#65 - Chapter 65 Bought a shop!

"She might still be at work. She'll call you after she gets off," Xu Guofeng said, peeling an apple for Yang Qingyue.

Yang Qingyue asked, puzzled, "Still at work? Our company hardly ever has people working this late, does it?"

"Occasionally, when things are urgent, there's still overtime," Xu Guofeng said with a smile.

One or two hours passed.

After the meeting, Xu Mengyao worked for another hour before finishing some tasks, so she could leave earlier tomorrow.

She wanted to get to Lin Chen's place in time for dinner, after all.

She got home very late, and Xu Mengyao went straight to bed after taking a shower.

It was so late that she couldn't be bothered to call again.

"Honey, Mengyao wouldn't still be working overtime in the middle of the night, would she?" Yang Qingyue said wistfully during lunch.

"Ahem, probably not."

"She probably forgot. Call her again tonight," Xu Guofeng said.

Yang Qingyue said, "Change the restaurant for dinner again. This one isn't good either, not nearly as good as what Lin Chen makes."

Xu Guofeng said helplessly, "I've tried all the restaurants around here. It's normal for those chefs to be worse than Lin Chen. Lin Chen's cooking skills are definitely world-class."

Yang Qingyue said, "If Lin Chen and Mengyao are together, we can still go to their place for a good meal in the future."

"If they're not together, it'll be hard to get a good meal."

Xu Guofeng: "…"

"Whether they're together or not depends on how their relationship develops. We can't sell our daughter for a good meal, can we?"

Yang Qingyue said unhappily, "I think Lin Chen is quite good."

Xu Guofeng smiled and said, "Back then, there were many people with better conditions than me, but didn't you marry me in the end? No matter how good-looking the shoes are, you still have to see if they fit."

"Don't worry about them. Just take care of your health," Yang Qingyue said with a slight nod.

She continued eating.

Although the food wasn't as good as Lin Chen's, eating Lin Chen's cooking for a week had improved her health, and now her mild anorexia was basically gone.

…

The next morning.

Xu Mengyao was eating breakfast and made a video call to Yang Qingyue.

"Mengyao, were you working overtime last night?"

Xu Mengyao nodded, "I worked overtime until almost eleven. Mom, I was in a meeting when you called last night, and it was too late when I got back, so I didn't call you back."

Yang Qingyue said with concern, "Why are you working so hard? Whether the company earns a little more or a little less won't affect our life."

"I had things to do tonight, so I worked overtime yesterday."

"Going to see Xixi?"

"No."

Xu Mengyao shook her head, "Mom, don't be so nosy."

She didn't want her parents to know that she was staying at Lin Chen's place tonight.

Yang Qingyue coughed lightly and said, "Mengyao, Solina is quite average-looking. Mom deliberately told you yesterday that she was beautiful to give you a little sense of crisis."

"Don't misunderstand Lin Chen."

Xu Mengyao said calmly, "It's nothing. What misunderstandings could there be with my relationship with Lin Chen?"

Yang Qingyue curled her lips.

After hanging up the video call, Yang Qingyue picked up Xu Guofeng's phone and forwarded the roast duck picture to herself.

"Mengyao, you're eating too lightly."

"I'll add a little something for you."

Yang Qingyue sent the roast duck picture to Xu Mengyao.

Xu Mengyao: "…"

She was speechless. These two old folks were really too much.

…

"Ding——"

Lin Chen received a bank text message.

He had signed an additional printing contract with Tongxin.com yesterday.

The one million copies of the second fairy tale book were almost sold out, and Tongxin.com wanted to print another one million copies.

The fast sales were related to Jiang Xuesong and their promotion.

It was also related to the fact that Lin Chen's later fairy tales were even better.

His fairy tales were now legendary, with excellent effects, and many parents were voluntarily promoting them for him.

The increase in fans naturally led to faster sales.

There was no signing fee for the additional one million copies, but Lin Chen also received 5.4 million yuan in royalties for these one million copies.

He originally had more than one million left.

Adding the 5.4 million, he now had seven million yuan in his account.

This money was enough to buy a shop.

He wanted to buy a shop to renovate it into a piano room and dance studio for Lin Xiaoxi, etc. It didn't need to be particularly large.

Moreover, it didn't matter if the shop wasn't on the first floor.

"Beep beep!"

Lin Chen dialed the number of the original real estate agent.

"Mr. Lin, is there a problem with the house? If it can be solved, we will do our best to help you solve it."

The real estate agent quickly answered the phone.

Lin Chen said, "Do you also sell the shops outside the community?"

"Yes, we do."

The real estate agent said quickly.

In the past, investing in shops was said to support three generations, but now three generations support one shop. Shops are far less easy to sell than before, and there are quite a few shops listed for sale here.

"What's the lowest price for those shops, around 150 square meters? I don't have any requirements for location or floor."

Lin Chen asked.

The real estate agent thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Lin, if you have absolutely no requirements for location and floor, the price is very cheap. There's a corner shop on the third floor with an area of 180 square meters that only sells for around 6 million yuan."

"You can probably haggle the price down further."

Lin Chen was a little surprised. Was the price that low?

"Does this shop have any other disadvantages?"

The real estate agent said, "Besides the poor location and floor, it's also a bit far from the elevator. Also, although its area is large, the shop's storefront is a bit small."

"The original owner bought it for 9 million yuan, rented it out for a year but couldn't find a tenant. Later, he wanted to sell it, and the price went from 8.5 million yuan to the current 6 million yuan, but still no one is buying it."

"Mr. Lin, although I also want to make a deal, I still don't recommend you buy this shop."

"In the past, you could buy it and engage in educational training, but now investing in that is very likely to result in a complete loss."

A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.

Being far from the elevator and having a small storefront were indeed disadvantages for doing business, but he was renovating it for his own use.

These disadvantages were even advantages for him.

"Ask the landlord if he'll sell it for 5 million yuan."

"If he sells, we can sign the contract today. If he doesn't sell, he might not even be able to sell it for 5 million yuan next year with the current market conditions."

"Okay, Mr. Lin, I'll talk to the landlord for you."

The real estate agent quickly called the landlord.

"Boss Wei, someone is offering 5 million yuan for your shop."

"Do you have any thoughts of selling it?"

The shop owner's face darkened on the other end of the phone. "Xiao Li, you know I bought that for 9 million yuan. Selling it for 5 million yuan, plus the loan and taxes, would mean I lose half of it?"

The real estate agent sighed softly, "Boss Wei, you listed it for 6 million yuan, and this is the only inquiry in the past month."

"If you list it for 5.5 million yuan, there might be a few more inquiries, but who knows when you'll be able to close the deal."

"The general environment isn't good, and it might even drop next year. In this situation, having cash in hand might be the safest option."

Boss Wei felt extremely bitter in his heart.

He had speculated in shops and turned himself into a fool.

"Tell the other party to add a little more. I'll sell it for 5.5 million yuan."

The real estate agent said, "I've already tried my best to negotiate with the other party, but they won't budge on the price at all. But if you agree, he can sign the contract with you today."

"If you hesitate, he might buy another shop."

Boss Wei said dejectedly, "Sell it then. I'll come over immediately and sign the contract today to sell this broken shop."

"Okay."

An hour later, Lin Chen and Boss Wei signed the contract.

Lin Chen had seen the shop and it perfectly met his needs.

"There are still 2 million left."

"Using good materials, this money is completely enough for the renovation."

Lin Chen muttered to himself.

He had to hurry with the renovation.

Lin Xiaoxi didn't need it yet, but the renovation took time, and after the renovation, he had to leave it empty for a while to dissipate the smell.