Start at the pet store

During the meal, Lu Jingxing and Yang Pei discussed the arrangements for tomorrow's departure, and then they went back to the store.

After returning to the store, Lu Jingxing held a meeting for everyone and talked about the arrangements for the next two days. Xiao Liu was in charge of the store, and if he couldn't handle it, he could call him.

The next morning, Yang Pei came downstairs.

It's better to drive there, mainly because I might have to bring some cats back this time. They are going to be renovated there. After so long, the cats should be in good condition. They were just rescued last time. Now it's been so long, Xi Wenxin and the others have taken good care of them. Although it's a bit far, it shouldn't be a problem.

"I just remembered that we didn't buy tickets, right? Is it too late to buy them now?" Yang Pei took his luggage.

"What tickets? Do you have your driver's license? Let's drive." Lu Jingxing used the remote control, and the car not far away flashed.

"I have it, I have it. Driving is good, but it will take a little longer. However, it's okay for us to take turns driving together." Yang Pei said with a smile.

The two of them loaded their luggage into the car, which contained only two bags of clothes. Last time they went, they also brought cat food, cat litter, etc. This time, they didn't need to bring these. They left as much space in the car as possible to prepare for bringing the cat back.

It took about ten hours to get there. The two of them took turns driving and chatting, and they didn't feel that the time was difficult.

Xi Wenxin was waiting for the two of them in the store. When he saw the car arrive, he ran out happily: "Finally here, I've been waiting for a whole day."

Lu Jingxing drove the car into the city. As soon as the car stopped, Yang Pei got out directly: "Oh my god, my butt is going to get calluses from sitting so much. Old Xi, you have to reward me well in the evening."

"Of course, come in, come in and rest first..." Xi Wenxin quickly welcomed the two of them in.

Yang Pei said that he was exhausted, but after arriving at the store, he walked around and said, "This is OK, it's not small. Although it is smaller than our store in Long'an, this is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. The price is about 10,000 yuan a month?" He looked at Lu Jingxing who was sitting on the sofa.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, 10,000 yuan a month, I think it's OK..."

"It should be said that it's really good..." Yang Pei nodded with satisfaction.

"The only disadvantage of this storefront is that the door is not very straight, but if we buy or rent the next door, and use the two storefronts as signs together, it will be very good. I saw that this door is not straight, so we can move the door to that storefront and just close this side." Xi Wenxin has been thinking in the store for several days. This is his first business, so he has to plan it well.

Lu Jingxing nodded after hearing this: "It's indeed a good idea. That storefront is on the easternmost side, and it seems that it can be built on two sides. I wonder if it can be approved."

"Yes, yes, I asked, and the landlord also asked his friends in the community, saying that he would find some connections. It's just a little troublesome, but it can definitely be done." Xi Wenxin said anxiously.

"That's good. If it can be built on two sides, the signboard will not be small. It will go all the way from that side to this side. This side can be sealed with glass, and it will look more spacious inside. Now the door is too complicated. The door is originally small, and the door is so complicated, it looks so depressing." Lu Jingxing took a sip of tea and frowned slightly at the door.

"Ah, indeed, I have always felt that this location is depressing. When you say it, it is indeed the door. I don't know what the boss is thinking, making such a complicated door?" Xi Wenxin felt as if he suddenly realized.

The three discussed the issue of how to decorate the inside of the storefront for a while.

"I went to see the kittens, how come I saw you, Pan..." Lu Jingxing was stuck.

"Erdong, he went out to buy fruit, so he's not coming..." As soon as he said the devil, Pan Erdong came trotting in from the door.

"Brother Lu..." He called along with everyone else.

Lu Jingxing smiled and nodded: "I was just talking about you, how are you, serving the kittens every day, do you feel good?"

"Good, very good, I have taught several cats to shake hands, I never dared to think that cats, such a cool guy, could actually teach them to shake hands, it's very fulfilling." Pan Erdong had a sunny face, and his big white teeth were exposed when he smiled.

Everyone was infected by his appearance, and the somewhat depressing door seemed to be much more relaxed.

"Haha, as long as you like it..." Lu Jingxing laughed. He was obviously only a few years older than this guy, but for some reason, he felt that he was not as youthful as him...

"Thank you, Brother Lu. I'll go wash the fruit and be there soon..." Pan Erdong jumped in.

The three looked at him and shook their heads. It's good to be young, without worries.

Lu Jingxing walked towards the cat house.

There were more than 20 cats in it, but there was no other smell. The cat litter box was also very clean. When they saw me coming, the little guys all stood up and meowed.

"Not bad, they look much better than last time. They are all fatter, huh?" Lu Jingxing squatted down and stroked the little guys.

"Of course, I feed them on time every day, and add extra food from time to time. I basically weighed them. Every one of them has gained weight. The heaviest one is the old eight. It has gained more than two kilograms..." Pan Erdong, who came in with the fruit, took over Lu Jingxing's words and said.

"Erdong goes to the market every three days to buy chicken livers, shrimps, etc., and cooks them at home to give them snacks. He is more diligent than me..." Xi Wenxin said with a smile.

"Look at what Brother Xi said. One of us is responsible for the inside and the other for the outside. You run the industrial and commercial tax every day, so naturally I have to do it here. Besides, when I came here, I was told to be responsible for them. This is also my job. What do you think, Brother Lu, am I qualified?" Pan Erdong looked like a good boy, which made several people laugh again.

"Qualified, qualified, good performance, let Brother Xi give you a bonus." Lu Jingxing laughed.

"Old Eight, come here..." Pan Erdong squatted down, stroking the cats at his feet and calling them.

The British shorthair called Old Eight ran over with a hum all the way, rubbing against his feet.

"Old Eight, come, sit down..." Pan Erdong immediately started to show off his treasures.

As soon as he called, more than half of the little guys in the room sat down.

Lu Jingxing showed an approving expression on his face.

"Yeah, not bad, you are really good, aren't you?" Yang Pei couldn't help but admire him.

Pan Erdong happily took out some snacks from his trouser pocket and fed them to the little ones one by one without getting tired of it.

"Come on, shake hands..." He just shouted.

The little ones stretched out their right front legs in unison, raised them slightly higher, and looked at him with round eyes.

"So fat, so awesome..." Pan Erdong probably didn't expect that the little ones would cooperate so well, and his eyes narrowed with joy.

"Haha, this is good, you can consider training cats..." Yang Pei said with some admiration.

Lu Jingxing couldn't help but nod his head. This really requires some skills and patience.

It was getting dark.

Xi Wenxin smiled and said, "Okay, don't show off. Let's go and have dinner. Your brother Lu and his friends have been driving for a whole day. Let's have dinner and rest early. I have an appointment with the landlord to come tomorrow..."

"Hehe..." Pan Erdong stood up with a silly smile.

He took the fruit from Xi Wenxin and walked out with the others.

The four of them had dinner nearby.

Although they were indeed young, they had driven for more than ten hours. After washing up at home, Lu Jingxing fell asleep.

A dreamless night.

The next day, the landlord next door came over when they arrived at the store.

The landlord was a man in his fifties, bald. He should be from the north from the tone of his voice. He laughed heartily and had a loud voice. Lu Jingxing greeted him and thought to himself that he looked easy to deal with, but he didn't know if he would be difficult to deal with.

As the few people were drinking tea and talking, the door opened from the outside.

Zhao Jingming walked in from the outside, looking back as he walked: "Lu, this door is not good, it's so narrow, a big dog has to turn sideways to get in."

This is so awkward, he came in from the outside and said that a dog has to turn sideways to get in.

Everyone who thought of this couldn't help but hold back their laughter, especially Pan Erdong, who didn't know who Zhao Jingming was, and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

As soon as Zhao Jingming came in, he saw everyone looking at him with a smile on their faces: "What's so happy? Oh, old Xi, long time no see..."

Good guy, this guy is so familiar?

Lu Jingxing was a little uncomfortable to see him so enthusiastic.

What was even more uncomfortable was Xi Wenxin, he had only met Zhao Jingming once, but he was so enthusiastic, so he naturally wouldn't lose his face, and immediately walked over and gave him a shallow hug.

"Haha, what wind blew President Zhao here?" Xi Wenxin was indeed a little surprised.

"Didn't I make an appointment with the boss to look at the house? Mr. Zhao is our major shareholder. He happened to be in Gangcheng, so I asked him to come and take a look." Lu Jingxing explained.

Zhao Jingming and Xi Wenxin separated, smiled and greeted the landlord, and shook hands.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it, I just came to take a look." Zhao Jingming laughed.

"Everyone is here, why don't we go over and take a look?" Xi Wenxin said.

Several people nodded, stood up together, and walked out to the storefront next to them.

"This storefront hasn't been rented out for half a year. It's not that no one wants to rent it, but I find it troublesome. Business is not good now. My location... I like to speak directly and don't like to say good things about bad things. To be honest, this storefront is not very suitable for general business. If you want to buy it, you should think it over carefully." The bald landlord did speak directly.

This made Lu Jingxing and others look at each other in bewilderment. They had never seen anyone say that their own things were so bad. It seemed that he was really rich.

"Okay, okay..." Lu Jingxing laughed.

The house has not been rented out for nearly half a year. It is the first half of the year again. When I walked in, I felt a damp feeling.

The things inside were basically cleaned up, so it looks quite spacious.

"Boss, how many square meters is this?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"The area on the certificate is more than 180. The yard outside is free. It is not shown on the property certificate. It is said to be free. We also paid for it at the time. Because we are the only one in the whole street who has this yard, the price is much higher than others." The bald landlord said while touching his bald head.

"It just looks a little dark, the light is not very good..." The man who came with Zhao Jingming, who was his cousin mentioned by Zhao Jingming, said.

The bald man glanced at him and said: "This light is also related to this decoration. If a large window is opened at the back, the light will be much better. This is not a problem."

Lu Jingxing looked around. He was quite satisfied with the area, including the yard at the back. Of course, it couldn't be compared with Long'an, but the original budget didn't plan to build two stores as big as Long'an, right?

The two stores together have an area of ​​more than 300 square meters, not including the yard at the back. The yard might be 440 to 50 square meters. If the area is well planned, it would be enough to run a cute pet store.

Zhao Jingming didn't understand all this, but he knew from Lu Jingxing's expression that this guy should be satisfied.

"Boss, tell me a price. We are all straightforward people. We don't talk about those empty and roundabout things. Just tell me the real price..." Lu Jingxing said directly.

The bald landlord was a straightforward person. After listening to what Lu Jingxing said, he said a number very straightforwardly: "This is the price, no bargaining..."

Lu Jingxing looked at Zhao Jingming's cousin. Zhao Jingming said that his cousin understood the market.

His cousin nodded his head with lightning speed.

This price is a little lower than what he expected, which is really good.

The bald landlord was still talking: "This price is really good. I'm leaving soon. I don't want to put it through the agent, ask people to come and see it every day, and come to negotiate every day. If I put it through the agent, I can tell you that it can be sold in a month at most. You should also understand the market conditions nearby. It's basically impossible to get a storefront with a yard at this price..."

He kept chattering, and Lu Jingxing had a plan in his mind. Xi Wenxin had told him about the market conditions nearby yesterday, and he had a general understanding of it. The price that the bald landlord told him, although the storefront is not particularly good, is very suitable for them to run a pet shop.

He walked to Zhao Jingming: "What do you think?"

"I really don't understand. Ah Zhen thinks it's pretty good. If you like it, just buy it. From his tone, even if it's less, it won't be much less. There's no need to worry about it." Zhao Jingming always buys things at a fixed price. He doesn't know this kind of bargaining routine and doesn't like it.

Lu Jingxing smiled slightly: "Then let's sign the contract. We'll go to the office tomorrow when we go to work."

"Haha, I like people who are straightforward. It's best to be like this. In this way, I'm familiar with the community urban management here. If you need me for licenses, decoration, etc. in the future, just ask, I will definitely help. Oh, I'm most afraid of those who are long-winded and indecisive." The bald landlord laughed.

"Brother, you are so happy that I feel like I've suffered a loss..." Lu Jingxing laughed after hearing what the bald landlord said.

When he said this, everyone in the room laughed.

Sometimes people are like this, too direct, as if they are fake.