Chapter 076 The shop is rented
After "discussing" the matter of the shop, Rong Mei and Liu Rong went into the city early the next morning, went straight to Qianjin Street, and found the landlord of the shop.
The landlord was a middle-aged man in his fifties, his surname was Xu, he had a full beard and looked a bit sloppy and rough.
But he was quite generous. Without waiting for Rong Mei and the others to bargain, the landlord lowered the price on his own initiative.
"If you really want to rent it, then the price is 70 yuan a month, and you have to pay for at least three months at a time."
He originally wanted to say half a year, but when he saw Rong Mei and Liu Rong, two "weak women" who were also outsiders, his heart suddenly softened and he directly lowered the standard from half a year to three months.
Rong Mei was afraid that the landlord would go back on his word, so she quickly agreed with a smile, "Okay, then Uncle Xu, let's sign the contract right away."
After saying that, he touched Liu Rong with his hand slightly.
Liu Rong immediately understood, "Yes, Brother Xu, since we all have no objection, let's sign the contract first."
Three months' rent for one sexual intercourse was completely beyond the expectations of Rong Mei and Liu Rong. They had been prepared to negotiate with the landlord for half a year, but they did not expect the landlord to be so straightforward and take the initiative to reduce the payment to three months.
What are you waiting for?
Of course, we should strike while the iron is hot.
So the three of them went to a street printing shop together and made two copies, with each party keeping one.
But since printing is now rather complicated and takes some time, the three of them waited in the store.
While waiting, the landlord was very curious about the relationship between Rong Mei and the other person.
He looked at the two again and again, "Are you mother and daughter?"
Hearing Rong Mei calling Liu Rong "mother" over and over again, the two of them didn't look like mother and daughter at all.
Liu Rong explained with a smile, "This is my daughter-in-law, but she is just like my own daughter, there is no difference."
The landlord suddenly realized what was going on, and he said, they are not the same color, how could the child born look like a foreign "breed"?
"So it's your daughter-in-law. You are so lucky to have such a sensible and considerate daughter-in-law. Where is your son? Which unit does he work in? What does he do?"
However, it is rare to see such a good relationship between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law.
Thinking about the relationship between his wife-in-law and his daughters-in-law, which is like fire and water...that's why he never regarded the relationship between them as that of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"My son is a soldier, in the army." When talking about her son, Liu Rong's eyes were full of pride.
"Oh, that's even more amazing. You are all military families." Upon hearing their military identities, the landlord couldn't help but look up to Liu Rong and the others.
Then he asked, "Coming with the army?"
It's because Liu Rong's accent sometimes sounds like a local from Hebei Province, and sometimes seems to be different.
As for Rong Mei, there is no need to ask, she definitely cannot be a local.
"Yes, I came with the army." Rong Mei spoke before Liu Rong.
I took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with the landlord, "Uncle Xu, are you from here?"
"Of course not. I'm a native of this province. I've never even left this province in my life."
The landlord mentioned this with both pride and regret.
I have lived for most of my life and have never stepped out of my country. Look at others, they have not only stepped out of the province, but even stepped out of the country. I don’t know if the moon in that foreign country is rounder or not.
Rong Mei smiled and asked, "Does Uncle Xu know any carpenters or masons? We have rented this shop and need to renovate it..."
When the landlord heard this, his eyes lit up.
"Of course I have. You've asked the right person. My eldest son is in this business. Whenever you need someone, I'll ask my eldest son to come over."
“That’s great!”
Rong Mei was also happy as this might save a lot of trouble, otherwise she would have to ask someone to find a reliable person.
The landlord in front of me looks like a reliable and capable person.
After calculating the time in his mind, he smiled and said, "Then let your son come over this afternoon so we can talk to him in person, okay?"
"Okay!" The landlord made the decision on behalf of his son.
As soon as the contract was printed out, Rong Mei looked through it and after finding no problems, she handed it to Liu Rong for signature.
After signing, Liu Rong also paid the landlord three months' rent in one lump sum, "Brother Xu, this is three months' rent, please count it, the total is 210 yuan."
The landlord took it quickly, counted it in front of the two of them, put it in his pocket, and handed the key to the shop to Liu Rong, "Here, here are the keys."
After the handover was completed, the landlord said goodbye to Rong Mei and went home directly from the printing shop.
Because they had to discuss decoration matters with the landlord's eldest brother's son in the afternoon, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could not go home.
I immediately decided to go shopping in the mall, not to buy anything, but simply to get to know the styles and prices in the market.
They strolled around until noon, and Rong Mei took Liu Rong into the western restaurant where Kang Bowen had treated them last time.
Liu Rong knew that the food in this restaurant was not cheap before she even entered the door.
But she did not disappoint and followed Rong Mei in.
After all, she was a daughter of a wealthy family. Even though she was wearing ordinary clothes, she was not at all nervous.
Led by the waiter, the two found a seat and sat down. Rong Mei then moved the chair directly next to Liu Rong, and the two leaned together and looked at the menu.
Rong Mei asked Liu Rong, "Mom, what do you want to eat?"
Liu Rong leaned close to Rong Mei's ear and whispered with a smile, "Just help me order. I haven't eaten it either, so I don't understand."
His face was calm and he didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Rong Mei did not order first, but patiently explained the menu to Liu Rong one by one, "This grilled steak uses beef from tenderloin, sirloin, ribeye and other parts, fried to different degrees of doneness, and paired with black pepper sauce, mushroom sauce and other condiments.
This borscht is a soup that our people can make. It mainly contains beef, beetroot, onion, carrot, and potato. It tastes sweet and sour..."
After ordering the dishes, Rong Mei moved her chair back to the opposite side of Liu Rong.
If ordinary people were to behave strangely, they would probably be ridiculed and looked down upon by other customers around them.
But Rong Mei is a “foreigner” and she doesn’t know how to eat Western food. Who else can eat Western food?
While waiting for the food, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started chatting.
I thought that Liu Rong was from Hebei Province.
It was not easy to make the trip. She hadn't been back to her parents' home for so many years. Although Liu Rong never mentioned it, she must have wanted to go back and visit in her heart.
Rong Mei looked at Liu Rong seriously and asked, "Mom, do you want to go home and see her?"
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