaoting said somewhat awkwardly, "Me? I feel really embarrassed!"
Zhang Min, who was standing to the side, patted her chest and said, "I'll go, I'll go, Auntie, I'll go!"
So Zhang Min turned and went into the alleyway, went to the window of the convenience store, and said, "Auntie!"
When Yiming's mother saw it was Xiaomin, she asked, "What's wrong, Xiaomin?"
"You told Brother Tu Nan yesterday that you were going to sell the shop to him?"
"Yeah! What's wrong? Does he want it?"
"No, he told me to ask how much it costs!"
"Oh, we're all neighbors. Teacher Zhuang helped my son Yiming a few years ago. Tell him it's 12,500!"
"Only 12,500? Ma'am, aren't you selling it at a loss?"
"As I just said, we're all neighbors, so we didn't lose money outside the community. This is the price Yiming told me to give Tu Nan!"
"Oh, thank you so much, ma'am! I'll go tell Brother Tunan!"
"Okay, go ahead!"
When Zhang Min returned to the newsstand, she smiled and said to Zhuang Tunan, "Brother Tunan, the auntie said it's only 12,500 yuan. This is the price that Brother Yiming told her to pay!"
Song Ying frowned and said, "That's not right! When they paid for that little courtyard, it seemed like it was nearly 20,000 yuan!"
Lin Wufeng said, "Didn't you hear what Tu Nan said? It was the price that Yi Ming instructed. Yi Ming must have known that Tu Nan had injured his leg and heard that Huang Ling was hospitalized, so he felt sorry for the Zhuang family!"
Song Ying's expression changed slightly at this moment, and she said, "This shop was specially reserved for Tu Nan by Yi Ming. Would it be appropriate for us to take it over?"
Fearing Song Ying might hesitate, Zhuang Tunan quickly said, "What's inappropriate about it? We're family, how can it be inappropriate? After all, Xiaoting calls you Mom!"
Song Ying glanced at Zhuang Xiaoting and noticed that Zhuang Xiaoting was also smiling at her. However, she thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, I'll think about it!"
"What's going on? Why is it so lively?"
Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei walked to the newsstand.
Zhang Min hurriedly asked Wu Jianguo, "Dad, are you done with your work?"
Wu Jianguo pulled a wad of cash from his pocket and said, "Well, the boss settled the accounts, I don't owe a single penny, eight thousand yuan! This is the first time I've ever taken so much money at once!"
Zhang Min laughed and said, "That's half the credit, isn't it? She's been keeping you company from dawn till dusk every day, so she deserves at least half of it!"
"Yes, yes, the medal is half yours and half mine!"
As Wu Jianguo was talking, he suddenly sang lyrics from Dong Wenhua's "The Moon on the Fifteenth"!
Zhang Amei lightly patted Wu Jianguo and said, "You shameless old man, what are you singing? Do you want to kill someone?"
"Aren't you happy? You got so much money, let's celebrate! Will you be even more motivated to work with me from now on?"
"Come on, no matter how much money you make, you're still stingy and unwilling to eat out with me. After I'm done with my work, won't I have to cook for you?"
Zhang Min panicked and quickly said, "Mom, aren't you contradicting me? I'll go make it for you, you two chat with Uncle Lin and the others for a while!"
Wu Jianguo, who was holding the money, said, "I still have to put the money at home! I can't just walk around with it on the street!"
Lin Wufeng said, "Hurry up and go! Don't flaunt your wealth, or you'll attract unwanted attention!"
So, Zhang Min helped Zhang Amei and followed Wu Jianguo home.
When they got home, Wu Jianguo went to hide the money, while Zhang Min and Zhang Amei went to the kitchen to busy themselves.
Wu Jianguo had just hidden the money when he came to the kitchen and asked Zhang Min, "Xiao Min, what delicious food are you making for Dad?"
"I'll cook you two meat dishes, with plenty of oil, okay, Dad?"
"Okay, Xiaomei is the most filial. By the way, what are Lin Wufeng and Song Ying doing at the door? They're chatting so enthusiastically with Tu Nan."
"Aunt Song doesn't plan to go back to Guangzhou; she wants to open a breakfast shop on this street!"
"A breakfast shop? That's great. If your mom and I get up early, we'll have somewhere to eat. But there's nowhere around here! Where are they going to open one?"
"Yesterday, Yiming's mom went to see Tu Nan and said she wanted to sell the shop to him. Tu Nan wants to let Aunt Song take over the shop!"
"Where is Yiming's house going?"
"Brother Tunan said they bought a house in the city center, along with a shop, and went there to develop their business!"
"That's great! We can live in high-rise buildings now! By the way, how much money did they ask Tu Nan for?"
"I asked your brother Tu Nan, and it's twelve thousand five!"
"How many?"
When Wu Jianguo heard the price of 12,500, he was almost shocked and said, "Impossible! I remember they spent 20,000 when they registered their household!"
"Maybe Brother Yiming saw that Brother Tunan was in trouble and Aunt Huang was in the hospital, so he wanted to help Brother Tunan and did this on purpose!"
Wu Jianguo said to Zhang Amei, "Amei, how about we take over Yiming's shop?"
While chopping vegetables, Zhang Amei said, "Come on, didn't you hear what Xiaomin said? They left it for Tu Nan, they might not sell it to us. Why make such a fuss?"
"Give it a try! What if we can sell it to them? We can buy it for 12,500 and resell it for 25,000, making a profit of 10,000! Even if we keep it, it'll be worth 50,000 in a few years. It's a street-front shop, worth a fortune!"
Zhang Amei was also persuaded by Wu Jianguo. She stopped what she was doing, looked at Wu Jianguo, and said, "Shall I give it a try?"
"Go for it! Wouldn't it make you a bastard not to make money?"
"Okay, I'll give it a try!"
Zhang Amei untied her apron and went to Yiming's small shop.
Zhang Amei glanced into the convenience store and said, "Sister-in-law! Are you there?"
Yiming's mother asked, "What's wrong, little sister?"
"Give me a bag of salt, and a bag of soy sauce and vinegar, one bag of each!"
"Alright! Two pieces!"
Yiming's mother handed the things to Zhang Amei and took the money, but Zhang Amei didn't leave, so she asked, "What's wrong, Amei?"
Zhang Amei was too embarrassed to speak at this moment, but she knew why she had come, so she said, "I heard from my Xiaomin that you want to sell this shop?"
As soon as Yiming's mother heard this, she knew what was going on and said in an annoyed tone, "What's wrong?"
How much are you planning to sell it for?
Yiming's mother stretched out her hand, showing five fingers!
When Zhang Amei saw the five fingers, she assumed it was because she had a lot of influence and only wanted five thousand yuan, so she was overjoyed and said, "Five thousand?"
Yiming's mother rolled her eyes at her and said, "Fifty thousand!"
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