Sean obviously did not know about the conversation between Nixon and the other two. In any case, even if he heard them, he would not have anything to say about it.
His background? Even he himself was not sure about the background of the system, at least the background of the system had created for him in this world. Regardless, there was another thing that he needed to take care of at the moment.
As he went through the doors of the coffee shop, he realized that there were quite a few people inside the coffee shop. It was to be expected, considering that while it was not the prime time for most of the people to drink coffee, it would be inevitable to find people inside the coffee shop.
It was not that coffee could only be served when hot, considering that even called coffee could be served. Additionally, while it was a coffee shop, that did not imply that coffee was the only beverage that was served within this shop.
After entering the coffee shop, Sean looked around, before he finally spotted Matthew. Currently, Matthew was sitting at a table, and opposite him was an old man with gray hair.
Sean immediately approached the two of them. The moment that he arrived at the table, he spoke up, "Greetings gentlemen, I'm sorry that I'm late."
Matthew had already noticed that Sean had arrived. Since Sean was already heading their way, he did not see the need for him to go and receive him.
"No worries at all, boss arrived only a few minutes ago." Matthew responded.
In the next moment, he looked at the old man and said, "This is the person that I told you, he has the intention of purchasing the coffee shop."
The old man stretched his hand towards Sean while saying, "I'm Andrew Zeno. I am the entrepreneur that opened up this small shop."
"Nice to meet you. My name is Sean Stevens, and just as he told you, I have an interest in purchasing this shop from you." Sean responded as he shook the old man's hand.
"Please have a seat." The old man said, and Sean complied.
Immediately after he sat down, the old man began speaking. "I don't know if you can allow this old man to speak, it might not be related to selling this coffee shop, but it is about the background of this coffee shop."
"No worries at all. Please go ahead." Sean responded. Of course, if the conversation was going to be extremely lengthy, he was not going to support it.
He did not want to spend more than 30 minutes here, unless it was in order to deal with the procedures that were related to the transfer of the ownership of the coffee shop. The time that could be wasted here could have been used by him to earn more.
The old man smiled. Even though the wrinkles on his face indicated his age that was way advanced, his eyes remained bright.
The old man cleared his throat slightly and said, "This coffee shop is something that I opened during the time that I was in my prime years. At that time, I had just left home, wanting to make a name for myself.
I did not want to depend on my family background, only having the intention of depending on myself. Using the money that I had saved for several years, I decided to open a small shop here.
It started as a coffee shop, only offering the normal coffee drinks. I did not have any specialty for the coffee shop, and the business was not doing that well.
But as time progressed, the coffee shop continuously improved, and my financial standing also improved. And with that, I was able to improve this coffee shop to the level that it is currently at.
If you compare it to the other coffee shops all over the city, you can tell that it is at a low level, but considering that I only had $300 at that time, and had to start by renting this place, before finally buying it, you'll understand.
But right now, I thought, I don't really have the capability of improving this coffee shop to a level that is beyond this. Maybe my skills are not that good in running a coffee shop, but this time, I was thinking about selling this coffee shop.
It Is just that since this was my first business, it may be quite sentimental. I am reluctant to part with it, but I want to do it. It is just that I have a request for the person that would want to purchase it, I don't know if you can grant me that."
Sean listened to the lengthy explanation by the old man, with his brows raised slightly. And when he heard the final words of the old man, he could not help but frown slightly.
While it was true that the reason why he was buying the coffee shop was because of the function of the system, that did not imply that he would want someone else to control the coffee shop. Since he was buying it, he wanted to have full control over it.
Upon seeing the frown that was on Sean's face, the old man did not seem disappointed at all. Instead, it seemed that he had already anticipated this as he chuckled.
With a slight smile on his face, he continued, "I understand that you have your own ambition, seeing how young you are. I'm pretty sure that you came out of college not long ago, and you want to create something for yourself.
But don't worry, I'm not going to ask you anything big. I would just like to request for one thing, for you not to change the name of this coffee shop. And, I would like to see how this coffee shop is going to perform, and if you can make this coffee shop reach a higher level, I will be satisfied.
I don't really have much with me right now, but I promise that if you can take this coffee shop to a level beyond this, maybe make it popular within this city, I will give you something. And even if what I am planning to give you does not work out, I have another thing that I can give, and I'm sure that you will appreciate it."
Sean looked deeply at the old man, wondering what his background was. But of course, just by looking at the old man was impossible for him to be able to know his background.
"If that is the only request that you have, then no problem at all. But before that, should we not discuss the matter of the price first?" Sean accepted before questioning.
The Issue about the name of the coffee shop did not really matter to him. In any case, as long as the old man was not having the intention of getting involved in the management of the coffee shop, then all was good.
"Don't worry about the price of the coffee shop. I'm pretty sure that we will come to an agreement, as I don't have the intention of quoting a high price for you." The old man responded.
Sean did not say anything, but instead, he continued looking at the old man, waiting for him to continue.
"I presume that you have already investigated this shop for quite a while, and you already know about how it operates. I'm going to quote a price for you, $6,000. This includes the coffee shop, not only acquiring the rights of the shop, but even the building and land where this coffee shop is.
The employees within the coffee shop will also be transferred to you, but you will decide on whether to keep them or to hire new ones. What do you think?" Andrew asked as he looked at Sean.
Sean contemplated for a moment, and after a while, he agreed. While he had not done much detailed investigation about this coffee shop, he understood quite a few things within this city.
The price of land was obviously not very high, but it was obviously not cheap as well. So, the old man claiming that he was going to sell the shop for only $6,000 was actually at a discounted price for him.
It seemed that the old man was sincere in what he had said. So, Sean decided to fulfill the wishes of this old man after acquiring the shop, he would make sure that within this city, Blackbird coffee shop would been known as the best beverage shop in the city.
He had no Intention of only having this shop sell coffee. Instead, he would include other beverages, so that it could be known all over the city.
It would have worked well as a coffee shop if he had recipes of different types of coffees, but he did not have that. While it was true that he had some that was contained within the information about basic chef skills, that was not something that would ensure that this coffee shop reached the level that it would be considered as the best in the city.
"That's a reasonable price. But I also have a request about the name of the shop. What about we rename it as Blackbird Beverages?" Sean asked.
Andrew raised his brows slightly upon hearing those words. He looked deeply into Sean's eyes, and he seemed to understand what Sean was trying to imply.
He could not help but burst out in laughter before saying, "I see. It seems that your ambition is way bigger than mine from back then. But this is a good thing, as it is in line with my request. So feel free to change the name of the shop."