Xu Tongdao nodded and was about to chat a few more words. Xu Tonglin beside him suddenly touched his arm and reminded: "Hey, it's a small road, a small road! Look! Is that your eldest cousin? Is he?
Came to find you?"
Comrade Xu looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough he saw his eldest cousin Wu Changxing holding an umbrella and walking towards the alley across the road. From his visual inspection, it seemed that he was really going to find him at their rented place.
Seeing this, Comrade Xu immediately shouted over there: "Cousin! Cousin! This way! This way..."
Wu Changxing heard the sound, stopped, turned around and looked around, and soon saw Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin on the other side of the road. Xu Tongdao saw him and smiled, then turned around and walked this way.
Comrade Xu originally wanted to cross the road first and talk to Wu Changxing on the other side of the road.
But thinking that I had to call the landlord soon, I slowed down a little, only took a few steps forward, and waited by the side of the road.
At the same time, he rolled his eyes and thought, thinking that he could help his eldest cousin by grabbing a strong man to do him a small favor.
Soon, Wu Changxing crossed the road and came to Comrade Xu with a smile.
"Why are you here? It's raining."
"Oh, we just took advantage of the rain today and went out to look for the store. Aren't we here to call and contact the landlord? By the way, cousin, are you here to see me?"
"Well, that's right! I'll send you money! Didn't I promise to lend you money last night?"
As Wu Changxing spoke, he handed an unsealed envelope to Xu Tongdao. It was an old envelope with a stamp on it!
Comrade Xu was not polite to him. He reached out and took it, "Thank you, cousin! Thank you for your trouble in sending it to me."
Wu Changxing burst into laughter, raised his hand and patted Xu Tongdao on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Are you so polite to me? By the way, how is the search for your store going? Is it going well?"
Comrade Xu casually stuffed the envelope containing the money into his trouser pocket, took out the cigarette case, and handed one to Wu Changxing. He knew that Wu Changxing smoked.
"It's okay. I've already agreed on a store, and I'm about to contact the landlord of another store next door. By the way, cousin! Can you do me a favor?"
Wu Changxing took the cigarette, lit the cigarette with the lighter that Xu Comrade held over, took a puff of the cigarette, and when he exhaled the smoke, he smiled and asked: "What are you busy with? Tell me!"
So Tongdao Xu told him his plan in a low voice.
In fact, it's simple. He just wants Wu Changxing to help him come out and check out the empty store and house he plans to rent! He has to go and see it in person.
But he and Xu Tonglin had just visited Xiao Liu's beef noodle restaurant next door, and lied to Boss Liu that he only wanted to rent their beef noodle restaurant and was not interested in the empty store next door.
Now he and Boss Liu have agreed on the rent, transfer fee, etc., but the specific contract has not been signed yet, and the rent has not been paid yet. Everything is a verbal agreement.
After turning around, if he and Xu Tonglin look at the empty store next door, what will Boss Liu think? Will he become angry?
When normal people find out that they have been cheated, they will become angry, right?
Because this is not just a matter of rent, it also insults people's intelligence and clearly deceives others as fools.
Originally! Xu Tongdao was planning to make an appointment with the landlord who was about to contact him at another place to meet. He and Xu Tonglin did not go to see the empty store. He estimated that the size and layout of the empty store should be similar to that of the beef noodle restaurant next door.
almost.
But isn’t Wu Changxing here just now?
Tongdao Xu had an idea in his mind and planned to ask his cousin Wu Changxing to come out and take a look at the empty store. If possible, he could also ask Wu Changxing to help pay for the rent while he was looking at the empty store.
Killing two birds with one stone.
Wu Changxing didn't feel embarrassed after hearing what he said, and nodded in agreement with a smile.
Xu Tonglin and Aunt Wang in the newsstand listened and couldn't help but look at Xu Tongdao.
Aunt Wang also smiled and joked: "Xiao Xu! You are a young kid, but you are very smart! You are a good business man!"
Comrade Xu smiled modestly, "Aunt Wang, you are so generous. I mainly just want to save some rent."
Aunt Wang smiled again and did not continue the topic, but asked curiously: "By the way, Xiao Xu, are you... planning to rent a store and open your own store?"
Comrade Xu hummed and nodded.
"When are you going to call?" Wu Changxing asked from the side.
Tongdao Xu raised his hand and looked at his watch, "It's almost done!"
With that said, he picked up the phone again and dialed the number just now, and then handed the phone to Wu Changxing. From now on, Wu Changxing would have to help him come forward.
As long as this store can be successfully negotiated, once the contract for the two stores is signed and the rent is paid, then even if Boss Liu of Xiao Liu Beef Noodles discovers his little trick, it will be nothing.
At most, you can just say a few nice words and hand over a cigarette, and you can probably handle it.
…
It is not difficult to rent an empty storefront that is already open for rent.
Wu Changxing made a phone call for help and made an appointment with the landlord to view the house in half an hour. Half an hour later, Wu Changxing went to check out the store alone and negotiated the rent with the landlord on the spot.
Things are quite different now.
After negotiating the rent, Wu Changxing followed the agreement Xu Tongdao had made with him and took the landlord directly to the small courtyard where Xu Tongdao rented. He signed the lease on the spot and paid a deposit of 500 yuan.
And agreed to pay a full year's rent tomorrow.
The reason why Tongdao Xu didn't pay off one year's rent on the spot was of course not because he didn't have the money, but because he was worried about something going wrong at Xiao Liu Beef Noodle House.
Although he felt that the chance of variables occurring there was very small, he had to take precautions in everything.
His current capital is not strong and he cannot withstand setbacks.
Fortunately, the landlord heard that he would pay the whole year's rent tomorrow, so he hesitated and agreed on the spot.
After seeing off the landlord and his eldest cousin Wu Changxing, and looking at the lease he had just signed, Xu Tongdao thought for a while and suddenly said to Xu Tonglin beside him: "Lin Zi, you are waiting here. If I do anything else,
Cousin, my cousin just happened to come to give me money, please help me greet them and ask them to wait for a while, I will be back in a while!"
"Oh, oh, are you going out?"
Xu Tonglin agreed, but was also confused.
Tongdao Xu nodded: "Well, I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. In order to prevent that boss Liu from changing his mind temporarily, I'd better go and sign a lease with him as soon as possible and pay him a small deposit, just in case he comes home tonight.
, once you tell his family about subletting the store to us, and his family doesn’t agree, or they don’t agree with the sublease price he negotiated with us, then it will be troublesome!”
Xu Tongdao said, handed the contract in his hand to Xu Tonglin, and walked away.
Xu Tonglin was startled and asked subconsciously: "Xiaodao, didn't you say you would sign a contract with him tomorrow? Are you so anxious?"
Tongdao Xu didn't even look back and said: "Are you stupid? At this moment, we have rented the store next door, so why are we holding on to Boss Liu?"