Chapter 370: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 370 Missing a Great Opportunity

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"I ran into Niu Chunsheng at the market this morning."

While eating lunch, Li Xiulan suddenly said such a sentence.

Wang Zhanggen was stunned, and his expression instantly turned ugly.

"So what if you met him? Why are you telling me this!"

Wang Zhanggen pretended not to care, but spoke sarcastically:

"Don't tell me you can seduce him like you did back then? Take a look in the mirror and see what you look like!"

Hearing these words, Li Xiulan felt angry and really wanted to snap back at Wang Zhanggen, asking if he had a brain problem.

But she still endured it.

She really didn't want to argue.

"Niu Chunsheng said he's busy with business in the county town and has no time to manage that restaurant in town, so he wants to transfer it to us, asking if we're interested in taking over his restaurant. That restaurant actually makes quite a bit of money. He also said the transfer fee is only fifty thousand yuan, giving us a friend's price. If he gave it to someone else, the transfer fee would be over one hundred thousand."

Wang Zhanggen buried his head in his meal, refusing decisively without even thinking:

"If it could really make money, would he be so kind to transfer it to us at a low price? Forget fifty thousand yuan transfer fee, I wouldn't want it even if he gave it to me for free!"

Facing Wang Zhanggen's reaction, Li Xiulan was not very surprised.

Because she had long expected Wang Zhanggen to react this way.

Wang Zhanggen also said:

"I'm just poor, but not stupid. He wants me to be the sucker, no way! In my opinion, his restaurant is about to go out of business, that's why he wants to transfer it. Don't be fooled by him. The reason he's successful in business is because he's a cunning merchant. These days, if you're not a cunning merchant, you can't make money!"

Li Xiulan couldn't help it anymore and asked:

"How do you know you can't make money unless you're a cunning merchant? Back when Niu Chunsheng and I ran the small shop together, he never played tricks and always operated with integrity. Niu Chunsheng is not that kind of person!"

Wang Zhanggen said with a long face:

"Anyway, I won't take over his restaurant. Whoever wants to take it can take it! Besides, we're building a new house now. Where would we get extra money to run a restaurant?"

Li Xiulan let out a long breath. On this point, Wang Zhanggen was right.

They were building a new house and indeed had no extra money to run a restaurant.

She had also long expected Wang Zhanggen would refuse, but she still felt disappointed in her heart.

"Why don't we ask Dashan and Erhai? Maybe they'd be willing to come back and take over that restaurant?"

Li Xiulan asked another sentence.

Wang Zhanggen immediately objected:

"Are you being unreasonable? Dashan and Erhai are doing well running companies in Guangzhou. Why would you have them come back? Can running a restaurant make as much money as running a company? Can running a restaurant give us three hundred thousand before this year's Winter Solstice?"

Li Xiulan continued to fight for it:

"Just make a phone call to ask. Maybe Erhai is willing to come back?"

Wang Zhanggen put on a stern face: "Are you asking for a beating? I won't let you call them! The last time you called Dashan, he was very impatient!"

Li Xiulan said nothing more.

Because she felt Wang Zhanggen's words had some truth to them.

Better to just honestly do the work at hand.

Let Niu Chunsheng transfer that New Era Restaurant in town to someone else.

They wouldn't covet that bargain.

So in the afternoon, Li Xiulan took the initiative to call Niu Chunsheng, politely explaining the situation and refusing his kindness.

"Fine then. Since you don't want it, I won't force it." Niu Chunsheng couldn't help but sigh. He felt he was giving Li Xiulan a great opportunity to improve her life.

Li Xiulan was unwilling, so it could only be dropped like this.

"Later I'll ask Zhang Zhongtian. Maybe he'd be willing to take over. Handing it over to you old acquaintances makes me feel more assured. I wouldn't feel assured giving it to someone else. After all, the customers this restaurant serves are those old acquaintances from the Town Government."

After hanging up, Niu Chunsheng immediately called Zhang Zhongtian to ask if he was willing to take over that New Era Restaurant next to the Town Government.

Zhang Zhongtian was immediately overjoyed and excited upon hearing this.

"Chunsheng, you're not joking with me, are you? There's actually such a good thing for me?"

Zhang Zhongtian also frequented the New Era Restaurant. He knew the business situation there. Taking it over would definitely be a sure profit.

Most importantly, he could use that restaurant to build good relations with the Town Government leaders. As long as he built good relations with the Town Government leaders, his position as Village Committee Secretary of Shangou Village would definitely become more stable.

"Secretary Zhang, no joke, it's true. I'm busy with business in the county town now and can't spare time to manage the New Era Restaurant, so that's why I plan to transfer it."

Niu Chunsheng said truthfully.

Zhang Zhongtian asked with a smile:

"Then how much transfer fee do you plan to ask for?"

Niu Chunsheng thought for a moment and made an offer:

"Two hundred thousand. Also, I need to keep twenty percent of the shares. I won't participate in management, but I'll continue to receive dividends."

Zhang Zhongtian calculated in his mind and felt Niu Chunsheng's price wasn't excessive. So he readily agreed:

"Deal, that's settled!"

Seeing Zhang Zhongtian agree so readily, Niu Chunsheng immediately laughed:

"Secretary Zhang, are you free tomorrow? Come to town tomorrow, and we'll handle the transfer procedures. How about it?"

He offered two hundred thousand, actually leaving room for Zhang Zhongtian to bargain. He never expected Zhang Zhongtian to agree so readily.

Zhang Zhongtian said:

"Not tomorrow, but today. Are you at New Era Restaurant? If you are, I'll drive over right now! Let's settle this quickly! No dragging it out!"

Niu Chunsheng laughed heartily:

"Party Secretary Zhang, I like dealing with generous people like you. I'll wait for you here; come on over!"

The reason Zhang Zhongtian was so straightforward was that he feared delays and changes of heart; he was afraid that if he waited until tomorrow, Niu Chunsheng might regret it, and then he would suffer a huge loss.

Just based on the fact that this restaurant could help him get closer to the leaders of the Town Government, he felt that taking over the restaurant for two hundred thousand yuan was absolutely worth it.

Not to mention that the restaurant had excellent timing, location, and harmony, with such good business that it would be hard to lose money even if he tried!

That same afternoon, Zhang Zhongtian rushed to New Era Restaurant, met Niu Chunsheng, then quickly signed the transfer contract and paid Niu Chunsheng two hundred thousand yuan in transfer fees that very day.

After taking over New Era Restaurant, Zhang Zhongtian chose an auspicious day and held a grand celebration ceremony at the restaurant.

He not only invited all the leaders of the Town Government to come for a meal, but also invited many villagers from the Village.

Wang Changgen and Li Xiulan also received invitations, and they followed the villagers to attend the banquet.

"I heard Zhang Zhongtian spent two hundred thousand yuan to take over this restaurant; will he lose money?"

While eating, someone at the next table was whispering.

"I don't think so. Zhang Zhongtian is so shrewd that he would never do a losing deal."

"Exactly, he's very good at earning money. He built a villa at home and bought a house in County Town..."

Li Xiulan and Wang Changgen beside them listened with their heads bowed, silent, feeling somewhat bitter in their hearts.

Initially, Niu Chunsheng had only offered fifty thousand yuan to transfer the restaurant to them, but unfortunately they were suspicious and overly cautious, and finally chose to refuse.

Unexpectedly, now Zhang Zhongtian had taken over the restaurant for two hundred thousand, and everyone thought he had made a profit, holding a grand celebration banquet.

This made the couple feel, unavoidably, that they had missed a great opportunity to make a lot of money...