Chapter 649: Chapter 355: Always Sincere to You
The small supermarket opened in Yuelou Town is registered under Zhao Xiaolan’s name, and the management of the rental and rent collection of the three rooms there will also be handled by Zhao Xiaolan.
The reason Chen Feng arranged it this way is mainly to avoid trouble. His cancer hasn’t been cured yet, and if anything happens in the future, there won’t be any bother of changes.
Also, isn’t Zhao Xiaolan just about to close her family’s small store? Chen Feng immediately upgraded the small store to a supermarket and attached it to her name, compensating and fulfilling her desire to run a shop.
After all, she had been running the small store for over ten years. Suddenly not running it made her feel a bit reluctant.
Furthermore, Chen Feng spends most of his time living in Xiu Zhou and definitely doesn’t have much time to manage this supermarket, so having his mom manage it is perfect.
Zhao Xiaolan is also happy to have her name on it.
The next morning, Chen Feng took his mom and Wu Mengting to the county’s administrative service center, which used to be the approval center, to complete the registration and setup, a streamlined service that was quite convenient and fast, and they quickly handled the supermarket’s certificates.
Chen Feng originally wanted to name the store "Xiaolan Supermarket," but his mom firmly rejected it. After a discussion among the three of them, they settled on "Fengshou Supermarket" according to Wu Mengting’s suggestion, which passed the audit smoothly.
After completing the formalities, they drove to the store in Yuelou Town at Zhao Xiaolan’s request.
When the three of them arrived, Zhao Guozhong and Mao Xiaoling were there, along with a few renovation workers who were busy.
The renovation had already been arranged, and the efficiency was quite fast.
As soon as Chen Feng and the others arrived, Zhao Guozhong and Mao Xiaoling came over to greet them.
"Sis, Ah Feng, you’re here. I’ve already called the renovation crew to renovate here. It’s just some simple renovation and will be completed in at most three days. You can check if there’s anything more to add."
Zhao Guozhong said with a flattering smile on his face.
Mao Xiaoling also smiled and greeted, "Sis," and then nodded towards Chen Feng and Wu Mengting.
Zhao Xiaolan found Mao Xiaoling a little annoying, but seeing her brother looking so radiant, she sighed inwardly and said with a slightly stern face, "Since you’re going to run the supermarket and have Ah Feng’s support, you should work hard from now on and live a good life together."
"Yes, yes, Sis, you’re absolutely right!" Zhao Guozhong said obsequiously, "That’s exactly what I and Ling think. We’ll definitely strive to make this convenience store business successful and live a good life together."
Mao Xiaoling also followed suit, saying, "Sis, I and Zhong certainly will live a good life, don’t worry."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaolan’s expression relaxed, and she nodded, saying, "That’s good, you two are old enough now that some things don’t need me to say."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Zhao Guozhong nodded quickly, and Mao Xiaoling followed along obediently.
Chen Feng noticed the change in Mao Xiaoling’s attitude, showing much more harmony with her brother-in-law, and felt a sense of relief, making his efforts worthwhile.
As long as his uncle’s relationship and lifelong issues are resolved, his mom would be at ease, and naturally, he wouldn’t have to worry either.
Then Chen Feng told his uncle about the convenience store’s registration; his mom’s name was on it, so technically the owner of the convenience store would be Zhao Xiaolan, which naturally caused Zhao Guozhong and Mao Xiaoling to flatter again.
Zhao Xiaolan enjoyed her brother and Mao Xiaoling’s flattery and displayed her authority as the elder sister and owner by conducting an official inspection, offering some opinions on the specific renovation of the store, receiving unanimous praise, and Zhao Guozhong immediately had the renovation workers implement changes and additions accordingly.
After they finished looking at the store, Zhao Xiaolan also requested to check upstairs, where all three built rooms had two floors with a total of 12 rooms, all available for rent.
The rent for each room wasn’t expensive, only 800 yuan per month with utilities calculated separately, since it’s a rural area and the space isn’t large. Yet even so, the monthly rent from 12 rooms adds up to nearly ten thousand yuan.
This discovery pleased Zhao Xiaolan, given that such rent accumulates to tens of thousands a year.
However, Zhao Guozhong took the opportunity to suggest clearing one building, four rooms, for him and Mao Xiaoling’s family to live in.
This request was something Zhao Xiaolan couldn’t refuse; however, since the property was technically her son Chen Feng’s, she consulted Chen Feng’s opinion, but he didn’t have any objections, finding the rent trivial and intending to directly dedicate it to his parents.
Upon seeing his mom’s agreement, he immediately consented, even offering to waive the rent as an employee benefit.
This made Zhao Guozhong and Mao Xiaoling extremely pleased and content.
The two of them had already had their eye on the best-looking and relatively new building and eagerly went to knock on doors to notify tenants to vacate and refund their deposits. Unfortunately, aside from a single tenant in one room, the rest were likely at work and unavailable.
Zhao Guozhong directly, in the capacity of landlord, advised these tenants to vacate soon and agreed to return their rent to them, compelling most, who were non-local tenants, to quietly accept.
As for insisting on fulfilling the lease agreement, tenants with less resolve wouldn’t pursue this because fundamentally, within the country, the landlord-tenant hierarchy is utterly unequal, with landlords having many ways to deal with tenants refusing to leave.
This matter was something Chen Feng didn’t bother with, though Wu Mengting suggested writing a notice at the downstairs entrance to inform these tenants of the landlord change, allowing them psychological preparation.
This suggestion was immediately agreed upon by Zhao Guozhong and Mao Xiaoling.
Once Chen Feng finished accompanying his mom on the inspection, it was already noon. Zhao Xiaolan, for once, took the initiative to invite Zhao Guozhong and Mao Xiaoling to their home for lunch.
This was the first time Zhao Xiaolan extended an invitation to Mao Xiaoling, leaving her pleasantly surprised and happily accepting.
Given it was her first time visiting, Mao Xiaoling specially stopped by a wholesale shop on the way to buy several gifts for the occasion. She was certainly shrewd enough to do this.
Therefore, upon arriving at Chen Feng’s home and unloading the gifts from the car, Zhao Xiaolan’s impression of her improved somewhat.
After a lively lunch, Chen Feng used the excuse of meeting an old classmate in the county to drive out alone.
Chen Feng wasn’t lying because he was going to meet his old classmate Guo Mengyao, and it seems Wu Mengting knew but just didn’t say anything.
Chen Feng had informed Guo Mengyao when he returned two days ago, after which Guo Mengyao arranged to meet him that evening; Chen Feng didn’t agree. Then yesterday, Guo Mengyao asked again, but Chen Feng was preoccupied with store matters and didn’t have the mindset, so she didn’t continue messaging him.
Chen Feng certainly knew that Guo Mengyao was slightly upset, so once the convenience store business was settled today, he proactively messaged her, indicating he’d find her after lunch.