Reborn in the 1990s, I want my husband to live to be a hundred.

After dinner, Song Qinghua took them to see several stores, but none of them were in good locations.

“Not satisfied? These locations aren’t great, but they’re cheap. If you don’t mind the price, I’ll take you to see some better ones,” Song Qinghua said.

Qin Yanlin repeatedly said, "Thank you for your help."

Qin Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen were quite satisfied with the store in front of them.

The store is located near the road, covering more than 30 square meters, and has a high volume of foot traffic. Although the stores on both sides are still under renovation, their prospects are certain.

If you open an appliance store here, you're sure to make money! Qin Yanlin thought selling appliances would be a promising business.

Deng Xiuzhen thought opening a clothing store was great, since it had such a large space, and she could sell men's, women's, and children's clothing, and categorize them all!

She doesn't want to sell electrical appliances in this life because it's very hard work. The store has to be there for a long time, opening at 8 a.m. and not closing until 10 p.m.

These are secondary issues. The main problem is the hard work involved in sourcing goods. You have to travel all over the country to various factories to inspect the products, often spending several days and nights on trains, where you can't eat or sleep well.

The goods arrive and then need to be unloaded. Unloading labor is expensive, so to save that money, Qin Yanlin unloads them himself. He only hires help when dealing with large items. After each shipment, Qin Yanlin is almost exhausted.

In special circumstances, you also have to accompany the truck on its journey. Spending several days bouncing around in the truck is much more tiring than taking a train, and you still have to unload the goods yourself on the way back.

Qin Yanlin's health collapsed from exhaustion.

Having been given a second chance at life, Deng Xiuzhen would not allow such a thing to happen again. Therefore, she was fundamentally opposed to selling electrical appliances.

The reason she wanted to sell clothes was that selling clothes not only only required going to Seoul to buy the goods, but the journey was also short, and the clothes were light, which she could easily carry. This way, she could take turns going with Qin Yanlin.

In this lifetime, she must never let Qin Yanlin repeat the same mistake.

Both of them had their own calculations, but neither said them aloud. They figured as long as the store was suitable, they could decide what other business to pursue later. Besides, there were outsiders present. Song Qinghua was good, but the business world was like a battlefield; it was best to keep business opportunities as confidential as possible.

Song Qinghua helped contact the shop owner, who initially asked for 68,000 yuan. After some back and forth, the price was reduced to 52,000 yuan, and it was impossible to lower it any further.

Deng Xiuzhen and Qin Yanlin said they would go take another look, but the shop owner said it was up to them.

After parting ways with Song Qinghua and the others, Deng Xiuzhen and her group first inquired with the neighbors next door. They found that the prices they paid for the shops were similar, and some were even one or two thousand yuan more expensive than this shop.

Then they went to Auntie's place. Auntie was a man in his thirties who ran a school supplies store with his wife. He also introduced people to rent and buy houses on a side job, taking a cut of the profits, though the amount was not fixed.

When I heard they were buying a store, my second aunt first asked about their expectations: how large an area they wanted, what price they could afford, and what kind of service fee they would receive if the deal went through. She sounded quite professional.

After learning of Deng Xiuzhen's requirements, they were taken to see the place, only to find it was similar to the store Song Qinghua had found, with comparable prices. The store that Deng Xiuzhen and her companion had previously shown great interest was quoted at 68,000 yuan by the owner, according to the second aunt. If they were truly interested, the actual price should be around 55,000 yuan.

He also told them that buying a storefront is not like buying a house. Buying a house involves signing a contract and registering it with the housing authority, but these stores only have contracts, and some may even just be agreements. However, he assured them that the contracts or agreements are valid and that there would be no problem with reselling them or doing anything else.

Deng Xiuzhen knew this. Back then, not only stores, but also many houses were only signed with contracts or agreements. The seller would write a receipt and that would be enough. A few years later, they would start to process the certificates. With these documents, they could go to get the certificates.

Deng Xiuzhen and Qin Yanlin said they would go home and think about it, and then gave the second grandmother twenty yuan, since taking her to see the doctor would also cost money.

Before leaving, the second aunt told them: "There are a lot of people looking at stores lately, so if you want to buy something, you should go early."

After discussing it, the two decided to ask Song Qinghua to contact the landlord. Firstly, Song Qinghua had shown them the house that morning without charging them, and secondly, the second aunt had just said she wanted 55,000 yuan, and even if the price could be lowered, it probably wouldn't be less than 52,000 yuan.

After making a decision, the two quickly went to Pu to find Song Qinghua and woke her up from her sleep.

The three returned to the store they had chosen that morning. After calling the owner over, he showed them his purchase contract, ID card, and household registration booklet. Qin Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen carefully examined everything, finding no major issues. They then signed the contract and went to the bank to withdraw money to give directly to the owner. The owner issued a receipt, pressed his fingerprint, and handed them the keys.

The two invited Song Qinghua to their home for dinner, but Song Qinghua declined, saying he had a social engagement that evening.

Since they were guests, there was no need to insist on keeping them. Thinking that there would be plenty of time in the future, they didn't stand on ceremony. After thanking them, the two hurriedly bought groceries and went home, as the children would be getting out of school soon.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after the children went to school, they tidied up the house first, and then went to tidy up the store.

"What are you doing?!" A man suddenly came in and shouted at the two men who were shoveling lime lumps from the ground.

“This is our store. We’re just cleaning. Who are you?” Qin Yanlin looked up and asked.

"Your shop? What do you mean, your shop? This is my shop! Get out of here!" The man's voice was louder than before.

"What? Your shop? We bought the shop yesterday! This is our shop!" Qin Yanlin raised his voice as well.

"I bought this shop! Who do you think you are, daring to steal my shop! Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!" The man pointed at Qin Yanlin and roared menacingly, as if he would attack Qin Yanlin if he dared to say another word.

"Try hitting me!" Qin Yanlin had heard stories of thugs causing trouble, and he knew he couldn't back down, otherwise these people would keep bullying him. Only by being ruthless would the other party think twice.

"Yanlin!" Deng Xiuzhen pulled Qin Yanlin back two steps, afraid that they would really fight.

Qin Yanlin might not necessarily lose, but both sides would get hurt in a fight. If the other party was ruthless, who knows what would happen? She didn't want Qin Yanlin to get hurt in the slightest, and she certainly wouldn't let him gamble with his life.

"I advise you to be sensible and get out of my shop, or I'll really get rough!" The man's tone was noticeably softer than before as he watched Deng Xiuzhen pull Qin Yanlin back.

"Boss, I think there might be some misunderstanding between us. We really bought this store. We have a contract. If you don't believe me, we can show it to you," Deng Xiuzhen said to the man.

The man paused for a moment, then said, "You bought it? I clearly bought it!" Suddenly remembering something, he asked urgently, "No, you have a contract? What does that mean?"

“We do have a contract. Why don’t you come with us to see it?” Deng Xiuzhen explained.

"I have a contract too! Oh no, we've been scammed!" the man said, turning to run out. But then he turned back and said, "You guys hurry home and get your contracts, and come back here right away. I'll go home and get my contract too, and we'll go find the landlord together!"

Qin Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen suddenly realized that this man might not have come to cause trouble, but had actually bought the store!

The two immediately locked the store and went home to get the contract.

When I returned to the store, the man was there too. We exchanged the contracts and they were both genuine! They had purchased them only two days apart.

I've been scammed!

The man said, "Quick, let's go find him together!"