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Xiao Ye was slowly flipping through the notebook. After turning several pages, he said, "Boss Lin, there are only two smaller rooms with good locations. One is for sale only, and the other can be rented or sold. However, this one has a good location and a high price, so it is not difficult to rent or sell. It was just vacated. You can see the last line of my record."

Sure enough, Lin Weizhong saw the last line on the notebook which said that the shop at No. 35 Beizheng Street was available for rent or sale.

"Okay, let's take a look at these two shops first, and we'll decide on the final choice as we go along."

"Okay, Boss Lin, wait a moment while I get the key and we'll set off."

"These two shops are already vacant. I just got the key to this shop yesterday, so I'll take a look at this one first."

Lin Weizhong followed Xiaoye to Zhengbei Street. The location of this shop is indeed good. It is in the center of the street. More than 100 meters to the right is the County Government Square. It is also very close to the County Government. The street is very wide. Xiaoye continued, "This shop is owned by the old housekeeper of the Liu family in the county. He has followed the master of the Liu family for decades. Now he is seventy years old. The master of the Liu family gave him the shop for his retirement. This housekeeper Liu is the old housekeeper who has followed the master of the Liu family for three generations. He is very respected by the current master Liu. The housekeeper Liu has been busy in this shop for his whole life in the Liu family, so he must have a good fortune. Taking over this shop is also to make the master Liu feel at ease, and also to have a good reputation for treating the elderly well. So when I took it over, I said that it could be rented or sold. But the selling price is still relatively high, one hundred and eighty taels. The rent is twenty taels a year, and the rent is paid once a year."

Xiao Ye used the key to open the shop door. The shop was only 20 square meters, which was indeed very small. After putting a counter in it, they could only arrange a row of seats against the wall, which could probably only accommodate five or six people.

Fortunately, the shop was very clean, without any smell of oil smoke. Lin Weizhong asked, "What was this shop used for before?"

"This shop used to sell cakes. It was the front of Liu's cake shop."

Liu's Pastry Shop is very famous in the county. There are shops on every street, and it almost monopolizes the pastry business in the entire county.

"It seems that Master Liu is really good to this housekeeper. It would be a good idea to open a pastry shop here."

"Yes, Boss Lin, what kind of food are you going to sell? I'll tell you the truth, the Liu family has a lot of shops. If this shop on this street closes, a new one will open at the end of the street soon. That shop used to be a teahouse. In the past, they only sold some cakes in the teahouse, but now they are planning to open a shop on the first floor to sell them to the public. It's best not to bump into them. Unless the taste of your food is very good, much better than theirs, it will be difficult to do business."

After Xiao Ye finished speaking, he looked at the crowd outside the shop and whispered, "Boss Lin, you are new here. Even if you have a secret recipe and it's delicious, I suggest you keep a low profile. The Liu family is so big and powerful that it's really not advisable to confront them head-on."

Lin Weizhong nodded and smiled at Xiaoye to thank him, "Thanks for the reminder. We didn't plan to make pastries. You know our Malatang shop. Business is still very good. Although we can't make Malatang here, the size is enough. We will make a new kind of Malatang. Come and support us when we open. We will give you the best discount."

"Boss Lin, I will definitely come to support you when the time comes. What do you think of this shop? Or should we look at another shop?"

Lin Weizhong was very satisfied with this shop. One hundred and eighty taels was a bit expensive, but the location was indeed very good.

"Can you discuss this shop with Butler Liu? I want to buy it, but I don't have the money right now. Can you deliver it in five days?"

"Boss Lin, are you sure you want to buy it? Actually, it's still cost-effective to rent it. If you rent it for a year, you don't have to worry about any changes in the middle." Xiao Ye just felt that Lin Weizhong was an old customer who patronized his business frequently, and the commission from selling was not comparable to the commission from renting. So he gave him a sincere suggestion.

"If it really doesn't work out, you can rent it for a year and buy it after a year. This shop is not that easy to sell. The location of this shop is good, and the decoration inside is also good, but the price is really high. The prices of the shops of similar size in the surrounding area that really want to sell are between 120 and 150 taels. This price is almost 20% higher. Although there are many rich people in this county, they don't need this shop. Families with a little less money will find this price too expensive. Not to mention the people in the surrounding towns, who don't have the ancestral skills to open a shop. No one is willing to buy a shop at this price. It's better to buy some land."

In fact, what Xiao Ye said was very correct, but Lin Weizhong just liked it. With modern thinking, they are still unwilling to rent, mainly because they don't want accidents to happen.

"Thanks for reminding me, Xiaoye, you should ask for me! I won't bargain with him, just give him five days, I will pay 100 taels first, and then pay the remaining 80 taels five days later." Lin Weizhong knew that the price was indeed expensive, and it was still possible to reduce it. Xiaoye also had to take the agency fee. The bulk of this agency fee must be taken from the seller. The commission he gave would be much less. Sometimes, in order to spend less money, the buyer would give the broker more money, which exceeded his commission, and the broker would be willing to help negotiate the price.

"Okay, I'll go ask for you later?"

Lin Weizhong thought that this place could be open all day and night, and the business would definitely be better when there was a market, and he could also sell some other snacks. In a few months at most, he could make back the money he spent on buying this shop. The spicy hot pot and the braised pork and kimchi business now bring in more than 20 taels of income every day. This small shop should be able to make back 5 taels of income a day, and this is his conservative estimate.

Xiao Ye knew that if Lin Weizhong said he wanted to buy something, he would definitely buy it. Every time they came to the dental clinic, they were quite straightforward. If they saw something they liked, they would buy it without hesitation as long as the price was acceptable. They would not haggle over the price for a long time. He had seen many picky customers, but such a straightforward and honest customer was rare. He definitely wanted to help people get things done.

"Okay, then what about the other shop you don't want to visit? I'll go directly to the Liu family to find Butler Liu!"

Lin Weizhong thought for a moment and said, "Let's take a look! Is it far? It should be around here, right?"

"Yes, it's on the street behind. The location isn't that good, but it's on the side of the street close to North Street, so it's not too bad. The flow of people is still okay."

"Then go have a look."

You get what you pay for. This shop is about the same size as the previous one, and the price is half the price. If I had the money to buy it as a fixed asset, it would be fine, but the economy is not going well recently. I shook my head and said:

"Xiao Ye, forget about this one. Please ask the previous shop for me. I'll come to see you tomorrow afternoon!"

"Okay, Boss Lin, I'll go ask when I get back!"