Volume 3 Summer Rain Chapter 0318: The Trendsetter of the Times
Nan Yi then went to another store, which was also in a prime location and was a bit better than Boss Diao's. But he felt a shock as soon as he walked into the store.
Nan Yi had met the original tenant once. He was a man named Wang from Xin'an Town. Nan Yi had also met his wife. She was definitely not the woman he was with now, and this woman didn't look like someone who worked for someone else.
"What's your name, lady boss?"
The woman picked up the cloth that was messed up by the customer and looked up at Nan Yi. "Buy cloth?"
As soon as the woman opened her mouth, Nan Yi knew she was from Tiangang. It was strange, as it was rare to see someone from Tiangang coming here to do business.
"No cloth, boss lady, what's your name?"
"You are so bored, Tong Xiao, what do you want to do?"
"Oh, Boss Tong, are you in partnership with the former Boss Wang, or did you take over this store from him?"
"I transferred it. Now this store is mine."
"Did Boss Wang tell you what to do with the rent?"
"How it's handled is none of your business. Who the hell are you to meddle in other people's business?" Tong Xiao said bluntly.
"Boss Tong, don't be so aggressive. As soon as I walked in, I told you about the rent. Think about it. If I weren't the landlord, why would I tell you this?"
If this woman continues to speak so foul-mouthedly next time, Nan Yi is going to flip the table.
"Are you kidding me? You speak with a Beijing accent and tell me you are the landlord?"
"I said I am the landlord, and the rent is tens of thousands of yuan. When I want to collect it, you won't look at my property deeds. Will you give me the money?"
Nan Yi is too lazy to care about you.
"Really the landlord?"
"I won't waste my time talking to you. I originally agreed with Boss Wang that the rent was 22,000 yuan a year. He hasn't paid the rent for this year or last year. You just need to tell me whether the rent has fallen on you. If not, I will go find him. If so, we can talk about how to pay the rent."
"Okay, you said, the rent falls on me, I accept it."
Nan Yi thought that when the original boss Wang sublet the store, he probably included the rent in the sublease fee.
"Okay, the initial 42,000, and next year's rent is 27,000. If you want to pay for three years at once, I'll give you a reasonable price of 90,000."
"Ninety thousand, I say, you are too cruel, twenty-seven thousand a year, you calculated ninety thousand for three years, shouldn't I give you some discount if I pay you for three years at a time?"
Tong Xiao exploded as soon as he heard what Nan Yi said.
"Boss Tong, there's no point in you pretending to be stupid. The business in this old street is getting better day by day, and the rent must follow the market. Don't you know whether 30,000 a year is expensive or not?
If you don't want to rent it, just tell me and I'll go outside and yell, 35,000 a year, I'll rent it out in less than ten minutes, do you believe it?"
"Believe it, believe it, I believe it, landlord, let's talk it out."
Seeing Nan Yi like this, Tong Xiao stopped pretending to be stupid. She knew very well what the rent price was here, and the price Nan Yi gave was indeed very fair.
"Okay, I won't say any more. Go to the village committee in Wenchangwei and someone will show you the property title. Just pay the money and it'll be fine. I won't play any tricks, and I hope you won't play any tricks either.
If business is good, you can continue to rent it. If business is bad, you can return the money if you want. It's 82.19 yuan a day. I will deduct the money for the number of days you rent it, and I will return the remaining money to you without losing a cent."
"Okay, okay, landlord, if you can talk to me, I'm sure I can talk to you too. Look, I'm using the house in good condition. You haven't damaged it at all." Tong Xiao said, pointing to the roof and the wall.
Nan Yi took a casual glance and didn't care too much. The houses here in the old street will have to be demolished in a few years, so it's fine as long as they don't collapse now.
"It's good to use a photo. Okay, Boss Tong, I won't delay your business. If you are not free during the day tomorrow, you can go at night. However, don't go alone. It's not worth it if you get robbed."
"Thank you for the reminder, landlord. Why don't you be a good person and collect the items yourself tomorrow?"
"I really don't have time, so I'm sorry to bother you with this trip. Okay, I'm really going, business is booming."
Nan Yi wanted Tong Xiaohao and that Diao guy to go to Wenchangwei, not really to show off, but to let them see that Wenchangwei was watching behind them, so as to prevent them from playing any tricks.
A lot of trouble can be avoided by just giving a scare. There is no need to put on a show of pretending to be cool and then getting slapped in the face afterwards.
Dongmen Old Street is actually the former Shencun Market. The entire Shencun Market was renamed Dongmen Old Street in 1979.
But the houses in Dongmen Old Street are a little different. The two houses in Nan Yi can be rented out at a high price, but the original arcade house cannot be rented out at a high price. If you really insist on renting it out, you can only collect a hundred or two hundred yuan a year at most.
The houses are all in Dongmen Old Street, but two of them are in the narrow sense of "Dongmen Old Street Commercial Street". The arcades are located in the corner of Dongmen Old Street, the residential area.
On the way, Nan Yi bought a padlock and went to the arcade.
He thought that the arcade must have been visited by a thief, and the bottles of Moutai inside must have been taken away.
When he arrived at the door of the arcade, as expected, he was not disappointed. The original padlock on the door was gone and replaced by a new one.
Well, it’s not stealing, it’s just that someone has taken over your nest.
"Young man, young man." Nan Yi was pondering over the padlock when a housewife who lived next door shouted at him.
"Hey, Auntie, you called me?"
"Yes, young man, your house was occupied by some bastards. It happened just three months ago. They were very vicious. I told them that the house had an owner, but they called me an old woman."
"Aunt, they are talking about a dead old woman, not a gossip? Not a local?"
"Judging from the accent, he must be from the north."
"Aunt, how many people are there in total?"
"Three live here, and one comes here often, but doesn't live here."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie. I will take care of it."
"Young man, chase those bad guys away. They drink until the early morning every day and make so much noise." The grandmother muttered to herself and walked away.
Nan Yi stood there, watching the housewife walk away, thinking that this housewife was not a good person either. She knew that her house was occupied, so she reported it to the police station.
"Tiger cub, open the door and don't break the lock."
"yes."
The tiger cub agreed, took out a tactical bag from his pocket, took out a thin steel bar from the bag, poked the padlock a few times and opened the lock.
Nan Yi pushed open the door and walked into the room. He saw neatly stacked cartons of Panasonic VCRs inside. He counted them and found there were fifty-two boxes in total.
"More than 3,000 yuan per unit, with a total value of about 180,000 yuan."
Nan Yi quickly calculated the value, then walked forward and picked up a box, cushioned it and shook it. It was not empty, and there were no bricks inside.
Putting the box down, Nan Yi pointed at the tiger cub and then at the ceiling.
The tiger cub nodded, pulled out a tactical shrinking baton from his waist, and went up the stairs.
After more than a minute, someone came down from upstairs.
"Nansheng, there's nothing valuable here, just a bedroll, a few beer bottles for urine, and a few used condoms in the corners."
"Damn it, they treat me like a turret." Nan Yi said hatefully, his mind racing.
"Yu Xiu, take four people to keep an eye on this area and find out the details of these people. With these things, they are definitely not good people." Nan Yi pointed at the video recorder and continued, "Listen carefully, I want them to die, but I don't want to dirty my hands. Do you know what to do?"
"I understand. If these video recorders were stolen, these people must have ulterior motives. We are cracking down on them now, and it shouldn't be difficult to find out the crimes they are guilty of that are enough to get them executed." Chen Yuxiu said after thinking for a while.
"Just keep an eye on them, don't do anything, don't get yourself involved, and try to get a banner for being a good citizen."
"clear."
"Let's go." Nan Yi said to the others.
In an instant, everyone left the house and the tiger cub restored the padlock.
Nan Yi went next door and whispered a few words to the housewife who had just met him, then he took his people away and headed towards Nantang Food Street.
Nantang Food Street was just next to it, less than a mile away, and they arrived in a short while. After taking a few casual glances outside, Nan Yi walked into a Cantonese restaurant with many customers.
As soon as I walked into the restaurant and hadn't found a seat yet, a short, middle-aged man, less than 1.65 meters tall, with a small belly which was rare at the time, a handbag under his arm, and shiny hair, came up to me.
Standing next to him was a young man in his thirties, who looked handsome and talented.
The middle-aged man is Xian Yaochang, and Nan Yi cannot recognize the young man next to him, but he is most likely Wang Wanke. These two are cooperating in the grain business.
However, the hair on Wang Wanke’s head is not so dense after his middle age. His face shape is somewhat similar. If he only shaved off a little bit of the facial fat, he would look exactly like the Wang Wanke that Nan Yi is familiar with.
"Uncle Yaochang." Nan Yi took the initiative to greet him.
"Nan Yi, are you coming here to eat?" When Xian Yaochang saw Nan Yi, a big smile appeared on his face.
"Yeah, Uncle Yaochang, have you finished eating?"
"No, let me introduce you. This is Wang Wanke, Boss Wang, who is my partner in the grain business." Xian Yaochang pointed at the man who looked like Wang Wanke and said, "Wanke, this is Nan Yi, the accountant in our village."
That’s right, it’s an accountant. Nan Yi also has a title of deputy accountant in Wenchangwei. It’s just an honorary title, just to make up for Nan Yi’s boasting about being an accountant.
"Hello, Boss Wang."
"Hello, Accountant Nan." Wang Wanke shook hands with Nan Yi and said in a hoarse voice.
At the same time, he wondered, "Is there anyone with the surname Nan in Shencun?"
Wang Wanke's family background is not ordinary. Although he is cunning, he is also arrogant. He has questions and asks directly: "Accountant Nan, you are not from Baoan, right?"
"No, I'm from Beijing. I came here to cut in line and stayed here. I'm considered a new Wenchangwei person."
“It’s the educated youth.”
"Nan Yi is not an ordinary educated youth. He came to our team in 1977 and was admitted to Beijing University that year." Xian Yaochang praised Nan Yi a little superfluously.
"Oh, Accountant Nan was a top student. Where is he working now?"
