The bus finally stopped at a big station. After a lot of people got off, the bus was not as crowded as before. The girl let out a long sigh and moved her body back. She moved her numb hands and sighed. The bus in Shanghai was really not meant for people to sit on.
Seeing that the passenger in front of the boy had just gotten off the bus, he immediately went up and sat down. He immediately felt much more comfortable.
The bus stopped at two more stops. There were still two more stops before the final stop, Xujiahui. The girl thought about it again and again. Just now, the boy wiped her sweat. How should she thank him? How about it? Treat him to a meal?
However, it was a little embarrassing for a girl to take the initiative to treat a boy to a meal.
The girl mustered her courage and turned around. Just as she was about to speak, she realized that the person sitting behind her was no longer the boy from before, but a middle-aged woman. The boy had already gotten out of the car.
The girl couldn't help but feel disappointed. She thought in frustration, Why didn't I invite him earlier?”
Xiao Yu stood at the entrance of a bazaar and looked around.
This was a large market located at the junction of Minhang District and Xuhui District. It was a suburban area. A large number of migrant workers and suburban residents had gathered here to form a lively area, forming a unique landscape of a big city.
Opposite the bazaar was an entire residential area. People came and went on the streets. On both sides of the street were all kinds of small shops, snack bars, small jewelry stores, video stores, foot washing rooms, small pharmacy, and even adult products stores. There was everything you could eat, drink, and play.
Xiao Yu walked back and forth along the street at the entrance of the market three times and found two small shops with shop rental signs. When he went in and asked, the price was ridiculously expensive. It cost 1,000 yuan per month and he had to pay half a year in advance. With his current wealth, he definitely could not afford it, so he could only leave resentfully.
He did not give up. He came to the entrance of the market again and walked straight into the market.
It was 10 in the morning, and the market was noisy. There were small vendors hawking their wares and crowds of people buying vegetables everywhere.
Little Yu strolled as he walked and unknowingly came to the innermost corner of the market. His eyes couldn't help but light up. There were seven or eight snack shops here, selling fried buns, steamed buns, soy milk, and other breakfast.
The conditions here were not as good as the snack bars on the streets outside, and the popularity was also much worse. Other than customers who came to buy vegetables, pedestrians rarely came here to buy breakfast.
Walking along these few snack bars, Xiao Yu stopped at the entrance of a noodle shop. At the entrance of this shop, there was a simple sign made of scrap cardboard. On it were written the words 'Shop for Transfer'.
Little Yu was delighted. He first sized up the shop. This was a simple shop built by the bazaar. From the outside, it was only the size of a door. It was not big. It was the shop at the top of the bazaar. On one side was the bazaar's large wall, and on the other side was a steamed bun shop. In terms of geographical location, it was not good.
Xiao Yu walked into the shop without batting an eyelid. It was a shop of about ten square meters. There was a large pot of boiling water near the door. On the right was a large table for kneading dough and a gas stove. On the left were three small tables for customers to eat. On the table were chopsticks, spicy oil, vinegar, and other seasonings.
What made Xiao Yu feel strange was that there was not a single guest inside.
"Young man, what noodles do you want?" The shop owner was a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties. His hair was messy and his chin was full of stubble.
"Give me a bowl of spicy sauce noodles! Three taels." Xiao Yu sat down at a table and gently wiped the table with his hand. It felt very greasy. He probably hadn't wiped it carefully for a long time.
"Good! Just you wait!" The boss agreed and turned to leave.
Xiao Yu felt strange. I was eating noodles at your place, why did you run out? What happened after that made Little Yu flabbergasted.
"Fourth Bro! Give me three taels of noodles!" The boss ran out of the door and shouted to the opposite side.
Opposite the noodle shop was a stall selling noodles. Hearing the owner's call, a waiter immediately weighed three taels of noodles and handed them to the owner.
Seeing the boss humming a tune as he put the noodles into the noodle pot, Xiao Yu could not help but ask curiously," Boss, don't you open a noodle shop and pull noodles yourself? Why did you buy other people's noodles?"
The boss chuckled and said," Young man, you said that time is money now. I'm just trying to save time for you. It's too time-consuming to pull noodles by myself. This is still more convenient. Look, it's all working!”
The boss scooped out the noodles and put them into a big bowl. Then, he took out a plastic box from somewhere and scooped a spoonful of black chili sauce. He poured it on the noodles and placed the bowl of noodles in front of Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was speechless. How could the noodles pressed by the machine compare to the noodles he pulled out? Not only did the noodles not have a special soup head, but the spicy sauce on the noodles was black and sticky. It did not look appetizing at all.
"Inferior spicy sauce noodles, edible. Every 100 grams of it reduces hunger and thirst by 5%, continuously recovers 5% HP, and has a 1% risk of food poisoning. Use with caution.”
Looking at the bowl of noodles in front of him, Xiao Yu almost had the urge to vomit. No wonder this restaurant's business was so bad. No one would come back after eating this bowl of noodles. However, this also gave Xiao Yu confidence. If he were to open this shop, with the craftsmanship he learned from Master Guo, he would definitely be able to open it better than him.
Xiao Yu picked up the chopsticks and plucked up his courage three times, but he still didn't dare to try. He gently placed the chopsticks on the table and said to the boss," Boss, are you transferring the shop?”
The boss was stunned when he heard that. He then understood that this young man had other intentions. He was not here to eat noodles.
The boss sized up Little Yu. He looked a little shabby. From the way this young man dressed, he didn't look like a rich man. He still wanted to take over his shop?
However, on second thought, it had been more than a month since he had put up the sign to transfer the shop, and no one had asked about it. Now that the opportunity had come, he did not want to miss it.
It was also because of the poor location of his shop, which was close to the innermost part of the market. He only regretted it when he opened his shop. Most of the customers who bought vegetables were old ladies. They would argue with the hawkers for half an hour for a few cents, so they were unwilling to spend four yuan to eat a bowl of noodles at his shop.
The noodle shop had been operating for three months, and it was losing money every month. If it wasn't for the one-year contract signed with the market and the fact that he couldn't bear to part with the two-month deposit, he would have left long ago.
"Young man, you want to buy this shop?”The boss sat down opposite Xiao Yu and asked casually.
Xiao Yu nodded." I wonder how much it will cost?”
When it came to money, the boss's eyes began to shine. He glanced at Xiao Yu and calculated in his heart. He quickly set a price in his mind and said," This house is in the market. The rent is 500 yuan per month. I paid two months 'rent in advance as a deposit. It's a total of 1,000 yuan. You have to give it to me."”
"Also, look at the pots, pans, tables, chairs, and a bed in the small cubicle at the back. I'll give you a total of 500 yuan! So it's a total of 1,500 yuan. How about it?”
Xiao Yu frowned when he heard that. 1,500 yuan was all he had. If he gave it all to the boss, he wouldn't even have the first cash flow. Looking at the boss's things, they were all old and shabby furniture. The only valuable thing was probably that big pot, but it wasn't worth that much money!
He couldn't help but raise his head and look into the boss 'eyes.
A golden light suddenly flashed across Little Yu's eyes. The boss was shocked. He looked carefully at Little Yu's eyes, but he didn't find anything. The boss cursed in his heart, thinking that he had seen a ghost.
"Target-the boss of cooked wheaten food. Beginner mind-reading result: Liar, the total price of all kinds of items in the shop is less than 300 yuan.”
Xiao Yu smiled." Boss, I'm sorry. I don't have that much money."”
With that, he stood up and wanted to leave.
The boss was anxious. He reached out and grabbed Xiao Yu's arm." Young man, it's easy to discuss. Don't be in a hurry to leave! How about this? I'll give you a discount. It's a total of 1,400 yuan. How about it?”
Little Yu shook his head and maintained his posture of walking out.
The boss stood up and hugged Xiao Yu." 1,250 yuan! The lowest price! Otherwise, I'll lose money!"
"Deal!" Xiao Yu turned around with a smile and extended his right hand to the boss.
She paid 1,250 yuan to the boss without hesitation. The boss was straightforward. He closed the shop and took Xiao Yu to handle the transfer procedures. Then, he went to the market management office to handle the transfer procedures.
These procedures cost Xiao Yu a total of 50 yuan.
After completing all the procedures, the boss packed his belongings and left happily with Xiao Yu's money.
Looking at the remaining 200 yuan in his pocket, Xiao Yu smiled bitterly. The money that he had worked hard for more than two months was almost spent in one day.
However, there was something that made Little Yu happy. From now on, the owner of this small noodle shop was Little Yu.
There was a very small cubicle in the noodle shop. It was only big enough for a single bed and a desk. This was where Xiao Yu would sleep in the future.
After taking over the boss 'shop, Xiao Yu immediately started cleaning. He poured away the messy noodles that the boss had left for an unknown period of time and washed the big pot below.
He spent ten yuan to buy a bucket of disinfectant from the market, used a brush to brush the tables, chairs, and chopping boards, and then carefully swept the floor with a broom.
Fortunately, the bazaar had just been built, so the walls were still clean and did not need to be repainted.
After cleaning up, Xiao Yu made a list of all the raw materials needed to make spicy sauce noodles. According to this list, Xiao Yu walked around the entire market and bought everything. At this time, he only had ten yuan left in his pocket.
After everything was settled, Xiao Yu took out a piece of red paper that he had just bought and cut it into a long strip. He wrote the words 'Xiao Yu Chili Sauce Noodle Shop' on it and pasted it on the boss's old signboard.
There were no firecrackers or flower baskets. Xiaoyu's spicy noodle shop opened in a deserted manner.
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