After choosing the electrical appliances, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo went to look at the kitchen stoves and sinks.

“Here, we have stoves, range hoods, sinks, and worktops. They’re all made of stainless steel. I think we have the ones that are about the size you want. If the size is a little off, I can help you make some modifications.”

After that, the shop owner knocked on one of the stoves and said, “I only got this batch a few days ago from a hotel that closed shop, and I haven’t gotten around to processing it yet. This is made of good materials. Look, they are so thick. The marks that cannot be removed can just be polished, and it would be good as new. They are thicker than the usual stainless steel plates since these were specially ordered by the hotel…”

Lin Cheng looked at the items recommended by the shop owner and found that they were indeed as the other party said: the quality was good.

“The entire stainless steel part will be retained, and the other stove tops, drains, and faucets will be replaced with new ones,” said Lin Cheng.

“Change all of them?”

“Yes,” Lin Cheng nodded and added, “Replace all of them with genuine products.”

“If I replace all of them with genuine products, they may not all be available in my store, so I have to go get them elsewhere. The price of genuine products will definitely be much higher.”

“How long will it take to get everything done?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Two days, or at least a day and a half at the fastest.”

“That’s okay.”

… …

Lin Cheng then asked the shop owner where to find other second-hand furniture such as tables, chairs and benches. The shop owner took them to a second-hand furniture store operated by his friend.

Because the soya store didn’t need much ready-made furniture, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo didn’t spend too much time here.

Lin Cheng selected several high-quality and durable wooden tables, chairs and benches, and told the craftsman in the store about his refurbishment requirements.

“Take off the backrests of these chairs and saw off about 8 centimeters on both sides, leaving only a 22-centimeter width in the middle. In addition, add 10-centimeter legs to the bottom of the table, preferably stainless steel…”

… …

Listening to the conversation between Lin Cheng and the second-hand furniture shop owner, many people in the livestream channel made surprised comments:

[This is the first time I learned that I can modify furniture bought from the second-hand market in this way.]

[Haha, it’s not a random modification. These things are already in the store, so it’s just taking this and putting it on that, or putting this thing and that thing together… Anyway, as long as it can be modified without much effort, the shop owner can modify it for you if you ask. ]

[Really, the owners of this kind of shop are all talented, they know a little bit of everything, although they are not very sophisticated, but if you don’t have high requirements, it’s really okay. ]

[Hahaha, does this count as a personal order? ]

[It’s the low-end version of customization, but really the price is quite cheap.]

[It is indeed cheap. I was shocked when I heard Lin Cheng bargaining with the furniture shop owner just now. He didn’t even spend one-third of the usual price.]

[Wait, so why did I spend 400 yuan to buy a chair before…]

[I suddenly realized the unique charm of second-hand items.]

… …

After ordering tables, chairs and benches, Lin Cheng thanked the owner of the second-hand electrical appliance store who introduced them.

“Also, there is something else I want to ask you.”

“What’s the matter?” asked the shop owner.

“You said before that the batch of stainless steel stoves were collected from a hotel?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Yes,” the shop owner nodded and then said, “It was the Qianchao Hotel. It was doing quite well when it first opened, but soon after, a viaduct was built blocking the road in that area, and the hotel’s business was affected. It closed after two years…”

The shop owner stopped talking halfway when he thought of something, glanced at Lin Cheng and asked, “Would you like to go over there to see the electrical appliances and furniture?”

“No. That hotel didn’t find anyone to take over the business?”

“The business in that area has been blocked by the new viaduct. Who dares to take over it?” The shop owner said, then looked at Lin Cheng strangely and asked, “Why, you don’t plan to take it over, do you?”

… …

[No way?] someone in the livestream channel also raised the same question.

[It should be impossible. ]

[Haha, I do believe that Lin Cheng has the ability to bring the hotel back to life, but the problem this time is mainly that his family’s financial strength does not allow it. ]

[That’s right, in this episode, Lin Cheng is a proletarian, so poor that he has to pay the deposit in installments just to rent a small shop, so where could he get the money to take over the hotel? ]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

“I want to go see if I can buy some other items,” Lin Cheng explained.

“It probably won’t be easy,” mused the shop owner. “When I went there last week, most of the valuable large furniture, electrical appliances, and furniture in the offices and guest rooms had already been packed up and disposed of. If you go now, there probably won’t be much left,” the shop owner explained.

Lin Cheng smiled calmly and said, “I’ll just go to try my luck.”

… …

Lin Cheng got the address of the hotel from the shop owner and took Lin Momo to find the place.

Outside the hotel, the words ‘Qianchao Hotel’ that used to hang on the wall had already been removed, the glass door was locked, and it was pitch black inside. One could vaguely see that most of the things in the hotel had been moved out, leaving only some decorations and sundries that could not be easily  disposed of.

There was a rental advertisement posted on the door, as well as a notice that the hotel was closed.

Lin Cheng found a contact number on the notice. He borrowed a cell phone from the owner of a nearby shop and dialed the number.

The call was quickly connected and a middle-aged woman’s voice came from the other end.

“Who is this?”

“Hello, I found this phone number on the notice at the entrance of Qianchao Hotel.”

“Oh, hello, are you here to ask for a deposit refund for booking a banquet?” the other party asked.

“No, I heard that you are dealing with the hotel’s matters, and I wanted to know if there were any hotel supplies or some cleaning supplies that you need to dispose of,” Lin Cheng said, explaining his intentions to the other party.

After hearing Lin Cheng’s words, the person on the other end of the phone was surprised for a moment, and asked as if to confirm, “Are you saying that you want to buy those pots, pans, cleaning tools and the like that’s used in the hotel?”

Before the hotel closed, because there was no way to find a buyer and the lease contract was about to expire, the owner asked them to dispose of the large items in the hotel as these were relatively valuable. For those large items that no one wanted to buy, they asked people in the second-hand market to buy them. 

As for the remaining sundries, these items were too miscellaneous and not really worth much money. In the end, they didn’t pay them too much attention and were in no hurry to deal with them so these items were still in the hotel.

After getting Lin Cheng’s affirmative answer, the manager quickly rushed over.

Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 91.3 — Buy, Buy, Buy
Chapter 92.1 — Opening
Chapter 92.2 — Opening
Chapter 92.3 — Opening