Reborn in the 80s: She Rewrites Life with Radiance-Chapter 96: Want to Buy a Store

The two of them came out of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, and it was almost lunchtime.

"Let’s not go back to the store, let’s go straight to the food street for lunch. After eating, I’ll take you for a walk."

Li Yitian suggested.

"Sure, I have to go back to the army this afternoon, the sooner we finish, the sooner I can go back."

Gu Yi had no objections.

"Oh, it’s that hard to part? Is it appropriate to say this in front of a single dog like me?"

Li Yitian joked.

"If you want to experience this feeling, hurry up and find someone."

The two of them kept making fun of each other along the way.

After having lunch at the food street, Li Yitian took Gu Yi to the place he mentioned.

Although it can’t compare to the food street, opening a clothing store here is quite suitable.

The environment is quite good, clean and tidy, and several storefronts have been rented out.

There are those selling clothes, as well as other businesses.

Gu Yi knew that several large shopping malls were later built here; this street wasn’t demolished because it’s next to the Art College. However, this area later turned into a luxury street, with the shop rents here being shockingly high.

"How is this place? Isn’t it nice?"

Li Yitian nudged Gu Yi.

"Yeah, it’s quite nice. Are these storefronts for rent or for purchase?"

Gu Yi thought it would be best to buy the storefronts before the area develops further.

"Some are for rent, and some are for sale; the one in the middle is for sale."

Li Yitian pointed to one for Gu Yi.

Gu Yi followed the direction he pointed.

That one had a glass door, so you could see inside clearly. It was quite spacious, and Gu Yi felt tempted.

"Do you know how much that one is selling for?"

"I heard it’s for 150,000. What’s up, have you got any ideas?"

Li Yitian guessed from Gu Yi’s tone that she might want to buy it.

"A little bit, how about you?"

Gu Yi wanted to know Li Yitian’s thoughts, if he wanted to buy too, they could do it together. If he didn’t, then she would find a way to buy it herself.

"I think renting is more cost-effective. Our store hasn’t opened yet, and we don’t know if the business will be good here. If we rent, we can just stop renting if it doesn’t work out, but if we buy it and nobody wants to take over, it’ll be stuck with us."

Li Yitian, unlike Gu Yi, didn’t know future developments; he analyzed the current situation and thought buying was not very cost-effective.

Gu Yi understood Li Yitian. If she hadn’t lived another life, her thoughts would be the same as his.

But she couldn’t always persuade Li Yitian to follow her; not to mention whether there would be changes later, the appreciation of the property value here also takes quite some time.

"I want to buy, can I trouble you to find out more for me? Once we buy it, we’ll open a clothing store and count the rent of this shop as my investment. I’ll cover the rest; what do you think?"

Gu Yi looked at Li Yitian.

"Sure, I have no problem with that. If you’re the landlord, that’s great, at least you won’t raise the rent when business is good."

Li Yitian started laughing at his own words.

"Alright, stop joking around. I’ll be in the army recently, just call me if you need anything. Let me know how much you negotiate for this store, and I’ll come over to finalize the paperwork."

Gu Yi hurried away; she was worried that she wouldn’t have time to cook for Ye Hao if she returned late.

"Okay, I’ll ask a friend tomorrow to see if I can negotiate the price down. Are you heading back now? Let me take you to the army."

Li Yitian knew Gu Yi was going back to the army today.

"No need, just take me to the market first. I’ll buy some groceries, then take me to the station; I’ll take the bus back myself to save you the trouble of running back and forth."

Gu Yi quickly mentioned where she wanted to go.

The city market has a wide variety, and besides vegetables, many things are fresher than those at the army. freёnovelkiss-com

Li Yitian first took her to the market, and once she bought her groceries, he took her to the bus station.

"By the way, I almost forgot—we’re about to get our trademark. If you have time in the next few days, go find your supplier and ask them to start making clothes with our trademark. When the trademark arrives, we’ll need to mark all the clothes in the store."

Gu Yi suddenly remembered this in the car and quickly told Li Yitian.

"Got it, I understand."

Li Yitian nodded.

"Ask them if they can design and make clothes exclusively for us, even if we have to pay more. But these clothes must not be sold to other retailers, so we can ensure the uniqueness of our brand’s clothes."

Gu Yi felt that since they wanted to take the brand route, they couldn’t sell clothes you can see everywhere. Although it might be tough initially, once the market opens up, things will get much easier.

"That should be possible, but our costs will be significantly higher."

Li Yitian understood Gu Yi’s goal, but this approach had to take into account cost issues.

"Yitian, we need to create a brand that’s unique. Though costs may increase and sales might drop temporarily, as time goes on, once customers recognize our brand, these problems will be solved, and things will be better than they are now."

Li Yitian always felt a kind of magic with Gu Yi, making people willing to trust her.

"Okay, I trust you. I’ll go to their company tomorrow to discuss this cooperation."

Li Yitian thought for a moment and responded seriously to Gu Yi.

When Gu Yi arrived at the army by bus, she happened to meet Li Dongxiang coming out.

She greeted Gu Yi as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that Gu Yi had bought quite a few things, she approached her and reached out to grab Gu Yi’s bag.

"What did you buy, sister-in-law?"

As Li Dongxiang reached out, Gu Yi stepped back, turning sideways.

"Didn’t I listen to sister-in-law yesterday? I thought I hadn’t taken good care of my Ye Hao, so I went to the city today to buy something to nourish him. If sister-in-law wants to buy something for Brother Chen Jun, I can take you. I bought everything from the market, it wasn’t expensive, just spent twenty yuan. How about I take sister-in-law tomorrow?"

Gu Yi said this but didn’t show Li Dongxiang.

Li Dongxiang heard Gu Yi was offering to take her to buy things again.

"No need, no need, Chen Jun is in good health and doesn’t need this. I still have to buy groceries, so I won’t chat here anymore."

Despite wanting to know what Gu Yi bought, Li Dongxiang was somewhat wary of her after yesterday’s incident and quickly walked away.

Gu Yi chuckled and went home carrying her bags.

Li Dongxiang walked a bit, turned back, and saw Gu Yi had already left.

She spat in the direction Gu Yi had stood.

"Look at that stingy attitude, won’t even show me. I don’t care anyway."

Gu Yi went back and took the stuff out of her bags one by one.

The weather was too hot; there was no refrigerator at home. If you bought too much, it would spoil if it couldn’t be eaten.

So she bought a chicken and some eggs.

Also got some chili peppers and tomatoes for dinner since vegetables sold nearby were fresh.

She had quite a lot because she bought quite a few apples and pears.

That way, she could pass time at home eating when she has nothing to do, and Ye Hao could join in to supplement some vitamins.

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