"Please don't say that in front of President Deng."
"No, see for yourself, can this house be habitable?"
Zhou Shi pulled him into the shop and pointed up, down, left and right——
"Look at how wide this place is. There's not even ten steps between the left and right, and there's not room for two tables! And this wall, I can put my hand through all these cracks! How come there are no tiles on top?
None, isn’t this roof a straw mat?”
Lu Wenshan followed him and looked around, and couldn't help but wipe his sweat.
"Just make some repairs..."
"How to fix this...oh!" Zhou Shi suddenly realized and sneered, "So this is the plan. Why did President Deng arrange masons for me?"
"Don't talk nonsense, President Deng is a highly respected leader..."
"Stop, stop, let me ask a question, does every restaurant that opens in the capital require a guild to arrange a storefront?"
"Yes...this has always been the rule." Lu Wenshan said hesitantly.
"Then it's too outrageous to arrange such a facade for me. Is it because I didn't take care of President Deng?"
"No, no, no, why do you think so?" Lu Wenshan said quickly, "There is so much land in the capital, and there really is no suitable place..."
"Then I don't have to worry about it, President Deng. I can just go find the facade myself."
"No, no! Oh, didn't I just tell you that you can't refute President Deng's face!"
Zhou Shi understands, what a restaurant guild, in order to maintain the status of a big restaurant like Guang Qingfeng, deliberately excludes and suppresses outside businessmen, and only gives them the worst appearance. If you don’t accept it, haha...
He couldn't help but think of the days when he battled wits and courage with the Qinglong Gang, Baitiao Gang, and even Tian Xinan and Meng Xingyuan in Jiangdu.
Lu Wenshan wanted to explain, but Zhou Shi politely stopped him.
"Mr. Lu, I appreciate the kindness of the Bashu Chamber of Commerce, but I really can't live with this facade. I will go with you to make amends to President Deng. Even if he is angry, he will not harm the relationship between your chamber of commerce and their guild.
Relationship."
"Well, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to meet President Deng now. He usually doesn't meet with colleagues from other places."
While the two were discussing, a fat hand exuding a strong smell of powder suddenly patted Lu Wenshan, startling him.
"Boys, do you want to play?"
A plump woman with heavy makeup and seductive clothes came up behind them at some point and winked at them.
Zhou Shi's stomach was churning. This woman was at least forty or fifty years old. The powder on her face had no whitening and concealing effect. It even sunk into her wrinkles, and when she winked and winked, it felt like snow.
Fall down.
By the way, the Bada Hutong is nearby... Although Zhou Shi is a foreigner, he has heard of the Bada Hutongs, the famous pink and red spots in the capital, and he immediately knew the identity of this woman.
But look at how this lady is dressed...who is playing tricks on whom?
"Two young brothers, don't look at the age of the Ai family. In terms of experience, I am much better than those young people..."
"Go away, go away, we are serious people!" Lu Wenshan shook his sleeves to drive away this terrifying woman.
"What are you talking about? I'm not a serious person anymore?" Unexpectedly, the old woman got angry and pushed her in front of Lu Wenshan, "I see that you are not satisfied with my store, and I kindly want to recommend something else to you. You
You actually say that I am not serious, how can you make sense!"
"Wait a minute." Upon hearing this, Zhou Shi quickly pulled Lu Wenshan behind him and faced this slutty woman, "Is this your shop?"
"Of course, look, there is a title deed here."
Zhou Shi took the land deed written in black and white from the old woman's hand and saw that the owner written on it was "Jin Da Zhong"...
"This is my man's property, and I will take care of it. My man's surname is Jin, and he is the third oldest, so everyone calls me Sister-in-law Jin."
"Mrs. Jin." Zhou Shi said respectfully, "I was very offended just now."
"Humph, I have been working hard in the business field for more than thirty years. What kind of people have I not seen? I don't care about ignorant people." Jin Sansao gave Lu Wenshan a roll of the eyes, but she put on a smile when dealing with Zhou Shi.
, "Young man, if you think this shop is small, I have a bigger one elsewhere, why don't we go take a look?"
Is this a matter of size for you... Zhou Zhi felt bitter in his heart. Then he thought about it. It would be best to negotiate the price directly with the landlord, bypassing the shady middleman Deng Zeen, but this would break the relationship with the guild... Sigh,
It’s not like I’ve never seen black and white methods before, so I’m afraid of what he will do!
"Thank you so much, Mrs. Jin. I own a restaurant, and the shop floor should be..."
He made a series of demands. Lu Wenshan's face was very ugly, but looking at Jin Sansao's fierce appearance, he did not dare to say anything.
"Well, well, I'm very knowledgeable. I have a shop like this, but I'm afraid you don't dare to ask for it."
Zhou Shi smiled and said: "The price can be discussed. We are also a time-honored brand in Jiangdu. We must have a better store so as not to lose the face of our old employer."
Unexpectedly, Sister-in-law Jin shook her head and threw off another layer of flour, "It's not about money, it's about the old tenants who refuse to move. I've been having a headache for the past two days because of this. You see, the corners of my eyes are wrinkled with worry.
."
For those two wrinkles, you have to pay two taels of powder a day... It is a bit troublesome to evict the tenant, and I don't know why the tenant refuses to leave. If this is not handled well, there will be endless troubles...
…
"If you can help me persuade them to leave, I will not only give you a 20% discount, but also waive the first month's rent. What do you think?"
"Where is the shop?"
Seeing that Zhou Shi was about to follow Jin Sansao, Lu Wenshan quickly grabbed his arm and whispered in his ear: "What about President Deng?"
Their whispers could not escape the ears of Jin Sansao. "Deng Zeen? Don't worry, as long as you are my tenant, at worst, I will come to him in person to apologize to him, so that he will not dare to embarrass you."
Zhou Shi shrugged at Lu Wenshan and followed behind Jin Sansao.
"Hey, no, Shopkeeper Zhou..."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him anymore, Lu Wenshan stamped his feet angrily, thought about it for a while, then gritted his teeth and left together with the two of them.
"Look, it's right in front."
After turning into an alley that was wider than Yongde Lane, Jin Sansao raised her hand and pointed. It was indeed a quite spacious shop, and it was right at the entrance of the alley.
But what is even more eye-catching is the big word "Dian" on the door opposite the shop.
Lu Wenshan took a look and felt secretly happy:
There are soul flags planted at this intersection and wreaths placed on the wall. It looks like they are doing some errands, and Shopkeeper Zhou will definitely not like it.
"People who have just died nearby, how can Shopkeeper Zhou open his business? Is it possible that the door is opened here and a cannon is fired, while the filial son is crying over there? We have to fight! Let's go..."
"Don't worry, we can't fight." Jin Sansao vowed, "The two shops directly opposite are packed and rented out. If shopkeeper Zhou can drive away the funeral people, then the shops will be yours."