A moment later~
From afar, I could see my brother-in-law and Wu Chen approaching with an old man. The old man had a carefree and nonchalant demeanor, but he was all smiles.
"This must be Grandpa Sun."
Wei Yuyan stood up and greeted them.
"Yes, yes, this is the shop, right? Come, come."
Old Sun pulled out a large bunch of keys from his waist and began to unlock the door.
"Oh no, that's not it, this is wrong."
Old Sun picked the wrong key and started trying other keys.
Wei Yuyan, Wu Chen, and the other two exchanged glances, feeling that this old man seemed rather unreliable.
"It's open, it's open."
Old Sun finally found the right key and successfully opened the shop's lock.
"There used to be a clothing store here. It's very clean. Take a look."
Old Sun was smoking his pipe, taking one puff after another, which made Wei Yuyan feel quite choked by the smoke, so she quickly moved away from him.
"This place is a bit smaller than our steamed bun shop."
Chen Yu also looked around.
"There are two floors here."
Wei Yuyan discovered that there was actually an attic upstairs.
"Yes, the previous two floors were all for selling clothes."
Old Sun found a stool and sat down, letting them see for themselves.
The overall layout is a bit smaller than the steamed bun shop area, and the back is also smaller, not as wide as the steamed bun shop area, but it has two floors.
When that time comes, my sister and Yueyue can live on the second floor, and the back room will be used to make scented soap and store materials.
"Uncle Sun, how much is the rent here?"
Wei Yuyan was fairly satisfied, so she went straight to discussing the price.
"Three hundred coins a month."
Old Sun held up three fingers.
"We're planning to rent it long-term, how about 280 coins?"
Wei Yuyan still wanted to save every penny she could.
"Then you have to guarantee that you'll rent it for at least a year, otherwise I'm too lazy to keep guarding this place."
Old Sun agreed without hesitation, but requested that the rental period be longer.
"No problem, do you have pen and ink here? We can write the contract now."
Wei Yuyan felt that the place needed some renovations and that they should hurry up.
"It's in this drawer."
Old Sun went to the counter, opened the cabinet and drawers, and found the pen and ink.
"Wu Chen, you write it."
Of all the people present, Wu Chen's handwriting was decent, a fact I only realized once when I saw him teaching Qianqian to write.
Wu Chen took the pen and quickly wrote out two copies of the contract.
"Uncle Sun, here is two months' rent. You can collect it every two or three months from now on."
After signing, Wei Yuyan readily counted out 560 coins and placed them on the table.
"You're such a straightforward girl, I like that. Alright, I'm leaving now, I'll leave the key here."
Old Sun carefully put away the money and the contract, then, with his pipe in his mouth, walked away again, still heading in the direction of the teahouse.
"This...this is settled already?"
Chen Yu didn't expect to make a decision so quickly; he liked the first shop he saw.
"Okay, brother-in-law, Yuyan, I'm going to pick up my older sister to come over. You can clean up if you're free."
Wu Chen thought he could drive the carriage over himself, and that it was tiring for his older sister to walk around carrying the child.
"Okay."
Wei Yuyan nodded and started looking for a rag, while Chen Yu also started looking for a broom.
This new shop isn't actually that dirty; it probably only moved out at the end of last year, so the dust isn't very thick.
"Brother-in-law, how about letting Stone come here with you and help out?"
Wei Yuyan thought for a moment. The stone didn't play a big role in the steamed bun shop, but it should be able to help a lot here.
Another thing is that my brother-in-law might have to leave here and go back to his hometown to work a year later, so at least there will be someone to take over.
“Great! Yuhan can’t help much with the child, so it would be even better if Shitou could come and help.”
Chen Yu was also happy that someone came to help.
"This kitchen isn't very big, but it's still enough for cooking rice."
Yu Yan looked around the kitchen and found it completely empty; she would have to get everything ready again.
"That's enough. You can rest. I can handle this cleaning."
Chen Yu worked very hard, and this place will be his home turf from now on.
Wei Yuyan simply took out a pen and ink from the cabinet and began designing.
First, the shop's signboard should be uniquely designed, preferably in a variety of colors.
The store is named "Xiangyige" (Fragrant Soap Pavilion). There's a cabinet at the entrance to display the fragrant soap products, and the prices are clearly marked so that people won't keep asking about the prices.
"Little sister, is this the newly rented shop?"
The eldest sister came in carrying Yueyue.
"Yes, my brother-in-law is cleaning in the back. You can see if living upstairs is okay. If you don't like the conditions, you can stay at home."
I was thinking that it would be better if the three of you were together as a family, and could discuss things together.
Wei Yuyan put down her pen and ink and asked her eldest sister for her opinion.
"Let me see."
The eldest sister, Wei Yuhan, began to look around carefully.
"Sister Yuyan~".
Stone was seen following behind the eldest sister.
"Shitou is here, go help Chen Yu's brother-in-law."
Wei Yuyan pointed upstairs.
"good".
Stone obediently followed his older sister upstairs.
"Are you designing a shop?"
Wu Chen looked at the paper that Wei Yuyan had drawn; it was quite pretty.
"Yes, this is not like selling steamed buns, where good taste is enough. When selling soap, the environment is very important."
Only young ladies and wealthy women would be willing to come in.
If it's dilapidated and slovenly, why would anyone want to come in?
Wei Yuyan explained.
"Hey, I didn't know you had this kind of talent."
Wu Chen hadn't expected his wife to be so unassuming; he wondered how many unique ideas she had in mind.
"That's right, there are many things you can't imagine. I'll leave the renovation to you."
My brother-in-law isn't familiar with this area, so it's inconvenient for him to find someone. He also has to make scented soap, so I'm sorry to trouble you.
Wei Yuyan placed several finished drawings into Wu Chen's hands.
"No problem, but please, madam, approve some money."
Wu Chen had spent all the money he had on the carriage and other miscellaneous expenses, leaving him with only two or three hundred coins, which was definitely not enough to cover the cost of the decorations this time.
"We have cabinets and beds, and we'll also provide pots, pans, grains, and other necessities. If you need anything else, just ask me for more."
Wei Yuyan only had one or three taels of silver left, which she gave to Wu Chen.
"Yes, madam."
Wu Chen's smile was somewhat comical.
“Little sister, I’ve checked it out. The upstairs is great. Once everything is ready, we’ll stay here. We can’t keep living with you all the time.”
The older sister always felt that living at her younger sister's house made it difficult for her brother-in-law and sister to develop a relationship, and they had no time for each other.
"If you think it's suitable, that's fine. There will always be a place for you to stay at home. If you want to move in, you'll probably have to wait another seven or eight days. We need to decorate this place."
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