vrcanaries Chapter 110 Buying a Shop
Chapter 110 Buying a Shop
Lou Yuexin and Shen Anyi also greeted Boss Zhou.
Under the arrangement of the couple, everyone took their seats.
"What are you here to talk to me about? Discussing subletting?"
Boss Zhou looked around at the three people, looking for the person in charge.
Xu Si had never bought a house himself, so he decided to leave such a big matter to his parents. He looked at Lou Yuexin and waited for her to speak.
"Not just subletting, do you plan to sell this shop?"
Boss Zhou was quite surprised. The county was not that big. He naturally knew that their shop belonged to the Bai family. He didn't expect that they had money to buy other shops.
He picked up the tea on the table, put it to his lips, blew gently, and took a sip.
He couldn't help but frown and took a long time to swallow it.
Then he said, "If the price is right, you can sell it."
Although it is good to be able to collect rent continuously, any house will gradually be eroded by wind and rain. If you rent it out at that time, not only will the price not go up, but there will also be a problem of whether there is anyone to rent it.
The monthly rent of his shop was 4 taels in the past, but in just five years, it has been reduced by almost half.
It shouldn't have been destroyed so quickly, but a tenant who had rented it as a warehouse thought it was just for storing some ordinary items, but it turned out to be used to store fish. Not to mention the smell, the house was wet all day and the ground became less solid.
Because of this, he argued with the other party for a long time when he was moving out of the lease, and finally got some compensation, but no matter what he did, the damage to the house was irreversible.
So whenever he rents a house later, he would determine in advance what the other party wanted to use the shop for, write it down in the contract, and also stipulate that the house must not be damaged, otherwise there would be compensation.
Lou Yuexin asked calmly, "What is your expected price?"
The couple sat together, not participating, but with their ears perked up.
Deep down, they naturally hoped that Xu Si and the others could buy it. That way, it would not be a matter of subletting, but a matter of changing the contract.
Boss Zhou gave a number, "270 taels."
The price is neither high nor low. Although the shop is larger, it does not have a backyard like the place they are currently renting. If they buy it, they will definitely have to renovate it.
Lou Yuexin was not very satisfied with this, "How about 240 taels?"
Boss Zhou smiled and said, "You are really good at bargaining. I will lower the price to 260 taels."
Lou Yuexin looked at Shen Anyi and Xu Si, indicating with her eyes whether they could accept it or not.
Shen Anyi did not express his opinion. He usually paid directly for things he bought. Now that the other party took the initiative to reduce the price by 10 taels, he was already very satisfied, so he turned his attention to Xu Si.
Xu Si shook her head. After just one round of speaking, she felt there was still room for improvement.
Even if I can't finish speaking it in the end, at least I won't regret it.
Lou Yuexin then continued, "How about 250 taels? Let's each take a step back."
"What are you going to do with this shop?" Boss Zhou suddenly changed the subject.
"We are planning to open a mutton spine hotpot restaurant." Xu Si replied. It was not a secret and they would have to promote it when it opened.
"Is this the food we saw that day?" Boss Zhou was very interested. He was there that day, and the food tasted so delicious that he kept thinking about a piece of potato for a long time.
"Yeah, that's it."
"Okay, then it'll be 250 taels. It's better if you open it sooner rather than later." Boss Zhou agreed readily.
Xu Si and the other two were very surprised. They didn't expect that they could win the other party's heart by eating.
Ten taels of silver is not a small amount of money. You can do a lot of things if you save it.
Even though Xu Si wanted to bargain, she was not an expert.
A true expert dares to bargain the price in half.
Of course, for this shop, anyone who comes to bargain for half the price will probably be kicked out by Boss Zhou.
Seeing that the matter was settled, the man hurriedly asked, "What about our rent?"
"I'll just count it for today. Anyway, you have almost packed up all your things, so I'll refund the remaining rent to you." Boss Zhou is not greedy for small profits. Everything is according to the contract.
"Okay, thank you, Boss Zhou." The couple kept bowing to him with gratitude.
Boss Zhou happened to have enough silver on him, so he counted out the correct amount on the spot and handed it to the two men. At the same time, he put the two contracts together, tore them up, and took back the keys.
There were only a few scattered items left in the store, and the couple could pack them up in one trip and then just lock the door.
After they had dealt with it, Lou Yuexin asked, "When are we going to the government office to transfer the ownership?"
She always likes to do things safely.
"Maybe tomorrow. I didn't bring the title deed with me."
"Okay. By the way, I may have to trouble you to bring some more banknotes, otherwise I won't be able to make the change." Lou Yuexin reminded.
"Okay, how much do I need to prepare?"
Boss Zhou usually uses silver bills for transactions, so he had no objection to this.
What's more, if these 250 taels were given to him as silver ingots, it would not be light.
If it is changed to gold, it would not be good if people saw it.
"It will cost 750 taels."
Boss Zhou was a little careless at first, but now he sat up straight.
Doesn't this mean that they have 1000 taels?
A small restaurant actually has such a rich family background. From this point of view, we can no longer simply think that they only sell food.
"I understand."
After handing over the keys, the couple packed up their things and left quietly without disturbing them. Naturally, they were unaware of the conversation that followed.
The next day, the three of them and Boss Zhou went to the government office to transfer the ownership of the shop. They handed over the money in one hand and the title deed and keys in the other. From then on, they also owned shops.
With the shop, many things come along.
Shen Anyi found a craftsman to repaint the newly bought shop and repair any damage, including the kitchen, which was carefully decorated.
The next step is shopping, buying tables and chairs, custom-making a batch of copper pots, preparing tableware, and stocking up on some charcoal.
The table is a specially bought square table, so the copper pot can be placed in the middle and dishes can be placed around it, making it convenient to eat.
There is a long table next to the counter for placing small ingredients and plates.
For the safety of guests, more attention was paid to ventilation measures.
If the outdoor wind direction cannot be changed, change the indoor window opening.
In the window area, due to the pressure difference, airflow is generated, which can effectively expel moisture, carbon dioxide and other polluted air while effectively maintaining fresh air.
The location and size of the window opening are important.
The relative position of the opening will affect the airflow route. The original window position is facing each other, and the air flows straight in and out, that is, through wind. In this way, except for a local weak airflow in the two corners of the air outlet, the air flow will not circulate in other spaces in the room, and there will be no wind in the two corners of the air inlet.
The size of the opening refers to the window-to-floor ratio, that is, the ratio of the window to the ground. The larger it is, the more uniform the wind speed and airflow will be. When it is 15%-25%, the ventilation efficiency is best.
Xu Si asked the craftsmen to open another window on the adjacent wall, so that the inertia of the air flow could be used to change its direction and meet the ventilation needs.
At the same time, the newly opened windows, which serve as air outlets, should be lower and smaller than the original windows, which can increase the wind speed out of the room, making ventilation quick and thorough.