Chapter 683: 475 Perhaps there isn’t much time left_2
“Ah, can’t really talk with you, hanging up now, I’ll call you after I arrive tomorrow.”
“Alright, have a safe trip.”
After ending the call, Xiaofeng made another call to Su Peng.
Su Peng was on a truck at that moment, and upon receiving his sister’s call, he chuckled: “Sis, I’m on my way to the Imperial Capital. The Chengbei branch factory is about to open, isn’t it? So I’m coming over to have a look.”
“Big brother, coming to the factory is just an excuse, isn’t it? You just want to see your sweetheart. Big brother, if you’re serious about her, you should hurry up and propose, to spare mom the worry.”
“There’s no rush for that, she’s currently studying, isn’t she?” Su Peng wasn’t in a hurry to get married now: “We might arrive by tomorrow noon. Let me tell you, knowing that I was coming, mom packed quite a few things to bring over.”
“How are mom and dad doing at home?”
“Good, they’re always fine.”
Knowing that her big brother was coming over, Xiaofeng’s mood suddenly improved.
She bought several outfits for Old Man Su and He Ximei, as well as some specialty products from the Imperial Capital, to bring back with her brother when he returned.
Just as she was about to head back, she saw Feifei getting out of a car.
Feifei obviously saw her too.
“Young Madam, you’re in high spirits today, fancy coming out for a shopping spree.” Feifei took off her sunglasses, glanced at Ayun who was following on the side, and her red lips curled up: “I heard that Young Master Gu woke up. Since Young Master Gu woke up, things are indeed different, you even have a female bodyguard close by. Do you think Young Master Gu knows you’re not being faithful outside, so he specifically arranged a female bodyguard to keep an eye on you?”
The last time there was trouble with the villagers in Chengbei, Su Xiaofeng had lost face in front of those villagers and her subordinates. She really couldn’t bring herself to Su Xiaofeng.
Hearing Feifei’s words, Xiaofeng wasn’t annoyed: “You, an unmarried woman, wouldn’t understand the joy of us married women. My man is worried about me, and that feeling, you probably can’t appreciate.”
A flash of annoyance crossed Feifei’s eyes, this woman really knew where it hurt and went right for it: “It’s just surveillance, and look how proud you are. I haven’t seen Lord Long these days. Do you know where Lord Long is? Or could it be, Young Master Gu knew you dallied with Lord Long, so he took care of Lord Long?”
Such a possibility wasn’t nonexistent.
“Lord Long has always been elusive. Isn’t it very normal for him not to show up?”
“Aren’t you and Lord Long on good terms? I thought you’d know his whereabouts.”
“Even if I did know, I wouldn’t necessarily tell you.”
“Su Xiaofeng, have you ever heard this saying, ‘Walk the night and you’ll meet a ghost.’ Haven’t you ever thought, if Young Master Gu finds out about your dalliances with Lord Long, he might divorce you? What, exactly, gives you the nerve to be so arrogant in front of me?”
“Whatever.” Xiaofeng was indifferent.
Watching her nonchalant demeanor, Feifei was utterly infuriated.
This woman’s other skills might not be strong, but her ability to infuriate people was top-notch.
Xiaofeng ignored her and continued shopping.
Passing a small alley, she saw a tea shop inside that was up for transfer.
The environment there was indeed quiet, but the foot traffic was lacking, and not many customers were willing to come by, unless they were regulars.
Xiaofeng decided to sit inside for a while.
A middle-aged woman came forward, who seemed to be the proprietress of the tea shop: “Miss, what would you like to drink, regular tea or flower tea?”
“I’ll take a chrysanthemum goji berry tea.”
The proprietress soon brought over a cup of chrysanthemum tea and also provided a piece of rock sugar, letting her decide how sweet to make it.
A young man dragged his weary body into the shop and impatiently said to the middle-aged woman: “Mom, can we actually transfer out this shop or not? It’s been so long, and not even one person has inquired. Why did you even think to open a tea shop in the first place?”
The young man seemed to have an abundance of opinions.
“Enough, there are guests here, say less. If it can’t be sold, I’ll just keep it running,”
“Keep running? With what will you keep it running? Dad is in the hospital right now, and the last thing I want is to spend my days and nights in the hospital. Besides, with dad like that, who knows how much more money it will need. We’re out of money now.”
The words of the young man seemed to have struck a chord, as the look in the landlady’s eyes grew dimmer, “That’s a problem too. Who could have expected your dad to get sick at this time.”
“So, Mom, we need to sell this place quickly, even if it means for less money. It’s okay,”
“If we sell this shop, we’ll have no source of income at home,”
“You just rest easy, I’ll definitely find a job. Going to work beats staying in a hospital all day long. Staying there, I feel like I’m going to go crazy.”
“That’s your dad, if you don’t go who will.”
“I’m not going anyway.”
“You stay here and take care of things, I’ll go. I’m telling you, as long as the shop is here, we at least have some income. If the shop sells, we’ll really have no income.”
“Mom, there are hardly any customers each day, what’s the use of that little income.” The young man waved his hand, signaling for his mother to leave, “You’d better hurry to the hospital. My dad can’t be left alone either.”
“Okay, remember to collect the money later,” worried about the man in the hospital, the landlady picked up her bag and rode off on her bicycle.
The young man watched his mom leave and went to sit down next to Xiaofeng.
Before he could get close, Ayun had already stopped him.
The young man glanced at Ayun, then at Xiaofeng, and with a heave, said, “Oh, we have an important guest today.”
Xiaofeng took a light sip of tea, “Are you planning to transfer this shop?”
“We’re considering it.” The young man looked at Ayun, who was giving off a cold vibe, and daring not to approach, sat down at a nearby table, “My dad suddenly can’t get up from bed, taken to the hospital they said it was some brain blood vessel blockage. Now he’s awake, but he can’t take care of himself. If it weren’t for my dad’s sudden condition, we wouldn’t have to sell the teahouse. My mom wouldn’t have to look for a job outside either.”
“Stroke?” Xiaofeng thought of that first.
“Right, stroke.” The young man stretched out his legs, “Drinking got him into this, day in and day out, just drinking. Now see what’s happened.”
“So, how much are you planning to sell this shop for?” She happened to have a plan to open a bar, and the location was okay, quite quiet.
The young man glanced at Xiaofeng, somewhat surprised, “You want to buy?”
The young man suddenly laughed, “You seem straightforward. If you’re serious about buying, I’ll give you a fair price. Maybe you want to look around first?”
Xiaofeng stood up and looked around inside and outside the shop, not many tables, maybe five or six, with two private rooms upstairs, decorated quite ordinarily.
“Let me tell you, the location is actually pretty good, it’s just that my mom doesn’t have the time to manage it. If it wasn’t for that, we wouldn’t sell. If you’re really interested, how about five thousand? You pay five thousand, and everything here is yours.”
“Does the five thousand include a few months of rent?”
“It doesn’t include that, the rent is paid monthly. But things like the tables and chairs, if you want, we can leave them for you.” They wouldn’t be worth much if taken elsewhere.
“What if I don’t want them?”
“Then it can’t be much cheaper, four thousand five hundred.”
“I’ll think about it.”
“Sure, take your time. If you’re serious about buying, we can still negotiate the price.”
Xiaofeng wanted to buy it, but after taking over, she had no one to help her manage the shop, which was a problem.
There was also another, most important issue—she was about to leave this place.
Thus, uncertain about when she would leave, she had to put some matters on hold and spend quality time with the boy and girl twins. If not now, she really wouldn’t have another chance later.