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  Arriving at the gate of Huo Guo City, Xiao Yu carefully searched around and indeed saw a notice on the door that the store was for rent and the business was for transfer. He couldn't help but feel a thrill in his heart, so he took down the phone number on it and dialed it with his mobile phone.

  "Hello, who is it?" A man's listless voice came from the other end of the phone.

  According to Xiao Yu's memory, it was naturally Old Yang. It seemed that he had suffered a significant blow and no longer had the same vigor as when he hosted the food competition.

  However, this is also his own fault. If he didn't send people to make trouble at Zhang's shop, he wouldn't have been targeted by Xiao Hei either.

  "Is that Mr. Yang? I'm Zhang Xiaoyu from 'Little Universe Snack Bar'. We met during the food competition, do you still remember me?"

  "Oh, I remember! It's Boss Zhang! How have you been lately? Your body is still in good shape, right? Business has been going well?" This Yang boss is indeed a businessman, although he secretly stabs people in the back, on the surface he is extremely warm and friendly, making one feel honored and surprised.

  "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Yang. I'm fine." Xiaoyu said, although he didn't think much of the man's character, but still had to exchange pleasantries before getting down to business. "So, Mr. Yang, I heard that the shop is up for rent?"

  "What? Are you interested?" The boss Yang on the phone immediately became spirited when he heard Xiaoyu ask about the store, recently he has been worried about this matter, business is not going well, but the rent of the store can't be reduced by a single cent.

  Although the lessor is a district government's third industry, the manager and his wife are familiar with each other, but friendship is one thing and business is another. When renting this store at first, the other party gave a lot of discounts in consideration of his wife's face, so this rent cannot be delayed.

  However, this only-in-not-out store, although Mr. Yang's family background is very solid, can't afford it either. Want to sublease it out? But the various bosses on Tianlin Road have limited strength, who can afford such a large storefront?

  Besides, the news of this hooligan causing trouble has already spread, who can guarantee that after taking over this hot potato, the hooligan won't come to continue harassing?

  So, from posting the rental notice to now, Boss Yang hasn't received a single call inquiring about renting, and was getting anxious, but when he heard Xiaoyu asking about the store, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

  Although Xiao Yu's store won the first prize in the food competition, forcing Liu Bao to give up his idea of opening a food city, he was secretly resentful and jealous of Xiao Yu. However, business is business, and if he could take over, it would be even better.

  "Ah, Mr. Yang, if it's convenient for you, I'd like to have a face-to-face conversation with you, do you have time?"

  "Got it! Got it! I've got plenty of time, I'm at the Lotus Bath Center right now. How about we meet at my store entrance in 10 minutes? Hey, Little Red, bring me my clothes, I'm not getting a massage anymore! I have something to attend to!"

  Xiao Yu couldn't help but secretly laugh at the voice on the phone, no wonder Yang boss had a weak tone when he first answered the phone, it turned out that he was having a massage at the bath center, this old man really knew how to enjoy himself.

  Xiao Yu confirmed the time with Manager Yang and then hung up the phone.

  In less than five minutes, a Honda Accord came speeding over and stopped in front of Huo Gong City. The car door opened and a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and a round face got out, who was none other than Yang, the boss of Huo Gong City.

  Looking at the pair of slippers from the bathing center on his feet, Xiao Yu couldn't help but want to laugh. This Manager Yang rushed out and actually forgot to change shoes.

  At this time, Mr. Yang also sensed something was wrong with his feet and immediately laughed at himself in a self-deprecating manner. However, he had been through many big scenes before and his face had become quite thick-skinned, so he didn't mind it at all. He warmly greeted Xiao Yu, "Mr. Zhang, long time no see! You look even more handsome and spirited than before! Truly young and promising! Come on, let's go to my office and chat!"

  After finishing speaking, he took out the key, opened the door of the store, and led Xiaoyu all the way to the second floor.

  Re-entering this hot pot city, Xiaoyu has a new feeling. The area of this store is really big, and the first floor hall should have 500 or 600 square meters? Adding the second floor area, it must be over 1,000 square meters. With such a large store, the rent must be an astronomical figure.

  The second floor was a row of suites, and at the end of the corridor was the general manager's office. Mr. Yang invited Xiao Yu into the office, turned on the light, and politely asked Xiao Yu to sit down on the sofa.

  The general manager's office is really luxurious, although the space is a bit small, only about 20 or 30 square meters, but it has everything: mahogany desk, leather chair, high-end fabric sofa, and even a small refrigerator.

  Yang boss took out a can of Coke from the small refrigerator and handed it to Xiao Yu, "Boss Zhang, come on, have a drink!"

  Xiao Yu thanked him and put the cola on the table, saying to Manager Yang, "Manager Yang, I'm not a person who likes to beat around the bush. Tell me a real price, how much is this store for rent?"

  "Hehe, hehe, that's easy to say." Mr. Yang sat down across from Xiaoyu with a smile, furrowed his brow and pretended to think for a moment, then slapped the tea table as if he had made up his mind, "Mr. Zhang, since you're being straightforward, I won't beat around the bush either. This store, I'll give it to you at a real price, 50,000 yuan per month rent, and 300,000 yuan transfer fee. How's that? Isn't it cheap enough?"

  Xiao Yu coldly laughed to himself, the rent of 50,000 is not even worth mentioning, this store has already closed down, what's there to discuss about transfer fees? At that moment, he didn't continue the conversation, opened a can of cola and started sipping it slowly.

  Mr. Yang saw that Xiao Yu didn't pick up his cue, knowing that the other party thought it was too expensive. The actual monthly rent for this store is 25,000 yuan, but that's a discounted price his wife got. The market price would be much higher, of course. He quoted 50,000 yuan to give Xiao Yu some room for bargaining, so he could still make a small profit each month.

  As for the transfer fee, although Huo Gong Cheng has stopped business, the equipment and decoration here are all piled up with real money. At the beginning of the business, it really cost a lot of money. To be honest, 300,000 yuan is not even enough to cover the cost, and there is no big mouth open.

  Seeing Xiao Yu not speaking, Boss Yang steeled himself and said, "Alright! The rent is 45,000, the transfer fee is 2.9 million! Everything in the store, including furniture and equipment, will be given to you for free, Boss Zhang, are you satisfied now?"

  Xiao Yu smiled and shook his head, saying to Manager Yang, "Manager Yang, let's talk business. This price is reasonable for ordinary shops, but considering the recent incidents at this shop, we all know about it. To be honest, I'm taking a risk by taking over this shop. If people continue to disturb me, I won't be able to keep running it and will have to worry about transferring the shop later. You know what I mean? If my current shop wasn't too small, I wouldn't have come to discuss renting this shop with you."

  As soon as the incident in the store was mentioned, Mr. Yang immediately became like an eggplant that had been beaten by frost, and he couldn't lift his spirits again. How could he be so unlucky to have offended someone from the underworld? What made him even more depressed was that he himself didn't know when he had offended them. This incident spread far and wide, and Huo Guo Cheng's reputation suddenly became notorious. Business also got worse day by day.

  No business came in, and the monthly rent and employee salaries added up to 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. This was unsustainable, so we had no choice but to close down.

  Now Xiao Yu brought up this matter, Boss Yang suddenly looked down and fell silent.

  Xiao Yu saw that his words had the desired effect, and he was secretly delighted. After a brief moment of contemplation, he spoke up, "Boss Yang, I'll make you an offer, take it or leave it. The rent is 25,000 yuan per month, the transfer fee is 120,000 yuan, including all the furniture and equipment in the store! If you agree, we can sign the contract right now, and I can take over next month!"

  Xiao Yu had used his mind-reading skills to scan Yang boss earlier, so he naturally understood what was on his mind.

  Of course, he knew that 120,000 was a low price. The tables and chairs in the store, plus the equipment in the kitchen, were worth more than that, not to mention the decoration.

  Mr. Yang's eyebrows jumped, and the rent opened by Xiao Yu was just his bottom line. How come it's so coincidental? In this way, his wish to be a second landlord became a bubble. Well, as long as he didn't lose money, it would be fine.

  The transfer fee is 1.2 million, which is indeed a bit low. However, my store is currently empty and I have to pay 250,000 yuan in rent every month, plus various water and electricity fees, which are not small either. Moreover, my next step is to do other business, so it's useless for me to keep these hot pot city tables and equipment.

  It's rare to have someone willing to rent the store, if I miss this opportunity, I don't know when the next one will come, might as well just sublease it to Xiao Yu.

  "Alright! Mr. Zhang, we have a deal!"

  As soon as the two parties agreed on the terms, Mr. Yang immediately signed a shop transfer agreement with Xiaoyu, and the lease agreement will be re-signed by Mr. Yang and Xiaoyu at the District Government's Third Industry Office tomorrow.

  According to Mr. Yang, he and Qu Zhengsan signed a five-year contract, and they have already rented for two years, with three years remaining. If they want to renew the lease, it should also be based on this three-year term. If they need to rent again at that time, it will be a matter of negotiation between Xiaoyu and them.

  The deposit is two months' rent, totaling 50,000 yuan.

  Xiao Yu roughly calculated that the 50,000 yuan deposit plus one month's rent would be a total of 750,000 yuan. Adding to this the 1.2 million yuan transfer fee he had to pay to Old Yang tomorrow, it came out to be 1.95 million yuan. He could barely afford this expense with his current funds, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

  At the same time, I also feel that the burden on my shoulders has become much heavier. This move, like the previous one from the wholesale market to Tianlin Road, has left me feeling drained and penniless. For Xiaoyu, it is indeed a new challenge.

  Back in his own store, it was already nine o'clock.

  The store had no more customers, and Zhou Xin and her colleagues were tidying up the tables and chairs, doing cleaning work.

  Xiao Yu gathered everyone together and briefly told them about what happened today.

  When they heard that Fu Mao had unilaterally torn up the contract and asked Xiao Yu to move out next month, everyone was shocked and indignant. Xiaodao even cursed out loud, and Zhou Xin and several other girls looked ugly, as this was their home, where would they go if the store was gone?

  Only Old Zhang sat steadily there, his eyelids didn't move at all, he knew that his adopted son would definitely have a way to solve it.

  When Xiaoyu said that he and Boss Yang had signed a transfer agreement, and they would move into the new store next month, everyone was delighted, and Zhou Xin and others were so excited that they applauded. Boss Yang's Huo Gong Cheng is one of the best stores on Tianlin Road, with an excellent geographical location. If Xiaoyu's store can be opened there, the business will definitely not be bad.

  Only Xiao Dao's eyebrows were tightly locked, as if he had some worries.

  "Xiao Dao, what's wrong? Why the long face?" Da Niu noticed that Xiao Dao was out of sorts and gave him a hearty clap on the shoulder.

  The little knife hurt so much that he opened his mouth, and seeing everyone looking at him, he took a deep breath and said it out loud, "Xiao Yu, we can't take over that store! Didn't I tell you last time? That store is always causing trouble with thugs, customers are too afraid to come in, and Old Yang had to close down because of this. This kind of store, even if it's given to us for free, we still can't want it!"

  "Oh! Right, I think I heard about this when I was buying vegetables. Xiaoyu, let's cancel the contract and look for another place." Zhou Xin looked at Xiaoyu with a worried face, thinking that he had taken a big risk by signing the contract without investigating clearly.

  Others also looked at Xiaoyu with a worried expression, but didn't know what to say.

  Old Zhang still looked like he was in a trance, his eyes slightly closed, and it seemed as if he hadn't heard Xiao Dao's words at all.

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