"Xiao Wan, do you want to give it a try?"
"Mm-hmm! Since I've decided to get involved, I should fight for it. I want to try!!"
"Alright, then go negotiate. As long as you can get it for around one million, that'll do."
Land prices in Zhongjiang were very cheap right now, a little over two thousand per square meter. Su Lin felt that one million should be enough for Lin Xiaowan to secure it. If the owner of that building was willing to sell, one million would be more than sufficient, with plenty left over.
"Wouldn't one million be too much?"
Lin Guoqiang was Zhongjiang's mayor, so Lin Xiaowan had some understanding of property prices there.
Su Lin shook his head. "Not much. If you don't offer a premium, why would they sell it to you?"
"That's true~!!!"
"Come on, I'll take you over to have a look. As for how to secure it, that's something you'll have to rack your brains over."
Lin Xiaowan said proudly, "I wouldn't take it if it were an easy task."
"Hehe..."
A Perfect Encounter, Asking for Flowers and Votes
Su Lin brought Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu to the intersection of Zhongjiang Avenue and Xingfu Avenue.
Su Lin pointed at a three-story building. "This is the one."
"Below us is Xingfu Avenue, with the market, hospital, and banks. Above is Xingfu Residential Complex. There's a school on the left and Wansheng City Residential Complex on the right."
"This location really is good, but there's hardly anyone here right now. Would a supermarket actually get customers if it opened here?" Lin Xiaowan asked doubtfully.
Su Lin laughed heartily. "There'll definitely be customers. In fact, this place will become the liveliest part of Jiangning for the next twenty years."
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Zhongjiang needs to be developed, but they definitely won't spend money developing the old district. Future development will certainly follow both sides of Zhongjiang Avenue. Besides, I only plan to spend one million buying a building. If I went to the old district now, even three million wouldn't be enough." Su Lin spoke calmly.
"That's true. Land in the old district is far too expensive."
"That's why the old district can only remain the old district. The authorities won't plan development over there; future development will definitely be here. And if there's a supermarket in this location, I don't think we'll need to worry about customer traffic for the next twenty years."
Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu were both stunned by Su Lin's words.
If they had been the ones choosing a property, they definitely would have picked somewhere in the old district. Not only would that raise costs, but whether they could even make their investment back would be a problem.
But Su Lin had chosen to invest in the future. This place looked sparsely populated now, but once the supermarket was established, foot traffic would naturally increase.
Because Su Lin knew just how terrifying a supermarket's ability to draw customers could be.
Most importantly, he had read the novel. Before long, a park would also be planned for this area, and by then there would only be even more people.
Lin Xiaowan gave Su Lin a thumbs-up. "Su Lin, you were born for business."
"Uh... that's a bit too big a compliment." Su Lin laughed awkwardly.
"I'm not flattering you. Your vision and perspective are far too ahead of everyone else's. No wonder you made so much money stockpiling Gastrodia elata."
"Hehe~!!"
"Xiao Wan, are you confident you can buy this little three-story building?" Su Lin raised a brow at Lin Xiaowan.
Lin Xiaowan chuckled. "Based on what you said, it might become difficult to buy this place in a few years. But right now, it's much simpler. We just need to convince this family to sell."
"What are you planning to do?"
Lin Xiaowan snapped her fingers. "That's a secret. Just wait for my good news."
"Hehe, then I'll wait for your good news."
"Mm-hmm~!!"
"Now that business is done, let's accompany Xiao Yu to buy some things. She still has a lot to get."
Xia Shiyu hurriedly said, "Su Lin, I'm not in a rush."
"It's fine. Xiao Wan can help you carry things. No reason to let free labor go to waste."
Lin Xiaowan was so angry she laughed. "Su Lin, there's a grown man right here, yet you want me to be free labor? Are you even human?"
"No, Xiao Yu, buy more later, then make Su Lin carry everything."
Xia Shiyu glanced at Su Lin, then shook her head. "Better not. Su Lin has helped me so much. If I treated him like that, wouldn't I be repaying kindness with hostility?"
Su Lin looked smugly at Lin Xiaowan.
Lin Xiaowan: "..."
Her best friend had defected just like that.
The three of them had fun until evening before Su Lin drove the two girls home.
After dropping Xia Shiyu off, Su Lin drove Lin Xiaowan home.
"Xiao Wan, you live in the family housing compound?"
Lin Xiaowan nodded. "Yeah. When my dad first came here, there wasn't a government officials' residential compound yet, so we could only live in the family housing. Later, we never moved and have lived here ever since."
"Do you think something might happen if your dad sees me bringing you home like this?" Su Lin asked worriedly.
He knew that Lin Guoqiang doted excessively on his daughter.
"Hehe, Su Lin, I thought you weren't afraid of anything. What's this... are you scared of meeting my dad?" Lin Xiaowan asked with amusement.
Su Lin nodded with a serious expression. "I really am. I'm afraid he won't approve of us, then sends you abroad. That would make me miserable."
"W-What do you mean, approve? I haven't even agreed to be your girlfriend yet."
"It's only a matter of time. Just over a month at most. It'll be soon." Su Lin spoke calmly.
"Don't be so confident. Maybe you'll lose to Ye Feng."
Su Lin shook his head. "That's impossible."
What a joke. Su Lin knew that Ye Feng's memory had already been greatly weakened, with half of his memories from his previous life directly cut away.
And Su Lin also had his cheat.
If he still lost to Ye Feng under those circumstances, Su Lin might as well get himself ready to die.
"Don't be so confident, okay? Ye Feng made a bet with Yan Huan before. No one thought he would win, yet he still did," Lin Xiaowan reminded him.
Su Lin said calmly, "The only way he can beat me is by getting perfect scores in every subject. Do you think that's possible?"
Lin Xiaowan: "..."
"I can't talk to you anymore. You're a freak. I'm going home first."
With that, Lin Xiaowan opened the car door, waved at Su Lin, and left.
Su Lin: "..."
Lin Xiaowan entered the family housing compound, then looked toward her own doorway.
Mm, good. There were no cars.
So her parents had not returned yet.
She had taken Su Lin's words to heart. With Lin Guoqiang's personality, he really might send her abroad.
That was not what she wanted to see.
Lin Xiaowan felt that she had definitely been poisoned by something called Su Lin.
She realized that whenever she went more than half a day without seeing Su Lin, she would involuntarily miss him.
And whenever she missed him, she often forgot what she was doing. It was quite troubling; she knew it was the result of falling into romantic fantasies.
Lin Xiaowan did not try to restrain those thoughts.
Because she felt that a person's youth should not consist of studying alone; it could also include innocent young love.
She enjoyed every day she spent with Su Lin now.
The moment she opened the door, Lin Xiaowan met a pair of scrutinizing eyes. "Nannan is back."
"Dad~! Why are you home?"
Lin Guoqiang looked at Lin Xiaowan with a smile. "Where should I be after getting off work if not at home? Does Nannan not want me at home?"
Lin Xiaowan hurriedly waved her hands. "No... Dad, that's not what I meant."
"Oh? That's not what you meant."
Lin Guoqiang nodded, then asked, "Where did Nannan go to have fun today?"
"I... I went out with Xiao Yu and Su Lin," Lin Xiaowan answered.
"Xiao Yu? That classmate whose father is sick?"
Lin Xiaowan nodded. "That's her."
"Oh~! Then... what about this Su Lin? The classmate who asked you to help donate money before."
Lin Xiaowan nodded again. She looked cautiously at Lin Guoqiang, not knowing what he wanted to say.
After a moment of silence, Lin Guoqiang asked, "Are the three of you very close?"
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