Chapter 1522: The Apology Gift From The Gray Temple
Mag looked at a determined Rena silently for a while before nodding. “Alright, if you only want 10% of the shares, then I will not force you. I will take out 40% out of my 90% shares to set up a hot pot foundation in both our names to help women and children.”
“Alright.” Rena heaved a breath of relief, and a smile returned to her face.
Even though she didn’t know if the new hot pot restaurant could bring in profit and expand, she completely agreed with Mag’s suggestion. The women and children were the vulnerable ones. Their survival was even harder in the slums. It would be very meaningful for her to do something for them.
Mag went to the counter, and took out a stack of banknotes from the cashbox. He put them into a small money bag, and gave it to Rena. “These banknotes are worth 2,000,000 copper coins. Take them first and tell me if they are not sufficient.”
Rena stared at that money bag, and hesitantly said, “I-I will take the money from you in installments. I will also report to you about the spendings at all times.”
Mag shook his head. “No. You don’t have to report to me about anything as long as you invite me over for a meal after the restaurant is up and running. This restaurant’s management rights belong to you completely, including how to use this initial investment of 2,000,000 copper coins.”
“But…” Rena hesitated as she met Mag’s trusting eyes. She eventually accepted the money bag and solemnly nodded. “I will use every single coin properly.”
“Just go ahead. There’s no need to worry about the budget. I can add onto it if it isn’t enough. I’ll also help you if you encounter problems in selecting the restaurant’s location. As for the other matters, you will have to do them yourself.” Mag smiled. He didn’t know if Rena wanted to open a big restaurant. If it was meant for 1,000 diners, then it would cost more than 2,000,000 to buy the shop alone.
Of course, given Chaos City’s population of 1,000,000 people, and being the one and only affordable hot pot restaurant, they wouldn’t have to worry about filling up those 1,000 seats.
If Rena could control the taste well, she could even attract some of the high-spenders from Mamy Restaurant.
“About the shop…” Rena frowned as she pondered. It would naturally be the best if the restaurant could be open in Aden Square as the location was convenient, and there were plenty of restaurants.
However, the rent of commercial properties in Aden Square was extremely high. She wanted to open a huge hot pot restaurant that could accommodate more than 1,000 people so that the customers wouldn’t have to line up and eating hot pot would be an easy and relaxed affair.
Mag also began to seriously consider. Mobai, his neighbor, had reserved a few shops for him. They were rather big, and could accommodate a hot pot restaurant.
However, it would be rather weird to have the new hot pot restaurant next to Mamy Restaurant.
Ding!
Right then, the bell at the door rang.
“Who is it?” Mag walked to the door puzzledly. He opened the door, and saw a man wearing a black hat and black trench coat standing out there. Although the man wore his hat low over his face, Mag could recognize who he was.
Borg looked up at Mag, and said in a low voice, “Boss Mag, I would like to explain to you yesterday’s matter and resolve the issues.”
“Come on in. Rena’s here too.” Mag stepped aside to let him in.
“Boss, I will leave first since you have matters to discuss.” Rena prepared to leave after she saw Borg who was dressed rather mysteriously.
Borg removed his hat, and said to Rena, “Miss Rena, right? I’m from the Gray Temple. Today, I am here to apologize to you and Mr. Mag on behalf of Gray Temple, and to discuss the matter of compensation.”
Rena was taken aback. She recognized the man as the official from Gray Temple who’d brought his men to arrest the bad guys last night, and swiftly nodded. “N-nice to meet you.”
Mag closed the door and shook his head. “I don’t need compensation, but the Gray Temple should really apologize to Rena, and compensate her for the shock and harm that she had suffered. Such an incident shouldn’t have happened.”
“Miss Rena, on behalf of the Gray Temple, I solemnly apologize to you for what happened yesterday,” Borg sincerely said, and gave Rena a 90-degree bow.
“I-it’s fine…” Rena waved her hands in panic, and looked at Mag for help.
Mag was also staring at Borg with surprise. He knew very well that Borg was the department head of the Gray Temple’s Intelligence Department, and could be considered a big shot in Chaos City too. He was actually willing to humble himself and apologize to Rena.
Borg straightened up, and continued to Rena, “Yesterday’s events happened due to our negligence, and we have also failed in our duty to discover and eradicate the deprivation and corruption of the Gray Temple’s personnel. Being the law enforcement agency of Chaos City, the Gray Temple had failed to perform our duty to protect the residents, so we had to reflect on ourselves and apologize.”
Feeling slightly overwhelmed, Rena quickly nodded, and said, “Mm-hmm. Thank you for coming to rescue us that day and heal me.”
“What about the compensation?” Mag asked smilingly. He was rather curious what compensation Borg would offer after coming here to apologize personally.
“No need. There’s no need for compensation… That lady has already cured me completely yesterday.” Rena swiftly shook her head.
“Regarding our mistake yesterday, the Gray Temple decided to compensate you with a commercial property under the perpetrator’s name. This is the full set of documents, including the property and the land’s title deeds. After the verification of the Gray Temple and the city lord’s castle, from now onward, that shop belongs to you.” Borg took out a thick kraft paper envelope from his trench coat, and gave it to Rena with both his hands.
“This…” Rena panicked and looked at Mag.
“Take it. This is the price that bastard should rightly pay for what he did to you. The Gray Temple is simply passing it onto you,” Mag said with a smile.
He was rather curious which commercial property the Gray Temple gave to Rena. However, as long as it was situated in Aden Square, it would be worth hundreds of thousands of copper coins. It was quite a big sum to Rena.
Rena accepted that envelope, and then said to Borg, “Thank you.”
“You deserved it.” Borg was also smiling. Then, he bade his farewell and left.
Borg pressed his hat down, and said to Mag in a soft voice, “That was the apology gift that the Lord of the Gray Temple meant to give you.”
“You know I do not need a commercial property like that,” Mag replied with a smile.
“Perhaps you might regret it.” Borg smiled and strode away.
“Regret?” Mag raised his eyebrows. He turned around, and immediately saw Rena staring at the title deeds in her hands with shock on her face.
Rena looked up at Mag, and said in a quivering voice, “Boss, this is… this is a 3000 square meters commercial property…”