Chapter 131: Buying a Shop

  Fang Haibo nodded after listening, but still asked again.

  "Xiaoye, you'd better think carefully about it. Although the location is at the entrance of the university, it's not a good spot. The area in front of the university is quite desolate, with a large empty space overgrown with weeds. If you buy there, there's a big risk involved." Fang Haibo also thought that if he wanted to open a barbecue restaurant long-term, it would be better to just buy a shop directly. However, he was hesitant because the area in front of the university was too desolate at the moment. If Xiaoye's barbecue restaurant didn't take off, then the shop would be a waste of money, and the risk would be quite high.

  Qiu Ye knew that the area was desolate now, if it wasn't desolate, those shops wouldn't have been available for her to buy. Moreover, she also knew that two years later, in the year when her godmother gave birth, Oil City expanded to that side, and a large residential area was built on the originally empty land opposite the university, mainly allocated as welfare housing for the flour factory and three companies (subsidiaries of Oil City). It became connected with the middle school and high school on the other side. Later, when more people moved in, the prices of these storefronts near the university also skyrocketed. Mainly because people's ideas were changing, just in those two years, people's views on business had changed a lot. By 1990, when the reform winds blew into Oil City, even more people went into business, and the prices of those shops definitely rose. By 2013, these storefronts near the university, adjacent to key high schools and middle schools, were worth hundreds of millions, even renting was priced at over 100,000 per year. So if she could buy a commercial property at that time, it would be a surefire profit.

  "Dry dad, I know, it's definitely not a loss. My vision is very good. Just because it's desolate now doesn't mean it will be desolate in the future, so this is a gamble, I'm betting on its future development." Qiu Ye's eyes shone brightly as she looked at Dry Dad.

  "Haha, okay, I don't know about your taste, but I do know you have good luck. You say buy and just buy, after all, you have the money." Fang Haibo also came to a realization, he really didn't need to worry about this, Xiaoye had the money to afford it, and this kid's luck was indeed good, even if he didn't want to admit it, maybe these shops would really appreciate in value in the future!

  Qiu Ye looked at her father's agreement and secretly calculated her own funds. She added the savings in her passbook to the cash she had earned from selling goods at a stall recently, which hadn't been deposited yet. In total, she had 61,000 yuan. She wanted to open a store, but it would require decoration, hiring staff, and purchasing necessities like refrigerators. It seemed that everything required money. So, she decided to set aside 20,000 yuan as working capital. The remaining amount could be used to buy four shops; if she bought five, the working capital might not be enough...

  Qiu Ye thought for a moment, gritted her teeth and said: "Father, just buy me five shops." The less money left in hand the better, anyway there's still the tea egg business making money constantly, it won't be lacking. It's these shops, if not bought at this time, even with more money later, they might not be available for purchase.

  Fang Haibo almost fell over after hearing this, then uncertainly asked: "Xiao Ye, how many are you going to buy?"

  "Dry dad, I want to buy five, I only have so much money in my hand, even if I want to buy more, it's not possible." Qiu Ye said with some regret, his own earning speed was still too slow, nearly two years after rebirth, he had only earned this little bit of money.

  After Fang Haibo confirmed that the child wanted to buy so many shops, his mouth was a little trembling. This kid is really generous, one word and 50,000 yuan went out, he himself is also considered rich, but let him take out so much money at once, he himself may not dare, but this kid said it so lightly.

  Qiu Ye also noticed that her godfather was not feeling well at this time, and only then did she realize that she might have gone too far. She quickly made amends: "Godfather, I'm not buying blindly, this money is my hard-earned money, how can I waste it? Mainly because I think this place looks desolate now, but the government will definitely develop it in the future. After all, Shi Da is the only university in Oil City, and it's impossible not to develop it. Godfather, am I right?"

  Qiu Ye saw that his adoptive father nodded, and continued to say: "Besides, the teacher's university is just opposite a flour factory. I heard others say that the flour factory has very good benefits, and their workers don't have houses to live in. In the future, won't they think of ways to build houses for their employees? If they want to build houses, they will definitely be built near the flour factory. So no matter how you look at it, this place will develop greatly in the future. Now buying a store, and later when there are more people, I can rent it out. As long as I collect rent every year, I can afford my tuition."

  Fang Haibo thought about what Xiao Ye said, although he didn't quite believe her analysis, but in his heart, he vaguely felt that the child's thoughts might be right. This was like a gamble, if the child was right, then he won, if not, then he lost.

  Fang Haibo stroked his chin thoughtfully. Xiao Ye was a child whose luck was widely recognized as good in the family, and basically, any business she said would make money had never failed to do so, making her quite convincing in this regard.

  Why don't we just listen to the kids? We can also buy two shops and keep them for ourselves. Oh, the kids are using their own money to invest, what's the point of us thinking about it here?

  "As long as you've thought it through, Dad will take you to buy one. But once you've bought it, you can't regret it." Fang Haibo thought for a moment and then agreed.

  "Alright, Uncle, don't worry, I'm right." Qiu Ye almost patted his chest to guarantee it.

  Qiu Ye suddenly thought of himself not being an adult yet, and didn't have an ID card, so he continued to make a request: "Then, Godfather, I still have some small requests. When buying the store, can you think of a way to put the name directly under mine and my brother's names? This would be easier to manage. And can this matter not be told to my parents? Can that director also help keep it a secret? Don't tell my mom that I bought so much, or she'll think about taking away my savings again..."

  Qiu Ye poured out her demands in a long, rambling speech.

  Later, Fang Haibo did not disappoint everyone. After treating the logistics director of the university to several meals and bribing him with a few good cigarettes, the matter of buying a shop was settled. Fang Haibo bought a total of seven shops, two of which were under Qiu Feng's name, three under Qiu Ye's name, and he also bought two for himself.

  He also asked for confidentiality from Xiaoye's family, and the logistics director agreed in one voice.

  But there is no wall that doesn't leak, and it's a matter of one unit, so in just a few days, rumors spread out from the university, saying that a certain professor within the university not only has an annual income of over 10,000 yuan but also spent 70,000 yuan to buy those shops outside the main gate. After several more days of speculation, everyone was talking about it as if they had seen the property certificate themselves, and they all said that the certain professor was Professor Fang Haibo.

  The latest version of the rumor circulating in the university is that Professor Fang Haibo is a money-grabber. Because he studied abroad, his monthly salary from the school is several times higher than that of an ordinary teacher. Otherwise, how could his family have accumulated so much money? It's not just a matter of being a millionaire, but tens of millions. The rumor says that although Professor Fang Haibo has a lot of knowledge, he doesn't know how to live a good life. He emptied out the family's savings to buy commercial properties from the university that couldn't be sold, and now they're stuck with them like a dog biting a meat bun. The rumor also says that Professor Fang Haibo is mentally ill and was afraid of being remembered by others, so he didn't dare put all the stores in his own name. Instead, he put several stores under other people's names. It's said that Qiu Yanlin and his wife are cunning and took advantage of their proximity to Professor Fang to get close to him through their children, who were intentionally brought near to the childless professor. As a result, they gained the affection of Professor Fang and his wife, becoming their godchildren. This move was indeed successful, as their two children became millionaires before the age of 10 thanks to Professor Fang...

  These rumors have been circulating in the teachers' college for a while, and people who heard them had different reactions. Except for those directly involved, most were either envious or jealous. Of course, Professor Li's couple was envied, while Qiu Yanlin's family was resented.

  Old Lady Qiu also heard these rumors, and they couldn't sit still. You know that's not a small amount of money, it's 10,000 yuan! Qiu Feng and Qiu Ye together is 50,000 yuan! In their lifetime, they had never seen so much money, you could say they didn't even dare to think about it before. Now it's possible that their own grandson/nephew has it, how can they not want a share?

  Due to the previous two losses of Old Lady Qiu, this time they sent out Qiu San Shu and Qiu San Shu, two people who could yield and stretch. The two chose a night, and once again climbed the door of the Qiu family, seeing Mr. and Mrs. Qiu with a face full of fake smiles and flattering words, which was an apologetic attitude, wanting to make amends with Mr. Qiu, but both people had the same temperament, the first two sentences were still human language, from the third sentence on, they became unpleasant and started inquiring about the authenticity of the message.

  Qiu's father and mother had been expressionless from start to finish, it was pointless to pretend to be polite at this point. Qiu's mother didn't bother with pleasantries either, she opened the door and saw them, then let them in without a word, directly blocking them at the entrance, her attitude towards them was "if you have something to say, say it, if not, leave".

  Zhang Cuilan spat after the Qiao family's gate was closed, scolding: "Really thought that by inserting a chicken feather they would become a phoenix, those few shopkeepers really can give it to those two little brats, what a pipe dream."

  "Alright, alright, it's all because of you old women being nosy and trying to get close to me. This time is enough, right? You didn't even get the truth out of it, but instead got dug up by others! From now on, don't waste your time thinking about these useless things." Qiu Yansen was very unhappy, scolded his wife, turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back. There were still people waiting for him to play cards!

  Zhang Cuilan glared at the Qiu family's gate with a scowl, cursed "A lifetime of being poor ghosts!" and followed her husband downstairs back home.

  Qiu's father and mother also heard about these messages, but they didn't take it seriously. It wasn't that they thought money was like dirt, but rather they felt that passing the store down to their own children was temporary. They must have thought that Mr. Fang buying so many stores at once was a bit too much, so he wanted to divert attention and put it on someone else's head instead. They were close with their own family and treated the two children like their own, so they felt this was something they should help with.

  Qiu Ye saw that her parents didn't react, although she didn't know why, but she still let out a sigh of relief. She really didn't know whether to tell the truth or lie if her parents asked about this matter, now it's just right like this.