In the silent place

Chapter 33 Entrepreneurship

The next day, Zhan Zhao woke up as soon as it was dawn, and it was still early. He lay on the bed and closed his eyes for a while, but couldn't sleep well. He just got up, opened his hand, half leaned on the bedside, and looked Ping sent him the decoration design drawing.Compared with the magnificent and ultra-modern decoration style, he appreciates the comfortable, warm and humanized decoration effect more.After carefully reading the drawings one by one, he had a preliminary idea and blueprint for the future of the book bar.There were rustling sounds in the living room. Look at the lower right corner of the computer, it was almost seven in the blink of an eye.Stretching his arms, he turned off the computer and got up, changed into loose and comfortable sportswear, and walked out of the room.

Seeing that her nephew was about to go out after washing, Liu Rong hurriedly ran out of the kitchen. "Xiao Zhao, don't go down to do Tai Chi today." Although the training place is in the courtyard of the community, she is still worried, especially because her nephew had a nosebleed again yesterday, and thinking about it makes her feel worried.

"Don't worry, I'll be back in half an hour."

Seeing that she couldn't be persuaded, Liu Rong sighed and helped her nephew straighten the collar that was nestled in her neck. "Then take care of yourself and come back quickly if you feel uncomfortable."

"Yeah." Zhan Zhao nodded with a smile, opened the door and went downstairs.Follow the cobblestone path through the garden of the community, and there is an open space in front of it.Every morning, Master Chen would bring a group of old people to do Tai Chi here. In the first two days when he came here, everyone became curious and surrounded him asking questions. Sitting on the edge of the flower bed while chatting with him about the household chores, Zhan Zhao smiled and listened to them talking about the trivial matters of life while waiting for Master Chen to arrive.Within a few minutes, a capable old man not far away, dressed in a white Chinese martial arts uniform, came towards here with a tape recorder. It was the old coach, Master Chen.Everyone stood up one after another, and Zhan Zhao stood at the end of the line, imitating the other party's movements according to the main points explained by Master Chen, and tried every move to be in place.In the past few days, he has a deep understanding that Chinese martial arts are really broad and profound. This Taijiquan looks slow and easy, as if it is effortless, but it is not. sweat.Master Chen saw that he was a newcomer, and he was such a young guy, so he was very enthusiastic about him. After punching, he gave him a video of classic 24 Shi Taijiquan, saying it was free, and everyone got one copy. Contribute to the promotion of Tai Chi.He also told him to study hard when he returned home, ponder more about the essence of Tai Chi, and recommend his friends to learn together.Zhan Zhao took it, nodded and thanked for a long time, and happily walked home with the dish.

After entering the house, he put the dishes on the coffee table, took a quick shower, packed up, and went to the dining room for breakfast.My aunt made red dates and millet porridge. It was fragrant, and it was still steaming when it was brought to the table, which greatly increased my appetite.

"Aunt, where are uncle and cousin?" Zhan Zhao sat at the dining table and looked up.

"Your uncle went for a walk early. Your cousin doesn't know what he's been up to these days. He didn't even see a shadow. He went out early this morning." Liu Rong handed the porridge to her nephew, and then filled it for herself. After drinking a bowl, I sat down and ate with my nephew.Zhan Zhao had just taken a shower, his face was flushed red by the heat, and he was in good spirits.Liu Rong looked at him, no matter how he looked at him, he didn't look like a patient suffering from a serious disease, and he couldn't express what he felt in his heart.

After breakfast, Zhan Zhao checked the time, rested for a while, changed his clothes and prepared to go out.Liu Rong knew that he had an appointment with the shop owner to look at the shop, and she was worried that he would be alone, so she insisted on going with him.Zhan Zhao smiled and did not refuse.When they arrived at their destination, the shopkeeper was already waiting for them.The other party is a couple from the south, in their forties, they look very friendly.

The store is located on a wide main road, facing the street, and since there are no other stores nearby, it looks a bit desolate and deserted.The couple thought they were mother and son, and saw that Liu Rong was watching carefully, they kept surrounding her to introduce, and left Zhan Zhao aside.

"We have never rented this store. We used it for business at home. We used to open a fashion store. You can see that the store is still as good as new." The male shopkeeper introduced enthusiastically, and the female shopkeeper was not very talkative. Smiling by the side.

The store is divided into two floors, medium in size, typical rectangular structure, and clean.The decoration on the first floor is very elegant, with wooden floors, matching roofs of the same color, and orange ceiling lights shining down, giving people a soft and warm feeling.Compared with the second floor, it is much cooler. The whitewashed walls are matched with the beige marble floor, which is simple and clear.The warm sunlight came in softly from the small window opposite, and the room was filled with life immediately.Liu Rong liked the small second floor very much. She walked downstairs and said to her nephew with a smile, "Xiao Zhao, I think it's not bad. What do you think?"

"Well, it's okay. It's just bigger than expected."

"It's not right, open the book on the first floor, and use the second floor as a lounge. When you are tired, there is also a place to lie down and rest for a while."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, how could he not understand Liu Rong's thoughts, but the rent of the two floors is only used for business, so he had to think about it in many ways. "Mr. Liu, how do you calculate the rent here?"

Seeing Zhan Zhao's question, the male shop owner hurriedly replied: "To tell you the truth, my husband and I have been doing business in the north for more than ten years, and now we want to go back to the south to develop. If possible, we want to transfer directly."

"Transfer?" Liu Rong turned her head to look at her nephew, saw that he was frowning in thought, walked up to the male shopkeeper and lowered her voice and asked, "Let's talk about a price first, and we'll see if it's suitable."

The male shopkeeper walked to the side to discuss with his wife, and then walked over to count with Liu Rong. "This price is definitely a super discount, and you can't find a lower price than mine anywhere."

Liu Rong was taken aback, thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back and discuss it first, and I'll write to you later."

"Okay, no problem." As soon as the owner finished speaking, Zhan Zhao walked over.Liu Rong grabbed him, waved at the male shopkeeper and said, "Let's think about it when we go back, let's take our leave first." As she spoke, she dragged Zhan Zhao out of the shop.After finally letting go of his aunt, Zhan Zhao asked with a helpless smile, "What price did he charge you to scare you like this?"

"Did you see it?" Liu Rong's eyes widened, imitating the shopkeeper's posture and gesticulating at her nephew. "He said 60." Zhan Zhao frowned when he heard this, and fell silent.The two hailed a taxi and sat in it, and neither of them spoke for a long time.The more Liu Rong thought about it, the more she muttered in her heart, and she was the first to break the silence. "These two look quite honest."

"Don't think about it. Anyway, I didn't plan to buy it. Looking back, I can always find the right one." Zhan Zhao comforted with a smile.

That's what I said, but Liu Rong really likes that store, and finally found a sleepy one, so she didn't expect the price to be so high.After thinking about it in my heart, if the difference is tens of thousands of yuan, it may be worthwhile to discuss it with others, but the current price is at least more than one hundred thousand yuan different from what I thought in my heart. "How about we go back and ask?"

"Uncle - Mom -" Zhan Zhao dragged his voice and called out helplessly.

"Maybe people think we're laymen, and deliberately cheat. Let your cousin ask tomorrow."

When Zhan Zhao heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry. "There's such a difference, even if my cousin goes there, we won't be able to talk about it."

"It's not guaranteed. Let him go for a trip and he won't lose a piece of meat. Anyway, at most he won't buy it."

Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, Zhan Zhao obediently shut up.

While eating with several directors at noon, Bai Yutang suddenly remembered what Zhan Zhao said yesterday about going to the store, wiped his mouth, walked out of the private room and called Zhan Zhao.As soon as he connected, he couldn't wait to ask. "Cat, have you gone to see the shop?"

Here Zhan Zhao has just entered the house, just changed his shoes and walked into the house. "Well, I saw it."

"How about it?"

"Not yet."

"why?"

Walking into the bedroom, Zhan Zhao fell on the bed without even taking off his coat. "I want to see a few more before making a decision."

"Well, that's fine." Loud noises and laughter came from the private room, so noisy that Yutang couldn't hear clearly, and finally had to cover one ear and came to the stairs. "Find the right one and tell me."

"Well, good." Zhan Zhao lay on the big bed with one arm covering his eyes, feeling a little tired.I ran to several stores these days, and it was really a bit big.As the saying goes, everything is difficult to start, and starting a business is not easy.However, he has been browsing related forums, consulting and inquiring, and has learned a lot.He smiled and turned over on the bed, full of longing for the future. "How is it? Today's interview went well?"

"Thanks to your good words, it went very well." Bai Yutang heard that Zhan Zhao was in a good mood, and he felt much happier. "Cat, I have something else to do, so hang up first, and wait for your good news later."

"OK, bye."

After hanging up the phone, Zhan Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, and fell back into the big bed.He decided to talk to the shopkeeper first before his cousin went to talk. Although the hope was slim, it would be right to try.

After lunch, he called the shopkeeper at around two o'clock in the afternoon.As soon as the male shopkeeper heard that it was him, he came up and said: "How about it, little brother, I just said, you can't meet such a cheap price anywhere. Although my location is not a prosperous commercial area, but I am guarding the university. The school gate has a stable source of customers, it is quiet and worry-free, and if you settle the offer, you can rent it out in the future even if you don’t do business yourself.”

After listening patiently, Zhan Zhao said with a smile, "Mr. Liu, the price you offered is really far from what we expected. If you really want to make a move, you might as well give us a real price."

"Six thousand is still expensive?" The male shopkeeper said, a little excited. "It's not like I said, you can look for it all over the city, unless it's a corner, otherwise there can't be one lower than mine."

"Six thousand?" Zhan Zhao was a little confused when he heard that.

"If you still think it's expensive, then I really have nothing to do. If we weren't in a hurry to sell, it would cost [-] square meters at least."

"Wait a minute." Zhan Zhao put down the phone and ran to the door of his aunt's room.Liu Rong was sitting on the bed folding clothes, when she saw him running over, she raised her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Aunt, how much did the shopkeeper tell you this morning?"

"60." Liu Rong said, and made a six with her hand.Zhan Zhao smiled, brighter than the sun, and walked over to hug his aunt tightly. "Auntie, do you like that store?"

"I like it, but what's the use of liking it, it's so expensive." Liu Rong said with a smile after being coaxed by her nephew.

"As long as you like it." After Zhan Zhao finished speaking, he ran out of the house with a smile.

After finishing the call with the shopkeeper, he walked into the bedroom and took out a small passbook from the bottom drawer of the bedside table.This was given to him by his father before he left, and it contained his father's savings for many years.He touched the small red book, and his heart was agitated.One day, he will use his own hands to make money for medical treatment and repay his father and family.

Zhan Zhao made another trip the next day, and finally settled on this 39-square-meter two-story store at a price of 66 yuan.Liu Rong saw that he had been running outside for the past few days, thinking that he was prone to catch a cold in the spring, so she bought several pairs of masks for him to prepare, and gave him one as soon as he went out, and had to watch him put it on before letting him go out. Doctors are diligent.Seventeen days later, Zhan Zhao finally got the certificate of property rights. As soon as he entered the house, he took off his mask and looked for Liu Rong everywhere. "Aunt? Aunt?" He couldn't wait to share this joy with his relatives, and he wanted to give her a surprise.

Liu Rong heard the shout and came out from the back room. Seeing that her nephew was so happy, she smiled and guessed, "Have you found a suitable store?"

"Look at this." Zhan Zhao took out the certificate from the big envelope and handed it to his aunt.

"This..." Liu Rong looked at the address, thinking she was dazzled, she raised her head and stared blankly at her nephew. "Is this the store I visited with you?"

"Yeah!" Zhan Zhao nodded with a smile, deliberately teasing his aunt, "60."

"You..." Liu Rong stared at her nephew with wide-eyed eyes, trembling with the hand holding the title certificate. "Xiao Zhao, you have been deceived."

Seeing his aunt crying in a hurry, Zhan Zhao felt guilty for a while, and quickly coaxed her with a smile: "Aunt, I'm kidding you, how can you really believe it?"

"Then what's going on here?" Liu Rong shook the title certificate in her hand.

"Aunt, don't worry, I just spent 39 yuan." Zhan Zhao walked over and put his arms around his aunt's shoulders, dragged Liu Rong, who was still not recovering, into the living room, and sat down on the sofa. "Listen to me, the six that the shopkeeper gestured at that time meant six thousand and one square meters. I talked to him later, and finally made up the whole thing, and it was 39 yuan."

"Really?" Liu Rong's eyes were full of doubts, but she still couldn't believe it.

"Look at this." Zhan Zhao leaned over and flicked the property certificate in his aunt's hand. "No matter what, I can't lie to you with this, you say yes."

Liu Rong lowered her head and looked again, raised her head and stretched out her finger, smiling and punching her nephew on the forehead. "You kid, you scared me to death." After speaking, he looked at the paper in his hand again, smiling so much that there were a few more crow's feet in the corners of his eyes. "Let your uncle cook a big meal tonight, and let's celebrate."

"Well, good." Zhan Zhao replied with a smile.He felt energetic all over his body, and he was one step closer to his expected goal.He wanted to tell Bai Yutang the news, yes!Standing up, he strode towards the bedroom.

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