Chapter 145 Uncle Pan's Tavern
Song Yuntang pulled Xu Qingye over and smiled at the shopkeeper of Feicui Xuan. "I came here with my fiancé to look for a shop today. If we have the opportunity to do business on this street in the future, I hope that Shopkeeper Miao can take care of me."
After all, he has been on this street longer than her. Besides, if she does business on this street in the future, she will inevitably have to deal with the people here.
If you offend them, it will be difficult to do business in the future.
When Shopkeeper Miao heard what Song Yuntang said, he looked regretful.
"So the girl is really going to get married." A married woman really didn't meet the requirements of the female workers at the Jadeite Pavilion. "Then the girl and your fiancée should be busy for now. If there is anything I can help with in the future, you can come to the Jadeite Pavilion to find me."
Song Yuntang agreed readily.
"Okay, thank you."
Seeing Manager Miao turn around and go back to the Jade Pavilion, Xu Qingye looked at the woman beside him.
"Have you been here before?"
Song Yuntang did not hide it, "I have been here before. I liked the corridor in front of Feicuixuan, but the shopkeeper said that their owner does not allow it to be rented out. He also asked me to serve tea and water there, but I refused."
Xu Qingye understood, "Jade Palace doesn't focus on food, but on recruiting female workers. It's a pity for such a good location."
"Who said it wasn't?"
Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye came to the tavern which was not yet open. Xu Qingye raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Not long after, a lazy voice was heard from the door, "There is no wine in the wine shop today. Hiccup...If you want to drink, you can go to the Jade Pavilion next door."
Xu Qingye smiled and said, "How can the wine at Feicui Xuan be as good as Uncle Pan's?"
"You have good vision, kid."
Soon after, there was a noise coming from the tavern. After a while, the door of the tavern was opened and a man in his forties or fifties walked out.
Maybe it was because he drank too much, the uncle reeked of alcohol and his hair and beard were a little messy, obviously he hadn't taken care of it in a long time.
When he squinted his eyes and saw Xu Qingye's face clearly, he was startled and suddenly sobered up.
"Are you Xu Qingye?"
Xu Qingye smiled and nodded, "It's me, long time no see."
Uncle Pan pointed at him and laughed, "Hey, kid, you've been gone for more than five years. What have you been doing? You didn't even come to the tavern to talk to me. I thought you were a good person at that time and wanted to marry my daughter to you. Now she's married and has a child. It's too late for everything."
As he said this, he shook his head with great regret.
Uncle Pan has only one daughter. Aunt Pan became ill after giving birth to her daughter and has never had any more children since then. However, the couple has a good relationship and their daughter has been taught to be obedient and sensible, so they don't care too much about having children.
"I had a serious illness and rarely came to the academy since then."
Xu Qingye looked into the tavern. Compared with five years ago, there were not many changes here. It just became older and darker, and it looked like it had not been cleaned for a long time. Even dust could be seen on the table in the tavern, which had never happened before.
"Is your aunt not here today?"
Uncle Pan shook his head. "He fell seriously ill two years ago and passed away soon after. My daughter and son-in-law went to another place to run a wine shop. They wanted to take me with them, but I couldn't bear to leave the place where I had spent half my life, so I stayed. After that, I was alone in this wine shop, and I spent two or three years in a daze..."
After a pause, he continued, "Maybe in a few years I won't be able to do it anymore, and I'll have to follow them to other places."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyes which were slightly red.
"Ah! Life is like this. It's amazing that you still remember me."
Xu Qingye pursed his lips, with a guilty look on his face.
"I'm sorry Uncle Pan, I didn't know that Auntie..."
"It's okay." Uncle Pan waved his hand and glanced at Song Yuntang beside him. Seeing that the little girl was not very old, he thought she was one of his sisters. "What do you want to see me for today? If you want to buy wine, my wine is in the wine cellar. You have to wait for a while."
Xu Qingye shook his head and said, "I'm not here to buy wine. To be honest, I'm here to rent a shop with my fiancée. I don't know if it's convenient for Uncle Pan."
"Fiancée?" Uncle Pan was startled. He looked in Song Yuntang's direction again, then turned to look at Xu Qingye, "You haven't married yet?"
Xu Qingye said with some embarrassment, "It's not that I was delayed by a serious illness."
Uncle Pan realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized to Song Yuntang.
"I didn't know the relationship between you and this guy just now, so I said something that was not appropriate. I hope you don't take it to heart."
Song Yuntang smiled faintly and shook his head, "No."
Xu Qingye is seven years older than herself. When he was eighteen, he was full of vigor and vitality. In addition, he was born with good looks, so it was normal for him to be favored by others.
Uncle Pan looked at the two of them again, "Are you interested in my shop?"
Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye looked at each other, then turned to look at Uncle Pan, "If it's convenient, you can rent us a small area."
Uncle Pan looked around the tavern with a nostalgic look on his face.
"This tavern was originally rented by your Aunt Pan and I when we were young. After running it for a few years and making some money, we bought it. Over the past 20 years, we have repaired and purchased every brick, tile, table and chair here bit by bit. If I hadn't lost interest in running the business, I would have been reluctant to give it up."
He sighed, looked at the two of them and said, "Someone has asked me before, but I rejected them all. Now that you've asked me, I'll be frank. I can rent the shop to you, but you have to take over my wine business as well, otherwise I won't rent it to you."
Song Yuntang could understand that this place was Uncle Pan's hope. He wanted to continue the wine shop business. He probably wanted to come here to stroll around and reminisce the past when he had nothing to do.
But she had originally wanted to open a dessert shop. If she took over this tavern, she would have to replan her business, which seemed to deviate from her original intention.
However, the liquor business can only be opened by a wine shop approved by the government. There is only one wine shop on this street, Uncle Pan's. I think he must have spent a lot of effort to get the approval documents from the government. If I can take over his wine shop directly, I can have one more business to do.
"It's okay to take over the wine shop business, but after that we need to re-plan this place and add some of our own things. If Uncle Pan doesn't agree, then we can look somewhere else."
Uncle Pan nodded, "Young people, you always have your own ideas. After taking over the wine shop business, you can do whatever you want."
Song Yuntang looked at him and asked, "What is the sublease fee for Uncle Pan's tavern?"
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