Even though it was already September, the beginning of autumn had already arrived more than twenty days ago; but the power of this Indian summer is really not to be underestimated. Where was Han Songlin at this time?
Yanghe!
The weather was nice today, and after Han Songlin finished taking care of the store, he just rode his bike to Yanghe.
Last time he came, the main reason was to buy a car. Although he wandered around Yanghe, it was just aimless wandering.
This time, Han Songlin naturally wandered around seriously.
He even bought a map.
Of course, there were no electronic maps back then, just paper maps.
The printing quality was just so-so.
Can you read it?
Of course you can, Han Songlin had studied liberal arts after all, and his geography grades were quite good.
Han Songlin stood under a tree, his gaze wandering. He had set his sights on a shop, on the corner of a street.
In other words, the shop had two street-facing sides.
Tossing the ice cream wrapper in the trash can, Han Songlin walked across the street.
For some reason, the shop's door was closed. Was it closed for good, with no one taking over? Or was it closed because the owner was busy?
It was really quite curious.
Geographically speaking, this is really a good location. Not far away is a bustling commercial street, behind it is the largest food market in Yanghe, and there are also many residential buildings nearby.
There will definitely be a lot of people.
The shop looks to be about 120 square metres.
It can definitely be considered a large shop.
Using this as the main shop, one side sells braised food and the other side can be used for braising.
Because the place is big enough, it can also supply other shops in Yanghe with braised food in the future.
It can definitely supply it.
Han Songlin didn't just wander around Yanghe for no reason. He had already inspected several stores.
If this one couldn't be taken over, Han Songlin still had other options.
After all, as a marinated food store, the business is not Han Songlin's primary consideration, and the place must be large enough.
The main thing here is to make marinated food, and if it is sold, it can be sold through other stores.
On Yanghe Road, at least three stores must be opened.
If he really does open a store, Han Songlin is not going to set up a model with a shop in front and a residence at the back this time.
Instead, he is going to rent a house on Yanghe Road alone.
'Hello, big brother, may I ask why the store next to you is not open?'
The man Han Songlin asked looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a bit of a beard, and his clothes were a bit casual.
Well, it is normal to dress like this nowadays.
'It's probably never going to open!'
What does that mean? Could it be that the shopkeeper has died?
Han Songlin wondered, but he didn't think so.
And what was the meaning of the slight disdain in the man's mouth?
'Why do you say that?' Han Songlin's tone was gentle and neither condescending nor arrogant.
When asking someone a question, don't speak rudely; people are not your parents, so how can they always agree with you?
'Hey, you're not from around here, are you?'
Han Songlin wore a reserved but honest smile: 'I'm from Lechi and want to do some business on this side of Yanghe, so I'm looking for a store. I saw that this store was good, but it was closed, so I wondered if it was closed for good.'
Judging from the store sign, this store was a restaurant.
What kind of shop is the most common in China?
Restaurants!
From selling breakfast, stir-frying, to hot pots, there are all kinds of speciality dishes.
Walking down the street, you can see all kinds of restaurants everywhere.
In terms of food alone, the skills of the Chinese people can definitely be considered full.
'I guess it's not going to work out, now I don't know where they've gone to hide from their debts!'
Hide from debts?
Han Songlin instinctively frowned, as if he didn't want to get involved in a facade with debt disputes like this.
It's not that he's afraid of trouble, and if there's trouble, he'll just solve it.
But when you see trouble, naturally you want to avoid it.
Han Songlin: 'Brother, do you know who owns this shop?'
'This shop belongs to them, but I guess it won't be for long!'
'Why?'
The man looked at Han Songlin like he was a fool and said, 'Now that they owe money, they have to pay it back.
'It will have to be sold!' Han Songlin said, while pondering in his heart, can I take over?
'Brother, do you know where I can find the owner of this shop?'
The older man shook his head: 'I don't know!'
Han Songlin was a little helpless. It is true that if you go out to hide from your debts, you definitely can't just tell people where you are.
But if you are hiding from your debts, why haven't you seen anyone come to collect the debt!
Han Songlin looked carefully, but he didn't see any splashes of paint or red letters being painted on the wall!
To be honest, Han Songlin had never seen anyone splashing paint or painting red letters before.
He had only seen slogans being painted!
When he looked back at the shop of the previous man, Han Songlin had a doubt in his heart: how much of what he said was true?
You shouldn't believe everything you hear, you should always be a little suspicious.
Because, like rumours and such, when you hear them, they are stories that have been manipulated countless times.
So, what you know is the truth?
From what was just said, it should be true that the shop owner owes money.
But why does he owe money?
I don't know.
Did he fail in business?
Or did he gamble?
Every year, there are countless families in the whole of China that break up because of gambling.
Standing by the roadside, the more Han Songlin looked, the more he thought that this shop was really good.
What annoyed him was that he couldn't find a contact person.
How infuriating!
Now he knew that the owner might be selling the shop, but he couldn't find anyone.
He really felt a bit speechless.
However, the truth is often very dramatic. As Han Songlin was about to leave, he saw a woman walking over.
The woman's face was full of worry, and it was obvious that she had encountered something difficult to solve.
Han Songlin subconsciously stared at the woman, and then saw that she actually took out a set of keys from her pocket.
What's the point of taking out the keys for nothing?
Before Han Songlin could figure it out, he saw the woman squat down, open the shutter door, and pull it up.
After searching for a long time without any clues, he turned around and found her on the street!
This is too coincidental!
Han Songlin was excited, but did not say anything and went up to talk to her right away.
After opening the door, he saw that the woman did not do anything else, just sitting on a bench and spacing out.
Was she remembering the days of her struggle?
To be able to buy such a big shop, to be honest, she should be considered smarter than most people in the country.
It is a bit biased to judge a person by just money, but it is indeed a very intuitive comparison.