in2ebook Chapter 244: Acting Coquettishly and Cutely: Grandma, Sell It to Me at a Lower Price
Chapter 244: Acting Coquettishly and Cutely: Grandma, Sell It to Me at a Lower Price
Qiao Jianer: "Even if my parents come, I will make the decision."
Men Ding was a little surprised to see her so calm at such a young age, and he reluctantly suppressed his contempt.
"Okay, I'll go inform the old lady."
After a while, an elderly woman dressed in silk came out from the main room. The silk was very bright. Normally, ordinary people were not allowed to wear silk. Some big businessmen or officials were given special permission to wear darker silk.
The old woman's son passed the imperial examination and was appointed an official in the capital area, which qualified him to wear this outfit. Judging from the old woman's age, her son must have taken the exam for many years.
The old woman was very thin, with eyes and brows showing the shrewdness of a businessman. Now she looked very proud and walked with a breeze.
Seeing that the person coming to the shop was a little girl, her brows furrowed, but when she looked at Qiao Jianer's face, a certain certainty appeared in her eyes.
This girl has her own ideas.
"Little girl, do you really want to buy a shop?"
Qiao Jianer nodded and said, "Boss, I've already visited the two shops you're selling. I'm very satisfied with their location and size. As long as the price is right, I'll come and pay tomorrow."
She said it with great certainty.
"In that case, I won't take you to see it. Let me put it this way, Changqing Street is the busiest street in Yongguan County. My two shops are located in the center, and they are connected. They are quite large, so the prices are definitely not cheap."
"Three hundred taels for one shop, six hundred taels for the two."
It has to be said that this exceeded Qiao Jianer's expectations.
She said, "Five hundred and twenty taels."
"Little girl, you've cut off eighty taels for me right now. Many people can't save up eighty taels in their entire lives. Farmers only use a few taels a year."
The old woman looked unhappy.
"It's in the center, but not the very center. It's not small, but only slightly larger than medium-sized. It's not a big shop. I've made a strict estimate of the price. One shop is worth two hundred and sixty taels."
It was not difficult for Qiao Lian'er to make money, and she would not bargain down the price to the limit. She would just give the price as it was. But she could not accept a shop asking her for three hundred taels.
The old woman thought to herself, this little girl is quite clever, and she looks a bit like her.
"Little girl, do you know that the prices of shops in Yongguan County have increased by half over the past ten years? Since I'm selling it to you, there must be a premium included. Otherwise, if you keep it, I'll also keep it if the price goes up later."
Qiao Jian'er smiled and looked around the courtyard. "Everyone knows that your son, Madam, passed the imperial examination and has been appointed an official in the capital. You're all busy moving your family now. It would be best if you could sell the shop as soon as possible. Why would you keep it? You wouldn't be able to manage it from so far away in the capital."
After hearing this, the old woman felt both proud and helpless.
She had put up the sign for sale three days ago. Knowing that her family was in a hurry to sell the house, those people actually bargained down the price to four hundred taels, and those who offered a little more offered four hundred and fifty taels.
It's simply taking advantage of someone's misfortune.
This little girl still gave the most, and it was also at the market price.
"Little girl, please add a little more. You have to give me some of the price increase in the future."
"If my son hadn't had such a good thing happen to him, I wouldn't have given up these two shops and moved to the capital, right?"
"But the price may go up in the future. What if it goes down? I will have to pay for it. No one can guarantee something that hasn't happened yet. It may have gone up in previous years and gone down in the next few years." said Qiao Jianer.
"Besides, isn't the price increase over the past ten years included in the 520 taels?"
"Oh, little girl, you are so eloquent. I don't know how to refute you after what you said." The old woman has been doing business all her life and has dealt with different people, but she was quite surprised to meet such a smart-talking girl.
"Good grandmother, you see I am an honest man, and I didn't deliberately lower the price. Just sell it to me. Let's make a deal. I'll come to pay tomorrow, and when the money and the contract are cleared, you can happily move to the capital, and I'll own two shops."
Qiao Jianer used a coquettish tone, winked at the old woman, and raised her hands to her chest.
Hearing the call of "Grandma" and seeing the tenderness in the girl's bright black eyes, the old woman's heart softened.
"Hey, little girl, why do you have so many thoughts?" The old woman's tone was no longer as tough as it was at the beginning.
"I want to buy a shop, but I don't want to buy it from you, grandma. There are many places that sell shops in this county. But I heard that your son passed the imperial examination and I want to share in your good fortune."
"I wish you a smooth and prosperous career."
"Oh, you, you, you—" The old woman pointed at her, but couldn't utter a complete sentence. These words of praise touched her heart, but this price—
Yongguan County is developing better and better, and is expanding in all directions. The price of the shop will definitely increase in the future, but she still feels that she has lost a bit.
Look at Qiao Jianer again.
The old woman couldn't stand it anymore and turned away.
Qiao Jianer ran to her again.
"I wish grandma good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains. May she be granted an imperial decree within three years."
"Oh my god, you are trying to kill me." The old woman held her forehead.
She couldn't even imagine how happy her life would be if she was really granted an imperial decree and received salary and rewards from the court.
How could she refuse such a blessing? If she did, she would have to give up some of the benefits.
The old woman took a long breath to suppress the feeling of pain.
"Okay, okay, for five hundred and twenty taels, I'll sell you the two prosperous shops."
"I originally rented out one of my shops to sell leather goods, and I run the other shop in the spices business. Both are doing very well. Little girl, whether you rent it out or run your own business, I hope everything goes well for your family."
That’s how it’s settled. Qiao Jianer paid a deposit of fifty taels here, and he just earned fifty taels today.
In the evening, Dayong woke up and Feng raised his pillow a little.
"Mom, how many days have I been in a coma?"
"It's been five or six days. How do you feel now?"
Dayong tried to move, but he couldn't get out of bed because many of his bones were injured when he rolled down the hill.
He began to get nervous: "I can't move, Mom, will I ever be able to get out of bed for the rest of my life?"
He couldn't imagine becoming a useless person.
In fact, he was already conscious this morning and heard the voices of his family members, his father, uncles, and cousins. He knew that everyone had returned safely, and that his problem was the most serious. Fortunately, it was him.
"Brother Dayong, I'm here for you. There's no way you can't get out of bed. This is just temporary. You're recovering." Qiao Lianer said.
Seeing that Dayong was conscious and clear, it meant that the blood stasis did not compress the nerves in his skull, and she was finally relieved.
Seeing her confident expression, Dayong breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid of bringing trouble to his family.
This time, he was able to survive, and it was God who took care of him.
When he returned home in the evening, Qiao Jianer talked to Old Mrs. Qiao about buying a shop.