There's a chat group for pets in my neighborhood.

It seems I can finally get rid of this hot potato.

With his back to Lu Fang, Qian Yan revealed a smug smile, then unlocked the door, pushed it open, and went inside.

As soon as the door was pushed open, a strong smell of cheap disinfectant hit them. Xu Yi covered her nose and frowned, and even Lu Fang's expression was not good.

Both of them had worked at pet hospitals before, so they should have been used to the smell of this disinfectant by now. The reason they were frowning was simply because the disinfectant was of extremely poor quality.

No wonder Pet Love Pet Hospital has such a bad reputation.

Qian Yan seemed completely oblivious to the state of the two of them and began to boast.

"Young man, you have a good eye! My shop is in a prime location, and business was booming before. If it weren't for an urgent family matter that required me to return to my hometown, I really wouldn't have been willing to sell it. You've really hit the jackpot by taking it over."

Qian Yan immediately launched into the sales pitch of a seasoned veteran, enthusiastically leading the way.

"Look at this fully furnished apartment, and the back room too. If you want to continue your pet business, all of this is already in place. I can even take over the licenses and customers. I'll give you a fixed price: 400,000. What do you think?"

Lu Fang sneered inwardly, but didn't reply. Instead, he started wandering around on his own.

Forget it, this run-down shop doesn't even have a single customer anymore, and you're talking about booming business? Dream on.

Four hundred thousand? Do you really think I'm stupid?

He gave a disdainful look and casually tapped the dusty reception desk: "Boss Qian, right? I never said I wanted to open a pet hospital."

Upon hearing this, Boss Qian was taken aback: "Handsome, you must be joking. There are plenty of shops around here. You came all this way just to see that my equipment is complete, right?"

He probed subtly.

"Hey, running a pet hospital is so tough these days. Look, there's not a soul around here. Besides, I remember there's a pretty big pet hospital nearby, something like Meiji Pet Hospital, right? It does pretty good business. How can we compete with that?"

"Yeah, yeah, let's forget about the pet hospital." Xu Yi chimed in from the side, having noticed that Lu Fang wanted to lower the price, and cooperated tacitly.

"I was planning to take over this place and turn it into a local fresh food warehouse. Look at how dirty your walls are, and the drainpipes smell. If I really take over, I'll have to tear everything down and redo the renovation."

Lu Fang pointed to the equipment and cages around him: "These licenses and clients you mentioned are completely meaningless to me. I still have to pay a lot of money for renovations and garbage removal. Your price is not reasonable."

Qian Yan was speechless for a moment. He really hadn't expected that Lu Fang hadn't come here with any intention of opening a pet shop.

His plan to make a fortune was thus shattered.

"Then how much do you want?" Qian Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked proactively.

"Okay, your old equipment is meaningless to me. I don't want the stuff. Clear everything out and just sell the empty shop. How much of the lease is left on this place?" Lu Fang looked at the fat man in front of him.

"One year," Qian Yan replied.

"Transfer the one-year lease to me, and I'll give you 100,000 yuan. If that's okay, we can sign it right away." Lu Fang gestured, showing little interest.

"Impossible! One hundred thousand yuan! How can you bargain like that!" Qian Yan jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, waving his hands repeatedly: "No, no, absolutely impossible! I've already spent eighty thousand on rent alone, and the rest on renovations, equipment, and so on, it's almost three hundred thousand. You think you can take it for ten thousand? Absolutely not!"

"Your decorating style is too outdated. Even if I take it down, I'll still have to find someone to redo it. You can't expect me to pay for the renovations you did five or six years ago, can you? This 100,000 is only because you urgently need the money!" Lu Fang grabbed Xu Yi's arm and walked towards the door without any hesitation.

"This is the price I'm willing to pay. If you can't afford it, then forget it. There are two empty storefronts for rent up ahead. I'll go take a look over there."

Xu Yi, standing to the side, stuck out her tongue. She hadn't expected Lu Fang to be so ruthless when it came to bargaining. He managed to reduce 400,000 to 100,000—that's impressive!

"Are you really going to change places?" Xu Yi asked in a low voice.

"No, that's called negotiation skills." Lu Fang winked, signaling the little girl to follow him.

Qian Yan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant for a moment.

One hundred thousand yuan was indeed too little. He stood there without saying a word. Lu Fang at the door was also very nervous. Both sides were waiting for the other to speak first. Whoever spoke first to stop the person would be at a disadvantage in this transaction.

Seeing Lu Fang walk out the door and head towards the shops in front, Qian Yan finally couldn't help but call out to him.

"Hey! Young man, that's not how you do business."

He rushed to the door: "One hundred thousand yuan is too low. Besides, my equipment is worth something. If you let me take it away and sell it, I'll have to pay you extra. I'll compromise and give you a package deal: three hundred thousand yuan, how about that?"

As soon as Qian Yan opened his mouth, 100,000 yuan was immediately lost.

Lu Fang frowned, refusing to budge: "Boss Qian still isn't sincere. I'll just sell these things as scrap if I keep them. I'll keep my price: 100,000."

"Young man, this isn't a good way to talk. 100,000 is absolutely out of the question!" Qian Yan shook his head vigorously. "280,000? You're rich, I'm rich! This is really the lowest price. Think it over carefully. It's really good value for money. If you agree, I'll sign the contract on the spot."

"Two hundred and eighty thousand, is that including everything?" Lu Fang pressed.

"Yes, I can give you everything, including the equipment, the renovations, and even my previous client list. You're going into fresh food, right? My pet-owning customers are all young people, very high-quality, and there's overlap with your target customer group. What do you think?"

Lu Fang secretly calculated in his mind that the price of 280,000 was actually quite reasonable.

The rent and equipment in the pet hospital alone would cost around 200,000 yuan. Add in the renovations and other expenses, and the total value would be around 250,000 to 260,000 yuan, which is not high for a pet hospital.

"Since Boss Qian is so sincere, I'll cut another 250,000. If it's a deal, we'll sign it now!" Lu Fang hesitated for a moment, then decided to cut the price again.

"Then it's 250,000. I can tell you're a perfect match, brother. 250,000, let's sign the contract and transfer the money right away." To Lu Fang's surprise, Qian Yan agreed without much thought.

He looked at Qian Yan, who was rushing to work on the contract, and for some reason, he felt that something was not right.

Just then, Lu Fang's phone suddenly vibrated.

He took out his phone, and there was a message from the sheriff.

"Lu Fang, are you at Pet Love Pet Hospital right now?"

"Don't sign the contract, something's fishy here!"