I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

However, the process of finding a place to live on my own was not so smooth after all.

Liu Nanjia and his group searched almost the entire town but couldn't find anything suitable. There were a few shops with "For Rent" signs, but some of them didn't meet their requirements at all.

They were either too big, obviously beyond their means, or too small, similar to the cheapest one they had looked at before.

There are also those that are too remote or too dilapidated.

There was only one that seemed suitable, and they finally found the homeowner, an old man who looked about the same age as Grandpa Liu.

As a result, his temper was just like Grandpa Liu's—rigid and stubborn.

The landlord saw that they were young and didn't want to rent to them. Even though Liu Nanjia repeatedly assured him that he would not default on the rent and that he was willing to sign the contract, the landlord still refused.

This really angered Liu Nanjia.

If Liu Yanxi hadn't stopped her, she would have almost started arguing on the spot, saying that the old man was old-fashioned and discriminating against her.

"Alright, alright," Song Chen chimed in, trying to smooth things over. "That old man is so difficult to talk to. Even if we rent it, there will be plenty of trouble later on. It's better not to rent it."

"Hmph!" Liu Nanjia snorted loudly at the closed door before turning and leaving.

After a long day of running around, and with the fact that it gets dark early in winter, it's already quite dark.

Liu Nanjia looked at Sirou, who was already struggling to walk but was still following them silently, and felt a little annoyed. Sirou was only five years old, and she must have been exhausted from running around like this all day.

"That's enough for today. Let's have lunch in town before heading back."

Liu Nanjia remembered the small restaurant they went to during their first break, run by a couple, and suddenly wanted to eat there.

The others had no objection to what they ate, so they went along with it.

When they arrived at the store, they found that there were very few customers and business was rather slow.

Liu Nanjia found it a bit strange. She remembered that the last time they came, it wasn't mealtime, and there were more customers than now.

It's lunchtime, why are there so few people?

But since they were already here, Liu Nanjia didn't want to change places, so she went in and found a place to sit down.

After a while, the proprietress came out to greet them: "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, we've been quite busy these past few days. We haven't prepared all the dishes, and several items are already sold out."

He pointed to the menu and said, "We can't make any of these. See if you have enough leftovers, or we can go to another restaurant."

Liu Nanjia was somewhat surprised. She had seen people solicit customers, but she had never seen anyone push customers away. This proprietress was truly honest.

Although there were quite a few dishes she couldn't cook, she mainly wanted to rest, especially to let her younger sister Liu Sirou rest for a while, and she wasn't particularly concerned about what they would eat.

We just ordered a few dishes casually. "It's alright, we're just tired from running around and want to sit down and rest. These are all we need."

"Okay, please wait a moment. The food might take a while to arrive. I'll go and urge my husband to hurry up."

After a short while, another plate of small pastries was brought out. "Have something to eat to tide you over."

Liu Nanjia thanked him; she was indeed quite hungry after walking so much today.

At the same time, she pushed the pastries towards the others, saying, "You guys have some too, little sister, you must be tired from running around today."

Liu Sirou shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

Liu Nanjia patted her head. She felt a little sorry for her having to run around like this, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn't leave her at home alone.

Sending it to Aunt Wang's place isn't really appropriate either, as Aunt Wang is very busy and can't take care of it.

The group ate pastries while waiting for the food to arrive, and took the opportunity to continue discussing the rental arrangements.

"Sigh, judging from today's situation, it's not going to be easy for us to find a shop on our own. How about we just book that three-tael shop?" Liu Nanjia said.

"Well, let's leave it at that. After all, all the rental information is with the brokerage firm, and there's only that one. We don't have much of a choice."

Liu Yanxi also sighed.

So the conversation turned to going to see that broker again tomorrow, and how to renovate the shop.

As they were talking, the proprietress brought out the food.

Anyway, they had already told Uncle Liu to come pick them up later, so there was no rush. Liu Nanjia and the others ate slowly, chatting as they ate.

Before we had finished eating, the owner and his wife seemed to have finally finished their work and came out to sit at an empty table and chairs.

Just as Liu Nanjia and the others finished eating and were about to ask the proprietress for the bill, they saw her come over first.

"Um, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, but I did hear you. Are you looking to rent a shop?"

They didn't try to hide their conversation, so it was normal for people in the same room to hear them. Liu Nanjia didn't feel offended, but she was a little puzzled as to why the landlady would ask such a question.

Knowing that she lived in town and even owned a shop, she might have some information they didn't know, so she replied, "Yes, ma'am, do you know anything?"

The proprietress was also very outgoing. Hearing Liu Nanjia's reply, she pulled up a stool and sat down: "It's not really news, it's just that you'd like to rent this shop of mine."