rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 221 The rich woman’s friend is also a rich woman

Su Mei said there were two shops, but in fact there was only one left, and the other one had been rented out.

And even for the remaining one, Chen Li has no use for it.

Although the location of this store is excellent, after all, Yanda and Huaqing are next to each other. By opening a store here, you can basically cover the two top universities in the country.

However, in fact, Chen Li was helpless! The store in the counselor's home was too big.

At least for a fried chicken restaurant, it is impossible to use such a store.

A store like this could almost open a KFC.

Therefore, apart from giving Chen Li a more "deep" understanding of his family counselor's family situation, this visit to the store has no meaning at all.

"Wouldn't it be better to be bigger?"

"I heard that your fried chicken tastes very good! The bigger the store, the more money you make, right?"

"Uh~!"

Chen Li was speechless~ There is some truth to this truth.

But the question is where does Chen Li have so much money to rent a shop like this!

Not to mention the rent, Chen Li can't even afford the renovation costs of this store.

"Teacher Su~ I can't use such a big store for my small business."

"And the rent for such a store is definitely not cheap. I can't afford it."

"You've also seen my fried chicken shop. It only needs a small storefront. It doesn't need to be so big."

Chen Li spread his hands, he was actually helpless!

The reason is simple. In 1998, the kind of small stores he needed were really not very popular.

In cities more than ten years later, especially near some commercial plazas, small shops with a business area of ​​only a few to more than ten square meters are very popular.

For example, milk tea shops and various snack bars, that kind of business model is very popular.

But in 1998, there were such business models, but they were relatively rare.

In the eyes of many people, snacks have to be the kind you can find at a roadside stall.

It’s rare for someone to open a shop in a big city just for snacks.

If the demand is low, then there will be correspondingly fewer shops like this! So these days shops are generally at least dozens of square meters in size.

The shop in Su Mei's house covers an area of ​​more than 300 square meters.

With this area and it being near Yanda University, there are actually many directions to choose from.

For example, clothing stores, formal restaurants, etc.

Of course, if Chen Li had enough funds, he would also choose to rent this store. Then he would renovate it, open a dine-in restaurant, and turn it into the flagship store of Ideal Fried Chicken Store.

On the one hand, it can earn more profits, on the other hand, it can also enhance the brand value of the "ideal" fried chicken restaurant.

But it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Although Chen Li is not a clever woman, he really does not have rice.

"Uh~ I can discuss the rent with my family and give you a discount."

"No~Teacher Su!"

After thinking about it for a while, Su Mei was about to speak, but was interrupted by Chen Li.

Chen Li knew that Su Mei's family was wealthy and might not care so much about the rent. However, Chen Li definitely couldn't take advantage of this.

Let’s not talk about whether Su Mei’s family can agree. Even if they can agree, how cheap can it be?

And by taking advantage of this, Chen Li owed Su Mei a favor. Chen Li believed that his favor was quite valuable.

Deng Weimin helped him several times, but every time Chen Li responded with "extreme courtesy" in order not to owe the other party any favors.

If you just rent a branch, you will owe a favor, and Chen Li's favor seems too cheap.

"Teacher Su, this store is really not suitable for me. It's too big!"

"And let me tell you the truth! I don't have that much money on hand. I can't even afford the renovation of your store."

"So~ I thank you for your kindness. But I really can't afford to rent this store."

To be honest, except that this store is a bit bigger, everything else is in line with Chen Li's vision.

If you open a fried chicken restaurant here, you won't have to worry about business.

But if you don’t have money, you have no money, and the difference is not just a tiny bit.

The bigger the store, the higher the various costs. Today, Chen Li cannot afford such a store.

In the end, Su Mei accepted Chen Li's refusal. For this reason, Su Mei seemed to feel that she had not helped Chen Li, so she directly suggested:

"Oh~ That's okay!"

"This doesn't help you either. Then I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

Originally, Su Mei planned to invite this meal to him later, but in the end, she couldn't help Chen Li after working for a long time, which made her, a counselor, a bit embarrassed.

"No need! Thank you, Teacher Su, for your kindness~ I'd better treat you to dinner when I have time!"

Chen Li could see Su Mei's mentality, but he felt that Su Mei was overthinking it.

Su Mei looked at Chen Li with the attitude of a counselor looking at students. As a counselor, she felt a little embarrassed for not helping Chen Li.

But in fact, Su Mei had no position to help Chen Li.

There is an old saying that goes well: not to help is a duty, but to help is a duty.

It's impossible to say that the two-piece fried chicken set meal at the Ideal Fried Chicken Restaurant can help Su Mei so much. Chen Li's fried chicken is not that attractive.

So in fact, even if Su Mei didn't help Chen Li, Chen Li should have invited his counselor to dinner.

"Hey~ Why are you two so polite?"

"Can I treat you tonight?"

"Let's not go to Lao Mo. That place is just for a romantic meal. I'll treat you to hot-boiled mutton tonight."

Chen Li and Su Mei were pushing and rejecting, while Zhou Xiaoli looked a little dissatisfied.

She finally had a day off today. She had made an appointment with Su Mei to go shopping, but she ended up spending it all with Chen Li.

"Don't bother~! Sister Zhou, you can eat the hot-boiled mutton, but I still have to pay for this order."

"Don't rob me. I am a man after all, and now I am the one who makes my own money. So don't rob me."

"If you want to go to Lao Mo, then I won't say anything. The cost in that place is a bit high and I can't afford it."

"But if we talk about boiled mutton~ Hehe! It's up to you two to eat it as you like!"

Chen Li smiled and started to tease himself, but in fact what he said was true.

Even in 1998, Lao Mo's consumption was considered relatively high-end.

Although Lao Mo has been going downhill nowadays, his style is still there.

In addition, it was Western food, and the two people in front of him were obviously wealthy owners. Chen Li was worried that if he went to Lao Mo to treat him, if these two people ordered him a sky-high price menu, he would be in vain.

Already.

But if you eat hotpot mutton, it will be different.

"Hey~ you are quite interesting!"

Zhou Xiaoli was stunned by Chen Li's "straightforward" expression.

As a good-looking girl from a wealthy family, Zhou Xiaoli is used to seeing people who look fat in front of her.

As for others who are more reserved, they usually refuse politely or find some other excuses.

In the end, Chen Li was the first to admit that he couldn't afford it.

"No~ How can I ask you to treat me? You can also eat boiled mutton. The temperature has been cooling down recently. It's OK to eat some mutton, but I have to buy it." Su Mei is still not happy!

The meal hasn’t even been eaten yet! The three people started rushing to pay for it! This can be regarded as a Chinese characteristic.

When there is no shortage of money, people always like to rush to pay. Even if some people are very short of money, they will pretend to be fat.

Of course, Su Mei is definitely not the one who is short of money, and Chen Li is her student, so naturally she cannot let Chen Li pay the bill.

Chen Li was also speechless and waved his hand directly.

"Okay~ Teacher Su, I'll treat you tonight."

"Next time you invite me, why don't you just invite me next time, Sister Zhou?"

"Oh~ you kid, do you have some other purpose?"

As soon as Chen Li said this, Zhou Xiaoli looked at him and then at Su Mei.

"You guy, arranged three meals at once?"

"Does your mind move fast enough?"

Don't blame Zhou Xiaoli for thinking wrongly, after all, Su Mei is only a few years older than Chen Li.

Although it is not very popular these days to have a girl with a boy and a girl with a boy, it is not surprising.

"Pa~!"

"What are you talking nonsense about?"

Su Mei couldn't understand the meaning of her best friend's words, so she just raised her hand and slapped her.

This time Chen Li saw it clearly, because Zhou Xiaoli was wearing tight jeans today, and he could see clearly that Su Mei's slap hit Zhou Xiaoli's buttocks directly.

Then Zhou Xiaoli's face turned red.

I just don’t know if it’s just because of this slap! Or because Chen Li is here?

"Sister Zhou, where are you thinking?"

"My girlfriend is from Yanda. I plan to treat her to dinner tonight. Isn't this just a piece of cake?"

"So~ I have to pay for this meal tonight."

At this moment, Chen Li also knew what Zhou Xiaoli was thinking just now. He had to explain it carefully. After all, he has a girlfriend!

"Oh~ you kid actually has a girlfriend?"

"Still the one from Yanda? You can do it!"

"What a pity~ I think you are quite interesting, and I plan to get along with you!"

Zhou Xiaoli, who was blushing just now, instantly returned to her original state, and then even teased Chen Li.

Even though these sisters said that they planned to get along with Chen Li, if Chen Li took this seriously, there would be something really wrong.

"As expected, she is a girl studying medicine. I can't afford to offend her!"

Chen Li complained in his heart!

"Okay! Then you can bring your girlfriend out for dinner that night, and you pay the bill."

"As a reward for you treating Su Mei and me to dinner, I will help you solve the problem in your store."

Zhou Xiaoli walked up to Chen Li, raised her hand and patted Chen Li on the shoulder, and then said something that made Chen Li confused.

Before Chen Li could understand, Su Mei on the side reacted.

"That's right~ Xiaoli, your family is in the real estate business, so you must have some connections."

"Then help Chen Li find a store, I'm begging you!"

Although Su Mei is a college counselor, she is actually only in her early twenties.

In front of students, Su Mei could still maintain the "dignity" of a teacher, but in front of her best friends, her majestic image disappeared.

So~ at this moment, Su Mei took Zhou Xiaoli's arm and started to act coquettishly.

"Cough~cough!"

Chen Li was a little confused by this series of scenes. He quickly turned his head and looked aside, not forgetting to cough as a reminder.

Su Mei reacted quickly, her face turned red and she quickly let go. She was used to having trouble with Zhou Xiaoli, so she acted coquettishly just now.

This...! So Su Mei glared at Chen Li directly.

But Chen Li is also very innocent! What does this have to do with him?

Okay~ It does have something to do with him, because at this moment, Chen Li has already recalled the information in Zhou Xiaoli and Su Mei's words just now.

Chen Li doesn't know what Su Mei's family does. But he must be wealthy, and this has been confirmed by Chen Li.

But Chen Li didn't know what Zhou Xiaoli's family did at first.

Chen Li only knew that this girl was studying medicine and was currently interning at the Affiliated Hospital of Yenching University.

But just now Su Mei directly exposed Zhou Xiaoli's family background. This girl's family is actually in real estate?

Did I fuck a DJ?

This is 1998! Are you in the real estate business?

Chen Li turned around and looked at Zhou Xiaoli.

The surname is Zhou~!

It's a pity~ Chen Li went through all the memories in his mind and couldn't think of any real estate tycoon named Zhou.

To be honest, those who were able to engage in real estate business in Yanjing in 1998 would basically be considered to have lost their fortunes if they could not be ranked at the top of the rich list in the future.

However, it is also possible that the other party is one of those people who hides wealth. Although such people are not as mysterious as described in the novel, they do exist.

Of course~ Chen Li was too lazy to pay attention to the other party's background at the moment. What he was most concerned about at the moment was what Zhou Xiaoli said.

Help him solve the store problems!

Zhou Xiaoli took out a mobile phone, which was also a Nokia 8810.

Chen Li estimated that Zhou Xiaoli's cell phone and Su Mei's cell phone came from the same place.

Because this phone is currently only available overseas, it will not be officially launched in China until next year.

"Dad~!"

"Hiss~!"

As Zhou Xiaoli said "Dad", Chen Li took a deep breath!

That voice is so annoying!

Chen Li felt like goosebumps appeared on his body.

Zhou Xiaoli obviously noticed Chen Li's actions, glared at Chen Li directly, and then continued to speak in an almost boring tone.

"Dad~ I need a shop."

"No~ I'm a student from Sumei who wants to rent a store."

“Just next to the university in Haidian!”

"Yeah~! Thank you dad~!"

"Oops~ Got it, I'll go home for dinner next time I have a holiday."

"Hmm~! Okay!"

Zhou Xiaoli hung up the phone and glared at Chen Li again. At this moment, she was very dissatisfied with Chen Li's performance just now.

"I'm helping you. What was your expression just now?"

"Uh~ I was wrong!"

"But to be honest, it's not my fault!"

"Sister Zhou, you were so cute just now. I've never seen anyone so cute, so..."

Chen Li changed his face instantly, from a playful and smiling look to a serious one, but the words in his mouth were so unserious!

"You, you guy!"

Zhou Xiaoli was a little stunned by Chen Li's actions. After looking at Chen Li, Zhou Xiaoli slapped Chen Li directly on the shoulder.

"You guys are really interesting."

"Tsk~ What a pity! You are a little younger and you have a girlfriend."

"Otherwise, I really want to have sex with you!"

The same words, but different from the previous one. This time Zhou Xiaoli's words contained a hint of truth.

But this is not because of liking or love, but simply curiosity about a boy with Chen Li's personality.

Many times, feelings arise from curiosity. But the prerequisite is that there are certain conditions.

Obviously, there is no such condition between Chen Li and Zhou Xiaoli, so this is actually still a joke.

"Come on you~!"

"This is my student, do you want the old cow to eat the young grass?"

Su Mei on the side rolled her eyes, and at the same time, her words directly angered Zhou Xiaoli.

"Who are you calling a cow? Who are you calling a cow?"

Zhou Xiaoli turned around and stretched out her magic claw, and then the two beauties started fighting in the empty shop.

This was actually a beautiful sight, but Chen Li didn't appreciate it.

Although Zhou Xiaoli didn't tell him the answer just now, from Zhou Xiaoli's tone, it seemed that the store matter had been resolved.

But regardless of whether the store issue is resolved or not, we still have to eat.

So Chen Li took out his cell phone and dialed Liu Qingqing's dormitory number.

"Hey~ look for Liu Qingqing."

(End of chapter)