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

Liu Nanjia was surprised. "Boss lady, are you not planning to keep the shop open? Business seemed pretty good to me. Why are you renting it out?"

“It’s not that we’re not planning to open it anymore. Our family came from another place a few years ago, and we still have some relatives back in our hometown. Just a few days ago, we suddenly received a letter saying that something had happened there and we had to go back. And the letter said that the matter was quite serious, and it would probably take quite a while to deal with it.”

“We’ve been running this shop for quite a while now, and we were just thinking about renovating it so my husband and I could take a few days off. But then this happened. Sigh, we’re just destined to be busy. We can’t take a break.”

Liu Nanjia understood. So that's how it is. Because he was going on a long trip, he rented out the shop during this time to earn some income and make up for the losses from not opening the shop.

Anyway, they're planning to renovate, so it doesn't really matter what the new tenants sell or how they decorate it.

"Then, ma'am, how long are you planning to rent it for?" Liu Nanjia asked, somewhat intrigued.

She had a good impression of the restaurant and the couple; otherwise, she wouldn't have suddenly thought of eating here today.

When renting a house, I'm always worried that the landlord might be a difficult person to deal with, which could cause a lot of trouble.

"Well, we don't know exactly when we'll be back, so let's rent it for at least six months. Even if we come back early, we can return it to you when the six-month period is up. If we don't come back, then you can continue renting it. We have to leave in a few days, and the rental period will start again from when we leave. Why did something have to happen at this time? I guess we'll be spending the New Year on the road. Ugh, we're always so busy."

As the proprietress spoke, her words veered off course again.

Liu Nanjia could only agree for a few moments before bringing the topic back to the main point: "Boss lady, how much is the rent?"

"Oh dear, look at me, I keep going off-topic when I start talking." The proprietress slapped her head and called the restaurant owner over: "Old Yuan, come over here too, let's talk together."

So the boss also came over and sat down. Compared to the boss, he spoke much less, so it was mainly the boss's wife who did the talking while he listened.

“My surname is Zhou. You all look quite young, not much older than my children. Just call me Aunt Zhou. This is my husband, his surname is Yuan. Just call him Uncle Yuan.”

Seeing that Liu Nanjia and the others were willing to discuss things in detail, the proprietress, no, Aunt Zhou, became even more enthusiastic.

"Since we're unsure when we'll be back, it would be best if you could pay the rent for the next six months in one lump sum. In return, we won't charge you a deposit. If we're still not back after six months, the rent for the remaining months will be calculated once we return. I won't go into any of the formalities; three taels a month, how does that sound?"

Before Liu Nanjia could reply, Aunt Zhou continued, "Look, we've been sitting here talking, and haven't even shown you around yet. Come on, let's go to the backyard and take a look."

Hearing the price of three taels, Liu Nanjia was already tempted. Aunt Zhou's shop was about the same size as the last one they looked at today, but the location was slightly better, and it was kept very clean.

Since they all run restaurants, many things, such as tables, chairs, and stoves, can be used directly, so the renovation costs won't be very high.

Of course, she wouldn't refuse to take another look and learn more, so she gestured for Song Chen and his brother to follow, and they went to the back with Aunt Zhou.

"This courtyard is the part of this shop that I'm most satisfied with. Look, I have my own well, so I don't have to go out to fetch water anymore. Otherwise, I would have to go over there to carry water back, which would have taken a lot of effort."

Without Aunt Zhou needing to explain further, Liu Nanjia's gaze was immediately drawn to the well as soon as she entered.

"I'll rent this one!"

She thought to herself, "A courtyard with its own well is such a huge advantage."

They use a lot of water for cooking, so having a well would be much more convenient.

Aunt Zhou was still introducing the place, "There are three rooms in the back. One is for me and Lao Yuan, one is for my son, and the other is unoccupied, so we'll use it as a storage room. We'll be moving all our things out, so you can stay here without worry."

The three rooms, judging from the storefront alone, seemed similar to the one Liu Nanjia had seen today, but she hadn't expected the backyard to be so nice.

She looked at Liu Yanxi and Song Chen, and unsurprisingly saw satisfied expressions on both of their faces.

Seeing her looking over, the two nodded in unison, seemingly agreeing that the shop was quite nice.

"Let's go with this one!" Liu Nanjia whispered to the two of them.

“I think it’s okay. The price is the same, and it’s better than that one,” Liu Yanxi replied in a low voice.

Song Chen nodded, also feeling quite satisfied.

But before that, Liu Nanjia had one more question. She had a good impression of the restaurant couple since they started working together; they were both honest and straightforward. So she asked them directly:

"Aunt Zhou, since you were planning to rent a shop, why didn't you pay the money to the brokerage firm, but instead gave it to us? Or rather, why did you choose us?"