Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

As soon as he said that, Grandpa Hu immediately regretted it.

Lu Yuan meant well, but instead of agreeing directly, he made a somewhat unreasonable request, which worried Lu Yuan might be unhappy about.

She quickly looked at him with some concern.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Yuan was not unhappy at all; on the contrary, he laughed very happily.

"I'm so glad you said that. I've been busy with other things lately, so let's finalize this together."

"You can stay open for a while longer, and we can sign the contract after I'm done with my work."

Lu Yuan did need to deal with the exhibition during this period, and this was an opportunity for him that he absolutely could not miss.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Hu's anxious heart finally calmed down. He scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed on his wrinkled face.

"Look at me, I've made you laugh at me. I'm being taken care of by you, and I'm still making so many unreasonable demands. How about we make a deal? We can lower the rent to three hundred a month, okay?"

Grandpa Hu felt really embarrassed to take Lu Yuan's money again, since he had already received so much help from him, and it wouldn't be right to ask for it back now.

Little did anyone know that Lu Yuan had already thought of this point. He quickly shook his head several times before slowly speaking.

"Uncle Hu, we're all on the same side, but the better our relationship is, the clearer we need to be about money."

"I can't just say 300 yuan when someone asks me how much I paid to rent your place. That's obviously much lower than the market price. This is a storefront on Xijing Road, so the price should definitely be higher."

"People will praise you then, and then point at my back and say I'm not human. What should I do then?"

Lu Yuan knew that even if he argued until the end, Grandpa Hu would probably still think the same way, feeling that as long as he got a discount, he would be happy.

He didn't try to persuade Grandpa Hu to accept the price; instead, he ruined his own reputation.

Now Grandpa Hu was in a dilemma. He felt bad about it being too cheap, but if he made it this cheap, Lu Yuan's reputation would be ruined.

Seeing that he was hesitant to make up his mind, Lu Yuan shook his head slightly before speaking.

"You can't just think about yourself. Lily isn't young anymore; she's already a senior in high school. In the past, she would have already gone out to work. As her elder, you should provide her with some money. Do you expect Lily to support you?"

What he said was actually a bit excessive, but Grandpa Hu really fell for it.

The decision that I was hesitant to make before has now become certain.

He immediately nodded happily.

"Then let's do it your way. But don't turn your back on me and say I'm taking advantage of you."

"How could this be!"

Lu Yuan immediately replied with a smile that he could not.

After finishing his business with Grandpa Hu, he looked at Hu Lili again.

The little girl was still anxious, afraid that Lu Yuan would leave like this, and then her bottom would be in for a beating.

"Don't blame Lily. She was just thinking about the family, and there's something she said that I think is right."

"That is, studying can definitely change one's destiny, but destiny cannot be changed solely through studying."

"Lily is a person with her own ideas. She doesn't just say she doesn't want to study; she has already thought about what she wants to do. If you trust me, Uncle Hu, then you can let her come with me for now."

Lu Yuan repeated this plan.

Actually, Grandpa Hu was unhappy. In his eyes, only reading was a serious matter, and nothing else mattered.

"hehe……"

Seeing this, Hu Lili also spoke up from the side.

"Grandpa, please don't worry. It's only two months. If I can't accomplish anything in these two months, I can go back to school, okay?"

"I don't trust you, but I trust Xiaoyuan."

Things had come to this point, and Grandpa Hu knew it was too late for anything he said.

He could only shake his head with great difficulty, look at the person in front of him and sigh deeply before finally speaking.

As his voice faded, Hu Lili kissed her grandfather on the cheek.

"Grandpa is the best."

"Come on, you still have to go back to school in two months."

The old man snorted coldly, somewhat angrily.

Having settled this important matter, he finally felt relieved.

He immediately stood up and said to Hu Lili.

"Come with me first."

"Okay."

Hu Lili nodded repeatedly and happily followed him.

Lu Yuan trusted his younger sister, but she still needed to practice working as a cashier.

"You can help out at my shop for the next few days and learn from my staff. After a couple of days, you can come and work with me."

"OK."

Hu Lili nodded excitedly.

She followed behind Lu Yuan, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Brother Lu Yuan, how did you manage to get my grandpa to listen to you? I talked to him for ages and it didn't work."

"Your grandfather is doing this for your own good. If he hadn't really had no other choice, why would he have agreed to let you come with me?"

You need to do a good job.

"Uh-huh."

The Friendship Store is not far from Grandpa Hu's shop, and Lu Yuan stood at the door and observed for a while.

Sui Tingting is more ambitious than he thought. When there are customers, she can handle the store's affairs skillfully. When there are no customers, she can restock and do everything very steadily.

This made Lu Yuan extremely satisfied, proving that he had indeed made the right choice in judging people this time.

After a while, when no one was around, he went over.

"Hello, what would you like to order, boss?"

When Sui Tingting saw that it was Lu Yuan, she smiled happily and immediately noticed Lu Yuan's little follower.

"Who is the boss?"

"New employee."

Lu Yuan didn't explain the relationship between the two, but just said with a smile.

Hu Lili looked around the store with curiosity. She had only been away for half a month, but the store had changed so much.

"What's this black thing? Why is this popcorn yellow? It looks so delicious. Is that ice cream in the freezer? Why does it look like this...?"

Hu Lili looked at everything in front of her with a look of curiosity in her eyes.

Lu Yuan shook his head as he watched this scene and said to Sui Tingting.

"Take care of her these next few days and teach her how to do it. She'll be coming with me to the trade fair soon."

I want to go too.

Upon hearing this, Sui Tingting's words betrayed a hint of envy.

After all, his business was just starting out, and even if he wanted to bring more people along, he didn't have the means. He shook his head slightly and said.

"There's nothing we can do about it. I'll leave Hu Lili to you."

"Okay, I'll train her properly."