The middle-aged man frowned in confusion, "Why do you ask?"
"This puppet was made by a friend of my friend."
"My friend wants to find his friend through this puppet."
What the young man said was difficult to pronounce, but the middle-aged man understood it clearly.
"That's right..."
The middle-aged man touched his chin.
When it comes to finding a friend...of course he can help or wants to help.
but……
"This store actually belongs to my father."
The middle-aged man said frankly.
"The old man has been in poor health in recent years. I also have a job. I can come over occasionally to help, but I can't do it if I stay in the store all the time."
"and……"
"Grocery stores are not very profitable now."
The middle-aged man sighed.
He actually doesn't mind quitting his job and becoming a shop owner if he can make money.
Who would want to work part-time when they can be their own boss?
This way the store can continue to open and the elderly at home will be happier.
He is also happy.
After all, not only was the old man reluctant to part with this shop, he was also somewhat reluctant to part with it.
When he was a child, he was very proud of his family's shop.
I always bring my friends over to play.
For children at that time, the grocery store was like a mysterious place full of unknowns.
No one is sure what they will find on the shelf.
…
"no way……"
After various reasons and considerations, I still... "I can only transfer this store."
The middle-aged man shook his head.
I quickly got rid of a little regret in my heart.
All that's left is the final finishing touches, but there's no room for regret.
Besides, he didn't regret it at all.
These sentiments now are just touching the situation and hurting my feelings.
…
"So, you have to ask the elderly to know your question."
The middle-aged man took out his mobile phone and said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask you something."
Just as he was about to make a call on his cell phone, the middle-aged man suddenly thought of something and greeted the young man, "Hey, let's not talk on the street anymore."
"Come in with me first."
"I'll make a call."
"Elderly people still know the products in grocery stores."
The middle-aged man bent down and entered the store.
…
"Young man, you can find any position -"
The middle-aged man smiled at the young man and stopped abruptly when he saw another figure sneaking in.
"……Why?"
"This guest..."
The middle-aged man reacted quickly and put on a warm smile on his face.
"I'm with him."
Before the middle-aged man said more attentive words of hospitality, Meng Jixi took the lead in identifying himself.
The middle-aged man was stunned.
He looked at the young man he was chatting with before, and then at the young man who came in behind him, "Are you together?"
"Um."
Xiao Xiao nodded, "We came together."
"oh oh."
The middle-aged man suddenly realized,
The young man before was not standing very close, and he did not make a sound when he was talking to another young man. No wonder he misunderstood.
"Then you can just find a place to sit."
"The store is a little messy."
"Or you can just take a look."
“If you’re interested in something, the price is easy to tell.”
"You will definitely be satisfied."
The middle-aged man never forgets to promote the products in his store.
It has also been several days since the first day when I posted a sign saying "big clearance".
Because of the low prices, most of the goods were finally sold.
But some of the remaining products are almost uninterested.
So many days.
He was stunned that he had not completed any business.
Speaking of which, the last time the young man bought all the dolls was the biggest business he ever made.
Even with this in mind, he still hoped to be of some help to the two young men who came to see him specifically.
Of course, it would be better if these two young men could let him do a big business like their friends did.
…
The middle-aged man dialed the number.
Xiao Xiao did not sit down, but just as the middle-aged man said, he wandered around the store.
Seeing this, Meng Jixi followed.
He was a little curious about what Master Xiao could find in this shop.
…
Because the rolling shutter door was half-opened, the light in the store was a little dark.
The slightly messy furnishings make people's vision more and more restricted.
Of course, this is for the average person.
Meng Jixi waved his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and frowned at the dust on the shelves.
They are all useless and broken things.
Do you have the nerve to put these things on the shelf?
He didn't even want it if it was given to him for free.
He suddenly felt a little emotional, "Master Xiao, thank you for your friend buying this puppet."
"How did he buy this doll?"
I bought such a poorly made puppet in such an old store.
He couldn't have known that this puppet was related to monsters before buying it, right?
Xiao Xiao's lips curled up slightly, "He bought all the dolls in this store."
"Including this puppet."
Meng Jixi:......
What an unexpected answer.
"……Why?"
He rubbed his forehead.
"Master Xiao, that friend of yours likes dolls very much?"
Otherwise, who would buy all the dolls in the store for no reason?
Or... such a poorly made doll.
Although he didn't see other dolls in the store, he could tell something about the quality of this doll.
Moreover, generally speaking, the dolls in the grocery store are naturally not as good as the well-made dolls in boutiques or shopping malls.
...
"He just wanted to try his luck."
The smile in Xiao Xiao's eyes deepened a bit.
"Take a chance?"
Before Meng Jixi could continue asking, Xiao Xiao raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the cashier, "It seems it's over."
"Let's go there."
Meng Jixi slowly raised his eyes and looked at the cashier.
really.
The middle-aged man put away his mobile phone, seemed to notice their gaze, smiled and waved to them.
…
"boss."
Xiao Xiao stopped in front of the cashier
When the middle-aged man saw that both of them were coming, he didn't delay and directly told the news he asked on the phone.
"My dad said this doll was kept by a little girl in his store for sale."
The middle-aged man smiled in surprise, "This is the first time I met a customer who asked to store his things in the store for sale, so even after so many years, my dad still has some impression of this matter."
"Since it was a consignment, the old man should have left the other party's contact information at that time, right?"
Meng Jixi's eyes brightened slightly.
Things progressed unexpectedly smoothly.
Originally, after knowing that the owner of this store was not the middle-aged man in front of him, but the middle-aged man's father, he thought that it would take more effort to know the origin of the puppets.
I didn't expect the old man to be so helpful.
Moreover, this rabbit stuffed doll was actually sold on consignment by a girl.
In this way... it would be much easier to get the girl's information than he originally thought.