12dz Chapter 503: Converting a Residence into a Bed and Breakfast
Chapter 503: Converting a Residence into a Bed and Breakfast
"It's alright, it's alright." Niu Dali scratched his head and looked at Wenwen and her siblings, saying, "Fellow Daoists, I'm really sorry, but I'll be leaving here for Xiguan City in a few days. Could you stay here for the next few days? I, I can pay the rent."
Upon hearing this, the three siblings exchanged a glance.
Wen Chengjian nodded immediately: "No problem, Fellow Daoist Niu, it's alright. We're not in a hurry to stay, a few days is fine too."
Next, led by Zhongren Shunzi, everyone went to the city lord's mansion to complete the procedures for transferring the house ownership.
Out of gratitude, Wen Chengjian treated everyone to dinner outside.
Before they could even sit down at the restaurant, Shunzi received a message from his family and left first.
So, Aunt Xu led the four of them into a restaurant.
Soon, the food was served, and everyone ate and chatted.
At first, Niu Dali was quite reserved, but after a few rounds of drinks, his reserve gradually disappeared. During the meal, Wen Chengbin and Wen Chengjian kept trying to get close to him and subtly inquire about Xiguan City.
Wenwen chatted with Aunt Xu about the situation of houses in the city, from restaurants and inns to private residences, and then to the rental situation of houses. As they talked, an idea suddenly popped into her mind: since she had bought the house, it was just sitting idle anyway, so why not rent it out and turn it into a bed and breakfast?
As soon as the idea came to her, a whole bunch of interior design ideas for modern guesthouses popped into Wenwen's mind.
Then, she picked up some ideas from her memory and learned about the regulations for renting out residential houses in Ningqian City from Aunt Xu.
It must be said that Aunt Xu is a very sensitive person; she was able to draw her own conclusions from Wenwen's questions.
Just now, Wenwen had only asked a few questions about the regulations for renting out private residences, and she had already figured out what Wenwen meant. However, she did not ask her directly, but instead answered Wenwen's questions seriously, trying to be as open and honest as possible.
After the meal, Wenwen and her two siblings asked the questions they wanted to know. Everyone was full and went their separate ways to return home.
Of course, the house sale procedures have been completed.
Niu Dali is now renting a house from the Wen family, while Wenwen and the others are renting a house from the Huang family.
It was already past midnight when they returned to the Huang family courtyard. Huang Damao and Huang Xiaoyang saw them return and hurriedly came to greet them.
"How did it go? It's all taken care of."
"You bought it? Hope it went smoothly!"
Wen Chengjian nodded and said, "It's done, very smoothly. Niu Dali is honest, and Shunzi didn't ask for a commission. That's great."
Wen Chengbin chuckled, "Thanks to the auntie's help, we saved a lot of spirit stones."
Wenwen: "That's right, that's right, when an auntie comes out, one is worth two!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst into laughter at these words.
As night deepened, before going to sleep, Wenwen whispered, "Uncle and Aunt, would you like to take the Spirit-Nourishing Pill now and see how it works?"
"..."
silence.
Huang Xiaoyang reacted quickly, "Father, Mother, it's time to eat. We'll go to the City Lord's Mansion tomorrow morning to test the spirit."
"Hmm." Wen Chengbin scratched his head and took out a spirit-testing disc. "I have a spirit-testing disc right here. We just bought it today, hehehe!"
It's actually quite amusing. Wenwen broke a spirit-testing disc, so they restocked it while they were shopping today.
With so many people in the family, and living in several different places, it's best to have ten or eight spares on hand, just in case they get accidentally broken again. Given her precedent, who knows if someone else in the family might accidentally break one? Who can guarantee that?
So when they said they wanted to buy a few spirit-testing plates in the shop, the shopkeeper thought they were causing trouble!
"This?" Huang Xiaoyang asked, looking at the spirit testing plate. "Why are you buying this? Sigh, if you want to know about your spiritual root, you can just go to the city lord's mansion to have it tested. The test fee is twenty spirit stones, which is much cheaper than buying a spirit testing plate!"
"Oh dear, what a waste! Who keeps testing their spiritual roots all the time!"
Aunt Xu: "You guys, when you're out and about, you must keep a low profile."
Huang Damao: "We should keep a lower profile..."
Listening to the Huang family's rambling, Wenwen and her siblings smiled knowingly.
They understood the Huang family's good intentions; they were subtly implying that the Huangs were wasting spirit stones! Most people wouldn't meddle in other people's business, but this action showed that Huang Xiaoyang truly treated them as friends.
As the saying goes, having more friends means having more options!
Since they had both pills and a spirit-testing plate, Huang Damao and Aunt Xu didn't put on airs. They went back to their bedroom, sat down cross-legged, and meditated for a full cycle before taking the pills.
......
A few young people in the courtyard were chatting idly.
In the middle, Wenwen looked at Huang Xiaoyang and said, "Brother Xiaoyang, what if, I mean what if..."
"If I renovated the house I bought today into a small bed and breakfast, do you think anyone would come to stay?"
"Small guesthouse?"
Huang Xiaoyang and her brother asked in unison, "What do you mean?"
Wenwen paused for a moment, oh, this is a modern word, she needs to work on it.
So, she spent the rest of the time explaining the difference between a guesthouse and a homestay to Huang Xiaoyang and her siblings, as well as her two older brothers.
The business philosophy and decoration style that were copied directly from modern times have been slightly modified to become a reasonable philosophy and style for the immortal realm.
They talked for more than half an hour, going on and on.
Finally, Wenwen pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Xiaoyang, if I entrusted this house to you for management, would you be willing?"
"It's like this house belongs to you, and you're inviting tenants to stay at your place, just like when you're in a bookstore and you're promoting your house to us."
"Huh? This?" Huang Xiaoyang was a little confused.
Weren't we talking about guesthouses and homestays? How did it suddenly turn into him managing it? This train of thought is too disjointed; he can't quite keep up.
After a long pause, Huang Xiaoyang weakly asked, "What if, I mean, what if, we can't earn any spirit stones all year round?"
"It doesn't matter." Wen Chengjian smiled and said, "Earning spirit stones is secondary. As long as the house is inhabited and has a lively atmosphere, that's fine."
“Yes, my older brother is right.” Wen Chengbin continued, “If there are people around, the house won’t be abandoned and desolate. If my father and the others come to Ningqian City someday, at least they’ll have a place to stay.”
Wenwen thought for a moment, then said, "Brother Xiaoyang, we won't let you help us for nothing. How about this, we'll give you a commission based on the tenants' rent, you see..."
Before she could finish the last two words, Huang Xiaoyang hurriedly interrupted her, "What commission? Brother Wen, are you trying to insult me? I just casually recruited a few tenants, why should I ask for a commission? Aren't you trying to distance yourself from us? No way, I'll still recruit tenants, but I don't want the commission!"
Just then, two voices came from the inner door.