Lin Mai has been looking for a storefront. Although he has spotted several suitable storefronts, the landlords are too timid to rent them.
Now Fang Zhuoran is helping her connect, which is what she wants.
I hurriedly inquired about the landlord's personal situation and address in detail, and planned to take time to check it out in the afternoon.
After lunch, the rain stopped. Lin Mai loaded up his buns and braised eggs and planned to sell them along the street to see the facade of Puji University.
Making money this way depends on appearance.
Lin Mai came to the front of the store Fang Zhuoran mentioned and took a look.
This facade is located on the street of Puji Hospital, only five facades away from the hospital.
Diagonally opposite is Jiangcheng Shopping Mall, and it is not far from the train station. It is only three stops away and is the most prosperous area in Jiangcheng.
Although the flow of people is not as good as the opposite, it is still considerable.
When opening a store to do business, traffic flow is very important.
The facade of the store introduced by Fang Zhuoran is not very big, only three meters wide, but it is seven or eight meters deep, and there is a floor above the facade.
——This street is full of two-story private houses with facades.
There are several chairs and an Eight Immortals table in the facade. Two old men are sitting on the Eight Immortals table playing chess, and several old men are watching.
Lin Mai's steamed buns and braised eggs haven't been sold out yet.
She took a few warm braised eggs from the wooden bucket containing the braised eggs, walked in with a smile, and asked very politely: "Excuse me, is this the home of He Mingsheng He's father?"
One of the two old men playing chess, a gentle-looking old man, raised his head and looked at Lin Mai: "I am, you are -"
Lin Mai hurriedly put one braised egg in his hand on each old man's head: "I was introduced by Professor Fang and would like to rent your old house."
Father He took the thickly fragrant braised eggs from her, with a puzzled look on his face: "Are you talking about Professor of Surgery Fang Zhuoran?
Who are you? He actually goes door to door asking who is willing to rent a shop for you.
I only made a joke at the time: If he could beat me at chess, I would rent the store to him.
I didn’t expect that guy to kill everyone without leaving any trace behind. I...I can only accept defeat."
Lin Mai didn't expect that Fang Zhuoran had done so much for her secretly, and it was impossible not to be touched.
The more people who have never received any warmth, the more they cherish every trace of warmth in the world.
She laughed along and said, "I am the person Professor Fang's grandma asked him to help take care of."
"Oh oh oh." Dad He muttered, "Let me tell you, even if Professor Fang is myopic from studying, he will not take a fancy to you... Haha."
Even though I feel embarrassed, I still have to keep smiling.
Lin Mai really wanted to say: Dad He, can you stop being so upright?
Father He waved to the other old men: "You all should leave, I want to negotiate the rent."
The old men originally wanted to listen carefully to how he negotiated the rent with Lin Mai, but Father He had already issued an eviction order, so they had to go home with the braised eggs that they were reluctant to eat to present treasures to their grandson.
Only Daddy He and Lin Mai were left in the open door.
Father He asked Lin Mai to sit down and asked her name and age.
Although Lin Mai was not eighteen years old, she answered "Daddy He" according to the age in her household registration book.
At this age, Father He thought it was too young, so he pointed upward and said, "As you can see, this is a two-story house. If you want to rent it, you have to rent it all.
The rent won't be cheap, I guess you can't make the decision, call your parents over and I'll talk to them."
When Lin Mai saw that this was a two-story private house, she was worried that the landlord would rent the front door to her while he lived upstairs.
And she didn't want to live in the same house with the landlord at all.
Keep your head up but not your head down, the landlord is eating and drinking for free and you can't say anything.
It's not like she never lived with a landlord in her previous life, paid the rent, and paid for the water and electricity by herself.
It doesn't matter if the landlord and his whole family live for free. The landlord comes in and out every day. Seeing that her business is good, he raises the rent every month.
She wished that the rent would rise until all her hard-earned money was used to pay the rent, and she would work for free for the landlord and his family, and the landlord would be happy.
Now that Father He has offered to rent out the entire house, Lin Mai is not happy yet.
She smiled and said to Father He: "I have separated from my family a long time ago, and I rent a house with my own money. I am the one who makes the decision. I don't need to call my parents."
How can she call her parents who are cruel and cruel?
As soon as she calls them, they will know that she has money, and they will try their best to steal it. Isn't that just causing trouble for yourself?
There was a hint of surprise in Father He's eyes: "Well, the rent for my house is 40 yuan a month."
If this rent is placed after three years, even if it increases by another ten yuan, it will not be expensive.
Because this location is worth the price.
But the problem is, these days, no one dares to rent out storefronts on this street for fear of being labeled as capitalist. The supply of storefronts far exceeds demand, so the price is outrageous...
Lin Mai smiled: "I haven't seen the house yet. I'll talk about it later."
Father He got up and took her to see the house.
The layout of the house is very simple.
Behind the facade is a wooden staircase, and behind the staircase is a large kitchen, but there is nothing in the kitchen except a few mud stoves made of oil drums.
Father He said: "I heard from Professor Fang that you rented the storefront for the snack business. My storefront was rented to others for the snack business before liberation.
Look at how convenient it is for you to run a snack business with such a big kitchen!"
Lin Mai said nothing and tried the kitchen faucet.
Although the kitchen has not been used for a long time, the faucet is not rusty and the water flows smoothly.
Father He was a little proud: "My house was built during the Republic of China. The quality of things from that era was not generally high."
Lin Mai still just smiled and said nothing. He went to turn on the light in the kitchen, but it didn't come on after turning it on several times.
I tried to turn on the light on the facade again, but it couldn't turn on.
Father He was a little embarrassed: "I'll find someone to fix it for you later."
Then he took Lin Mai and climbed the creaking wooden stairs to the second floor.
The second floor is divided by stairs, each divided into a large room and a suite. The suite in front of the stairs is divided into a room and a small living room with wooden boards.
All the rooms are empty, there is nothing.
Lin Mai had already made a plan in his mind. If he could successfully rent this house, Zhou Caiyun could live in the big room.
She and Doudou live in a suite.
The suite room is not too small and can accommodate two beds, one large and one small.
Not only can I share a bed with Doudou, but I can also let her feel safe even if I share a bed with her.
——Although mother and daughter no longer share the same bed, they are still in the same room.
After visiting the house, Father He saw that Lin Mai remained silent, apparently because he thought the price was too high.
He tried his best to persuade her and said: "My price is not arbitrary. Before liberation, the rent for this store was five yuan per month.
If you ask an old man my age, you will know whether I am telling the truth or a lie.
Now I rent it to you including the upstairs for only 40 yuan, which is already a bargain price."
Lin Mai leisurely said: "As you said before, that was before liberation and now after liberation. The situation is different."
Father He was startled for a moment: "Then I'll give you five yuan less, thirty-five yuan, no more."
Lin Mai stretched out two fingers: "Twenty-five."
Father He's face suddenly darkened, and he drove her away: "Forget it, I won't rent it anymore, you can go!"