After my divorce, I started to have good luck
Chapter 316 - 190: The Man Who Has Money and a Shop

Even though "Immortal Destiny" had high ratings and became a hit TV drama in the past two to three months, its reputation had been steadily declining. Especially the online reviews, which weren’t very good.

Seeing this, Lu Sijia tactfully didn’t continue the conversation about this with Chen Feng and instead asked naturally, "Mr. Chen, are you on a business trip to Lu City or just traveling?"

Chen Feng casually replied, "I’m going home. I just finished traveling in Guang City."

"Ah, you’re from Lu City too. So am I." Lu Sijia perked up a bit and immediately spoke to Chen Feng in the Lu City dialect, "My company is based in Guang City, and I’m usually quite busy, so it’s rare for me to come back to Lu City. I didn’t even go home for the New Year. This time when I go back, my parents will definitely give me a hard time."

Hearing this, Chen Feng laughed and said in the Lu City dialect, "Your work is really busy if you can’t even make it back for the New Year. No wonder your parents complain."

Hearing Chen Feng speak their hometown dialect, Lu Sijia felt a sense of familiarity, and her initial wariness lessened significantly. She laughed and said, "My job is indeed busy, but the real reason I didn’t go back during the New Year was to avoid the matchmaking pressure. I have many relatives, and during the New Year, they have a lot of free time and often gather together. I become their number one target for matchmaking. So, I avoided the New Year peak and returned home now. It’s perfect timing; all my relatives should be back to work by now."

"You’re still single? That’s surprising." Chen Feng gave her a slightly astonished glance.

With her qualifications, she shouldn’t have any trouble finding a boyfriend.

Lu Sijia laughed at herself and said, "It’s all because I’m too busy and don’t have time for dating. You look about my age, Mr. Chen, you should have a girlfriend, right?"

Chen Feng nodded and smiled, "Yes, I have two."

Lu Sijia was taken aback, then laughed and said, "You really know how to joke."

Chen Feng just smiled without saying anything.

Lu Sijia then said, "I can tell from your accent that you’re from Lin Nan, right?"

Chen Feng nodded, "Yes. You’re quite sharp to pick up on my slight accent."

"I used to have a very close high school friend from Lin Nan. We lived in the same dorm for three years. How could I not recognize it? Speaking of which, I haven’t seen her for two years. I really miss the seafood noodles her mom used to make. The seafood noodles from your area are indeed delicious."

"Lin Nan is neither too big nor too small. The seafood noodles you’re talking about aren’t from my hometown. It should be from the Pu Village, Feiyu area by the sea, which is about twenty or thirty kilometers away from my hometown."

"Yes, my friend is from Pu Village."

Lu Sijia, being in business, was quite talkative, and since Chen Feng had nothing else to do, he chatted with her throughout the journey, aimlessly talking about all sorts of topics.

Lu Sijia wasn’t unattractive, her voice was slightly husky with character, and she had a pleasant way of speaking. Sitting beside her, chatting about various things was quite enjoyable, and it made the boring time on the plane pass quickly.

When the flight announcement mentioned Lu City was approaching, they realized they had chatted for more than an hour without even noticing, and they both felt refreshed rather than tired.

It really had a bit of that feeling of meeting a kindred spirit where no amount of conversation felt enough.

"I’ve enjoyed chatting with you on this flight. How about we add each other as friends?"

Seeing Lu Sijia take the initiative, Chen Feng, being a man, of course, didn’t play coy and immediately took out his phone to add her as a friend.

Soon the plane landed smoothly at the airport, and they parted ways.

Chen Feng drove to Longhua Street in the city, where Lin Yujiao and Wu Mengting had arrived earlier that afternoon. They had agreed to meet on Longhua Street.

Half an hour later, Chen Feng met up with them, and then, led by the local expert Wu Mengting, they went to a nearby gourmet restaurant to eat.

Chen Feng hadn’t eaten on the plane, so he was already hungry and didn’t bother about the two women, quickly eating until he was half full, before chatting with them.

"Did you check out the shops?" Chen Feng asked.

They had come to Longhua Street mainly to look at shops that afternoon.

Wu Mengting said, "There were only two available for sublease, but the transfer fees were too high, so we didn’t come to an agreement."

Chen Feng asked, "How much are the transfer fees?"

"One is asking for 150,000, and the other 120,000."

Such transfer fees were indeed quite high.

Chen Feng directly asked, "Is there any shop for sale? I want to buy one."

Chen Feng had originally planned to buy one and had intended to keep it a secret from Lin Yujiao, but over time, he felt it wasn’t necessary.

Wu Mengting thoughtfully glanced at him and shook her head, "I’ve already checked before; there’s no shop for sale."

The shops on Longhua Street were genuinely prime properties, having flourished for decades. Just a little over ten square meter shop could fetch a rental of 200,000 a year.

Such shops could be said to support three generations. Generally, people wouldn’t sell such a valuable shop.

However, this was under normal circumstances. Previously, the shop Chen Feng had in Xiu Zhou was sold because the owner’s son got into trouble abroad and needed money for legal fees.

"We’ll go check with nearby real estate agencies tomorrow; maybe there will be one for sale."

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he continued eating.

The two women didn’t eat much, with most of the food going into Chen Feng’s stomach.

After the meal, Chen Feng accompanied them for a walk, then used the excuse of being too tired to not return to Qingpu Town, deciding to stay in Lu City for the night. Coincidentally, he could inquire about the shop matters the next morning.

Wu Mengting didn’t disagree, just mentioning that she’d share a hotel room with Lin Yujiao to chat.

Chen Feng was indeed tired, mainly because he had been busy in the morning and again with the long flight, so he shrugged at her, indicating he didn’t mind.

Lin Yujiao did mind a little, as she would have preferred to share a room with Chen Feng, but since Wu Mengting had accompanied her in checking the shops twice on Longhua Street, she hesitated to oppose.

So, the three of them checked into a hotel on Longhua Street.

In the hotel room, after taking a shower, Chen Feng sat on the bed and checked his phone for unread messages.

Lin Yujiao: [Should I come to your room later?]

Even though Chen Feng was tempted, he was already quite full and wasn’t particularly in the mood, so he pretended not to see it.

Wu Mengting: [If you really buy the shop, will you still charge her rent?]

Chen Feng replied: [Business is business, of course. But I’ll definitely give her a discount.]

Wu Mengting replied with a smiley face, seemingly satisfied with his answer.

Sun Xiaorui: [I’m planning to return to Xiu Zhou tomorrow. Since the house there has been vacant for so long, it’s not good. Besides, I want to find a job in Xiu Zhou. What do you think?]

Chen Feng immediately opposed: [If you find a job, who’ll take care of me? If you need money, I’ll give you another 10,000 a month as compensation for your extra work.]

Sun Xiaorui replied in seconds: [You’ve already given me enough. I’m not really looking for a job for the money. I just feel bored when you’re not home. With a job, I can better pass the time.]