Basically without taking the Jade Scroll, Li Mu eagerly browsed through it.

The high-tier spiritual materials stored in the Liu Family Spiritual Material Store’s warehouse are diverse and quite substantial in quantity. The total value of these materials exceeds one million top-grade Spirit Stones. In addition, with the store’s deposit and rental fees, Li Mu would need to pay a total of two million top-grade Spirit Stones.

Li Mu couldn’t help but breathe a slight sigh of relief. This amount is a fifth of his entire savings, so this store should be manageable. Moreover, the two small oversights he just found would offset some Spirit Stones.

If he could successfully acquire this shop, he would have a stable source of income to better support his cultivation. Li Mu decisively decided to accept this condition.

Li Mu immediately began to contemplate the management plan for the shop.

Unlike the Liu Family Spiritual Material Store, which sells various spiritual materials and raw ingredients for spirit medicine, by selling finished products, he could generate greater profit. However, refining spiritual artifacts, spirit medicine, spirit talismans, and even puppets as finished products consumes a large amount of spiritual materials. Additionally, with the spiritual materials needed for auxiliary planting, it would be necessary to find one or several stable and strong suppliers.

"Elder Li, is there a problem? Can you handle this batch together?"

Seeing Li Mu browsing the Jade Scroll for a while and suddenly lost in thought, Ji Hanyan quickly broke the silence and asked with concern.

Liu Yalan’s expression immediately turned tense, waiting silently for Li Mu’s response.

"Basically no problem, Shopkeeper Liu, is there any discount on the price?"

Li Mu looked up at Liu Yalan and Ji Hanyan with a slight smile on his face. By this time, he was no longer considering merely acquiring the shop, but also contemplating taking the female shopkeeper along with it.

The shop’s operation requires someone in charge. Li Mu could refine some finished products to sell, but he couldn’t devote all his energy here. Instead, he could have Xue’Er assist and learn management, assign Xiaojin and Xiaowa to guard the warehouse—yet, experienced hands are needed to run the shop.

Li Mu already had a plan in mind: Xue’Er is talented and lively with the Celestial Fox bloodline, possessing a high talent for emotional and relational insights. Having her accompany him to cultivate in seclusion all day would waste her gifts. Letting her learn shop management and operations, interacting with others, she could quickly grasp business operation skills and accelerate her development.

However, the management of the shop still requires some skilled personnel. These personnel need to have rich experiences and skills, capable of handling various emergencies to ensure the shop’s normal operations.

Shopkeeper Liu in front of him is undoubtedly a suitable choice. She has been managing this shop for many years and possesses very rich experience and skills in shop management and operations. If she could be retained to continue managing this shop, Li Mu could confidently entrust the shop to her.

"The price shown to you is already the cost price; however, if you could pay all the fees at once, I could offer a further discount." Liu Yalan looked at Li Mu and replied somewhat helplessly.

"Paying all at once is no problem, but I have two additional conditions. Could Shopkeeper Liu consider them?" Li Mu nodded pleasantly, smiling as he asked.

"Oh? Elder, please tell." Liu Yalan asked curiously, slightly surprised by the other party’s ’financial boldness’.

"I wonder if Shopkeeper Liu has any other plans after transferring this shop?" Li Mu smiled as he asked.

Upon hearing this question, Liu Yalan fell into a brief silence. She looked up at the bustling street outside the window, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She had managed this shop for decades, with deep affection invested, and naturally found it hard to part with it. Each familiar corner in the shop carried countless memories and efforts.

However, the Liu family is facing difficulties now and cannot support her in continuing the shop, leaving her without much direction upon leaving.

"Currently, there are no specific plans, but I might attempt to open another shop!" Liu Yalan replied, seemingly at a loss, looking at Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled gently at Liu Yalan and continued, "Shopkeeper Liu, if you don’t mind, would you stay and help me? Frankly, I’m also opening a shop for the first time and I am somewhat lacking in business operations."

Liu Yalan furrowed her brow, not expecting Li Mu to make such a request.

She had originally thought Li Mu was merely hoping she would help manage the shop for a period until he found a suitable successor. But she hadn’t expected Li Mu to want her to stay on long term.

This left her feeling both surprised and hesitant. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

After all, she is currently in a predicament that needs quick resolution. If she agreed to Li Mu’s request, she would have to temporarily set aside her plans to help Li Mu run the shop.

However, the condition offered by Li Mu intrigued her. If she could collaborate with Li Mu, she could leverage her experience and knowledge to help the shop get on track quickly. At the same time, she hoped to take this opportunity to restart her career.

"I wonder, what is Elder’s other additional condition?" Liu Yalan didn’t directly respond but instead asked about the other condition.

Li Mu smiled slightly and laid out his condition directly: "Your Liu family holds many supply channels for spiritual materials, right? If possible, I hope to collaborate with the Liu family for a long-term, substantial supply."