After Su Xiaotian settled the bill, Chi Yiyuan's roommates thanked Su Xiaotian and promised to bring her local delicacies in the future before taking their leave.
Su Xiaotian and Chi Yiyuan then continued their search for a suitable shop in the surrounding streets.
After more than half of the afternoon had passed, Su Xiaotian eventually returned to a shop she had looked at in the morning.
The shop had an excellent location, less than a hundred meters from the side entrance of Beijing University.
Although it was near the side entrance and not comparable to the main entrance, the street was actually bustling, and many students habitually exited from the side.
If a boutique were to be opened here, it should do very well.
That's right, Su Xiaotian decided to open a boutique here, which could stock toys, accessories, clothing, bags, and other items.
According to her memories from her previous life, boutiques near universities were very vibrant.
Moreover, boutiques did not require a large area; a shop of forty to fifty square meters would suffice.
The most important thing was that Su Xiaotian felt that managing a boutique wouldn't be too difficult, and she could take good care of it during her breaks from school.
All she needed was to find a reliable person to help manage the shop.
Therefore, Su Xiaotian decided to open a boutique.
This shop was previously selling shoes but was poorly managed and could no longer continue.
The shop owner no longer wished to stay and strive in Beijing and planned to transfer the shop before returning to his hometown.
However, because the shop was priced too high, it had not yet been successfully sold.
When Chi Yiyuan heard that Su Xiaotian intended to buy this shoe store, he frowned, which was rare.
"Brother Yiyuan, is there a problem?" Having grown up together, how could she not discern each other's thoughts?
Chi Yiyuan said, "Xiaotian, why don't we find another shop? I heard that this shop has already had three owners before, and none of them could keep it open for more than a semester."
"Finally, the shop owner, not believing in superstitions, opened a shoe store himself, but he didn't keep it open for long either."
In private, many people said that the shop was too strange.
Chi Yiyuan didn't want the young girl to rashly buy the shop and lose money.
That's right, the owner of this shop intended to sell it, and the asking price was not low. Otherwise, why hadn't it been sold yet?
It was precisely because those who knew the inside story were afraid of the shop becoming a burden on them.
However, Su Xiaotian did not entirely believe such talk.
In Su Xiaotian's opinion, whether a shop could stay open depended on individual capability. Feng shui seemed to exist, but it was mysterious and not necessarily true.
Moreover, what Su Xiaotian valued was that this shop was for sale, not for rent.
Although a shop could be opened with a rental, there was always uncertainty.
Su Xiaotian didn't want others to take advantage of her success once the shop was established.
Furthermore, Su Xiaotian knew very well how much Beijing's property prices would rise in the future.
Even if the shop was priced a bit high now, she wouldn't lose money.
"Brother Yiyuan, you forgot, I am the luckiest person!" Su Xiaotian said with a sweet smile.
Since returning from her rebirth, Su Xiaotian's luck had been exceptionally good. It could be said that anything she set her mind to, she could accomplish.
Hearing Su Xiaotian say this, Chi Yiyuan knew that the young girl had made up her mind and stopped trying to dissuade her.
The young girl had quite a bit of money, so buying a shop shouldn't be a problem. Besides, at worst, he could help, right?
The shop owner was a middle-aged man, around forty years old.
He had met Su Xiaotian and Chi Yiyuan in the morning. The two of them had looked around the shop and asked a few simple questions before leaving.
The shop owner hadn't expected these two children to actually buy the shop; he thought they were just passing the time.
He was also idle, so he was willing to chat with them.
Unexpectedly, the two of them returned, and upon opening their mouths, they said they wanted to buy the shop.
"Two children, are you dreaming? My shop is not cheap!"
It was indeed not cheap. A shop defined as having bad feng shui was priced ten percent higher than the market price.
Su Xiaotian muttered to herself, planning to use this to negotiate the price with the shop owner.
It was one thing to not lack money, but she couldn't just waste it.
Su Xiaotian smiled and said, "I genuinely want to buy a shop, but your shop's price is indeed a bit high."
The shop owner was amused by Su Xiaotian's serious demeanor.
He thought that Chi Yiyuan was the one spending the money.
And the young girl was likely out playing with her brother.
Therefore, the shop owner didn't look at Su Xiaotian but stared at Chi Yiyuan and said, "Young man, my shop's asking price is a bit high, but as you know, shop prices have been rising these past two years. This year's price is high, but it won't be high next year."
Su Xiaotian chuckled. This person was so good at talking, so why couldn't his shop stay open?
Buying a shop at next year's price with this year's money; did he really think they were fools just because they were young?
"That's not fair," Su Xiaotian said directly. "If you rephrase your words, it means we can offer a higher price now, but on the condition that we pay you next year. Would you agree to that?"
When Su Xiaotian said this, the shop owner was visibly stunned.
The words seemed reasonable, but something felt not quite right.
"Child, don't be silly. I'm talking to your brother!"
The shop owner thought for a long time but couldn't figure out if the words were right or wrong. He simply spoke up, almost shooing them away.
Hearing the owner say this, Su Xiaotian directly crossed her arms and stood aside.
She wanted to see if the owner would initiate a conversation with her.
Chi Yiyuan glanced at the quietly standing young girl with amusement.
This little girl was so confident; how could he not cooperate?
"Boss, it's not me buying the shop; she's the one spending the money!" Chi Yiyuan said with a straight face.
The owner's jaw almost dropped in surprise.
What did these words mean?
The young girl was the one who wanted to buy the shop?
The owner looked Su Xiaotian up and down.
He shook his head as he looked her over.
How could it be?
How old was the young girl?
Thirteen? Fourteen?
A child of this age was an elementary school student, at most a junior high school student. Did she have the money to buy a house?
No matter how clueless a parent was, they wouldn't give a large sum of money to a child to play with!
In fact, even at Chi Yiyuan's age, the owner was somewhat hesitant.
At this point, he began to suspect that these two little guys were not looking for him out of boredom but just to play.