Reborn in 2000: I just want to love a few people properly.

The final price was set at 700,000 yuan per year. Xu Bo kept his promise and did not haggle over the price at all.

However, Yu Haoqi had not said he wouldn't bargain. After receiving a signal from Xu Bo, he went to the table and started bargaining with Teacher Chen across from him.

After agreeing on the details, Attorney Ma drafted a preliminary contract on the spot and handed it to Mr. Chen, who was on the other end, so that he could consult a lawyer and the two parties could formally sign it the next day.

"I'm only discussing this with you because of Teacher Li."

Seeing that he finally had a place to live, Teacher Chen remained outwardly calm, but his delicate, raised pinky finger betrayed his true feelings.

Teacher Chen stood up and shook hands with the group, while speaking softly to Xu Bo.

"We're having a get-together with friends tonight, you're welcome to come if you're interested."

After saying goodbye to her aunt, Teacher Chen turned and left.

"Phew!" Xu Bo finally breathed a long sigh of relief. He glanced at the store's decor and calculated that the renovation would take at least half a month.

Teacher Chen was waiting to lock the door at the entrance, so the group had to walk out together.

"Yang Xun gave me a senior's phone number. Should I contact him now?" Song Leisong asked, holding up his phone.

Nodding, Xu Bo said, "Okay, let's get it done as soon as possible. The sooner the renovation goes, the better."

Having received Xu Bo's permission, Song Leisong nodded in agreement, walked a few steps away, and took out his phone to make a call to the other side.

"Let's calculate how much money is left in the company's account," Xu Bo asked Yu Haoqi, who was standing next to him.

Before coming to Shanghai, he had always stayed with Gu Lin, so he had some recollection of the accounts.

"After deducting the costs of purchasing and leasing shops and renovations from the company's accounts, there is still about 1.2 million yuan left. Of course, this does not include the rental cost of this property in Shanghai today, plus the head office's daily cash flow of about 10,000 yuan."

"If the store can be opened smoothly within a month, Zhong Weiyong will send another million."

Upon hearing Yu Haoqi announce the amount of cash, Xu Bo glanced wistfully at the sky, then lit a cigarette and slowly began to smoke.

Money isn't a big problem now, since we've done what we needed to do, salaries have been paid, and we have funds for purchasing goods.

Even if the situation is critical, Xu Bo will not delay paying wages.

"Keep an eye out for qualified food processing plants in the Yangtze River Delta region," Xu Bo said softly to Song Leisong and Yu Haoqi as he saw Song Leisong return.

Upon hearing this, both of them frowned and then looked at Xu Bo in disbelief.

"We still need to build our own supply chain."

The businesses in the three cities overlap, and relying solely on private suppliers in one city is not conducive to achieving economies of scale and strengthening quality control, and will also increase costs significantly.

Xu Bo could not tolerate such a thing happening.

"And the hot pot base, tell the supplier to open a factory here, otherwise we'll find someone else." The base supplier is naturally Zheng Wan'er's family, but with his aunt present, Xu Bo didn't dare to say more.

"I understand, but finding a similar food processing plant is still quite difficult."

Yu Haoqi nodded in response.

During the National Day Golden Week, there were just too many tourists. Looking at the happy expressions on the faces of the people around him, Xu Bo let out a deep breath, expelling all the unpleasant feelings in his heart.

"Let's go, let's not think about these things for now. There's no rush, let's just let things take their course. We've only just started university."

Chen Ying is currently in Jinling, supervising the shop's renovation with Wang Yan, while Yang Xun is on the train heading south from Qingdao to Hangzhou.

"You should go back to Hangzhou first. Songzi and I will take care of things here," Yu Haoqi said considerately, knowing that Xu Bo had other things to do.

"Okay, I've been thinking about that too. I wonder how the shop renovations in Hangzhou are going?"

It's been almost a week since they left. Xu Bo handed over the shop in Hangzhou to Gu Lin, and he found the same group of workers who did the renovations before. They're good and fast.

"Then you'd better hurry to the train station. Everyone here is a tourist. If you're late, you might only be able to get a hard seat on the way back," my aunt said from the side.

As they walked and talked, Xu Bo reached Hengshan Road in about ten minutes. From there, he could take Line 1 directly to the train station.

"When will Hangzhou get a subway?"

The subway is still a novelty for people.

"It will happen soon. As times change, these public welfare projects will definitely be implemented. There will be more and more cars on the road in the future, and subways will definitely need to be built to alleviate traffic pressure."

Speaking of subways, Xu Bo suddenly thought of his hometown, Harbin, which is located at a high latitude and has permafrost soil. It takes ten years to dig a subway line before it can be opened to traffic.

"Then I'll be going. Take care of yourselves here. Call me if anything happens." After saying that, Xu Bo waved goodbye to the group and entered the subway station.

Outside, the aunt had just said a few words she wanted to tell him, but when she saw Xu Bo leave, she just opened her mouth without making a sound.

After a long while, he had no choice but to turn to Yu Haoqi, who was standing next to him, and ask him.

"How's Xu Yuanping doing lately, your advisor?"

Since their last meeting in Hangzhou, my aunt has developed a fondness for this honest and reserved man, and they've exchanged contact information, with her sending him text messages from time to time.

"Our advisor is great; he's always on campus watching over us as we study."

To be honest, Yu Haoqi was still a little afraid of this aunt, perhaps out of a student's instinct, just like a mouse is naturally afraid of a cat.

"That's fine then. You guys go ahead and look around. I still have work to do later."

During the National Day holiday, students went out to play, but university teachers still had a bunch of reports to write.

After saying goodbye, Attorney Ma, who was in Shanghai before, took a taxi with the two boys and headed towards the Bund.

I'll go see the sights of Shanghai to kill time while waiting for Teacher Chen to come and sign the contract this afternoon.

……

After spending two yuan to buy a ticket to the train station, Xu Bo clutched his wallet tightly in his pocket, where his ID was kept.

When traveling, especially when there are many travelers, it is even more important to take good care of your belongings.

There were many people around, so many people were packed together that Xu Bo was squeezed onto the subway. He could clearly see the expressions on everyone's faces.

Most of them were riding the subway for the first time and seemed very happy and excited.

The subway arrived at the station soon, and just as Xu Bo was about to get off, he noticed a pair of hands deftly and elegantly slipping into a pants pocket.

When Xu Bo looked up, he could clearly see that the owner of the hands was a boy wearing a mask.

The pocket that was reached into belonged to an old man.

Holding a razor blade between his hands, he ripped a slit in the pocket with sharp force, and then stretched the pocket wide by pushing it open.

Then he simply pulled out a black leather bag with both hands.

The entire movement was light and effortless, as simple as breathing. It wasn't until the moment the bag was pulled out that the masked boy's eyes met Xu Bo's.

Suddenly, his eyes turned fierce, as if warning Xu Bo not to act rashly.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Bo walked out of the carriage without looking to the side.

I followed the flow of people and stood in front of the train door. Fortunately, not many people were getting on at this stop.

Xu Bo only took a few steps forward when the car door was about to close.

As the car door closed, Xu Bo suddenly turned around, pointed at the person wearing a mask inside the carriage, and shouted loudly.

"Thief! He stole your black handbag!"