"So why take over this shop if it wasn't doing well? Aren't you just setting yourself up for loss?" the shop owner asked Nan Feng.
Nan Feng lied to him, "Of course I wouldn't lose out. I'm not selling clothes – I know that selling gold makes money, so I'm selling lanterns here without hesitation."
"..." The owner agreed. He couldn't simply switch to selling lanterns – clothes were what he was familiar with. Not only would he lose money if he switched his product, he would also have to start from scratch. It would be better to relocate; he decided that he didn't want to stay here anymore.
After this conversation, Nan Feng quickly reached an agreement with the original owner to take over the shop. She signed a three-year lease with the landlord that afternoon, agreeing to pay on a monthly basis.
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