Falling For My Contractual Wife (Brian and Grace) novel Chapter 211

"Miss, you have good taste. My shop is a corner shop with a big room and a big entrance. Once the sign is hung here, passebys will take a look inside. Business will be booming!"

The landlady led Grace. "Come, come. My shop is 16.2 feet high and can be separated by one floor. Slow down on the stairs. Be careful with your belly..."

Grace supported her belly and walked up, holding onto the railing.

"Look at this. It's completely isolated. From your accent, you should have come from Capern City, right? How long have you been here? Have you bought a house here?"

"No." Grace shook her head.

"That's right! You and your husband don't have to rent a house anymore. You live right up here, so you can save a lot of rent! The last tenant of my shop was a pair of young people. They do computer repairs and live up here."

Grace nodded. She was satisfied with this shop. "Boss, how much is it per month?"

"It's 4,000 dollars."

Grace looked at her for a while. "Can you give me a special discount on this?"

"Young lady, this is a corner shop! Moreover, the shop is over 16 feet high. The market rent for this kind of shop is at this price. I didn't make you an arbitrary offer!"

Grace smiled. "Boss, I'm new in Jacksonville, but I've seen a few shops. I know what the market price is. I think there are several shops to rent around here. I'm just opening a flower shop. It doesn't matter if it's a corner shop. Frankly, I was worried about what would happen if I lived upstairs alone."

The landlady smiled sheepishly. "Well, young lady. The price is negotiable! Come on, and have a seat. Let's sit down and talk. It's so tiring for you to stand."

Grace patted the dust off the chair and sat down. The landlady said, "How about this? I'll give you a discount of 400 dollars. How about that?"

Grace said in one go, "A discount of 1,000 dollars!"

"No. How about a discount of 800 dollars? Wouldn't it be enough if your husband smoked fewer packs of cigarettes a month?"