The next day, Jiang Yunzhu came to the dental clinic early.
The woman was also waiting for her. "Miss Jiang, there are four shops that meet your requirements. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"Okay." Jiang Yunzhu came here for this.
The woman took her out to see the first house, which was now vacant. How should I describe it? It was quite ordinary, as if every aspect met Jiang Yunzhu's requirements, but it was just passing grade and there was nothing outstanding about it.
It's just so-so.
The woman noticed that she didn't seem to like this shop, so she took her to a second one.
The second one is better than the first one, but the surrounding environment is too bad.
They went to the third store. The third store was spacious and the surrounding environment was good, which made Jiang Yunzhu very excited.
The woman stood there smiling, letting Jiang Yunzhu look around.
Jiang Yunzhu was 80% satisfied after she finished looking at the shops. When she came back and saw the woman's smile, she understood that the woman knew she would like this shop, but she didn't bring her here directly. Instead, she took her to see the other two shops first. With the comparison, her chances of renting this shop were much higher.
Jiang Yunzhu remained calm, "There's another store?"
The woman was startled for a moment, "Miss Jiang doesn't like this shop?"
Jiang Yunzhu did not comment. Later, she would need the woman's help in bargaining, and she could not let her find out the truth.
As expected, the woman looked suspicious and said, "It's better not to look at that store."
"how?"
"Miss Jiang rented a shop because she wanted to do business. Let me tell you the truth, the shop has had four owners in five years, and none of them lasted long."
"Why?" When she said that, Jiang Yunzhu became interested.
The woman was helpless, "You should go and see it yourself, and you will know it once you see it."
Afterwards, she took Jiang Yunzhu outside, walked through the streets and alleys, and came to a street. They walked inside and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street.
Sixteen followed behind Jiang Yunzhu and became alert. Was this woman going to harm anyone
At this time, they were almost at the end of the street. The woman stopped and pointed to a place nearby and said, "Look, it's here."
Jiang Yunzhu turned her head and saw a two-story wooden building with a sign and a plaque hanging on it. It was the name of the store, Fengjulou. It seemed that it was also a restaurant.
"Miss Jiang, you should understand. This street is originally a small street, and this store is at the end of the street. Normally, no one comes here." said the woman.
Jiang Yunzhu carefully looked around and the small building. The more she looked, the more excited she became. Isn't this the place she's looking for? She wants to cook private dishes, and doesn't need people to come and go. This quiet place is just right. Moreover, she has already thought about how to decorate this small building as soon as she saw it.
This place seemed to be tailor-made for her.
She was happy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She even said with disgust, "It really doesn't work. It seems that the store we just went to is better."
The woman's good patience prevented her from showing any strange expression. She said that this store would not work. She didn't believe it, but now she knows!
"How about going inside and taking a look?" Jiang Yunzhu seemed to be struggling.
The woman followed her and they went into the store. The current owner of the store was surnamed Pan. He had signed a three-year lease with the store owner, but within a year, he could no longer hold on and wanted to sublet the store.
When Boss Pan heard that Jiang Yunzhu wanted to rent his store, he immediately started praising how great his store was.
In the woman's opinion, this was a complete waste of time, so she coldly exposed Boss Pan's lies and wanted Jiang Yunzhu to book the store as soon as possible.
Jiang Yunzhu also seemed hesitant.
The two of them performed a perfect duet without anyone noticing.
After hearing this, Boss Pan became anxious and started to lower the rent.
When he lowered the price to 650 taels, Jiang Yunzhu said, "Okay, I'll rent this store."
Boss Pan and the woman, who were ready to give up, both widened their eyes.
Then, Boss Pan smiled and thought, he finally got rid of this hot potato. Although he lost some money, it was better than losing it all.
However, he still had to pretend to be heartbroken, fearing that Jiang Yunzhu would change her mind and not rent his shop anymore.
His happy and sad look was really funny.
The woman was not very happy. She got a commission based on the rent. The rent for the previous store was 1,200 taels, but this store only charged 650 taels, a difference of almost half, so she earned a lot less.
"Miss Jiang, what business do you want to do?" the woman asked unwillingly.
"Let's open a restaurant." Jiang Yunzhu said casually.
"Well, as a restaurant, even the best wine will not sell if it is not well known..." the woman advised. Just look at Boss Pan and you will understand.
"Really?" Jiang Yunzhu didn't care. Maybe Boss Pan's wine wasn't fragrant enough
Seeing that persuasion did not work, the woman thought, "If you try to make a small profit, you will suffer a big loss. This is the same for everyone who has rented this shop in the past few years. When she can no longer do this and comes to her to transfer the shop, she will know how to write the word regret."
Jiang Yunzhu wanted to rent the house, and the woman had no choice but to immediately discuss the details with Boss Pan.
Boss Pan is subletting the property, so he needs to obtain the consent of the owner.
"That's no problem." Boss Pan patted his chest and said, "The host is very nice."
The woman glanced at him. She knew that her shop was difficult to rent, so she was more easy to talk to.
Soon, Boss Pan called the host's people.
The person who came was a man who looked like a housekeeper. When he heard that Boss Pan wanted to transfer the shop, he had no objection as long as someone paid him the rent every year.
"If the shop's contract expires, can I renew the contract with you?" Jiang Yunzhu asked the man.
The man who looked like a butler almost laughed. He wished she would continue to rent the shop.
"Yes," he said.
"What about the rent?" Jiang Yunzhu asked.
"Just take his price, eight hundred taels a year, three years each time. This is the lowest price my wife has set. Don't tell me, it's useless to tell me."
"Why don't we sign the contract now to avoid trouble in the future," said Jiang Yunzhu.
Boss Pan, the woman and the housekeeper were all surprised.
The woman thought she might have gone mad.
Boss Pan wanted to persuade her, but he held back. What if Jiang Yunzhu didn't want to rent his shop after he persuaded her? He had waited for three months before someone was willing to take over the shop. He couldn't let her run away.
The housekeeper said sternly, "If you really sign a three-year contract, no matter how your business is doing, you must pay the rent on time every year. Otherwise, I will sue you in black and white."
"I know." Jiang Yunzhu said.
The housekeeper looked her up and down. What a beautiful girl. There were two maids following behind her. The two maids looked pretty good too. Maybe they were some rich girl who wanted to have fun!
He's lucky today.
Soon, Jiang Yunzhu signed two contracts, one with Mr. Pan, for a two-year lease with an annual rent of 650 taels, and one with the housekeeper, for a three-year lease with an annual rent of 800 taels.
Boss Pan has already paid this year's rent, so Jiang Yunzhu only needs to give him 650 taels minus the difference of 150 taels for next year, which is 500 taels.
Jiang Yunzhu took out the silver note and gave him five hundred taels immediately.
This means that she only paid 500 taels this year and was able to rent this store, which was really a surprise.
“Miss, you…” Boss Pan finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting the money. He wanted to advise Jiang Yunzhu, but felt that he was too hypocritical, so he just left.
It turns out that it is not so easy to survive in the capital. After failing in business this time, he plans to go back to his hometown and never come back again.
"Next time you want to sublease the shop, you can also come to me." The woman collected the agency fee and said to Jiang Yunzhu. In her opinion, Jiang Yunzhu would come to her sooner or later.
Jiang Yunzhu smiled without saying anything. She just needed to be happy about the benefits she got.
The steward also took the deed and left.
"Come and close the shop in two days, young lady," said Boss Pan. He still had a lot of things in the shop that needed to be dealt with.
"Okay." Jiang Yunzhu left.
After that, she was not idle. She did the usual things, such as finding a place to order tableware and a shop to write plaques. This time, she did not bother Shen Fengming. This was the capital city, and there was no guarantee that someone could recognize his handwriting, which would be troublesome.
Anyway, this time she didn't rely on a plaque to attract people, so she just found a scholar to write a few words and made it into a plaque.
Then there are the various materials for decoration and some things needed in the kitchen.
She has been very busy these past two days.
It was time to close the shop that day, but she was still worried about something else. That morning, she kept looking out.
The inn was deserted today. The results were announced today and all the candidates went to see the list. The rest were basically like Jiang Yunzhu, looking out, waiting for news.
As it was almost the 9th hour, things suddenly got lively outside.
Soon, a group of people escorted Gu Yanzhou and Xie Chen into the inn.
"Congratulations, Brother Gu. I didn't expect that our Wuling County would take the first place this year." Someone said excitedly.
"Yes, Brother Gu, you are a role model for our generation." Someone responded.
Someone else said, "Brother Xie has also passed the high school entrance examination. This year, our Wuling County has produced two such graduates. Is it possible that our Wuling County will prosper?"
…
Everyone was talking at once when there was the sound of firecrackers going off outside.
Then someone came with the good news.
Gu Yanzhou, the first place in the first class, the top scholar, Xie Chen, the twelfth place in the second class, and a Jinshi.
The innkeeper had long hoped that one of the candidates staying in his house would become the top scorer, so he bought firecrackers many years ago. Now that he heard that his guest had really become the top scorer, he hurriedly urged the waiter to set off firecrackers to celebrate.
From now on, his inn can also be called Zhuangyuanlou.
Business will definitely become more and more prosperous.
Everyone surrounded Gu Yanzhou and Xie Chen like a cluster of flowers.
Jiang Yunzhu also heard what everyone said and was happy for them. Sure enough, some of the things in the dream were true. Gu Yanzhou was indeed a top scholar.
As for Xie Chen, I don’t know what happened in his dream.
Now he has passed the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.
While dealing with the crowd, Gu Yanzhou and Xie Chen were actually looking for someone with their eyes. When they saw Jiang Yunzhu being pushed aside, they were all delighted and wanted to come over to talk to her.
Jiang Yunzhu shook her head. With so many people here and it being so lively, they should just enjoy this beautiful moment.