The location's good, so I'll buy it

"Huh? The location?" Wang Xiaoyan was a little stunned and instinctively replied, "Of course this is a good location. There's lots of foot traffic, it's a well-known commercial hub, and there are plenty of residential complexes nearby."

"Then what do you think about opening our bakery here?" Chi Qing continued.

"Huh?" Wang Xiaoyan was even more stunned. "Here? The rent here is so expensive, and I've looked around this area. There aren't any vacant storefronts available for rent."

"This coffee shop looks pretty good." Chi Qing smiled and headed east.

"Qingqing, what do you mean? Do you know the coffee shop's landlord?"

"Not yet, but I should be meeting them very soon." Chi Qing left Wang Xiaoyan even more bewildered.

And so, Wang Xiaoyan took Miaomiao along and followed Chi Qing to the leasing and sales office on the first floor of the commercial center.

As soon as Chi Qing walked in, she spotted her former colleague, Zhang Jingyuan.

"Chi Qing, are you here shopping?" Zhang Jingyuan greeted her warmly. She had previously worked in sales at the company Chi Qing had just left, and the two had always gotten along well. Now she sold retail units at this commercial center.

It was also through her ads on WeChat Moments that Chi Qing had learned the commercial center had recently started selling its retail units. The units rented out before that had been put into operation in advance to raise their sale prices.

That was also why Chi Qing had arranged to meet Wang Xiaoyan here today to discuss the plan.

Hehe, so Chi Qing had found another way to spend money today-buying retail units.

"Jingyuan, I saw your Moments post saying the units here are up for sale. I'd like to take a look," Chi Qing said.

Zhang Jingyuan had long since heard from others that Chi Qing had switched to a Porsche. Now, hearing that she wanted to look at retail units, she immediately brimmed with enthusiasm.

"Yes, we've only just started selling, so there's still plenty available."

"I just passed that 77 Coffee Shop. It's in a good location. Is that unit still available?" Chi Qing asked casually.

"Yes. Because that area's in a good location, the price per square meter is high, so not many customers can afford it. All the units in that row are still available."

Zhang Jingyuan said, "But there's something I should tell you."

Lowering her voice, Zhang Jingyuan said, "I wouldn't recommend buying the 77 Coffee Shop unit."

"Why's that?" Chi Qing was surprised.

"Our engineering director's younger sister runs that shop. All the other shops have signed formal leases with the company, so once you buy one, you can start collecting rent as the landlord right away."

Zhang Jingyuan glanced around and continued in a hushed voice, "The coffee shop hasn't signed a lease. To put it plainly, they're using it for free. The engineering director even got the contractor to do the renovations for free. If you buy that unit, you'll have to negotiate a new lease with her. It'll be a hassle."

Oh, nice! Chi Qing was delighted. Isn't this like getting a pillow just when you're feeling sleepy?! I'd thought showing off this time might cost me money. After all, if the coffee shop had signed a lease, I'd definitely have to pay a penalty to kick them out. Just thinking about it was disgusting. But now... heh heh~~

"It's fine, Jingyuan. I just like that location. Just tell me whether that unit is for sale. If it is, I'll buy it." Chi Qing remained perfectly composed.

"It is. It's definitely for sale," Zhang Jingyuan said. "Would you like me to ask the engineering director to help you discuss the rent with the coffee shop?"

"No need. I'll talk to her myself later." Chi Qing could hardly wait to hand over the money and then fling the contract in the coffee shop owner's face.

"Then give me a moment. I'll work out the price for you."

Zhang Jingyuan deftly pulled out the price list and rattled through the calculations. "The units in this row have a high price per square meter-33,000 yuan. The coffee shop is 70 square meters, so the total is 2.31 million yuan."

Zhang Jingyuan quickly quoted the price. "All right, work out the price for all five storefronts in this row," Chi Qing said upon hearing it. Hey, it looks like I can buy the whole lot.

Now Zhang Jingyuan was a little dumbfounded. Although she'd heard from former colleagues that Chi Qing seemed to have somehow struck it rich, wasn't this a bit too rich?

Despite those thoughts, Zhang Jingyuan didn't miss a beat and quickly finished the calculations. "The five units range from 30,000 to 33,000 yuan per square meter, and they're all about the same size. The total is 10.42 million yuan. We have a promotion: purchases over 10 million yuan receive 2% back in shopping gift cards, which comes to 208,200 yuan."

When Chi Qing heard that, she thought, Oh, nice, there's a perk like that too! She had 9.84 million yuan on hand today, leaving her 580,000 yuan short, so she said, "How about this? I'll pay in full for these four units today and make a partial payment on the last one. I'll pay the remaining 580,000 yuan tomorrow." Of course, the four paid in full had to include the coffee shop!