"Snapped!"
The shopkeeper slapped the table, glared at Lu Chen and asked, "Brother, don't make fun of me!"
“This price is almost the same if you go to the county town!”
"This is Jinzhou, the land of prefectures and counties."
Knowing that he had pressed too hard, Lu Chen was not angry.
"Businesses are all about negotiation, why are you so excited?"
After losing his temper, the shopkeeper realized that he had lost his temper.
Seeing Lu Chen sitting on the stool with a calm expression, an alarm bell rang in his heart.
This kid is no ordinary person!
With this kind of mind, great things will happen in the future.
"Little brother is so brave!"
After praising him, the shopkeeper continued to explain: "But the price I gave is really not high."
"If you sincerely want to buy it, little brother, you can go out and inquire about it."
"In the entire Jinzhou, my area is worth one thousand taels!"
Lu Chen asked with a smile: "Shopkeeper, when did you announce the redemption?"
The shopkeeper didn't know why and asked cautiously: "Half a month ago!"
In fact, he lied.
As early as a month ago, his restaurant was unable to survive due to complaints from customers.
Unfortunately, the asking price was too high and no one accepted it for the time being, so it remained idle.
For a whole month, let alone profit, I could barely keep up with the capital.
It was also because of this that Lu Chen had a sad look on his face when he saw him.
"oh?"
"In other words, no one has cashed out their bids for half a month?"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately became angry.
"What do you mean!"
Lu Chen stood up and did not do Tai Chi with him.
"I sincerely think about the offer. If you sincerely want to redeem it, you can give me a fair price."
"If not, I'll look elsewhere!"
While talking, Lu Chen was about to leave.
"etc!"
Seeing Lu Chen was about to go out, the shopkeeper finally couldn't help but speak.
"Brother, do you really want to sell?"
He stood up and looked at Lu Chen, as if he had made some important decision.
"If not, why waste any more words!"
The shopkeeper choked but was not angry.
"Since I sincerely think about it, I won't follow you in circles."
"One price, nine hundred taels!"
Lu Chen shook his head: "Six hundred taels!"
The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed slightly: "Eight hundred taels!"
Lu Chen still shook his head: "Seven hundred taels!"
The shopkeeper gritted his teeth: "Okay!"
"Seven hundred taels is seven hundred taels!"
"But I want the money now!"
Lu Chen didn't lie: "Okay!"
Afterwards, the two signed and paid the money, and the restaurant was bought by Lu Chen.
"Brother, business is booming!"
After getting the money, the shopkeeper suddenly changed his face.
Lu Chen looked at it with a look of astonishment on his face, and then he disappeared without a trace.
"It's broken. There's nothing wrong with this contract, right?"
Muttering secretly, Lu Chen was so frightened that he hurried to the Yamen to ask.
After coming out, he was even more confused.
There is no problem with the deed, the restaurant is indeed his.
But why did the shopkeeper smile so weirdly before leaving?
Unable to figure it out, Lu Chen stopped thinking about it.
Touching the shriveled money bag in his arms, he began to feel worried again.
"Price in Jinzhou City is high, and the monthly payment is quite high. It's also a huge expense!"
With excitement and some anxiety, Lu Chen walked towards the inn where he was staying.
"Yingyue, I've bought a restaurant, and you will be the boss's wife from now on!"
As soon as he returned to the guest room, Lu Chen couldn't help but excitedly show off the book deed in his hand to Jiang Yingyue.
Jiang Yingyue was mending clothes. When she saw Lu Chen waving the deed happily, she couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Lu Chen, you bought a restaurant?"
"This is worth a lot of money!"
She didn't blame Lu Chen for spending money sloppily, but the family had no experience in running a restaurant. The money was spent. If the management was not good, it would be a waste of money!
"Don't worry, I've never eaten pork and never seen a pig run away!"
Lu Chen was very confident.
"But the daily expenses of the restaurant and the servant's monthly salary are not small expenses. Do you have any extra money?"
Jiang Yingyue asked worriedly.
When Lu Chen asked her this question, he immediately stopped.
He did have money, but the money in his hand was only enough to cover the restaurant's expenses for half a month.
If the price for recruiting servants is too high, you might not even have enough money to prepare food.
This time, Lu Chen was in trouble.
The wool comes from the sheep.
If you want rich dishes and a beautiful environment, you have to save the monthly salary of the servants.
But if you save the monthly salary of the servants, the quality of the servants you recruit will be greatly reduced.
Fortunately, there was no service attitude in ancient times, so there is no need to worry too much.
"No problem!"
"Nothing can trouble your husband, don't worry!"
In the evening, Lu Chen settled his family in Panxia's restaurant.
Although it is deserted here, it is not run-down.
The family is not a pampered young lady, so they don't care about this.
Lu Chen sat at the counter on the first floor, looking at the endless stream of people outside the door, with trouble in his eyes.
Now that the restaurant has been acquired, but there are no servants, there is always a feeling that everything is waiting for something to be done.
"Looks like I have to recruit servants tomorrow!"
After dinner, Lu Chen walked to the door and prepared to close the door.
But just halfway through, he was stopped by a hand.
The palms were dirty and the fingernails were full of mud.
Lu Chen raised his eyes and saw that the man was sloppy and looked like a beggar.
Moreover, there was a sour smell on his body, and it looked like he hadn't showered in more than ten days.
"Old man, we're closing!"
Lu Chen wasn't angry either.
He said with kind words and persuasion.
When the old beggar heard this, he immediately raised his head and looked at Lu Chen with bright eyes.
"Shopkeeper Qian, are you leaving?"
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment and then remembered.
The former shopkeeper of this restaurant, the short fat man, seemed to have a surname of Qian.
So he replied: "Yes!"
"Shopkeeper Qian's mother was seriously ill. After giving me the restaurant property, he went home to treat her illness!"
However, what Lu Chen didn't expect was that the old beggar would sneer at this.
"Pooh!"
"Treating mother?"
"Just him?"
When Lu Chen heard this, he immediately became interested.
"Old man, do you know anything?"
The old beggar sat down on the threshold and said viciously: "Fat Qian regards wealth as his life. His parents died young and he is treacherous and sinister. How could he cash out money from the restaurant to treat his mother's illness?"
"It's obviously due to poor management and bad reputation, so I cashed it out out of desperation!"
Lu Chen finally understood.
No wonder shopkeeper Qian has never been able to cash out the money in the restaurant. His relationship is so unpopular that no one is willing to take over.
"How does the old gentleman know so clearly?"
Lu Chen was very curious as to how this old man knew this.
"This restaurant is originally the property of my Lu family!"
The old man's words were astonishing.
"My ancestors were all civil servants and were quite wealthy. Starting from my ancestors, we have owned this restaurant."
"Originally I thought that one day my family would be in ruins, and I would be able to make a living."
"I never thought that my generation would... alas!"
At the end of the sentence, the old beggar slapped his thigh, his face filled with sadness.
When Lu Chen heard this, he immediately became energetic.
"Old sir, can you come into the room and have a nice talk with me?"
If Lu Chen guessed correctly, this old man should also be a scholar.
Even the kind of people who have passed the exams for academic qualifications. I am currently short of manpower and just need an accountant.
