"Do you know each other?" Boss Hu asked curiously, thinking that his box of biscuits should be safe, and there was no reason to take back what he had given away.

"This is my brother's good friend. I didn't expect that Boss Hu and my brother would find each other together."

"Mom, this is Guan Zhiman, Teacher Guan, a very good friend of my third brother." Xu Jiaojiao said these words with a bit of gritted teeth in her tone.

"Yes, it's my auntie. You are so beautiful. I thought you were Jiaojiao's sister." This person was overly enthusiastic, but Xu Jiaojiao had already seen through him and didn't want to say a word.

Yan Fenglian smiled cheerfully and found this man more pleasing to the eye.

"Since Jiaojiao wants this shop, I will let you use it for a few months. If you think it's suitable, you can buy it. How about that?" He said this with great sincerity.

Xu Jiaojiao didn't want to owe this man a favor, for fear that he would blame everything on her third brother. She didn't know this man well, but she couldn't push her brother into the fire pit.

After thinking this through, I decisively refused.

Guan Zhiman sighed with some regret. Why is the whole family so wary of her? It's really not fun.

Xu Jiaojiao looked carefully at the clothing store, which was about 50 square meters in size, with counters, shelves, and even colorful scraps of cloth. She was extremely excited.

"Brother Zhiman, can you please give me the normal price? Sell me the shelves and sewing machines in your store as well."

"Okay, can I give you 12,000 yuan together?"

Even though they were mentally prepared, they were still a little surprised by the price. Ordinary people could not earn that much in their lifetime.

But on second thought, this is a shop next to a state-owned restaurant. Almost all the customers in the entire county are concentrated here. As long as you make something good, the business will be good.

When Boss Hu heard the price, he tugged at Xu Jiaojiao's skirt and said, "Jiaojiao, this price is good, really good."

Xu Jiaojiao didn’t know the exact price, nor the price of the three sewing machines, but she knew that she had gotten a great bargain. If she had been rich, she would have wanted to buy them.

"All right."

Xu Jiaojiao smiled and said without bargaining, this person definitely gave the lowest price.

Just like that, before Yan Fenglian and Xu Yan could say anything, the decision was made in a few words by these people.

They also agreed to go to the Housing Authority tomorrow to handle the transfer of ownership, handing over the money and the goods.

"Jiaojiao, do you want to eat? I'll treat you."

"No need, Brother Zhiman, you're selling it so cheaply, you should be treating me."

Xu Jiaojiao was in a very good mood. She had finally dealt with an important matter in her mind. The first thing she had to do was to go back and draw the design and decorate the store well. She planned to go for a light luxury style with the prices.

After all, the consumption capacity of small towns cannot be underestimated.

.......

At night, the girl squatted on the ground and opened a large camphorwood box, which contained some valuable things, such as clothes that she could not wear now and small winter boots.

This time I bought various autumn clothes. The camphor wood boxes are both moisture-proof and anti-rat and cockroach-proof, but those who can afford such things probably have some background in the culture at home.

This camphorwood box was my mother's dowry. It was repainted this year and looks incredibly new.

Xu Jiaojiao counted out thirteen thousand yuan from the pocket. Fearing that she would need to go for other financial procedures tomorrow, she did not plan to go and asked her brother to do it for her.

The main thing is that I probably won't be able to last long if I go there, and I have to wait until almost evening to come back, and when I come back I will be seduced by this man Xie Zhi, who is so handsome.

The girl encouraged herself and decided to work hard to draw the decoration pictures at home tomorrow. She imagined her own shop in her mind and her eyes were filled with joy.

Xu Jiaojiao wrapped the money in paper and took it to find her brother Xu Yan, who was still thinking about how to collect money at this time.

But after counting, there was only over 500 yuan, and the two of them couldn't even pay the change. I felt extremely upset at the thought that my sister's shop might go bankrupt.

There was a clear sound at the door, and then a furry little head popped out and blinked: "Brother."

"What's wrong, Jiaojiao?"

The girl sat down on her brother's bed without hesitation. The room was still too small. She put the money in her hand beside her: "The money for buying the store, there is an extra thousand in it, there may be some handling fees."

"Brother, I want to draw the decoration drawings at home tomorrow. Can you help me sign the contract?"

Xu Yan picked up a thick stack of coins, weighed it, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Jiaojiao, where did you get the money?"

"Xie Zhi gave me some, and some was given by my elder brother, plus a little bit of my own money."

"Are you sure you want to buy it?"

Xu Jiaojiao thought he was unwilling to go, so she hugged her brother's arm tightly and said in a coquettish tone: "Sure, brother, just help me go."

For some reason, Xu Jiaojiao found it easy to get close to her family in this world. Perhaps it was because she knew that everyone in her family was kind to her.

"I will definitely help you."

"I know that my brother is the best. I love you so much, brother."

Xu Jiaojiao jumped up happily, spun around, hugged her brother to thank him, and quickly went back to her room.

Sheng Jie was not allowed to go home this time and was forced to wrap himself in a tattered and smelly piece of clothing. A strong stench filled the dilapidated room.

There was the sound of a whetstone nearby. The kitchen knife he brought was confiscated, and he just chopped hard at the first man, cutting his arm very deeply.

But his cheeks were red and swollen, and he had been beaten countless times by these people: "Bitch, if anything happens to the third brother, I will kill you."

"Originally, the brothers were kind enough to let you go, but you are so disgusting. Follow us to hell."

Sheng Jie curled up his body and looked up at the gray sky outside. There were not even any stars tonight and it would probably rain tomorrow. He regretted it, really regretted it. It would have been great if he had not come to find these people.

But many times, once you have malicious intentions, it is impossible to change them.

Shengjie murmured to himself, "Hell, my life has already been in hell."