Chapter 151 Ex-boyfriend"The problem of the location of Shaohua Bookstore needs to be solved quickly. It seems that Mingyu will bring a team here for on-site survey next week and start planning the construction plan of the bookstore." Chen Mo reminded.
"So fast?" Huang Xinxin was a little surprised. Obviously, she had not received the news yet.
Chen Mo nodded. "Well, he mentioned it to me when I was chatting with him a few days ago. We agreed to get together then."
Huang Xinxin asked quickly: "Did he say when he would come?"
"They didn't say the exact date. I guess it hasn't been decided yet. Once they confirm the date, they should inform the village soon."
Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "I heard him say that the renovation of the old house is a big project. After we come here to finalize the contract, the project will start immediately. Otherwise, I'm afraid the entire construction period will be delayed too long."
"What should we do now?" Huang Xinxin scratched her head in distress. "The village will definitely be happy to see the project start sooner, but now the most critical problem has not been solved. We have made a solemn promise before. If people come here and find that they have been ripped off, then..."
"Then can we talk to Uncle Deqing without going through the process?" Nana suggested. "I remember there is a Grandpa Yang in Uncle Deqing's family. The actual owner of the old house should be Grandpa Yang, right?"
Huang Xinxin shook her head and explained: "We first approached Grandpa Yang, but Grandpa Yang didn't want to rent it, so we approached Uncle Deqing. Uncle Deqing was willing to rent it, but the price he asked was..."
The words were not made very clear, but everyone understood that it was just the lion's mouth.
Hu Youyu was afraid that Su Qingya would not understand and would not be able to participate in the topic and be left out, so he quietly explained the context of the matter and the relationships between the characters to others:
"This Uncle Deqing is Grandpa Yang's son. Shaohua Bookstore was an investment that Xinxin and Mr. Xie brought to the village. At the beginning..."
Chen Mo glanced at Hu Youyu and saw him and Su Qingya sitting next to each other and whispering to each other. He thought that this kid would seize the opportunity.
"Is the price asked by Uncle Deqing really that high?" Chen Nanxing asked.
"It's not just high, it's ridiculously high." Huang Xinxin sighed, "If it was a little higher, we could negotiate, but the price asked by the Deqing uncle is directly benchmarked against those popular ancient towns that have been commercially developed."
"Over the past few days, Mr. Xie and I have taken turns to persuade him with both reason and emotion. We have worn out our lips. Every time we go to his house to ask for something, he happily accepts it, but he refuses to budge on the price. There is no room for negotiation at all."
Chen Nanxing frowned and said, "If they are willing to pay this price, why would they come to us? Why not just go to those popular ancient towns that have been developed?"
Huang Xinxin said helplessly: "That's the truth. Mr. Xie has explained the pros and cons to him bit by bit, and also proposed that the rent will increase year by year in the future, but it's all useless. He just won't listen."
Hearing this, Xu Hongdou shook her head and said, "This is just like a piece of meat that can't be chewed or cooked, and it's thick-skinned. You can't reason with it."
"Since the old house of Uncle Deqing can't be negotiated, what about other places? Doesn't Shaohua Bookstore have any alternative options?"
Xu Hongdou asked again, the establishment of the library is now closely related to them.
Xie Zhiyao explained, "Uncle Deqing's ancestors were horse caravans. His ancestral house has a history of hundreds of years. It covers a large area and has Bai ethnic characteristics. That's why Shaohua Bookstore chose it. There is really no other house like this in the village."
"In fact, at the beginning, Shaohua Bookstore's first choice was to find a place that was large enough and they designed and built it themselves. After all, building a new one on a vacant lot takes much less time than renovating an old house, and it may even save more money," Huang Xinxin added.
"But now many old houses in the village are protected buildings. They can only be repaired and maintained, and cannot be demolished and rebuilt at will."
Nana asked worriedly, "What should we do now?"
"If it really doesn't work, we can only ask the village if they can approve another piece of vacant land." Huang Xinxin sighed, "But a lot of the land is used for farming, so the village can't approve it either."
Xie Zhiyao was also somewhat helpless. It was for this reason that he and Huang Xinxin had strongly recommended Uncle Deqing's ancestral home. He did not expect that it would be put on the shelf now.
"They are determined to eat you, so they have a big appetite and want to get their way in one go." Chen Mo said.
"Hmm?" Huang Xinxin looked up at Chen Mo.
"You've already made up your mind to buy something, so how can you bargain?" Chen Mo shook his head and looked at Xie Zhiyao, "The most important thing about investment that cannot be seen through is your bottom price."
"Old Xie, you have worked in investment banking for so many years. Now that you have returned to the village, you have become more sincere in treating others."
After hearing Chen Mo's lukewarm response, Xie Zhiyao was silent for a while, then he suddenly realized something.
Because he was in a difficult situation, Xie Zhiyao subconsciously did not think of using "fraudulent" means to achieve his goals when dealing with the village elders who had watched him grow up.
But sometimes sincere communication and dedication don't win understanding, but instead make people become more demanding.
After Xie Zhiyao figured it out, he immediately came up with an idea: "Xinxin, go to the village tomorrow to file a report and get the land approved."
"Land approval?" Huang Xinxin was stunned. "Old Xie, you know it's very difficult to get land approved."
"It doesn't matter whether it's approved or not. What matters is that you get it approved first. If someone in the village asks about it again, you can just say that you're going through the process."
Xie Zhiyao narrowed his eyes and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to the e-commerce warehouse and have a 'chat' with the aunties who are packing there about this matter. I believe that this news will soon reach the ears of Mr. Deqing."
After hearing this, everyone immediately understood Xie Zhiyao's plan.
Huang Xinxin nodded immediately and said, "No problem. From now on, we will 'give up' Uncle Deqing."
Thirty-six Strategies, Flowers on the Tree.
The next day, Huang Xinxin came out of her room with her bag on her back. She saw Aunt Agui cleaning the yard. Her eyes moved and she walked over to her and said hello, "Aunt Agui."
Aunt Agui turned around when she heard the voice, still a little surprised: "Hey, Xiao Huang, why are you here?"
Huang Xinxin explained: "The roof of the village committee's house is leaking, so I'm staying here for a few days."
Aunt Agui nodded and said, "Oh, the old house really needs to be repaired."
"Then Aunt Agui, you go ahead and do your work. I have to go to the village committee right away. There are a lot of things going on in the village recently." After Huang Xinxin said this, she pretended to be in a hurry to leave.
Auntie Gui heard this and pulled Huang Xinxin to her side, curiously asking, "Xiao Huang, you look so anxious, what happened in the village?"
"Nothing, just the matter of Shaohua Bookstore coming here to invest."
Huang Xinxin said something vaguely and then turned to leave.
"Doesn't that mean we want to rent Grandpa Yang's old house?" Aunt Agui asked immediately.
"I don't want to rent it anymore." Huang Xinxin hurriedly replied, and before Aunt Agui could ask any more questions, she immediately ran away, "Aunt Agui, I'm running out of time. I'm leaving now."
"Well, why not rent it?"
Aunt Agui asked and shouted, but Huang Xinxin had already run away.
"Everyone has left, Aunt Agui." Chen Mo was sitting on a mat playing with a cat. Seeing this, he smiled and joked.
"Chen Mo, do you know what's going on?" Aunt Agui asked inquiringly. Halfway through hearing this, she felt really itchy in her heart.
Chen Mo shook his head. "I don't know for sure either. I just seemed to hear Xiao Huang talking about the village approving land or something last night."
"Land granting?" Aunt Agui seemed to be thinking about something.
Chen Mo immediately reminded her, "Aunt Agui, don't tell anyone if you know about this. This matter may still be under discussion. It's not certain yet."
"Don't worry, I know, and I won't tell anyone." Aunt Agui patted her chest and assured.
"That's good." Chen Mo nodded confidently.
Then, he said jokingly:
"If we really want to grant land, this village collective land, then everyone will have money to share."
It is just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, with light blue clouds and cool weather.
Chen Mo was lying on a rattan chair with his eyes closed, holding Fatty Ju in his arms, and the aroma of tea was wafting from the small table next to him.
One person, one cat and a cup of tea, life is so leisurely.
"Boss Chen, you have an easy life these days."
Su Qingya was squatting, fiddling with the flowers and potted plants in the yard.
"Sometimes I'm busy, and sometimes I take a break." Chen Mo closed his eyes and replied lazily.
"But I see you seem to be very idle all the time?"
"Always occasionally."
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Su Qingya couldn't help but sigh: "I'm so envious."
Chen Mo nodded slightly: "Nothing can be done, I'm lucky."
Su Qingya smiled and said, "I really want to clean your baby's earwax."
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Just kidding. Actually, I'm also very busy when you can't see me."
"What are you busy with?"
"Busy making money."
"But I feel like you can make money just by lying down."
"Yeah, your feeling is right."
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Su Qingya was silent for a while, then uttered, "You are quite good at chatting."
"Thank you, I'm often told that."
"Are you sure it's not accidental?"
"Occasionally."
Su Qingya nodded. That was right. Most people were sincere and would not say anything that went against their conscience.
"I haven't asked you yet, what did you do before?" Chen Mo asked.
Su Qingya shrugged lightly and said, "Choreographer."
Chen Mo opened his eyes and turned to look at Su Qingya who was squatting and smelling the flowers. Her back was slender, but there was a full curve somewhere in her back.
Retracting his gaze, Chen Mo subconsciously sighed: "No wonder."
"No wonder?" Su Qingya looked back in surprise.
Chen Mo changed the subject: "Choreographers must be very hard, right?"
Su Qingya shook her head, "It's not hard, it's mainly because of my hard life."
Chen Mo said with a smile: "For those who have time to enjoy the flowers here, why would they talk about having a miserable life?"
"Even cows and horses need to be let loose occasionally so they can work better, right?" Su Qingya raised her eyebrows. "I put myself out here to catch my breath. Is that okay?"
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Didn't you come here because of the breakup?"
"Let's not talk about this terrible thing." Su Qingya clapped her hands and stood up. "I'm going to go to Nana's restaurant."
Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, go out for a walk more often. The wind is strong here, and the bad things can be blown away by the wind."
The sun is warm and the shadows of the trees are dim.
Chen Mo dozed off as he lay there.
"Hello, is anyone here?"
At the door, a questioning voice came.
Chen Mo woke up and turned around when he heard the voice. A man with fashionable clothes and handsome face was standing at the door.
Chen Mo asked doubtfully: "Who are you?"
The man said, "Excuse me, I'm here to see Su Qingya. Is she here?"
Chen Mo stood up, looked up at the room on the second floor, and said, "She just went out. What do you want to see her for?"
The man said, "I'm her boyfriend."
(End of this chapter)
