Liu Rumei first sent me and the fat man to the gate of Shanglinyuan Community, and then left to deliver the letter for Zhou Xingyao.

"It's a nice environment." Before entering the community gate, the fat man looked at the surrounding street scene and began to sigh.

"Hmm." I also looked to both sides, confirmed the direction, and then pointed to the side and said, "The pedestrian street is in that direction, and the small shops are also arranged there." ”

The fat man looked over there and said, "It's close, the pedestrian street is here, this should be considered the city center, living here is a luxury." ”

"Well, who's to say it's not?" I said casually, thinking to myself that you just saw the geographical location and felt extravagant, and you were not allowed to take off after entering the villa.

"Mr. Qin...... Hello! ”

Just when I was discussing the surrounding situation with the fat man, Manager Cao of the property department of Shanglinyuan quickly greeted him from the community.

"Uh...... Manager Cao, hello...... "After I saw him, I hurriedly greeted him, because I didn't know what he was doing, so I asked: "Manager Cao, ...... are you?"

Manager Cao immediately understood what I was going to ask, and said with a smile: "I just saw Mr. Liu's car upstairs, and then I came out to greet him." ”

"Oh, that's right." I saw that he was talkative, so I quipped: "I didn't see Mr. Liu, did you disappoint?" ”

"How can it?" Manager Tao also understood that I was joking, and then said, "You two are going home, right?" I'll take you there. ”

"Well, I'm going to go back and clean up the house."

"Understood." Manager Cao didn't say much anymore, and walked towards the community with me and the fat man.

……

Manager Cao took us to the back, and then said goodbye and left. The fat man, who had been quiet all the way, finally couldn't hold it anymore, he pointed to the duplex villa next to him and said, "Rubbish, you won't live here, right?" ”

"Ah, yes." I replied, and as I spoke, I pulled the key out of my pocket.

"Corruption...... Extravagant......" The fat man complained as he surveyed his surroundings.

"Alright, let's go in......"

……

"It's unreasonable." After the fat man entered the door, he began to look around, upstairs and downstairs, and complained as he walked: "Luxury...... Corrupt...... It's unreasonable......"

I ignored him and wanted to make sure there were any daily necessities missing. As a result, after I looked around, I was stunned. Originally, I didn't have the things when I looked at the house, but now the whole house is properly placed, bedding, daily necessities...... Even toilet paper is prepared.

On the coffee table, I saw a key pressed with a note written in a line of juanxiu font, I picked it up and looked at it, it read: Mr. Qin, the room has been cleaned up, I wish you a happy stay.

It doesn't look like the handwriting was written by Liu Rumei, I think it was probably left by the little girl who led me to see the house before. I picked up the key on the table and compared it to the one in my hand, and it was exactly the same, probably because she left the key here after she had cleaned up the house.

"I'm not leaving...... I'm going to stay...... I'm just going to lie here......" The fat man slumped on the sofa bed on all fours, babbling endlessly.

"Fatty." I called out to him, and when he saw that he had turned around, I threw him the key in my hand.

"What's that?" The fat man said, but the movements in his hand were not slow, he took the key steadily, and then after looking at it, he said, "The key? This? ”

I nodded, "Hmm." ”

Fatty: "Not suitable, right?" ”

Me: "What's wrong with that?" ”

Fatty: "No conditions, right?" Let's start with it, I don't care about paying rent. ”

I spread my hands and said, "I don't care about paying the rent for the one that Koyanagi has purchased." ”

"Okay, you cow." The fat man gave a thumbs up and said, "I can't stop it, and then I'll talk about it, you still have to carry this key yourself." ”

The fat man threw the key back, and I took it and said to him: "The shop is open here, and I will probably make my home here, and you have seen that this house is big enough, if you want to come and live at any time, you are welcome at any time." ”

"You and I are polite wool." The fat man rolled his eyes, and then said, "Seriously, how is your mom-and-pop shop cleaned up?" When will it open? ”

"Wipe ......" I burst into a foul language, saying, "You are still serious, is there anything serious in your words?" Tell me what a mom-and-pop shop is? ”

The fat man squinted at me and said, "Don't mom-and-pop shops understand?" The business opened by the young couple must be called a mom-and-pop shop. ”

I was dissatisfied, and laughed and scolded: "Get out of the way, we're just normal friends." ”

"Tut-tut...... It's still a normal friendship......" The fat man mocked disdainfully: "You and I are as blind as you......"

"Stop! Stop! I made a pause gesture, and then said: "It's all a shadowless thing, you should say less about this kind of thing in the future, I don't care if it's a big man, if it gets into the ears of other little girls, it will be embarrassing to meet at that time." ”

"Good...... If you don't say it, don't say it, as if someone rarely said it......" The fat man muttered.

"Hey!" I sighed and said, "Don't talk about that, let's go to the store and have a look, and you can also give advice to your buddy." ”

"Let's go, let's not delay our efforts here." The fat man got up and said as he walked, "Let the fat man go and give you a staff officer." ”

……

On the pedestrian street, people come and go.

"Not bad...... not bad" The fat man began to chant as soon as he stepped on the street, and he didn't know if he was praising the crowd or the street scene.

"Here we are." When I said this, I took out the key of the roller shutter from my pocket and pressed it, and the "bang-la-la" electric roller shutter was automatically rolled up, and the façade of the small store was revealed.

The fat man stood in front of the door, looked through the glass, then turned his head to look at the adjacent shop, and said, "It's a pity......"

"What?" I didn't understand and asked, "What's the pity?" ”

The fat man pushed the door in, walked around the store casually, and said, "You said that this Xiaoliu is really, moving you copyists to such a big place, and I don't know how many better things to change, you see that this chair is worn and discolored, and this counter has made you wipe out the pulp......"

I was speechless, indeed, as the fat man said, my belongings are indeed a little shabby in this new store.

"It's just that the walls are empty, and Duobaoge is also empty, what are you going to sell? Do you sell your face......" The fat man chattered while looking at it, walked around the store, reached out and found a handicraft on the counter, looked at the sticker label on it, and then casually raised it towards me, and said: "Such a good location, such a big room, you still put these few broken things, don't you think it's a waste?" ”

I understood what the fat man said, and there were really not many things in the store that I could get my hands on, so I nodded and said, "Well, it's time to pick up some goods." ”

The fat man didn't speak, he pulled a Taishi chair, regardless of whether there was dust on it, sat on it, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, took out one and lit it for himself, frowned and took a deep breath.

I fanned the smoke with my hand in disgust, then took two steps back towards the door.

The fat man didn't care about me, continued to smoke, and after taking a few deep breaths, he said to me, "Waste, do you know how much the rent here costs a year?" ”

I shook my head, these were all set up by Liu Rumei, and I didn't know if I didn't inquire. Although Hedong City is a third-tier city, after all, it is the center of the city and the most prosperous commercial pedestrian street, so the rent must not be much cheaper.

The fat man saw that I didn't speak, and then said: "If you continue to operate like before, you still won't even be able to pay the rent, and then I'll see what face you have to see Xiaoyanagi." ”

I've been thinking about this question that the fat man said, which involves business ideas and methods, and I'm really idiotic enough in this regard, or I wouldn't have closed the store.

The fat man continued: "Waste, it is not me who strikes you, if that is the case, with your temper and temperament ......"

I continued to frown, and my heart, which the fat man had said in three sentences, was now retreating. If it continues to develop as before, it may end up being like the fat man said, doing nothing all year round, and it will be the same before. But now it's different, Liu Rumei pays for it, and it's still the shop in the most prosperous area, and even the residence is a 400-square-meter villa. The stage has been set up for me, I won't be able to sing a good show, according to my temperament, I will definitely have no face to see her at that time.

The fat man frowned at me and was silent for a moment, and then said: "I don't understand antiques, but I still know a little bit about business, and it is definitely not okay to be as rigid as you used to be." ”

I shook my head helplessly, this is a natural character, not something I can change if I say it. I think that only by buying and selling myself can I feel at ease, and I will never be able to do speculative things. Suddenly, I felt that the store was a mistake to accept on its own, that there was no future, that there was no future.

The fat man probably saw that I was already disheartened, and then said: "Then again, this business is also Liu Rumei's, and you may not have to worry about making money in the future." ”

I bared my teeth and smiled wryly and said, "You mean to let me learn to be a little white face?" Eating soft rice? ”

"Phew!" The fat man took a sip, and then said, "Don't be shameless, and don't look in the mirror, and see for yourself where is white?" ”

"Hey, hey......" I smiled, I still have self-knowledge of my appearance, my appearance is not ugly, but it is definitely not handsome.

The fat man gave me an angry look, and then said: "I mean, the business is also Liu Rumei, even if it is to not embarrass you, she will definitely find a way to run it, and you just do your old job and do the appraisal work, just don't trouble her." ”

I continued to smile wryly and said, "What you say makes sense, but I still feel like I'm eating soft rice." ”

"Nonsense, can that be the same?" The fat man asked rhetorically and said, "This is considered cooperation." ”

"Hmmm......"

The fat man and I were talking around in the shop, and before I knew it, it was past noon.

"Boss, do you collect antique goods here?"

These words sounded a sour Shanxi flavor, and I followed the sound to see an old man in his fifties looking timidly on the steps of the door.