A young man from another world returned to his hometown.

Chapter 4 Joining Mixue and Falling in Love

Under Uncle Fang's guidance, and with the help of another uncle from the village, the negotiations between the two neighboring families went much more smoothly.

The couple on the left are both working in other places, and the house on the right belongs to an old woman. After the house was built, one floor was reserved for each of them.

The three plots of land are connected together, and excluding the open space in front of the building, the building area can reach 270 square meters.

After reaching an agreement, the next step is to contact Mixue Ice Cream for franchise opportunities.

My cousin had already found the contact information on the official WeChat account. The general agent in the county, Boss Zhao, answered the phone. At first, he spoke in a businesslike tone, but after I mentioned the rural area of ​​270 square meters, there was a long silence on the other end of the line.

"Two hundred and seventy... square meters?"

"right."

"In the countryside?"

"Yes, along the national highway outside Tamura."

Another silence followed, and Lin Yan vaguely heard the other person take a breath.

"This... Mr. Lin, right? I've been in this business for so many years, and I've never seen anyone voluntarily open a shop in a rural area, let alone such a large one. Are you sure the location is right?"

"Sure."

"good,"

Boss Zhao paused, his tone becoming more cautious.

"Then... shall I come over to your place this afternoon?"

My cousin and my other cousin have been discussing this at the shop.

When they met, Boss Zhao originally planned to go through the usual procedure of talking first and then discussing things further.

As a result, my two older cousins ​​with huge dark circles under their eyes sat down, picked up their phones, and carefully went through the contract line by line. They asked questions about anything they didn't understand and pointed out any inappropriate clauses, demanding that they be rewritten.

Boss Zhao looked her up and down a few times, his expression somewhat uncertain. He revised the contract in a few places, and after his cousin looked at it, she nodded.

"No problem."

She turned her head to look at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan didn't even bother to look at the contract, picked up the pen and signed it.

Send me your account number, I'll transfer the money now.

Boss Zhao was taken aback.

He gave his account number, and before he could even exchange pleasantries, the transfer notification sounded, and a prepayment of 30 yuan was transferred.

"Mr. Lin, we will definitely follow up on your renovation, training, and materials as soon as possible!"

Lin Yan put his phone back in his pocket, stood up, gave a casual greeting, and went home first.

Watching Lin Yan's composed figure, Boss Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

"...These days, there are actually people this rich in the countryside?!"

Perhaps people online don't think 30 yuan is a lot of money, but if you give 30 yuan to a rural person, he really can live a life without working, because it can cover all his expenses from birth to death.

"No wonder they dare to open a 270-square-meter shop in the countryside; they're not starting a business, they're just throwing money away..."

At that moment, the cousin next to him watched this scene, his gaze shifting to his older cousin who was still carefully putting the contract into the file bag. He felt a mix of emotions, filled with admiration.

What outsiders have no idea is that the cousin who just exuded confidence at the negotiating table, scrutinizing every clause and forcing Boss Zhao to make concessions repeatedly, actually didn't even finish high school.

To prevent Lin Yan's money from going down the drain, she stayed up several nights in a row frantically searching for information online...

She struggled with the difficult-to-understand terminology and legal provisions, given her limited education. Yet, with an unwavering determination, she managed to memorize them.

It is precisely this hard work that has earned them the competence and professionalism they display at the negotiating table today.

On a recliner in a rural courtyard, Lin Yan casually opened his spatial storage.

He pulled out a gold coin covered in the ashes of the Demon King's Palace and casually stuffed it back in.

For someone who can live without eating beef, acquiring money is truly insignificant.

He looked up at the blue sky over the countryside and stretched lazily.

Syl held a cup of pearl-like drink made with slime powder instead of tapioca flour, a substitute he had researched in another world. The elven archmage of the hero's party was now obediently sitting with his legs together, his pointed ears hidden by magic.

"Darling...you look slightly frowning, is something bothering you?"

"I'm settling accounts," Lin Yan replied casually.

"Settle accounts?" Syl paused for a moment, then her fair fingers unconsciously tightened.

With a sizzling sound, the otherworldly milk tea she was holding instantly boiled and evaporated.

A sudden glint of murderous intent flashed in her gentle eyes, and her mind reflexively conjured up a series of stories.

These two words, when they reached Syl's ears, instantly evoked certain memories of her time in the other world.

Back in the capital, whenever my darling said she wanted to settle scores with those unscrupulous merchant groups or corrupt nobles who broke their contracts, it usually meant she needed to prepare several large, complex magic arrays to clear the area.

To avoid getting her beloved into trouble with the world, she quickly eliminated the forbidden spells that could cause a massive explosion and searched her mind for hidden black magic and alchemy.

She maintained her gentle smile, leaned slightly forward towards Lin Yan, and asked considerately in a low voice.

"Is it some corrupt nobleman who wants to break the contract? Or has some unscrupulous merchant group angered you? It's alright, if you find it troublesome, I'll take care of them tonight."

At this point, she remembered the basic knowledge about Earth that Lin Yan had just given her, and her fair, pointed ears turned bright red. She hurriedly changed her words.

"Oh no! I mean... I'll go and reason with them!"

Seeing Xier's flustered explanation and blushing face as he tried to hide his overflowing martial virtue, Lin Yan couldn't help but laugh and patted his hair.

"Nobody's trying to extort us, please sit down."

Lin Yan smiled and took her hand.

"I think that with our wealth, even if we lost a gold brick every day, it would take thousands of years to lose it all."

Syl blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"My dear, you weren't this interested in business back in the capital, so why are you investing so many gold coins now?"

"Because I wanted to make it up to you."

"compensate?"

Syl tilted his head.

"During those decades in the other world, we were either fighting to the death with the Demon King's army or guarding against those nobles who would stab us in the back. Back then, your mother just tore off a straw ring on the battlefield and considered it a marriage."

"Before, the conditions didn't allow it. I wasn't aiming to become the richest person; I just wanted to create a comfortable amusement park."

He reached out and grasped Syle's intertwined fingers.

"I want you to stop being on guard all the time, to take you shopping, to see movies, to drink milk tea, to eat at food streets, and to have a sweet romance with you."

Syl's face turned bright red, and a gentle breeze blew by, swirling up a few fallen leaves from the roadside. Her pointed ears were practically dripping blood.

"To...to date?"

She lowered her head in a panic, not daring to look Lin Yan in the eye, and spoke in a voice barely audible.

"Then, should I go to the bookstore and buy some textbooks? I'll definitely study them carefully! If... if I encounter other females who have designs on me while we're dating, should I bury them in the ground beforehand to use as fertilizer?"

Lin Yan's lips twitched, and he quickly pressed down her fingers, which were about to glow again.

"...You really don't need to do that. You just need to enjoy yourself and have fun."