Liu Xihua was very nervous and didn't dare to raise his eyelids, for fear of meeting the shop owner's fierce gaze.

"Your restaurant wants to buy my shop?"

Liu Xihua was flattered. He didn't expect that the store owner didn't scold him, and he didn't seem to be averse to it. That meant there was hope!

"Yes, our boss has been out discussing business these days and asked me to come and ask." Liu Xihua also calmed down.

The shopkeeper continued to inquire: "What are you going to do with our shop?"

Liu Xihua was a little confused in his heart. This store asked too many questions, so he smiled and answered tactfully: "I don't know yet. The shopkeeper probably has his own intentions for wanting to buy this store. I am just here to pass on the message and ask questions."

The shopkeeper frowned slightly: "Is that so!"

Liu Xihua became nervous again. Was he going to be scolded again?

"I originally had no intention of selling this store. As you can see, although our store is small, the buns taste good, and business is not bad. We have many regular customers." After the store owner said this, Liu Xihua knew what was going on. He had already expected that the other party didn't want to sell.

His purpose of coming here was to get rejected! Liu Xihua was about to say goodbye, but he heard the shop owner continue to say: "But there have been some changes in my hometown recently, and I really don’t know if I can continue to open a store in Yuecheng."

Is there a chance? Liu Xihua immediately became excited and took the opportunity to ask: "If you agree to sell the store to us, our shopkeeper will say that you can set the price, as long as it is within our acceptable range, we will hand over the money and the store!"

The store owner did not express his opinion directly, but just shook his head helplessly: "Please let me think about it."

After Liu Xihua said goodbye and left, he hurried back to the store with a triumphant smile on his face. Du Ran was delighted when he saw this and asked quickly, "Did you agree?"

"Very likely!"

"What do you mean by very likely?" Du Ran wondered.

"The store owner said he would consider it."

Du Ran nodded: "Then they will most likely agree. How come it went so smoothly?"

"He said something happened in his hometown and he might have to go back there and couldn't stay in Yuecheng. I didn't feel comfortable asking him what the matter was." Liu Xihua took a sip of water and was very satisfied with his performance.

"Since he said so, you can go ask him tomorrow. If he doesn't make an offer, we will give him a price first. If he disagrees, we will raise it. It will definitely be higher than the current market price." Du Ran said. With this experience, Liu Xihua was even more confident and agreed directly: "Princess, leave it to me!"

"So what's our price range?"

Du Ran held up three fingers.

"Three hundred taels?" Liu Xihua was a little surprised. This was too high. He was thinking whether he could get some commission from it!

"It's not easy for the old couple. They sold their good shop. You should give them some compensation, but don't ask for three hundred taels directly. Start with one hundred and fifty taels. If you can't reach an agreement, you can increase the amount. Anyway, it can't exceed three hundred taels."

Liu Xihua nodded, but at the same time he was a little confused. The people he met today were not an old couple. Thinking that it might be their son, he didn't think about it anymore.

The next day, Liu Xihua went to the bun shop early and bought a few buns for breakfast, also thinking about getting closer to her.

This time, it was the old couple who were selling buns. They treated every customer warmly and showed no special enthusiasm or rejection towards Liu Xihua. This made Liu Xihua feel uneasy again. Could it be that they disagreed again?

When they are busy, they definitely won't have time to receive him, so Liu Xihua waited until the same time as yesterday and came to the bun shop, but saw the same man from yesterday.

"Doctor Liu, you are here, please take a seat!" The man still entertained him warmly.

"Boss, what do you think?"

The man looked a little serious: "I received another letter from home. The situation is not very good. I am afraid we will have to leave Yuecheng in the next few days. I will sell this store to you!"

Liu Xihua was overjoyed, but he didn't show it. He just nodded politely and said, "Our shopkeeper said he can buy it at twice the market price outside. How about that?"

If it is double, it would be about one hundred taels. In this way, maybe I can even make some hard work fee from it. Thinking of this, Liu Xihua was excited!

Unexpectedly, the shop owner shook his head and said, "I'm afraid double the price won't work. You've seen my shop, business is booming, we rely on this shop to support our family, this shop has long been our home! I didn't expect... I had no choice but to sell it. If it wasn't close to the restaurant, and I thought you were all serious businessmen who could treat it well, I wouldn't have considered you first."

"We will naturally treat this store well, but from what the store owner said, someone else wants to buy it?"

The shop owner nodded and said, "To be honest, there is a family that saw that our steamed bun business was doing well and wanted to take it over and continue to run it. With our original customer base, the business won't be too bad."

"So what price did they offer?" Liu Xihua asked.

"One hundred and fifty taels!" The shopkeeper did not hide it: "We thought it would be best if this shop could continue to operate the steamed bun business, but you are neighbors, and Doctor Liu has come forward, so..."

"In that case, I will go back and ask the shopkeeper and see what he says!" Liu Xihua bowed and prepared to leave.

Back at the restaurant, Liu Xihua told Du Ran exactly what the owner said. Du Ran frowned and thought, "This old man, I'm afraid he made up a family out of thin air. Who is so generous that they would spend 150 taels to buy buns from a restaurant? No matter how delicious these buns are, how long will it take to make back the money?"

After hearing what Du Ran said, Liu Xihua also felt that there was something fishy going on: "Princess, I think what you said makes sense. I was the only one who went there these two days, and I didn't see anyone else!"

"Well, you just stick to one hundred and fifty taels, and then secretly observe to see if there is anyone else going to him. If there is really a competitor, and the offer is higher than three hundred taels, we will decisively give up!" Du Ran whispered to Liu Xihua.

Liu Xihua nodded secretly, then stared at the bun shop like a spy until his eyes became a little sore.

But I only saw the man in the store saying goodbye to the old couple who ran the bun shop, with two buns in his hands, and no one else.

Liu Xihua felt more confident. It seemed that this was just a play directed and performed by the store owner himself. One hundred and fifty taels, no more!

The next day, the shopkeeper saw that Liu Xihua had not arrived yet, and kept looking outside.

On the second floor of the restaurant, Liu Xihua clapped his hands with confidence, ready to take over the store.

The moment he saw Liu Xihua, the man in the store hurried out to greet her.

"Divine Doctor Liu, you are finally here!"

"Shopkeeper, have you thought it through whether you agree or not?"

The man said hesitantly, "One hundred and fifty taels."

"Our shopkeeper disagrees. The maximum you can give him is 120 taels!"

The man seemed to have made up his mind with great pain: "Okay! But you must treat this store well. After all, it has been with us for so long..." As he spoke, the man actually became a little sad.

"Of course! In that case, I will go back and ask our shopkeeper, and ask you to prepare the store deed." Liu Xihua still said politely.

The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly: "I will be waiting for Doctor Liu in the shop at this time tomorrow."

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