Chapter 404: Chapter 399 He Can Have Children (Third Update) Chapter 404: Chapter 399 He Can Have Children (Third Update) “Really? You’re saying I can still find someone better?”

The man looked up at Jiang Yan, tears streaming down his eyes, clearly showing how much he loved his ex-wife.

With such deep wounds, who knew when he’d be able to recover.

“Definitely, big brother, a man like you deserves a better woman to appreciate you. Your ex-wife obviously couldn’t see the diamond in front of her.”

After saying this, Jiang Yan pondered inwardly, if he convinced the man to come to his senses, would the store still be for sale?

It was evident the man was selling the shop because it used to be operated by his ex-wife, probably seeing it made him heartbroken, so he decided to sell it off.

But what if he wasn’t heartbroken anymore?

Jiang Yan’s heart skipped a beat, but before he could finish his thought, the man waved his hand at him and said, “No, no, no, you’ve got it all wrong. My ex-wife is a good person too, at the very least she didn’t despise me for being unable to have children, but she wanted to be a mother, so she returned all my belongings to me, didn’t ask for anything…”

Jiang Yan and Mu Jiawen and the others: “???”

Unable to have children?

So, that’s why you divorced?

Shouldn’t your ex-wife be the one who’s heartbroken?

Jiang Yan and the others were rendered speechless, and at the same time, retracted their opinion of him being a good man.

He no longer wanted to know the specific melodramatic details between them. He looked at the man and got straight to the point, “Big brother, if you’ve had enough of being sad, can we talk about the shop? The milk tea shop and the bookstore next door are being sold together, right? Give me a fair price, how much?”

Mu Jiawen was clueless about negotiating prices, so she stayed silent and played the part of a vase, waiting to step in when it came time to sign the contract.

The man finally realized why he had come there today.

He wiped off the tears from his face and looked around at the five people, finally fixing his gaze on Jiang Yan, asking, “You want to buy?”

Both shops together were close to fifty thousand, and obviously, these folks were students, could one of them pay that much on their own? Or were the five of them planning to buy it together?

If it was a partnership, then he’d better warn them. Property wasn’t a trivial matter, things could turn sour between them later on.

But before he had a chance to speak, he saw the tall one point towards the extremely delicate-looking girl beside him, saying, “It’s my girlfriend who wants to buy it. For her pretty sake, could you give us a discount?”

The unkempt man’s eyes widened in disbelief, couldn’t you come up with a better reason to bargain?

Just divorced and you’re flaunting your girlfriend, and asking for a discount because she’s pretty, pah!

He blurted out, “Who’s paying?”

The rich color of Mu Jiawen’s lips formed one word, “Me!”

The man glared at Jiang Yan, “Buying something and not even paying for it, and you still deserve a girlfriend?”

Jiang Yan: …

It became clear, this guy wasn’t lacking money, bargaining was entirely contingent on his mood.

Jiang Yan replied seriously, “Whenever we buy things, she always pays. See this face? I was born with the talent for being kept.”

The man rolled his eyes at him, “Proud of living off a woman, you sure do add honor to men.”

He turned to look at Mu Jiawen, “Girl, why don’t you just kick him to the curb now? What are you waiting for, New Year’s?”

Mu Jiawen looked at him and really wanted to say, he can have children.

Of course, she couldn’t say that. She blinked and said to the man, “How about you just tell us your price? If I can afford it, I’ll buy. If not, I’ll leave, so I don’t waste your time, okay?”

What’s that supposed to mean?

So, you’re not bargaining, huh?

The man stroked his chin, thinking for a moment before speaking, “Fixed price, forty-six for the two shops.”

Mu Jiawen, hanging onto Jiang Yan’s arm, turned to leave. The man was stunned—were they seriously not going to bargain?

Come on, at least make a token effort.

As the group of five walked out of the milk tea shop without looking back, the man became anxious and chased after them, shouting, “Wait!”

The five stopped and turned around together.

Pointing at Jiang Yan, the man said, “You seem pretty slick, not exactly a serious student. You tell me, how much for the two shops?”

Not a serious student, and he was the one to say it? Jiang Yan couldn’t figure out his logic, but he said with amusement, “You want me to say? If I say thirty, will you sell?”

“Get lost!” The man almost jumped on the spot, “These two shops are nearly a hundred and sixty square meters; you offer thirty? Who are you trying to insult?”

Without waiting for Jiang Yan to speak again, he continued, “Considering you listened to my story, here’s the deal—the price is four hundred thousand, final offer, can’t go any lower.”

That price was actually quite right, also what Jiang Yan had in mind.

Once the deal was struck, the man, that is, Lin Yang, immediately called his friend who was the intermediary to help print the contract and handle the transfer.

Two days later, everything was settled. Mu Jiawen handed the keys to the shops to Ding Yamin and Guan Jiao, and next on the agenda was to renovate, but this couldn’t be rushed—it had to be carefully planned. Since they intended to knock through and combine the two shops, the internet café would be much larger, hence requiring a sophisticated design to achieve a high-grade finish.

The renovation of their gaming internet café had been done very well; Jiang Yan planned to hire that team again.

With the deal decided, he, Mu Jiawen, and Yang Dan immediately returned to Beijing.

On the way, Jiang Yan received a call from his younger brother.

“Bro, where have you been these days? Haven’t seen you around.”

“I’m on my way back, what’s up?”

“I’ll talk when you get back.”

“Why the beating around the bush? Just tell me, what’s the matter?”

Sighing, his brother said, “I thought our repair shop was pretty good before I got together with Hong Jing—free to do as I pleased and business was not bad. But now, suddenly, I’m feeling like it’s a bit embarrassing. So, bro, do you think I should start preparing to do something that has more face value?”

Jiang Yan understood; he was afraid Hong Jing’s parents would look down on him.

If they were that kind of people, then his background was destined to be looked down upon unless he had a higher education than Hong Jing or an exceptionally good career.

However, none of these three conditions seemed plausible right now, so the usually carefree younger brother was starting to worry.

But the one most troubled was still Jiang Yan.

He glanced up at the rearview mirror, quickly surveying Mu Jiawen, who was chatting with Yang Dan in the back seat, and thought to himself, what’s going on with you two?

Everybody wants to start a business, is it because we don’t have enough problems, or not enough money to spend?

Although there’s nothing wrong with starting a business, the issue is that both of them would come to ask him for advice, both needing him to worry about it… Jiang Yan felt like the chance to live off a woman was getting further and further away.

Sigh!

Why is it so hard to just live an easy life without lifting a finger?

In the end, he simply suggested to his brother, “Jiajia bought two shops at the gate of Luyang Normal University. In a few days, once the designs are ready, come over and supervise the renovation. Once the net café here is on the right track, you can open a similar one in Beijing. I think you can treat this as a business that has more face value.”

Two birds with one stone, that should work, right?