"I have no choice but to do this. This house was bought by my wife and I when we were young. After so many years, I would not want to sell it unless I had to..."
"But my son and daughter both lost their jobs because of the flu, and I have a whole family to support. I have no choice but to sell the house."
The old lady said with a sad face.
"Auntie, please give us a discount. We are new to business and have only rented this house for less than a year."
"Besides, my child has just been born and we are dealing with the flu. I just can't come up with so much money all at once..."
"How about we pay you in installments? We'll give you a portion first, and then every six months, we'll transfer the money to you as quickly as possible."
"Child, please be considerate of me..." the old lady sighed.
"Two million, three hundred thousand, not a cent less."
Ding Sha was in a dilemma. She looked at Xiao Jun, who was patting Xiao Ping'an to comfort her. He raised his eyes and said, "We really can't take it out. Let's do this. We will move out as soon as possible before next month."
The old lady was stunned for a moment. To be honest, in her mind this young couple was the best candidates.
She had come to see how prosperous the business was and estimated that they must be making a lot of money.
The epidemic is everywhere now, but the old lady is still reluctant to lower the price and wants to sell the house quickly.
Xiao Jun knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw her expression.
"Little girl, why don't you think about it again? The location of this house is very good. It will be hard to find another one if you miss it." The old lady tried to hold back but still couldn't help but spoke.
"We can't afford it, so let's look for other options," Ding Sha also came to his senses, "We have paid several years' rent in advance, please remember to return it to us when the time comes."
She wasn't too angry, thinking that it wasn't a big sin to want to take care of herself more in this situation.
The old lady asked again, "What is your ideal price?"
Xiao Jun has already opened his phone and started looking for new houses.
Ding Sha knew that Xiao Jun didn't want to live here anymore, so he smiled and said nothing.
The old lady sighed, still a little unwilling, "I have never seen you guys talk about business like this."
Xiao Jun smiled and said, "Old lady, do you think I don't know that this house can be bought even if it drops to 1.8 million now?"
"You want to pay an extra 500,000 yuan, can't I just agree to it?"
The old lady choked up, "Why can't young people understand other people's difficulties... I'm so old and have to support two families, so what's wrong with me wanting to save more money..."
The old lady kept talking about how good her house was, how Xiao Jun and the others didn't know the value of it, and how young people didn't respect the elderly and loved the young and were ignorant. She talked for a long time and didn't want to stop.
Xiao Jun was a little impatient, "It's not that great, you can raise your child yourself. I don't want to rent or buy it anymore, is that okay? You insist on asking me to pay this 500,000 yuan. Do you want me to raise your child?"
"I didn't even hear them calling me dad?!"
"Ajun!" Ding Sha listened silently to Xiao Jun's criticism of her. To be honest, Ding Sha was also a little angry, but after hearing the last sentence, she still pulled his arm out of respect for the elder.
The old lady was so angry that she pointed at him with a trembling hand, "You...you!"
"Move out of my house immediately!"
Xiao Jun pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay, first return the extra rent we paid."
"The law stipulates that a sale does not invalidate a lease. Even if you sell the house, as long as you don't refund the rent, I can live here until the day I'm supposed to live here."
The old lady was so angry that she rolled her eyes. She snorted and squeezed out of the door.
Not long after, Xiao Jun received a call from the agent.
The rent was refunded a week later, Xiao Jun replied with a "OK" and continued to make appointments to view the house.
This time, he set his eyes on a small building in the south of Nanjiang City.
"Why do you always look at this kind of small building with a yard?" Ding Sha asked curiously after taking a look.
"Don't you like it?" Xiao Jun looked at her strangely.
Xiao Jun went to see the house alone and booked it on the spot.
"It's definitely what you like." He said mysteriously.
The two of them had nothing to do, so they packed their luggage at home, preparing to move there together after Tong's wife and the others came back in a few days.
It’s a pity for these old customers. I wonder if we can find a way to inform them of the new address of our store.
Ding Sha swept up a large clump of hair while sweeping the floor. She was stunned for a moment and reached out to touch the top of her head, "A Jun!"
"Huh?! What's wrong?" Xiao Jun scared her.
Ding Sha said nervously, "Am I bald? I've lost a lot of hair!"
Xiao Jun thought it was something wrong and breathed a sigh of relief, "No, no, I still have a lot of hair."
Ding Sha didn't believe it and dropped the broom, "I'll go get some black sesame seeds!"
She went into the kitchen, and Xiao Jun picked up the broom reluctantly and began to sweep the floor. He did not forget to say to Ping An who was curiously looking at them from the crib, "Look at your mother, she is so cute when she is startled!"
Safety:"… "
If Ping An could understand and speak, he would definitely be speechless.
Take out a large can of black sesame seeds and fry them in a frying pan on low heat for six or seven minutes. Pick up a small handful and put it in your mouth. It tastes crispy when you chew it.
Pour it out, add water and put it into a blender to make it into a paste. The dingsha was also filtered to make it taste finer.
Add some water to the remaining residue from the filter and blend it again in the blender. This way the utilization rate will be higher and there will be no waste.
Grab a handful of small red dates, steam them until soft, then filter them into date paste.
Finally, pour the black sesame paste mixed with glutinous rice flour and water into the pot and boil over low heat, adding sugar while boiling.
When the color becomes noticeably darker, Ding Sha adds the prepared date paste and adds some rose jam for beauty and skin care.
Continue to cook.
Cook until it feels almost done and you can drink it.
Ding Sha filled a bowl of dark, thick and fragrant black sesame cheese and drank it while standing at the kitchen door.
The fear of hair loss in my heart was alleviated a little.
She didn't dare give it to Xiao Junsheng, for fear that Xiao Ping'an would be jealous.
Xiao Jun was sent to the kitchen to drink black sesame yogurt, and Ding Sha walked around the room holding Xiao Ping'an to make him laugh.
Little Ping'an grabbed his mother's clothes and smelled her sweet scent.
Ding Sha only felt a wet spot on his shoulder. He walked to the mirror and saw that Ping'an's saliva was almost flowing like a waterfall.
Ding Sha felt a rare sense of guilt, so he immediately changed his clothes and gave Ping An a new bib.
The impact of the epidemic is slowly fading, and several small restaurants have tentatively opened their doors. However, Ding Sha is still a little worried, so he only provides take-out service to acquaintances, and no more for more people.
There are not many people coming every day, so life is very relaxing.
"Hello, is the store open?" Ding Sha looked up while holding the child and saw a middle-aged man with a square face supporting a trembling and very kind old lady.
"Sorry, not yet," Ding Sha smiled, "Now we only have takeout."
"Can I order a few dishes?" asked the middle-aged man.
"You say," Ding Sha handed him a menu.
The middle-aged man didn't answer. "I want to fulfill my dream of sesame cakes, fried pork slices and rice noodle meat."
Ding Sha was stunned for a moment. This dish sounded familiar. It seemed to be what the old man wanted to eat before...
She looked at the middle-aged man and thought he did look somewhat familiar.
"Have you... your elders been here before?"
Author's side note: Second update today!
(I became bald... and stronger...)