Open a shop?
This idea seems to be good?
Of course, if it was other seasons, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. He could just take Niannian out to Houhai every day.
Over time, she would naturally meet some new friends.
But unfortunately, it was winter now, and it was winter in the north.
The temperature was low and the wind was strong. Before the ice skating rink was officially opened, the popularity of Shichahai during the day was very bleak.
Of course, the so-called bleak popularity refers to the daytime.
Houhai was really lively at night.
If Sanlitun's Bar Street was trendy, then Houhai's Bar Street would undoubtedly be artistic.
A small alley, near the sea. There was no noisy music. The melodious singing coupled with the unique charm of the old Shangjing was definitely a melodious elegy in the modern city.
It was really good to open a shop in this kind of artistic and fresh place.
Anyway, they were idle all day. Opening a shop to take care of the little guy could also add some fun to their life.
Thinking about it, it was also quite good.
But the question was, what kind of shop should they open?
Chen Xi didn't have any ideas. Since it was Qin Ruoying's suggestion, he might as well listen to her opinion. So he smiled and asked: "What kind of shop do you want to open?"
Hearing this, Qin Ruoying frowned and pondered.
They weren't short of money. Opening a shop was purely for fun and to create a new living environment for the little guy.
The business couldn't be too good. If it was too good, they wouldn't have time to take care of the child.
But it couldn't be too bad. If it was too bad, they could only stare blankly at the door all day. It was better not to open.
After thinking for a while, Qin Ruoying couldn't think of a reason, so she proposed to go out and look at the shops around.
Houhai Bar Street was formed after the end of the "SARS" more than ten years ago at an incomprehensible speed.
She still vaguely remembered that there were only a few small pubs here before.
But now, looking around, Houhai was densely packed with small pubs on both sides.
The family of three walked around Houhai. The more Qin Ruoying looked, the more dissatisfied she was.
Chen Xi saw this, but he didn't say anything.
When the little fellow ran to the railing and checked whether the lake water was frozen, Chen Xi suddenly smiled and said, "Yingying, we only opened the shop to let Niannian come into contact with more people. As for what kind of shop we open, it doesn't really matter …"
Hearing this, Qin Ruoying couldn't help but be stunned.
After carefully thinking about Chen Xi's words, she said with some hesitation, "I was wrong. Most of the places here are bars. It's really not suitable to open a bookstore …"
In fact, Qin Ruoying wanted to open a bookstore the most.
However, Houhai was still a relatively mature business circle.
Houhai Bar Street's reputation was comparable to Sanlitun and Worker's Sports Complex. Therefore, other than bars, there were only a few teahouses, restaurants, food stalls, and so on. There weren't even many supermarkets.
Fame had already determined that other shops couldn't survive here. Therefore, Qin Ruoying thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of what kind of shop they should open.
Chen Xi saw her hesitation and suggested with a smile, "Didn't you see a teahouse with a shop for sale sign outside? How about we take it over? "
"Teahouse?"
Qin Ruoying was a bit surprised, but after seeing Chen Xi's serious expression, she had to seriously consider this proposal.
In fact, compared to a teahouse, Qin Ruoying was more inclined to a coffee shop.
But unfortunately, coffee was a western culture. Therefore, after coming to Houhai, a place with a strong folkloric flavor, it was somewhat unsuitable.
When they were walking along the road, they already saw several closed coffee shops.
Hua Xia had a tea culture since ancient times. Tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. From the emperor, to the literati, to the common people, there was no one who didn't like tea.
In the eyes of many young people, the style of coffee seemed to be much higher than tea.
But in fact, coffee, cocoa, and tea were known as the three non-alcoholic drinks in the world.
Silk, porcelain, and tea, these were also the business cards that Hua Xia handed to the world.
Before the bar street in Houhai rose, there were many teahouses here.
Every summer, Houhai Lake was wide, the water was sparkling, willows were hanging on both sides of the lake, lights were shining, and the palace walls and minarets in the distance were reflected in the water. From time to time, there were pleasure boats gently rowing.
If at this time, there was a pot of good tea, sitting quietly by the lake and carefully tasting it, wouldn't it be pleasant?
This was a kind of cultural charm, belonging to Hua Xia, and also belonging to Houhai.
Qin Ruoying was moved.
Therefore, the couple immediately reached an agreement, called the little girl, and turned to the teahouse with a shop for sale sign.
The owner was a middle-aged man in his forties. After hearing Chen Xi's intention, he immediately enthusiastically introduced the teahouse to them.
The size of the teahouse was not bad, the lobby was about seventy to eighty square meters, and there was a small courtyard of more than fifty square meters in the back. The overall decoration was very antique, exquisite and elegant.
The shop was the owner's own, because the business of the teahouse was not very good, the owner did not intend to continue to operate, and was ready to rent out the shop to collect rent.
The price of a shop in Houhai was not cheap, the better location of the shop, the rent for one square meter fluctuated around three hundred yuan.
In other words, such a large shop, the monthly rent would be at least forty thousand yuan.
In a year, the rent alone was close to five hundred thousand yuan, it was really like an inch of land was worth an inch of gold.
Because the owner was the landlord, the transfer fee was saved, but the renovation fee still had to be paid.
Chen Xi had a lot of money, but he did not want to be a sucker, so he negotiated the price with the owner.
After some bargaining, the owner agreed to only charge two hundred thousand yuan for the renovation fee, the stock in the shop would be calculated separately, and the rent would be thirty-five thousand a month, paid once a year, plus a month's deposit.
In order to prevent Chen Xi from saying that he was randomly charging the renovation fee, the owner even took out his previous renovation fee list, repeatedly saying that he spent five hundred thousand to renovate the shop, and if Chen Xi rented it to someone else, he would receive four hundred thousand just for the transfer fee.
Although he said so, it was up to Chen Xi whether he believed it or not.
After all, this was not a small matter, so the owner thought that the young couple would go back to discuss it.
But what he did not expect was that the young couple did not hesitate for long, the two simply discussed a few words, and directly decided to rent.
The price was agreed, then the next step was simple, look at the property certificate, sign the contract, clear the account, check the goods, pay the money, and a happy cooperation.
The transfer of a shop was actually a very troublesome matter, if you want to change the name of the shop, or change the type of business, then you have to let the owner go to the Trade and Commerce Bureau to cancel the original business license, and then Chen Xi would go to register again.
Chen Xi found it troublesome, so he was too lazy to even change the name. Seeing that he was so straightforward, the owner signed an agreement with him, and then handed over the original business license to him.
Therefore, in less than a day, this teahouse, which was not far from Dongming Alley and adjacent to Houhai, had completely changed owners.
Qingyi Teahouse.
This was the new business of the family of three.
While Chen Xi was signing the contract with the owner, the little girl took the Big Cat to wander around the teahouse, from time to time touching here and there, as if she was very interested in this place.
When Qin Ruoying saw her like this, her heart immediately felt relieved.
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