Xiao Yu felt uncomfortable inside due to Broker Li’s expression and urging. She frowned and looked at him with suspicion.
"Brother Li, I’ve been seeking you out over and over again because I think you’re a good person, but you can’t deceive me. I’m not well-educated and lack culture. You said it was just good luck when I bought the manor last time, and now you’re saying this shop is again a stroke of good luck. I refuse to believe my luck is that good; too much is as bad as too little!"
"Whether there’s a problem with the shop or not, can’t you just check with the government? Even if I say the shop is good, it would be pointless without proof. Why don’t you come and take a look? Meet the shopkeeper? See what they say?"
Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment. Seeing that there was a chance, Broker Li quickly made a few more persuasive arguments. Xiao Yu thought that if she could handle two shops at once, it would be great. Besides, there were too many people and too much gossip at the farm, and it wasn’t a solution for her and Yaya to continue living there. If they could live in a shop in Beijing, it would be the best of both worlds.
So she was tempted and followed Broker Li to Chang’an Street in bustling Beijing, only to find that this was the street where Xinglong Inn was, wasn’t it?
However, the location of Xinglong Inn was even better, right at the intersection, with no other shops around, just that one inn nearby the lake, which had a pathway leading to Lake Heart Island. Probably no other place in the whole of Beijing had a better location than that.
The street facing Xinglong Inn was Chang’an Street, and the shop was about two to three hundred meters away from the inn.
Judging by the exterior of the shop and its interior decoration, it must have been a gold and silver jewelry shop before. Indeed it was.
When the shopkeeper saw Broker Li bringing someone, he smiled and walked over to her with extra... enthusiasm, but he seemed a bit overly cautious. She wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that the shopkeeper and the servant were sizing her up too much.
Could they have noticed she was disguised as a man? That shouldn’t be the case, as these people weren’t as sharp-eyed as the nanny.
"This young master, to tell you the truth, our master has gotten into some trouble and has been jailed with the risk of having his property confiscated. So we want to dispose of all our assets before the official confiscation, in haste and at a discounted price. Moreover, we cannot sell to people from Beijing, as it would be easily traced and might lead to their involvement. But you are different; in fact, Broker Li has already mentioned you, being new to Beijing and unfamiliar with everything. You don’t have to worry about any issues with this shop. If you are willing to buy, we can go transfer the ownership right now."
From the upper floor to the lower floor, then from the front courtyard to the back, the shop was very exquisite, and its owner was quite particular. In the back courtyard, there was a study room and a bedroom specially for the owner, and the furniture inside was clearly valuable. Xiao Yu was somewhat tempted, but she still felt there was something amiss with this family.
Even though they concocted such a righteous-sounding excuse, her strong sense of anti-fraud left her unsettled.
She ultimately decided to painfully reject the offer.
Broker Li wanted to say something, but Xiao Yu was still hesitant. Seeing that she was about to leave, the shopkeeper hurriedly said,
"Is three thousand taels too expensive? Then, how about two thousand taels?"
Broker Li was taken aback, his eyes widened as he turned around and stared at the shopkeeper with an incredulous look, clearly thinking he had lost his mind.
A shop that was hard to buy even for ten thousand taels, and would easily go for twenty thousand taels if put on the market, was now being sold for a trifling two thousand taels—wasn’t that crazy?
Xiao Yu bit her lip; she really wanted to buy it but what if the shop had problems? Wouldn’t her money just go down the drain? So she shook her head and continued walking forward.
"Young master, two thousand taels is the lowest price already. If you really don’t want it, we’ll have to offer it to someone else." Google seaʀᴄh n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net