I, reborn, really don't want to be a matchmaker!

Early the next morning.

Cao Zhen then came over with the drafted contract.

There were no unfair terms or hidden traps in this contract.

However, Qin Chaoyang noticed something amiss at the final signature. Only after having Cao Zhen go to the printing shop to correct it did he sign and pay the two hundred yuan deposit.

The reason for only paying a deposit is that the transfer of ownership and other related procedures have not yet been completed.

This was agreed upon beforehand, so Cao Zhen couldn't say anything.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Cao Zhen took Qin Chaoyang to the housing management bureau that same day to complete the necessary procedures.

The procedure took three days to complete, and it wasn't finished until the afternoon of the fourth day.

Seeing that there were no problems, Qin Chaoyang asked Wang Xiaoli to go to the bank to withdraw money for Cao Zhen.

He went to the breakfast shop he bought on Jiefang Road Main Street for 4,500 yuan.

The store was a mess, but the tables and chairs were still in good condition, and even the kitchen utensils could be washed and used.

In other words, as long as it's cleaned properly, the renovation of this breakfast shop won't cost much.

However, in order to expand the breakfast shop's business, Qin Chaoyang decided to tear down and renovate the shop as soon as Wang Xiaoli returned.

As for the name of the breakfast shop, the breakfast shop by the Dayu River is called Chaoyang Breakfast Shop, so this one will be called Chaoyang Breakfast Shop No. 2.

Upon hearing the name, Wang Xiaoli immediately objected, saying, "Could you please not choose such an old-fashioned name? I think..."

Before he could finish speaking, a woman at the door interrupted him: "Chaoyang, so you're here! I've been looking for you everywhere."

"Who are you?" Wang Xiaoli frowned and turned to look at the woman at the door.

The woman looked haggard, about 1.6 meters tall, with bright eyes and white teeth, and was quite pretty, but her clothes were covered in mud.

This must have come from my hometown, otherwise there wouldn't be so much mud on my clothes.

She was none other than Wu Chunhua, Qin Chaoyang's ex-girlfriend.

"What do you want from me?" Qin Chaoyang frowned as he looked at Wu Chunhua.

"Can't I come to see you?" Wu Chunhua asked sadly, biting her lip.

"Of course I can't come. Have you forgotten what you told me before?" Qin Chaoyang sneered.

"I...I..." Wu Chunhua was speechless.

"Chuyang, who is she?" Wang Xiaoli couldn't help but interject.

Li Mei, Tang Shuang, and Pan Xiaoyu, who were helping with the cleaning, couldn't help but look over.

"He's the Wu Chunhua I told you about, the one who encouraged her brother to steal my apprenticeship at the steel pipe factory." Qin Chaoyang didn't hide anything and truthfully revealed Wu Chunhua's identity.

"She's Wu Chunhua?" Wang Xiaoli was somewhat surprised.

"He looks like a toad, and he's not much to look at at all!" Pan Xiaoyu knew about Qin Chaoyang and Wu Chunhua's past, and she also knew about the dirty things Wu Chunhua had done to Qin Chaoyang. She couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

"It's really not that great, I don't know where they got the nerve to come here," Tang Shuang added.

For her, this was a great opportunity to get revenge on Qin Chaoyang, so she couldn't afford to miss it.

"You...you guys ganged up on me?" Wu Chunhua stomped her feet in anger, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Did they bully you? I can't tell." Qin Chaoyang asked with a smile, "If you feel wronged, then go back where you came from and don't bother me."

"Qin Chaoyang, I have something very important to discuss with you today. Can you please stop being so petty?" Wu Chunhua reminded him through gritted teeth.

"Then tell me what it is!" Qin Chaoyang shrugged.

"It's inconvenient here with so many people," Wu Chunhua said softly, glancing at Wang Xiaoli, Pan Xiaoyu, Tang Shuang, and the others.

"They are all my friends, there's nothing inconvenient about it." Qin Chaoyang pulled up a chair and sat down.

As for Wu Chunhua, he didn't bother with her much.

After all, Wu Chunhua is no longer a guest.

Instead, he's a troublemaker.

"You...you..." Wu Chunhua clenched her fists: "Qin Chaoyang, does it have to come to this between us?"

"What do you think?" Qin Chaoyang looked at Wu Chunhua with amusement: "When your brother Wu Yang took my job, didn't you ever imagine this day would come?"

"Wu Yang lost his job a long time ago, can you stop being so stingy?" Wu Chunhua glared at Qin Chaoyang angrily: "If you hate me for this, I can pay you compensation."

"Okay! One thousand yuan, I'll give it to you right away." Qin Chaoyang stretched out his right hand.

"I...I don't have any money right now," Wu Chunhua said, looking embarrassed.

"What are you talking to me about if you don't have money!" Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but curse.

He knew Wu Chunhua's visit today wasn't for anything good, and now it seems his guess was spot on.

"I...I can use something else to pay for it!" Wu Chunhua said, blushing.

"What is that?" Qin Chaoyang didn't react for a moment.

Wang Xiaoli, Li Mei, Tang Shuang, and Pan Xiaoyu were also very curious.

"For example... for example, we could start dating again, I could..." Wu Chunhua's words were interrupted by Qin Chaoyang: "No! No! I'd rather stay single for life than date you."

"Why?" Wu Chunhua asked, exasperated.

In her view, giving Qin Chaoyang a chance was a sign of respect for him.

"Because dating you means I'll either have no shoes to wear or no clothes to wear, and eventually I'll even have to take care of your brother's food, drink, and toilet needs." Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but curse, "A shameless woman like you, I'd be disgusted even if you were to shine my shoes now."

"You! You!" Wu Chunhua was so angry from being scolded that she couldn't say a word while pointing at Qin Chaoyang.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'can't you understand human language?'" Wang Xiaoli picked up a broom: "If you know what's good for you, get lost, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"What do you want to do?" Wu Chunhua took two steps back.

"What do you think!" Wang Xiaoli raised the broom in her hand and started hitting.

Terrified, Wu Chunhua turned and ran away, quickly disappearing into the alley across the street.

"Hehe..." Tang Shuang, Li Mei, and Pan Xiaoyu burst out laughing when they saw this scene.

But Qin Chaoyang had a bit of a headache.

He knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Wu Chunhua would definitely bother him again in the future.

……

three days later.

The renovation of the breakfast shop on Jiefang Road Main Street has officially begun.

Qin Chaoyang thought that a small breakfast shop in 1988 wouldn't cost much, but to his surprise, as Wang Xiaoli listed out the expenses, his savings were almost gone.

This is just the beginning; we'll have to wait until the renovation is finished.

I'm afraid the related costs will be even higher.

But now that we've already taken this step...

Qin Chaoyang had no choice but to let Wang Xiaoli continue and carry out the renovation according to the original plan.

To Qin Chaoyang's surprise, just as he had secured the building materials for the renovation through connections, bad news came from Wang Xiaoli's mouth.

The bad news is—

Someone is doing renovations across from the main street of Jiefang Road, and is also planning to open a breakfast shop.

Moreover, the store's size is several times larger than the one Qin Chaoyang bought from Cao Zhen.

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