The broker quickly advised Ye Lulu that it would be wonderful if this shop, which had been empty for a long time, could be sold.
Ye Lulu thought for a moment and looked carefully at the pitiful building. She really liked it. It was special. She asked the broker, “How much is this shop?”
The broker hurriedly said, “It’s not expensive. I’m only revealing this to you in private. That official has already gone to the northwest to take up a position. I heard that he won’t be coming back again. He also entrusted this small building fully to our broker house. If we sell it during the first year, our broker house will receive half the money! If we sell it in the second year, it will be one-quarter of the money. If we sell it in the third year, it will be 15%. The price will decrease year by year…”
“The longer we drag it out, the less commission we’ll receive.” The broker had a bitter expression on his face because he was really in despair. He said to Ye Lulu, “I’m telling you it’s difficult…”
“Although that official’s family is in the northwest, he’s an official. There are many of his colleagues around Yuan City. He specially instructed those officials to watch over it. Our broker house can’t disobey him and can only watch as years pass…”
The broker looked at Ye Lulu carefully and sincerely. “If you really like it, buy this shop. It will be mutually beneficial to both you and the broker house. Everyone will benefit… Think carefully. Our broker house will give you the lowest price…”
“What’s the price?”
Ye Lulu glanced at the broker. If there was enough money, she would really want to buy this shop.
She liked it immediately.
The broker said in a low voice, “This four-storey building was originally in Yuan City. If you buy the entire building, it’ll be at least a thousand taels of silver…”
That’s right. This dilapidated building that was pitifully built by the river was actually four stories tall!
The first floor was the largest and could be used as the main lobby of a hotel. That was what Ye Lulu thought. The second level was already open-air. From the structure, it was unknown if that official had designed it this way or if he had given up on it in the end. Half of it was completely outside and it was empty, like a large balcony.
The third floor was also half open-air. This floor had a smaller area, which matched the structure of ancient tall buildings.
The fourth floor was a much smaller and exquisite space. It could barely be considered to be a fourth floor.
The small space was completely sealed. There was only a small railing overlooking the platform, but it was built in the most exquisite manner. Ye Lulu looked carefully and realized that the construction was indeed very exquisite. It was classy and even a little extravagant.
This sounded very luxurious…
In fact, from the looks of it, the building was still dilapidated. It was tragic and old. It trembled slightly and looked pitiful. Furthermore, it was unknown if it could continue standing. Therefore, the broker, or rather, the entire broker house was in pain.
“However, this small building is almost as big as the restaurants in the city. You heard it just now… Furthermore, we still have to spend a lot of effort to tidy it up… Also, it has dragged on for so many years. When that official built it back then, he spent much less money than now… Therefore, if you want to buy this shop, we can sell it to you at a hundred taels of silver!”
As the broker spoke, he looked at Ye Lulu carefully. A hundred taels of silver! It was not a small sum. It was impossible to buy such a luxurious building in the city, but it was enough to buy an ordinary shop! An ordinary shop wouldn’t even require that much money!
