Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 219 Selecting a Store 1

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the next morning. Dugu Xin's family had delayed their breakfast today for no other reason than to go directly to the two shops after lunch. This arrangement saved time and was more convenient.

Liu Jingyue was very satisfied with this decision. As the saying goes, "an early riser makes a fool of himself all day long." While this might still be considered early in modern society, it was considered very late in ancient times. Therefore, she didn't act pretentiously and preferred to sleep in as much as possible.

So at breakfast today, Liu Jingyue's mental state was obviously much better than usual.

After a pleasant breakfast, the family boarded the carriages one by one, following Xunfeng's careful instructions, and slowly drove out of the palace gate. Their first destination was the shop in the bustling downtown area, which was relatively close to the palace. It took only a cup of tea to reach their destination.

Surprisingly, the owner of the shop didn't come out to greet them. He was busy entertaining other customers inside. After everyone got off the bus and walked into the shop, a waiter immediately approached and asked enthusiastically, "Dear guests, are you looking for a meal or to stay overnight?"

Just as Xunfeng was about to speak, Dugu Jingyao quickly stopped him and said, "We want to eat." She saw that the restaurant seemed to be doing good business, and couldn't help but wonder why the owner chose to sell it.

The waiter's face was immediately filled with smiles, and he said enthusiastically: "Okay, please come inside and sit down. How about I arrange a private room for you?" He carefully observed their clothes and appearance. Although he had never seen these people before, judging from their temperament and dress, they were obviously from a wealthy family, so he took the initiative to make such a suggestion.

Dugu Xin smiled and nodded in agreement, and the waiter led them to the private room on the second floor.

After entering the room, Dugu Xin first led Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue to sit down, and then said gently: "Excuse me, young man, please serve us some of your signature refreshments first!" When the waiter heard this, he was naturally overjoyed and hurried out to prepare.

After the waiter left, Liu Jingyue began to carefully examine the house, secretly sighing: "You really get what you pay for!" This location is excellent, close to the river, with beautiful views, and a large flow of people. The store is spacious and well-equipped.

Dugu Jingyao was somewhat puzzled. She looked at Xunfeng and asked, "This location is excellent. I see there's a lot of traffic here, and customers are coming in an endless stream. Why are you selling this shop?"

Before Xun Feng could answer, there was a knock on the door. Dugu Xin said, "Come in!"

The waiter walked into the room steadily, holding a few plates of snacks and a pot of tea in his hands.

Seeing this, Xunfeng immediately stood up and went to help the waiter with some of the heavy load. However, the waiter quickly declined, saying, "Sir, there is no need to trouble you. I am used to this kind of work and can handle it easily."

After hearing this, Xunfeng had no choice but to stop what he was doing and wait for the waiter to put everything in order. After completing his task, the waiter said to everyone, "Dear guests, these are our signature refreshments. Please enjoy them. If you need anything else, please feel free to ask me." With that, the waiter turned and left the room, gently closing the door.

Dugu Xin nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction with the waiter's service. He then ordered Xun Feng to give the waiter a piece of silver as a reward for his hard work. Xun Feng did so, and Dugu Xin smiled and said, "Thank you, young man." The waiter took the silver, a delighted smile on his face, and then left the room, quietly closing the door.

Dugu Jingyao glanced at Xunfeng, hinting that he should continue with the previous topic.

Xunfeng understood what she meant and continued, "According to the owner, he wasn't originally from Chang'an, but he has now accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. His parents are elderly and in poor health, making it difficult for them to travel long distances. Therefore, he decided to sell the shop and return home to take care of them."

The boss downstairs was also anxiously waiting for Dugu Xin and his friends to arrive, but after waiting for a long time, they still didn't show up (in fact, he was busy inside and didn't notice Dugu Xin and his friends coming in), so he thought they didn't plan to take over the shop anymore.

At this moment, the waiter came downstairs and said to the boss, "Boss, there are some guests upstairs looking for you."

The boss was a little displeased and frowned, "Do you know why they want to see me?"

The waiter shook his head and said, "They didn't tell me, they just said you'll know when you go there."

This made the boss a little curious, so he ordered someone to keep an eye on the situation in the lobby and went upstairs with the waiter.

The waiter knocked gently on the door, and someone from inside said, "Come in!" Then the waiter pushed the door open and said to the people inside, "Dear guests, our boss is here."

After the boss entered the room, he looked up and saw Xun Feng, who had come to see him yesterday to arrange to see the shop. He suddenly realized what had happened, but he still bowed and said, "Greetings, gentlemen."

The boss gave the waiter a look, and the waiter, who was also a perceptive person, understood and closed the door and left.

Dugu Xin made a "please" gesture and said, "Please sit down."

The boss thanked them and sat down. He quietly looked at a few people and judging from their attire, they seemed to be either wealthy businessmen or prominent royals, nobles, or people with long histories of government officials.

While he was thinking, Xunfeng said, "Boss, this is our master, and these two are our young ladies." Yes, they actually didn't want people to know their identities, so they addressed each other as master and young ladies.

After greeting everyone again, the boss introduced that he had run this store for ten years. If it weren't for his mother's poor health, he wanted to go home to take care of her and would not have easily made a move.

Dugu Xin heard this and said, "Boss Hu, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, if we buy your shop, we will definitely run it well, but we may not do the restaurant business anymore."

The boss was a little hesitant at first. He hoped that the buyer would continue to run his restaurant, but he was really running out of time, so if someone was willing to buy it, that would be fine, because the price he offered was not cheap.

Boss Hu said with a rather distressed look on his face, "Then I wonder what kind of business you want to start?"

Dugu Jingyao took a sip of tea and said, "We might sell some rouge, powder, skin care products, etc."

Boss Hu can only accept his fate and hope that someone is willing to buy it. He probably won’t have time to take care of the restaurant here after he returns, otherwise he won’t sell it.

Seeing that Boss Hu didn't say anything, Dugu Jingyao said, "How about this, Boss Hu, since we have appointments with other shops as well, we'll go take a look too. If there's anything you need, have them contact you again. It's a good opportunity for both of us to reconsider this."

Boss Hu thought for a while and said, "Okay, if you have any needs, please feel free to contact me." Because she thought it would be best if someone could buy her restaurant and continue to run it, so she didn't insist on letting them buy it.

They sat for a while, paid the bill, and then left in a carriage.