Beauty Comprehensive 1999

Chapter 17 Coffee and Signing

According to Xie Zihao's speculation based on the historical comparison of previous lives, the world will probably be after the millennium at the end of this century, that is, after 99 next year. As for the stage of recession that seems to be booming, as for whether there will be an economic crisis in [-] in the previous life, it is not something he, a non-economics major, can predict.

The world is different, and these are at best a reference for him.

Xie Zihao also didn't consider selling his house before the real estate bubble came. Where would he live if he sold it?
Although the prices of houses in this area are not cheap, they will rise even more exaggeratedly in a few years. After all, this is one of the first cities in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area to develop Chinese people. The proportion of Chinese people is the highest. In Pasadena In Tangren West District, which is dominated by several surrounding small cities, the number of local Tangren residents has reached more than 60.00%.

Given the habit of Tang people living in groups, real estate here is relatively tight now, and they will definitely not worry about selling in the future.

And because it is close to the center of Los Angeles and the world-renowned Hollywood, the housing prices in Pasadena are relatively high, although due to the early construction of the city, many houses were built 34 years ago or even longer. It was built, and the urban area is somewhat similar to the scene of Hong Kong Island or the old magic capital in old movies, and the planning is not so neat, so the housing price is ranked second among the cities in the three main Chinese districts of Daluo City. But it is also inferior to San Marino, which is not far from San Marino, where rich Chinese gather.

Even Pasadena's housing prices are at the upper-middle level in the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area, because it is not far from Beverly Hills, the core of Hollywood, and the security is good. Not only the Tang people live in groups, Many white people also choose to settle here, so the housing prices here are lower than the top wealthy areas, but roughly the same as ordinary white wealthy areas with more luxury houses, and higher than most urban areas where the middle class gathers.

Waiting for the people from the moving company to help put the bulky items in order, the lawyers and real estate agents on both sides also just arrived at the scene.

Melinda's lawyer is an Asian wearing a custom-made suit. He is not tall and looks meticulous. However, it is not because of his height, but Xie Zihao can tell from his demeanor that this lawyer The gentleman should be an islander.

The two on Xie Zihao's side were naturally his lawyer John Zhou and John Zhou's sister Mary Zhou.

He and these two are also old acquaintances, but now it is business, so everyone is not too polite. Let me briefly introduce, Xie Zihao also knows that the lawyer is indeed an islander, named Genichiro Tanaka, and he is a lawyer from Oakland. The law firm he works in is not small, and its business covers major cities on the west coast. In addition, Melinda's family is his regular client, so he doesn't mind flying to Los Angeles to help sign the contract.

This is the case in the Federation. Generally, the middle class and above, especially the rich, will have their own regular private lawyers. Of course, these lawyers usually have more than one client, but there are also some lawyers who only serve certain wealthy classes.

The Tangren law firm where John Zhou works is only concentrated in the two major metropolitan areas of San Francisco and Los Angeles in the Golden State. Compared with the big law firm where Tanaka works, it is not inferior in momentum.

Five people sat on the table left by the original cafe, and the lawyers of both sides began to check the lease contract provided by the real estate agent.

Taking advantage of this time, Melinda came to the bar, and with the help of Xie Zihao, first unpacked the packed coffee beans and tools and placed them behind the bar, and then skillfully operated them.

It's all professionals' affairs over there, and Xie Zihao felt that he couldn't get involved, so he sat in front of the bar and watched Melinda's skillful manipulation of the equipment to grind the coffee, and he couldn't help asking:
"I heard from the real estate agent that Miss Wilson, you also plan to run a coffee business as well?"

Melinda casually replied:
"It's not counted, it's just guests. I can buy them a cup of coffee if we are happy to talk. I like this kind of atmosphere. After all, people in the city are too indifferent now."

"I didn't expect Miss Wilson to be so old-fashioned, you don't feel like our peers."

Melinda said with a smile in her eyes:
"You want to ask about my age? A woman's age is a secret, but I can tell you that it has been three years since I graduated from college."

Xie Zihao guessed the age of the other party when he heard the words. According to the general American college students who enter the school at the age of 18 and graduate at the age of 21 or 22, so now Melinda should be 24 and the oldest is 25 years old?
"So you're only three years older than me, Miss Wilson!"

Melinda smiled while making the ground coffee: "Just call me Melinda."

This is the default, female juniors are good, they are about the same age!
"Ok Melinda, you can call me Lance too,"

Then a cup of fragrant hand-ground coffee was brought to Xie Zihao, and he picked up the cup and took a sip.

Then he nodded in praise and said:

“Great workmanship, great coffee!”

Needless to say, he is not used to drinking coffee in his two lifetimes, unless it is the kind with a lot of milk and sugar, but then it is not called coffee but a milk drink.Although hand-ground coffee has a more mellow flavor than instant coffee, bitterness and sourness are his enemies.

He still likes to drink middle-earth clear tea, or black tea, Pu-erh and oolong, or even milk tea.

Melinda didn't know whether it was true or not, she smiled and said:
"It's fine if you like it. Good coffee needs someone to taste it with you. You are always welcome here."

As he spoke, he brought out three cups of coffee to the three people on the table.

Soon, the lawyers of both parties finished their work, and Xie Zihao and Melinda Wilson also signed the contracts.

Mary Zhou, the real estate agent, was like soy sauce throughout the whole process. Of course, her main role was to bridge the gap between the two parties. She had already done her job well and earned her share of commission.

The two parties bid farewell, and Melinda sent her lawyer Tanaka to the car, and Xie Zihao also bid farewell to John and Zhou brothers and sisters. These two were his uncles in terms of age, and they looked at him and Melinda with ambiguous eyes.

Especially Mary Zhou said jokingly:
"Seeing that you and Miss Wilson get along very well, we two won't bother you, we will have a meal together later..."

It was as if the deal she brokered was not about renting a house, but a blind date for Xie Zihao.

"Okay, sure, Uncle Zhou, Aunt Li, I'll order a restaurant at Guanghui Fresh later on, and it just so happens that I haven't eaten for a long time!"

Xie Zihao responded with a shy smile, and sent the Zhou brothers and sisters away.

It is a very common polite saying in Tang culture that everyone eats together. If you are unfamiliar with people in the social field, you may never meet again in the future. There are still things that need to use the other party later, so this sentence "please eat" will become a bridge for the two parties to build a relationship again.

Of course, the relationship between Xie Zihao and Zhou's brothers and sisters belonged to acquaintances, and this meal was optional, even if they didn't treat each other, they wouldn't care.

It's just that if it is always like this, the favor will inevitably fade away, so Xie Zihao is sincere in saying that he wants to treat guests.

Everyone else left, Xie Zihao and Melinda returned to the store and started to help Melinda arrange her things.

The counters and other heavy moving companies have put them away, and the rest of the work is to unpack and put things on the counters and shelves.

This work is not too tiring, so Xie Zihao just helped him out.

Although the work is not tiring, it is rather tedious. After two hours of busy work, the two of them can arrange the shop neatly. Not to mention, Melinda's vision and level are still good, and there are all kinds of antiques and artworks on display. As an embellishment, there was a different atmosphere in the originally messy shop.

(End of this chapter)