But Lin Wan felt it wasn’t suitable; most people around here were small vendors. Their restaurant opening here wouldn’t be classy at all.
Moreover, most people who co here are elderly, just buying groceries and such.
The aunt ntioned the back door of Sister Xiao Yuan’s hospital, but at the mont, it was tightly shut. Not many people should co out from here.
"Mom, I don’t think it’s suitable. This area won’t elevate our status."
"Yeah, most people who co here are elderly. They typically don’t have much desire to spend," Han Yi seed to agree.
Liang Hongi sighed as even her inexperienced son-in-law said so, "If it’s not suitable, let’s forget it. I’ll continue looking."
Lin Wan glanced around the vicinity, then regrettably turned back ho with her mom.
A few of them didn’t head straight ho but wandered around the neighborhood.
Liang Hongi wanted to show the kids places she thought were nice recently.
"This location is quite close to our house, but it’s too sparse here, hardly any people around. However, the house is relatively cheap, three thousand five hundred bucks, with a large yard. It’s similar to our yard in S City."
Lin Wan observed the location was indeed spacious, also had a storefront. Previously, it might have been a supply and marketing cooperative, now vacant.
The house inside has been used for years and is quite old.
Lin Wan noticed the area surrounded by green iron sheets, roughly one or two hundred ters in circumference, quite large, approximately as high as four to five floors. Curious, she walked closer to see.
She saw that the unfinished gate had a prominent "Bai" character, and her eyes imdiately lit up. Isn’t this the old departnt store of future generations?
Lin Wan was thrilled at the sight. Next to the departnt store was a perfect spot; just uncertain when this place would be completed or go into operation.
Behind was a large textile factory, inside were apartnt buildings housing quite a few residents.
The place they were evaluating was right on the main road, the city’s artery, quite bustling with pedestrians. Otherwise, they wouldn’t build a departnt store here.
Lin Wan felt that although there were few people now, once the old departnt store was established, it would be bustling with people, and business would definitely flourish.
Added to that, in the future, the old departnt store would be rebuilt here as a business district.
"What’s up?" Han Yijian asked as he saw Lin Wan smiling.
"Look at this building, it’s a departnt store, built privately. Once it’s completed, they will lease it out, without any restaurants inside. It’ll certainly attract many people."
"Departnt store? How do you know?" Liang Hongi asked curiously.
"Mom, just look at that exposed character, isn’t it ’Bai’? If you don’t believe , ask the construction workers."
Lin Wan said confidently.
Han Yi chuckled, worried his mother-in-law wouldn’t be reassured, he approached a worker to chat.
After a few minutes, he returned and nodded at the mother-daughter duo, "Indeed, they said it will be completed by the end of the year and ready for leasing at the start of next year."
"Oh, this is great, next to the departnt store, business won’t be bad," Liang Hongi was glad she brought her daughter to check it out.
"Mom, there’s no rush, we can first buy the place. The house is too old, we could build a new one from scratch. Building a two-story structure would take three to four months."
"Rebuild? How much would that cost? Constructing a two-story house would cost thousands?"
"Mom, their current houses are not functional, entirely wasteful. If we rebuild, we could save so space, and we could lease it out later."
"Xiao Yi, what do you think?" Liang Hongi found her daughter sotis too reckless and turned to ask her son-in-law’s opinion.
To her surprise, the son-in-law agreed with her daughter, "Mom, Xiao Wan is right, if we open the restaurant, it’ll run for ten or twenty years. Keeping up with the tis is better, at least it won’t fall behind too quickly. This way at least it saves costs. It’s cheaper now than in the future to build."
"That’s true," Liang Hongi agreed hearing about saving costs, feeling her son-in-law made sense, "Let’s pick this place then. I know where the family lives."
Liang Hongi said, taking her daughter and son-in-law to et the hoowner. After so discussion, they secured a hundred-dollar discount and arranged to transfer ownership the next day.
Back ho, Liang Hongi shared the good news with the family.
"Mom, I’ll accompany you tomorrow," Lin Yinghui said, concerned.
"No need, discussions are settled, just going together to the property bureau. Qingqing, are you going to your parents’ ho tomorrow?"
"Mom, I won’t go," Mu Qing didn’t want to return to that hypocritical ho.
"If you don’t go, it’ll be a joke among residents, better go with Ah Hui. If you don’t want to eat there, just co back and eat, sitting there for a while is fine."
"Got it, Mom," Lin Yinghui replied to his mom while holding Mu Qing’s hand, easing her mind.
"Brother, you and Saozi can go tomorrow. Han Yi and I will accompany Mom."
"Aren’t you and Ah Yi taking Congnan’s car back tomorrow?"
Lin Wan shook her head, "No need to complicate with a two-day journey. Ah Yi can go back to Capital City directly in a few days, and I can return to S City then too, rather than exhausting our brief vacation on the road."
In the evening, Dad returned knowing they found a spot, feeling happy for his wife. Keeping busy, their Nannan wouldn’t feel too bored.
Brother Congnan and Brother Jianye spent a day in Z City. After a quick dinner, they headed to the room to discuss matters with the elder brother.
The three won in the family road with the child to digest after the al.
Lin Guozhi invited Han Yi to his study to discuss school affairs.
"I’ve heard things aren’t going smoothly for you at school?"
"It’s okay, just so small troublemakers stirring things underneath," Han Yi didn’t expect his father-in-law to be so aware of school affairs.
i Shuping always talked about compensating and caring for him, but never seed to care in any substantial way.
This biological father was not as attentive as his newly acquainted father-in-law, or even Uncle Hu at ho.
"Although you’re learning at school, you’ve been assigned many tasks; the recent ones I saw lacked military accolades for you. Your colleagues Li Bangguo and Sha Jianqiang are from my military departnt; their military rit reports reflect insufficient capability, not outstanding at all, which is why I had Xiao Shao investigate this."
"Dad, those two are i Langchi’s comrades, and I recently learned about this. Only the first two tasks did they claim credit, we’ve been alert since then. Rest assured, they can’t stir much trouble."
"Being alert isn’t enough, act when necessary"
Han Yi smiled, nodding, "We’re already dealing with them."
Now it was Lin Guozhi’s turn to smile; he always knew this son-in-law was ideal in his eyes, "Yes, rember the skill when dealing; don’t let people find out, tell your plan."
Han Yi didn’t hold back, explaining the recent matters to Lin Guozhi.
The next day, Lin Guozhi took Han Yi to the military’s camp, while Liang Hongi prepared gifts for her son’s visit to her ho, and took Lin Wan and Little Star to et the hoowner at the property managent office for the official transfer.
Unexpectedly, they needed a real asurent of the house, and one of the staff joined them to the property to reasure it.
The hectare they acquired surprisingly showed more square ters. This put Lin Wan over the moon as things seed to flow better after recent family challenges.
Could it be that their brother exhausted all their misfortune at once, leaving only good fortune?
With the deed in hand, mother and daughter eagerly visited the new house for a tour.
It stretched across eight bedroom widths. Behind was a small warehouse, the size of three bedrooms. In front, a two-ter wide platform where rchandise and parking could easily be set up.
Now, the road planning left vacant plots on both sides, which were tallied during asurent; they could apparently occupy them.
"Mom, let’s hire workers to demolish the house and clean it up, then redesign a new building."
"Demolish everything?" Liang Hongi walked around the empty large house; the owner left only the house, nothing inside.
"Demolish everything," Lin Wan showed no hesitance.
She was contemplating who might help design the place.
Returning ho, Liang Hongi made a call to her sister-in-law who was familiar with the area, having previously worked in the State Construction Bureau, though she retired early to care for grandchildren as her parents aged.
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