Chapter 240: Taking Over the Drunken Old Man Tower
Lin Ye first apologized to Su Lingxi.
“Sorry, distinguished guest. I’ll go and deal with my own affairs first.”
After Lin Ye finished speaking, he left in a hurry.
Before Su Lingxi could ask, Su Chen sighed first.
“If no one comes to sponsor the Drunken Old Man Tower, it will probably close down this month.”
“After all, the Lantern Festival is only a month away. The landlord also wants to rent this place out quickly and strive to rent it out before the Lantern Festival.”
“This way, the landlord can also make a profit.”
After Su Chen finished speaking, the diner next to him continued, “Soon we won’t be able to eat the food of the Drunken Old Man Tower.”
Su Lingxi rested her chin on her hand and looked thoughtfully at Lin Ye, who was pleading with the landlord.
Lin Ye walked up to the landlord and said with a smile, “Landlord, look, the Lantern Festival is coming soon. I’ll be able to earn spiritual crystals immediately after the Lantern Festival.”
“When I earn spiritual crystals, I’ll pay you back immediately.”
“What do you think?”
Although Lin Ye was already humble, the landlord didn’t buy it.
“Boss Lin, you and I have been friends for decades.”
“We have been cooperating since our fathers’ generation.”
“It’s not that I don’t give you a chance, but the chances given to you have been used up.”
“The friendship between our two families has long been used up because the rent is not enough. I know you can’t pay the rent. You still owe me thirty high-grade spiritual crystals from last month.”
“How about this? You don’t have to pay it back. Just move out within three days.”
The landlord pulled a chair and sat down. Although he was a rent collector, he also had to eat.
The poor business of Lin Ye’s Drunken Old Man Tower had nothing to do with him, the landlord.
No matter how good the friendship was, he couldn’t lose money with him.
“Can you give me another month’s grace? The Lantern Festival is coming soon. You see…”
Lin Ye wanted to cry but had no tears. This year’s Lantern Festival was his last hope.
Every year, the Lantern Festival was the time when the Drunken Old Man Tower had the best business, but the landlord refused to relent.
“You want to make money, don’t I want to make money?”
“Boss Lin, I won’t waste my breath on you. Three days. Don’t make me drive you out then.”
After speaking, the landlord looked around. Since he was already here.
He also planned to order food and eat here.
Lin Ye was full of despair. He really didn’t know what to do.
At this moment, Su Lingxi, who had figured it out, suddenly stood up and walked up to the landlord.
“How much rent does Boss Lin owe you? I’ll pay for him.”
Hearing this, Lin Ye was shocked, and so was the landlord.
He had observed Su Lingxi as soon as she entered the door. He hadn’t expected that Su Lingxi would speak up for Boss Lin at such a critical moment.
“No… this fairy, this is none of your business.”
“It’s only right for him to pay back the rent he owes. Fairy… there’s no need for you to get involved in this kind of thing.”
Seeing a beauty of Su Lingxi’s level, the landlord’s attitude changed immediately.
“No, no, no. How can this be getting involved?”
“Boss Lin and I just agreed that I will sponsor this Drunken Old Man Tower immediately.”
“I was just thinking of paying the rent for the landlord first.”
As Su Lingxi spoke, she didn’t forget to wink at Lin Ye. Lin Ye immediately understood.
“Oh, oh, what this young lady said is absolutely true.”
“We were just discussing this matter.”
The landlord looked at Lin Ye and then at Su Lingxi. He just couldn’t believe that Lin Ye could be so lucky to find a sponsor.
And the sponsor was a beauty.
The landlord hated it. Why couldn’t he meet a rich lady?
Forget it. He was here to collect rent anyway.
“Alright. Since there is a sponsor, you can pay the rent now.”
“But I also have a precondition.”
“As the Lantern Festival is approaching, I was thinking of renting out the land of the Drunken Old Man Tower to make more money.”
“For the sake of someone sponsoring you and our friendship, I’ll keep this land for you.”
“But…”
At this point, the landlord dragged out his tone.
“You have to make up the difference for the Lantern Festival, otherwise I’ll still be losing money.”
The landlord’s request was reasonable. Since he kept this place for you, you should at least give him his due share.
Su Lingxi also accepted the landlord’s price increase.
Before Lin Ye could speak, Su Lingxi asked the landlord directly how much more rent was needed.
“Not much, not much. Including last month’s, a total of seventy high-grade spiritual crystals.”
The landlord stretched out his hand, looking expectant.
Without thinking, Su Lingxi took out seventy high-grade spiritual crystals from her spatial ring and handed them to the landlord.
The landlord took the spiritual crystals and checked them carefully. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
“Since the rent has been paid, this Drunken Old Man Tower is really lucky to be able to stay open for another month.”
“But Boss Lin, listen to my advice. If this restaurant is still the same as before after the Lantern Festival and makes no progress, you’d better not keep it open.”
“No matter what… people have to make money to eat.”
After putting away the spiritual crystals, the landlord began to lecture Lin Ye earnestly.
Lin Ye could only nod repeatedly and say yes, and then went to prepare food for the landlord.
The diners on the side were also a little surprised to see this scene.
They hadn’t expected that Su Lingxi would really be willing to pay this money to make up for the Drunken Old Man Tower. However, how long it could stay open depended on fate.
Many people felt that Su Lingxi’s move would at most extend the life of this Drunken Old Man Tower for a month.
After a month, after the Lantern Festival, this Drunken Old Man Tower would still close down.
The landlord wanted to invite Su Lingxi to drink together, but Su Lingxi politely refused.
Because she had drunk a bit too much before, and the aftereffect of the Peach Blossom Brew had come up.
“Sister Su, why are you helping this restaurant?”
“I see everyone saying that this restaurant won’t be open for long. I’m afraid you’ll lose money with so much money.”
Yun Qianrou also didn’t understand Su Lingxi. In her opinion, Su Lingxi was going to lose money.
Su Lingxi couldn’t help but scrape Yun Qianrou’s nose. “Trust me. When have you ever seen me do a losing business?”
“Mhm.”
Su Lingxi’s habitual intimacy with her made Yun Qianrou’s heart flutter.
“Su Chen, does this Drunken Old Man Tower have rooms?”
“I want to rest for a while.”
Su Lingxi called Su Chen over.
Su Chen was still happy about the Drunken Old Man Tower sending the landlord away just now.
Hearing Su Lingxi call him, he quickly ran over to lead the way for Su Lingxi.
“Yes, yes, right upstairs.”
Su Lingxi: “Su Chen, don’t solicit customers outside anymore. From today on, you will help inside this Drunken Old Man Tower.”
“I’ll pay you, so you can earn some money too.”
Hearing this, Su Chen was overjoyed.
In fact, he had never been considered an employee of the Drunken Old Man Tower because Boss Lin couldn’t afford to pay him.
But Boss Lin was a very nice person, and Su Chen was unwilling to leave.
Now with Su Lingxi’s arrangement, his wish was fulfilled.
“Thank you, Miss!”
“It’s a small matter. Just watch how I revitalize this Drunken Old Man Tower within a month!”
