Chapter 7: Opening a Store?

  According to the phone number left on the webpage, Yang Qing dialed it and the other end answered quickly.

  "Hello, excuse me, are you Mr. Chen who rents out houses?" Yang Qing asked in a gentle tone.

  "I'm here, what can I do for you?" came a somewhat low-pitched male voice from the other end.

  "Oh, hello, I'm here to rent a house, I don't know if you're available today, I'd like to go see the house this afternoon."

  "Okay, fine. Just give me a call when you arrive." The male voice on the other end said before hanging up the phone.

  Yang Qing was slightly stunned, and the other person's reaction seemed a bit too cold as well.

  But afterwards he shook his head, as long as the other party's house was fine, he didn't bother to care about what attitude they had.

  After a night's time, Yang Qing's yuan force had already recovered, but this morning, Gu Yanian and Ruan Yang didn't go out, so Yang Qing didn't make talismans either.

  After playing computer in the dormitory for a whole morning, Yang Qing went out of school directly after lunch and rushed to the place where the rental house was located.

  After taking several buses, Yang Qing arrived at the location of the rental house, Wenhua Street.

  As soon as Yang Qing entered this street, he saw that the shops on both sides of the street were all kinds of handicraft shops or incense shops.

  According to the address left online, Yang Qing quickly found the place. After arriving at the location, Yang Qing was slightly stunned because it turned out to be an incense shop.

  "Was the information left by that person false?"

  Just as Yang Qing was hesitating, a middle-aged man walked out of the incense shop.

  "What brings you standing in front of my store?"

  As soon as Yang Qing heard the middle-aged man's voice, he was certain that it was him, the person on the phone.

  "Hello, I'm the one who wants to rent a house and has been in contact with you by phone."

  "Oh, then come in and take a look!"

  The middle-aged man's attitude was very cold, without even a smile.

  Yang Qing followed the middle-aged man into the store and then walked towards the stairs, apparently the house for rent was on the second floor.

  After being possessed by the game, Yang Qing could see people's attitudes towards him and their names. Later, Yang Qing felt uncomfortable, so he modified the settings to only show the names and health bars of those who were hostile towards him.

  The middle-aged man walking in front, since he didn't show his name, it means that he didn't have any hostility towards Yang Qing.

  In that case, his attitude seems quite strange. Anyway, Yang Qing came to rent a house and it's like giving him money, he shouldn't be so cold about it.

  "Right, didn't I learn a divination technique? Let's see if I can divine the reason."

  Yang Qing's heart moved slightly, and he used the probing technique. A flash of light flickered in his eyes, and then some information about that middle-aged man appeared before Yang Qing's eyes.

  This information is very comprehensive, including the middle-aged man's character and recent situation, all of which are described in great detail.

  From this information, Yang Qing also knew the reason why the middle-aged man was so cold.

  This middle-aged man, named Chen Zhong, saw that the feng shui business was booming lately, so he rented a storefront on Feng Shui Street in Chat City to sell incense sticks and paper money, just trying to make a living.

  However, Chen Zhong did not understand Feng Shui at all, and the shop was just some ordinary incense, candles and paper money. Those who came to the Feng Shui street could not appreciate the things in his store.

  For more than half a year, Chen Zhong basically didn't earn a single penny, but instead lost several months' worth of rent, and he has already thought about transferring the store.

  Upon seeing this, Yang Qing's heart suddenly stirred - if this middle-aged man was willing to transfer ownership of the shop, why not take it over himself?

  Yesterday evening, Yang Qing had also thought about how to increase his monthly income to 10,000 yuan within a year. After thinking for a long time, the only hope was in those seals.

  Yang Qing believed that after witnessing the magic of these seals, many people would be willing to spend a lot of money to buy them, and at that time, his task of earning over 10,000 yuan per month could be easily completed.

  But how are these seals supposed to be sold? By shouting on the street?

  Yang Qingdang was certain that if he did that, either the city management would confiscate his stall or the police would take him to the station. Even if nothing happened, he estimated that no one would believe him.

  Shouting like this on the street is so low-class, anyone who sees it will think it's a scam.

  However, if Yang Qing bought this shop, it would be a different story. On this Feng Shui Street, opening a store to sell talismans is nothing out of the ordinary, especially since his talismans are actually effective.

  Chen Zhong took Yang Qing to visit the rooms on the second floor, which were fully furnished and equipped with electrical appliances. All they needed to buy was some bedding and other essentials before they could move in directly.

  "The rent for this house is one thousand per month, you need to pay half a year's rent and three months' deposit first."

  After Yang Qing expressed his satisfaction with the house, Chen Zhong began discussing rent with him.

  "Mr. Chen, I don't know if you have any intention of transferring the incense shop downstairs?"

  Hearing Yang Qing ask this, Chen Zhong turned his head around, sizing up Yang Qing for a moment, and asked somewhat hesitantly: "You want to buy out my incense shop?"

  "Right, but I don't know if you're willing to transfer it, Mr. Chen?"

  "I'm telling you, business at this store is not bad, with an income of several hundred thousand per month. How could I possibly transfer it?" Chen Zhong's originally dull expression instantly disappeared, and his eyes sparkled with spirit.

  Since someone wants to buy out his store, how can he not raise the price?

  "Is that so?" Yang Qing looked at Chen Zhong with a hint of amusement, until he felt somewhat uneasy, before speaking up: "Since Chairman Chen's business is doing so well, then I won't make things difficult for you!"

  Yang Qing's casual words suddenly made Chen Zhong anxious, although he also knew that Yang Qing might be deceiving him, but during this period of time, he had already suffered enough torment.

  "Don't be in a hurry! If you really want to take over this store, it's not impossible. For a monthly rent of 10,000 yuan, I'll transfer the entire scented candle shop and the remaining two years of the lease contract to you, how about that?"

  "Boss Chen, I'm really sincere, but you don't seem willing to transfer it! If you're really willing to transfer, 700,000 yuan, the entire Xianghuo shop and rental contract will all be transferred to me."

  Yang Qianyi opened his mouth and cut nearly three-quarters of the price, causing Old Boss Zhang to jump up suddenly.

  "What, 700,000 yuan? No way, don't even think about it!"

  "Boss Chen, before I came, I did some investigation. Your incense shop has been losing money since the day it opened, and it's already been over half a year, are you planning to continue losing money?"