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In his spare time, Zhou Ji and Si Teng Hongkui talked about this matter, guessing where Zhao Pan'er got the confidence to take out 1,200 pennies and go down to Wangyue Tower.

"With her current net worth, I'm afraid she can't raise enough money even if she sells herself. In the end, the account will definitely fall on her good sister Song Yinzhang." Zhou Ji took Si Tengji's tea and sipped it After taking a sip, he asked, "By the way, has Yinzhang's dividends for the past few months been handed over to her?"

"She didn't want it after I gave it to her. She said that she didn't know how to manage the money, and she didn't have any expenses at ordinary times. I worried that it would be too conspicuous if I took it to the teaching workshop, so let us keep it for her first."

Hongkui shrugged, looked down and saw Si Teng holding a sleeve with one hand, holding up a teacup and putting it gracefully in front of him, she couldn't help being slightly taken aback, said "thank you" softly, and continued: "She She said that when she was in Qiantang before, Miss Pan'er was taken care of by her sister, so she agreed to take care of the introduction chapter when her sister passed away. Over the years, the money for the introduction chapter has also been kept with Miss Pan'er. got used to."

"In this case, let us go first."

Si Teng buckled the teapot, thought for a while and said, "However, public is public and private is private. We can help keep her dividends, but the accounts must be listed clearly so as not to make a mess when we get it. When I came to withdraw money, I didn’t even know how much money I had saved after working hard for so long.”

Zhou Ji nodded and agreed with Si Teng's proposal.

Although Tongfu Tea House's business is booming and is making a lot of money every day, it is still far behind Song Yinzhang's current net worth.

Since getting Ke Xianggong's "Bone of Style" inscription, many high-ranking officials spared no expense of one thousand guan to invite her to play a song.

With a thousand crowns and her own investment and dividends in the half-hidden, there is no need for Zhao Pan'er, and she can take down Wangyuelou as the boss by herself.

The three chatted for a while, but no one mentioned Gu Qianfan's name.

From their point of view, with Zhao Pan'er's proud temperament, since she has repeatedly preached to others that "women should be self-reliant", they will definitely not do the double standard of "rely on Gu Qianfan to solve every trouble".

One thousand two hundred.

It's really curious.

Zhou Ji thought that Zhao Pan'er had previously closed down the cheap 'Zhao's Tea Shop' and turned to marketing high-end and elegant high-priced refreshments around Song Yinzhang's pipa. Baiguan.

For example, to win over Zhang Haohao and Jiaofang kabuki who have money in their hands but are restricted by the status of official prostitutes and cannot redeem themselves, to expand the circle of sisters, and to raise funds to open stores?

In a blink of an eye, it was time for the deal that Zhao Paner had agreed with the owner of Wangyuelou. Out of curiosity, Zhou Ji approached the owner of Wangyuelou, as a notary, to see what kind of marketing methods Zhao Paner could use.

Although Zhou Ji declined the proposal to take over the restaurant before, but the business cannot be done with righteousness. The owner of Wangyuelou just lacks money and needs to dismantle the restaurant for a half-turnover. It was a good thing, and he agreed without the slightest hesitation.

And three days ago, Gu Qianfan followed the clues and inquired all the way, and finally learned that it was his biological father, the traitor Xiao Qinyan, who conspired to kill Zhao Pan'er's father and make Zhao Pan'er's mother and herself into lowly prostitutes. .

In the end, Zhao Pan'er's mother died in Jiaofang, leaving her alone with both parents dead.

Gu Qianfan couldn't believe how Zhao Pan'er would feel once he knew the truth. He felt ashamed to see Zhao Pan'er again, and didn't want Zhao Pan'er to be caught in hatred. He resisted his reluctance and grief and decided to leave for a while.

Before leaving, Gu Qianfan also mortgaged the ancestral house, exchanged it for three thousand silver notes, sneaked into Zhao Pan'er's room, and put it under the vase.

Coincidentally, a strong wind blew that night, mixed the banknotes with the paper on the table, and scattered them all over the floor. Ge Zhaodi didn't pay attention to the banknotes mixed with the paper early in the morning, so she packed them all together and put them under the vase again.

Gu Qianfan didn't show up for three whole days, and the money he agreed to was never seen.

Zhao Pan'er had no choice but to bite the bullet and take Sun Sanniang and Ge Zhaodi to Wangyue Tower, hoping that the boss would give them a few days of grace.

Seeing Zhou Ji present, Zhao Pan'er thought that Zhou Ji had also taken a fancy to Wangyuelou and was about to snatch the business from her. His heart sank slightly, but on the surface he saluted calmly, showing doubts and said: " Mr. Zhou, what is this?"

Zhou Ji nodded slightly, as a salute, went straight to a chair in the corner and sat down, raised his hand and said, "Miss Pan'er, don't worry, I'm just doing a notarization next to you, and I won't steal your business. "

Sun Sanniang approached Zhao Pan'er and whispered, "Pan'er, after all, it's about a lot of money, and it's safer to have Mr. Zhou as a witness."

"Then there will be Mr. Zhou." Zhao Pan'er showed a formulaic smile, handed the deed to the boss of Wangyuelou, and said, "Boss Tao has a heart."

The boss of Wangyuelou looked at the contract that had been changed again, frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Boss Zhou, take a look, look at this contract that has been changed again and again, what does it mean?! Mrs. Zhao , if you don’t have money, just tell me, don’t waste my time!”

Zhou Ji knew that Boss Tao was taking advantage of the situation to put pressure on Zhao Pan'er.

With others on the side, Zhao Pan'er didn't want to show timidity, and tried to maintain her usual calm and self-confidence, and said with a straight face: "The buyer is the one who picks the goods. It is better for everyone to be more detailed in the contract."

Zhao Paner wanted to take the lead in the negotiation, but now she is in a hurry to buy the store, and the relationship between supply and demand determines which side is stronger. Boss Tao has been in the business for a long time, and he saw Zhao Paner's posturing at a glance, and said impatiently: "I agree to sell the restaurant in half to you , I just liked your frankness, and ended up making these twists and turns for me. How about this, you can sign this contract now, or it will be void, and I will find another buyer."

"Hey~ don't, we didn't say we wouldn't sign." Sun Sanniang was the first to be manipulated by Boss Tao, and turned her head to look at Zhao Pan'er.

Hearing that Boss Tao planned to smash the deal.

Zhao Pan'er managed to maintain a calm and unhurried appearance, her mind was a little flustered, and she immediately said: "I can sign. But the six hundred guan in the first payment will not be given to you until tomorrow."

There's no harm in waiting another day.

Boss Tao thought for a while, and agreed: "Okay, tomorrow's hour is three quarters, don't wait when it's over!"

Zhao Pan'er caressed her chest, a bright smile finally appeared on her face that had been tense for a long time.

Just as he got up and went to the table to sign with Boss Tao, Zhou Ji's voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Two wait a moment~"

Boss Tao frowned slightly, realizing that Zhou Ji might have glimpsed something, and suddenly regretted agreeing to him to be a notary.

Zhao Pan'er also thumped in his heart, turned around and saw him approaching, thinking that Zhou Ji regretted halfway and wanted to cut off his beard.

"Boss Tao shook the contract just now. I accidentally saw that the contract only stated the deadline for Ms. Pan'er to pay the deposit and the final payment, but he didn't say a word about the termination of the transaction, and the deadline for Boss Tao to return the deposit."

Zhou Ji asked curiously, "Could it be that Ms. Pan'er has already completed the financing and raised enough money?"

financing?

What financing?

Didn't Pan'er ask Gu Qianfan for the money to open the restaurant?

Sun Sanniang glanced at Zhao Pan'er suspiciously, Zhao Pan'er hurriedly took away the deed, checked carefully, and sure enough, she missed the clauses related to the cancellation of the transaction.

However, it didn't really matter to her.

Because she had already made up her mind to sell this store, she never considered the possibility of canceling the transaction and refunding the deposit.

Boss Tao looked at the other contract pretending to be surprised, and couldn't help admiring: "Boss Zhou is really thoughtful."

Zhou Ji heard Boss Tao's insincere words, but he didn't care much.

If the terms of the contract were not good for him, and Zhou Ji offered to propose, he would naturally be grateful.

But the terms of the contract are in his favor, Zhou Ji reminded Zhao Pan'er that he was naturally upset.

This is human nature.

Negligence is negligence after all, Zhao Paner gave Zhou Ji a grateful look, but did not answer his question, but looked at Boss Tao and said: "Boss Tao, there are some mistakes in this contract, can you write a new one?"

Boss Tao could tell that the three of them really wanted to sell the restaurant, rather than making fun of him deliberately.

After thinking about it, he agreed, and wrote a new contract in front of Zhou Ji, setting a specific deadline for paying the deposit tomorrow and refunding half of the deposit if the transaction was interrupted.

Zhao Pan'er carefully confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the new contract, and then he pressed his handprint and signed it with confidence.

Zhou Ji, as a notary, naturally signed the deed.

Since then, the contract was officially signed, and Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang couldn't help but walk out of the restaurant with a bit of brisk footsteps.

Ge Zhaodi followed Sun Sanniang in a trance, suddenly remembered something, and said worriedly: "Is it signed now? But isn't the money in our hands still a lot short?"

On the other hand, Zhao Pan'er looked calm and said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll just go to the Imperial City Division. With Qian Fan here, it should be fine with this little money."

Sun Sanniang hesitated and said, "Just in case you can't see him."

Zhao Pan'er smiled lightly, and shook her head firmly: "Impossible. Qian Fan is not Ouyang Xu, so why would he avoid me?"

Zhou Ji and Boss Tao said a few words of courtesy, declined Boss Tao's persuasion, and heard Zhao Pan'er setting a flag for himself as soon as he left the door.

What's the meaning? Is she asking Gu Qianfan for money?

For the first time, Zhou Ji thought he had heard wrong.

If Zhao Pan'er hadn't talked about "self-reliance" in the first place, Zhou Ji's psychological expectations for her would not have been so high.

But now I think about it.

Did I 'overestimate' her a little too much?

From Qiantang to the capital, she is still the same Zhao Pan'er, without any change?

"Mr. Zhou is thankful for having you today, otherwise we would not have discovered the flaws in the contract." Zhao Pan'er saluted Zhou Ji Yingying, interrupting his thoughts.

"Since I'm here to do notarization, this is what I should do." Zhou Ji came to his senses, responded casually, and said hesitantly: "Miss Pan'er, I read the contract just now, and Wangyue Tower is not cheap. 50% of the total price, and it will be paid tomorrow, do you have that much cash on hand?"

"You don't need to worry about Mr. Zhou, we will find a way."

Opposite the Bianhe River is the Tongfu Teahouse. Zhao Paner glanced at the teahouse in the distance, her distorted self-esteem was at work again, she raised her head slightly, and said calmly.

"It's my overthinking." Zhou Ji looked at Zhao Pan'er's bluff, smiled, indicated that the teahouse was not far away, and invited the three of them to sit there.

Zhao Pan'er heard that Zhou Ji was just being polite, and reasoned that he still had important matters to deal with, and apologized to Zhou Ji and said goodbye.

Sun Sanniang bowed to Zhou Ji, thanked him again for the reminder just now, and left with Zhao Pan'er.

Looking at the backs of the three leaving, Zhou Ji sighed softly, with a look of complexity undisguised in his eyes.

the other side.

On the way back to Osmanthus Alley, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang Ge Zhaodi separated, and went to Nanya to find Gu Qianfan by themselves.

However, when she came to Nanya under the scorching sun, she was stopped at the door.

That person was Gu Qianfan, a close friend who recognized Zhao Pan'er's identity, but didn't invite her in, so he half-opened the door and told Zhao Pan'er that Gu Shizun was not in the capital, and that he had recently left Beijing with the envoys from the North to go hunting in the Liangyuan area. up.

"What?" Zhao Pan'er looked a little strange, and asked quickly, "Where's Chen Lian and Chen Dutou? I haven't seen him for several days."

The man's attitude seemed neither cold nor indifferent, and he replied, "He has also gone to Beijing for business", and asked Zhao Pan'er if there was anything wrong. If there was anything, he could send someone to Liangyuan and tell Gu Shizun that Zhao Pan'er had come to look for him. his news.

Only then did Zhao Pan'er force a smile, and said with a blessing, "Thank you."

The man nodded and slowly closed the mansion door.

Zhao Pan'er stood outside the closed door for a long time before turning around and returning to Osmanthus Alley.

"How did this happen? What the hell is Gu Qianfan doing? He...he...he...he suddenly regretted it, so he didn't see you on purpose?" Said, stopped what he was doing, and said worriedly.

Zhao Pan'er answered without hesitation: "Absolutely not! Qian Fan must be on business, and he really doesn't have time."

After talking about it, I still didn't forget to explain: "Otherwise, he has always supported me to open a restaurant, so there is no reason to suddenly regret it at this time!"

Ge Zhaodi spoke from the side: "I agree, otherwise why would he send the two hundred guan? If you really regret it, you should not give a cent."

"That's right, so let's be more patient and wait a little longer. His subordinates also said the same thing. In a few days at most, Qian Fan will definitely be able to send us the money we need!"

Zhao Pan'er nodded vigorously, not only as if comforting others, but also as comforting herself.

But they can wait, but Wangyue Tower can't wait.

The deed has been signed, and the deposit of 600 guan will be delivered early tomorrow morning. It's been a while, and they only have 400 guan in cash, and they urgently need to make up the remaining 200 guan before the pawnshop closes.

Since Zhao Pan'er lured Ge's mother to Chi Ya'nei last time, Chi Ya'nei regarded it as a provocation, so he told his subordinates that except for the ice shop, the remaining eleven lines were not allowed to do her Zhao Pan'er's business.

Zhao Pan'er raised the banner of "Lady Song" once again, using her name to intimidate and lure her, the pawnshop shopkeeper was in a dilemma, so he had to agree to Zhao Pan'er's half-covered storefront as a mortgage, but he was only willing to pay fifty guarantors.