Chapter 86: I Almost Believed What You Said

TL: Etude

“Brother Chen, you’ve arrived!”

The next day, as soon as Chen Jianghai arrived at the shop, he saw that Li Detian was already waiting for him at the doorway.

“Sorry to have kept you waiting, brother!” Chen Jianghai hurried forward, greeting warmly.

Li Detian waved his hand and laughed, “What are you talking about, Brother Chen? I’ve just arrived myself. How about tonight?”

“I’m really sorry, brother.”

Chen Jianghai said, his voice carrying a tinge of regret.

Li Detian’s expression changed slightly, “What’s wrong, brother?”

“It’s like this, my father-in-law just arrived, and they are still not quite settled in, so tonight…”

Before Chen Jianghai could finish, Li Detian interrupted him.

“Hey, Brother Chen, I thought it was something serious!”

Li Detian said with a dismissive laugh, “That’s easy to handle. Once they’ve settled in, I can just invite you again, right?”

Chen Jianghai did not expect Li Detian to respond this way and quickly waved his hands, “That won’t do, brother, I insist on doing it next time!”

“Sure thing!” Li Detian smiled and nodded. “By the way, there will be another friend coming tonight, I’ll introduce you then.”

“A friend of brother? Then I must make a good acquaintance.” Chen Jianghai said with a smile.

“Heh, it’s just to liven things up, shall we get down to business first?”

Chen Jianghai did not continue on the topic, instead, he gestured towards the shop.

Li Detian turned his head and said, “Come in. I’ve prepared the contract. If there are no issues, you can just sign it.”

“Okay.”

Chen Jianghai smiled and followed Li Detian into the room.

Li Detian pointed to the contract on the table, “Brother Chen, the contract is here, take a look.”

Chen Jianghai picked up the contract and began to read it carefully.

The terms were simple, with the rent and lease period being satisfactory.

“Brother, all is good!”

After reading, Chen Jianghai put down the contract.

Li Detian took out a Hero fountain pen, “If it’s all good, then sign away.”

Quickly, both men signed their names on the contract and pressed their fingerprints in red ink.

Black writing on white paper, sealed with red ink—it looked very formal and reassuring.

After signing, Chen Jianghai pulled out the money from his pocket and handed it over, “Brother, here’s the deposit and the rent.”

Li Detian didn’t even look at it, just tucked it straight into his pocket.

Chen Jianghai couldn’t help but ask, “Brother, aren’t you going to count it?”

“No need, I trust you,” Li Detian said nonchalantly.

Chen Jianghai smiled. Li Detian was indeed bold. No wonder he could own such a property in these times while maintaining a good disposition.

Afterward, the two sat down and shifted into casual conversation mode.

“Brother, are you planning to renovate the shop you’ve rented?” Li Detian inquired.

Chen Jianghai glanced around and said, “Just a simple whitewash will do. Do you have any craftsmen to recommend, brother?”

“That’s easy. I happen to know someone. I’ll speak to him later, are you free tomorrow?” Li Detian asked.

“Free, of course, I’m free. Thank you, brother.”

“Hey, it’s nothing!”

Li Detian waved his hand, “I heard from Boss Jin that you’re going to set up an appliance repair shop here?”

“To be precise, I mainly deal in second-hand appliances.”

Chen Jianghai said with a slight smile.

“Second-hand appliances?”

Li Detian became interested at once, “What’s the difference?”

Chen Jianghai explained briefly, and Li Detian quickly understood, giving a thumbs-up, “Brother Chen, your business is simply a gold mine!”

For someone with skills, making money is indeed easy!

Especially for someone like Chen Jianghai, who also had vision and ideas, naturally, he would earn even more.

Although they had only just started interacting, Chen Jianghai could tell that Li Detian was down-to-earth, which is why he was willing to share so much.

This could be considered a trade secret.

“Heh, I wish I could sit at home and earn money like you, brother. Unfortunately, I’m not that lucky.”

Chen Jianghai responded with a chuckle.

Li Detian was immediately amused by Chen Jianghai’s words, “Brother, you almost made me believe you there!”

“What I said is true. What’s there not to believe, big brother?” Chen Jianghai raised his eyebrows, looking at Li Detian.

In later generations, becoming a landlord was probably the wish of many people.

So, Chen Jianghai’s words were not at all wrong.

Li Detian changed the topic, “Brother, I don’t know why, but chatting with you has really lifted my spirits.”

…

After a casual conversation, the two men grew closer.

Then, as he had to get ready, Chen Jianghai left first, and Li Detian reminded him.

“Brother, don’t forget about tonight’s dinner. Fuchun Restaurant, no absence allowed!”

Chen Jianghai responded loudly, “Nothing’s more important than eating, especially when it’s Brother Jin treating, I’ll definitely be on time.”

After making a round back to his home, Chen Jianghai saw Lin Wanqiu looking at several pieces of clothing laid out on the bed, her face showing a look of indecision, and couldn’t help asking, “Wanqiu, what are you doing?”

Lin Wanqiu turned her head and said, “Jianghai, I’m thinking about what to wear for dinner tonight.”

“Just wear something casual, right?” Chen Jianghai said nonchalantly.

Lin Wanqiu quickly shook her head, “No, no! Everyone else is bringing their wives. I can’t let you lose face!”

Hearing Lin Wanqiu’s words, Chen Jianghai understood.

“That’s simple, let’s go buy some nice clothes now. You’ll outshine them all wearing it!” Chen Jianghai laughed.

Lin Wanqiu hesitated slightly, “Is there no need to buy? What about the set you bought last time? I only wore it once at home.”

“No, we are going to buy now!”

Chen Jianghai decisively made the decision.

He realized that he still owed Lin Wanqiu too much. In the several years they had been married, she had only one set of clothes suitable for going out.

“Buying clothes is quite wasteful…”

Lin Wanqiu tried to persuade him, but Chen Jianghai didn’t give her the chance to speak.

“Let’s go!”

Chen Jianghai took Lin Wanqiu by the hand and they left the house.

At the Zhongbai store on Pozijie Street, Chen Jianghai bought Lin Wanqiu three sets of clothes and a suit for himself in one go.

Lin Wanqiu felt a bit distressed, “Jianghai, one set would have been enough, there was no need to buy so much.”

“It’s necessary, it’s necessary. The clothes in your closet were all bought before we got married, you should throw away what needs to be thrown away!”

Chen Jianghai said dismissively.

“They are all in good condition, not worn out, why throw them away!”

Lin Wanqiu shook her head, “Jianghai, our life has just gotten better, you can’t start throwing money around, we still have to save where we can!”

Chen Jianghai looked at Lin Wanqiu, who was beautifully dressed in a long dress, and nodded with satisfaction, “You look really beautiful. How can spending money on my wife be called a waste?”

Hearing Chen Jianghai say this, a blush flew across Lin Wanqiu’s face.

“What are you talking about! There are so many people here!” She glared at Chen Jianghai and whispered.

Chen Jianghai then wrapped his arm around Lin Wanqiu’s shoulder and said, “What about it? I didn’t say anything wrong. Let’s go, I’ll buy you two more pairs of leather sandals.”

…

With bags large and small, the couple returned home by noon.

“Yo! What did you two buy?”

As soon as they reached the door, they encountered Qiu Jinfeng who was out throwing trash, curiously looking at the bags in their hands.

Lin Wanqiu said softly, “Nothing much, just bought a few pieces of clothing.”

“A few pieces?”

Qiu Jinfeng took a look and said with a hint of sourness, “That looks like several sets? Wanqiu, you really are fortunate!”

Lin Wanqiu’s face turned slightly red, “Sister Jinfeng, you’re joking.”

“I am not joking at all!”

Qiu Jinfeng hurriedly waved her hand, “Everyone in the surrounding streets and neighborhoods knows about Jianghai’s abilities. If you ask me, it’s you, sister Wanqiu, who has good taste in finding a good husband!”

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