HLnovel Chapter 234 Renting a Shop
Chapter 234 Renting a Shop
Seeing his fourth brother's lonely figure, looking like a drifting duckweed, Lin Qingchuan suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
They hadn't even rented a shop and settled down yet, and they brought their fourth brother along, causing him worry. It was indeed a mistake on the part of the eldest brother.
Fortunately, they have found a suitable shop, rented it today and signed the contract, and can move everything over tomorrow.
When Shen Qianchuan saw his elder brother and niece return, he couldn't hide his excitement and jumped up to greet them.
"Big brother, Xiaotang, you're finally back."
Lin Xiaotang, carrying a food box, reached out and pulled her fourth uncle toward the shop.
"Fourth Uncle, this is the food that Mother and Aunt made. Father and I ate on the way back. You must be starving. Come in and sit down to eat."
Shen Qianchuan was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that his sister-in-law and the others would still remember that he hadn't eaten. He was touched and his eyes reddened slightly.
"Hey, Fourth Uncle isn't really hungry either."
As he finished speaking, his stomach growled at an inopportune moment, making him somewhat embarrassed.
Lin Xiaotang pulled her fourth uncle into the shop, found a table, had him sit next to her, and opened the food box to put the food in front of him.
"Fourth Uncle, hurry up and eat. People need to eat, otherwise they'll get hungry. Let's finish eating so we can go home and tidy up the house. We need to move in as soon as possible so we can start doing business sooner."
"We're moving so soon?"
Shen Qianchuan was as excited as a child, grinning from ear to ear.
Lin Xiaotang nodded vigorously, smiling as she said, "That's right, let's rent the shop and move in right away, what are we waiting for?"
Yes, once you've rented a shop, what are you waiting for if you don't move?
Shen Qianchuan was so excited that he immediately picked up his chopsticks and began to frantically shovel food into his mouth.
Lin Qingchuan parked the carriage, walked into the shop, and saw his fourth brother eating. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing the voices, the Wang family's steward slowly came out. He raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that the Lin family father and daughter had returned with the silver so quickly.
A smile appeared on his face as he took out a pre-prepared contract.
"You're back quite early. Why don't we take a look at the contract first? If you think it's okay, we can finalize the deal for the shop?"
Lin Qingchuan grinned and nodded, "Alright, let's sign the contract first."
He took the document and handed it to his daughter for her to examine.
Lin Xiaotang took a close look and found no problems. She nodded to her father, and Lin Qingchuan then took the pen handed to him by the Wang family's butler and signed his name.
He wasn't very literate, but he could still write his own name without any problem. Ever since they bought the small house in Qinghe Town, his daughter would teach him to write his name whenever she had free time, and gradually she also taught him to recognize some characters.
The Wang family steward took back the contract signed by Lin Qingchuan, folded it up, and put it in his sleeve. Lin Qingchuan immediately handed the steward two hundred taels of silver as well.
The steward received the silver, his expression was complicated for a moment, but he quickly smiled again.
"Congratulations on renting this shop. I wish you all great success in your business."
Lin Qingchuan blushed and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Then I'll accept your kind words."
Lin Xiaotang smiled and bowed to the butler, "Thank you so much, Uncle, for renting the shop to us. Don't worry, we will definitely take good care of every brick and tile here."
The butler put the silver in his pocket and took out a set of keys and handed them to Lin Xiaotang.
"Here, this is the key to the place. Keep it safe. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now. If you need anything in the future, come to the Wang family in Dushui County and tell them you're looking for Steward Wang."
The Wang family of Dushui County?
Butler Wang?
Could this Wang family be the same Wang family that was so wealthy?
Something suddenly flashed through Lin Xiaotang's mind, and she immediately asked, "Butler Wang, is your master a wealthy man named Wang?"
Butler Wang's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing. When he left, the young lady had repeatedly told him not to tell Lin Xiaotang that the shop belonged to the Wang family, nor to tell Lin Xiaotang that he was the butler of the wealthy Wang family.
I've let it slip, what am I going to do?
But he didn't tell the Lin family father and daughter where he was going. If the Lin family father and daughter encountered something and wanted to find him in the future, where would they go to find him?
Forget it, forget it!
The young lady is young and inexperienced, and doesn't understand these things at all. Unless he tells her, she won't know either.
He smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "When you encounter any problems in the future, just ask the Wang family in Dushui County. Of course, I hope your shop will get better and better, and your business will become more and more prosperous and smooth."
Lin Xiaotang thought to herself, as long as the shop itself is fine and there are no lawsuits, and they operate legally and run the shop properly, what problems could possibly arise?
So she smiled confidently and said, "Butler Wang is so thoughtful and kind. Since Butler Wang has spoken, we won't stand on ceremony. If we encounter any problems in the future, we will definitely come to you."
Holding the keys, she chuckled, feeling incredibly satisfied.
I never dreamed that finding this shop would be so easy, and we quickly reached an agreement to rent it.
Yesterday's search for a shop was fraught with difficulties; I almost got sold by a scoundrel.
After Manager Wang left, Lin Xiaotang jumped up and down in the shop with joy. She walked around the front of the shop and then went to the second floor to take a closer look. The rooms upstairs could be used to entertain guests or they could be converted to put in a few beds for her to live in.
With excitement, she ran to the courtyard again and carefully looked through each room. There were four rooms in the courtyard, as well as a small vegetable garden. Next to the garden was a locust tree with a table and two chairs under it. It would be very pleasant to sit under the tree and drink tea.
This place is absolutely amazing, I love it!
The four rooms in the courtyard can be carefully planned. Her parents can have one room, and since Grandma Xiangqin is old and has difficulty walking, she will definitely have to live in one room if she moves in with Uncle Shuisheng. She and Xiaoyu can have one room, and her aunt can have one room. The four rooms will be just right. As for Uncle Shuisheng and Fourth Uncle, they will have to stay on the second floor.
This kind of planning is actually quite good.
By this time, Shen Qianchuan had finished eating. He happily followed his niece around, looking at everything and commenting as he went.
In short, they were extremely satisfied with the shop.
After they closed and locked the door, they boarded the carriage and drove back to Qinghe Town. Lin Xiaotang secretly slipped the copper coin into her fourth uncle's pocket.
Shen Qianchuan noticed that his niece had put something in his pocket, and he immediately reached out to touch it.
The small, hard, round and hollow metal was actually a copper plate!
He immediately reached out and grabbed ten copper coins!
Shen Qianchuan was shocked. He hadn't expected his older brother and Xiaotang to be so generous. His mother only gave him one copper coin a month!
He immediately exclaimed nervously, "Big brother, Xiao Tang, this...this is absolutely unacceptable!"
Since leaving Juxian Restaurant and temporarily regaining his freedom, he moved from his home to his elder brother's house. He hadn't done anything, yet Xiaotang actually slipped copper coins into his pocket. This must have been instructed by his elder brother in private, otherwise, how could Xiaotang, at such a young age, dare to slip him copper coins?
Lin Qingchuan turned his head and glanced at his fourth brother. Seeing the copper coin in his hand, he immediately understood what was going on.