Chapter 62: Yin Lisheng

  Li Mengmeng's mobile phone suddenly rang, she picked it up to answer, said a few words and hung up with excitement, then told Huang Xiayun: "Husband, my friend found two storefronts, let's go take a look."

  "So soon? Alright, let's go take a look."

  Huang Xiangyun and Li Mengmeng greeted He Dazhuang and Lin Xiaoying before heading out to look at the storefront.

  The first storefront is located in Jiangbei, at the intersection of Songjiang Technical School, Songjiang Weixiao and Songjiang Art School. It's a ground floor storefront. Li Mengmeng's friend is also a girl, 23 or 24 years old, named Yin Leping. She runs her own real estate agency, which is doing very well. She helped Li Mengmeng find a house purely out of kindness, without charging any fees.

  Yin Leping opened the door to the ground floor shop, and walked in shoulder-to-shoulder with them. "Mengmeng, Xiaohuang, look at this place - it's spacious and has a great location. Right across from here are three schools that aren't far apart, as well as a high-end residential area. If we were to open an internet cafe here, it would definitely be a good spot. However, there are already quite a few internet cafes around here, so the competition should be pretty fierce."

  Huang Xiangyun carefully sized up the space of over 200 square meters, nodded and said: "Very good. Competition is not a problem, there's competition everywhere, if you open in a place with no competition, maybe there won't be any business either." Lisheng, how does the rent work here?

  "Annual salary, 500,000 per year!"

  Li Mengmeng said: "This price seems a bit high!" Huang Xiangyun thought it wasn't expensive, but he didn't speak up, waiting to see what Yin Leping would say.

  Yin Leping widened her apricot eyes and shouted: "What? This is still too high? Big sister, you think this is a rental house or something! This is a commercial property, with such a large area and location, the price is already very cheap! In the surrounding area, shops of similar size cost at least 600,000 yuan per year. If it weren't for the fact that the owner is familiar with me and has business elsewhere, entrusting me to manage this place, they wouldn't be renting it out so cheaply!"

  Huang Xiangyun saw that she didn't seem to be pretending, and Li Mengmeng had also said that they were quite close. So he smiled and said: "Wife, I think it's a pretty good deal. Let's rent this place!"

  Li Mengmeng nodded, but she asked again: "Pingping, where is the other storefront?"

  Yin Leping said: "There is another storefront in Jiangnan, near the train station, next to Feiyun Supermarket. The location is also good, but the area is not as large as here, and the rent is more than twice that of this place, 1.2 million a year! There is still someone running a clothing store there now, it will take some time before it becomes available!"

  Li Mengmeng slapped her and said: "You little girl, aren't you bluffing? It's not even out yet, what do you want us to see?"

  Yin Leping pinched her little face a few times, laughing and saying: "Then you're wrong. If we really have to wait until it's empty, will it be your turn to rent? Such a popular place, it'll be gone in the blink of an eye. If you want to rent there, you must pay some deposit in advance and sign a contract!"

  Li Mengmeng said, "That's also true." After she finished speaking, she looked at Huang Xiangyun, this matter she didn't make the decision, it all depended on Huang Xiangyun's decision. Huang Xiangyun thought for a moment and said, "Lishan, then you take us over to take a look. If it's good there, we'll rent it. Although it's expensive, if the location is good, it's still worth it."

  Yin Leping smiled: "Okay. Let's go now." She locked the door and drove her Chevrolet, taking them to Jiangnan.

  Sitting in the Charade, Li Mengmeng said: "Pingping, you're not short of money, why are you driving this broken car?"

  Yin Leping said: "This car is still broken? Although it's second-hand, it's only been driven for more than half a year. It costs tens of thousands, not cheap at all!"

  Li Mengmeng pouted: "You can cry all you want, who doesn't know that Yin Dami is a young rich woman, with assets worth over 10 million. The money to buy a QQ should still be available!"

  Yin Leping shook her head: "I'm not as carefree as you, I'm just a small rich lady, and there's so much silver at home waiting for you to spend. My family is not just me, the business is not mine alone, and there are also shareholders at home. Being able to drive a Charade is already pretty good, it's better than riding a bicycle!"

  Huang Xiangyun said: "Not many people can afford to buy a Buick now, it's also a symbol of status. Wife, your husband doesn't have a Buick yet, only an 11-route public bus."

  Yin Leping curiously asked: "What 11th route bus? How many 11th route buses have you raised?"

  Huang Xiangyun and Li Mengmeng burst out laughing. Li Mengmeng said, "My husband means to say that he has two legs on the road, doesn't that mean 11 routes?"

  Yin Leping reacted and laughed loudly: "You're really interesting. Still taking the 11th route, you've even scared me... By the way, Mengmeng, why don't you buy a small car to drive?"

  Li Mengmeng retorted, "Who told you I wouldn't buy one? I'll just buy it back in a few days. My dad had someone arrange for me to get a Chery QQ, my mom and I each have one." She coquettishly hugged Huang Xiangyun's arm and said, "Husband, when the time comes, I'll pick you up from work! Okay, wife?"

  Huang Xiangyun hugged her, kissed her and smiled: "Alright, my wife is the best! Pingping, watch the road, don't just look at us, or you'll drive the car into a tree!"

  Li Mengmeng and Yin Leping burst out laughing, Huang Xiangyun kissed Li Mengmeng again, leaned against her, and gazed at the scenery outside the car.

  In the first month of Taisho, the whole city was still immersed in the festive atmosphere. Spring couplets and fu characters were posted everywhere, with occasional firecrackers going off.

  Huang Xiangyun suddenly turned his head and asked Li Mengmeng: "Wife, what's today's date?"

  Li Mengmeng scratched her little head awkwardly and asked Yin Leping: "Leping, what's the date today in the first month?"

  Yin Leping looked at them through the rearview mirror, chuckling: "They say love makes people weak-minded, I didn't believe it before, but now I do. You're so busy being affectionate with each other that you've even forgotten the date... amazing! Today is the 14th of the first month, and tomorrow is the Lantern Festival."

  "Tomorrow is Yuanxiao Festival? Then I have to go home and send lanterns to my parents!" Huang Xiangyun remembered this important thing.

  Sending lanterns is a custom in Northeastern rural areas. Every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after sunset, people go to their family's tomb to burn incense, light candles and paper, and set off fireworks. At this time, the tombs are filled with lights from all families, and the sound of people is deafening, making it very lively.

  Li Mengmeng asked: "Husband, how are you going back? Isn't sending lanterns at night? Can you still come back?"

  Huang Xiangyun said: "I'll take a taxi back, and then let the car wait for me for a while, and I'll come back after sending off the lanterns." Li Mengmeng's big eyes sparkled a few times, bursting with bright colors, she said: "Hubby, I'll drive and go with you. I've never seen lantern-sending before!"