"The guy in the family suddenly fell ill and needed a lot of money. I really don't have the money to renew the lease of this shop. I'm really sorry." Sister Yang stood at the door and spoke with an apologetic expression, "I know that the lease is closed in advance. I'm not following the rules, it's embarrassing for you. If I can, I don't want to stop the shop... "
"It's alright." Lin's father and Lin's mother waved their hands quickly and understood, "There's nothing you can do about someone suddenly falling ill, and no one wants it. Don't worry, Sister Yang, we'll take care of the cancellation of the lease, as long as you Ready, we can do it anytime."
"Hey, hey! Thank you, Sister Lin Gelin!" Big Sister Yang was grateful, "I'm really sorry for causing you such trouble!"
Sister Yang seemed to be really in a hurry, her attention was only in front of her eyes and she didn't notice Lin Lan's existence. After talking to Lin's parents and Lin's mother, she turned to the left and walked quickly towards the stairs. I didn't see a big living man standing on the right.
But Lin Lan didn't mind, and her attention was also on the things they had just talked about: "Mom and Dad, Sister Yang wants to retire early?"
Lin's father and Lin's mother naturally found out that their daughter was there. Hearing Lin Lan's question, Lin Youyu didn't even think about it and said directly: "Yeah, her husband had uremia in a physical examination two months ago. It costs 100,000 yuan a year, so after thinking about it, Sister Yang decided to stop being a clothing store, and took the rent back to go to the hospital to take care of her husband."
"Actually, the lease will expire in one year. Your dad and I thought about it and agreed to do good deeds." Wang Xiuzhi also sighed when she talked about this, and looked back at Lin Youyu, "Old man, you should also pay attention to your usual diet. Don't let me go to the hospital to serve you before you are old!"
"How can that be?" Father Lin was a little aggrieved. "I usually seldom go out for drinks with others. I basically eat at home. How can I get this disease of wealth?"
"Do you think the food I bought is not good enough?" Her husband's implicitly harsh words made Wang Xiuzhi reluctant. "Which meal at home is worse for you to eat, there are dishes that you like to eat on every three tables and five tables. Are you still thinking about going to a restaurant? Can you see if your stomach is going to a restaurant?"
At the end, Mother Lin patted Father Lin's bulging beer belly unceremoniously.
To this, Lin Lan nodded in agreement: "Dad, I think Mom is right, you should eat less meat in the future, this belly is a bit bigger." She also reached out and poked her father's belly, "Wow, the meat is still hard. Dad, you really need to consider eating more vegetarian food."
Father Lin: "..." This little padded jacket is leaking.
After all, Wang Xiuzhi also remembered another thing when he returned home and talked about the lease of the shop on the first floor, not to mention the old father's sagging flesh that seemed to have turned from fat to muscle.
"Speaking of Sister Yang's early termination of the lease at the end of this month, I remember that Xiao Zhang, who runs a milk tea shop next door to her, will have the lease expire in a while, right?"
"Yes, that's right." When it comes to money and the calculation of the lease term, Father Lin is far more sensitive to numbers than his wife, "it will expire in the middle of next month, there are still thirty days left, at most In a week, it's time to talk about whether to renew the lease."
"I think it's hanging." Wang Xiuzhi shook her head when she heard the words, "Xiao Zhang's milk tea shop usually has a normal business, and it is good to be able to earn back the rent this year, not to mention the money for the initial decoration and the purchase of machinery and equipment. ."
The cost of opening a milk tea shop is not too high, but it is not said to be very low. It is considered to be stuck within the affordability of young people who have average capital and want to start a business, but because of this, most of them still end up at a loss. After renting out shops for so many years, Wang Xiuzhi has also understood a lot of doorways. At least she can estimate whether a shop can make money or not.
The parents were sitting there talking about the rent of the shop, and no one noticed that Lin Lan, who was looking down at the cat, was looking at Xiao Jiujiu in his eyes.
Sister Yang is a cheerful person. After she settled the rent cancellation with the landlord, the clothing store downstairs began to put up banners within a few days, and used a small loudspeaker to shout in a loop—
[good news! good news! Due to the expiry of the rent, our store has a big price cut! All clothing is 50% off sale! Buy two or more and get up to 30% off! Buy more and send more, high quality and low price! Quality assurance, the old man is not deceived!]
If it is simply a clearance sale, there may not be many people coming.
But if you add the sentence that the rent will be sold when the rent expires, the credibility will increase a lot in an instant. After a while, the aunts and even the grandmothers who are attracted by the promotions will go into the store and start to pick and choose as usual.
"After the last seven days, the remaining goods are estimated to be 10% off for clearance."
Standing downstairs and watching the last booming scene of the clothing store, Lin Lan whispered to Lin Youyu next to her.
"Otherwise, it will be rotten in your hands. If you sell it cheaply, you can get back some of the original." Lin Youyu also whispered back, "Let's go, let's go to Xiao Zhang."
Xiao Zhang's milk tea shop is right next to the clothing store. It is said to be a milk tea shop. In fact, it also sells freshly baked small cakes and hot dogs. There are also mini tables and chairs for guests to eat and drink. Unfortunately, there is a customer inside. No, the liveliness of the clothing store more and more set off the deserted milk tea shop.
The owner, Xiao Zhang, listened to the movement next door. Although he knew that Big Sister Yang would quit the job this month, and that he was going to move out soon after others, his situation was completely different from the other party.
As expected by Mrs. Lin, the milk tea shop will not be able to open once the lease term expires, but the things to be dealt with in the future are much more troublesome than the clothing shop.
When Big Sister Yang moved away, at most those hangers and the rest of the leftovers were packed in the van and it was done. He was different. Not to mention the ingredients with a shelf life in the store, that is, the refrigerator, water purifier, ice maker, ice cream maker, fructose maker, tea extractor, snack equipment, oven, etc. that were originally bought. It cost him almost 20,000 yuan.
This trip to start a business has made Xiao Zhang completely give up the milk tea industry, so these devices have become the most troublesome chicken ribs, and it is a pity that they are tasteless and discarded.
"Xiao Zhang, good afternoon." The voice of the uncle of the landlord at the door of the store made the distressed Xiao Zhang suddenly come to his senses.
"Lin, Uncle Lin, you are here, and Lin Lan is here too, please take a seat!" Seeing the landlord appearing with his daughter, Xiao Zhang suddenly realized what was going to happen later, and hurriedly greeted him.
Lin Lan entered the store with her father, and glanced at the environment in the store. She had also drank the milk tea in this milk tea shop. It should be said that most of the young people in the small building have tried the milk tea here. The overall evaluation is only two words: average.
It’s not hard to drink, and it’s not that good. It’s the kind of standard that you can forget when you drink it. The environment in the store is average and the hygiene is average. Therefore, with the milk tea shops all over the city, the business of Xiao Zhang’s shop is also average or even bleak. .
"It's not busy, it's not busy." To stop Xiao Zhang from pouring tea and taking small cakes for them, Lin Youyu said directly, "You must know why I'm here, Xiao Zhang. We have another month's lease. When it expires, I just want to ask Xiao Zhang, do you plan to renew the lease?"
As soon as I heard it was for this, Xiao Zhang showed a wry smile on his face, and told the truth directly: "Uncle Lin, you have seen how my business is doing in this store, and if you continue to rent it, it will only get worse and worse. If you don’t continue renting, it will end next month.”
The result that the two parties had long expected, it seems that there is no room to say a few more scenes, Lin Youyu nodded: "That's it, there is still a month left, or you can also learn from the next door Sister Yang and engage in preferential activities. , clear the inventory."
"Hey, that's what I'm thinking too." Xiao Zhang nodded with a wry smile, "I've been thinking about getting a discount poster and posting it outside these few days."
"Brother Zhang, I'll take the liberty to ask." Lin Lan, who had been silent for a while, opened her mouth and pointed to the water bar and machines in the store, "Since you don't plan to continue opening the store, what are you going to do with these things? "
"What else can I do? I don't plan to be a milk tea shop anymore. I can only pull these things back first and sell them second-hand online." Xiao Zhang shook his head and sighed.
Such things as machinery and equipment will immediately become cheap once they are second-hand. The same is true of this complete set of water bar equipment. At the beginning, I bought it for 17,000 yuan. Now it has been used for almost a year, although it is actually quite good according to the service life. Short, but hang up second-hand, that's all depreciation.
It is said that many of the equipment in the milk tea shop are not recommended to buy second-hand.
"Brother Zhang, after you close the store, will these things be sold for four thousand in a package?"
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The two men in the store were all stunned. Compared to Father Lin's complete surprise, the young man Xiao Zhang's reaction was much faster.
"Lin Lan, do you want it? But four thousand... is too little." Compared with the original price, it has shrunk by more than a quarter.
"Ah, that's it, I just wanted to make milk tea and drink it at home on a whim." Lin Lan flinched immediately after hearing this, and said embarrassedly, "If it doesn't work, forget it."
Xiao Zhang suddenly felt a little regretful, but before he could speak, Father Lin stared at his daughter in disapproval: "Why do you want that thing, how many times a year can you drink milk tea? It's just your three minutes of heat. , throw away the dust at home after playing for two days at most, don't waste money!"
I don't know if this sentence awakened Lin Lan, but Xiao Zhang was immediately persuaded: "Don't, Uncle Lin, these things of mine are all very good brands, and the quality is very good. It cost me almost 20,000. Lin Lan can make not only milk tea, but also ice cream, smoothie, small cakes, buns, waffles, cookies, etc. It is much cleaner to make it at home than outside. It is definitely a good deal. of!"
Lin Lan seemed to be tempted by being fooled, but Father Lin was not fooled. He was here to talk about the lease, not to bring his daughter to help him solve the mess. He kept shaking his head and waving his hand: "No, no! !"
As he said that, he was about to run outside the store while pulling his daughter.
"Lin Lan, Lin Lan, don't go!" Seeing that the opportunity was fleeting, Xiao Zhang showed his quick wits at this time, decisively gave up the landlord, and kept calling Lin Lan, "If you buy these, this is the only one left. I'll teach you how to make milk tea and cake cookies in a month!"
Then Dad Lin pulled his daughter forward and couldn't move forward. He was surprised that it was not good, but it was still too late, and the stupid girl behind him had already agreed: "Deal!"
Once young people become self-willed, it is always difficult for elders to pull back, just like now.
Seeing her daughter and Xiao Zhang draw up a written contract in duplicate, and then use the mobile phone online banking to transfer money after signing, Lin Youyu was both angry and helpless.
Forget it, the money is not a lot of money, just buy it as a daughter for 4,000 yuan and have a good time. Anyway, she made her own savings.
-Even if you give yourself such relief, being an elder is still unhappy.
"Dad, don't be angry, I have a plan." Seeing Dad's elongated face, Lin Lan knew what he was thinking, and shook his arm coquettishly, "I have something to talk to. Discuss with your mother."
So a few minutes later, in the Lin's canteen, a man and a woman screamed in surprise at the same time.
"What? You want the shop to open your own shop!?"
"It's not one shop." Lin Lan looked at her parents and stretched out two fingers, "If I want two, I'll open up the clothing store and the milk tea shop and merge them, and then open a cat tea house."
Wang Xiuzhi and Lin Youyu were stunned at the same time. They didn't expect their daughter, who had been working part-time, to have the idea of starting a business.
"This, this..." Wang Xiuzhi didn't know what to say for a while, and she had no problem with her daughter using her own shop to open her own store, but she was instinctively worried, "But Lan Lan, you've never opened a store before? The time is open at the same time, isn't the step too big?"
Lin Youyu, who also had the same idea, suddenly looked at his wife unexpectedly: "Mother Lan Lan, I thought you would object immediately."
"Why do I object?" Wang Xiuzhi rolled her eyes at her husband. "She is the only daughter in the family, and she can't bear to have two shops? I'm not afraid that she will lose!"
"Mom and Dad, I know what you're worried about." Lin Lan stepped forward and walked around behind the two of them, humbly pounding her parents' shoulders, very flattering, "But after staying at home for so long, I also figured it out. Now, I also want to try to start a business and be a boss. It happens that the family has such convenient conditions, and I don’t need to pay the high rent cost like others, so let me try it?”
Of the six shops on the first floor, two put together are equivalent to the area of a suite upstairs, so that the teahouse will appear bright and not cramped when opened. And she bought the equipment in the milk tea shop for 4,000 yuan before, and learned those skills by the way, in order to build the foundation for opening a tea house later, it can't be more cost-effective to exchange this amount of money.
Listening to her daughter's plan, Wang Xiuzhi was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Lanlan, what kind of cat tea house you want to open is actually for the cats in the family?" The daughter knew that she was a little disgusted by the increasing number of cats in the family. It's just because of the mother-in-law's face that it didn't happen, so I thought of this method.
"Uh, there are so many reasons." Lin Lan didn't deny it, "but the most important thing is that I want to find something to do by myself. Mom and Dad, as you can see, I have a good relationship with cats recently, and I may pick them up in the future. The cats are back. It’s definitely not a problem to keep them like this, it’s better to make use of the kittens. I will open a store and they will sell cute to attract customers and make money together. In this way, mother, you will not be unhappy, right?”
There is a big difference between simply raising a large group of cats and constantly spending money, and using cats to open a store to attract customers.
"But, Lan Lan..." Lin Youyu remembered another thing, and the old father had unconsciously started to show his daughter, "I've heard about the cat tea shop you opened, and those shops with good business raised them. Those are all precious pet cats, but except for one blue treasure, all of them in our family are not attractive, right? And they all add up to only eight, which is not enough, right?"
Could it be that I have to go to the pet store to buy a few expensive cats to fill up the storefront? Then the cost would be high.
"It's okay, Dad, I've thought of this for a long time." Lin Lan had been thinking about the plan of the cat teahouse since she saw Sister Yang saying she was about to quit the lease a week ago, "I know where to find precious pet cats, and I don't need them. spend money."
When she spoke, a group of stray cats led by the cat boss had already appeared in her mind.
The recovery of the sapphire gave Lin Lan a great inspiration. There are actually quite a few precious pet cats abandoned by their owners and living on the streets. Relying on the cat boss's broad relationship with cats, she wanted to find a suitable kitten to fill her with. Harem... ugh, her teahouse is still easy.