My courtyard shelter

As soon as Xu Bin returned home with a depressed look on his face, Tan Aifang couldn't wait to ask:

"How's it going? What did Dad say?"

"It's done, the contract has been signed, and the purchase price has been discounted by 10%. The first batch of goods is 500,000 yuan, and it can arrive at any time."

"So smooth? Then why are you still grimacing?"

Tan Aifang said doubtfully.

"I just went to mom's."

"Uh, did you tell me about the gold bars?"

Tan Aifang reacted immediately.

Xu Bin nodded: "You can't hide this matter. It's better to tell it sooner than later. I also think about Jingyi. It's better for mom to blame us than to blame her granddaughter."

"Mom scolded you?"

Tan Aifang said distressedly.

"The scolding is light. If it weren't for my younger siblings, looking at that posture, I would have almost fought with me..."

Xu Bin sighed.

At his age, if he continues to be beaten by his mother, he will be too embarrassed to go out and meet people in the future.

Tan Aifang quickly comforted: "Dabin, I'm sorry for you. Let's go back in two days and I'll help you explain it to your mother."

"No need, no matter how much you explain, it's useless. The top priority is that we open the store quickly, make money as soon as possible, and return the gold bars to my daughter as soon as possible."

"Then let's go looking for a store tomorrow?"

"Well, Mom is coming over tomorrow. It's best to decide on the store tomorrow, then spend some time decorating it, and try to open it by the middle of the month."

"Isn't it too late?"

Xu Bin shook his head:

"Our family has limited funds, so we just need to do some simple renovations. The sooner we open, the sooner we can make money."

Tan Aifang didn't say anything more, and instead asked tentatively: "Dabin, do you want to hire an employee in the store?"

"No, just the two of us are enough."

"Well, what about night duty? After all, there are hundreds of thousands of things in the store, so it's safer to leave someone to watch."

Xu Bin waved his hand: "Don't be afraid, in the worst case I'll just sleep in the hotel."

Tan Aifang grabbed her husband's arm hard.

Why can't the dead ghost understand what she means?

"You went to the store, what will you do at home? Jingyi and I don't dare to sleep at night."

Xu Bin rubbed his arm: "It seems so. It's really a headache. Then hire a clerk."

"I don't feel comfortable hiring an outsider, why not call Bangxiang over? After all, Bangxiang is one of our own, so he must be more reliable than outsiders."

Tan Aifang finally revealed her plan.

Bangxiang is her brother's child. The young man has just turned 20 this year. He has been working with his father on the coast. The work is very hard and he makes little money.

"Bang Xiang? Didn't he go out to work with his brother-in-law?"

"I came back in October last year. As you know, the economic situation has been bad in the past two years and there is no work on the coast. I simply didn't go out this year and worked odd jobs at home!"

"Is it too far? Besides, Bangxiang is here and we have to help him rent a house. Our family can't live in it either!"

Otherwise, if Xu Bin is a straight man, Tan Aifang has already said it to this point, and he hasn't reacted yet, or he hasn't thought about it at all.

"What kind of house should I rent? Let him sleep directly in the shop. He can just help look after the shop."

"Isn't that bad? We are all relatives. If outsiders find out, who knows how to organize us behind the scenes?"

Xu Bin was a little worried.

Tan Aifang was speechless: "Dabin, I promise you, not only will Aimin and his wife not complain, but they will also thank us as a family.

Don't look at the current situation. Yanjing is much better than Luyang, and the development opportunities are great. If they knew that Bangxiang could come to Yanjing to work, the two of them would be crazy with joy. "

Xu Bin thought about it carefully and found that what his wife said seemed to make sense.

"Well, you call Luyang tonight and ask your brother-in-law to send Bangxiang over quickly. There is a lot to do in the new store, so let him take care of it first."

"Okay, leave this to me!"

"Wait a minute, before you come here, you'd better talk to your brother-in-law first. It's okay for Bangxiang to work here, but we can't handle the temporary residence permit."

If you want to get a temporary residence permit, you not only need to have a formal job, but you also need to queue up for review, which is very troublesome!

The couple's temporary residence permit was thanks to Aunt Wang. They already owed a lot of favors, and he really had no shame in bothering her anymore.

"I understand. Bangxiang is still young, so the matter of temporary residence permit is not urgent. We will discuss it later."

Anyway, you can still stay without a temporary residence permit, and the impact will not be big for now. Maybe the policy will change in a few years, and then you won't have to worry about it.

…

The next morning, before nine o'clock, Xu's mother came to Jingzhi Garden with a bag of fish balls. After a night, no matter how angry she was, she was gone.

Tan Aifang stepped forward and took the bag from her mother-in-law.

"Mom, didn't you say nine or ten o'clock? Why is it so early?"

"I sent Dabao and the others to kindergarten in advance. Let's go out early today and try to see more stores. A good store is more effective than waking up early and staying late."

Xu Ma explained casually.

"Well, good stores are hard to come by."

"Don't be discouraged, you will definitely find it if you look hard."

Without wasting much time, the three of them went out.

Currently, renting a shop is similar to buying a house, both of which require going through the Housing Management Department.

Just to facilitate daily management, the Housing Management Department simply recruited a group of real estate agencies, then changed the brand and turned them into business outlets in various places.

Many of them didn’t even change their office space.

The three of them quickly found an "agency" nearby. Perhaps because the employees were not on the payroll and had no commission, their service attitude was indifferent.

Finally, Tan Aifang secretly gave the "store manager" a red envelope, which made the other party serious and sent a clerk to lead the three of them on the spot.

At present, all industries are declining, and there are many vacant shops on the street. Many of them have been converted into public rental housing, and those that remain are in good conditions.

Near noon, the group looked at another shop. The location of this shop is very special. It is actually an underground commercial street. In summer, it should be able to save a lot of air conditioning fees.

"Aunt Zhang, what do you think of this place?"

"Is there a large flow of customers here?"

Ask Aunt Xu.

The clerk nodded: "Don't think that there are not many people now. When it's time to get off work, this place will immediately become a different scene.

And I tell you, once summer comes, people from nearby communities will come here to enjoy the cool air. At that time, there will be a lot of people, and there will be no worries about customers."

"Really? The place is not bad, but the area is a bit small."

Tan Aifang said regretfully.

The shop in front of them is only about 60 square meters at most, which is barely enough to open a store, but if it is used as a residence, it will seem a bit crowded.

"This is easy to do. Why don't you just rent two shops and then break through the middle wall. Two shops with 128 square meters will definitely be enough."

The clerk suggested with a smile.

Tan Aifang was immediately tempted. Since it is for living, of course the bigger the better.

"How much is the rent for two rooms?"

Seeing that his wife was a little moved, Xu Bin asked.

"One room is 16,000, two rooms are 32,000."

"Can I get a discount if I rent two rooms at a time?"

The clerk shook his head: "No, the prices are fixed, no bargaining."

"With your rigid approach, no wonder so many shops can't be rented out."

Mother Xu said unhappily.

"Aunt Zhang, you hit the nail on the head. The higher-ups don't want to rent out shops at all. They'd rather turn them into public rental housing."

The clerk explained with a wry smile.

"Why?" Mother Xu looked curious.

The rent of shops is much higher than that of public rental housing. The two are not even on the same order of magnitude.

"Because the Housing Management Department is only responsible for renting, the collection of rent is managed by the local financial department, and there are so many troubles in shops, it's far less troublesome than public rental housing."

"No wonder you're so lazy!"

Mother Xu finally figured out the trick.

"Haha, Aunt Zhang, we work as much as we can with the money we earn. I'm not happy with what you said. I'm going to quit at the end of this month. The shop is suitable for retirement, not for young people like us."

"Where do you plan to work after you quit?"

"I plan to go to Qindao. There are many job opportunities there, and the salary is not bad."

Xu's mother saw that the young man was motivated, which meant that there was still hope, so she took out her business card immediately.

The clerk was confused: "Aunt Zhang, what is this?"

Xu's mother stuffed the business card into the other party's hand:

"My family runs a bakery. If you believe in me, you can try it. I can't say how good the job is, but at least it's better than going to other places."

The clerk carefully observed the business card.

"Cola Bakery? Isn't this..."

Xu Bin interrupted directly: "Yes, my mother is the general manager of the bakery. With her introduction, you will definitely have no problem getting in."

The clerk was still somewhat skeptical.

After all, this is Coke Bakery, the largest bakery in the country. The treatment is very good, and many people can't get in even if they try their best.

Besides, since he is a big boss, how could he open such a small shop?

It is too unreasonable!

However, with the idea of ​​"better to believe it than not", the clerk still expressed his gratitude to Xu Ma.

Even if this is false, he will not suffer any loss, but what if?

Maybe the other party is really the big boss of the bakery.

After the little episode just now, the clerk's attitude suddenly improved by several levels, and he almost treated Xu Ma as his own mother.

With this relationship, Xu Bin got straight to the point:

"Xiao Lu, tell us the truth, what is this place like?"

"Brother, you are right to listen to me, I can assure you that renting here is absolutely cost-effective."

Finally, under the clerk's strong persuasion, Xu Bin and his wife gritted their teeth and rented two shops, and rented them for three years.

Although the rent here is much more expensive than on the ground, the electricity bill saved every year is enough to make up for the price difference.

After signing the contract, Xu Ma paid the deposit and two months' rent for her eldest son on the spot, paying a total of nearly 100,000 yuan.

Xu Bin promised in person that he would transfer the money to his mother's account after selling the gold bars.

"If you want to transfer, then transfer!"

After saying that, Xu's mother wanted to go home.

Tan Aifang took the opportunity to persuade her to stay, saying, "Mom, why don't you stay for dinner before going back? Jingyi will be back soon."

"Forget it, it's the same if you come back tomorrow. It's not like we won't see each other."

Xu's mother didn't stay for dinner, but took a taxi and left. Although Nana was at home, she was still a little worried about her grandchildren.

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