Su Zhu talked with the owner for nearly an hour and signed a preliminary transfer agreement.
The full equipment transfer fee plus three months' rent came to 134,000 yuan. Su Zhu could pay 50,000 yuan upfront, with the remaining balance to be settled a month later.
The owner's obligation was to assist Su Zhu in completing the ownership transfer process within a week.
During the negotiation, an interesting thing happened. The original owner of the noodle house saw how well-behaved and cute Chenchen was, so with a generous gesture, he waived 4,000 yuan of fees as a gift for Chenchen to buy snacks and toys.
Hearing this, Chenchen didn't wait for Su Zhu's instructions and immediately ran over to bow deeply to the owner, saying in a sweet, childish voice, "Thank you, uncle. I wish you good health and all the best!"
Chenchen's cuteness instantly won over the original owner of the Hand-Pulled Noodle House, who praised Su Zhu for her good fortune. He said if he had a daughter like Chenchen, he would gladly live ten years less.
What Su Zhu didn't know was that less than 300 meters away, on another bustling commercial street, a nearly 300-square-meter noodle house styled with distinct The Land of Cherry Blossoms flair had already completed its renovation, was training staff, and was preparing to open in a week.
This noodle house was called The Sato Family Hand-Pulled Noodles. Among all the Land of Cherry Blossoms Hand-Pulled Noodles chains, it ranked first, with revenue and popularity far exceeding the second-place Tianxia Yipin.
No one knew that the owner of The Sato Family Hand-Pulled Noodles was actually a war criminal. He had opened his first branch of The Sato Family Hand-Pulled Noodles in Han Country with hidden motives.
The owner, Sato Kawao, had been captured alive by the people of Zhonghai during wartime and later repatriated as a prisoner of war.
This experience was often brought up and mocked by others, leaving an indelible stain in Sato Kawao's heart.
Determined to rise from where he fell, he decided to open the first branch of The Sato Family Hand-Pulled Noodle House in Zhonghai, Han Country.
He vowed to put all Zhonghai noodle shops out of business, making the locals line up every day to eat at The Sato Family Hand-Pulled Noodles.
In doing so, he believed he would have defeated the people of Zhonghai and regained his dignity!
From this base, he planned to conduct cultural infiltration on the people of Han Country, turning them into enthusiasts of Japanese culture.
Since The Sato Family Hand-Pulled Noodles actually tasted quite good, combined with the many shortcomings of Zhonghai's noodle shops — internal sabotage, cutting corners, poor hygiene, and monotonous flavors — if it weren't for the emergence of Chenchen Hand-Pulled Noodle House, Sato Kawao might have succeeded!
Unfortunately for him, Chenchen Hand-Pulled Noodle House had appeared on the scene!
The venue was ready, the noodle chefs and waitstaff were no problem, but managing the new branch was a challenge for Su Zhu.
She didn't know anyone qualified for the role!
And she certainly couldn't be there every day to supervise!
At noon, as Su Zhu sat in the backyard peeling shrimp for Chenchen and pondering where to find a manager, Meng Yu — whom she hadn't seen for two days — walked in.
"Hello, Brother Meng Yu!" Chenchen happily greeted him.
Originally, Su Zhu had asked Chenchen to call him "Uncle," but Chenchen refused to change, and Meng Yu said calling him "Brother" made him feel younger, so Su Zhu gave in.
"Hello, Chenchen. Brother missed you so much. Come here, let me hug you!" Meng Yu said as he picked up the little Chenchen who happily threw herself into his arms, then peppered her face with kisses, "Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!"
"Why didn't you say you were coming this time? What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you," Su Zhu smiled.
They were quite familiar now; her tone was no longer as formal as before.
"Just a bowl of Hand-pulled Noodles, with extra beef, don't forget!"
"All right. You watch Chenchen and make sure she finishes the shrimp. I'll go cook."
"Okay!"
"Come on, little beauty, let's eat." Meng Yu sat down holding Chenchen.
"Brother Meng Yu, this shrimp is actually sweet. Try it. How is it?" Chenchen picked up a peeled shrimp from the bowl and tried to feed it to Meng Yu.
Meng Yu took a bite, chewed twice, and frowned, "Not sweet, it's quite fresh."
"What? No way! I ate all the sweet ones. I even suspected Mom put sugar in it. Try this one; this one's definitely sweet!"
Seeing how serious Chenchen was, Meng Yu took another shrimp from her hand and chewed it — still not sweet.
"That's impossible. Try one more, this one's definitely sweet!" Chenchen giggled and handed over another shrimp. Two were left in the bowl.
Looking at the shrimp approaching his mouth, Meng Yu's expression suddenly changed strangely. His beautiful eyes slightly narrowed as he stared at Chenchen.
"Tell me, do you actually dislike eating shrimp?"
"Yeah!" Chenchen smiled slyly.
"You dare lie to me!" Meng Yu immediately grabbed Chenchen, laid her down on his lap, and playfully spanked her bottom, but always gently.
"Giggle giggle giggle…" Chenchen laughed nonstop.
Afterward, Chenchen hugged Meng Yu's neck and said, "Brother Meng Yu, I have a favor to ask, okay?"
Meng Yu looked at the mischievous little girl warily, "What do you want to do?"
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