112: Leaving with nothing

The proprietress was stunned for a moment. "Young man, you want to open it?"

Wu Fan put down his teacup. "A friend wants to open a tea house, so I just casually asked you."

The proprietress let out an "oh" and then fell into thought.

She spoke after about a minute or two. "The shop is rented from the Grain Trade Company. The rent is 7,000 a month. Working all year, I only earn a basic salary."

"I'm old now, just passing the time. If a young person comes to open it, I'm afraid it won't work; you won't make money. Auntie isn't lying to you; I'm telling you the truth."

Wu Fan nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Auntie, thank you for your honesty. However, if you're interested, why don't you just sublet it to me? I'll offer 10,000 a month. What do you think?"

"It's still a good deal for you. You don't have to do anything and you'll net 3,000 a month."

Wu Fan quickly added.

The proprietress was a bit surprised. Everything had been explained so clearly, yet he still wanted it? And he was offering 10,000 a month?

What was he thinking?

"Young man, you really need to think it through. If you offer 10,000 a month, of course I'd be happy! The extra 3,000 is enough for me to play mahjong."

After she finished speaking, she laughed heartily.

She was a straightforward and generous woman, carefree and outspoken.

She never had any ill intentions and liked to be direct. This might be the main reason she looked young!

A good personality and a good mindset make one less prone to aging.

Wu Fan really liked women with this kind of personality. If she weren't a bit old, he would definitely have tried to win her over.

"Auntie, are you really willing to sublet?"

"As long as you've thought it through. But the contract must be for at least three years. Otherwise, if you only open for a year and then run off, I'll be in trouble."

After she finished speaking, she laughed heartily again.

Wu Fan was moved by her smile and also chuckled. "I can sign a 5-year contract at once. If I'm still interested after 5 years, I'll continue to rent. What do you think?"

The proprietress slapped her thigh, stood up, and said, "You're a straightforward young man! I like dealing with people like you. You go prepare the contract, and I can sign the sublease contract with you right away."

Wu Fan raised his teacup. "Shall we toast with tea instead of wine?"

"Alright."

The two looked at each other and both burst into laughter.

Wu Fan drove to a print shop, printed two copies of the contract, and after returning to the shop, it only took a few minutes to sign and finalize everything.

The proprietress was very kind and only requested half-yearly payments for the rent.

However, Wu Fan paid the 5 years' rent all at once. Anyway, with consumption cashback, why bother with half-yearly payments? It was too troublesome.

The proprietress was overjoyed, her mouth unable to close. She raised her hand, patted Wu Fan's shoulder, and asked, "Young man, are you married?"

"Auntie Gu, are you planning to set me up with someone?"

It was only when signing the contract that Wu Fan learned the proprietress's name was Gu Hongmei, so he changed his address to Auntie Gu.

Gu Hongmei laughed heartily and said, "My youngest daughter is 23 this year and she's very beautiful. Are you interested?"

Wu Fan said with a regretful look, "I'm not worthy. I'm divorced with a child. Thank you, Auntie Gu, for thinking so highly of me."

Gu Hongmei was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Auntie thinks you're a good person and we get along well. You handle things decisively and without any delay. Auntie really likes you, and being divorced with a child doesn't matter."

"But my Old Man definitely won't agree. He has traditional thinking and treasures our youngest daughter."

After she finished speaking, she giggled again.

Wu Fan nodded, thinking that her daughter must also be very outstanding. With such an open-minded and optimistic mother, the daughter she raised wouldn't be too bad.

He gave Auntie Gu half a month to deal with the goods in the shop, and then they would proceed with the handover.

He hadn't expected to find such a good shop for Lin Jingyi so easily.

By then, all they would need to do was redecorate the shop.

Wu Fan returned to his car with the rental contract, feeling very pleased.

He called Lin Jingyi and told her about the shop.

Lin Jingyi was still a bit skeptical.

Wu Fan simply took a photo of the rental contract and sent it to her via wechat.

Only then did she completely believe him.

She was extremely excited, realizing that Wu Fan was truly serious about her, not just all talk.

She even felt a bit fortunate that on that rainy day, she had gritted her teeth and given him her first time.

Otherwise, how could such great luck have fallen upon her?

She began to look forward to the future of opening a tea house.

In the future, the tea from her hometown, sold both online and offline, might become very popular.

She had always longed to open a distinctive tea house, and had already envisioned the style and layout of the decoration many times in her mind.

She never imagined that her dream would soon become a reality.

She was so happy that she was dancing with joy, wanting to immediately fly to Wu Fan's side to give him the most passionate affection and gratitude.

She suddenly recalled the scenes from that day.

That day, Wu Fan not only made her experience... (300 characters deleted)

It was a bit crazy... She blushed to herself and giggled alone.

{Brother Fan, thank you. I don't know how to repay you.}

Wu Fan replied coldly, {Just be my little woman and be obedient.}

Lin Jingyi looked at her phone screen, her heart pounding rapidly, unsure how to reply. In the end, she only sent three shy emojis... When Zhou Ruyan called, her voice was hoarse and her mood was very low.

She had been arguing with her husband these past few days.

Some busybodies had told her husband about Zhou Ruyan closing the shop door and pulling down the curtain in broad daylight, adding fuel to the fire.

Her husband, upon learning this, was furious and had a huge fight with her.

Although Zhou Ruyan was at fault, she was aggressive.

She already had strong opinions about her husband and had long considered divorce. Since the cat was out of the bag, she decided not to hide it anymore and directly proposed divorce.

Unexpectedly, her husband disagreed.

Despite the arguments and quarrels, he consistently didn't want a divorce, which gave Zhou Ruyan a headache.

The two of them were at loggerheads day after day, making their home a chaotic mess.

Finally, her husband proposed a harsh condition: she could divorce, but Zhou Ruyan had to leave with nothing.

Even the clothing store she owned would go to her husband. This condition was very overbearing.

Her husband thought that since Zhou Ruyan loved money so much, she would definitely not agree to a divorce under such terms.

Wu Fan took a drag from his cigarette and said calmly, "If you want to leave, then leave. I'll just open another shop for you."

"As for your future life, I can support you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruyan instantly felt a surge of confidence.

The reason she was so determined to divorce her husband was, on one hand, because their marital life was truly very disharmonious and completely unsatisfying.

On the other hand, she felt her husband was useless; his job was ordinary, he never did housework, and after work, all he did was play games, which she hated immensely.

"Wu Fan, you must keep your word. Once I divorce, there's no turning back."

Wu Fan exhaled a puff of smoke. "I can only guarantee to give you living expenses every month, and to open another clothing store for you. For everything else, you need to think it through yourself."

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