After coming down from the small bar on the second floor of Gubijingyi Restaurant, Wei Ran walked to the door and looked at the worn canvas bag and skateboard on the bench again. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Monica, and Matthew

, I’m going to rent this place, now let’s talk about the rent.”

"Mr. Nicholas, before you plan to rent this place, you need to listen to our conditions first." The little guy named Matthew said seriously.

"What conditions?" Wei Ran asked as he half-crouched down to keep himself at the same height as the other party.

Matthew looked up at Monica who was standing aside, and then said, "First of all, the first condition is that when you plan to rent the restaurant on the first floor, you must also rent the bar on the second floor."

"Aren't these two one?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.

Matthew explained inconsistently, "It's indeed one piece, but the bar upstairs is Uncle Tassie's property. It's just left to me to take care of."

"Who is Uncle Tassie?"

"The owner of the bar upstairs" Matthew gave a flawless answer.

"Okay, whether it's a bar or a restaurant, I will rent it together." Wei Ran said nonchalantly. Anyway, the rent will be included in the survey fee paid by Charlotte, and he doesn't care about renting an extra floor.

"Second condition"

Matthew stretched out his two white little fingers to show scissors, "After you rent this place, except for replacing the burned things, you cannot change the layout of the upstairs and downstairs, even if you repair the burned ones.

Things must also be consistent with their original layout.”

"Why is this?" Wei Ran couldn't help but look at Monica who was standing aside. He now suspected that this little kid named Matthew was amusing himself.

"This is a non-negotiable condition." Monica's voice was not loud, but she was extremely determined.

At this point, Wei Ran finally understood why such a good store in this location could not be rented out. Suppressing his growing curiosity, Wei Ran continued to ask, "Do you have any other requirements?"

"If you can agree to the above conditions, after opening, the bar upstairs will be open at least three days a week, and the types and prices of alcoholic beverages sold cannot be changed." Matthew said in a coquettish voice when he offered to rent the shop.

The business is eyeing the last nail in the coffin.

"These conditions of yours are a bit strange, may I know the reason?" Wei Ran asked kindly.

"cannot"

Matthew shook his head simply, "The rent is Euro per year, and you need to pay the rent for at least one year in one go. If you want to rent it, you can sign a rental agreement with us and the owner of the bar tomorrow."

"Can I meet the owner of the bar first?" Wei Ran asked patiently.

"Uncle Tassie won't see you unless you plan to rent it and pay the rent for the restaurant downstairs." Matthew said and thought for a moment, "Uncle Tassie may be willing to meet you only then."

What is this and what? Wei Ran looked at the siblings with a strange expression... No, there seems to be a generation gap between them.

"It seems you are not interested in renting this place either."

Matthew looked like he was used to it, and stretched out his little arm to point in the direction, "Mr. Nicholas, maybe you can go to that street and have a look. We passed by there when we came here and saw that there are shops for rent. The rent should be the same as

Our restaurants are similar.”

"You are the only one who can rent it out like this."

Wei Ran muttered to himself, thought for a while and said, "Okay, Matthew, I just saw a lot of interesting old photos in the bar upstairs. If you can tell me the stories in those photos, maybe I can

I am willing to rent this place and rent it according to your terms."

This super editor's question was obviously beyond the range of questions that Matthew could answer. The little guy, who was acting like an adult just a moment ago, immediately looked at Monica next to him with a look of help.

The latter sighed in distress and asked reluctantly, "What do you want to know?"

"How about a group photo behind the bar on the second floor?" Wei Ran asked tentatively.

"Matthew, has Tassie told you?" Monica whispered to Matthew standing next to her.

"No." Matthew shook his head with a grimace, "What should we do?"

"Or you give Tassie a call?"

"He locked himself in the studio today. Unless someone comes in, he will definitely not go out to answer the phone." Matthew said in Monica's ear, "It's rare for a weirdo to be willing to rent this place. Why don't we

How about taking him directly to ask Uncle Tassie?"

"No, no, he will go crazy, and then we will definitely have to help him clean the room again." Monica seemed to have thought of something terrible, and her little face with some freckles became a little distorted.

"Can't we just let him stay in our car and communicate on the mobile phone?" Matthew seemed very happy that he thought of this good method, and his voice couldn't help but become louder, "Or let Uncle Tassie come out."

“It seems like this is the only way to go.”

Monica straightened up, looked at Wei Ran and asked again, "Are you really planning to rent this place? The requirements we just mentioned will be written into the agreement."

"If there are any interesting stories behind the photos in the bar, maybe I will rent it here." Wei Ran said without missing a beat, "But no matter what the final result is, I will pay 100 euros, at least I won't let you run away in vain.

One trip.”

"That's enough for us to buy new games and enough snacks," Matthew said happily after hearing this.

Monica sighed and said reluctantly, "We will take you to the bar owner to ask."

After saying that, Monica locked the rolling shutter door of the restaurant and the anti-theft iron bars of the floor-to-ceiling windows, while Matthew had already taken the skateboard and backpack on the bench, and took Weiran to a convertible Fiat 500 in the parking lot across the intersection.

, skillfully pushed the passenger seat forward, and then got into the rear compartment.

After he fastened his seat belt, Weiyan pushed the passenger seat back to its original position, but before he could sit down, Matthew said, "Mr. Nicholas, you'd better find one by yourself."

The taxi followed us."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Why?" Wei Ran, who had already touched the seat with his buttocks, asked in confusion.

"Monica doesn't like strangers getting too close to her"

Matthew whispered solemnly, "She will be very upset. Really, I won't lie to you. Even to meet you today, she mustered up a lot of courage."

"Social phobia?" Wei Ran asked subconsciously.

Matthew spread his hands and said, "Please, Mr. Nicholas, please find a taxi yourself!"

"All right"

Seeing Monica standing on the opposite side of the road, Wei Ran reluctantly got out of the small car, waited for a while on the roadside, and stopped a taxi.

Following the Fiat Bubble Car driven by Monica out of the city, the road ahead was far beyond Weiran's expectation. The two cars took more than an hour until they saw the foot of the Alps on the outskirts of Turin.

, and then stopped at the entrance of a farm backed by a mountain and surrounded by dense woods on both sides.

Almost half of this small farm is planted with grapes. In addition to two exquisite wooden houses, the remaining half also has a beautiful flower garden and a small pond.

.

Following the other person's car, Wei Ran stopped under the shadow of the big oak tree not far from the wooden house. Wei Ran handed the taxi a 50-euro note, "Wait for me here for your tip. I'll pay it back soon."

Turin.”

"It doesn't matter if it gets dark," the taxi driver said as he took the banknote in surprise and made a chicken paw gesture.

After getting out of the car, Wei Ran let Matthew pull him into the passenger seat of the Fiat car, while Monica had already entered the house one step ahead.

"Mr. Nicholas, please wait for me here for a moment." After Matthew finished speaking, he ran into another house with his little legs.

Soon after, he took back a mobile phone and handed it to Wei Ran who was sitting in the car, "Uncle Taxi is holding the other mobile phone. I will call you via video call when I get in. You want to ask after I get through?"

Anything is fine.”

"Can we only communicate using mobile phones?" Wei Ran asked in confusion. He became more and more curious as to what was going on with this weird family.

Not to mention the Monica just now and Tassie who didn't want to meet and could only rely on mobile phones to communicate, even this over-mature little guy Matthew looked a little arrogant.

"It's not that Uncle Taxi doesn't want to see you, it's just that he has very, very, very serious obsessive-compulsive disorder and mysophobia."

Matthew explained happily, "If you invite you into his house, we will help him disinfect and clean the house in the next week. If you let him come out of the house, he might soak himself in disinfectant water.

, and even need to hire a psychiatrist for him. So please, Mr. Nicholas, just use the mobile phone to communicate, okay? I will treat you to the pizza made by Monica later."

"Matthew, where are your parents? Or where are your uncle Tassie's family? Can't they come forward?" Wei Ran took advantage of Monica's absence and asked.

"not there"

Matthew gestured with a small chicken paw and explained, "My parents both work at the Antarctic scientific research station. Usually only my aunt takes care of me. But in fact, I take care of her and Uncle Taxi."

.”

"Where's Tassie's family?"

"Died two years ago," Matthew explained sadly, "The fire in the restaurant took them away."

The expression on Wei Ran's face became a little stunned. After he came to his senses, he immediately took out a 100 euro note from his pocket and handed it to Matthew, "I know, I'll wait here for you to call me."

come over."

"You are a generous gentleman"

Matthew politely took the banknote and stuffed it into the pocket of his jeans, then ran towards the wooden house. This time, Wei Ran even saw him take off his shoes at the door and put them on himself.

I bought a new pair of socks and then opened the door.

After waiting for a full ten minutes, the cell phone that Matthew had just sent rang. Wei Ran quickly pressed the answer button, and then saw a person wearing a white coat and a dust-free hat on the screen.

It looked like a young man who was about the same age as me was sitting behind a table.

In the area that can be seen on the screen, all the parts of a disassembled watch are neatly placed on the table in front of the young man, and behind him, there seem to be several small lathes that look particularly clean.

and other equipment.
To be continued...